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In ancient times, eclipses foretold the birth of a King (Prince William was born on one), the end of an era and the beginning of a new one.

Late night talk show King and new proud poppa David Letterman announced the birth of Harry Joseph Letterman  at NY Hospital at 11:58 PM on Monday Night Nov 3.

So what do the stars have to say?

He's a Scorpio- natural detective with Royal Leo Rising (major father trip to overcome, he'll want to be THE STAR) and his Moon in Poetic Pisces. As his famous name suggests, his chart indicates that he'll be quite the writer-storyteller  (Letterman = Man of Letters), perhaps a travel writer with Venus in Sagittarius or an investigative reporter as mercury in Scorpio is always indicative of a probing mind. Though when all is said and done he'll be quite the homebody.

Super-sensitive and VERY, Very PSYCHIC.

With lots of water in his chart, he'd make a fine psychologist with the marking of a mystic. Dad's skepticism and cynicism could really offend him, and his presence challenges his Dad to 'find religion'.

His Moon and Sun form a benevolent 'trine' (120 degree aspect) indicating that his parents were really, really in love at the moment of his conception (sigh). What's more, this weekend marks a major lunar eclipse (named The Harmonic Concordance) and stargazers all over the world will be gathering on Saturday night and Sunday morning to pray for world peace and celebrate this auspicious celestial event which marks an intensifying of the Age of Aquarius.

Harry's birth preceding this momentous eclipse says that he will be very much a product of and a leading voice of his generation when they come of age in the late 2020's.

For the record, Papa Dave is an Aries with Scorpio Rising and The Moon in Capricorn. No one knows when Mom Regina was born.

So what of the Harmonic Concordance?

The chart for the lunar eclipse at 8:13 PM EST on Nov 8 is a compelling one, and one hopes that yes, it foretells of a shift in consciousness and all that good stuff. But there's a heaviness as well, that many are feeling.

As always, it's a good idea to hope for and meditate on the best possible outcome and a true world-wide awakening as a result of all the gatherings to celebrate the phenomenon, but we should also be aware that a shift that big is met with great resistance as in evidence of CBS's pulling of The Ronald Reagan mini-series, and the wrongly named "partial birth" abortion bill.

We are slowly but surely losing many of the freedoms promised in our constitution and in the Bill of Rights. Perhaps this lunar eclipse will force us into action and make complacency that much less comfortable.
I wish to acknowledge John and Jan Mirehiel for all of the work they have done world-wide on naming and promoting the possibility of world peace during this Harmonic Concordance. To learn more, visit their website at www.astrosite.com.

(Interesting to note that at 9 lbs 11 oz, he picks up on that 9-11 energy, perhaps he was there and came back in a hurry?)

© Shelley Ackerman, 2003.
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