#as they present themselves and also they avoid leadership and responsibility until they grow closer with someone who pushes them

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What can I say? They're my favorite.

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BELLATRIX BLACK is THIRTY-ONE YEARS OLD and a SENIOR ADVISOR in THE DARK LORD’S ARMY at THE DEATH EATER HEADQUATERS. She looks remarkably like CRYSTAL REED and considers herself aligned with THE DEATH EATERS. She is currently TAKEN. 

→ OVERVIEW:

tw: murder, death, kidnapping

Mysterious and cool blooded, Bellatrix Black is a name that strikes fear into the hearts of those familiar with it. A tenacious young woman, Bellatrix is the eldest child of CYGNUS and DRUELLA BLACK and was made by her father in his image. Bellatrix would always have a special place in the heart of her parents as their eldest, but would present herself to them as their legacy and the member of her family who carry forward their lineage with pride. Raised with strict ideals in regards to marriage and the importance of keeping their bloodline pure, Bellarix grew up striving to make her parents proud though perhaps not in the way they anticipated. Whilst her youngest sister NARCISSA longed to find a handsome Pure-Blood prince from the fairytales her mother read her, Bellatrix wanted more. She wanted to be like her father and make a difference in the world. Bellatrix and her sisters had been raised in the knowledge that in a world as cruel as this one, not all were created equal though everyone seemingly believed they could be. Being a Black once meant respect in the wizarding world, the realisation that you were a higher caliber of witch and wizard which had slowly been eroded by the embracing of Muggles and Mudbloods alike who didn’t deserve to even brush shoulders with their family. Bellatrix felt strongly about being a member of the Black family and wrapped herself in books and research on their family line. 

By the age of six, she could recite all the pivotal members of the Black family tree with the ease most children can recall their favourite nursery rhyme, making her the firm favourite of her aunt WALBURGA BLACK whose faces adorned the walls of her family home. Bellatrix enjoyed the attention that embracing their family rhetoric brought her, including the undivided attention of her very busy father. As Bellatrix aged, her father began to intrust her with more responsibility and allowed her to hear his personal thoughts and feelings on the world she dutifully attempted to pass on to her younger sisters and cousins. Sitting with them during family parties or alone in their room, Bellatrix would read her sisters stories of great Pure-Blood witches and wizards and encourage them to dream the world in a way their parents would have wanted. Narcissa and ANDROMEDA would marry into fine families and adorn their family tree with more beautiful children or join The Ministry of Magic and help their father control the rot from the inside as she hoped to do after finishing her studies. One thing Bellatrix was sure of growing up was the Black’s would have their part to play in the way the world was shaped and she was ready for the challenge, which would begin at school. Bellatrix was placed into Slytherin upon joining Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, just like all other Black’s who had come before her. 

Asserting herself at school as a dominant figure amongst the other pupils, Bellatrix ensured she was both feared and respected and hand selected a group of likeminded Slytherin students to enforce her message. Her first choice was her eldest cousin, EVAN ROSIER- slightly younger than Bellatrix and her favourite relation other than her younger sisters. His father had been taken from him by Muggle gang members, which had made him lean on Bellatrix for support during their earlier years at school. CASTOR WILKES quickly became Bellatrix’s best friend as someone who was almost as wicked and entitled as her, their family hadn’t come from as much money or notoriety as hers which had left them hungry for power and loyal to anyone who would offer them it freely. Then there was RODOLPHUS LESTRANGE, a quieter choice for their group of misfits and was often left doing their potions essays as they lounged around in detention. For the first few years of her life at school making pupils cry and watching teachers tear their hair out as she refused to play by the rules set in place. She despised sharing a school with mudbloods and blood traitors and made no effort to hide those feelings, her parents didn’t care of course, they would have sent Bellatrix to Dumstrang Institute if it had not been a family tradition to attend Hogwarts. Bellatrix had a desire to make those who should not have been there aware of their standing within society, but knew she needed greater direction. It was during her final year at Hogwarts she was first approached by the man who would change her world forever. 

Her parents held a Yule dinner at their home each year on Christmas Eve which was attended by her entire family and other pivotal members of the wizarding community. More than often Bellatrix spent the party being watched by her mother, her nervous gaze trained on her eldest daughter in the hopes she wouldn’t upset the apple cart and tell a Ministry Official her thoughts on the current state of the country- but this year was different. As she was sent to collect a bottle of her father’s best firewhiskey from his study, Bellatrix was approached by an older wizard she had not met before. He avoided introducing himself for as long as he possibly could, keeping the conversation focused on Bellatrix. He asked about her life at home, her friends at school and claimed he could see she was destined for more than the schoolgirl antics her father had told him about. TOM RIDDLE believed Bellatrix was a young woman of purpose and revealed he would be in touch in the near future before disappearing into the crowd gathering in the hallway of Brideswater Manor. Later that evening, her father would invite her into his office to tell her the world as they knew it was changing and Bellatrix had an important role within it. The Dark Lord, as he called himself- was rewriting the wizarding world and planned on taking the Black family along with him to the top of the hierarchy. Bellatrix would infiltrate Hogwarts and hand select people who would be a good fit for this new future as young followers of The Dark Lord.

Dutifully, Bellatrix agreed and returned to school that year with the aim to discreetly recruit as many people as she could to impress her father and hopefully gain the respect of The Dark Lord in tandem and graduated fulfilling that aim. Bellarix delivered her schoolmate Wilkes, her cousin Evan and important figures in their world like LUCIUS MALFOY. Her standout contribution came in corrupting the minds of those younger than her such as her cousin REGULUS BLACK. Bellatrix had always been fond of her youngest cousin but involving him in her latest affairs certainly brought them closer together due to his status as her understudy. Bellatrix was prepared to give her life over to spreading the message of The Dark Lord and he hadn’t failed to notice every time she brought him more names, which seemingly became more impressive. After a while, he stopped coming to visit her father and was only interested in speaking with Bellatrix, sending for her to visit him at his base in London where they would sit alone, plotting the demise of the world as they knew it in the hopes of rebuilding a better one in its place. Despite being much younger than a number of his first followers, Bellatrix quickly rose within the ranks to become his senior adviser and second in command on all of his most important projects, including hand selecting those who will be closest to the top. Currently Bellatrix is working closely with one of her favourite finds, RABASTAN LESTRANGE with the aim of grooming him as her second in command right under the nose of his family, who she hopes will join them soon enough. 

Though Bellatrix has been tasked with spreading his message, she has also been offered a greater task to which she alone is privy. Knowing the inner workings of ALBUS DUMBLEDORE well, The Dark Lord is convinced a rival group will rise to try and combat the one he is slowly building. Whilst gathering followers, Bellatrix has been tracking the movements of her disgraced cousin SIRIUS BLACK and a number of his associates in the hopes of squashing a potential rebellion and killing as many people as necessary in order to ensure his work goes exactly according to plan. The Dark Lord’s current vision is to stoke the fires of rebellion in the wizarding world, targeting creatures and showing them how their lives might be different under new leadership. Bellatrix and Rabastan were sent to recruit circus werewolf SILAS CRUMP in the hopes a band of freaks and creatures would follow. A simple task quickly turned messy as Silas pushed back, leaving Bellatrix and Rabastan compromised. In an attempt to think quickly the pair tracked him down and kidnapped his daughter CORIN HALE as a worthy replacement to infiltrate the circus and casting a memory charm on Silas to safeguard both them and their movement. Bellatrix believed the problem had been dealt with until the body of the Minister’s son BOOKER BAGNOLD ended up in the Ministry’s fountain as a result of Rabastan’s carelessness. Scrambling to cover themselves and safeguard their movement Bellatrix is keen to deal with Silas Crump whatever it takes and ensure there are no more mistakes in their quest for power. 

→ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Blood Status → Pure-Blood

Pronouns → She/Her

Identification → Cis Female 

Sexuality  → Up to Roleplayer 

Relationship Status → Single 

Previous Education → Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Slytherin)

Societies → Pura Sorores

Family → Cygnus Black (father), Druella Black (mother), Andromeda Black (sister), Narcissa Black (sister), Sirius Black (cousin), Regulus Black (cousin/mentee), Evan Rosier (cousin), Orion Black (uncle), Walburga Black (aunt), Axel Rosier (deceased uncle), Adèle Rosier (aunt), Alexandra Rosier (cousin)

Connections  → Tom Riddle (object of affection/boss), Castor Wilkes (best friend), Rabastan Lestrange (close friend/mentee), Lucius Malfoy (close friend), Aristaeus Greengrass (close friend), Rodolphus Lestrange (friend), Alice Yen (adversary), Silas Crump (victim/adversary), Corin Hale (victim/captor) 

Future Information → Wife of Rodolphus Lestrange

BELATRIX BLACK IS A LEVEL 8 WITCH. 

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KARMA FILES:  SuXXess 2020 - MONEY & POWER

CAPRICORN

MONEY: With Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto currently all in Capricorn internal/external changes are inevitable.  At the end of these cycles, people will see you in a different light and you’ll be a different person than you were before these cycles began.   Pluto is the last planet to leave your sign, January 22nd 2024.  Most likely, by this time career change will have happened and you will find it easier to slip into a new role/persona to accommodate the many new beginnings that occur as a result.

Your house of work,  health, service to Self and others, is also going to be greatly affected this year.   Venus will be in Gemini, the sign that is in this house, April 4th - August 8th.  This is a time to create money making ideas, write them down and build a structure.   If you can get anything started before Venus retrogrades, May 13th  - June 25th, you have a chance of success and monetary reward.  However, during the retrograde cycle it is not advisable to start any new project, it will not attract the attention you want for a sustained period of time or give you the financial reward expected.  Any new partnerships formed will not work out either, because you and those involved will not be on the same page.  Wait until the end of the year, when the retrograde season is over before starting anything of this nature.  Venus in Gemini also indicates it will important to take care of not only health/well-being but appearance to.   People will be watching and paying more attention to presentation - a key to your success.

The Nodes of the Moon will also be changing to North Node Gemini, South Node Sagittarius,May 6th - January 19th 2022.  This transit affects everyone and individuals, representing major karma that needs to be overcome (Sagittarius) in order to reap the benefits of the North Node in Gemini.  

Throughout this cycle,  you’ll be learning new things to enhance existing talents and be in a position to communicate them to others in a way that helps individuals incorporate improved wellness on all  levels of life.   Offers to Travel could also be an added bonus as your recognition grows.  To get to this point you have to be honest about mistakes made in the past and work hard to overcome the karma created.  At the same time learning to see clearly, who is a friend/enemy, people who have your best interests at heart.  A positive attitude/faith in your own abilities would work wonders to empower/push you forward, after all Capricorn is the symbol of the Goat climbing the mountain, persevering against all odds, achieving the impossible.  

Avoid allowing pessimism, criticism and negative opinions from certain individuals cloud your judgment, getting in the way of personal progress. Their negativity will only old you back.

Saturn will be moving into  Aquarius and your house of money, material possessions, self-worth and personal resources, March 21st  - July 1st, then permanently,  December 18th - March 8th 2023.  During this time, it’s important that you work harder at self-worth, self esteem and confidence about your individual earning power, as a result of developing unique talents.   The more creative you are, thinking “outside of the box”, the more financially rewarding your efforts will be. You can’t be all things to all people and there will be those who will criticize or wish you to fail in your growth and expansion towards new directions.  These individuals must be left behind.

Once Jupiter moves into this house to join Saturn,  December 20th -May 14th  2021, all the hard work you’ve put in throughout 2020 will start to pay-off, this is why it’s important for you to keep going, no matter what.  

2020 is about building new foundations for success, using latent talents within, yet to be made visible.  Remember, find a need and fill it, so the Universe can show you its abundance.

POWER: The Full Moon Super Moon in Virgo, March 9th, indicated the end of a certain direction you’ve been moving towards in the area of work.   This door closing will now leave room for new ones to open.  By this time you should have realized you must serve Self as much as you’ve serve others, nothing less will do.  Therefore, from this day on, your needs should also be a priority.  The ideologies you lived by no longer work. It’s time to renew your mind and get rid outdated molds of thought, replacing them with something simple, practical and worthwhile.  Expanding your perspective and consciousness will help you see the bigger picture and possibilities available to you.  Reach out and make yourself aware of the latest trends, what the public likes and new cycles coming up over the horizon.

The Full Moon/Super Moon in Libra April 7th,  highlights the end of a partnership with certain individuals in authority/power, possibly female or involve working with women/public.    If the partnership doesn’t end, the structure of it will, so be ready to move on, or at least accommodate the change if necessary.    It’s time for you to present yourself in a more powerful format, so events that occur around this time are a sign from the Universe to prepare for bigger and better opportunities coming your way.

Jupiter is in Capricorn until December 19th, magnifying strengths/weaknesses.  Jupiter rewards when the work is done to strengthen the weak areas of Self and life.  Therefore don’t run away from looking within.   Jupiter is also the Protector of the zodiac, therefore as long as you work with this vibration and move with the Universe you’l be guided away from potential sabotage/saboteurs.

2020 is a year of the Phoenix for Capricorn,  the mountain goat getting closer to the top of the mountain. the Universe will be there to help you along the way, but you must be open, wiling and able to hear the Sound of the Universe (meditation) and listen to you inner voice..  These will be your guides.

KARMA FILE

In 2020 when you ask yourself “why is this happening to me”, the Cause can be linked back to a chain of sequences occurring centuries ago.  If you can accept the fact that in some distant place or time, you demonstrated actions that have now come into full Affect in your life now, it’ll be easier to make life better and heal the past.  Through deep meditation, possible past life regression when and/if you’re ready to go down that road, you can dig deep to find out the truth of certain events.     It takes a tremendous amount of courage, personal integrity and honesty to accept the  reality and fact of personal responsibility/involvement , thatt created a not very positive scenario in one’s life.  However, this is the only way that healing can begin to occur.  Knowing the Truth will set you free.

AQUARIUS

MONEY: With Neptune in Pisces, February 4th 2012 - March 31st 2025, affecting the house of money, material possessions, self-worth and personal resources, your creative skills to come up with money-making ideas will be at its peak.    Dreams, meditations etc., will provide an abundance of insight into prospective plans, especially of a visual nature.    Write everything down .  At the same time, old formats of making money will dissolve during this cycle.  When Neptune retrogrades, June 23rd - November 28th, be careful of being imposed upon financially, people trying to steal your ideas and individuals who take and give nothing back in return.   This would be a good time to fine-tune existing projects to make the structure stronger.    Regardless of how outlandish your visions may seem, try to find the courage and self-worth to at least try to make them tangible.   There will be those who will “chip away” at your self-esteem, in an attempt to make you feel you have nothing worthwhile to offer, knowing full well that you do.

The eclipse in your house of work, health, service to Self and others would have made an impact in this area of life.  The full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Cancer, January 10th, ended the way you felt about the work you had been doing up to this point, leaving room for you to embark upon a new course/direction.   The New Moon Solar Eclipse inCancer, June 21st, highlights a new beginning  of fulfillment, putting your needs first.  Finding alternatives/answers to existing problems you’e currently faced with.  Joint financial partnerships would have also changed around the time of the Full Moon/Super Moon in Virgo March 9th.

When Mercury retrogrades in this house, June 18th - July 10th, the focus should be on creating a healthy environment for work.  Surrounding yourself with people who don’t cause unnecessary stress/difficulties, affecting your well-being overall. Don’t get too worried if work/money aren’t meeting expectations, because 2020 is a year of many retrogrades. This means you have to avoid implementing anything new until the cycles are in direct motion, fixing  underlying weaknesses that would delay the successful outcome of your projects.

The Full Moon/Super Moon in Libra, April 7th, highlights a change fo direction and people you’ve been working with in some capacity, especially if of a legal nature.  The Universe is trying to open new doors of opportunity, so that new individuals who  can help you to the next level, come into your life.

The financial landscape for 2020 is one of building for the future using unique creative skills and ideas.   What you do now has the potential to reap tremendous financial reward.  Jupiter moves into Aquarius on December 20th - May 14th 2021.  This is a longer than normal Jupiter cycle, bringing unexpected events, good luck and surprises.   Jupiter is a magnifying glass and always highlights strengths/weaknesses.  Therefore, as mentioned earlier, what you do now, determines the success of the Jupiter in Aquarius transit.

POWER: The big change this year is Saturn moving into Aquarius, March 21st - July 1st, then permanently, December 18th - June 25th.    Your talents in dealing with people and the masses will be at its peak, because Saturn in Aquarius is a strong combination.   Leadership positions will present themselves as you demonstrate foresight to see/know what needs to be done and what the public wants.   The entertainment world, politics and inventing new concepts/ideas for the future are all areas of expertise that could present themselves during this transit.   Aquarius is the sign of the future and with Saturn providing the discipline and focus, you’ll have the necessary character traits to be successful presenting new concepts for the future.

In addition,  the power/support will be there to overcome hindrances, obstacles, difficulties and people who don’t have your best interests at heart, especially during the Saturn in Aquarius retrograde,  May 11th - July 1st.   It will seem as if the “mountain” you face are insurmountable. However, bear in mind, that blocks/resistances to your goals will prove to be beneficial and instill many valuable lessons.  During the retrograde, gather new knowledge to enhance what you already  know, while researching new ideas.    Once Jupiter joins Saturn in Aquarius, December 20th, restrictions will start to be lifted, bringing new people and opening doors of opportunity.

Planetary Nodes of the Moon will change May 6th - January 19th 2022.   The South Node changes to Sagittarius, in your house of groups, friends, hopes and wishes.   The North Node changes to Gemini, in your house of creative, risks, childhood, happiness and love.  This is a transit that affects everyone on some level and the planet as a whole.   Individually, this will be time to move away from unscrupulous people who have misled you in some capacity with their dishonesty.  As a result, the success of certain hopes and wishes was stalled.   The challenge is to see these people for who and what they are, trusting instincts.  Over the next two years you’ll be motivated to do your own things, your way and not be dependent on others to do things for you.  This may involve learning new skills, but you can do it and be successful in your own right.   At lest you’ll be the one primarily responsible for your own success, which is the path the Universe is leading you towards.

When Mars retrogrades in Aries, September 9th - November 13th, you may feel you have to take action with projects, plans and ideas., but this is probably one of the worst times to start anything.   It will seem to be the right thing to do at the time, but conflict and difficulties will affect a positive outcome.   Wait until the end of the year/January 2021 before implementation.  In the meantime, make your plans solid.

When Venus moves into Gemini, April 4th - August 8th,  your focus will be on presenting what you have offer, making it pleasing to the eye and Self too.  Anything yo can do to enhance the visual aspects of your creative projects and personal image, will be an important factor to later success.   Ideas you’ve had since childhood will also come to the forefront again.   Make sure you have an intellectual rapport with people who seem interested in your projects and spend wisely on items that you need.   During the Venus retrograde,  May 13th - June 25th.  Pay more attention to the impact your projects have on others and make necessary changes.    Opportunity to work in entertainment and/or artistic worlds could present themselves, but wait until the retrograde cycles are over before  saying yea, because success will be short-lived, if it happens at all during the retrograde and financial reward unlikely.

Finally, Uranus in Taurus, March 7th 2019 - July 7th 2025, is affecting home, family, foundation of life.     A sudden turn of events may lead to a move in addition to disruption in the family.hiome environment.   If a move is necessary tread with care, it may only be temporary.     Everything that occurs during this cycle, is for the purpose of removing stagnation that seems to have set in.   Be honest with Self and look at the state of things in this part of your life.   It may even mean you have to part company with certain people and go it alone, in order to achieve greater prosperity.   You can’t take everyone with you, taking into consideration everyone grows at their own pace.

All the astrology aspects of 2020 are gearing you for major changes to take place in your life.   On some level they maybe “earthquakes”, depending on how stuck you’ve become.    A year  for you to start becoming your own person, following the “beat of your own drum”, regardless of what others think you should or shouldn’t be doing.   Deep down you know what you want to do and how to do it, therefore allow your instincts and the Universe to be your guide, then success/empowerment will be yours.

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Try not to  live in fear of the difficulties/hardships that lay ahead.  Everything that a person has to endure can be overcome, as the Universe never presents these “tests” without knowing, full well, that each person has the ability to confront and overcome them.  It’s only our own insecurity, fear and doubt that gets in  the way.  Therefore, in 2020, develop greater internal strength and empowerment to deal with the karma in your life now and on the horizon.  Karma is always just, even if it doesn’t appear to be.   Take heart, knowing that  everyone receives the “fruits of their labors”, one way or another.    No-one escapes Natural Law.  Following the Golden Rule this year will ensure that the future is brighter than current experiences.   The light really is at the end of the tunnel.

PISCES

MONEY: Neptune in your sign February 14th 2012 - March 31st 2025, is having a great affect on how you present Self to the world and how the world sees you. Events that occur throughout this cycle, will “lift the veil”, showing you the truth/reality of what has been going on in and around your life.  The true colors of certain individuals will be made known, leading to disappointment, because they didn’t do the right thing or live up to expectations.  This will be a very sobering time for Pisces, leading you to change on a deep level finding the courage to stand up for what you believe to be true and know is right.    Valuable possessions could also be mislaid.     The Universe is helping Pisces to become stronger in dealing with life challenges and the world in general, by removing the “rose-colored glasses” and seeing people/situations for who and what they are.  Avoid quickly giving people qualities they don’t have.  Learn that trust must be earned.

You have a very vivid imagination and the capacity to see what others don’t see when it comes to creativity.  This, ability, when developed and controlled, correctly, can be a powerful asset to making money.  The Universe is trying to “teach “  you this during the Neptune in Pisces cycle.   Be courageous and bring your ideas into a tangible format, (Neptune retrograde June 23rd - November 28th). surprising everyone with your vision, December thereafter.

Mars moves into Aries, June 29h - January 7th 2021, heralding a cycle of being motivated and encouraged to find new ways to make money. Just don’t be too impulsive, especially during Mars retrograde, September 9th - November 13th.  Your ideas are good, but timing is everything and the deciding factor between failure and success, especially with 2020 being am intense retrograde year.

The Full Moon/Lunar Eclipse in Cancer, January 10th, will have changed the way you feel about creative projects you’ve been working on up to that time, asking Self whether or not you were happy doing them, probably not.     When the New Moon/Solar Eclipse in Cancer June 21st arrives, you will be ready for something new and already have ideas in mind.   Listen to your inner voice, it’ll tell you if you’re on the right track or not.   When Mercury retrograde in Cancer June 18th - July 10th,  You may feel yourself being pulled back into the past and/or people from the past re-emerging.   Don’t get caught up in anything from the past unless it’s unresolved karma, in which case, confront it and then move on.

Uranus in Taurus March 7th 2019 - July 7th 2025, will shake the foundations of projects, plans, communication,  business and ideas, getting rid of all and everything that isn’t prosperous and won’t bring prosperity into your life.  How you share information to the world will be altered and brought more up-to-date.   You should move towards the direction the Universe is guiding you, if success is your goal.    This means your foundation of life, home. family environment  will also change  during this time.

The Full Moon/Super Moon in Libra, April 7th, will bring an end to a certain joint financial partnership and/or legal matter, that hasn’t been the most positive.  Remember, as one door closes another will open.  

POWER: The planetary Nodes will be changing May 6th -  January 19th 2022.   The South Node will move to Sagittarius and the North Node to Gemini.    Sagittarius sits in your house of career, goals, ambitions, authority and power, influencing you to overcome struggles to preserve security, structures of identity, work, career, goals and ambitions.  Shifting your focus to long-term prosperity instead of short-term prosperity.  A chance to improve what you have gained so far.    The Gemini North Node in your house of home, family, foundation of life,  highlights the ability to come up with new ideas, that solve problems you’re faced with in this area of life.  Communicating to the right people who can and will help/support.

The Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius  June 5th, will be the start of this cycle and an indication of what is to come and the direction you need to take,  You may also benefit from past commitments, friends and experiences.   In fact what every occurs at this time will have long-term consequences.

The Full Moon/Lunar Eclipse in Gemini November 30th, influences and ending to communication, ideas plans and business that have affected your foundation of life in a negative way.   It’ll be a chance for you to verbalize  your thoughts/feelings on certain issues that need clarification.

The New Moon/Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius December 14th, will open the door to really start afresh in the right direction to make goals and ambitions a reality, with a solid structure to give support.  People will also be more wiling to help.  

Last but not least,  iIn your house of groups, friends, hopes and wishes Pluto, Saturn, Jupiter are all bringing upheaval to this area of life.  Pluto has been in Capricorn since December 27th 2008 and stays there until January 22nd 2024.   During this time any undermining, dishonest dealings, whether from you or others will be brought to light.  The Universe is “cleaning house”, removing fear, insecurity doubts   At the same time with Saturn joining Pluto December 21st 2017 -  December 17th 2017, the energy of Karma is now in this part of life.    You will find, as a result people you thought of as friends, did not have your best interests at heart and vice versa.   A  time to heal, it would be wise to do so, especially with Jupiter currently in Capricorn until December 19th 2020., magnifying all of the above .   The retrogrades of these signs will be the most important cycles to work through the karma, Pluto retrograde in Capricorn, April 25th - October 4th, Saturn retrograde in Capricorn July 2nd - September 29th and Jupiter retrograde in Capricorn, May 14th - September 12th.     The Universe is trying to transform hopes and wishes into something greater, more unique and powerful. while highlighting the fact that there are those who don’t wish you well (vice versa), that stand in the way of success.   Be honest and truthful about your intent/feelings to friends and acquaintances, and they should give you the same courtesy.   Being karmically correct isn’t easy but necessary when you understand that for every Cause there is an Affect and for every action there is a reaction.

This could be a very powerful year for Pisces, if you’re able to find the courage to confront karma, Self and those who don’t have your best interests at heart. By dong this your true creative potential can be unleashed to the world.  visions made tangible and financial prosperity a reality.

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You must decide in 2020 and probably through deep meditation, whether the path you’re on at this time in the area of career/ambition is the right one.   If you feel a strong pull towards a certain line of work, ask Self honestly,  if this form of employment makes you feel happy/fulfilled. You’re repeating past lives of doing something  that you were good at in the past and received reasonable recognition.  If you prefer doingt something new, follow that path.    The choice is yours.  Just remember that if you choose this familiar direction, you must also learn from the mistakes that were made.  At east if you want the career to be a success.

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Impeachment takeaways: Damning testimony and a surprise confession

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Impeachment takeaways: Damning testimony and a surprise confession

Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney. | Will McNamee/Getty Images

The House collected more damning testimony this week detailing President Donald Trump’s attempts to get Ukrainian help investigating his political foes. A surprise confession came from the White House lectern. And Senate Republican leaders urged their rank-and-file to prepare for a trial before Christmas.

Things sure are cooking on the impeachment front.

To help make sense of it all, we asked five reporters covering the Trump presidency and the investigations to offer insights on what’s happened and what’s ahead.

Does Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s timeline for impeachment — the House passing articles as soon as Thanksgiving and a Senate trial finished by Christmas — sound realistic?

Darren Samuelsohn, senior White House reporter:Not really. But I also think McConnell is making a political play here to set up expectations on the timing for this process when Speaker Nancy Pelosi and company are doing everything they can to avoid talking about a timeline. Washington loves to make deadlines, and when someone in power offers one this town gets even more obsessed about whether it will or won’t be met. So it’s a good move by McConnell to put this out there, even if things spill into 2021 like I think they will.

Natasha Bertrand, National security correspondent:No, but as Darren alluded to, that’s probably the point. Some Democrats I’ve spoken to, including Joaquin Castro, who sits on two of the three main committees investigating impeachment, have said that ideally they’d like to see the House vote on impeachment articles by the spring. But the Thanksgiving and Christmas deadlines floated by McConnell seem unrealistic and like a way to set Democrats up to fail.

Nancy Cook, White House reporter: White House officials are too busy fighting among themselves over who should oversee and coordinate the impeachment response to zero in too much on a timeline. But they are closely studying the former impeachment proceedings of President Bill Clinton and President Richard Nixon for clues about what to come, and they are basing their expectations, in part, on history.

Josh Gerstein, legal affairs reporter:The timing seems awfully ambitious, particularly with the slew of court fights still ongoing that could contribute to impeachment. Of course, Dems can just cry “Obstruction!” and sally forth, and those battles don’t yet involve the Ukraine matter. I do think McConnell’s discussion of timing and mechanics of a Senate trial is aimed in part at reminding Senate Democrats running for president that moving forward with impeachment means there will be a practical impact on their campaigns just as primaries and caucuses are getting underway.

Melanie Zanona, congressional reporter: That timeline is wishful thinking. Democrats are still in the “fact-finding” phase of their investigation — and some members have said they’re surprised by how many witnesses are still lining up to spill their secrets. Democrats also need to hold public hearings at some point and then actually draft articles of impeachment, which could be a time-consuming process. And not to mention, Congress also needs to fund the government by Nov. 21.

Are we any closer to Republicans breaking ranks with President Trump?

Darren:Not in any substantial numbers. After all, Mitt Romney, maybe the most outspoken member of the GOP to take issue with the president on so many different issues, is facing a withering series of attacks from his right. I imagine that message from Trumpworld is one that will have many Hill Republicans lying as low as they can on impeachment for as long as they can. What’s the point for anyone really to speak up until they are actually about to take a vote?

Natasha:No, but we haven’t seen many full-throated defenses either, especially in light of his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from northern Syria and recent reports that Turkey, exploiting that power vacuum, may have committed war crimes against the U.S.’ Kurdish allies by attacking them with chemical weapons. Sen. Lindsey Graham, for example, normally a staunch Trump ally, told an NBC reporter this week that he would “become President Trump’s worst nightmare” on Syria if he didn’t reverse course, and a House resolution condemning the withdrawal passed with bipartisan support. But as our colleagues have reported, that revolt appears to have been short-lived.

Nancy:Toward the end of the week, we did see some cracks in the Republican support particularly after acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney’s startling press conference and his efforts to walk back his statements. House leadership was throwing him under the bus privately, and one of our congressional reporters, Melanie Zanona, had a really interesting conversation with Florida Republican Rep. Francis Rooney, who called Mulvaney’s quid pro quo comment a problem. The White House is not giving Republican lawmakers much help in defending President Donald Trump with their missteps and the avalanche of news out of the congressional testimony — and that puts Republicans on the Hill in a hard place politically.

Josh:I think we’re a tad closer because we have to assume that Republicans in the Senate privately share at least some of the views being openly expressed by others in the GOP. When Speaker Pelosi essentially accuses Trump of being a Russian stooge and someone like Rooney responds by saying, “She’s got a point,” it feels like there’s a level of growing Republican frustration with Trump that will eventually find an outlet. Just seems like under any normal conditions, any GOP lawmaker would dismiss such a suggestion as absurd and offensive.

Melanie: We’ve seen some Republicans start to dip their toes in the impeachment waters — but no-one has jumped in just yet. Sen. Lisa Murkowksi (R-Alaska), who has been pretty careful with her responses to the Ukraine scandal, said: “You don’t hold up foreign aid that we had previously appropriated for a political initiative — period.” And as Nancy and Josh mentioned, Rooney, who has been sitting in on the closed-door depositions, said he was stunned by Mulvaney’s admission of a quid pro quo and hasn’t ruled out supporting impeachment. “I want to get the facts and do the right thing,” he said. “Because I’ll be looking at my children a lot longer than I’m looking at anybody in this building.”

Does the White House seem closer or farther away from an actual impeachment strategy?

Darren:Things are going about how you’d expect they would for the Trump White House. There are too many conflicting messages coming out, and we have different power centers caught up in the scandal trying to save themselves. Chief of staff Mick Mulvaney’s press conference this week, where he acknowledged the political reality of withholding military assistance to Ukraine, followed a pattern we saw during the Mueller and Stormy Daniels probes where Rudy Giuliani would blurt out damaging things that had been done but insist they were all perfectly appropriate. I can’t really tell what the point is other than to limit the damage among Republicans who have to be taking everything in and wondering which way the wind will be blowing when it does come time to vote on impeachment.

Natasha: Farther away, especially as Trump’s allies, particularly in Congress, work for days to try to deny that something happened — i.e., a quid pro quo — only to have someone from the White House or Trump himself completely undermine it in a press conference or tweet, as we saw on Thursday with Mulvaney. The closest thing to a strategy that emerged this week was a concerted attack on Nancy Pelosi, which seemed to have backfired as Pelosi proudly displayed a photo of herself standing up to Trump as her Twitter banner.

Nancy: Strategy has never the strong suit of this particular White House. We’re seeing the same pattern play out with impeachment, as everyone in the Trump orbit from lawyers to outside allies to top West Wing staffers vie for the opportunity to impress the president.

Josh:Still seems more like improvisation than strategy to me. Whatever they’re trying to do is poorly calibrated, even if there is a plan. I thought it was interesting that Mulvaney talked about the importance of having “our P.R. people” at the table, even as he made a confusing presentation that was entirely unhelpful to the president. There does seem to be some fairly consistent messaging about the process, but I suspect this may be because surrogates are too worried about being contradicted on the facts to attempt to defend Trump on those grounds.

Melanie: It still looks like the Trump campaign is taking the lead on the president’s impeachment defense strategy — and it’s not always consistent with the White House, which is creating some headaches for the GOP. Case in point: Even after Mulvaney walked back his admission of a quid pro quo (and Republicans sought to distance themselves from the comments), the Trump campaign embraced one of his lines from the press conference — “get over it” — and turned it into a T-shirt.

Do you think we will be seeing more or less of Rudy?

Darren:I can’t believe I’m writing this, but I think there will be less Rudy going forward. By all accounts, federal prosecutors from the office in New York that he once led are giving Giuliani and his business dealings in Ukraine a thorough scrubbing. And Giuliani knows better than anyone what he’s saying aloud on television and in print interviews can end up being used against him in an indictment. So, I expect Rudy to stop doing so many interviews but that doesn’t mean he won’t still be working closely with the president to strategize on impeachment, 2020 politics and probably some policy, too. And of course, this being Rudy, I completely expect to eat everything I just wrote when he does a full Ginsburg on the Sunday shows.

Natasha:Most experts believe it would be wise for Giuliani to lay low as federal prosecutors examine whether he violated any foreign agent registration laws or engaged in any financial improprieties related to his foreign clients, and indeed he’s been less visible on cable news in the last week and seemingly harder to reach than in the past. But he also just lost his lawyer, Jon Sale, who he’d been leaning on to deal with congressional subpoenas and documents requests. So it’s possible Giuliani will re-emerge to defend himself publicly without a lawyer around advising him not to.

Nancy: Trump campaign staffers, outside advisers and White House aides would love, love, love to see less of Rudy, but he’s like a security blanket for Trump. They share the same penchant for conspiracy theories, plus a really close friendship. Post-Bolton, the president also sees the benefit of not just dropping friends and aides by Tweet — lest they inflict more damage from the outside.

Josh:Rudy may be talking less from here on but there’s going to be plenty for reporters and now the legal system to plow through that will make sure he’s not far from the news. I suspect Trump will attempt exactly the same play he did with Michael Cohen: keep him close enough that he doesn’t get the feeling he’s being hung out to dry, but not so close as to be joined at the hip in case things for Rudy take a turn for the worse. Didn’t work with Cohen, of course. We shall see with Rudy.

Melanie:Publicly, I suspect we’ll see less of Rudy. Even before the arrest of Rudy’s two associates, the White House was trying to bring in new outside legal counsel because they wanted someone to replace Rudy as a surrogate on TV. But that doesn’t mean Trump is quitting Rudy: Not only do they have a long history together, but the president now has an interest in staying in Rudy’s good graces.

What are you most looking forward to next week?

Darren:The World Series. But over in politics nerd land, I’ll be watching to see whether House Democrats do indeed begin to send signals about their timing for impeachment. They technically only have four work weeks left before the Thanksgiving recess (there’s a break scheduled for that first week of November) so it’ll be notable if Pelosi or other committee leaders articulate where we are in the process. We’re also waiting to see how Judge Beryl Howell rules on the Mueller grand jury materials. I wouldn’t put a definite timeline on things but that decision seems imminent and should cause some significant waves in the impeachment debate if the Democrats do win and then the Justice Department appeals as one would expect.

Natasha: I’m curious whether the National Security Council’s lawyer, John Eisenberg, will emerge as a scapegoat for the White House, especially as they try to explain why Trump’s call transcripts — including the one documenting his conversation with Zelensky — were placed in a top secret codeword system meant to conceal the records from scrutiny. I’m even more interested in whether Eisenberg will resist being thrown under the bus and speak out in whatever manner he can.

Nancy:Who is going to take the fall in Trumpworld for the impeachment proceedings: Giuliani, Mulvaney or Energy Secretary Rick Perry? Does the White House move any closer to developing a strategy to fight the Democrats? What does the polling look like on public opinion for impeachment especially among independents and female voters? And what else are we going to learn from congressional testimony from mid-level agency aides and diplomats? It’s been pretty explosive so far and fast-moving.

Josh:The Giuliani-Ukraine story will get the full New York City press corps treatment next week as the two Giuliani associates charged with serving as conduits for U.S. political donations from Ukraine, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, make their first appearance before the federal judge in Manhattan assigned to their case. That should be a scene especially since their arraignment Wednesday is scheduled at about the same time as a big appeals court case in the very same courthouse over New York prosecutors’ efforts to get Trump’s taxes.

Melanie:On Tuesday, House investigators will get to question Bill Taylor, a top U.S. diplomat to Ukraine and a key witness in the impeachment probe. Taylor, as you’ll recall, expressed concerns in text messages to other diplomats about their effort to secure a public commitment from Ukraine to probe the Biden family. At one point Taylor asked: “Are we now saying that security assistance and WH meeting are conditioned on investigations?” To which the other diplomat replied: “Call me.” We’ll see whether Democrats — and eventually the public — get any answers about what was said in that phone call.

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