Joseph Polansky - Your Personal Horoscope 2016

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Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Introduction

A Note on the ‘New Zodiac’

Glossary of Astrological Terms

Aries

Personality Profile

Understanding an Aries

Horoscope for 2016

Month-by-month Forecasts

Taurus

Personality Profile

Understanding a Taurus

Horoscope for 2016

Month-by-month Forecasts

Gemini

Personality Profile

Understanding a Gemini

Horoscope for 2016

Month-by-month Forecasts

Cancer

Personality Profile

Understanding a Cancer

Horoscope for 2016

Month-by-month Forecasts

Leo

Personality Profile

Understanding a Leo

Horoscope for 2016

Month-by-month Forecasts

Virgo

Personality Profile

Understanding a Virgo

Horoscope for 2016

Month-by-month Forecasts

Libra

Personality Profile

Understanding a Libra

Horoscope for 2016

Month-by-month Forecasts

Scorpio

Personality Profile

Understanding a Scorpio

Horoscope for 2016

Month-by-month Forecasts

Sagittarius

Personality Profile

Understanding a Sagittarius

Horoscope for 2016

Month-by-month Forecasts

Capricorn

Personality Profile

Understanding a Capricorn

Horoscope for 2016

Month-by-month Forecasts

Aquarius

Personality Profile

Understanding an Aquarius

Horoscope for 2016

Month-by-month Forecasts

Pisces

Personality Profile

Understanding a Pisces

Horoscope for 2016

Month-by-month Forecasts

About the Publisher

Welcome to the fascinating and intricate world of astrology!

For thousands of years the movements of the planets and other heavenly bodies have intrigued the best minds of every generation. Life holds no greater challenge or joy than this: knowledge of ourselves and the universe we live in. Astrology is one of the keys to this knowledge.

Your Personal Horoscope 2016 gives you the fruits of astrological wisdom. In addition to general guidance on your character and the basic trends of your life, it shows you how to take advantage of planetary influences so you can make the most of the year ahead.

The section on each sign includes a Personality Profile, a look at general trends for 2016, and in-depth month-by-month forecasts. The Glossary ( page 5 ) explains some of the astrological terms you may be unfamiliar with.

One of the many helpful features of this book is the ‘Best’ and ‘Most Stressful’ days listed at the beginning of each monthly forecast. Read these sections to learn which days in each month will be good overall, good for money, and good for love. Mark them on your calendar – these will be your best days. Similarly, make a note of the days that will be most stressful for you. It is best to avoid booking important meetings or taking major decisions on these days, as well as on those days when important planets in your Horoscope are retrograde (moving backwards through the zodiac).

The Major Trends section for your sign lists those days when your vitality is strong or weak, or when relationships with your co-workers or loved ones may need a bit more effort on your part. If you are going through a difficult time, take a look at the colour, metal, gem and scent listed in the ‘At a Glance’ section of your Personality Profile. Wearing a piece of jewellery that contains your metal and/or gem will strengthen your vitality, just as wearing clothes or decorating your room or office in the colour ruled by your sign, drinking teas made from the herbs ruled by your sign or wearing the scents associated with your sign will sustain you.

Another important virtue of this book is that it will help you to know not only yourself but those around you: your friends, co-workers, partners and/or children. Reading the Personality Profile and forecasts for their signs will provide you with an insight into their behaviour that you won’t get anywhere else. You will know when to be more tolerant of them and when they are liable to be difficult or irritable.

In this edition we have included foot reflexology charts as part of the health section. So many health problems could perhaps be avoided or alleviated if we understood which organs were most vulnerable and what we could do to protect them. Though there are many natural and drug-free ways to strengthen vulnerable organs, these charts show a valid way to proceed. The vulnerable organs for the year ahead are clearly marked in the charts. It’s very good to massage the whole foot on a regular basis, as the feet contain reflexes to the entire body. Try to pay special attention to the specific areas marked in the charts. If this is done diligently, health problems can be avoided. And even if they can’t be completely avoided, their impact can be softened considerably.

I consider you – the reader – my personal client. By studying your Solar Horoscope I gain an awareness of what is going on in your life – what you are feeling and striving for and the challenges you face. I then do my best to address these concerns. Consider this book the next best thing to having your own personal astrologer!

It is my sincere hope that Your Personal Horoscope 2016 will enhance the quality of your life, make things easier, illuminate the way forward, banish obscurities and make you more aware of your personal connection to the universe. Understood properly and used wisely, astrology is a great guide to knowing yourself, the people around you and the events in your life – but remember that what you do with these insights – the final result – is up to you.

Recently an article was published that postulated two things: the discovery of a new constellation – Ophiuchus – making a thirteenth constellation in the heavens and thus a thirteenth sign, and the statement that because the Earth has shifted relative to the constellations in the past few thousand years, all the signs have shifted backwards by one sign. This has caused much consternation, and I have received a stream of letters, emails and phone calls from people saying things like: ‘I don’t want to be a Taurus, I’m happy being a Gemini’, ‘What’s my real sign?’ or ‘Now that I finally understand myself, I’m not who I think I am!’