The Word "No" - new article up on Starlight News

[Nancy Waterman]

http://starlightnews.com

The word “no” is the most difficult word in the English language. It is the most treacherous to say and the most stressful to hear. No one likes to have limits set upon their wants, which is what “no” is really about. And no one enjoys the angry or abandoning reaction that setting those limits can engender. But those who are unable to tolerate these uncomfortable emotions have not successfully graduated to a state of true emotional maturity and psychological health. Such dysfunction extends across a broad continuum, from minor neurosis to major psychopathology. But it is inevitably this inability to tolerate the setting of limits or to set limits that is at the source of most of the problems in the world today.

Whether it be the relationship between parent and child, husband and wife, or an individual and the law, the capacity to honor and respect the appropriate boundaries defines the health of the relationship. Those who manipulate and bully because they cannot tolerate a refusal, those who are frightened to stand up for themselves because they fear abandonment and anger, and those who rape or steal because the laws of society do not hold them back are all examples of the enormous dysfunction that can come from a lack of healthy boundaries and the confident inner self that maintains them. In the workings of today’s Republican-dominated government, there are numerous examples of an inability to set or tolerate limits, a pattern which has led to an increasingly massive amount of government dysfunction at the highest levels.

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[Sanity Claws]

1. You were right on so many things

Nancy,

Earlier this week, I went back and read some of your predictions. Wow. You were right. It's amazing to go back and reread them again.
Keep up the good work and have patience with us who do not have the astrological background you do.

[Nancy Waterman]

2. Thanks, in search of sanity!

I appreciate that.

[tanyev]

3. Love your articles, Nancy.

I've been enjoying the new blog, too.

:yourock:

[lavenderdiva]

4. Wow! That is a fantastic article Nancy...

I really appreciate the detail you give us in your articles, so that those of us who aren't as well-versed in astrology, as perhaps some others who read this forum are, can well understand your reasoning. I'm also enjoying your blog! :hi:

[Dulcinea]

5. Has anyone charted Scooter Libby yet?

How will this all play out for him?

[DemExpat]

6. Excellent article, Nancy,

I love how you move from psychological or sociological themes into astrological ones. Enjoyable and educational.

DemEx

[Why Syzygy]

7. Poor sucker .. thanks Nancy ..

First Dick Svengali: Our VP is in big trouble though it is not yet as fully apparent as it will be. During this two-month period from mid-October through late December 2005, the noose will continue to tighten. If he is going to resign, it will be during this period. Transiting Saturn is stationary opposite his Sun and stationary square the Ascendant on his swearing-in chart for two unrelenting months. He is increasingly finding himself in a straightjacket of his own Mephistophelean making. Moreover, transiting Pluto is quincunx the swearing-in chart Saturn/IC conjunction from October 17 through November 20, triggering the sense of failure and despair inherent in that aspect. And for the next few days, through October 31, consummating a year-long transit that has been especially tense in the past five months, transiting Pluto is square his Moon, revving his emotions and paranoia up to a fevered pitch.

[Nancy Waterman]

8. This AM's Wash Post

had a big front page article that really made it look like Cheney was in the middle of this and Libby was covering for him.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/29/AR2005102901478.html

It is still the lead story on their home page.

[Why Syzygy]

10. looks like we have a fall guy

let's make it at least five.

[linazelle]

9. Excellent work Nancy. I visit your blog all the time. Keep it up. nt

[bliss_eternal]

11. So sad...

to see your prediction that Alito will be confirmed. :( You've been so right about so many things--so that really makes me sad.

:cry:

[Nancy Waterman]

12. It is sad

but it looks really clear to me that he will get through in later January. He won't even break a sweat doing it. Bush would never pick anyone we would find really acceptable or he would be annihilated by his precious base.

Rather than fighting Alito, the Dems would be much better off if they took a really strong and loud stand about the torture issue. That and the pre-war ntelligence issue are winners for them, and there would be few who would disagree exceept the First Dick and the Idiot Emperor.

[bliss_eternal]

13. It's great to hear that

the issues of torture and pre-war intelligence may actually be looked at if we press them, but I am very concerned about Alito. (I have written my senators about those issues and will continue to do all I can to ensure they are recognized)... But what of Alito?

What's to become of women and reproductive choice, minorities, gays and others not presently represented by the interests of the Supreme Court if this guy takes the seat?

I'm very concerned about choice for women, as well as the rights and well being of the poor, people of color and gays. If he takes us all back another 40 years or so, I'm not at all sure I want to remain in this country as it is now...

:cry:

On edit--thank you for your response--I do appreciate it!

[Nancy Waterman]

14. I agree he is not great at all

but he writes very narrow opinions and my be more likely to chip away at things than wipe them out completely. I think we need to pickour battles. I think there is little chance we can defeat him, but we can continue to discredit all repukes for being part of the Bush culture of corruption, torture, and tax cuts for the rich policies. And we need to put forth a clear agenda that people can relate to.