1.0Astrological Musingshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/astrologicalmusingsLynn Hayeshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/astrologicalmusings/author/lynnhayesAging and the Eight Gates - Astrological Musingsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="5R7afMQuOK"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/astrologicalmusings/2007/06/aging-and-the-eight-gates.html">Aging and the Eight Gates</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/astrologicalmusings/2007/06/aging-and-the-eight-gates.html/embed#?secret=5R7afMQuOK" width="600" height="338" title="“Aging and the Eight Gates” — Astrological Musings" data-secret="5R7afMQuOK" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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It’s no secret that aging gets no respect in our Western post-war culture. Over the past 50 years or so (since Pluto entered Leo) youth has been celebrated and anyone who couldn’t keep up was shunted aside. Without respect for the wisdom and history of our aging population, they became lonely and abandoned. My mother…http://bp1.blogger.com/_i68-gIhTBvc/Rm6IPDDVeQI/AAAAAAAAAKw/s_3nFzxXE5M/s320/Japanese-gate.jpg