The Kindle edition of my book “MILANO FASHION WEEK” is now available in six languages (English, French, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, and German)!
Just two days ago, in this very space, I wrote that this wasn’t possible; today, I can share this good news, which reflects my admiration for KDP/Amazon’s Kindle Translate. It is making giant strides toward the massive dissemination of knowledge across many of the world’s languages—and doing so incredibly fast!
I was particularly keen on this release—not only because it coincides with the magnificent event currently taking place in the city, but also because I have a deep personal connection to certain specific shots in this photojournalism book.
Dear Ciro,
I thankfully have come upon your work in the last year and continue studying your books and the 34 rules. I would be grateful for your opinion on three locations I have researched for my upcoming birthday.
My birth data: 16 December 1982, 14:05 (2:05 PM), East Meadow, New York, USA. I am an independent teacher of yoga and doctor of Chinese medicine, working online and traveling internationally to teach trainings. I have no children.
My transits this year: Saturn and Neptune continue through my natal 12th. Saturn will square my natal MC twice next year. Pluto is transiting my natal 10th and is conjunct my natal Mars.
My goals for the year: to improve my financial and career opportunities, and secondarily to support more domestic harmony with my fiancé. My work is intermittent and I would like it to be busier. I have also had recurring issues with adversarial dynamics and severe stalkers in my professional community, so I am cautious about placements that intensify open enemies.
I have narrowed my options to three:
Option 1 – Nagasaki, Japan: SR Ascendant in my natal 4th house. Sun and Mercury in the 5th, Venus in the 4th, Pluto on the Descendant in the 7th/6th, Moon in the 8th, Jupiter in the 1st/2nd, Mars in the 2nd, Saturn and Neptune in the 9th, Uranus in the 11th.
Option 2 – Hiroshima, Japan: SR Ascendant in my natal 4th house. Sun and Mercury in the 5th, Venus in the 4th, Pluto in the 6th in the Gauquelin sector 3.5° below the Descendant, Jupiter in the 1st/2nd, Mars in the 2nd, Moon in the 8th, Saturn and Neptune in the 9th, Uranus in the 11th/10th.
Option 3 – Brasília, Brazil: SR Ascendant in my natal 10th house. Sun and Mercury in the 11th, Moon in the 2nd, Mars in the 8th, Jupiter in the 7th/8th, Venus in the 10th, Pluto in the 1st, Saturn and Neptune in the 3rd, Uranus in the 5th.
I am aware that Brasília places the SR Ascendant in my natal 10th in a year with transits of Pluto in the 10th and a Saturn-MC square, and I understand from your chapter that for an independent professional like myself the risk is lower than for a CEO or politician. But I am unsure how strictly it applies in my case.
Between Nagasaki and Hiroshima, the main difference is Pluto’s position. Nagasaki brings Pluto to the Descendant, which concerns me given my history with adversarial dynamics. Hiroshima keeps Pluto in the 6th, protecting the 7th, but I am inclined to discard Hiroshima because Uranus sits on the 10th/11th cusp, which I know you have warned against for public careers. In either case, Pluto touches my 6th house, and I would like to understand whether Pluto in the 6th is a health concern here, or whether it can be directed toward work as you have described in other cases.
If you see a better destination for my coordinates, I would welcome your guidance.
Thank you for your time and for making your research available to all of us.
With gratitude, Joseph
Good morning, Joseph,
I apologize for the delay in replying to your post; this site is a frequent target for people constantly trying to attack it. While security is solid, the fallout can result in a few days of downtime every so often. We simply have to be patient regarding those less fortunate than ourselves.
Let’s turn to your upcoming birthday.
It seems to me that your reasoning is sound, as you started with the most logical step: considering a location where the Neptune-Saturn conjunction would fall in either the 9th or the 3rd House.
So, that is a correct initial choice.
The second correct step is that you are asking questions about the cusps of the other celestial bodies.
I would like to absolutely reassure you on one point: in your case—as with myself, my wife, and thousands of people I know—there is no danger of the “bistable effect” associated with an Ascendant in the 10th House. As you noted here by citing my books, that phenomenon applies to millionaire CEOs, major political figures, or even cardinals—not to people we might call “normal” in the best sense of the word.
To illustrate this with a concrete figure—since an example is worth a thousand words—in my 56 years of intensive practice involving tens of thousands of Solar Return charts, I have never encountered a single case that would justify this fear of yours.
I emphasize this point because, all things considered, your choice of Brasília is the very one I would make for myself.
Having Venus in the 10th House and Jupiter on the cusp of the 7th House is exactly what you need right now, given the unfriendly actions you are facing from others.
In situations like these, placing Jupiter in the 7th House is incredibly powerful! Venus in the tenth house is also excellent, and the combination of Uranus in the fifth and Pluto in the first suggests a year of heightened erotic and sexual drive—with great benefits for your health.
Naturally, as you may have read in my books (the fourth edition of my *Transits and Solar Returns* has also been available in English for a few weeks now), the dual placement of Jupiter and Mars in the eighth house means more money will go out than come in; however, you can’t have it all, and I definitely recommend Brasilia.
Best wishes.
Dear Ciro,
Thank you for this reply and I understand the site’s situation and am grateful the post was received.
I am reassured by your clarification about the natal 10th house rule and the way you framed Jupiter on the 7th cusp.
I will take Brasília. I will track every expense carefully given Jupiter and Mars in the 8th.
Thank you again for your time and for the work you continue to make public.
With gratitude,
Joseph