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Hugh Jackman’s Sensitive Side
Hugh Jackman: 12 October 1968 To reiterate that Libran males are masculine and daresay hunky, case in point Hugh Jackman, Wolverine in the X-Men series. With a name like Wolverine you'd expect to be scared, not charmed - yet Jackman's character looks after his female co-stars. The Goddess, Venus is a protector of women so many Librans, both men and women, are protectors, champions of women. Wolverine shows Hugh's sensitive side on screen; off screen Jackman is a devoted husband and family man....
The Dish on Kelli
Kelly Ripa. Birthday: 02 October 1970 Sadly, for many television watchers, soap operas are the only sole source for romantic fantasy. Happily for Kelly Ripa soap operas are many people's source for romantic fantasy! Kelly played a role every woman wants, as a heroine in an epic romantic love story on All My Children. Ironically, the love story came true for her in real life - she had fallen in love with her co-star (real-life) husband four years prior to her daytime television marriage....
Fashionably, Gwen
Gwen Stefani: 03 October 1969 Jean Harlowe or a skater girl pop icon, beautiful Gwen walks the line between glamorous and skater girl teenager without skipping a beat - no doubt landing her in both celebrity's best and worst dressed lists. But a true style icon knows that fashion's no crime and as any Libran will attest, clothes, make-up, jewelry are love's adornments. After all, if a Libran needs a relationship to grow she needs to be on the most desirable list. Gwen's recently launched...
The Sting of Romance
Sting: 02 October 1951 No matter your age or musical preference, set the tone for a romantic evening and pop on a Sting album - try Songs of Love. It's no coincidence that he's a Libra, with ruling planet Venus - aka Aphrodite, Goddess of Love. Love is Libra's favorite subject; give them a lifetime to write songs about it, ask for advice on, and experience different forms of love. Through the heart aches and heart surges, the thrills and the sorrows, Libra grows and evolves through the rushing...
Mars on Venus: Do Men Believe in Love At First Sight?
Ah, an article on Venus, (below) according to a man! Okay, so maybe some of you knew this. But let's reiterate: Venus is the feminine principle of attraction. She attracts, magnetizes and receives - all without lifting a finger. It's a skill. She does however, raise eyebrows, hemlines and the other sex's curiosity. How? With sweet subtlety, intelligent inquiry and masterful mystique. The great thing is: men want what women do naturally. There's nothing manipulative, pushy or coy about our...
Aries Harvest Moon: Surveying The Competition At The Meat Market
It's the Full Moon in Aries. Where to cull our courage and confidence? How to emulate energy? Despite the Full Moon feel of culmination, we're eternal children with Aries. We're always starting at the beginning, and just that naïve about moving forward without burning out. It's also Harvest Moon, the wrapping up of a cycle of growth. Like our ancestor farmers, we offer up our crops to the world, the summation of what we've tended daily since this time last year. Now we take our harvest to the...
Dinner by Candlelight With Mars-Pluto
Astrology shows up all the time around here. On Friday's Mars Pluto opposition -and- Venus Neptune opposition, we played host to the planets. Once you get to know the archetypes of the planets and their personalities, you'll begin to recognize them as characters in your life, too. We had a dinner guest over on Friday night, Mars-Pluto. We played the gracious host and hostess, Venus-Neptune. Mars-Pluto was over 45 minutes late and hadn't bothered to call. Mars-Pluto had been playing golf, and...
Sun Enters Libra: Own Your Inner Beauty
With Autumn, so shifts the Sun from Virgo, to Libra. Did you feel the way the air became crisper, cooler? The Sun's move from an earthy sign to an airy sign is felt in the air. As us warm weather folks mourn yearly summer's passing and put away our tank tops and bikinis till next year (or a mid-winter getaway to warmer climes), our cool weathered friends rejoice: its sweater season! Sweaters are a comfy, cozy way to take the chill off. Warm, comfy and fabulous, I love long sweater coats, wraps...
Comic Cameron
Cameron Diaz: 30 August 1972 Acting hit Cameron like a bright idea - out of the blue. She says she didn't even know she could even act until she was cast in the Mask as lead female role. Industry folks credit her success to a natural comic timing - and timing is the domain of Mercury. Mercury gives Cameron an ability to meet the moment with signature quick-wittedness and effortless aplomb. Part of her confidence is her natural goofiness; she describes herself as a knucklehead, throwing us off...
No Nonsense Dr. Phil
Dr. Phil: 1 September 1950 Razor sharp analytical ability and no-nonsense approach to all problems great and small makes Dr. Phil America's most wanted mental health expert. Virgo's fixer upper reputation and compassion for the underdog perfectly suits Dr. Phil's occupation. Yes, Virgos make great therapists, for they love to talk, talk, talk (Mercury) and examine, fix and improve (Virgo). And as for advice, he's got plenty of practical suggestions, a Virgo specialty. Lonely? "You're only...
