Whether you believe in it or not everyone at one time or another has had a quick read through their horoscopes. In fact, so many people read and rely on their horoscopes for guidance that many of the leading daily newspapers have specialists writing daily columns to cater for the great demand
After all, don’t we all get a huge smile on the dial when we read in our stars that fame and fortune or true love is on the horizon. It makes our day that whole lot sweeter. Just the possibility of a better tomorrow is enough for most of us.

It is taking the world by storm. That’s right, more and more people are joining the new age revolution and seeking out the help of Feng Shui to change their lives and bring balance into their world.
Meaning literally wind and water, Feng Shui is the ancient Chinese art of placement based upon a philosophy of the movement of chi or natural energy through our environments. While much of the art was recorded by Choo-he of the Song dynasty, it is thought that Feng Shui has much deeper roots. By following the patterns of nature, a Feng Shui practitioner will advise on the placement of everything from an individual object in the home or workplace to the positioning of a building upon property. Feng Shui shows us how to support the flow of energy in our lives to improve one’s health, financial situation and love life.
Whenever someone asks me what my birth sign is, I am often stumped for an answer. You see, according to the western horoscope, I was born under the sign of Capricorn. But according to the oriental astrology birth chart, I was born under the sign of the snake! When I try and correlate the characteristics of the signs under each of these astrology birth charts, I find that they are often at cross purposes. So for a long time, I literally gave up on trying to see what my future held for me.
But occasionally, whenever I would look at the horoscope section of the newspaper, I would find that something that had been predicted to happen, had in fact happened. And similarly, something that was foretold, had occurred. While the success rates of my oriental and occidental astrology birth charts varied depending on the day of the week, there was no real way by which I could determine which one prediction would come true. And as mentioned, the characteristics were almost extreme opposites and the predictions, often similar in nature.
If you have any drive toward obsessively checking your horoscope every day, you will appreciate the following weekday and then this Sunday’s horoscopes for Leo from Minerva, in the SF Gate.com and SF Chronicle:
WEEKDAY ASTROLOGY CHART/HOROSCOPE:
LEO July 22-August 21 - Gaining entrée is one thing. Making the most of it is something else. It's time to switch from exchanging pleasantries to serious business.
WEEKLY ASTROLOGY CHART/HOROSCOPE:
LEO (July 22-August 21) - Tuesday's full moon -- coming now just as Mercury, Neptune and sun sweep through your hormone house -- has moment of truth written all over it. Full moons -- particularly eclipsed ones -- are all about culmination. This one effects [sic] your wallet -- both personal funds and those shared by others. Now, this could be a good thing -- like a sudden windfall. On the other hand ….

Astrology matching is so interesting, despite how the field of astrology is challenged for not being a “real” science. For those of us who follow what is unfairly called a “pseudoscience”, the technique of astrology matching does more than entertain; it informs and assists.