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Articles by Shelley Ackerman:

:: The Outrageous Osbournes: The Astrology Behind TV's Favorite Dysfunctional Family
:: Portrait of Diana's Healer: Oonagh Shanley Toffolo- Royal Medicine Woman
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The Stars of Tomorrow (TONY 2003)
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Mayor Mike Bloomberg: New York's Mayor for The Age of Aquarius
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Hannibalism: Capricorn Film Star Sir Anthony Hopkins and The Myth of Saturn
:: Liza's Wedding: A Match Made in Media Heaven
:: What's So Funny? The Astrological Essence of Comedy: A Singing Waitress Observes
:: 2004 Weekly Updates: Essay Archive
:: 2003 Weekly Updates: Essay Archive

:: Suggested Reading: Astrology, Spirituality, Self-Help

 
STARGAZERS: IT'LL BE ONE TOUGH YEAR, MR. MAYOR
By SHELLEY ACKERMAN
February 14, 2002


HAPPY birthday, Mayor Bloomberg. Uranus is closing in, you're not going to marry - and watch out for terrorists in drag. That's what astrologers foresee for our Aquarian mayor (birth date: Feb. 14, 1942) in the coming year. It gets off to a rough start - expect a love/hate/love relationship between Hizzoner and his city - especially the third week in February. Could $1.8 billion in budget cuts have anything to do with it? 

"Mike will be frustrated in his attempts to manage his image, and will have difficulties with a press corps that he cannot control," predicts Brooklyn astrologer Darcy Woodall. And then there's the pesky Uranus problem. "I worry about him later this winter and spring with Uranus closing in on him," says Vanity Fair astrologer Michael Lutin.

Sounds pretty ominous - most astrologers agree it brings surprises, so buckle your seatbelts. Based on the city's Solar Return chart, terrorists in drag could be a problem. Bloomberg will need to draw upon all his Aquarian inventiveness to handle touchy situations. "His skill in diplomacy will be tested in August," says astrologer Stephen Fleming, when "problems are likely to erupt in the streets due to racial tensions triggered by international events."

     But help is on the way that month, too: "Jupiter, the planet of luck and expansion, goes into Leo and there should be a slight improvement in the stock market," foretells astrologer Lenore Canter. Don't plan on seeing Mike tie the knot, stargazers say. "He shouldn't do it this year because it would not be what he thinks it would be," says astrologer Liane Thomas Wade. "In short, a disaster."



Shelley Ackerman is a New York based astrologer and frequent on air commentator. She heads the NY affiliate of the American Federation of Astrologers. Her website is www.KarmicRelief.com.

 
Articles by Shelley Ackerman:

:: The Outrageous Osbournes: The Astrology Behind TV's Favorite Dysfunctional Family
:: Portrait of Diana's Healer: Oonagh Shanley Toffolo- Royal Medicine Woman
::
The Stars of Tomorrow (TONY 2003)
::
Mayor Mike Bloomberg: New York's Mayor for The Age of Aquarius
::
Hannibalism: Capricorn Film Star Sir Anthony Hopkins and The Myth of Saturn
:: Liza's Wedding: A Match Made in Media Heaven
:: What's So Funny? The Astrological Essence of Comedy: A Singing Waitress Observes
:: 2004 Weekly Updates: Essay Archive
:: 2003 Weekly Updates: Essay Archive

:: Suggested Reading: Astrology, Spirituality, Self-Help