Question 1

What are the things to learn that makes life more pleasurable?

Francis O'Neill · Accepted Answer

What are the things to learn that makes life more pleasurable?

A question I answered on Quora

Well, I'll give you one tip from my side of the fence: Learn to ask big questions about life and especially your own life.

Why are you here? Is there something you came to discover at this time? Will you survive death – and what is death all about anyhow? Are we alone in the Universe? These big questions interest me and I've written a couple of books about it. We can find pleasure in the latest gadget, the car we've just purchased, our wonderful home or our 9 to 5 job. But it is not just about these things. It is not just about following conventional wisdom; our religions or sciences without question either.

Step out of the sleep-walking bubble

We are here on a planet that is moving through space and time. We are part of the Milky Way galaxy. Common sense tells me the galaxy is teeming with life – we've yet to discover it is. I believe life is awesome and inevitable, a universal (and spiritual) force to be reckoned with. What do you believe? I can't get over how remarkable and intelligent life is on our own planet – it's awesome! I'm talking about the flora and fauna generally. If we built say, a life-size bumble bee (or a butterfly), and got it to fly under its own volition, wouldn't we consider it remarkable – and wouldn't a lot of us want to buy one. Well maybe yes or no but it would interest us to see how far we have come with micro-technology. Nature is doing this kind of micro fine work as (excuse the pun) second nature - no big deal. We'll discover (well some of us already know) that life from other parts of our galaxy are visiting us – and have done for thousands of years. Check out Dr Stephen Greer or Bob Lazar – there's a new movie about Lazar I'd recommend you see. This should excite us and make life a much more pleasurable (and perhaps scary) experience – opening us up to new vistas.

Be one of us looking up at the stars

As Oscar Wilde said: “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” So be one of us looking up at the stars. That said, the simple things in life, such as a mug of tea and a biscuit (well more than one), does it for me - it helps to make my life more pleasurable.

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Question 2

Can a birth-chart predict likeabililty and popularity?

Francis O'Neill · Accepted Answer

Can a birth-chart predict likeabililty and popularity?

Can a birth-chart predict likeabililty and popularity? The original question: Is it possible for a person's birth chart to predict their likability or popularity among others? I originally answered this question on Quora.

I would put it this way: It is (of course) possible for a person's birth-chart to provide insight into their potential "likeability or popularity." Homepage Topic 1 image

One can, for example, easily take stock of their introversion/extraversion tendencies from their chart, and note how this ties in with their rising sign, Sun and Moon signs and houses. An emphasis of positive signs tends towards outgoingness and interaction with others. An emphasis of negative signs tends towards ingoingness and often less need of interaction with others. But let me try to make something (of what I believe) clear here, in context with our being human. An astrological birth-chart represents, in symbolical form, the Time situation a soul has entered into, and the potential that springs from that. What a soul does with their situation ultimately depends upon them and how self-awake they are (conscious or unconscious) to the tendencies within them, and life choices they are making. In this scenario, use of word “predict” should be handled with care.

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Question 3

Why am I facing so much financial hardship

Francis O'Neill · Accepted Answer

Why am I facing so much financial hardship?
What are the consequences of Mars and Saturn conjunction in general?
In what ways can astrology be used to understand oneself and others?

"Why am I facing so much financial hardship along with health issues? My DOB is September 10, 1995 at 11:55 AM in Sitapur." was a question I answered on Quora.

Following your direct message request to me, and telling me about what you are going through right now; here's something to think on. I'm not doing a chart reading here but picking up on an obvious point or two. This is from a Western astrological perspective. I would have thought you'd have enough to go on from the Vedic astrologers. I hope this doesn't create more conflict for you - in your understanding. From a Western perspective, you have Sagittarius rising, with Jupiter conjunct the ascendant. This is a strongly positive and optimistic theme. You'll tend to project a person who sees the glass as half-full - rather than half-empty. I suspect you can normally draw into your life what you want and be fine. A birth-chart part image

But notice (in the illustration) you have a pretty much loaded 2nd house with Uranus and Neptune. Keynotes of Uranus are drama and change. Keynotes of Neptune are illusion and transformation. The 2nd house is all about money, possessions, security. I'm sure you have learnt to live with the potential peaks and troughs of this arrangement. Certainly, if you play the market and shares you will know what I mean by that. But there is something else that has added to this challenging concoction. Pluto has been moving through your 2nd house for some time. From around early 2019 it linked up first with Neptune and then came up to link up with Uranus - and still very present at this point. So, if you are feeling insecure, having negative thoughts, it would not surprise me, with this arrangement. This is like taking your ship into and through a storm with huge seas/swells. All in the 2nd house of what you own. This is/has been a challenging period. I hope you are learning from it. You can either sit this trend out by trusting your ship is watertight enough to get you through. Or you can take appropriate action. Pluto will want to get rid of any deadwood you are carrying - to be your more authentic self. You have to lift your spiritual health/endeavours in whatever way that means for you. You certainly need to listen to your heart for the passage through this storm/Time period. If sitting tight, consider that Pluto is going direct on the 11th Oct and then moving away from the two planets. It will still be in your 2nd house for some time but I'd anticipate the storm will be gradually passing. Odd to say, but try and make the best use of it. I hope this helps.

What is the reason for having two sun signs for each zodiacal sign? Is this accurate or not, and why are there two of them?

"What is the reason for having two sun signs for each zodiacal sign? Is this accurate or not, and why are there two of them?" is a question I answered on Quora.

Your question is confusing. You cannot have "two sun signs for each zodiacal sign."

A sun sign IS a zodiacal sign occupied by the Sun. But, what I think you are asking is why are there two zodiacs - which can provide two sun signs. Well, you see there are two. And in the words of Michael Caine, "Not a lot of people know that!" I'll come onto answering your question below but first a bit about the two zodiacs... There is the sidereal zodiac and there is the tropical zodiac. The fact that not many people know of this isn't surprising really, especially as pop astrology gets the two confused in its simplistic representation of Western astrology.

Sidereal Zodiac

The sidereal zodiac is drawn from the constellations of stars around the ecliptic belt - or the path the Earth takes around the Sun. This zodiac is mainly used in Vedic astrology. Some Western astrologers also make use of it.

Tropical Zodiac

The tropical zodiac is based upon the seasons of the Earth to the Sun. The spring equinox marks the beginning of the cycle of twelve 30 degree signs. Cancer begins at the summer solstice, Libra at autumn equinox, and the winter solstice at the beginning of Capricorn. You could say that the only star involved in this zodiac is the Sun. This zodiac is mainly used in Western astrology.

Precession of the Equinoxes

At one time there was just the one zodiac. Everything lined up. The cause of there being two zodiacs is due to precession of the equinoxes. This was discovered over two thousand years ago. What it means is that our spring equinox is gradually moving backwards against the background stars (of the sidereal zodiac) and it takes around 26k years to complete one cycle. The two zodiacs are now out of line with each other to the tune of around 24 degrees. Our spring equinox is currently passing through the sidereal sign of Pisces - and heading towards Aquarius (hence the anticipated Age of Aquarius - which some will argue we are already in) So, to answer your question: A person with their Sun at say 10 degrees of Scorpio (Scorpio Sun sign) in the tropical zodiac, will also have their Sun at 16 degrees of Libra (24 degrees back) in the sidereal zodiac. They therefore technically have two sun-signs across different systems. If the same person had their Sun at say 25 degrees of Scorpio in the tropical system, they would still have their Sun in Scorpio in the other - at 1 degree. This can all get confusing, so if you want my advice, it is stick with one system. I hope this helps.

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Question 5

Do astrologers go through an astronomical report

Francis O'Neill · Accepted Answer

Do astrologers go through an astronomical report?
Why does the same natal chart play differently?
Why do people believe in astrology?

"Do astrologers go through an astronomical report about where the concerned planets are in which positions in a day for doing predictions that day?" is a question I answered on Quora.

Probably most astrologers will use software to calculate the positions of planets, stars or asteroids as needed on a daily basis. Manually astrologers can use what is called an "ephemeris" (tables) to know the position of planets "in relation to the Earth," on a daily basis. This can be found in book form or online. The American Ephemeris | cover image

The movement of planets in our solar system are so well recorded, and predictable, that one can either go back in time or forward in time and know precisely where they will be. It means, for example, that The American Ephemeris for the 21st Century provides me with reliable tables of planetary movements running up 2050. I use both software and manual approaches by the way. Also I do look up at the sky on a regular basis - but more out of wonder than need.

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Question 6

Why does the same natal chart play differently?

Francis O'Neill · Accepted Answer

Why does the same natal chart play differently?

"Why does the same natal chart play differently?" was a question I answered on Quora.

Homepage Topic 1 image Well (if I have understood your question properly) you could, in theory, have the birth of a child, the beginning of a business and the launch of a ship, all happening at the same time (give or take a minute or two - and let's not quibble) in a town, let's say on the edge of the ocean.

These events would all have the same natal or birth-chart.

An astrologer dealing with all three would apply the same chart to each situation at hand; and interpret it accordingly. In their evaluation, of the potential of each, there would of course be overlap and some obvious differences/emphasis on each of the three events.

Symbolical representation

What you need to bear in mind from this is that the natal chart is a symbolical representation of an event in Time, space and place - no matter what that event is.

Also, with so many variables represented in the chart, outcomes are not always as black or white as might be expected. Just like Mars, coming to oppose Uranus in Scorpio, does not mean you are going to break a leg riding a motorcycle. You might, or you might have a break-through in discovery of something unsettling previously hidden from you.

Correspondencies

If the astrologer, in our example, could continue to chart all three they would anticipate correspondences (synchronicities) between them to be found through their life journeys - notably the peaks and troughs of experience.

But, as you can anticipate, the outcomes are very likely to be different in nature for each. Let's say a successful exam outcome for the child, corresponds with a successful contract for the business, and a successful safety inspection for the ship. And so it goes...

Indentical twins

But let’s also look at identical twins. How "does the same natal chart play differently" here?

Identical twins are often said to have strong correspondences with each other throughout their lives. And this has been notable with twins that have been separated in their early years, or at birth. But does it always happen? No, I doubt it! Does it need to for astrology to have value? No!

Like our three events above, here the birth of twins might be so close to each other that really the one natal chart, as good as damn it, applies to both. I know there are astrologers who will say the gap in minutes will make the difference in their respective behaviour - and yes it will contribute. But there are bigger things that need to be understood in this situation.

My argument is that we are not each a tabula rasa when we arrive here. We enter life with an intention that is personal to ourselves. Each child is a soul in a temporary time situation - with something to experience and learn.

How one child handles life and makes use of their potential (as symbolised in this chart for both), does not have to follow the other. And likewise, in the way the other responds to and uses the same symbolical potential.

In other words, identical twins yes, identical souls, not necessarily.

I hope this helps.

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What are the things to learn that makes life more pleasurable?

What are the things to learn that makes life more pleasurable?

What are the things to learn that makes life more pleasurable?

Well, I’ll give you one tip from my side of the fence: Learn to ask big questions about life and especially your own life.

Step out of the sleep-walking bubble

Be one of us looking up at the stars

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