blowin' in the wind.

How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
Yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they're forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea?
Yes, 'n' how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, 'n' how many times can a man turn his head,
Pretending he just doesn't see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

kind Regards,

Please email me agakimball22*frontiernet.net if you would like to discuss this Point of Substance in birth charts, a most important point in our relationships and with whom or what types we seek in this life, based on past lifetimes I do believe.

I am very sorry that Astrodienst decided to remove the Point from the list and calculations because, although little is written about the point, much is understood almost immediately by including the point and from using it and thinking about it and testing it can it be written about eventually.

Please bring back P. Substanciae or at leas explain how it is calculated to me.

I am 60 years old and have been working with charts since 1969. I wrote an Astrology article for Nature's Wisdom magazine for awhile and teach.

Thanks for reading this and share your thought on P. Substanciae with me and how you see it as important. I know that it isvery useful from checking the 100 or so comparison charts I had on hand the other night when I first noticed it on this dear Astrological site.

I was thrilled with my findings and asked a question of the Webmaster and found it was removed because so little or nothing was known. That made me so sad. We must work together and study this point and not ignore it please.

Thanks you for all that you do.

Thank you.

Could you tell me where I can find information about the point of substance (P.Substantiae)

with my thanks and best wishes

hier ist Gladiola. Ich bin heute zum ersten mal bei Euch und es gefällt mir sehr gut. Besonders die Horoskopseite für Hunde, denn auch wir haben seit 10 Tagen einen kleinen Retrieverwelpen, der ein sehr heftiges aber sehr gutes Horoskop hat. Das doppelte (!!!) Glückstrigon: Mars Trigon -Venus Konjunktion Merkur -Trigon Pluto ( in Widder, Löwe, Schütze) und dann noch: aufsteigender Mondknoten Trigon Merkur Trigon Pluto. Also habe ich mit viel Interesse Eure Hundeseite gelesen und sie ist genauso gut wie der Rest vom Astrodienst - macht weiter so und weiterhin viel Erfolg.

Liebe Grüße

You highlight two things. First, the fact that astrologers don't tell you exactly what's going to happen to you. Second, the existence of free will. You're correct on both counts, but you seem to have taken those two facts, polarised them, separated them into mutually incompatible ideas -- black or white, one or the other -- and derived the conclusion that astrology must be a nonsense.

You can look at it all that way, or you can look at it in a way in which there's no incompatibility. Polarities are just two sides of the *same* coin, after all. Two ends of the *same* magnet.

Astrology doesn't set out to tell you exactly what's going to happen to you. That's patently ridiculous. So your apparent expectation that this is what it's supposed to do is a bit wide of the mark. What it does is tell you what issues are in the offing -- ie. what coins you've got in your purse. How you deal with those issues -- how you toss the coins -- is entirely up to you. That's why the predictions illustrate outcomes that can go either way.

As for free will, take astrology out of the equation and look at it another way. Yes, you have free will, but only up to a point. Your free will is limited not only by your circumstances (where you live, what you do to earn a living, how many people you have some responsibility towards, the cultural values that you're surrounded by, etc) but also by your own personal nature (likes and dislikes, personal values, familial and societal beliefs you've taken on board as truth, etc). In other words, we all express our free will under certain constraints, most of which we're blithely unaware of for most of the time, presuming that our own particular individual view of the world is just how it is.

But it's only how it is for you, and the people you find yourself close to because they think like you. There's a multitude of ways of being and looking at the world. All those views co-exist on this planet together, regardless of what you personally might think about them, so it seems evident that reality supports them all -- ie. none of them are any more fundamentally right than any other.

Astrology can be an extraordinarily useful tool for gaining some insight into all of that. Not only can it tell you about your basic nature, latent talents and life challenges (natal chart), but it can also tell you when particular issues are likely to become a major challenge for you and something of the nature of the choices that are available to you. It relates to a level of order that's not so visible amidst the apparent chaos and randomness of daily life. But that lack of visibility doesn't mean the order isn't there. And note -- its language is symbolic, not literal.

Making yourself clear
Valid during several weeks: This influence is generally good for the flow of ideas and communication between you and others. You are intellectually alive, curious and willing to learn. This is a good day to attend a lecture or a class in some subject. You are willing to have people challenge your ideas and thereby broaden your thinking. At the same time you are happy to share your insights on any subject. Thus all interchange with others today should be fruitful and expansive, both for yourself and for the people you meet. Travel is sometimes indicated by this influence, although usually not over long distances. In the course of daily business you may cover a lot more ground than usual. This is a good day for conferences and negotiations in which it is important to make yourself clear to others.

Transit selected for today (by user):
Mercury Trine Ascendant
activity period from middle of February 2006 until 28 March 2006.

You then get

Self-defense

Valid during several months: Past behavior patterns that have become completely unconscious now become active and come into play without your knowing it. Your efforts at self-assertion are undermined by these behavior patterns that you are not even aware of. And unfortunately the people who are alienated by these actions probably will not come out and say so, but will work behind the scenes to block your efforts. The only way you can counter this effect is to become completely conscious of yourself and these little self-defeating acts. If you feel emotionally upset, as you often will during this time, refrain from any kind of significant confrontation with others. Instead, confront yourself. It is best at this time to work alone as much as possible.

The interpretation above is for your transit selected for today:
Mars in the 12th House 12
activity period from 23 February 2006 until beginning of May 2006.

“This influence is generally good for the flow of ideas and communication between you and others.”
Vs.
“Your efforts at self-assertion are undermined by these behavior patterns that you are not even aware of. And unfortunately the people who are alienated by these actions probably will not come out and say so, but will work behind the scenes to block your efforts.”
These seem at least to where I am sitting to opposites.

There never seems to be a definitive trend – all trends are always hedged with their opposite. It seems like all good seers, the team at Astro Dienst are hedging their bets, playing both sides of the fence etc, etc.

It would be interesting to see a service such as this put it’s money where its mouth is and come up with a trend that is S.M.A.R.T. (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Result-oriented, Time-limited). Oh and definitive. This will of course not happen due to threat of a) being proved wrong and losing whatever credibility exists, and/or b) potential legal action for individuals taking action based upon information contained within the site.

Your future is yours to shape, not pre-ordained in, or affected by, some stellar interaction or influence. Nor is interpretable or explainable by the same.

Any feedback would be appreciated – use the forum.

Until then:

Thank you so much for reading this and for any comments you might be able to offer.

With love and peace,

This is the only site on the net, where one is NOT , after a short while guided, to the site where one have to pay! I have been surfing for a while now (years) and it is true....the only site!!

I have a subscription to your daily astro advice, which I find very useful. but today, for example, I got this advice: Jupiter Conjunction Venus activity period from middle of January 2005 until 11 September 2005.

It would be more useful to be advised of a transit such as this in January rather than 5 days before the transiting planet goes into station, for obvious reasons.

In any case, I love your site and particularly this service. But if there is a way to be advised of these transits when they go within a 5 or 3 degree orb, rather than waiting until they are exactly conjunct, this would be very helpful indeed and make your service perfect! :-)

The moon moves so quickly, how could it possibly be in opposition to anyting for nine months...

For this to be possible, Saturn (a slow moving planet, in a sign for apprx. 2.5 years) would have to move as fast as the moon (which changes signs apprx. every 2.5 days) or the opposite (the moon moving as slow as saturn)...

This is just one example of several I've found that just don't seem to add up.

If we could have the delineations 5 or 3 degrees before the transiting plantet goes into exact conjunct, we would be better prepared. To be forwarned is to be forearmed!