Events of Cosmic Proportions!

Did you miss us last month? We skipped an issue because of our Philadelphia show and debuting our new website!

If you haven't been there yet, take a look at givezodiacgifts.com! We've got a new look, new info, and a ton of new products!

Did you get a catalogue in the mail? Lots of people have told us that they haven't started their Christmas shopping yet, so we're extending our Discount Coupons until 12/19! You can still use the one you got in the mail!

We are now taking orders for the Holidays. We make every necklace and bracelet to order. And when we say "we", we mean Mary, Jennifo, Trish, and Alicia. Wandering Star is a genuine "cottage industry!"

During the year, it takes us two to four weeks to process orders. As the holidays approach, we guarantee we'll get all your gifts to you on time!

If you order now, it's easy to ensure timely delivery. But if you wait until the last minute, you'll need to pay for Priority or Overnight Shipping!

So don't wait! Order today!

New Products and Gifts!

Sandblasted Zodiac Pint Glasses

These fabulous pint glasses feature your Sun Sign information, adorable character, and ruling planet dancing around a glass universe. They feel perfect in your hand, too! Made by Zephyr Nelson in Portland OR. $14.00 each.

Astro Rocks

Carry an Astro Rock in your pocket to strengthen your weaknesses! These stones have been specially chosen for your zodiac sign to correct the faults that are associated with your astrology. $11.95 per set.

Cool Customer Quotes

"Dear Wandering Star: My birth chart bracelet arrived this morning. As I hold it and view each bead thoughtfully, this vibrant metaphor makes tangible the reflection on meaning that was never as attainable with a two-dimensional chart. The beads make the map of my heavens real. Thank you for helping expand my awareness and understanding through your beautiful creation! Namaste, Lorraine"

"I just received my Zodiac bracelets and they are beautiful. Last year I ordered four bracelets as gifts and decided that I should have one for myself. Your site, jewelry, packaging, and service are excellent. Thanks!" June, VA.

“Dear Alicia and staff: I just got my first order with my Idea into Action bracelet and the Relationships bracelet gift for my friend. I wanted the Ideas bracelet to help me with our business because I have so many ideas but I fizzle out before I get anything done (I'm an Aries with a Gemini moon so I'm all over the place!). I can't believe how beautiful they are! The energy they exude is awesome! The beads look like they are glowing! And the personalized card that you wrote for my friend was so sweet! I'm really impressed with your packaging and the instruction sheets and everything! I can't wait to order more stuff!!! Light and love to you all!” Leesah

Recent Sightings

Scorpio, October 23 to November 21

Symbol: Scorpion
Element: Water
Quality: Fixed
House: 8th: Birth, Life & Death Cycle
Planet: Pluto
Color: Dark Red
Body Part: Reproductive Organs
Trait: Intense, Dramatic, Mysterious
Semi-precious stone: Garnet

Monthly Horoscope for Everyone

Our evolutionary journey continues...The Sun will be traveling with Pluto and Mercury through Sagittarius for the next few weeks. You'll find yourself reconnecting with people you haven't seen for awhile (and no, not just because of the Holidays!), or having deep transformative conversations with aquaintances.

December 1 to 9 is a great time for getting close with your sweetie. Mars and Venus are conjunct in Scorpio. If you're single, go out and have some fun!

On December 10-12, the Moon will conjoin the Sun, Pluto & Mercury. Pick up the phone and call long-lost friends, or make up with someone you had a fight with.

While Saturn and Mars remain squared, continuing to aggressively activate our frustrations, this month the other planets are aligned for us to eat, drink, and be merry! Family get-togethers will be characterized by love, positive communication, and opportunities to get over past issues.

Click here for daily, weekly,and monthly horoscopes.

What are Zodiac Signs?

Of the imaginary coordinate lines that astronomers and navigators use in mapping the sky, perhaps the most important one is the ecliptic, the apparent path the Sun appears to take through the sky as a result of the Earth's revolution around it.

Because of the Earth's yearly revolution around the Sun, the Sun appears to move in its annual journey through the heavens with the ecliptic as its path. Technically then, the ecliptic represents the extension or projection of the plane of the Earth's orbit out towards the sky.

But since the Moon and planets also move in orbits whose planes do not differ greatly from that of the Earth's orbit, these bodies, when visible in our sky, always stay relatively close to the ecliptic line. Our solar system can be thought of as somewhat flat, with most of the planets (the exception being Pluto) moving in very nearly the same plane.

It is for this reason that most sky charts plot the position of the ecliptic; it is something of a warning to skywatchers that strange "stars" (planets) often appear near and along this path through our heavens, as well as the Moon. Usually the Moon and planets are not positioned exactly on the ecliptic (because they're not located exactly in the same orbital plane as Earth), but lie within several degrees of it and form a sort of narrow strip encompassing the entire sky which we call the Zodiac.

The ecliptic runs exactly along the middle of the Zodiac.

Twelve constellations through which the ecliptic passes form the Zodiac. The name is derived from the Greek, meaning "animal circle," also related to the word "zoo," and it comes from the fact that most of these constellations are named for animals, such as Leo, the Lion, Taurus, the Bull and Cancer, the Crab. These names, readily identifiable on sky charts, are familiar to millions of horoscope users (many of whom, ironically, would be hard pressed to find them in the actual sky).

If we could see the stars in the daytime, we would see the Sun slowly wander from one constellation of the Zodiac to the next, making one complete circle around the sky in one year.

Ancient astrologers were able to figure out where the Sun was on the Zodiac by noting which is the last constellation of the Zodiac to rise ahead of the Sun, or the first to set after it. Obviously, the Sun had to be somewhere in between. As such, each month a specific constellation was conferred the title of "House of the Sun," and in this manner each month-long period of the year was given its "sign of the Zodiac."

Interestingly, the "sign" which has been assigned for a given month in the horoscope that you'll find in your daily newspaper is not where the Sun actually is that particular month, but where it would have been thousands of years ago! This is due to the "wobble" of the Earth's axis (known as precession) which alters the direction in the sky to which the North Pole points, also changing over time the relative positions of all the stars.

The ecliptic also passes through the constellation of Ophiuchus, which is not included among the so-called signs of the Zodiac. In fact, the Sun spends more time traversing through Ophiuchus than nearby Scorpius. During 2003, the Sun officially resides in Scorpius for less than a week: from Nov. 23-29. It then moves into Ophiuchus on Nov. 30 and remains within its boundaries for more than two weeks -- until Dec. 17. Yet the Serpent Holder is not considered a member of the Zodiac and so must defer to Scorpius.

Read more at space.com!

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