PREVIOUS THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY November 29 2010 to December 5 2010 Monday November 29 Naming Cancer Dear Jonathan, Do people born under the sign of Cancer also wish to rename the Tropic of Cancer? Where would it all end? Ron Dear Jonathan, In all this debate the dear old crab has been forgotten. How about 'crabians'? Jules Dear Jonathan, Why not make the medical world rename the disease and leave the astrological sign of Cancer alone? After all, was it not named first? They renamed the swine flu H1N1. Roxanne Dear Roxanne, A surprisingly large number of readers have made this suggestion. I'm flattered to be thought so influential but that's beyond my power! Tuesday November 30 Devil in Disguise Hi Jonathan, I sometimes wonder if evil people have figured out how to time travel. Perhaps they have gone back to the past and seen to it that things go their way. Maybe they are still at it now. Have you had that thought? Dan Dear Dan, I can't say I have. But I have often thought that there's something very wrong about dividing people into 'good' and 'evil'! There's good in everyone, no matter how badly they may behave. I rather think that most, if not all, 'evil' in this world stems from a refusal to see that! Wednesday December 1 Project Moon Dear Jonathan, The face of the man on the moon seems to have changed position. I have never seen this before. It has tilted to the right and one has to lean one's head to see it properly. Is this unusual? Rosalyn Dear Rosalyn, I wonder if you have moved a long way north or south since last you looked? If we give our imagination a little freedom, there are many shapes we can project on to the face of the Full Moon. Famous examples include a face, a woman's head, a skeleton, a rabbit, a frog and a dragon. Thursday December 2 Science News Alert People often say that when Mercury is retrograde, letters go astray, agreements unravel, transport problem arise and misunderstandings occur. In my experience, though, this doesn't happen so much when Mercury is actually travelling 'apparently backwards.' It occurs just before... when Mercury is 'stationary'. Over the next nine days, Mercury will travel about as far through the zodiac as it normally gets in two days. Meanwhile, the planet Uranus, which governs new technology and social innovation has been retrograde since July. It's stationary now. I'm inclined to expect a lot of exciting news from the world of science very soon. Friday December 3 Mercury Surprising Mercury, as I explained yesterday, is nearly 'standing still'. The quicksilver messenger is now trundling at the speed of a stoned snail. I'm fascinated by where it has chosen to start dragging its winged heels. There are 360 degrees in the zodiac circle. In theory, depending on the time of year, Mercury could stop at any one of them. Yet it is hanging around the 274th degree. Also now sitting at the 274th degree of the tropical ecliptic is Pluto, pivotal point in the T-square or Cosmic Cross. No wonder so many secrets are now coming to light! Saturday December 4 Your December Monthly Forecast A total solstice eclipse of the Moon will be visible over America around midnight on December 20. The beginning of this rare and potent event will be visible from northern Europe, including the UK, when the Moon starts to set, just before sunrise. The end of the eclipse will be visible at sunset for Japan and north-eastern Asia. If you're hoping that somehow, this year, December will mean more than tinsel and trivia, if you're looking for true meaning, deep change and the potential for joyous revelation, this important, unusual phenomenon is the perfect omen of hope. Sunday December 5 Your Week Ahead - Love Focus A total solstice eclipse of the Moon will be visible over America around midnight on December 20. The beginning of this rare and potent event will be visible from northern Europe, including the UK, when the Moon starts to set, just before sunrise. The end of the eclipse will be visible at sunset for Japan and north-eastern Asia. If you're hoping that somehow, this year, December will mean more than tinsel and trivia, if you're looking for true meaning, deep change and the potential for joyous revelation, this important, unusual phenomenon is the perfect omen of hope. Back to Index   Click here for Jonathan Cainer's Daily Zodiac Forecasts