Volume 11, Issue 1, page 9
By SYLVIA DE LONG
AS APRIL opens in the wake of the
Spring Equinox, we find, in the chart
erected f o r that event, and as a
prelude to what we may expect f or
the next few months, that the legislative
bodies, particularly the House, are strongly high-lighted. The same is true of ambassadors sent to foreign countries. Mercury is conjunct the Sun, so any happenings in these quarters should prove of
benefit to all concerned.
The New Moon chart of April 12 starts the
show by housing the lunation in the 12th house,
indicating that the Legislature will probably
enact laws (or endeavor to) regulating both
labor and management, and as far as the general public is concerned, such legislation
should be very beneficial.
Institutions, hospitals, prisons, schools,
and the like should also receive important and
favorable attention this month. A strong Uranus
in the 4th house bodes ill, however, to mining
industries and indicates possible further disasters. Utilities and water companies also
seem to be in for some serious troubles and a
rash of explosions in public buildings seems
likely to occur -- presumably a resumption of
the sabotage and rioting mentioned last month.
Pluto opposing Saturn in the 5th house indicates a great possibility of heavy losses in
stock market and other speculative fields. Original investment terms may be altered or manipulated as to leave ownership of certain
stocks unprofitable. Many will not pay dividends, in any case.
The armed forces too seem to be in for
shake-ups and scandals, and with Neptune opposing Taurus in the 6th house, drug and tobacco difficulties will be sure to receive adverse publicity.
Most astrologers look for a breakthru of
new and wonderful medicines as a result of the
Pluto-Uranus conjunction, but personally, I
rather expect a number of new and unheard of
ailments and diseases which do not respond to
such medication as we have -- wonderful as some
of it is. This is especially so indicated since
we find a malefic Neptune adversely afflicted by
Mercury in the 6th house of health.
Saturn opposing Uranus in the 10th makes
for sudden and unexpected troubles, delays,
hindrances, and explosive reactions for our
government to cope with, and with Mars in the
11th house, there is a threat of much illness
and even death in governmental circles. Someone of great eminence is sure to pass on.
Perhaps our interests are centered mainly
on the home front, yet the distinct possibility
that China may already have an atomic weapon
is clearly shown by Uranus at almost partile
conjunction with the mid-heaven of Peiping's
Equinox chart. In any case, we may look f o r
unexpected over-night war-like moves on her
part, with definite border clashes with India
or smaller Asiatic countries *- not even ruling
out border incidents with Russia. Uranus always
indicates the eccentric -- the one who acts with
total disregard of consequences, friends, eneordinary low-calorie diets because of this up- If this water is retained, loss of weight is
set chemistry system. They turn just any amount impossible. Hence, those low calorie diets of
of food, no matter how small, into fat! When the starvation level often act as an antiall the enzymes necessary are present, they diuretic in the system. To offset this, drugs
don't go on a binge and turn everything in are administered to the patients during the
sight into bubbling blubber. That's why "nor- diet to stimulate kidney function. The results
mai" and "skinny" folk can eat and eat and eat, are described as "very promising". (This seems
and never gain an ounce. to be a variation of the new 10-day starvation
According to these university of Wisconsin regime which takes place in hospitals under a
researchers, this big overgrown enzyme system doctor's care.)
will stay that way forever unless it happens Of course, one should exercise -- walk a mile
- to be shocked out of the rut -- in which case it a day and do other prescribed exercises. This
will shrink a bit. That is why, at the start means that before starting any diet whatsoever,
of the six-meal diet, they put their patients one should ascertain whether there is an oron a 48-hour fast. Starving seems to shrink ganic reason f o r being overweight -- such as
the enzyme set-up; then the diet gets real re- diabetes or glandular (thyroid) upsets or
suits. Thirteen hundred and twenty calories whatever. But once this is settled, a high
are expended over the six meals so that t h e protein diet, low on carbohydrates, seems to
body never has too many carbohydrates at one be the latest idea on losing weight.
time to get the bio-chemmcal system haywire However, the subject of losing weight is a
again. Meals are divided into breakfast, mid- question not to be solved by one article -- or
W morning snack, lunch, mid-afternoon snack, even by one book. But it's a problem few of us
W supper, before-bedtime snack. Butter, desserts, can help being interested in -- especially if we
p4 candy, gravy, potatoes (oh! oh!), alcoholic or have a tendency to add bulges here and there.
04 soft drinks, and nuts are not allowed. One may
eat any meats, eggs, some cheeses, skim milk . AUDI
T 0 R I A L
all vegetables and fruits, even a half slice (CONTINUED
CC)
of bread. FROM PAGE 3)
CC Unbalanced enzyme systems are not the only the-wisp, with no apparent evidence they are
cause of overweight. Some people have a tricky any nearer their goals than they were when
m high insulin output. Overeating makes even they took up the wild pursuit back in the early
,g normal persons have too much insulin in the 1950's. That was when Hubbard said no one could
E., blood for a short time. We should learn to audit until he'd straightened out his "service
never overeat, facsimile". And maybe that's when he put the
Another quirk some obese persons have is the death sign on his own creation by setting up
retention of water in body tissues. According the equivalent of a dry flood, a tornado into this research team, a large portion of this side a vacuum, or a porcelain egg from which
9 water "is a byproduct of the burning of food", to hatch the first chicken.
