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kersburg. The music . . . the incense . . . the whispering sisters . . . the scent ofpine and the manger scene . . . the flickering candles . . . all seem so real in mydream. Isn't that strange?all my love, with all my heartMom

F o r Sally . . . who, as Sarah Stratton, won the BestActress award from the AmericanAcademy of Dramatic Arts, presentedby Richard Rodgers and Helen Hayesin the spring of 1973 - and whodisappeared on December 10th, 1973to make her smilewith sincere apologiesfor taking some liberties withthe great classic of James M. Barrie,for such a very special and loving cause. . . and now we must return to that desolate home from which she took flight, solong ago. It seems a shame to have neglected her family all this time; yet wemay be sure that Sally's mother and father do not blame us. If we had returnedsooner to look at them with sorrowful sympathy, they would probably havecried, "Don't be silly! What do we matter? Do go back, and keep an eye onSally." So long as mothers and fathers are like that, children will take advantageof them, and you may lay to that.Even now, we are no more than servants. Why on earth should Sally's bedbe properly aired, seeing that she left home in such a thankless hurry? Wouldit not serve her jolly well right if she came back and found that her family wasspending the weekend in the country? It would indeed be a moral lesson allchildren need. But if we contrived things this way, Sally's mother and father,her grandfather and grandma, her brothers and her sister, would never forgiveus.One thing I would like to do immensely, and that is to tell Sally's mother, inthe way authors have, that her child is coming back, that indeed she will be hereon Thursday week. That would spoil completely the surprise to which the angels and druids and Sally herself are so looking forward. They've all of thembeen planning it: her mother's rapture, her Dad's shout of joy, Bill's and Jill'sand Michael's leap through the air to embrace her first, when what all of themshould be preparing for is a good hiding. How delicious to spoil it, by breakingthe news ahead of time, so that, when she enters grandly, her mother may noteven offer her her mouth, and her Dad may exclaim pettishly, "Dash it all,here's that pesky girl again!" However, we are beginning to know Sally's familyby this time, and we may be sure that we would get no thanks, even for this.They would quite likely upbraid us, for depriving the angels and druids . andSally herself. of their pleasure."But my dear Madam, it is only ten days till Thursday week, near Easter .or is it Thanksgiving? . . . so that, by telling you what's what, we can save youdays of unhappiness.""Yes, but at what a cost! By depriving the angels and druids and Sally often minutes of delight."You see, the woman has no proper spirit. I had meant to say extraordinarily nice things about Sally's mother, but now I despise her, and not one of themwill I say. She does not need to be told to have things ready, for she already hasthem ready. Sally's bed is aired, and she seldom leaves the house, and observe,the window is even left open for her. For all the use we are to Sally's mother, wemight go back to our own galaxy. However, as we are here, we may as well stay

and look on. That is all we are, lookers-on. Nobody really wants us. So let uswatch, and say jaggy things.Sally's dad is now living in Heathcliffe's old doghouse. When his daughterflew away, he felt in his bones that all the blame was his, that everyone had beenwiser than he. Of course, he is a simple man, and extremely stubborn. He has anoble sense of justice and the courage to do what seems right to him; and havingthought the matter out with anxious care after Sally's flight, he went down onall fours and crawled into Heathcliffe's kennel, which is where he has stayed and remains to this day. To all invitations to come out, he answers, so sadly, butvery firmly, "No. This is the place for me." Each night, when he returns fromwork, he crawls back into his kennel.Let us look again at Sally's mother, a very sad-eyed woman. Now that welook at her more closely and remember the gaiety of the old days, all gone now,just because she has lost her babe, I find I won't be able to say nasty thingsabout her after all. If she is too fond of her rubbishy children, she can't help it.Look at her in her chair, where she has fallen asleep. The corner of her mouth,where one looks first, the corner Sally always kissed, is almost withered up. Herhand moves restlessly on her breast, as if she had a pain there.Suppose, to make her happy, we whisper to her in her sleep that her child iscoming back. She is really within two miles of the window now, and flyingstrong, but all we need whisper is that she is on her way. Let's!It is a pity we did it, for she has started up, calling Sally's name, and there isno one in the room but Heathcliffe."Oh, Heathcliffe, I dreamt my Sally had come back!"All the dog could do was to put his paw gently on his mistress's lap, andthey sat there thus for the longest time.When Thursday week came, Sally at first planned to tiptoe in and place herhands over her mother's eyes. But then she realized that she must break thejoyous news more gently. For great joy is akin to great sorrow, and can be quitedangerous to the heart. She finally decided to just slip into her bed, and bethere when they all came in next morning, just as if she had never been away.And so, when mother and father and Bill and Jill and Michael came in nextmorning, they saw Sally there, sleeping like a princess in a faerie tale. She waited for their cry of joy, but it did not come. They saw her, but they did not believe she was there. You see, they had seen her there so often, in their dreams,that they all thought this was just the old dream, hanging around them still. Sally did not understand this, and a cold fear fell upon her."Mom! Dad! Bill! Jill! Michael! Don't you know me?""That's Sally!" cried her mother, even though she was sure it was only thedream.At last, the truth of the miracle exploded within them, and there could nothave been a lovelier sight on earth. There was no one to see it but a few straggling angels and druids who had stayed behind to watch. and a strange manpeeking through the window, the one who had brought it all about. He had ecstasies innumerable that we can never know; yet he was looking through thewindow at the one joy he could not join. But they all knew he was there. Michael was certain he saw him grinning, and Jill thought she saw a copy of TheNew York Times tucked under his arm.

Oh! the bliss of that moment. the reunion! There are really no words todescribe it, at least none yet taught on this planet, but I am told, on good authority, that every single person in the room levitated . that is, they all foundthey could fly. And they flew about the room for many, many days. Later, theyknew it had all truly happened, for they found, out on the street, beneath thewindow, a tattered and torn copy of the Times, with very small letters printed inink at the very top of the page . . . the initials A.G.

BeforeLOVE SIGNSDrawing by Handelsman: 1978 The New Yorker Magazine, Inc.

AfterLOVE SIGNS

ContentsLove S i g n s - W h y It Was Written, xxiiTo A l l My Readers, 1Foreword, 2THE TWELVE MYSTERIES OF LOVET h e T w e l v e I n i t i a t i o n s of Love, 13; Aries, 18; Taurus, 19;G e m i n i , 20; Cancer, 21; Leo, 22; V i r g o , 23; Libra, 24; Scorpio, 25Sagittarius, 26; Capricorn, 27; Aquarius, 29; Pisces, 30YOUR SUN SIGN, 33THE LOVE SIGN COMBINATIONSAries-Aries, 38Taurus-Taurus, 168Gemini-Gemini, 287Aries-Taurus, 48Taurus-Gemini, 179Gemini-Cancer, 296Aries-Gemini, 59Taurus-Cancer, 189Gemini-Leo, 308Aries-Cancer, 70Taurus-Leo, 200Gemini-Virgo, 319Aries-Leo, 80Taurus-Virgo, 212Gemini-Libra, 330Aries-Virgo, 91Taurus-Libra, 223Gemini-Scorpio, 340Aries-Libra, 101Taurus-Scorpio, 234Gemini-Sagittarius, 351Aries-Scorpio, 112Taurus-Sagittarius, 243Gemini-Capricorn, 362Aries-Sagittarius, 123Taurus-Capricorn, 253Gemini-Aquarius, 372Aries-Capricorn, 135Taurus-Aquarius, 265Gemini-Pisces, 383Aries-Aquarius, 146Taurus-Pisces, 276Aries-Pisces, 157

Cancer-Cancer, 394Cancer-Leo, 402Cancer-Virgo, 413Cancer-Libra, 423Cancer-Scorpio, 434Cancer-Sagittarius, 444Cancer-Capricorn, 454Cancer-Aquarius, 464Cancer-Pisces, 475Leo-Leo, 485Leo-Virgo, 494Leo-Libra, 505Leo-Scorpio, 515Leo-Sagittarius, 526Leo-Capricorn, 537Leo-Aquarius, 549Leo-Pisces, 561Virgo-Virgo, 573Virgo-Libra, 582Virgo-Scorpio, 593Virgo-Sagittarius, 603Virgo-Capricorn, 614Virgo-Aquarius, 626Virgo-Pisces, 637Libra-Libra, 649Libra-Scorpio, 658Libra-Sagittarius, 669Libra-Capricorn, 680Libra-Aquarius, 692Libra-Pisces, 703Scorpio-Capricorn, 733Scorpio-Aquarius, 743Scorpio-Pisces, 753Sagittarius-Sagittarius, 764Sagittarius-Capricorn, 774Sagittarius-Aquarius, 785Sagittarius-Pisces, 796Capricorn-Capricorn, 808Capricorn-Aquarius, 818Capricorn-Pisces, 830Aquarius-Aquarius, 843Aquarius-Pisces, 851Scorpio-Scorpio, 714Scorpio-Sagittarius, 722 Pisces-Pisces, 862APPENDIXESFamous Personalities, 874Personality Types, 884The Blending of the Elements, 886Karmic Wheel of Life, 888Sun Sign Patterns, 890Mutual Aspects, 891Sun Sign Pattern Compatibilities, 892A Time to Embrace, 897Recommended Reading List, 905Acknowledgments, 911

Love Signs. . . why it was writtenAs you will discover in this book, there are many more Sun Signs with which wehave the potential for easy compatability, sympathy and understanding thanthose with which we may find some degree of tension, antipathy or lack of communicationmore opportunities for love and compassion than for hatredand mistrust in the harmonics of our solar system.Yet concerned men and women in all walks of Life, from geologists andecologists to prophets and astrologers, persistently predict the possibility of approaching cataclysms, both man-made and natural, bringing the danger of annihilation before the critical next decade has passed on this waning planet, so fastlosing light. We have been warned, but few have heeded the warning. We havebeen called, but few have answered. For the Earth to wax again, clearly a miracle is needed.By learning to use the wisdom of the planets, our co-Creators' code to Universal Truth, we may each create a fragment of the rainbow-spectrum messageof Peace on Earth to men . and women . of good will caroled by celestialsover Bethlehem two thousand years ago to usher in the Pisces Age of the gentleNazerene, who asked us only to "love one another," promising that what he did,we could "then do also."It's not too late, for the joyous message of angelic hosts (not yet identified)still rings its clarion call today . . . now ushering in the Aquarian Age . . . heralding hope to those who watch the skies and listen for the music. There could be, Ithink, no greater prelude to a miracle so needed, perhaps approaching soonerthan we guess, than to employ the art of ancient wise men to pave the way forhis return with a new Star Quest for love. love of man for woman. and ofboth together then for every living plant and creature. For love alone has thepower to bring peace at history's twilight hour to Earthlings of good will.In the Year of Our Lord 1978

To All My ReadersLove Signs contains a number of controversial concepts of a moral, philosophical and intellectual nature, in the areas of science and religion.To some of you, these concepts will be inspiring - to others, they will appear strange and startling - to still others they could be deeply disturbing.They are presented here as truth, and will be recognized as such by many ofyou - just as they may be viewed as otherwise by some.I've shared my personal discoveries of truth with you because I believe thatany kind of search implies an obligation to exchange with others what has beenfound, in the interest of hastening the sunrise of harmony on Earth, the ultimate Peace.However, I do not ask - nor do I even expect - any of you to regard myconcepts as your truth, unless they should happen to agree with your own personal enlightenment and private convictions.Partial truth - the seeds of wisdom - can be found in many places. In primal instinct may partial truth be found . . . in earthly law, social custom, scientific research, philosophy and religious doctrine. The seeds of wisdom are contained in all scriptures ever written. . . especially in art, music andpoetry . . . and, above all, in Nature.But real Truth can be found in one place only - in every man's and woman's communion with an eternal Source of hidden Knowledge within - whicheach individual must seek and find for himself or herself.We may point out the path to others, but each must walk along that pathalone - until every single "lost one" has made the whole journey - and all of ushave finally reached the Light of full-born Wisdom at the end of the Way. . . where we began, a long-forgotten Time ago.

ForewordLike Peter Pan's shadow, curiosity about astral compatibility follows the astrologer "second from the right and straight on till morning." At every gathering, someone is sure to demand an answer to a question such as: "How does Sagittarius get along with Pisces?" Typically, on radio and television shows, innewspaper interviews, the astrological professional is invariably confrontedwith: "My husband is a Leo and I'm an Aquarian. Is that why we fight somuch?" - or: "What's the best sign for Gemini to marry?"Everyone wants to know the ground rules in the game of mixing and matching Sun Signs. I've even found myself helpless in a dental chair, having a toothextracted, while the attending doctor remarked, "Not that I believe in astrology,but what are my chances with a Capricorn woman?"Now, those of you who were once young (and, I hope, still are) know thatTinker Bell told Peter: "Everytime a child says 'I don't believe in faeries,' thereis a faerie somewhere who falls down dead." Likewise, everytime someone says,"I don't believe in the stars," there is a human relationship somewhere that fallsdown dead because of a lack of understanding that could have been gained froma basic knowledge of astrology - and that's not make-believe. It's a fact.There's nothing mysterious about the oldest art and science in the world, unlessyou choose to call the miracles of love and tolerance that result from using it"mysterious." Semantics aside, it works, whatever you call it.As for those familiar characters in Neverland, Peter Pan and Wendy, although I've used some of their remarks throughout this book to symbolize, atvarious times, certain characteristics of all twelve astrological signs, Peter's personal Natal Sun was in the Mutable Air Element of Gemini when he was created. Oh, yes! Peter was a Sun Sign Gemini - even though I use particularquotes of his to symbolize other signs in the book, a Sun Sign Gemini he was,who desired never to grow up, searching for something he never quite found, forever destined to be sure only of his own shadow, never of another human being - until, we trust, through eventual enlightenment, he learned at last the lesson of love.Wendy was clearly a Cancerian - motherly, possessive, gentle and imaginative, trying out her wings in a flight of fancy under the Full Moon, as MoonMaidens often do. No strong Sun Sign harmony between them, you see, so theyquarreled now and then, and each heard a different drummer. Wendy ended upin the final chapter as nearly all Cancerians do, safe and secure. No matter howwistfully her heart longed to fly again, she chose home, marriage and children asher ultimate dreams; while Peter, like nearly all Geminis, continued his eternalsearch for a brighter rainbow, somewhere beyond. still obsessed by twin desires, longing to settle down with Wendy, yet longing just as fiercely to remainfree - and true to himself.

FOREWORD 3But the Moon was surely in Aquarius when Wendy was born, in trine (harmonious) Luminary aspect to Peter's Gemini Sun, which is why she flew awaywith him in the first place . . . and promised to return to clean his house everyspring.It's worth all the time and trouble it takes to compare two horoscopes forcompatibility, because when you find a trined, sextiled or conjuncted relationship between two Sun Signs - and also a trined, sextiled or conjuncted relationship between the mutual Sun and Moon Signs (the signs transited by the Sunand the Moon at the time of both births) - plus a positive interchange of thesigns on the Ascendents with the Luminaries - love then takes on a deeper dimension. All love is capable of energizing wishes into reality, but love betweentwo people whose personal auras have thus harmoniously blended creates thekind of vibration poets write about, and can manifest marvelous magic.Wandering through the millions of couples on Earth who are attempting toachieve (or have achieved) satisfying contentment and fulfillment together and those who are still struggling through heavy sexual karmic testing - arethose rare ones esoterically called "Soul Mates" . . . or "Twin Souls."It sometimes happens that a man and a woman meet and instantly recognize the other half of themselves behind the eyes of each other. The eyes havebeen rightly called "the windows of the soul." Even their voices are familiar toeach other's ears, like a remembered chord of music. These are two who immediately sense the unalterable fact that they have been - are - and must alwaysbe One; even though they might have fought against their fate for centuries andstruggled in vain to escape their linked destiny. Almost from the first momentthey meet and gaze upon each other, their spirits rush together in joyful recognition, ignoring all convention and custom, all social rules of behavior, driven byan inner knowing too overwhelming to be denied. Inexplic

Virgo, the adult. The last six signs are the stages of adult love - Libra represents the balance and harmony of mar riage. Scorpio, sexual passion. Then on through Pisces, which is the sign of acceptance in love. LINDA GOODMAN'S LOVE SIGNS is far more than a cross-referencing of which signs you should seek out and which you should avoid in .