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Zusatztext Andrew Ramer coauthor! Ask Your Angels! and author! Two Flutes Playing Dr. Matt breaks down the imaginary wall between sacred and secular! using stars from popular culture both to illustrate the stars above and mirror back to us our own wise and radiant souls. Informationen zum Autor Matthew "Dr. Matt" Abergel is a professional astrology consultant who has advised many entrepreneurs and small businesses. He's the former online editor of the Business Communications Zone, sponsored by Hewlett-Packard. He is the author of Work Your Stars! and Gay Stars . Klappentext Combining age-old astrological wisdom with modern savoir faire, "Dr. Matt" brings the gay community a light-hearted, spiritual, and authoritative guide to the zodiac and explains how to rely on the stars "to become fabulous, more satisfied people". Introduction In the Beginning, There Was a Poof! A long time ago, in a galaxy very, very nearby, a runaway meteor crashed into a small planet. Poof! In a cloud of smoke and gas, the meteor sprinkled the oceans with organic molecules, the stuff that life is made of. Pretty soon, over the next few billion years, the planet was hopping with amoebas and jellyfish, penguins and elephants, Neandethals and disco queens. If scientists are right -- if life's original ingredients came here on a star-sprinkled meteor -- that makes all of us intergalactic hitchhikers. Gypsies from outer space. A whole planet of disoriented Dorothys seeking the Wizard of Oz. This means that we are, in fact, the children of stardust, planted here for God only knows what purpose. Kinda cool, isn't it? So if we come from the stars, do we continue to have a relationship with them? That's the question humans have always asked, in many, many ways. Of these ways, the oldest and most enduring is astrology. As old as civilization, maybe older, astrology studies and interprets the relationship between us and the stars we come from. It's part science, part imagination, and totally fascinating. The Greatest Show in the Universe Forget the circus. Turn off the TV. Put away your Barbra CDs -- yes, even your Barbra CDs. You've got front-row seats for a show that's been playing a lot longer than Cats or I Love Lucy. It's the Great Cosmic Soap Opera, and you're not only a spectator -- you're the star of the show. All of us are. Gaze at the stars. Look at the moon and planets. Up in the sky, the most spectacular performance takes place every night. Long before Broadway or Hollywood, the stars captivated nearly every human culture. These cultures recognized that the stars were telling stories about our lives on Earth. These cultures listened to the stars for news and important events. They watched the stars dramatize myths, values, and dreams. Gay culture is no different. Our stories are told in the stars -- they always have been. But modern astrology has generally overlooked gay interpretations, just as mainstream culture has frequently overlooked, suppressed, or stereotyped gay culture. One popular astrology book, for example, asserts, "The problems of homosexual tendencies and homosexual panic run rampant through these times of permissiveness." Hmm, I didn't realize it was a problem! Anyway, it's time to change all that. Our culture has come a long way since Stonewall. We've learned to appreciate gay contributions to world art, history, literature, music -- the works. Likewise, we need to rip astrology's closet door off its hinges and reclaim our stories in the stars. The Stars Are Out! Why have so many Geminis become famous gay authors? What makes Aries actresses some of our favorite bitchy role models? More important, how can you seduce that aloof but oh-so-yummy Aquarius waiter at the local cafe? Open up Gay Stars and explore ...
