what you need and what you want. Sometimes, your stubborn attitudes
and refusal to change can interfere with the realization of your needs.
In many ways, your success depends upon knowing when to hang on
and when to loosen your grasp—at least a little! (From “Woman to
Woman,” by Gloria Star. Courtesy of Matrix Software [http://thenew
age.com].)
Responding to the revival of interest in pre-twentieth-century astrology, J. Lee
Lehman developed a report program embodying the interpretive approach of tradi-
tional astrology. The following is excerpted from her Classical Report:
You are a person of few words, with religious or spiritual leanings, and
slow to anger. You are sincere and just, confident and bold, an inter-
preter of dreams who can find out secret and hidden things. There is a
danger that in the process you will offend others, and your conceit, or
confidence, doesn’t help.
You are an Earth Sign, which means that you are “cold” and “dry.” The
“dry” component means, among other things, that you see distinctions
easily, and that you are more swayed by intellectual argument than by
passion. You are perceived as being “cold,” an outward appearance of
unemotional. In the modern parlance, it fits better with “cold and dry”
than with simply “cold.” However, a “cold” type is basically lethargic,
or slow to react. The problem with “cold” is that it makes it hard for
you to forget slights. Because you don’t tend to lash out immediately,
it’s hard for you not to allow your anger to build up. Combine this with
a tendency, being “dry,” to prefer the reasonable approach, and you can
end up completely out of touch while your emotions run rampant.
You are fixed, which means you are strong-willed and stubborn. You
will want to hang onto people and things long after they have ceased to
be useful to you. The Taurus Bull, being a four-footed sign, means that
you have a strong sex drive with a tendency to be vicious or violent if
angered. (Courtesy of J. Lee Lehman, Ph.D., copyright 1998 [http://
http://www.leelehman.com].)
Readers interested in examining interpretations for their Chinese astrological
sign should refer to the relevant entry. A guide for determining one’s sign in the Chi-
nese system is provided in the entry on the Chinese zodiac.Sources:
Cochrane, David. Astrology for the 21st Century.Gainesville, FL: Cosmic Patterns, 2002.
Forrest, Steven. The Inner Sky: How to Make Wiser Choices for a More Fulfilling Life.4th ed. San
Diego: ACS Publications, 1989.
Green, Landis Knight. The Astrologer’s Manual: Modern Insights into an Ancient Art.Sebastopol,
CA: CRCS Publications, 1975.
Hall, Manly P. Astrological Keywords.New York: Philosophical Library, 1958. Reprint, Savage,
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