Hello Justin.

   Thank you for your kind words. I used to think that astrology was all delusional misconceptions, but now I have a better understanding as to it's true purpose. Since I've been learning new concepts, it's about time to revisit old studies. The search for wisdom is never ending, which is fine with me. I love to learn new things.
   Soon I wil be creating my own website. Then I can replace the cartoon with my picture. I've been busy lately trying to obtain new employment. Nice talking to you and may everyone's quest for knowledge and wisdom be succesfull.

Sincerely,
Ralph

  Nice talking to you too old friend.   Probably friends and co-workers in Atlantis and in Egypt at some point(s)....


  Some good astro. books in my experience:  Stephen Arroyo's Chart Interpretation Handbook.

  Isabel M. Hickey's Astrology A Cosmic Science is pretty good.

  The Astrologers Handbook by Sakonian and Acker is pretty good.

  And once you get the basics more down, Stephen Arroyo's Astrology, Karma, and Transformation is perhaps the best more metaphysical astrology book i have ever read.

Btw-- One big problem i have found in astrology, which you will probably not see in any of the commercial type books out there...(or even in these books i mentioned)  Is the question of the validity of "first breath"

Most astrologers out there believe that a chart has to be calculated for the exact moment of first breath, or right when a person is born...

  It may be a little more complicated than that unfortunately...

  I've found in my own research, and in studying the Edgar Cayce readings, that it is not so black and white as that... 

  Often the Soul does 'complete' the personality  close to actual physical birth, but not always... (i've found on average about 25 to 35% percentage of charts need to be majorily adjusted) There can be many hours difference both ways (before, or after physical birth)...

  This makes things a little more tricky, but i have developed a fairly consistent, specific, and holistic system of physical look indications of the birth chart, which are most related to what astrologers call the "Rising" or "Ascendant" sign..    This factor corresponds to that actual exact time of birth...

  Basically, if when you look into things, and your Rising Sign doesn't 'fit you' much, and there are no Planets close to it (within 12 degrees), then it might not actually be your Rising.   In that case, you can contact me and i can give you a suggestion or two, this doesn't take long and its free of charge.   I have also written many in-depth and unique articles on astrology relating it to other metaphysics theories, so if you are interested i can send some via email...  But it might help to read one or two books, do some I-net research, etc. to get a handle on the basics a little first, otherwise my ramblings just might confuse the heck out of you.

  Seemingly there are many, many astrology books out there which focus on more shallow and purely personality themes--nor very indepth or intelligent, nor have i seen a lot of very good stuff on the I-net (from my perspective).   Course you have the magazines and newspapers

In Light,
Justin

That's wild, talk about syncronicity, I just started looking more in depth into astrology, LOL, too funny!  Anyway thanks for the pointers Justin I will try this in the bath next.  I didn't realize you were talking about that kind of toning, which I use in my regular meditation.  Will also bring along the lapis as it's an excellent stone for meditation for me.  Will also try the azurite, definetly feel a pull for that stone whenever I'm at the stone/gem shop. 

Thanks again
happygrl