August holidays

Sometime during the first week, you may opt to go to a nearby location, in close in proximity to your home, if you didn't already do so at the end of July. That will be a fun excursion and require very little planning - perfect! Gemini always loves to be spontaneous. Watch August 1 when Venus and Uranus collaborate - it's a great day to be spontaneous.

Later, in the days preceding the full moon, August 13, you may enjoy a longer trip, possibly overseas, or to the opposite coast, possibly to a place near water. Water is indicated because Neptune will be so very prominent at this full moon. You'd return within four days of this full moon, so if you have your choice, leave well before August 13 so that you have time to enjoy yourself, and plan to be back no later than August 15.

Absolutely correct in every detail. Quite spooky, really

June eclipse -- second thoughts

Quote one:

The second eclipse June 14 will have to do with a close alliance in love or business. You will either forge a new relationship, or end a troubled one.

Quote two:

If nothing came up as a result of the eclipses in Gemini and Sagittarius in June . . . to the point of the June 15 eclipse, July 26. . . plus or minus of four days. (I'edited some irrelevant words)

That certainly was spot on.

Well this might be spot on -- of course I hope it's not but suspect it is.

Excitement generated early in the week could fizzle out when it becomes apparent that it will take longer (much longer) to reach a solution to a long-term problem.

Great excitement early in the week when one of my big problems suddenly moves much closer to a solution (after some years). But it might take a lot longer to actually get it behind me. We'll see

Brave Astrologer -- number 6

Nothing very special happened on the 28th June nor -- unfortunately as the predictions were so good -- on or around the eclipses in June.

Happy New Year - and a slightly different forecast for this first day of 2011. Every sign has a ruling planet (yours is Mercury). The days when the Sun makes a special aspect to this planet are worth ringing in your diary. They are likely to be significant, action-packed days for those of your sign. So, ring the following dates on your calendar or diary and at the end of the year let's see what happened. Your dates are : Jan 10th, Feb 25th, March 1 and 13, April 9 and 12, June 9, 12 and 28, August 17 and 22, September 26 and 28, Oct 2, Dec 2 and 4

Rory

Here is another test that occurred to me as I watched Rory McIlroy win the US Open between 16th and 19th June, playing all by himself while everyone else struggled (or so it seemed). Rory's birthday is on the 4th May which makes him right in the centre of Taurus without any of those pesky cusps. What is June's prediction for Taurus?

Mars in Taurus from June 1 to 19 will give you an extraordinary edge in any competition or negotiation. Plan your most important actions for that period.

Note that this is an unambiguous and unqualified prediction of the sort that I'm trying to test - none of the perhapses that appear to dominate horoscopes.

A little spooky, really.

Brave astrologer - fifth review

Nothing much happened on the 9th or 12th June of any significance. Happy enough days and on the 12th I was happier than for the previous week, but not the kind of thing you expect when you read "significant, action-packed days". So 0 points for both.

Happy New Year - and a slightly different forecast for this first day of 2011. Every sign has a ruling planet (yours is Mercury). The days when the Sun makes a special aspect to this planet are worth ringing in your diary. They are likely to be significant, action-packed days for those of your sign. So, ring the following dates on your calendar or diary and at the end of the year let's see what happened. Your dates are : Jan 10th, Feb 25th, March 1 and 13, April 9 and 12, June 9, 12 and 28, August 17 and 22, September 26 and 28, Oct 2, Dec 2 and 4

June and its eclipses

"You have entered a landmark month, where all sorts of shifts, on every level, will take place. Your personal life will see the biggest changes, and those will be driven by both circumstances and your own preferences. The new moon solar eclipse of June 1 is friendly and will bring you an array of choices. It should be fairly easy to find answers to current questions because, with an eclipse in the double-bodied sign of Gemini, at least two courses of action will show up if you look for them. You can choose the best.

The second eclipse June 14 will have to do with a close alliance in love or business. You will either forge a new relationship, or end a troubled one. With Saturn in good angle, you can expect your decision to have a long-range affect. The moon rules your second house of income, so with the moon going through a total lunar eclipse, money - as income or expense - will be on your mind and will become an increasingly intense focus by month's end."

That is definite enough to allow a test.