Our home - a beautiful, bountiful, incredible and fragile planet, perhaps a unique or preciously rare jewel among the unimaginably huge universe of stars and celestial objects. She supports us with a breathable (at present) atmosphere, a constant water supply (albeit unevenly distributed), till-able earth, sail-able seas, forests, wildlife - all of which we take for granted. But we can't any longer. As environmentalists have been telling us for decades - the first "Earth Day" was 37 years ago! It all comes down to what we value most, what matters most. Taurus is the sign of values. Earth Day is celebrated the weekend that falls closest to the beginning of the sign Taurus. It wasn't planned according to astrology, but that's how it ended up. Not so much a coincidence as synchronicity, if you ask me.

In studying astrology, it's easy to focus on planets and constellations, the moon, the sun and our solar system and take earth for granted. When we look skyward, we don't see our feet and our home beneath them. The other planets in our solar system have been named after gods, but we often treat our planet like dirt. We don't usually draw a symbol for Earth on our astrology charts (by definition, it is always exactly opposite the Sun's position). Today, as I honor Earth, I remember that we have a special place in, and view of, the universe. I sometimes ponder how astrologers will do charts for babies born on space stations or space flights. Our astrology on earth is based on the configurations from our perspective, refined to the view from a particular longitude and latitude. What frame of reference can you use away in outer space? Earth gives us the ground against which to measure all things in our earthly existence and what's out of this world.

You have a unique relationship with the earth and the heavens by virtue of the precise moment and place where you were born. The locations of the planets of our solar system measured against the backdrop of the zodiac changes moment to moment due to planetary motion as well as the spinning of the earth. But your birth chart is not the only important map that your birth moment and place generate. We can also make maps of where on earth the various planets were rising or setting when you were born. These show your personal power places.

If you are deciding where to travel or whether you might relocate - or if you have already moved a distance from your birthplace - you can be helped by consulting astrology. A "Relocation Chart" shifts your birth planet configuration to view the heavens as if you were born somewhere else. "Astro-Locality" examines places on earth where the various planets were seen to rise, set, or are most overhead or underfoot. These are the most powerful points of the chart circle. By associating with certain locations, you can focus on the traits related to the planet that was featured there at your birth time. Another kind of special astrological location map utilizes the connections of various planets at your birth to the compass points. This helps to determine in what direction(s) from your current location you should reach out for what you want. Contact Janet to assess where on earth you can have the help of the planets to achieve your goals.