Mark S. Husson - LoveScopes: What Astrology Knows about You and the Ones You Love

LoveScopes

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LoveScopes

What Astrology Knows about You
and the Ones You Love

MARK S. HUSSON

HAY HOUSE, INC.

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Copyright 2009 by Mark Husson

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The author of this book does not dispense medical advice or prescribe the use of any technique as a form of treatment for physical, emotional, or medical problems without the advice of a physician, either directly or indirectly. The intent of the author is only to offer information of a general nature to help you in your quest for emotional and spiritual well-being. In the event you use any of the information in this book for yourself, which is your constitutional right, the author and the publisher assume no responsibility for your actions.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Husson, Mark S.

LoveScopes : what astrology knows about you and the ones you love / Mark S.

Husson. -- 1st ed.

p. cm.

ISBN 978-1-4019-2004-3 (tradepaper) 1. Astrology. 2. Love--Miscellanea. I. Title.

BF1729.L6H87 2009

133.548--dc22

2008054855

ISBN: 978-1-4019-2004-3

12 11 10 09 4 3 2 1

1st edition, May 2009

Printed in the United States of America

Contents

Aries

Taurus

Gemini

Cancer

Leo

Virgo

Libra

Scorpio

Sagittarius

Capricorn

Aquarius

Pisces

Theres no doubt that the moon was in Libra when I decided to tackle a relationship book based on astrology. Theres just no other logical explanation why I would take on such a Herculean task. Libra does, after all, represent the quest for perfect love. Had the moon been in Capricorn, pointing me toward daunting tasks, I might have been inclined to write a more technical work on astrology. Perhaps if the moon had been in Gemini, which raises meaningless information into an art form, I would have felt the urge to pen a book on astrological tidbits that no one knew (or cared about in the first place). But luckily, it was in Libra, the sign that transforms a typical dance of relationships into a finely choreographed ballet. Since Im a Cancer whos ruled by the moon, I had to obey; I had no choice!

Theres certainly a market for relationship books. The most popular Websites and magazines are dedicated to those tormented by Cupids arrow. Advice columns are filled with thousands of letters asking Does she love me? or Should I leave him? or the proverbial Are we soul mates? and every other variation of the same theme: Ismy love lasting? What can I do to make sure we go the distance?

Im not a cynic about that feeling of bliss, or about mating in general, but our obsession with matters of the heart needs illumination, and I hope to shed some light by examining not only how the different signs relate, but why.

LoveScopes uses astrology and its mythological references to uncover the patterns of love and romance, as well as the motives, inherent in each sign. When we apply the appropriate metaphors to our love lives, we uncover huge possibilities for relating that might otherwise end up being irreconcilable differences in a divorce court.

Lets dissect the sign of Libra as an example, since that was the moon that kicked off this adventure. Libras story can be found in many myths, but the one that most exemplifies its motive is that of Paris and the golden apple:

Paris was an ultra-handsome mortal whose judgment was considered impeccable, so he was ordered by Zeus to judge what could be considered the first Ms. Universe pageant.

[Here we see our first Libra characteristic: impeccable judgment.]

Paris had to stop some serious squabbling between Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite, the glamour goddesses of their day. [Here are two more Libra characteristics: dislike of conflict and love of looking good.] These formidable femmes of fate argued incessantly as to which one of them was the most beautiful in all of Olympus. And since there was no People magazine then to dub the Sexiest Goddess Alive, Paris got the dubious honor of deciding.

Zeus ordered Paris to offer a golden apple to the goddess whom he deemed the most beautiful in the hopes that all this celestial bickering would stop. First, Paris suggested slicing the apple three ways, but Zeus would have none of thatthere could be only one winner. [Libra trait number four: