Bob Marks - Sun Signs Part 1

I have always loved astrologer Bob Marks who makes astrology understandable for the beginner. His TV program, Bob Marks, Astrology Now, appeared on New York cable a number of years ago. I just found this on Youtube and wanted to share it here:

Horoscope for the Week of November 28, 2022 - Jupiter in Pisces Redirects

Jupiter redirects and gives us more lucky opportunities. The secret to success will be to take those opportunities and make them huge successes. The time is now. Go for it.

Here is my favorite book on astrology and a "must" for anyone interested in learning more: Secrets from a Stargazer's Notebook: Making Astrology Work for You and here's a guide to the best books available this month. This column is (c) 2022 MADAM LICHTENSTEIN, LLC., All Rights Reserved. For Entertainment Purposes Only. Madam Lichtenstein is the author of the best selling astrology book “HerScopes ” now in its 12th printing and available as an eBook.

ARIES   (MARCH 21 - APRIL 20)

Whatever secrets have been swirling behind the scenes or whoever has been plotting behind your back is now exposed. That means you can take action to correct anything that has been vexing you and holding you back from your goals. Be aware of your surroundings, Aries, and use every opportunity to gain advantage. 

TAURUS (APRIL 21-MAY 21)

Friends not only give you greater support, they also lead you to magnificent and profitable experiences. You have some impressive plans and also have the wherewithal to make anything happen. So embrace your social circle, Taurus, and see who is who, what is what and how to bring everything and everyone all together.

GEMINI   (MAY 22 - JUNE 21)

Whatever has been going on in your career that has been holding you back, suddenly gives way and enables you to take huge steps ahead. Whatever big ideas and long term plans you have now may be a great time to launch them. Form your strategy, take a few calculated risks and set your compass to success, Gemini.

CANCER   (JUNE 22 - JULY 23)

You are ready to make your mark on the world, Cancer. That means that any travel plans you have can easily go forward and any global efforts you want to undertake have an excellent chance of succeeding. The path to greatness is there for you should you decide to take it. Otherwise, just relax and enjoy life with a vacation.

LEO   (JULY 24 - AUGUST 23)

Deep psychological issues seem to solve themselves and pass from your “to-do” list, Leo. The possible tumult of the past is starting to abate. The time to explore more interesting and profound life subjects is there as is the possibility of ramping up the intensity of your love life. All can be even more satisfying. How to choose?

VIRGO   (AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 23)

Connection is paramount to you, Virgo. In the recent past, certain relationships might have had their confusing moments or times of stress. It has been hard to figure out others’ motivations. But now it seems as if a cloud has lifted and you can become even closer with others. Enjoy the moments of camaraderie.

LIBRA   (SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 23)

If you have been feeling sluggish or low energy, you might feel a surge of oomph and a feeling of strength. That is because certain stressful elements in your life could be passing and ending. Libras need balance and harmony. Now it is much easier to achieve that. Enjoy the mellowness and find ways of prolonging it.

SCORPIO   (OCTOBER 24 - NOVEMBER 22)

There is now more time to relax and just have fun, Scorpio. It seems that external forces that were designed to pile on the work have now moved on. Great! Tap into your more creative urges and create something beautiful and memorable. You might also find more ways to relax than you first thought. Find a party and hang out.

SAGITTARIUS   (NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22)

This week, anything having to do with your home life suddenly seems much more enjoyable to you, Sagittarius. If you are planning any project or reunion, this is the time to get into the planning of it. That means any redecoration, refreshing or even moving. Luck and opportunity both knock. Answer the door of your choice.

CAPRICORN   (DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20)

As profound and compelling as your speech usually is, Capricorn, you can now really wow the crowd with your opinions and oratory. You have expansive ideas that not only change the landscape but also change minds. This is a rare gift anytime time so think about what you want to say and find the right audience to share it with.

AQUARIUS   (JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19)

If money has been on your mind recently, you are now ready to successfully make much more of it. Lucky breaks seem to gravitate to you, Aquarius, and your ability to grow a money tree from a small seed is almost guaranteed. So do the necessary research and carefully plot your fiscal ascent. Share it once you’ve got it.

PISCES   (FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20)

Pisces are in the center of all of the action and love it! Not only do people gravitate into your social orbit, you draw them even closer to your center of gravity. Choose your audience wisely among those who can really help you in the future months. Luck is on your side but a little strategic maneuvering also helps.

(c) 2022 MADAM LICHTENSTEIN, LLC., All Rights Reserved. For Entertainment Purposes Only. @thestarryeye Find astrology readings on tinyurl.com/TheStarryEye and a great sun sign book at tinyurl.com/Herscopes

Lucky Numbers for the Week of November 25, 2022

Lottery ads tell us you only need a dollar and a dream. But it is also helpful to have a list of lucky numbers to help spur the good fortune ... or fortunes. So with that in mind, here are some lucky numbers that can be used in any helpful way. I gazed into a pool of water, Nostradamus-like, and contemplated the cosmos. Then I mixed the tarot cards and allowed the spirits to guide me to the cards that represent the lucky numbers for this week. Nothing is guaranteed but who knows ....?

I choose eight numbers because 8 is the number of of wealth.

Here are the lucky numbers for the week of November 25-December 1, 2022:

3, 5, 11, 27, 30, 41, 48, 56

There are many ways to delve into your own consciousness to find luck and intuition. Try reading Dream Power/Improve Your Luck (Super Strength Series) and see if your dreams give you any clues and premonitions. Here's a guide to the best books available this month

Reading the Future Using Eggs

Atlas Obscura's Diana Hubbell writes about telling the future using eggs. A fascinating history. Here is an excerpt -

The Long, Extremely Witchy History of Telling the Future With Eggs - From ancient Greece to the Salem Witch Trials.

Shortly before his death in 1700, John Hale, a Puritan reverend from Beverly, Massachusetts, decided to document a dark historical moment. His posthumously published work, A Modest Inquiry Into the Nature of Witchcraft, is one of the few written records from someone present at the Salem Witch Trials.

Hale’s accounts described one particularly interesting form of divination: oomancy, or using eggs to interpret the future. Even by the 17th century, the idea of oomancy was aleady age old. Ancient Greek soothsayers coined the term, which stems from the words for “egg” (oon) and “divination” (manteia). Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, a Roman historian who lived from 69 to 122 B.C., once described how the Empress Livia Drusilla kept a chicken egg in her cleavage believing that its sex would foretell the sex of her unborn child.

Cultures around the world, from Southeast Asia to Latin America, have relied on eggs to unscramble the mysteries of the future. One method, described by Hale as the “Venus glass,” may have its roots in Scotland. The concept is simple: take a glass of warm water, slowly pour in a raw egg white, and watch what shapes form as the proteins denature. Much like tea leaf-reading, or tasseomancy, the resulting shapes offer clues as to whom you might marry or how you might die.

“If you see that the egg whites kind of look like a plow or a horse, your husband might be a farmer,” Muise explains. “Or if it looks like a fortress, your husband might be a soldier, or if it looks like a boat, your husband might be a fisherman.”

For the ancient Druids, oomancy was often an important part of the celebrations for Samhain, the pagan holiday from which most Halloween traditions originated. German pagans used a similar fortune-telling technique with egg whites in water, which they sometimes referred to as Eierorakel, or an “egg oracle.” In his 1878 book Deutschen Mythologie, Jakob Grimm describes tossing an egg in water to find out if a child was bewitched.

Part of its widespread appeal may lie in the egg’s inherent connection to birth and the cycle of life; a greater part has to do simply with its near-universal accessibility. “[Puritans] didn’t have a lot of material stuff,” Muise says. “You see magic with apples, eggs, cabbage, nuts, because that’s what people had around the house. They didn’t have tarot cards or crystals.”

It’s not a coincidence that food-centric magic features so prominently in the lore of the witch trials. Tales of witches from the 1600s often fixate on their culinary elements. “The butter won’t churn, because a witch has bewitched the cream itself,” Muise says. “They may make food spoil, they may make a cow give rotten milk out of its udders. So often the witch is very much imagined to be disrupting the domestic production of food.”

At the time, women were responsible for virtually all food production, from the beer that kept the Puritans hydrated in the absence of sanitary water, to the bread on their tables. Any woman who dared to disrupt her domestic lot in life, was a threat to the social hierarchy and stability of these small, fragile societies. It’s little wonder that many of the women accused of black magic in Salem were those who lived somewhat outside the social norms; or that their supposed transgressions often started in the kitchen.

As the mass hysteria around witches began to fade, so did the moral panic around fortune-telling. Food-centric methods of fortune-telling, from oomancy to dumb cakes, which the Puritans had regarded as dangerous entry points to Devil worship, were increasingly regarded as harmless party games. While the “Venus glass” may have fallen out of fashion, there’s nothing to stop modern-day Halloween celebrants from attempting to decipher their future in a swirling mass of egg whites.

 

Horoscope for the Week of November 21, 2022 - Sun in Sagittarius

The Sun enters Sagittarius and expands our vision of the world. Suddenly our dreams are in reach and the world is our chariot. Ride!

ARIES   (MARCH 21 - APRIL 20)

Try to learn a few new things, Aries. Your mind is expansive and your hunger for knowledge is great. All of this sparks your sense of adventure to meet interesting and unusual people from around the world. It seems so easy to sit back and have people come to you but the real excitement is going to the center of all the action.

TAURUS (APRIL 21-MAY 21)

Not only do you feel deeply about certain subjects, you are now ready to delve into some uncomfortable truths. By doing so, you can not only better understand yourself and your motivations you will also be able to more strategically maneuver around other people’s goings on. Plan, examine and conquer, Taurus.

GEMINI   (MAY 22 - JUNE 21)

Be prepared to reach out and strengthen connections, Gemini. Your ability to schmooze people places you in an important inflection point in certain important relationships. You are the dealmaker who can see many sides to a discussion and bring people together. So ply your impressive talents and see how you build an empire.

CANCER   (JUNE 22 - JULY 23)

There are times to take direction and there are times to give direction, Cancer. You find that this week enables you to better ascertain these dynamics, especially at work. Find new ways to expedite the most boring tasks and delve more into more interesting and profitable tasks. You instinctively know which is which.

LEO   (JULY 24 - AUGUST 23)

Find your creative outlet, Leo, and let your inspiration jump off into the unknown. Not only will you fly high, you also achieve the greatest level of personal satisfaction while doing it. Try new things, meet artistic people and showcase your imaginative ideas. There may be one or two parties that you need to explore as well…

VIRGO   (AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 23)

Family history not only sparks your imagination, it can also lead to fascinating revelations, Virgo. There might be many questions answered. So focus on family matters and explore every mystery you find there. It ultimately gives you a greater sense of self, personal knowledge and the security of knowing who you really are.

LIBRA   (SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 23)

There might be a lot on your mind. This can lead you to developing some pithy opinions. Good! Your ideas are big and your ability to broadcast them are even bigger now, Libra. Focus on what must be said and how to best time the release. It may be your lucky day in that the right people may be available to listen to you.

SCORPIO   (OCTOBER 24 - NOVEMBER 22)

Practical matters take precedence, Scorpio. Use this time to prepare for the future to make your life more comfortable and secure. That may mean a shift in strategy or it may encourage you to double down on your current direction. My advice is to take a step back, survey the landscape and carefully chart your course.

SAGITTARIUS   (NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22)

Your sunny disposition not only shines your path but it also warms the direction on many of your relationships. Sagittarians are especially optimistic and can share their magnetism among a very influential crowd. It is your best move to make. So get out there and show the immediate world who you are. Wow!

CAPRICORN   (DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20)

Allow yourself some down time, Capricorn. Any method you can find to lower your stress and find your inner voice will be very valuable and effective. There is so much swirling around under the surface that it might be hard to keep track of events. Pulling back and meditating or doing something like yoga will work wonders.

AQUARIUS   (JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19)

Aquarians greatly benefit from expanding this social network and seeing new, unusual and otherwise fascinating people. Find ways to dive in and swim in new pools. You gain greater knowledge not only for your own use but for the betterment of others. Expansion and friendship is in the air. Create a whirlwind.

PISCES   (FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20)

Your future path opens up before you, Pisces, and reveals new opportunities. You may even be a bit surprised at all of the options that suddenly present themselves. Take your time and think strategically about which ones offer you the best chance of personal success. Maybe it will be the road least taken … or even a detour.

(c) 2022 MADAM LICHTENSTEIN, LLC., All Rights Reserved. For Entertainment Purposes Only. @thestarryeye Find astrology readings on tinyurl.com/TheStarryEye and a great sun sign book at tinyurl.com/Herscopes