Deanna's Lifetrends January 2002

To make LIFETRENDS more accurate, specific birthdates and planetary placements are cited. If you do not know the location of your personal planets-Sun, Moon, Venus, Mercury and Mars-that information is available at www.stariq.com

LOVE IS STRANGE

Fasten your seat belts. 2003 takes off into some cosmic turbulance created by the romance planets, Venus and Mars and the king of chaos, Uranus. Relationships that have already suffered stress fractures may not withstand the divisive influence of these trends. Add to this a retrograde Mercury-until the 23rd of the month-and you have a recipe for misunderstandings and wild goose chases. Make an effort to think things through before you act on any impulse until after the 23rd. Between the 8th and the 17th it may be more difficult to control your temper and avoid accidents. Little things can go suddenly wrong and the fight or flight syndrom kicks in before you know it. Road rage, sports upsets and electrical and mechanical breakdowns are typical manifestations of these trends so program yourself to rock steady during this bumpy ride and you will emerge at the end of the month with no lasting damage.

IN THE HIT ZONE: Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius born in the third week of the month and those having Mercury, Venus, Mars or Moon between 23-29 degrees in those signs.

NEW MOON ALERT

If you were born in the first 3 days of this month your neighborhood of the Zodiac is enlivened by a New Moon and Mercury this month. Think back to what you were trying to accomplish in mid-December. You will finally have what you need to go forward after the 23rd. Mercury stops it's retrograde motion on the exact degree of the new Moon-12 Capricorn-meaning those changes, alterations and fresh starts will have to wait until all of the elements come together at the end of the month. This also applies to those with Mercury, Venus, Moon or Mars between 10-14 degrees Capricorn.

ACT TWO

Return with us now to the unbearable tension and terror of a Saturn opposition to Pluto, which is the final phase of a drama that began in the Summer of 2001. There is no need to enumerate the vast and sweeping changes that have occured in that time, but it is obvious that this process is not complete. The threat of war looms over our daily lives, shocking revelations continue to undermine religious and political institutions and the economy is crippled by fear and doubt. This clash of the Cosmic Titans colors the first three months of 2003 and will be triggered when Venus takes a meeting with Pluto during the last week of January. The unstoppable Force (Pluto) of terrorism and fanatical dominance meets opposition from the immovable Justice (Saturn) of Karma and accountability. This trend can be compared to the body of humanity trying to rid itself of cancer. This is going to require drastic surgery, intense and poisonious chemotherapy and long and painful rehabilitation. Innocent, healthy cells will die and the entire body will suffer the effects of this war on malignancy. This isnt terminal, but it is painful and scary as hell. These are the times when faith and enlightenment are the safe harbor in the storm. The turbulance of the 60's did not destroy us, which was the last time these two planets did their thing in this cosmic territory. Minorities and women gained new status, sexuality came out of the closet and the code of secrecy that protected corruption from media exposure ended during that time. Some would argue that these changes were not a good thing and have led to depravity and chaos. That is because their treasured beliefs, bigotries and concepts were outmoded in the process. America's innocent childhood ended in the 60's and our sense of invulnerable security was taken away by the events of the present trend.
On a personal level these energies can destroy or rehabilitate, depending on how they relate to your planetary placements. Some will benefit and some suffer losses as the universal scales seek a balance. If you can remain centered within, these wild swings of destiny will not interfere with your focus. When Venus gets together with Pluto it brings out the jealous, manipulative stalker in the unbalanced. What ever you do, do not attempt to force a loved one to bend to your will at this time. The price you will pay for this unwanted and underhanded grab for power will be very high. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you during this phase and you will avoid the pitfalls. Plots and backstage collaborations are squashed by betrayal and romance in general turns cold and calculating under these trends. Partnerships come unglued, especially if one of the partners has been keeping secrets. Love and friendship are subjected to extreme conditions that bring out the true colors, for better or worse. These powerful energies will be triggered again next month by war-mongering Mars, so do not think for a moment that these issues have been resolved just because they die down after the end of January. The stage is being set for another big scene early this year and each of us has an important part to play in this transformational drama.

IN THE BENEFICIAL HIT ZONE: Aries, Leo, Libra and Aquarius born near the middle of the month and those having Moon, Venus, Mars or Mercury between 17-24 degrees in those signs.

IN THE CHALLENGING HIT ZONE: Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces born near the middle of the month and those having Moon, Venus Mars or Mercury between 17-24 degrees in those signs. Special note to Sag-ultimate power ultimately corrupts. If you can use the opportunities presented to you in 2003 to change things for the better you can move mountains this year. If you use them for a monumental ego trip you will have wasted a once in a lifetime trend.

CELEBRITY PREDICTIONS FOR 2003

* As I write this the tabs are filled with rumors of some friendly interference from MATT DAMON threatening the engagement of BEN AFFLECK and JENNIFER LOPEZ. 2003 will increase the tenor of of these tales as mean old Saturn causes Jen to take a harder look at her fiance in January and February. The last time she had these trends she kicked #2 to the curb and her feelings are still subject to sudden change. Add to this Ben's desire to "settle her down" and we have a recipe for another power struggle that ends in heartbreak.

*CHRISTINA AGUILERA should curb a natural attraction to libations and "party favors" this year, especially in May when misdeeds could catch up with her. Misbehavior brings severe consequences and harsh criticism.

*Career trends for BRAD PITT continue to be problematic. Last year he walked off an Australian film and the same trends continue to depress his prospects through June 2003. By July this gloomy phase is taking it's toll on his relationship with JENNIFER ANISTON, who will be toiling away on yet another season of Friends Their devotion is tested by Saturn this Summer, but divorce doesnt seem to be an option. There will be problems on a collaborative creative project.

* Beleagured AOL-Time Warner Chief STEVE CASE is facing major career changes in 2003. The disasterous merger that has reduced TED TURNER'S wealth by billions has generated accusations of fraud and misrepresentation. During this time CASE'S Venus, the planet of partnership and finance has been under the murky and deceptive influence of Neptune. His natural tendency to trust the wrong people and his poor character judgement will catch up with him this year and his personal and professional existance will undergo drastic renovations.

*It is so difficult to get one's point across clearly when one's Mercury, the planet of communication is being challenged by the planet of misstatement, Neptune. Just ask TRENT LOTT, who in an effort to praise Senate fossil STROM THURMOND, managed to paint himself as a throwback racist. The subsequent media uproar and call for his ouster has just capsized a long career as I write this. LOTT'S natural difficulty in forming close and intimate relationships proved to be a big problem this winter as those people he thought he could count on failed to come to his defense. In spite of his problems, it looks like his constituency will return him to Washington.

* GEORGE BUSH'S long ride on the popularity train comes to a stop in the fall of 2003. Many of the events that occur at that time relate to 1989-90, the years his father took on SADAAM HUSSEIN and toppled the Panamanian government. The Soviet Empire also crumbled at that time. It appears that the family feud and it's lasting lagacy will catch up with GEORGE W. in the Fall, slowing his forward momentum. His responsibilities weigh heavily and his health is not quite so robust as a result of the stress.

* SADDAAM HUSSEIN disappears from the scene for a while. If he survives the extreme domestic disruptions this Spring and the dangerous trends that plague him in June and July, and if his natural tendency to insanity doesnt overwhelm him, he could resurface in late Fall.

* MELANIE GRIFFITH and ANTONIO BANDERAS face a difficult test of their love in March and April. MEL has been coping with Pluto trends to her Venus, which would explain tabloid headlines claiming that she is feeling jealous, threatened and insecure. There may be rumors of separation but the tie that binds these two is very strong and, hopefully. unbreakable.

* DREW BARRYMORE has a wild ride ahead in 2003. Creative projects and romantic encounters prove to be a pain until mid-year, then she surprises us with a totally unexpected detour into uncharted territory.

* MARLON BRANDO faces a difficult year complicated by poor health trends. Accustomed to having it his way at all times, he is going to have to bow to Karma, who pays a call on Casa BRANDO in 2003.

* Both MATTHEW BRODERICK and SARA JESSICA PARKER have enjoyed the success of The Producers and Sex and the City, as well as the blessing of a new baby. If only 2003 looked as promising. Around mid-year all early Aries, which they both are, will have to face the delays and setbacks of a Saturn trend. Both will be down and will need alot of understanding and support during this phase. I hope their personal assistants arent also early Aries.

* SANDRA BULLOCK'S love life remains unfulfilling until late Summer, when someone very special comes along and lights that magic fire.

* ED BURNS and CHRISTY TURLINGTON, recently reunited after being apart for almost a year, wont stay together this time either. ED's natural aversion to true intimacy will finally wear CHRISTY out by mid-2003.

* NAOMI CAMPBELL will have more trouble controling that infamous temper this spring as love and money disappointments test her patience.

* DREW CAREY craves new horizons in 2003 and may start looking for ways out of long term commitments. What was once exciting is now a boring routine and he will look for fresh inspiration in the oddest places.

* Like all early Aries, MARIAH CAREY is in for challenging career trends mid-year, but she may not care. Her romance trends are so spectacular that she may be able to overcome a natural tendency of not feeling worthy of a deep and lasting love.

* Sex and the City's liberated KIM CATTRALL, is a super powerful Leo woman who is going to continue to surprise us in 2003. The sex manual written with her husband is only the beginning of a period of revolutionary events that will shock more conservative minds and delight sensation seekers, beginning with her late 2002 announcement that she is separating from her "oversexed" spouse, who must be asking himself "What do women want?".

* Voice of an Angel, CHARLOTTE CHURCH, who has moved out from under Mom's protective wing to live with her rocker boyfriend, will be trading her angelic image for a wild new direction in 2003.

* SEAN "P DIDDY" COMBS drifts away from reality and into an increasingly secluded lifestyle.

* RUSSELL CROWE'S engagement to long suffering fiance DANIELLE SPENCER is only a temporary bandaid to cover embarrassment caused by his Aussie penchant for public brawling. His natural fear of committment and closeness will undo his good intentions by mid-year and she will understand because of her natural tendency to be willing to settle for less in love affairs.

* If PENELOPE CRUZ can resist an urge to make demands on TOM CRUISE this winter, she will avoid a nasty breakup and will be there in July when he will be ready to put all those crippling insecurities to rest with a permanate commitment. If this hot romance doesnt survive the chilly winds of February, TOM finds another partner this Summer.

* MATT DAMON, who is rumored to have driven the wedge between J LO and best friend BEN, continues to put off marriage with his long time girlfriend. An easily disappointed idealist, he really isnt a natural fit for the realities of marriage, nor is he inclined to approve of the lavish gifts BEN has been giving to J LO and her mother.

*After a Neptunian influenced 4 year hiatus, DANIEL DAY LEWIS roars back to the screen with Gangs of New York in a gripping performance that will probably be ignored by Oscar.

* LEONARDO DICAPRIO. Oscar? Not.

* MICHAEL DOUGLAS, who will welcome his second child with wife, CATHERINE ZETA-JONES, should enjoy some home time with family in 2003, because his career trends really suck. Same goes for CATHERINE, who was also born on September 25th. All early Libras can expect a grim reality check from Saturn this Summer.

* ROBERT DOWNEY JR. faces more problems with the law if he allows setbacks to push him off the wagon next Fall.

* BOB DYLAN reinvents himself in 2003 and surprises many of his fans with radical changes.

* JANE FONDA continues a difficult passage which has stirred up many of her childhood insecurities and compromised her normally robust health. A Pluto trend to her Venus is making it difficult to get past her failed relationship with ex, TED TURNER, whose fortunes have dwindled dramatically due to the AOL-Time-Warner merger. The fiscal fiasco continues unabated for this billionaire who once observed "You dont have to be smart to make alot of money".

* JAMES GANDOLFINI may be free of his brief marriage, but he still feels oppressed by a heavy work load and a lack of energy. Hopefully he will resist an urge to tie the knot again this Summer because this is not a person who adapts easily to the constraints of matromony.

* BILL GATES emerges from a dark and confusing 3 year trend and returns to stability and security in 2003.

* RICHARD GERE enjoys fabulous career trends in the Fall of 2003.

* There will be some big adjustments in the long-standing union between GOLDIE HAWN and KURT RUSSELL. Both will be wrestling with the middle age crazies for the first half of 2003. KURT is feeling his age and GOLDIE is going thru a second childhood which may put them at odds for a while.

* WHITNEY HOUSTON. More of the same. Her slow suicide pact with partner BOBBY BROWN continues to follow it's destructive path and she recedes further from reality and deeper into her "party".

* KATE HUDSON'S seemingly blissful marriage to Black Crowes singer CHRIS ROBINSON has not been the perfection that this hopeless romantic was expecting. The chemistry here is very strong and may compensate for the lack of abundant love and support she enjoyed with GOLDIE and KURT. She will need that warmth and security this winter, but CHRIS is more interested in remolding her with tough love.

* LIZ HURLEY is in for a battle with sperm donor STEPHEN BING, who will probably sue for involvement in raising their child, DAMIEN. Although she has refused child support from reluctant father BING, it appears that she will be forced to endure his input after being forced to prove the paternity of this litigation happy Hollywood hanger-on.

* Look for signs of a complete meltdown this Summer for The King of Neverland, MICHAEL JACKSON. He loses control as the fading whisps of his career evaporate. He will try new things, but having lost touch with his maturing fan base, he just comes off as a strange and forced imitation of a once brilliant artist.

* Occasional bad boy DON JOHNSON should clean up his act this Winter. His trends warn him to keep his activities on the straight and narrow during the first 3 months of the year or mug shots could replace head shots in his portfolio.

* Will ANGELINA JOLIE take a very confused BILLY BOB THORNTON back? Lets hope not. He will be drifting in and out of the twilight zone for the next few years and...wait a minute...that makes them perfect for each other!

* NICHOLE KIDMAN finally puts the past behind her and finds a wonderful new man in June.

* JOHNNY KNOXVILLE. What a Jackass! This mans insane stunts, which have inspired catastrophic accidents and injuries nationwide, should get out of the risky business before his trends turn decidedly dangerous this Spring.

* Career suicide, anyone? Follow ROB LOWE'S example of how to lose friends and influence industry honchos to forget your name. He will continue to remain blind to the consequences of his misguided segue from West Wing.

* Now that Swept Away has been...well...swept away, MADONNA can look forward to a really successful year.

* Keeping the passion under wraps is depressing for RICKY MARTIN. His Vida is a little more Frio than Loca until mid-year.

* PAUL MCCARTNEY'S health bears careful watching this year.

* Scorpios born near November 4, like MATTHEW MCCONAUGHY should take it easy with the libations and "party favors" this year. They are much more sensitive and vulnerable to the destructive effects of overindulgence thanks to a debilitating Neptune trend.

* JULIANNE MOORE. Oscar? Yes!

* MIKE MEYERS' erratic genius takes some wild detours this year. Many of his friends and associates remain confused by his inability to stick to a scheduled agenda.

* Big Bad Wolf JACK NICHOLSON has definitely met his match in Sly Fox LARA FLYNN BOYLE. Their on and off relationship fits the mold for two people who abhor routine and bore easily. There is a strong karmic tie that suggests that they were war buddies in a previous life which makes them well qualified to duke it out in the trenches of Tinsletown. Both will be fighting off the blues in 2003.

* Ex Queen of Nice ROSIE O'DONNELL faces some serious setbacks mid-year, which indicates that her law suit with the publishers of her defunct magazine will not go as she hopes.

* GWENNETH PALTROWS career picture is out of focus this year but it will not matter when she finds love this Summer.

* Cutest Couple RYAN PHILLIPE and REESE WITHERSPOON have had difficulty keeping a balance as her career flourishes and his flounders. This year will bring more pressure and RYAN'S disappointment could cause him to look for reassurance elsewhere.

* Friends rally to the aid of CHRISTOPHER REEVE when he suffers setbacks in June. His unfailing courage is tested by Saturn trends this year.

* On the surface, it appears that JULIA ROBERTS has found happiness with cameraman DANNY MODER, whom she purloined from his recent bride. With Pluto threatening her love planet, Venus, and Uranus bearing down on her Moon, her private life is in for some drastic changes, probably in the first few months of 2003. She has a natural tendency to be very controling and exacting with her partners and MODER isnt the type to respond to pressure favorably.

* Trouble in Paradise ahead for one of Hollywood's most gorgeous couples, REBECCA and JOHN ROMIJN-STAMOS, this year. While her career soars, his continues to idle until mid-year-about the time that REBECCA takes a critical inventory of the relationship.

* DIANA ROSS, who doesnt seem to be adjusting to the aging process with her usual grace, pays a heavy price this year if she indulges a natural tendency to illusion and escapism. Drugs and alcohol are poison to this sensitive Aries and should be avoided completely in 2003.

* Cinema Sweetheart, MEG RYAN, continues to look and long for a Prince Charming to fulfill her fantasies, but a Neptune trend to her Venus calls for perfection that no mere mortal could satisfy. Her natural idealism becomes delusional under this influence, which explains why she fell for a faithless bar brawler like RUSSELL CROWE. The rose-colored Raybans come off next year, but in the meantime she will continue to seek the impossible dream.

* The strange twists and turns of the WINONA RYDER saga are not quite over, but she does pull out of a debillitating 4 year Neptune trend that has led her down a very slippery slope. 2003 gets off to a very bumpy start and dramatic mood swings complicate this year, but they will bring changes for the better.

* The eagerly anticipated return of JERRY SEINFELD will probably not occur in 2003. His personal life will be the focus of his energies as the divorce planet, Uranus, aspects his Venus and Pluto disrupts his Moon. Intense emotional pressure and a sudden desire to be free will threaten his domestic bliss.

* WILL SMITH'S upward momentum hits some turbulance in mid 2003, and he endures a year of setbacks and decreased popularity

* Movie mega-mogul STEVEN SPIELBERG, is feeling his age this year and his normally boundless energy is drained by chronic inflamation and frustration.

* SYLVESTER STALLONE may be able to squeeze one more blockbuster out of his declining super hero franchise this Summer, but by Fall he realizes that those days are over.

* MARTHA STEWART manages to sidestep trouble until May by using every legal means possible, but this former stockbroker can hardly plead ignorance when she must face the consequences of her choices. Her domestic empire continues to diminish and she pays a heavy price for imagining that she could hide her mistakes.

* BARBRA STREISAND and JAMES BROLIN have been enduring very challenging trends to both of their Venus'. Her current need to remake the relationship is interfering with their intimacy and he is having a more difficulty connecting with that cosmic Gemini love jones they share. By mid-Summer the fun that is so essential for this relationship to work will be back in the picture.

* ELIZABETH TAYLOR, who was born with the divorce planet, Uranus, parked right next to her Venus, was never meant to stay with one partner forever; however, 2003 is an especially stellar year for romance, with both Pluto and Jupiter pushing love in her direction.

* JOHN TRAVOLTA enters a 3 year "period of adjustment" that changes almost everything in his life, both personally and professionally. His urge to fly away from the status quo and explore new horizons takes him into a far different future.