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1. Pam Mitchell September 17, 2009 7:34 pm

   Wonderful essay. As an Dbl. Aquarius with moon/Pisces and Saturn in Virgo I whole heartedly agree with you. I do believe in personal responsibility and I believe that it is my responsibility to support a health care system that will take care of those who cannot take care of themselves, the young the old and the uninsured. Not everyone in this life is lucky or blessed enough to work at a job that offers great healthcare. I know of a young family that has three children, the middle son, Ethan, has been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Luckily the mother has good health care but even then they will wind up selling their home to pay their deductibles to save their son’s life. Every life is precious. Good health for all of us means a good healthy country. Thank You April for bringing this subject up.

2. NR September 18, 2009 7:01 am

   Loved this post. Yay for Virgo and yay for Pisces.

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4. Best Fiction September 20, 2009 8:40 pm

   Thanks for writing about last week’s New Moon! It was quite a handful for me.

   The New Moon fell exactly on my Ascendant degree along with Saturn, so I expected something momentous to happen. After an uneventful Friday evening, I was starting to wonder about astrological timing…

   ..and then my room mate got into a fight with some shady characters on our street. After two calls to the police, we’ve temporarily moved out and are looking for a new place. I wonder if the Ascendant, as the “doorway” to the chart, can symbolize the door to our condo, and Saturn as the guy up-to-no-good, demanding a fight.

   Anyways, hope everyone else experienced Friday’s Moon somewhat less profoundly.

5. April September 20, 2009 9:45 pm

   Pam, what a heartbreaking story. The scary thing is how many of us can add our own accounts of people we know – or even ourselves – being on the verge of physical and financial collapse due to this heartless and dysfunctional system.

   And yes, NR – yay for Virgo, yay for Pisces, yay for the intrinsic grace and wisdom of polarities!

   Best Fiction, Yes! There’s definitely a connection between the Ascendant and all sorts of portals into our worlds… bodies, houses, computers! I’m awfully sorry to hear about your situation and hope you land safely in a new and happier environment. Scary!

   Years ago, when tr. Pluto crossed my Ascendant there was a literal, dramatic, and very ugly change in my living situation. I’d always placed all home-related situations in the 4th house in my mind, but that transit really gave me an appreciation for the Ascendant and its connection to thresholds. Be well…

6. Best Fiction September 23, 2009 10:36 pm

   Thanks for the good wishes, April! I’d like to see the move as Saturn saying, “Hey, this place is not the best place you could be right now – it’s even potentially dangerous. If you won’t realize it yourself, let me show you!”