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Some use astrology in selecting teams. Raymond Domenech, the French coach admitted he used astrology as a means for team selection. If I recall, “scorpions” were left out because they would destabilize the team.

Right or wrong, believe it or not, it is a systematic approach. One advantage of astrology in team selection is that everyone has some idea about it. The disadvantage is that this idea people have about it is very limited and often not too serious. If you ask a man in the street why a scorpion could be a bad team-player, you wouldn’t get an answer.

Another way to select a team could be by using (some may call it misusing) Belbin’s team roles. A first requirement to use this system is to have (potential) team-members perform the test to know their most suitable team role. The Belbin system is very thorough, but it requires understanding of nine team roles. This is less than the astrology types, but in astrology there are four main elements beneath the twelve signs (water, air, fire and earth). In fact there are also four main motivators that drive the Belbin team roles (will, act, think and feel, or in another categorization: lead, do, think and socialize).

A similar approach in team selection could be done by using the Myers-Briggs psychological preferences. This is also a categorization system where four main elements are used and are focused on taking decision, processing information, etc.

For team building all these techniques can be used. It offers a way to understand people from a different side and more explicit than normal behavior in teams will offer. But it is only a means to better understand people and to solve tension, increase the teamwork.

Yet for team selections, the first question a manager needs to make is: what does the team need to do? This is often a question that is forgotten, even though it seems so basic. Depending on the (business) domain of the team, this may result in a variation of required team roles.

Have a look at the following link if you are interested to find out about productive team roles and a possible use for team-selection.

H.J.B.

© 2008 Hans Bool

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House numbers in feng shui have been one of the most revered and sacred information from this famed and authentic Chinese tradition. Such is the power and forcefulness of these house numbers in the art of feng shui that even real estate and property selling is influenced by the house numbers in Chinese based localities and in areas where the art of feng shui is looked up to as an idealistic and impressive art form.

According to the art of feng shui, a house number may not only affect your life, but also of every person’s life you come in contact with. Inauspicious numbers are harbingers of bad luck, while auspicious numbers are a sign of happiness and joy to come into your life. The interpretations of feng shui as to which numbers are auspicious and which house numbers are inauspicious are calculated by several methods. It includes the equations and calculations involving the five feng shui elements and the ever charismatic elements of yin and yang.

The five elements of feng shui includes the Fire, Earth, Wood, Metal and Water elements that help you recognize and channelize the natural forces of energy. The yin-yang is the balancing force of the universe according to feng shui theory. Yin is the feminine symbol while yang is masculine. Feng shui maintains that both should be equally present in the house to attain eternal energy. In the case of house numbers in feng shui, both of the above discussed entities of feng shui contribute.

Even in the business of real estate and property sales in China, Hong Kong and other Chinese populated states, feng shui house selling is dominant. A house or property with an auspicious house number according to feng shui will conventionally and regularly beat a house with an inauspicious number in selling prices. This happens even though the latter may be ten times better than the former as far as area, space or luxuries are concerned.

The auspicious or unlucky quality of a house number in feng shui is not equal to the world’s viewpoint on lucky and unlucky numbers. To the western world number ‘13′ is unlucky but its lucky as per feng shui is concerned. This is because the number 13 sounds like ’sure live’ implying long life! Similarly number 4 is unlucky according to feng shui as it sounds like ‘dead’!

Therefore, even though house numbers in feng shui influence people in choosing their residential accommodation, it actually has more to do with the psychology of people than the ancient Chinese tradition.

Vincent Yim is the founder of http://TropicalHomeImprovementIdeas.com he created this home improvement blog is aimed to provide a FREE guide or tips to homeowners to convert the house into a unique home. Just follow his weblog regularly, you can save yourself from making the usual mistakes that others often do.

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We tend to think of ancient people as a little bit behind us and somewhat less educated. And yet we gasp at what they must have known. In his space age with all our technology we go back to find the observation of these people very accurate. Not only accurate, but there observations sometimes lead us to new discoveries.

New stars were just that. New stars to people that lived in a small world. Africa was dark and the South Pole as yet unfounded which in itself made the world much smaller. The shoreline was a natural border and when they woke up in the morning the sun really rose. To us it is merely an appearance. To them history started with the words – Long ago. But even in the darkest nights of history there were people out there that did not sleep at night. They were the sky watchers. In Egypt, Babylonia and China. Prophets and Philosophers that found the light in the sky intriguing.

Unfortunately not many records are available as clay tablets and other forms of early writing did not all last. Some experiences were only written down long after it happened. In the end we have to turn to the East for a valuable and reliable source of information on the ancient state of the Heavens. The historical records of the Chinese court which provides us with almost two thousand years of astronomical observations.

It is just fitting that they are the third race to enter space human exploration. Their history is littered with sky watchers and their future will be exposed to sky travelers. They were also the record keepers of all the guest stars. Today we thank them for recording the Supernovas of the past.

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Have you noticed that it’s easier to do certain things at one time than at another. One year it seems impossible to get in shape, while the next year it seems easy. Numerology holds that we go through a nine year long cycle where the universe helps us in different aspects of our life during each year of the cycle. Read on to learn where you are in your current cycle by learning to calculate your Personal Year.

Finding your Personal Year

We calculate a person’s Personal Year number just like their Life Path calculation, except we substitute the current calendar year for their birth year. This gives us your Gregorian birthday date for the current year. Then, we just sum all the digits using fadic addition to find your Personal year number. So, If I wanted to know Angelina Jolie’s Personal Year number, I would start with her birth date of June 4th, 1975, and then substitute the current calendar year as shown below. So I learn that Angelina Jolie’s Personal Year number for 2008 is a (2).

Angelina Jolie (Personal Year 2008) = (6 + 4 + 2008) = (2018) = (2 + 1 + = (11) = (2)

The following list shows which activities are best accomplished in each different Personal Year.

Personal Year (1)

If you are in a Personal Year (1), you will have an easy time starting new projects, and devising new ideas. This year supports graining independence from old habits or other ties that bind you. New directions and opportunities will come to you this year, along with enhanced self-confidence and energy. This year is the best time in your Life cycle to come up with long range goals, and to put them into practice.

Personal Year (2)

If you are in a Personal Year (2), you will receive time to consolidate your plans, and many chances to cooperate with others. Friendships and other relationships will prosper this year, and you will experience peace and calm for most of the year. You will be more sensitive to the feelings of others around you, and love and other emotions are easier to feel at this time.

Personal Year (3)

If you are in a Personal Year (3), your imagination will be enhanced, and your creative juices will flow. You will experience happiness and joy during this year. You will have many opportunities to travel and socialize this year. It is a time for optimism as things will be going your way this year. A caution, you should try to put off any critical or important decisions until next year.

Personal Year (4)

If you are in a Personal Year (4), you are in a time where practical matters, patience, and organization work best. Having a realistic attitude toward life, and a strong work ethic will be your best plan. Life will bring you opportunities to build on a strong foundation of what you’ve done before.

Personal Year (5)

If you are in a Personal Year (5), you are in a time where adaptability to change is your best policy. New people, places and things will flood into your life this year. New opportunities should be grasped and followed up on. You will also experience strong sensual attractions this year.

Personal Year (6)

If you are in a Personal Year (6), duties and responsibilities will make large demands on your time, as will your home life. This is the best possible year for long lasting commitments, particularly love and marriage. You will also find that creative projects will do well this year.

Personal Year (7)

If you are in a Personal Year (7), you are in a time best used for soul searching and careful self examination. Plan to take time away from work to reflect on your life. This year can also be a time of stress and frustration concerning your material wants and needs. Be prepared for a sudden reversal of fortune sometime during this year. You will find surprising victories from unexpected places during this calendar year.

Personal Year (8)

If you are in a Personal Year (8), hard work from previous years tends to be rewarded, particularly in the areas of success and material wealth. This is the best Personal Year for business and careers. Your best results will come if you can balance your material and spiritual goals, and spend time working on both.

Personal Year (9)

If you are in a Personal Year (9), you will be reaching closure and discarding those things you no longer need in your life. Unlooked for endings will occur now, but only in areas where you no longer have need of those things. You will have many chances to show compassion and understanding for your fellow men during this year. Try to wind up your old affairs and prepare for the new challenges of the next year. Be sure to hold off on starting any new undertakings until the following year.

Keith Abbott is the developer and owner of -Numerology 4 You- where you can order your own Numerology reading, as well as the free Numerology Chart of over 500 celebrities. Visit him on the web today at http://www.numerology4you.com

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There are a lot of tarot cards, and memorizing the meaning of each is not the easiest way to learn tarot reading. Instead of memorizing each picture, you should instead understand the two divisions of the tarot deck: the major arcana and minor arcana. This should get you on your way to reading tarot cards more effectively.

The 22 major arcana cards represent things that are out of your control. These cards include the fool, magician, high priestess, empress, emperor, hierophant, lovers, chariot, strength, hermit, wheel, justice, hanged man, death, temperance, devil, tower, star, moon, sun, judgment, and world.

If you are serious about tarot reading, be ready to face endless interpretation levels in the major arcana. Major arcana cards should be taken with more weight.

The 22 major arcana cards, on the other hand, are the representation of the simpler things of everyday life. The four suits – the Wands, Cups, Swords and Pentacles – each symbolize a particular approach to life. The Wand is associated with the element fire, which represents masculinity. The Cups represent the female psyche, in which emotions and spiritual experience are entities with water as the element. Swords symbolize intellect, thought and reason. The Pentacles represent the earth, which represents material things or the services of the physical world. The 16 minor arcana cards are the suits, aces, twos, threes, fours, fives, sixes, sevens, eights, nines, tens, court cards, pages, knights, queens, and kings.

Learning the real essence of the two parts of a tarot deck, which are mentioned above, is a good start in getting full tarot knowledge. In any case, it won’t get you a meaningful and articulate reading if all you have done is memorize each card without learning the secrets of their true nature.

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Chinese Metaphysics consist of many individual fields which can be classified into broad categories of Astrology, Feng Shui, Divination and Strategy. One of the common misconceptions is that these are stand-alone fields and that practicing one does not require knowledge and streamlining with other fields of knowledge. In addition, many held the belief that Astrology subjects like Ba Zi (4 Pillars) and Zi Wei Dou Shu (ZWDS) are merely tools to foretell our fixed-capacity destiny and fortune and Feng Shui solely holds the key to betterment of one’s outcome and luck.

In actual fact, destiny is not entirely fixed.  If destiny is entirely fixed, what is the use of consulting a doctor or surgeon for one’s illness? Geomancy tools are effective only up to the extent it complements one’s destiny and the key to betterment of one’s outcome and luck lies in using holistically using Geomancy, Divination and Strategy to support one’s destiny.   A simple way to view this is to look at human as the object and Fengshui, Divination and Strategy as the tool. Astrology is tool to decipher human’s well-being and hence takes precedence over Fengshui, Divination and Strategy in the scheme towards improvement of one’s outcome.
 
Providing Feng Shui solution to client without considering their Ba Zi & Zi Wei Dou Shu charts is like a doctor prescribing medicine to patient without his own diagnosis. A Geomancer prescribing Feng Shui tools to improve wealth for his client upon request is like a doctor who prescribes aspirin to his patients because he relied on his patient to tell him the symptom of headache but did not investigate or is incapable of investigating if the headache is a symptom to other underlying illness.
 
It may cure the symptoms in the short run but problems may surface in the long term. For example, clients usually engage a Geomancer to improve their wealth. If this consultant did not consider the ramifications of the client’s birth data, he may hasten the windfall his client had asked, but in the long term this client may lose his health or life. Or he may get the career advancements he asked for but end up losing his wife to divorce. The various aspects of one’s life are intricately linked and you seldom can improve one aspect without losing out on other aspects. Destiny is also a zero-sum game.

How important are knowledge of 4 Pillars and ZWDS towards the execution of Geomancy?  Stay tuned for the answer in my next article.

I am a Fengshui Practitioner in private practice and I specialise in Ba Zi, Zi Wei Dou Shu ZWDS, Feng Shui, I-Ching, Qi Men Dun Jia QMDJ and other Chinese Metaphysics tools. My blog site is at: http://fengshuiforward.com and http://fengshuiforward.com/forum

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The Chinese zodiac has many animals in them which represent each and every person’s traits. One of them is the monkey. Imagine a real monkey; they are energetic, mischievous and perceptive. People born under this sign have evident close resemblance to how or what a monkey is. On the following subject, we will sometimes call people under this sign, monkeys in general.

People born under these years have the monkey zodiac on them (1908, 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004 and the 2016, 2028). Among the other zodiacs, the monkey is the most flexible. People born under this sign are considered to be great people. Commonly they are inventors, scientists and people with great claims. Although, geniuses they might be, they cannot help but tinker upon works, a clear sign of monkey mischief. They are quick thinkers and in times of great trouble or panic, the monkey can easily react and make the decisions right.

Having a great memory are the assets of a monkey too, you will surprised when your friend remembers the past conversation or an important subject you might have missed. People under the monkey are great friends; they are true to themselves and will never commit anything that harms their buddy. If you share in your secrets with them, you are assured that those will be safe. They are independent and carefree and they can easily live lives on their own. They are funny and humorous so being with them never bears a dull moment. Monkeys are not selfish as one would think, they would generously give out food, and other things to people who need them.

While some might think that people under the monkey are generally harmless and innocent, then they are wrong. Monkeys will dish out severe punishment to those who treats them bad or those who are traitors to the monkey’s bond. What sets the monkey in terms of disadvantages is that they will never stop when they want to pursue something, that is not bad but the output can be. The result will become people who are conceited or people who would control their subordinates. So if a person who befriends a monkey should be well aware of this.

People under this sign are best with companions who would advice them whenever they let out steam or becomes impatient. But sometimes, advices are useless for they see their opinions are much more important. Another disadvantage of a monkey is that they don’t clean up after themselves, making other people’s lives difficult. They **** when they are alone, and they couldn’t live with that. That’s just not how a monkey should live like. Monkeys are best paired with energetic zodiacs which are the rat and the dragon. Their stone is of the emerald and you will notice that most will prefer the color white or violet.

So, being a person born under the monkey sign isn’t all that bad. All one needs are friends, like a real monkey should on its real habitat.

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When we think about a psychic reading we tend to think about a live reading. In other words we probably picture ourselves being seated face-to-face with a psychic in their home or at a fair or we might imagine speaking and consulting with a psychic in real-time over the phone. Furthermore, in today’s virtual world we might even think about having a live psychic reading via online chat.

Yet another popular medium however for psychic readings is email. Even before the internet existed many psychics offered (and some still do!) readings through regular, old-fashioned “snail” mail. The psychic would type or even write out the reading by hand and then take a stroll to the nearest post office and mail it to the client. Just so long as your psychic’s handwriting was more legible than your doctor’s then this was a nice alternative to an in-person reading.

Of course the advent of email makes this style of reading a lot easier these days but an important question still remains: Is it better to have a psychic email reading or a live psychic reading?

This is a great question and the truth is that when you are dealing with a gifted psychic it’s just not the case that one style of reading (whether it be in person or via email) will necessarily be better or more accurate than another. This is because a professional psychic is an individual who has trained and developed their natural abilities over time allowing them to do their work “on demand” and this means being able to do readings in different mediums whether it be in person, on the phone or via email. Some psychics though do prefer certain communication channels over others (more often than not for personal reasons) so always check first that an email reading is an option.

Bearing this in mind then the main differences between live psychic readings and email psychic readings is less to do with the quality of the reading (again so long as you are working with a gifted psychic) and more to do with the differences inherent in the actual communication methods themselves. So its not the case that one is better or worse since each communication medium offers its own distinct advantages.

So what then are the advantages of an email psychic reading? Well the first one is convenience! In today’s busy world we are more often than not short of time. Between holding down a nine-to-five job, raising a family, or even studying at school and preparing for exams it can be hard to find the time to schedule a live reading with someone. The option of email therefore can save us time since it just involves writing our questions in an email and then sending them to the psychic. Then when we receive the reading its possible to open it up on the screen and if the phone happens to ring or we have top pick up the kids from school it will still be there when we come back. So psychic email readings can be an attractive alternative to live readings since they can be a great time saver.

Another advantage of an email reading as opposed to a live reading is that you have a written record of the reading which you can keep. During a live reading it can be difficult to take notes at times especially if we are deeply focused or moved by the information or guidance which is coming through. At such times reaching for a pen and writing down notes might be felt to interrupt the natural flow which has been established. Without notes though it can become easy to forget things, especially the finer details as time goes by. There’s nothing worse when, at a later date, a significant event or encounter triggers some aspect of the reading and you have to struggle to recall all the details.

Its certainly true that most professional psychics will record their live readings for you but you will still have to sift through the audio afterward if you wish to find specific snippets or pieces of information. Otherwise you will have to listen through the whole recording again. So just having the written record is a distinct advantage of having a psychic email reading since it allows you to access all the information at a glance.

The last distinct advantage of having an email reading is that it is more anonymous than a live reading. This in turn can make it a little easier to talk about specific themes and topics then it would face-to-face or over the phone with someone. This in itself can help to alleviate the occasional nervousness or anxiety we might initially have when seeking a psychic reading especially if our question is of a sensitive or intimate nature. In truth though, a good psychic will have your best interests at heart and will do their utmost to put you at ease even whilst communicating sensitive information. Because of this, anonymity is perhaps not the best reason to seek an email reading but if this is a concern for you then its certainly an option.

Now that we have looked at some of the advantages inherent in an email reading what about any disadvantages? Perhaps the main disadvantage is that should any additional questions come to mind as they quite often do then that would necessitate a second reading. During a live reading you can always stop and ask questions but the nature of an email reading does not provide for this. You are basically committed to the original questions you wrote down which is why its important to take some time at the outset to formulate them.

As you can see a psychic email reading has its own distinct advantages and is a unique alternative to other forms of live readings. Especially if you have a busy schedule and time is a concern then this could be an excellent option for you. By all means give a psychic email reading a try but I do recommend having a live reading at some point too. Trying out both styles of reading first-hand will give you a much better feel for the distinct advantages and benefits of each.

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Do you want your hair to grow thicker? Many men and women are using the moon phases to do just that. It’s easy. The most challenging part is to match the right day with your hairdresser’s appointment book and your own busy schedule. Astrologers and hair experts who champion the moon phases for hair treatments agree that the Full Moon is the best moon phase to cut hair to grow thicker.

The Moon Phase

The Full Moon is the most well-known moon phase, and with good reason: it is the biggest light in the sky at night that happens once a month. Unless it is cloudy or stormy, you are sure to see it blazing up the heavens in the evening. In the context of astrology, the Full Moon is all about completion, maturity and fulfillment. Whatever has been moving along for the last cycle reaches a peak of growth. In gardening, vegetables that grow annually above ground like beans and squash are planted to allow the seeds to absorb the most water. Leafy vegetables are harvested when the moon approaches full to capture the best flavor and nutrients for eating.

The Moon Signs

Some folks take it even further by choosing particular astrological signs to lending a helping hand to the Full Moon phase. After researching more than thirty sources on the topic, it turns out that half of the zodiac contributes desirable qualities to growing hair thicker. These are Taurus, Cancer, Leo, Scorpio, Capricorn, and Pisces. These recommended signs favor the attributes of earth and water, fertile and semi-fertile, fixed and cardinal signs. The one exception to the absence of a dry/barren attribute is the sign of Leo, which is highly preferred as a sign to cut hair to grow thicker at any time during the moon cycle.

Pick the Right Day

Several choices emerge to choose a day to cut hair to grow thicker. First is the day of the Full Moon. Second is one of the recommended astrological signs that occurs on Full Moon day; for instance, a Full Moon in Taurus. Third would be the astrological sign that occurs within two days either side of a Full Moon. The final choice would be during any day that has the moon in one of the recommended signs.

Does cutting hair with the moon phase offer a guaranteed overnight success? Hardly. Working with natural cycles means a time commitment: it may take a full year, a couple of months, or improvement may be noticeable for some within a few short weeks.

Note: No claim or guarantee is made for your hair cut results.

2009 Laraine Mesavage, All rights reserved.

This article may be distributed freely on your website, newsletter or e-zine, provided the entire article, copyright notice, link and author resource box are included as written.

The author enjoys collecting and sharing the available hair care information based on astrological moon signs, moon phases and moon void of course. Find the Moon Hair Calendar 2009 at http://www.moonhaircalendar.com.

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Love readings, that have turned out to be very trendy, come in a variety of forms. The four major forms are Astrology, Tarot cards, psychic love readings or Numerology.

Tarot readings are supported on what does the Tarot cards speak regarding you. The cards you take out (or the person who reads takes it out for you) and their grouping with one an additional conclude the interpretation. Obviously, the person who reads has to be skilled to do a fine along with correct job.

Astrology readings are resolute with the help of planets as well as their placement with each other.
Obviously, the planets travel around and so the analysis might be dissimilar every time. It’s significant to identify for how much time the astrology love reading is fine for you.

A psychic love reading is a collection of numerous regulations. A few involve drumming into energies; while others are supported on contact with outer space beings along with beings. The majority psychic readings deal with other than one regulation. You ought to make certain that the person who reads you come up to has excellent reviews from earlier users.

Numerology love interpretations are supported on numbers. There are a various appropriate numbers that decide your fortune. A few have to do through your name, and the left ones with your date of birth. It’s most excellent to identify as soon as feasible which way your love life is taking you so that you will be capable to approach to the correct decisions.

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