Planetary Influences：Ruling planets:Venus and Mars;First decan:Personal planet is Venus;First cusp:Taurus with Arian qualities. Virtues：Compassionate, inquisitive, tenacious. Vices：Self-sacrificing, overburdened, hedonistic. Careers：Philosopher, poet, counselor, actor. Skills & Aptitudes：Abstract thinking, sense of justice, good people skills. Compatible with：July 23–26, October 23–25
Engaged explorer
An enthusiastic warmth and charismatic personality are characteristic of those born on this day. Very intelligent, with a gift for communicating ideas, you are sociable and entertaining. Wanting to be honest with your feelings, you often sparkle with individuality and have the ability to make things happen in a big way.
With the influence of your Taurus decanate, you are a lover of beauty, nature, and the arts, and you have a strong need for self-expression. Since you are likely to be gifted in this department, it is excellent if you can combine your talents with your originality. This implies that you resent being pushed and may retaliate by becoming stubborn and obstinate. Nevertheless, you can be led, especially by love. In your overall life plan, material security is a big issue, and you need something solid and stable to rely upon. You are usually good with financial matters and may have the ability to gain resources for yourself or others.
Being very friendly, you can mix with people from different walks of life and like to keep active. You may have to watch a tendency, however, toward nervousness or stress caused by either repressed emotions or taking on too much. You are generally very persuasive, with an ability to organize and lead others in a way that may seem smooth and effortless. However, you may have to guard against being restless or impatient, which can cause you to suddenly become forcefully opinionated. Luckily, your spirit of enterprise does not allow you to stay down for too long, and with your ability to help yourself and others, you look for new ways to expand your horizons.
Leading up to the age of twenty-seven, you are likely to have viewed life from quite a practical and security-conscious angle. After the age of twenty-eight, however, when your progressed Sun moves into Gemini, you start to be more receptive to new ideas and may even want to start studying. This more cerebral influence continues until the end of your fifties, when your progressed Sun enters Cancer. From this time onward there may be more of a shift toward emotional issues, especially those concerning home and family.
Sun: Taurus
Decanate: Taurus/venus
Degree: 3°-4° Taurus
Mode: Fixed
Element: Earth
Mirach, also called Andromeda’s Girdle; Mira, also called Stella Mira; El Scheratain, also called Sharatan
Star’s name:Mirach, also called Andromeda’s Girdle Degree position:29° 17’ Aries to 0°24’ Taurus between the years 1930 and 2000 Magnitude:2 Strength:******** Orb:2° 10’ Constellation:Beta Andromedae Applicable days:April 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 Star qualities:Neptune and Venus Description:a reddish yellow star located in the side of the girdle of Andromeda
Mirach bestows sensitivity, a dreamy and idealistic nature, and a refined sense of beauty. Frequently you have a gregarious and cheerful outlook, personal charm, a desire for happiness, and a love of company. The positive influence that this star carries endows you with imaginative power; inspiration, and ideas based on artistic creation. Often you possess mediumistic tendencies and a love of daydreaming. Although adventurous, you can also be devoted and visionary. You have a stimulating influence on others and can make friends easily. Often you are helped in life by others.
Linked to your Sun’s degree, this star bestows a talent for composing or playing music. Your goal may be to create the real out of the ideal. This star also implies that eccentricity might be linked to a lack of self-confidence.
• Positive:altruism, brilliant mind, inclination to mysticism, idealism, good taste, artistic talents, wide range of interests
• Negative:secret bad habits, romantic preoccupation, excessive idealism, delusion
A strong work ethic and desire to accomplish in life are balanced by an inner playfulness and desire for love and affection. You have a magnetic ability to captivate people when your loving side is given full rein and you feel inspired to express yourself. This ability often suggests that you can be witty, buoyant, and full of enthusiasm. Although you are charismatic and young at heart, you will have to learn some lessons concerning balancing your need for fun with your sense of responsibility. If you feel strongly about certain issues, you are likely to devote your free time to your cause, supporting it with your idealism and ingenuity.
A small hiccup in your enormous drive to succeed is a materialistic streak, which may tempt you to take the safe route of security rather than really challenge yourself. Any fears you may have regarding money are likely to be groundless, as you have an excellent earning capacity. This is increased by your ability to develop your ideas while keeping people interested or entertained.
In whatever career you choose, you are willing to work hard to achieve your objectives, and you possess a natural business sense. Your charm, persuasive manner, and communication skills often point to success in the world of sales, promotion, and negotiation. Alternatively, you may find you are suited for a career in real estate, public relations, law, or politics. Your desire to constantly improve your mind may place you among academics; alternatively, you are likely to be inspired by more creative occupations such as photography, writing, art, music, or drama. You are willing to fight tenaciously for a cause you believe in, which may attract you to work that involves reform. You are also an excellent manager, administrator, or executor.
Famous people born on your birthday include scientist Max Planck, singer Roy Orbison, painter Joseph Turner, entertainer/ambassador Shirley Temple Black, actor Lee Majors, and writer Vladimir Nabokov.
Impulsive and restless by nature, spontaneous and likes to discover the world through the senses. Intuition, emotional sensitivity, and creativity are some of the attributes endowed by a number 23 birthday. Usually you are versatile, passionate, and a quick thinker, with a professional attitude and a mind full of creative ideas. With the number 23 influence, you can learn new subjects easily but may prefer practice to theory. Fond of travel, adventure, and meeting new people, you have a restlessness that urges you to try many different kinds of experiences, and you are apt to make the most of any situation. Generally friendly and fun-loving, with courage and drive, you may need an active life in order to actualize your true potential. The subinfluence of the number 4 month indicates that you like order arid planning. With the use of your intuition and practical skills, you can often arrive at an inspired idea or plan. A need to stay focused suggests that you must not lose sight of your purpose. This also helps you overcome the feeling of being lonely or isolated. Intelligent and creative, you need to express yourself freely. Compassion and kindness shown to others bring Unexpected rewards.
• Positive:loyalty, responsibility, travel, communication, intuition, creativity, versatility, trustworthiness, fame
• Negative:selfishness, insecurity, stubbornness, uncompromising nature, fault finding, dullness, withdrawal, prejudice
Being an ardent lover, you can live for the moment. However, your tendency to be idealistic suggests that you need a spiritual connection, as your conception of love is so high. You can, however, become lonely if your expectations are not met. There may also be a possibility of some unusual relationships or secret affairs. Responsibilities concerning others or burdens concerning members of the family may also influence your relationships. You can, however, be a loyal and supportive partner or friend and attract others with your charismatic personality.
You might find love and stability with someone born on one of the following dates.
Love & friendshipJan. 2, 7, 10, 17, 27, Feb. 5, 8, 15, 25, Mar. 3, 6, 13, 23, Apr. 1, 4, 11, 21, May 2, 9, 19, June 7, 17, July 5, 15, 29, 31, Aug. 3, 13, 27, 29, 31, Sept. 1, 11, 25, 27, 29, Oct. 9, 23, 25, 27, Nov. 7, 21, 23, 25, Dec. 5, 19, 21, 23
Beneficial:Jan. 3, 5, 20, 25, 27, Feb. 1, 3, 18, 23, 25, Mar. 1, 16, 21, 23, Apr. 14, 19, 21, May 12, 17, 19, June 10, 15, 17, July 8, 13, 15, Aug. 6, 11, 13, Sept. 4, 9, 11, Oct. 2, 7, 9, Nov. 5, 7, Dec. 3, 5
Fatal attractions:Jan. 13, Feb. 11, Mar. 9, Apr. 7, May 5, June 3, July 1, Oct. 26, 27, 28
Challenging:Jan. 16, 24, Feb. 14, 22, Mar. 12, 20, Apr. 10, 18, May 8, 16, 31, June 6, 14, 29, July 4, 12, 27, Aug. 2, 10, 25, Sept. 8, 23, Oct. 6, 21, Nov. 4, 19, Dec. 2, 17
Soul mates:Jan. 16, Feb. 14, Mar. 12, Apr. 10, May 8, June 6, July 4, 31, Aug. 2, 29, Sept. 27, Oct. 25, Nov. 23, Dec. 21
Those born on April 23 possess a rare combination of introverted and extroverted qualities—namely, intellectual individuality and, conversely, a marked social orientation. These perceptive and curious individuals need to be able to explore the abstract concepts that hold their interest yet, at the same time, seek to ground themselves in a stable base from which to launch themselves on their quest for knowledge, perhaps intuitively recognizing that without such an anchor of security their darting imagination may lead them into fantasy worlds, causing them to lose touch with life’s realities. Despite their independent leanings, however, they are gregarious types blessed with a sense of natural justice, born of their keen empathy with others. Such a well-balanced combination of characteristics enables them to find success in any professional situation in which they can exercise their talents for innovation and interpersonal contact; the various possibilities offered by artistic pursuits would therefore appear ideal career options for those born on April 23.
In their personal lives, April 23 people display a similar interest and concern for the well-being of those closest to them. They aim to create a happy and relaxed domestic environment, within which, while emotional bonds are paramount, the capacity for hav- ing fun is also encouraged. Others are drawn to them both for the steady aura of reliability that they exude and the infectious joie de vivre that they generate: the disadvantage of such popularity is that they may become overburdened with the expectations of less dynamic individuals.
