From: KramerW@aol.com
To: astrofish.net
Subject: Sept. Fishing Guide Service

Lovers and madmen have such seething brains,
Such shaping fantasies, that apprehend
More than cool reason ever comprehends.
Theseus in Shakespeare's Midsummer's Night's Dream (V.i.4-6)

Monthly Overview of Astrological conditions: Almost at the beginning of the month, Mars moves out of the sign he rules, that would be Scorpio, and into Sagittarius, then later in the month, there's Mars/Pluto conjunction that's going to be mighty interesting because it's going to be setting up some dynamics for the next part of cycle that we are all going into. That means there's a certain degree of energy kicking around in each of those signs, like firing up a BBQ grill kind of feeling, a sudden whoosh in the fall weather that feels like a heat wave.

Venus spends all month in Leo, moving from an apparent retrograde position to a direct kind of motion. This is good news, but there's some unsettling energy coming from a loose Jupiter and Neptune square going on -- all fixed signs, especially the early degrees of fixed signs, are going to be feeling this one.

Aries: This month opens with a slow fizzle that suddenly takes off. It's like a soggy firecracker, and you wonder at the beginning of the month if you need to relight the fuse. Suddenly, about the same time Mars slips into Sagittarius, the fuse begins to burn at an alarming rate. Just get out of the way because there's going to be a big boom this month. This is good for you because the last week of the month slows everything back down again. Use that Mars inspired explosive energy to get something done, and like the metaphor suggests, do it in a big way. The bigger the noise, the more attention you can get. There's nothing quite as good as an Aries inspired "big boom" to get the show going.

Taurus: There are no direct punches that you get this month. Nothing too severe. But you do feel like you are chasing after a dream, and at one point, you might feel like giving up all hope of ever catching your dream. It's not nearly as bad as you think, though. It's the problem with over analyzing some of the pertinent points in this chase that has got you down. There is such a thing as "think too much," and until the middle of the month, you are going to exhibit just that quality. Analysis is fine, but partaking of too much can get you in trouble. There's also a problem with obfuscation this month, and I've alluded to this before. Jupiter is moving slowly Taurus, and Neptune makes a pretty harsh angle to old man Jupiter. So realize that you are going to have some pretty wild dreams right now. All I ask is that you try and keep one foot on the ground right now. Nothing is worse than sending out an e-mail, note and accidentally having it posted to a mailing list. You need to be careful about what you publish this month.

Gemini: There's tremendous amount of frustrating energy floating through your little quadrant of the sky. To be specific, it's not really in your portion of the sky, but it is in the heavens right now. The fixed signs are having a tough go of it. Really tough time, to be precise. How does this affect your Gemini Sun? It doesn't, but you are the gregarious Gemini, and sooner or later this month, you have to deal with folks with a lot of fixed stuff in their charts. It ain't going to be pretty. I can't put that in a polite way, but you'll remember me when you hit one of those brick wall signs. There is a degree of resolution that you get from all of this mess, though. I'm reminded of the fisherman who caught a record breaking fish. Hey, the fish was bigger than one of my girlfriends, as a matter of fact. This one fisherman, he's only caught about three fish in his career, but the ones he catches are huge. So when you battling with the fixed sign this month, especially in the first few weeks, remember that size does matter in certain situations. Do the Gemini thing and find another battle to wage. You're going to pull in some record catch by the end of the month, but the end of the month might seem like a hundred years away right now.

Cancer: In Texas, especially here in Central Texas, on the south side of North Texas, and on the north end of South Texas, there's a special time called the fall. It's not cold. In fact, it pretty much feels like the summer time. Could have fooled some of us. It's still hot as the blazes and the evening twilight is sharp contrast, that time when it's best to retire to the porch and watch the insects buzz around. This month is like that evening time, sort of a dim twilight when you expect the weather to cool off, but it doesn't really. The glass of ice tea just sits there and sweats. You're like that, too, because other astrologers have promised you all these great things right now, and you feel like you're sort of stuck in a limbo of some kind. The best thing to do in this time, here on my patio, is to look out at the lake, and watch the other fishermen working their boats along the shore, casting and catching nothing. This is a month when observing is a lot more fun that actually participating. Take a breather, and realize that it's a time for some rest after a hot Texas summer, and you need a little chance to catch your breath. Let someone else do all the hard work right now.

Leo: If it's not one thing that seems to be torturing you, then it's another. Every time you feel like you might be getting back up on your feet, every time you feel like you are about to get to something stable, you find yourself covered up by a load of organic fertilizer, one more time. Now, that's an allusion that one Leo will say, "So the whole month is bad, right?" Wrong. The whole month is not bad. In fact, it's got some very nice high points, too. You just have to dig yourself out from underneath that pile of work, in order to get to the fresh air. Venus tears things down, covers you up, and then she brings about certain degree of happiness, too. She starts helping you around the middle of the month, and it looks better and better from then on.

Virgo: With the passing and not too innumerable effects of Venus in the sign that comes before yours, you will note that there is still a little bit of trouble on your own, personal front that's been a little more difficult than ever before. Now, this varies with each individual chart, but it does suggest that whatever Venus does in your chart, whether that's romance, love of money, love of work, or general well-being, whatever Venus does is going to be touched upon. You need to consider finding a creative outlet for some of this Venus energy. I would always suggest a new hobby, and fly fishing comes to mind. You might want to look into the art and science of tying flies, for starters. It's precise work, and it's something that is usually done alone. Get the hint here?

Libra: Mercury is fast tracking through your sign this month, and later in the month, around the 23rd, the Sun itself moves into Libra. Both of these are good influences as long as you check yourself a little. Mercury will be exciting your higher mind, that thing you think with. And after the Equinox, you're going to find that the autumn idea of harvest plays an important part in your month. Time to reap something that you have already sown. I seriously doubt that you've done some real farming this year, but some of the allegorical seeds that you planted are ripe for harvest. Even if you live in the Southern Hemisphere, I still think the harvest idea is important right now. Work with me, though, and consider this on the level of a metaphor rather than a real harvest. It's a time to consider getting some project fully wrapped up, signed, sealed and delivered. It happens by the end of the month.

Scorpio: Right after the first of the month, Mars leaves. Say "good bye" to the planet named for a mythical god of war. Say "hello" to some good times. Mars seems to have done nothing but stir up the gentle Scorpio nature and incite a degree of wrath-like feelings. I've always admired that Scorpio sensual seething because is has an air of apparent danger in it. You're still trading on the market, and you're still the hot number you were last month, only, this month is going to be -- supposedly -- a lot easier. Notice the careful placement of the adverb "supposedly." There's an odd bit of luck floating around, but there's an even odder bit of consternation floating through here, as well. So the minor problems you encounter are going to feel like bigger problems. The deal with this month is to put that odd bit of good luck to work for you, and make sure it doesn't work for your opposition, too.

Sagittarius: The Sagittarius sense of adventure and ability to change directions -- in the blink of an eye -- has never been so finely attuned as it is this month. That's the good news. The bad news is that you are going to be required to make a few such shifts this month, and you might not like all of them. In fact, one minute you're humming to yourself, happy as a pig in slop, and the next, there's a big conflagration which requires your immediate attention. It's like the storm at the beginning of Shakespeare's The Tempest, and you're going to feel like all hands are lost except for one or two lead characters. What really happened in the play was just a bit of stage magic, and there wasn't a great wreck, just the illusion of one. And like the Tempest, you're going to get to live happily ever after. So it's the illusion which turns out to be a central plot device this month. Remember, it's the plot, the bones of the story that the flesh is hung upon. And the illusion isn't so bad that you don't live happily ever after.

Capricorn: Two areas of your life require some attention this month. One is the love life thing. Relax about it, just a little. It ain't as bad as you think it is. The other area is a little different, that's the business thing. I understand that this is a time when you should able to wrap up a project, finish a plan, close a deal. There seems to be one little obstacle in your way, though. It's not nearly the big trouble that you make it out to be, though. It's like that romance question, and if you give both of these situations the same kind of attention, the same kind of relaxed attitude, you're going to find that it works much better. It's like you're spending far too much mental horsepower obsessing on a problem in one of the areas, when your Capricorn attention should be directed in the other way. Now, this is a little frustrating, and most employers tend to frown on love letters on the mail server, but then if you're getting all your work done, who cares? And at home, you're working on work. There are ways to beat the obstacles, if you're willing to go for a little change up.

Aquarius: Imagine a pyramid scheme to get rich. Imagine the implications of that scheme where you take a lot of people for a lot of money. Now take that dream of incredible riches and smash it to pieces. Okay, we're going to start on another exercise. Imagine you just won the lottery. What would you do with all that money? Now, let's be a little more realistic, the odds of a big win like that are pretty slim, bordering on not possible at all. So what's keeping you from doing the things that you would do if all of those dreams came true? The only thing stopping you this month is yourself. Or, if you are really into astrology, the angle between Jupiter and Neptune is stopping you. But I tend to regard this as something that's more internal rather than some planets floating around. It's the only obstacle between you and realizing some dreams. The problem with this dream like influence is that it's going to be creating some unrealistic expectations this month for you. And rather than slam you back into reality, something I would never do, I would merely urge you to take a long and hard look at some of this to make sure your dreams aren't a little too wild.

Pisces: I dislike having to deal with relationship "issues" but this month brings a sharp focus to the relationship problems in your life. Just when you thought things were going to get good again, I mean, Miss Venus does her about face and gets off on solid ground again, and this is supposed to be good, you know. Speaking from personal experience, though, "supposed to be good" is a generic term that doesn't seem to apply in your life this month. And it looks like there is something eating away at your relationship. Maybe it's something your partner does. Maybe it's the fact that you're alone. Maybe it's none of this, but it's an annoying tick from your hick. In any case, it's something that should have been dealt with some time past, but the stars just weren't quite in the right place. The longer you put this off, the longer you wait to deal with this little problem, this confrontation, the better it gets. That goes against common sense, but I've also discovered that common sense doesn't apply in most Pisces type cases. The closer you wait to the end of the month for some resolution, the better off you are. In fact, you will probably wind up with some happy answers, then.

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1999

Sep. 3 – 6, Road Trip
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Sep. 25-26, Arlington Convention Center, Arlington, TX
Oct. 2-3, Austin South Oct. 8-9-10, Whole Life (Austin Palmer Auditorium)
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