Michaela, I have just interlibrary loaned<br>a
book titled NATIVE AMERICAN ASTROLOGY<br>by Winnifried
Noe. I am going to post<br>the character sketch for
BW's sign,<br>the woodpecker(June 21-July
21).<br><br>WOODPECKER CHARACTER:<br><br>Woodpecker is a sensitive and
empathetic person<br>who depends on his emotions. Without
emotional<br>involvement, nothing seems to be happening<br>in his life. His
emotional sensitivity makes for a very poignant core in
need of protection.<br>Woodpeckers carefully protect
their boundaries<br>until they feel they can trust
people and situations. Only then are they willing to
be<br>emotionally present. Woodpeckers do not only look<br>at their
experiences with their intellect, they <br>often reach deep
into the psyche where they<br>create happiness as well
as chaos. This accounts<br>for their great mood
fluctuations.<br><br>To protect themselves, Woodpeckers often
pretend<br>to be aloof. Sometimes, people think they
are<br>unapproachable--even though their emotions <br>churn inside and
readily connect with others.<br>Woodpeckers' look for
people they can trust.<br>The element water also
influences their need<br>for affection. People born under
the sign<br>of Woodpecker need to be needed. They can
develop<br>a remarkable ability of caring for their
fellow<br>man, particularly for family members and
friends.<br><br><br>This need to help others, however, is
often<br>overdone. It makes Woodpeckers cling too tightly<br>to the
comfortable environment--in the bird's case, a tree--they are
familiar with. While <br>Woodpeckers ought to enjoy their
domesticity, they also must learn not to be too helpful<br>to
those closet to them. They can be taken<br>advantage
of.(page
42)<br><br>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>Michele
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