My Story

[Guest guest]

Dec 4, 2000

 

Re: Stories of Astrologers: My Story

 

All,

 

Was up here on the Net, and saw Stephanie's request

for "true stories" from Astrologers, about how they

got started, this, that, etc. I thought she/you all

might be interested in my story…so here goes…

 

First, the data -

Mu'Min M. (Mustafa) Bey

Dec 2, 1968

9:43AM

EST

Philadelphia, PA

USA

Western: Placidus, Asc 15 Cap

Vedic: Lahiri, Lagna 21 Sag

 

The Beginning…

I got started with Astrology exactly 8 years ago,

mid-Nov, to be exact; the way it all happened was a

bit funny…

 

I was born in Philly, to a very strong Black Baptist

family, and no one in my family, in my extended

family, in my neighborhood, in my community had any

connection to Astrology whatsoever - in fact, it's

pretty safe to say that most of them would have been

(and many still are) dead-set against it, even though

they know little or anything about it. Anyway, one

day, in the Summer of 1992, I was going up and down

the radio dial, out of boredom, and I ran across this

guy named Richard Whiten, who was talking about this

thing called Astrology…it sounded pretty interesting,

so I listened again the next week, and the next week,

and pretty soon, I was listening for about two months;

I finally got up the nerve to go check him out.

 

I went to see him, and he did my horoscope - and at

the end of the meeting, he said that I had a very

strong talent for Astrology, and that it could work

for me if I worked with it. Since he was also a herb

and vitamin distributor, I thought he was just saying

that so I would buy some more of his stuff. I told him

so, I rolled out.

 

The Summer turned to Fall, and things between me and

my then-girlfriend fell apart (Angie: Aug 20, 1970

6:30AM EDT, Philly, PA USA); at the same time, I was

laid off from my landscaping gig. Depressed with a

whole lot of time, I decided to go check out this

Astrology stuff, and went out and bought a book on it

- I still have it, I keep it as a memento. It was

called, "The Complete Astrologer" by Derek and Julia

Parker, and it came with a fancy book cover that you

slide the book into when you're not reading it. It was

pretty expensive, set me back about $35.

 

So, I started reading and studying, and pretty soon, I

was able to memorize what all of the Planets, Signs,

Houses and Aspects meant. I bought other books by Dane

Rudhyar, Rob Hand, Jeff Green, and Noel Tyl. After

awhile, I had a nice little collection, and I don't

know, it started becoming an obsession - every chance

I got, I was asking someone for their data to do their

chart; every time someone saw me, I had an Astrology

book in my hand. It was getting deep.

 

In the beginning, when I was out of work, I would

study Astrology no less than 12 hours a day, 7 days a

week, and this lasted for about 6 months. Like I said,

it was Deep.

 

My family, already thinking that I was headed straight

to Hell for converting to Islam, now was really

whacked out over my "thing" for the Devil's Sorecery,

Astrology. I endured all kinds of stuff, not only from

my peeps, but also from the people in the 'hood. But I

kept going - I was caught in the grip of Uranus and

Neptune.

 

I got another job, blue-collar, which is where I've

worked all of my adult life - I remember I had to be

at work at 7AM - so, what I would do is, I would get

up at about 3 or 4AM, eat, make prayers, and study for

about an hour or so before leaving out….then, on the

job, I take a book and/or some charts with me so I

could study at lunchtime. At quitting time, I would go

to this bookstore on the way, up in Chestnut Hill (for

those know Philly); there, I could read books for

free, and I would stay there until I got kicked out

(closing time). On the weekends, I would stay in the

house and study round the clock - wouldn't eat,

wouldn't shave, wouldn't bath, until Sunday night, the

night before going back to work on Monday. I'd repeat

the same routine again.

 

I would go to the bookstore, and drop something like

$200/mo on books - one time, when I had a lot of

overtime, I think I bought up Border's whole shelf of

books, and spent something like $400 worth of stuff -

the white lady behind me, her eyes were so wide I

thought they were going to pop out of her head - I

guess she never saw anyone buy that many books at one

time. I didn't either.

 

A strange thing started to happen, after awhile - even

though there were a lot of people the put down

Astrology to my face in the daytime, it was these same

people that would sneak over to my place at night, or

call me around midnight, and unload all of their

issues on me - they wanted my advice. Since then, I've

been privy to a LOT of drama. AIDS. Spousal Abuse.

Legal ranglings. Homelessness. Unfinished biz in the

early home. Rape. Cheating Spouses. Suicide attempts.

You name it, I've heard about it…

 

Again, it's Deep.

 

In Jan, 1993, I got a call from Richard White…he

wanted to know if I was interested in sitting in on

his radio show with his colleagues; I jumped at the

chance. It was there, that I would meet my mentor in

the Western Astrological Arts, Basil Fearrington. We

met, and the rest, as they say, is history.

 

It was from Basil that I got with it on the

mathematical tip…as a matter of fact, it was from him

that I learned about Mundane Astrologer, Electional

Astrology, Horary Astrology, Midpoints,

Astrocartography, Harmonics, the Psychodynamics of the

Horoscope, Solar Arcs, all of that. I was going

beserk, writing Basil 15-20 page hand-written letters,

asking him detailed questions about this or that;

often, I would send him analyses of charts that I did.

I was going beserk.

 

Towards the end of 1994, I went to prison for doing

damage to my sister's abusive ex-boyfriend. I stayed

on the inside for nearly two years. During that time,

I learned how to rectify charts by hand; I learned to

construct midpoint sorts, too. I rarely left my cell,

I just studied all day and all night; I would leave

out for Ju'mah and to see visitors and eat. On the

block, I was called "Facts" or "Books".

 

When I came back home, I got my first computer, one of

Basil's - it was OLD, used to crash all the time, it

was DOS, and had Blue Star on it - but I wanted a

machine so bad, and I couldn't afford anything else,

so I got it. I didn't know how to type at the time,

nor did I know anything else about computers and

Astrology software - so, what I would do, ever night

after I got home, was push buttons until I figured

everything out. That took me a couple moths.

 

Then, at this time, I started to get family members

coming to me, the same ones that were conviced that I

was going to go to Hell - now, they wanted me to "tell

them something".

 

Deep.

 

Getting bit by The Vedic Astrology Bug

In the Spring of 1998, I got bit by the Vedic

Astrology Bug. I was turned on to it by Basil, and

once I got my first book, "Light on Lif", I never

looked back. I went to NYC and met Vishnu Sharma,

Ph.D., who was a 6th generation Astrologer from

Punjab, India. He told me that he couldn't train me

the way that I wanted him to, because health wasn;t

very strong., but he said that I had combinations that

not only promised success in Vedic Astrology, but also

indicated that I could teach myself. I've met with him

a total of three times since then. He was right.

 

He asked me to see my chart, and after looking at it

for about a minute or two, he said that I would be a

"somebody" in Astrology; I asked him why, and his

answer was that I had a very strong Jupiter, among

other things. He also said that I would end up

teaching Astrology in universities - at the time, I

was trying to teach at Temple U, here in Philly.

Again, he was right, even when I told him that I never

went to school. He said that I would be a really big

deal overseas, too - that remains to be seen.

 

By the end of the Summer of 1998, I was discussing the

charts of Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky with people

like Rob Koch. Das Goravani, whose list I was on, saw

my writings and took a liking to me. After impressing

him with a reading of his daughter's chart, he gave me

a copy of his program - before that, I had a cheap DOS

version. That was a big come-up.

 

Going Pro

In the Fall of 1998, I was teaching Western Astrology,

for Beginner's at Temple U; I'm still here, with

things getting better all the time. One of my plans is

to begin teaching private Classes in both, Western and

Vedic Astrology, beginning Jan, 2001. And, I still

give lectures around the City. I see clients, it's

coming along quite nicely actually, and one of my

dreams is to lecture Internationally, you know, at the

big conferences like UAC, stuff like that.

 

One of the weird things for me, is how I get people

from India coming to me for counsel - to me, it's like

people in Hong Kong wanting me to teach them Kung Fu,

you know what I mean? And then, I get sideways looks

from people when they find out that I'm an Astrologer

- I guess I don't fit the "Astrologer" profile.

 

After many years of mulling it over, I've come to the

conclusion that I have a rather unusual "thing" for

Astrology, and that I'm a "portal" for people that

probably wouldn't have access to Astrology otherwise;

strangely enough, the moment that I recognized this

and accepted it, things started to drop into place for

me, clients, speaking engagements, you name it.

 

Mine is a work in progress, and I guess why I go thru

all of this, is to say to Stephanie, and others out

there, to, as Nike says, Just Do It.

 

Salaam,

Mu

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Dear Mu Min Bey

 

I read your story and thought I'd post a reading of your chart as I promised

to do this long ago but never really got around to it. Firstly you were born

in the 9th sign of the zodiac with a good benefic Venus close to the lagna

cusp. Venus is the lord of two upachaya houses so will give good results

later rather than earlier. Venus is also well placed in the ninth house in

the 9th sign from the natal Moon. Venus is the 11th lord of gains in the

lagna so will eventually give results after a lot of hardships. This Venus

also suffers the cruel aspects of Mars and Saturn as does the lagna and

lagna lord. This shows many obstacles and disapointments in life and

somebody who is going to come up the hard way. The lagna cusp falls in Purva

Ashadha a deep and philosophical nakshatra and Venus fall in Uttara Ashadha

also a nakshatra that gives great insight but can also show the early life

is troubled. Its lord Sun is in the 12th house of loss but also in Scorpio

an occult sign and sex sign. This Venus shows a highly sexual nature as it

has the aspects of Mars and Saturn. This reveals your interest in sexuality,

hidden powers and esoterical knowledge. Saturn and Rahu are in the 4th house

of domestic environment showing you are in a working class or shudra

neighbourhood (Saturn) surrounded by poverty, hardship and most likely a lot

of migrants (Rahu). This can show dissatisfaction with the country of birth

also and a hard life for the mother as Saturn and Rahu are in the 4th house

afflicted by Mars who also afflicts the Moon.

 

Your Moon is in the 5th house in the sign of the Ram making you headstrong

and passionate, but forthright in expressing your views, you like to butt

heads with others as your Moon has the aspect of a strong Mars. You want to

be peaceful as shown by Venus in the lagna but you will always fire others

up with your direct speech. Your Moon is also a sexually charged planet

being in the sign of Mars aspected by Mars and in the nakshatra of Bharani

ruled by Venus. Your Yoni is the male elephant indicating it may seem like

you have the sexual strength and sexual organs of a male elephant. Your

Venus is also square Mars and Saturn so the Moon takes on the character of

your afflicted Venus to some extent. However you are a kind and sweet man

who others will seek out for advice, especially women. Your Moon is ava yogi

so will bring problems to the mind and the Moon's dasha must have been

somewhat difficult from 1982 to 1992 as Moon is 8th lord in the 5th house of

the intellect. School may well have been difficult with no interest in

mundane subjects and not really knowing what to do with yourself. Anger may

also be a big problem at times because of the aspect of Mars on the Moon and

Mars in exchange with Mercury. This may have brought trouble from the police

as Mars is the karaka of them. However, these aspects also add power and

direction to the mind making it sharp and precise. Good analytical skills

are shown as well as good hand speed, timing, skill and power with Jupiter

in the 10th house with Mars dig bala and Ketu. Mars in also in exchange with

Mercury bring the influence of Mercury into the 10th house in Virgo where

Mercury is exalted.

 

The 10th house is very powerful with lagna lord Jupiter in association with

Mars dig bala and Ketu which is also said to have directional strength in

the 10th house as it has the nature of Mars. Jupiter is in the nakshatra of

Uttara Phalguni ruled by the 9th lord of the divine Sun. This is a wonderful

combination as Uttara is said to be the nakshatra of service to humantiy and

gives a generous and kind nature. This combination also shows a spiritual

interest involving foreigners, the occult and a big interest in travelling

to foreign countries as Sun is in the 12th house in Scorpio. This also is a

combination for a turbo charged libido as Pluto is there also. Jupiter is

association with Uranus in the 10th house in the sign of Mercury is a

combination for a world famous astrologer. Mars being there with Pluto will

make you a fanatic. You would be a fanatic about everything. Thats why when

you gave that guy a flogging you must have given him a good old Mars and

Pluto hiding. You don't do 2 years for a simple fist fight. Mars and Mercury

in exchange and associated with Jupiter will give you excellent natural hand

skills. In the old texts they say Mars and Mercury in conjunction makes a

boxer. Pluto being there will give explosive knockout power. You have 4th

and 5th lords in the 10th house, this is a good raja yoga for success.

 

Sun as 9th lord of the Guru and the divine in the 12th house will make you

travel overseas looking for your Guru and spiritual knowlege. Mercury is in

association with Sun in the 12th house being the dispositor of all the

planets in the 10th house. This shows your obssession with occult knowledge

and foreign cultures and religion. Sun is in good aspect to Rahu which is a

great aspect for physical strength and health. Sun and Mercury both fall in

the nakshatra of Anuradhna ruled by your biirth yogi planet Saturn, so they

become excellent planets. Your Saturn has been a hard taskmaster and your

Mars is very strong bringing problems with violence and anger. Birth yogi

Saturns transit over your natal Moon has made you study in solitude and gain

knowlege to make you a great astrologer. Saturn is in the nakshatra of

Mercury and Mercury is in the nakshatra of Saturn showing you will

eventually make you home overseas or away from the area of birth as the

influence of the 12th house is very strong. You may well become a author as

Jupiter the lagna lord is in the sign of Mercury and Mercury is in exchange

with Mars the 5th lord of the intellect. The 3rd lord of writings is Saturn

as birth yogi planet in the nakshatra of Mercury. If you write it will be on

occult and foreign subjects as shown by Mercury in the 12th house in the 8th

sign of the zodiac.

 

You will do good and detailed research as from the Moon lagna representing

mind, Mercury is the 3rd lord of mental outlook, writings and communications

and 6th lord of work and service. It is in the 8th house and 8th sign of the

occult and sex. This explains your large collection of charts concerning

porn stars. From the Moon, Mercury is in exchange with Mars the 8th lord of

research and profound thinking but also lord of sexual passions. This is a

good vipreeta raja yoga. Moon is in Aries the sign of the head so your head

is full of all these ideas. You will write a practical, entertaining and

maybe even controversial book.

 

Why did you end up in jail? Well the lagna and lagna lord are afflicted by

Mars and Saturn. The lagna lord is associated with Mars the 12th lord of

jail, the planet of violence and also the police. These two are disposited

by Mercury who is in the 12th house of jail also. You were running Mars

major period and Jupiter minor period in 1994 and at the end of that year

you went into Mars/Saturn. Saturn is the planet of isolation and seclusion

and you ran that period for 2 years, probably the time you spent inside.

Saturn is in the 4th house of home in the nakshatra of Mercury who is in the

12th house of self undoing, isolation and of course, imprisonment. Saturn of

course is in the 12th house from natal Moon in the nakshatra of Mercury the

dispositor of the lagna lord. At the end of 1994 lagna lord Jupiter was in

transit in the 12th house of imprisonment with the cruel aspects of Saturn

and Mars. Your Mars is a planet of impulsiveness, violence and passion as it

is in the nakshatra of the 8th lord of disgraceful behaviour and ava yogi

planet Moon. Your Moon is in Aries, the sign of the head afflicted by Mars

by 8th house aspect, its worst aspect. It was probably a impulsive act of

violent passion that put you in jail. Your Mars is lord of the 8th house

from Moon and Moon is lord the 8th house from the lagna. Mars reaches its

maturity at 28 years of age so when you got out of prison you have put it

behind you and never returned to jail again. Mars in association with Ketu

can show violence brought over from a previous life. I have seen this

combination in a number of charts where violence has put somebody in jail.

 

Rahu period will make you into somebody known overseas as well as your

homeland as it is in the 4th house from lagna and 12th house from the Moon

or mind of the masses. Its dispositor Jupiter is lord of lagna in the 10th

house, the highest house of the heavens. Rahu is in the nakshatra of birth

yogi planet Saturn and associated with Saturn so is a lucky planet. Saturn

is also lord of the 2nd house or the 5th house from the 10th house showing

intelligence and knowlege of the heavens. Rahu has the full aspect of

Jupiter and Uranus the planet of the 3rd eye and astrology. Rahu/Jupiter

will give great gains in astrological knowledge. Rahu also is in excellent

trine aspect to 9th lord Sun so Rahu will be good for you. In the Vimsamsha

chart of spirituality, lagna lord Venus is in the 5th house with Jupiter and

Uranus in the Vimsamsha of Saturn your birth yogi planet. You are a good and

decent man as Venus is atmakaraka and karaka of your soul. In the navamsha

chart Venus is vargottama once again in the 9th sign and associated with the

planet of the heart and soul Sun. Navamsha lagna is Libra and you have the

nature of a Libran as well as a Sagittarian.

 

Your love life will never be a bed of roses as Venus is very afflicted and

the 7th lord is in the 12th house of loss in exchange with enemy Mars. Mars

also afflicts the planets of women, Venus and Moon. The navamsha lagna

contains ava yogi Moon and the great enemy of the Moon, Rahu. Relationships

could be very stormy although you will never have trouble attracting women.

You are sexually powerful as Mars is the 5th lord of love affairs and 12th

lord of the bedroom escapades in the 10th house associated with Jupiter.

This will grant you a good sex life but no peace in love relationships as

Mars is an angry disruptive planet. Your 7th lord of sex is Mercury located

in the sex sign Scorpio in exchange with 12th lord Mars who afflicts Venus.

Moon as 8th lord of sexual passions is also in the sign of Mars aspected by

Mars and also in the nakshatra of Venus. Is it any wonder we are

corresponding!! Your Moon is in a vasiya sign to my Moon and your Mars

aspects my Venus. Your Sun is also in exact trine to my Venus as well as

other good aspects.

 

I can imagine how tough your life has been being a member of two minority

groups being black and also a Muslim. Rahu is the planet of Muslims with

Saturn your 3rd lord of mental outlook. There are many bad stereo types

about Muslims and watching T.V you are led to believe all Muslims are AK 47

carrying terrorists, running around with tea towels on their heads trying to

blow everthing and every honest God fearing American to pieces with some

fiendish bomb. Fundamentalism is a curse in any religion whether it be

Christian, Muslim, Hindu or any other religion. Tolerence and respect for

diversity should prevail but unfortunatley some religions take the attitude

if you are not with us you must be therefore against us and act accordingly.

This is the animal nature in man where he thinks he must protect his patch

or turf. Take care and good luck with all your hopes and dreams.

 

Andrew

 

P.S. I was born 19th of March 1962. 05.30am Melbourne. Australia. Aquarius

lagna. Aries navamsha lagna. I only use Krishnamurti ayanamsha and Mean node

position. Tell me about about myself and especially the past year under

Venus sub- period. I want to evaluate your skills myself and give you honest

feedback. Thats how we really learn something.