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tional astrology. The following is excerpted from her book Classical Astrology for Modern
Living and her computer program “Classical Report”:
You are timid, inconstant, lecherous, and cruel. You are also just, discriminating,
sometimes passionate, and you can be a good conversationalist
if you put your mind to it. You are a traditionalist by temperament.
You are Cardinal, which means that you are better at starting new
things than on finishing them.
You are an Earth Sign, which means that you are “cold” and “dry.” The
“dry” component means, among other things, that you see distinctions
easily, and that you are more swayed by intellectual argument than by
passion. You are perceived as being “cold,” an outward appearance of
unemotional. In the modern parlance, it fits better with “cold and dry”
than with simply “cold.” However, a “cold” type is basically lethargic,
or slow to react. The “problem” with “cold” is that it makes it hard for
you to forget slights. Because you don’t tend to lash out immediately,
it’s hard for you not to allow your anger to build up. Combine this with
a tendency, being “dry,” to prefer the reasonable approach, and you can
end up completely out of touch while your emotions run rampant.
Being a four-footed sign, you have a strong sex drive. This also means
that you can be vicious or violent if angered. (Courtesy of J. Lee
Lehman, Ph.D., copyright 1998, [http://www.leelehman.com] and J.
Lee Lehman [leephd@ix.netcom.com].)
Readers interested in examining interpretations for their Chinese astrological
sign should refer to the relevant entry. A guide for determining one’s sign in the Chinese
system is provided in the entry on the Chinese zodiac.
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CAPUT DRACONIS
Caput Draconis (Latin for “Dragon’s Head”) is an older term for the north lunar node.
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