Allow the breath like the tides of the Moon, letting in and out, feelings coming and going.

Don't believe everything your trickster Mercury mind thinks. Yet when we follow our heart and allow the breath, the mind leads the way like an eager well trained dog on a leash.

Shared pleasures with kindred affinity souls bring Venus love juice into life. The two goddesses, Moon and Venus, are essential for all happiness.

Confident assertion and muscles are both Mars. To boost success in one, pump up the other.

A sound mind in a healthy body; with confident Mars fighting for us, our actions naturally bring benefit to ourselves and others.

Everyone gets Jupiter Santa presents! Jupiter transit or not, put out the cookies for your Jupiter gifts and they return twelve-fold.

Yet everyone has Saturn stuckness and pain too. Watch the Saturn times like clockwork and learn. In time the power of our light, the Sun and Moon, can dispel the darkness.

When our natural light has dimmed or has been taken from us, we can be crushed by heaviness and defeat. We cannot see the Sunlight even in the middle of the day, and no amount of rest brings us peace in the Moon-night.

Our dog of a mind acts like its owners just left him alone in a hot house with no food or water and goes berserk.

Not sensing our own beauty, we cannot attract others no matter what fancy Venus clothes we wear. Instead of delighting in miracle pleasures, we criticize.

We neglect our body, and wonder why we have no confident Mars energy.

It can even seem like there is no Christmas for us.

The solution to everything - follow your heart, allow the breath. See the Sunlight, experience the Moonlight.

If light has dimmed, you may find answers with astrology, Jyotish, the science of light. Let truth lead the way. And if you know your transits,  don't spend too much time with the outer planets. Until they land on your Sun, Moon or Asc, or their antiscia ;

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Since March of 2003, I have written a weekly Star*Pearls. I truly thank all the readers who sent in warm encouragement over the years. It has been a pleasure to share astrology musings, and so glad you found them of interest.

I am following my heart and focusing on financial work; these clients are now priority. I am changing Star Pearls from a weekly to when the mood strikes. For regular astrology insight (in no particular order), I recommend:

http://moonkissd.com/

http://cassandratyndall.com/

http://www.kellysurtees.com/

http://www.vedicastrologycenter.net/

http://www.astro-noetics.com/

http://apotelesmatics.com/

http://exotericastrology.com/

http://www.astrologysight.com/

http://modernvedicastrology.com/

http://theastrologer.com/blog/

http://www.skyscript.co.uk/

And the lively discussion at the Yahoo group Angelicus Merlin.

To learn from the best and brightest young astrology minds check out The Blast Astrology Conference and watch for the next one in 2008!

See how accurate astrology can be in the real world - keep up with my stock market calls at this blog: http://jpearlquicktrader.blogspot.com/

There are many more not on this list. If you think horoscopes are interesting, try the real deal. The very best book on astrology is a pocket astrology calendar and your own observation. Find a good astrologer and go for a yearly checkup, just like seeing a doctor for your soul. May all your days and nights be stellar.

Yours in seeking the light,

J Pearl