I've got a few minutes left prior to hopping my plane, so at the risk of stirring up controversy I'll start a new post about a non-team sport star: Swiss tennis pro Roger Federer.
Back in May, I made a post called "the Most Dominant Athlete of the 20th Century" to which I received the following comment:
"ROGER FEDERER - Is the most dominant athlete in sport today. In 2008 he will be trying to win the U.S. Open for the 5th consecutive year in a row. Furthermore in 2008 he will be trying to win WIMBLEDON for the 6th consecutive year in a row. Finally in 2008 if he wins 3 more majors he will be the ALL TIME GRAND SLAM CHAMPION. All this and Roger is only 26. In the history of Golf and Tennis Roger federer is the only peron to win 3 out of 4 majors in 1 year 3 times."
Well, I was talking about the most dominant team sport player and comparing how many of 'em were Aquarians or had Aquarius related astrological signatures. Also, I was talking about 20th century athletes, and while Federer turned pro in 1998, he didn't start winning pro tournaments till 2002. Now Mr. Federer is NOT an Aquarius. He's a Big Leo...which means he's a lot of flash and drama with the charm and charisma of the Super Star (this is a trait common to most Leos who have the courage to creatively express themselves)...the kind of guy everyone loves. The fact that he plays pro tennis give him a stage on which to shine...so I'm not surprised he gets a lot of publicity.
On the other hand Aqaurius John McEnroe will be remembered for a LONG time to come. He won the U.S. Open only a year after turning pro, and while he only has nine Grand Slams compared to Federer's fourteen, he won them in his first five years whereas Federer's been playing for ten.
Who knows what McEnroe might have accomplished if not for his "sabbaticals" in '86 and '87. Currently Federer ranks behind McEnroe in overall win percentage in Singles (80.4% to 81.8%) and WAY behind in Doubles (60% to 84.3%!). For the purpose of this Blog, of course, we like to look at Doubles play as it is the closest thing to a team aspect tennis has.
McEnroe, of course, had that Aquarian tendency to rub folks the wrong way and "alienate" himself from others...this is one of the traits that make the Aquarian archetype of "crazy genius" so appropriate. Leos tend to get attention...and McEnroe with a Leo midheaven and a sun ruled by Uranus in the 10th house was going to get a LOT of attention, not all of it wanted.
Clearly, Roger has the flash...but how much is Leo roar and how much is Aquarian genius?
Welp, the young Mr. Federer doesn't have a single planet in Aquarius. Not one.
On the other hand, he does have Mars in the 11th house (Mars being an important one to athletes), the traditional house ruled by Aquarius. Roger's Mars is in Cancer, so it's ruled by the Moon...and his moon is conjunct Uranus, the ruler of Aquarius...which gives colors both his Moon (emotional make-up) and Mars with Aquarian tendencies. Finally, Roger's 6th house (traditional house of Work and Dharma) is in the sign of Aquarius. Though there are no planets there, the way he works best is in the Aquarian fashion...he may not show up in the world a crazy genius, but that's how he practices.
Anyway, the point of my original post was not that Aquarius is in any way necessary for success in pro sports, but it can be a tell-tale of the potential for explosive, trend-setting greatness. Other things (like Gemini, Mars placement, Capricorn, and Virgo) can all drive a degree of professionalism , attention to detail, and outright skill. But Aquarius is where we see the cutting edge...Aquarius IS the cutting edge.
Though a Big Leo might disagree.
: )
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Where the Hell Have I Been?!
And well you may ask!
Some may remember I spoke about my little Aries dog being quite a handful. Well the beagle is bigger now and certainly does take up quite a bit of my free time. But the real reason for my slacking off has been the real life day-to-day work of my job that was keeping me from expressing my astrological and sporting insights for the world to see.
Not that I haven't been keeping up...it IS football season after all, and the NFL is in full swing. Hell, we're halfway through the regular season and things have certainly shaken out differently from how I expected they would. Well...yes and no. Some may recall my astrological analysis of the Seattle Seahawks from back in the very beginning of this blog and the problems I saw with the chemistry of our offensive line. Guess what? I was right.
Urk!
How else can you explain not being able to get half a yard on not one, but TWO fourth down plays against the Browns last week? And that doesn't even account for the several 3rd and short we failed to convert! But let's face it...this is an offensive line problem. The play call is correct. The defenses the 'Hawks are facing aren't that strong. Our running backs are good enough to fall forward for two yards. Nah...this is a chemistry problem. And astrology can be useful for analyzing chemistry issues.
More on this later.
And the Pats...wow. The New England Patriots are destroying people; something I certainly didn't see (or didn't want to see). What the heck is going on? How the heck does one predict 40 and 50 point blow-outs against pro NFL teams? Nevermind that they're in a division with the Jets, Bills, and woeful Dolphins. If I had to make a quick analysis based on astrology, I'd check out the grand square between their elite "air force:"
Tom Brady (QB) -- Leo/fixed
Randy Moss (WR) -- Aquarius/fixed
Wes Welker (WR) -- Taurus/fixed
Donte Stallworth (WR) -- Scorpio/fixed
Squares cause tension and and excitement, and this has been an explosive combination. However, if I had the time to take a more in depth look, I'd bet that it all starts with the Patriots O-Line...how else can they continue to rotate different running backs due to injury and continue to produce huge rushing numbers regardless of the player. And of course the pass protection has been phenomenal for their QB.
More on that later, too.
So why am I getting the chance to write all of a sudden? Having I been terminated by my employer? No...but I AM on vacation (finally). I am currently typing this from the Admiral's Club at the Dallas Fort Worth airport (just passing through...my days of loving the Cowboys are far behind me). I'm going to be on the road for the next couple weeks, but as I get the opportunity, I'll be trying to get back into the blogosphere, at least a little bit. There's still plenty of football left to be played.
By the way...Jeff Garcia (Pisces) and Joey Galloway (Scorpio)...love the combo. Derek Anderson (Gemini) and Braylon Edwards (Aquarius)...ditto. More on all this later, folks.
I hope!
Some may remember I spoke about my little Aries dog being quite a handful. Well the beagle is bigger now and certainly does take up quite a bit of my free time. But the real reason for my slacking off has been the real life day-to-day work of my job that was keeping me from expressing my astrological and sporting insights for the world to see.
Not that I haven't been keeping up...it IS football season after all, and the NFL is in full swing. Hell, we're halfway through the regular season and things have certainly shaken out differently from how I expected they would. Well...yes and no. Some may recall my astrological analysis of the Seattle Seahawks from back in the very beginning of this blog and the problems I saw with the chemistry of our offensive line. Guess what? I was right.
Urk!
How else can you explain not being able to get half a yard on not one, but TWO fourth down plays against the Browns last week? And that doesn't even account for the several 3rd and short we failed to convert! But let's face it...this is an offensive line problem. The play call is correct. The defenses the 'Hawks are facing aren't that strong. Our running backs are good enough to fall forward for two yards. Nah...this is a chemistry problem. And astrology can be useful for analyzing chemistry issues.
And the Pats...wow. The New England Patriots are destroying people; something I certainly didn't see (or didn't want to see). What the heck is going on? How the heck does one predict 40 and 50 point blow-outs against pro NFL teams? Nevermind that they're in a division with the Jets, Bills, and woeful Dolphins. If I had to make a quick analysis based on astrology, I'd check out the grand square between their elite "air force:"
Tom Brady (QB) -- Leo/fixed
Randy Moss (WR) -- Aquarius/fixed
Wes Welker (WR) -- Taurus/fixed
Donte Stallworth (WR) -- Scorpio/fixed
Squares cause tension and and excitement, and this has been an explosive combination. However, if I had the time to take a more in depth look, I'd bet that it all starts with the Patriots O-Line...how else can they continue to rotate different running backs due to injury and continue to produce huge rushing numbers regardless of the player. And of course the pass protection has been phenomenal for their QB.
More on that later, too.
So why am I getting the chance to write all of a sudden? Having I been terminated by my employer? No...but I AM on vacation (finally). I am currently typing this from the Admiral's Club at the Dallas Fort Worth airport (just passing through...my days of loving the Cowboys are far behind me). I'm going to be on the road for the next couple weeks, but as I get the opportunity, I'll be trying to get back into the blogosphere, at least a little bit. There's still plenty of football left to be played.
By the way...Jeff Garcia (Pisces) and Joey Galloway (Scorpio)...love the combo. Derek Anderson (Gemini) and Braylon Edwards (Aquarius)...ditto. More on all this later, folks.
I hope!
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