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Criss Angel and Unlimited Possibilities 
December 29, 2006 |
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By Vaughn
Paul Manley, M.A.
Magician Criss Angel has become a phenomenon over the past few
years. His weekly TV series Mind Freak has stretched
the boundaries of what's possible in the minds of millions of
viewers. He's not only performed magic tricks that have never
been done before, but he's performed them in a new environment
- on the street without stage props. Instead of a tuxedo, he
typically wears jeans and a t-shirt. Whether you like his appearance
or not, you'll be impressed by his stunts - walking through
glass, disappearing, walking on water, levitation or dozens
of others. Does he have real siddhis (powers)? or is
it just trick photography? or??
He was born Christopher Sarantakos on December 19, 1967 in East
Meadow, New York. Unfortunately, I can't locate a birth time
so I'm just using 12 pm noon. Even though the ascendant is unknown,
we can learn a lot by studying his chart.
Natal Chart
Criss Angel's Vedic astrology chart shows some very interesting
planetary positions. You can see that he has a powerful connection
between Jupiter and the Sun. Not only does Jupiter in Leo trine
the Sun in Sagittarius, but they form a parivartana yoga
or exchange of signs - Jupiter is in the Sun's sign, while the
Sun is in Jupiter's sign.
Jupiter is a planet of expansion and unlimited possibilities.
It represents faith, trust, and optimism and stretches our minds
to think 'outside of the box' of perceived limitations. When
Jupiter aspects the Sun, these qualities are heightened in the
soul, represented by the Sun. It gives confidence, leadership,
and the ability to constantly stretch boundaries. Jupiter and
the Sun are also in fire signs, Leo and Sagittarius, which increase
the dynamism, determination, and intensity. Just having the
Sun in Sagittarius can represent a quality of adventurousness,
but with Jupiter's aspect this is greatly increased.
You'll notice that Saturn also aspects the Sun creating the
double
transit effect of Jupiter and Saturn in Sagittarius. Saturn's
aspect from the imaginative and expansive sign of Pisces gives
the ability to focus and work hard to manifest his dreams and
aspirations. Without Saturn's aspect to the Sun he wouldn't
have worked the 18 hour days for years to manifest all that
he has through his TV series and live shows in Las Vegas.
I like to look at people's chart that represent qualities that
are worth aspiring towards. Why was Criss Angel born with this
phenomenal connection between Jupiter and the Sun? In my opinion,
it's because his soul has been stretching beyond limits for
many lifetimes. He has had the faith to think 'I can' instead
of 'I can't'.
As we enter a new year 2007 I thought we could take a lesson
from Criss Angel about positive thinking. We can choose to go
beyond our fears and instead think of what's possible for ourselves
and our world.
In an interview Angel said, "I think that when you
confront your fears, you grow as a person. People everyday don't
live their lives to the fullest because they're concerned about
getting on planes, they can't go out of their house, they can't
go on an elevator. There's so many things that people fear.
So, for me, if I can help one person to be able to live their
life to the fullest that means a lot to me."
Watch Criss Angel Videos:
Walking
through glass
Disappearing
Walking
on water
Levitating
Copyright 2006. Vaughn Paul
Manley. All Rights Reserved. |
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