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Karma Lesson #3: Monica Lewinski's Karma Horoscope
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Monica Lewinksy's Karma Horoscope
See how a karmic reading of former White House intern Monica Lewinsky's birth horoscope may provide insights into her choices in life and the consequences of those choices; and how it may shed some new light on her motivations in the President Clinton affair and her subsequent statements surreptitiously taped by Linda Tripp and her statements under oath to Independent Counsel Ken Starr in the Grand Jury investigation of Bill Clinton.
I think you will see many things in this reading of Monica Lewinsky's karmic horoscope which validate and perhaps explain the basic issues involved in her personal role in the Bill Clinton sex scandal. Perhaps you will also see how her own choices, which were influenced by her own beliefs (both past and present), actually created the reality the world is watching and participating in today. Even if you choose not to take Karma and reincarnation seriously, I think you will have some voyeuristic fun looking for ways that some of the probable outcomes described in the horoscope reading have actually played out in Monica's specific actions and reactions and experiences in the Clinton affair - such as:
* "clashing with authority figures; at times being the scapegoat" * "having an unusual appearance or habit & being mocked or scorned" * "being obsessed with romantic fantasies & unrealistic desires" * "being obsessed with seeking many unstable & unfulfilling affairs" * "being let down or deceived--even betrayed--by friends or lovers"
This Karmic Lessons horoscope reading is of the same type offered to Michael Star's clients through STAR SIGNS Astrology Zine , and no changes have been made to make it appear more appropriate to Monica Lewinsky's current affairs. Any person with the same month/day/year/time and town of birth as Monica Lewinsky would receive the same karmic horoscope reading . Some of the same experiences will be faced by many people, for that is the nature of life on earth; but they may manifest in different forms or occur at different times in their lives.
To keep the length of this document as short as possible, the more general overview section of the Karmic Lessons reading has been omitted here. The part dealing with specific "Aspects of Karma" in her horoscope chart has been reproduced in its entirety. At six typed pages, it is longer than the average karmic reading, which may indicate an "old soul" who has chosen to deal with many karmic lessons in this particular lifetime.
Remember, if we are immortal Spirits, then the body is only the "costume", the psyche is only the "character", and our Soul or Spirit is really the same actor playing a new character in a new costume. The elements of the "plot" are chosen before incarnation; but the play itself is subject to "improvisation" in "real-time" as the life-long drama unfolds and the characters interact. We can create a comedy or a tragedy, for we are writing the script as our Souls come back to play a new role on this stage we call Space/Time.
All that really matters is the choices we make, and those choices and their consequences continually change the reality we experience. Karma is just old choices - old beliefs and old paradigms - which unconsciously create and re-create similar consequences, until we become conscious of them and choose to change them. Free Will supercedes Karma; and it is a reasonable assumption that our Karma was created by our own exercising of our Free Will - that God-given right to choose for ourselves what we create in each lifetime. This is no less a right than the right of a child to choose the course of his own life after he has been raised and guided by the human father and mother who created his body.
As children, we learn from our mistakes. None of us learned to walk without falling down a lot first. Karma is just uncorrected errors and lessons yet unlearned by the Soul that came to animate the child's physical form.
As Werner Erhardt once said: "The Truth shall set you free, but first it might piss you off!" It's like that with our karma. Karma is simply a persistent reminder to challenge us to perceive the Truth, even though we perceive it as a thorn in our side. It is more persistent than our own stubborn refusal to see the ultimate universal Truths; so eventually we will learn the hard way, even if we refuse to learn the easy way.
Often it is only when the consquences of our poor choices have created too much pain and suffering that we choose to make and effort to change. This suffering is not necessary if we are willing to see the Truth; but when we choose to ignore the Truth the pain does serve to get our attention ! Mistakes do not require punishment, but they do require correction. Karma is not a punishment; it is the persistent call for a correction.
Only when we realize and accept that we are responsible for creating our own karma, can we choose to change it by making better choices this time around. This is the essential meaning of the old adage: "What goes around, comes around".
- The Beatie Boys
Monica's birth horoscope has the Sun in Leo, Moon in Taurus, and Ascendant in Libra. If you wish to follow Monica's weekly horoscope forecast, the general Free Weekly Horoscopes for the Sign of Leo and also for the Sign of Libra will be somewhat relevant - but not as accurate as a personal horoscope reading personal reading using exact birth data, like the forecast published in STAR SIGNS Astrology Zine for President Bill Clinton.
There is much to ponder in this astrological analysis of Monica's Lewinsky's karmic lessons in this lifetime. You are invited to draw your own conclusions from the information presented here; and it is my hope that Monica herself will someday see this and gain some helpful insights from it. There is no intent to do any harm to Monica Lewinsky in publishing this personal reading, but since her private life is already a self-revealed public matter and it impacts on world politics, I have chosen to publish it here for all to consider.
What prompted my decision was President Clinton's statement in the public airing of his Grand Jury testimony that she would be compelled by her psychological nature to reveal their private affair to someone. I tend to agree with his assessment, for our karma forms an important element of our psyche.
Choice and Consequences
I tend to see "karma" as a continuance of the soul's "personality" from one physical incarnation to the next - in other words, we carry the same beliefs and experiences in our soul's "memory" each time we incarnate, until we make a conscious choice to change those beliefs, cancel mistaken beliefs, or create new ones.
I also believe that "character is destiny" - for what we believe in our conscious or subconsious mind is what really influences what we choose to create for ourselves in our personal reality. The karma reading is a useful tool for discovering what those beliefs are; so we can choose to change the ones we no longer feel are true for us, and which may be limiting our happiness and success in life. We should always remember that WE create our own karma, and that WE can change it by changing our mind. Until we do, Life keeps reminding us to when we keep creating or attracting situations which reflect the beliefs we are still holding in our minds.
What you read in the first paragraph of each section (the one written in PAST tense) is a summary of the beliefs which Monica's soul had likely formed in its more recent past-life experiences. The following one or two paragraphs list the likely situations these beliefs could create for her in this incarnation. The belief is the Cause, the situations are its Effect. You may be holding onto some similar beliefs, and may be experiencing similar effects in your own lifetime.
For more general information on the karma readings, see the Karmic Gifts page.
Astrologers and students of Astrology: please beware of making the possibly incorrect assumption that a similar aspect in your natal horoscope, or that of anyone else, will have the same meaning as given here in Monica Lewinsky's karmic interpretation. Whether a given aspect is considered a karmic aspect or not depends on other factors specific to the individual's natal horoscope.
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In 1990 I picked up on the high speed trolling method. Because I fished with natural baits, mostly ballyhoo, my speed was limited to trolling at 14 knots. Only the best of baits would hold up at this speed. For several years we rigged between 40-100 horse ballyhoo a day when wahoo fishing.
Prior to the 1996 season, I decided not to use bait at all and strictly use artificial lures. This drastic change was not an easy transition for me. My success rate with double hooked baits was fantastic so why should I change. The year before my team even won the Bimini Wahoo Tournament.
In mid October of 1996 I took my first charter wahoo fishing out of Cat Cay, not telling my clients that what I was doing was not part of my normal program. We managed to boat 8 of 10 wahoo up to 60lbs that day. The numbers looked good to me, but I was not satisfied with the rig used in the lure. At high speed there was a problem with the skirt tangling or fowling on the back hook. I carefully looked at my problem and instead of hiding the back hook in the skirt, I dropped the entire rig back so the point of the back hook was 1/4 inch behind the skirt. That did the job.
As I have done with all the fisheries I have become involved with over 36 years, understanding the species sought, is top priority. Billfish, sharks, tuna, swordfish, dolphin, wahoo etc. are all unique to their environment. Each is sharing the same habitat. However, feeding habits of these species are all totally different. By asking the following questions about the target species, you will be able to focus on that species for more success in locating and catching them. This works with all species from small mouth bass to broadbill swordfish.
Let's start with the questions and see how it works to help understand the target species. Remember that your location in the world may give different answers to the same questions.
What is a wahoo? a) A school fish b) A high speed blue water predator c) A mackerel
When and where do they occur? a) Fall and winter wahoo migrate along the steep drop off of the Bahamas archipelago. Smaller fish migrate through at this time of year. b) During spring the largest fish are found in the eastern Bahamas. c) Summer wahoo are found in both deep water and scattered along the drop off, but not in the vast schools of fall and winter.
How and what do wahoo eat?
a) Small to medium size wahoo eat all types of school baitfish. Ballyhoo, jacks, houndfish, flying fish and small bonito. b) Large wahoo will seek larger prey like big bonito and tuna. The largest wahoo can slice and dice a 50lb tuna. c) Wahoo hunt in packs. Small fish will usually be in large schools. The larger fish will be much less numerous. d) Because of their incredible speed, a wahoo swims up on its prey, grasping it with razor sharp jaws and shaking its head, cutting its prey in pieces.
After several years of high-speed fishing I asked why do they eat so fast? While cruising down the edge at 15 knots, I watched flying fish skitter right on by. For sure bonito and tuna are even faster. A baitfish swimming at 30 knots to escape is no match for a hungry wahoo. A lure going up to 24 MPH turned out to be a natural speed to entice wahoo!
Successful wahoo fishing and the methods used will vary depending on the type of boat and the class of tackle used.
Outboard boats can fish at high speed only when sea conditions are flat to a light chop. In a following sea outboards will bog down to 6 or 7 knots one minute and then surf down sea at 20 knots or more. This unstable condition is a major drawback. A slower speed that allows your boat to maintain a steady trolling rate will not produce the number of wahoo strikes that high speed trolling does, however, you will catch wahoo. Slower speeds by the way are more effective when using natural bait rather then artificials.
Light to medium tackle also has drawbacks when attempting to high-speed troll. At 18 knots for instance I set my drags on 50w reels loaded with 80lb line at 22lbs. No failure ever occurs. You simple cannot apply the proper drag on 30lb or 50lb line to fish ultra high speed. Adjust speed to be compatible with your tackle class.
Perfecting a fishing method takes time. The average angler is limited to how much time he can spend actually fishing. Trial and error can take forever. A problem I see with many blue water fishermen in this day and age is confusion on what works best. The variety of tackle and techniques used to accomplish the same thing varies from one expert to another. The average angler may try a method related by a professional via magazine, video, seminars etc. If that angler uses that method with little success, the next time he may try another method. You must focus on a method and carefully tune in and develop it to your advantage. Know your limitations and pick techniques that you can master. A good example is the variety of ways to rig a ballyhoo. I use maybe 3 or 4 different rigs that work for various types of fisheries. Marlin, wahoo, grouper and dolphin all require different ballyhoo rigs. I don't need to rig a dolphin bait 10 different ways. Pick a rig style that you are comfortable with and master it for maximum success.
Rigging for wahoo is simple. I highly recommend my Double Hook Pro Rig with Wahoo King Lures. Short shank ring eye 10/0 to 12/0 hooks work best. The hook should be positioned as mentioned before with the point of the hook just behind the skirt to avoid fouling on the hook. If natural baits are used, the hook should be placed as far back in the bait as possible.
Anglers that can properly twist stainless or music wire leader should use at least #10 or heavier. Novice anglers will be glad to know that multi strand stainless cable works well and is much safer than leader wire that is improperly twisted. The sharp edge left by not properly breaking off the free end of the leader wire can be as dangerous as wahoo teeth. If cable is used, hard black heat shrink should cover the sleeve and protruding end of the cable. This practice will eliminate nasty cuts and stop the skirt from fouling on the rig.
To eliminate "Bite offs", I use only 3 feet of leader to my lure. A 20lb wahoo is about 4 feet long. When hooked the fish runs off with the lure against it's body. A lure on a longer leader will trail behind the fish and become a target for the next wahoo in line for lunch, usually resulting in the first fish being cut off at the leader. This can become costly. Last season I had only 3 or 4 bite offs out of some 500 wahoo bites.
The short leader has another advantage. We target the larger wahoo. When using wire leader, only one fish is caught on that leader and it is discarded. Any bend or kink in that leader may cause the lure not to pull perfectly strait if reused. When a fish is caught, the fish, lure and rig is put in the box and dealt with later. Another lure and rig is then returned to the water. This practice will allow you to get back to fishing quickly and the crew can remove the hooks after the fish is dead. A much safer practice.
A simple shock leader of 400lb mono 12-15 feet in length is used. A double ring ball bearing heavy-duty snap swivel at one end of the shock leader fastenes to the lure leader. Mono although vulnerable to wahoo teeth works best for your shock leader. Handling the fish at the boat, especially when so many multiple hook ups occur, is easier on mono. When tangles do occur from time to time, mono leaders most often come threw intact and may be reused. When tested, wire or cable shocks were a problem often resulting in lost fish in a tangle. Always the wire and cable had to be replaced.
Next an inline cigar lead is rigged with 2 feet of #19 stainless wire or stainless cable on either end of the lead to repel bite offs. A heavy-duty snap swivel that fastens to our shock leader is sleeved to one end and a loop to fasten to your rod at the other.
Trolling leads come in all sizes up to 3lbs. Selecting the size for your tackle will depend on sea condition and speed. As I mentioned before, I use a 50w reel with 80lb line. A 2lb lead allows me to troll in calm seas up to 20 knots. As the sea conditions build we slow our speed accordingly. Fishing in 3-5 foot seas during winter months at 14-16 knots is an average. Of course boat size may also be a consideration. Know your limitations.
When using lighter tackle, smaller leads should be used at slower speeds. Remember that the faster you go, the more drag it takes to keep the line from slipping off your reel. When a strike occurs at high speed the line is ripped off so fast it may break. I use just enough drag at high speed to keep the line from slipping off the reel.
Any time stainless cable is used, zinc plated or nickel-plated heavy wall copper sleeves must be used. I use nickel exclusively. Electrolysis will eat aluminum or unplated copper sleeves in only several days of trolling. Your rigs will then fall apart.
Occasionally when a lead bite does occur, the shock leader will run threw the wahoo's mouth. The leader will be parcially cut or shaved. Inspect the shocker and have back ups ready for replacement. These bites almost always occur when you have multiple strikes during a "frenzy bite" rather then catching single fish, as you troll along the edge.
Lead bites are quite common. Some fisherman even attach a hook to the lead and occasionally will catch a wahoo on that hook. This practice is plain stupid. I am waiting to here the story when the lead hook catches that fisherman in the arm or face with a foul hooked 60lb chainsaw on the lure end. How greedy for a fish can this guy be?
As you can see I have a safety first attitude. When someone gets hurt, the fun is over. Wahoo can inflict serious wounds. Most of the worst stories I've heard over the years about someone being bitten or snagged by trailing hooks when boating a fish involved wahoo.
Once the basic rigging of the terminal tackle is completed, you should mark your lines at staggered lengths. Trolling 3 lines at high speed is very productive and the chance of a tangle is almost eliminated.
The marking of your lines is simple to do with a good heavy duty waxed lace. To avoid any slipping of the lace on the line, the mark should be made by half-hitching for at least 2 inches on the line.
Placement of lines, all fished flat should be at lengths of 100 feet, 150 feet and 200 feet. One back up rod is usually marked with all three marks in case there is a problem with any of the three rods being fished.
The practice of marking lines allows you to return your bait to the water to the exact position without guessing or hesitation.
Trolling the Edge
Wahoo as we know are a school fish. They will congregate in places along the drop off to ambush schools of bait fish passing by. If bait is scarce the school will scatter out over a mile or more to feed randomly. This break up of the school is common. Days when there are heavy concentrations of bait on the edge, multiple strikes, including triples, are common. When the fish scatter out we see many more single or double strikes rather than triples. Our best day last season produced some 60 bites in 5 hours. we caught 40 wahoo that day and had 15 triple strikes.
Fishing along the drop is accomplished by tacking across the depths in an "S" pattern from the outer edge of the reef in 150 foot of water to 500 foot of water and back in to 150 feet. Some days the fish are in tight on the drop, others they may be just outside. The tacking method allows you to find where and how wahoo are located on a given day. Now and then I find the fish on the reef in 150 feet. all my strikes come only from that depth on that day. Had I worked deeper, I would have missed them altogether.
Proceeding down the edge at 14 knots or faster while tacking will enable you to cover about 10 miles of bank in an hour. We often travel 20 or more miles before finding a pack of hungry wahoo. Once a school is located, repeated passes threw the area will usually produce more fish. If no more bites occur, keep going until another school is found.
"Handling the Fish"
My system of boating wahoo is truly awesome. Fish up to 100lbs are pulled threw the open tuna door and slid into a deck box or lifted into the 320qt SSI cooler on deck. No gaff is ever used except for a foul hooked fish. Our SSI cooler will hold fish up to 60lbs in a salt water chill. The deck box, that is refrigerated, is only used for larger fish or when the other box is full.
When a wahoo is fought to the boat, the captain, must always keep at least one motor in gear. By staying tight on the fish, you avoid the chance of the fish shaking the hook at the boat. When my mate takes the leader especially on a big fish, I put both motors in gear to keep the fish from trying to turn or dive. As he pulls the fish up short, he will take a double wrap on the leader as he walks backward to the forward part of the cockpit actually dragging the wahoo threw the door. Surprisingly the Wahoo will lie still on deck. The mate will then grasp the tail with a gloved hand, choke up on the leader and lift the fish into the cooler. Someone onboard in assigned the job as box man. He makes sure the box is opened at the proper time and as soon as the fish is placed in the box he closes the lid and secures the latch. Handling these fish could not be done any faster or safer. I have never had anyone on board hurt using the routine. Every Wahoo that is gaffed will go ballistic, no exceptions, and blood everywhere.
During a bite we are able to boat fish and rebait in a few moments. Sometimes catching up to 20 or more in under a hour.
Occasionally a fish pulled threw the door will go balistic. When this happens my mate will choke up on the leader to a point where he can hold the fish's head away by keeping his arm fully extended until the fish stops.
Once the fish hits the box, the lure leader is unsnapped, a new lure is snapped on and returned to the water.
If a door is not used, then the gaff must be properly placed in the fish's head. Do not gaff the fish in the body. Wait for the right shot and take your time. A lost fish is better then a fishing buddy with a 20 inch long bite from a wahoo.
"Lures and Bait"
The fact that wahoo prefer lures that do not bubble or smoke makes me wonder why a lure like a jet that has holes to create a smoke trail in used for wahoo fishing. When I pull a Wahoo King Lure behind a 2lb trolling lead, it does not smoke. Any Wahoo King high speed lure or Wahoo King lure and bait combination will work for catching wahoo. If you plan to fish at speeds up to 13 knots, then bait seem to work best. From 14 knots or faster, lures are the ticket. I try to match lure size with the type of bait that is common to an area. Wahoo King Lures are about 13 inches in length. They work great. Color is your preference. I fish a mix when starting out on any given day. If I see any color doing better, I will double up. Most of the time wahoo will eat whatever is presented. The fact that they eat the trolling lead shows us that they are not as selective as we might think.
To conclude, working at high speed in a choppy sea can be tricky. Take your time and develop your skills. This fishery although not difficult to master requires experience to perfect. The results are very rewarding. By catches of dolphin, yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna, blue and white marlin are regularly recorded. Tackle failure at high speed is the main problem with beginning anglers. If your not sure about which piece of tackle to use, use the heavier one to start.
Our stripper flies are hand tied on a #4 forged stainless steel hook. The bodies are tied of white marabou and tinsel and are topped with a strip of undulating rabbit fur. Our Action Discs gives these flies an amazing swimming action. Rigs are assembled with a swivel on 36"/12lb leaders and come packaged with 2 Action Discs. (Flies shown actual size)
Black Russia
White marabou and tinsel body with black rabbit fur strip.
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Blue Hawaii
White marabou and tinsel body with blue rabbit fur strip.
Qty:
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Rusty Nail
White marabou and tinsel body with black rabbit fur strip.
Qty:
$4.00
Gimlet
White marabou and tinsel body with chartreuse rabbit fur strip.
Qty:
$4.00
Dirty Martini
White marabou and tinsel body with olive rabbit fur strip.
Qty:
$4.00
Screwdriver
White marabou and tinsel body with orange rabbit fur strip.
Qty:
$4.00
Singapore Sling
White marabou and tinsel body with hot pink rabbit fur strip.
Qty:
$4.00
Zombie
White marabou and tinsel body with purple rabbit fur strip.
Qty:
$4.00
Bloody Mary
White marabou and tinsel body with red rabbit fur strip.
Qty:
$4.00
Coconut Daiquiri
White marabou and tinsel body with white rabbit fur strip.
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Monica Lewinksy's Karma Horoscope
See how a karmic reading of former White House intern Monica Lewinsky's birth horoscope may provide insights into her choices in life and the consequences of those choices; and how it may shed some new light on her motivations in the President Clinton affair and her subsequent statements surreptitiously taped by Linda Tripp and her statements under oath to Independent Counsel Ken Starr in the Grand Jury investigation of Bill Clinton. I think you will see many things in this reading of Monica Lewinsky's karmic horoscope which validate and perhaps explain the basic issues involved in her personal role in the Bill Clinton sex scandal. Perhaps you will also see how her own choices, which were influenced by her own beliefs (both past and present), actually created the reality the world is watching and participating in today. Even if you choose not to take Karma and reincarnation seriously, I think you will have some voyeuristic fun looking for ways that some of the probable outcomes described in the horoscope reading have actually played out in Monica's specific actions and reactions and experiences in the Clinton affair - such as:
* "clashing with authority figures; at times being the scapegoat"
* "having an unusual appearance or habit & being mocked or scorned"
* "being obsessed with romantic fantasies & unrealistic desires"
* "being obsessed with seeking many unstable & unfulfilling affairs"
* "being let down or deceived--even betrayed--by friends or lovers"
This Karmic Lessons horoscope reading is of the same type offered to Michael Star's clients through STAR SIGNS Astrology Zine , and no changes have been made to make it appear more appropriate to Monica Lewinsky's current affairs. Any person with the same month/day/year/time and town of birth as Monica Lewinsky would receive the same karmic horoscope reading . Some of the same experiences will be faced by many people, for that is the nature of life on earth; but they may manifest in different forms or occur at different times in their lives.
To keep the length of this document as short as possible, the more general overview section of the Karmic Lessons reading has been omitted here. The part dealing with specific "Aspects of Karma" in her horoscope chart has been reproduced in its entirety. At six typed pages, it is longer than the average karmic reading, which may indicate an "old soul" who has chosen to deal with many karmic lessons in this particular lifetime.
Remember, if we are immortal Spirits, then the body is only the "costume", the psyche is only the "character", and our Soul or Spirit is really the same actor playing a new character in a new costume. The elements of the "plot" are chosen before incarnation; but the play itself is subject to "improvisation" in "real-time" as the life-long drama unfolds and the characters interact. We can create a comedy or a tragedy, for we are writing the script as our Souls come back to play a new role on this stage we call Space/Time.
All that really matters is the choices we make, and those choices and their consequences continually change the reality we experience. Karma is just old choices - old beliefs and old paradigms - which unconsciously create and re-create similar consequences, until we become conscious of them and choose to change them. Free Will supercedes Karma; and it is a reasonable assumption that our Karma was created by our own exercising of our Free Will - that God-given right to choose for ourselves what we create in each lifetime. This is no less a right than the right of a child to choose the course of his own life after he has been raised and guided by the human father and mother who created his body.
As children, we learn from our mistakes. None of us learned to walk without falling down a lot first. Karma is just uncorrected errors and lessons yet unlearned by the Soul that came to animate the child's physical form.
As Werner Erhardt once said: "The Truth shall set you free, but first it might piss you off!" It's like that with our karma. Karma is simply a persistent reminder to challenge us to perceive the Truth, even though we perceive it as a thorn in our side. It is more persistent than our own stubborn refusal to see the ultimate universal Truths; so eventually we will learn the hard way, even if we refuse to learn the easy way.
Often it is only when the consquences of our poor choices have created too much pain and suffering that we choose to make and effort to change. This suffering is not necessary if we are willing to see the Truth; but when we choose to ignore the Truth the pain does serve to get our attention ! Mistakes do not require punishment, but they do require correction. Karma is not a punishment; it is the persistent call for a correction.
Only when we realize and accept that we are responsible for creating our own karma, can we choose to change it by making better choices this time around. This is the essential meaning of the old adage: "What goes around, comes around". - The Beatie Boys
Monica's birth horoscope has the Sun in Leo, Moon in Taurus, and Ascendant in Libra. If you wish to follow Monica's weekly horoscope forecast, the general Free Weekly Horoscopes for the Sign of Leo and also for the Sign of Libra will be somewhat relevant - but not as accurate as a personal horoscope reading personal reading using exact birth data, like the forecast published in STAR SIGNS Astrology Zine for President Bill Clinton.
There is much to ponder in this astrological analysis of Monica's Lewinsky's karmic lessons in this lifetime. You are invited to draw your own conclusions from the information presented here; and it is my hope that Monica herself will someday see this and gain some helpful insights from it. There is no intent to do any harm to Monica Lewinsky in publishing this personal reading, but since her private life is already a self-revealed public matter and it impacts on world politics, I have chosen to publish it here for all to consider.
What prompted my decision was President Clinton's statement in the public airing of his Grand Jury testimony that she would be compelled by her psychological nature to reveal their private affair to someone. I tend to agree with his assessment, for our karma forms an important element of our psyche. Choice and Consequences
I tend to see "karma" as a continuance of the soul's "personality" from one physical incarnation to the next - in other words, we carry the same beliefs and experiences in our soul's "memory" each time we incarnate, until we make a conscious choice to change those beliefs, cancel mistaken beliefs, or create new ones.
I also believe that "character is destiny" - for what we believe in our conscious or subconsious mind is what really influences what we choose to create for ourselves in our personal reality. The karma reading is a useful tool for discovering what those beliefs are; so we can choose to change the ones we no longer feel are true for us, and which may be limiting our happiness and success in life. We should always remember that WE create our own karma, and that WE can change it by changing our mind. Until we do, Life keeps reminding us to when we keep creating or attracting situations which reflect the beliefs we are still holding in our minds.
What you read in the first paragraph of each section (the one written in PAST tense) is a summary of the beliefs which Monica's soul had likely formed in its more recent past-life experiences. The following one or two paragraphs list the likely situations these beliefs could create for her in this incarnation. The belief is the Cause, the situations are its Effect. You may be holding onto some similar beliefs, and may be experiencing similar effects in your own lifetime.
For more general information on the karma readings, see the Karmic Gifts page.
Astrologers and students of Astrology: please beware of making the possibly incorrect assumption that a similar aspect in your natal horoscope, or that of anyone else, will have the same meaning as given here in Monica Lewinsky's karmic interpretation. Whether a given aspect is considered a karmic aspect or not depends on other factors specific to the individual's natal horoscope.
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In 1990 I picked up on the high speed trolling method. Because I fished with natural baits, mostly ballyhoo, my speed was limited to trolling at 14 knots. Only the best of baits would hold up at this speed. For several years we rigged between 40-100 horse ballyhoo a day when wahoo fishing.
Prior to the 1996 season, I decided not to use bait at all and strictly use artificial lures. This drastic change was not an easy transition for me. My success rate with double hooked baits was fantastic so why should I change. The year before my team even won the Bimini Wahoo Tournament.
In mid October of 1996 I took my first charter wahoo fishing out of Cat Cay, not telling my clients that what I was doing was not part of my normal program. We managed to boat 8 of 10 wahoo up to 60lbs that day. The numbers looked good to me, but I was not satisfied with the rig used in the lure. At high speed there was a problem with the skirt tangling or fowling on the back hook. I carefully looked at my problem and instead of hiding the back hook in the skirt, I dropped the entire rig back so the point of the back hook was 1/4 inch behind the skirt. That did the job.
As I have done with all the fisheries I have become involved with over 36 years, understanding the species sought, is top priority. Billfish, sharks, tuna, swordfish, dolphin, wahoo etc. are all unique to their environment. Each is sharing the same habitat. However, feeding habits of these species are all totally different. By asking the following questions about the target species, you will be able to focus on that species for more success in locating and catching them. This works with all species from small mouth bass to broadbill swordfish.
Let's start with the questions and see how it works to help understand the target species. Remember that your location in the world may give different answers to the same questions.
What is a wahoo?
a) A school fish
b) A high speed blue water predator
c) A mackerel
When and where do they occur?
a) Fall and winter wahoo migrate along the steep drop off of the Bahamas archipelago.
Smaller fish migrate through at this time of year.
b) During spring the largest fish are found in the eastern Bahamas.
c) Summer wahoo are found in both deep water and scattered along the drop off, but not in the vast schools of fall and winter.
How and what do wahoo eat? a) Small to medium size wahoo eat all types of school baitfish. Ballyhoo, jacks, houndfish, flying fish and small bonito.
b) Large wahoo will seek larger prey like big bonito and tuna. The largest wahoo can slice and dice a 50lb tuna.
c) Wahoo hunt in packs. Small fish will usually be in large schools. The larger fish will be much less numerous.
d) Because of their incredible speed, a wahoo swims up on its prey, grasping it with razor sharp jaws and shaking its head, cutting its prey in pieces.
After several years of high-speed fishing I asked why do they eat so fast? While cruising down the edge at 15 knots, I watched flying fish skitter right on by. For sure bonito and tuna are even faster. A baitfish swimming at 30 knots to escape is no match for a hungry wahoo. A lure going up to 24 MPH turned out to be a natural speed to entice wahoo!
Successful wahoo fishing and the methods used will vary depending on the type of boat and the class of tackle used.
Outboard boats can fish at high speed only when sea conditions are flat to a light chop. In a following sea outboards will bog down to 6 or 7 knots one minute and then surf down sea at 20 knots or more. This unstable condition is a major drawback. A slower speed that allows your boat to maintain a steady trolling rate will not produce the number of wahoo strikes that high speed trolling does, however, you will catch wahoo. Slower speeds by the way are more effective when using natural bait rather then artificials.
Light to medium tackle also has drawbacks when attempting to high-speed troll. At 18 knots for instance I set my drags on 50w reels loaded with 80lb line at 22lbs. No failure ever occurs. You simple cannot apply the proper drag on 30lb or 50lb line to fish ultra high speed. Adjust speed to be compatible with your tackle class.
Perfecting a fishing method takes time. The average angler is limited to how much time he can spend actually fishing. Trial and error can take forever. A problem I see with many blue water fishermen in this day and age is confusion on what works best. The variety of tackle and techniques used to accomplish the same thing varies from one expert to another. The average angler may try a method related by a professional via magazine, video, seminars etc. If that angler uses that method with little success, the next time he may try another method. You must focus on a method and carefully tune in and develop it to your advantage. Know your limitations and pick techniques that you can master. A good example is the variety of ways to rig a ballyhoo. I use maybe 3 or 4 different rigs that work for various types of fisheries. Marlin, wahoo, grouper and dolphin all require different ballyhoo rigs. I don't need to rig a dolphin bait 10 different ways. Pick a rig style that you are comfortable with and master it for maximum success.
Rigging for wahoo is simple. I highly recommend my Double Hook Pro Rig with Wahoo King Lures. Short shank ring eye 10/0 to 12/0 hooks work best. The hook should be positioned as mentioned before with the point of the hook just behind the skirt to avoid fouling on the hook. If natural baits are used, the hook should be placed as far back in the bait as possible.
Anglers that can properly twist stainless or music wire leader should use at least #10 or heavier. Novice anglers will be glad to know that multi strand stainless cable works well and is much safer than leader wire that is improperly twisted. The sharp edge left by not properly breaking off the free end of the leader wire can be as dangerous as wahoo teeth. If cable is used, hard black heat shrink should cover the sleeve and protruding end of the cable. This practice will eliminate nasty cuts and stop the skirt from fouling on the rig.
To eliminate "Bite offs", I use only 3 feet of leader to my lure. A 20lb wahoo is about 4 feet long. When hooked the fish runs off with the lure against it's body. A lure on a longer leader will trail behind the fish and become a target for the next wahoo in line for lunch, usually resulting in the first fish being cut off at the leader. This can become costly. Last season I had only 3 or 4 bite offs out of some 500 wahoo bites.
The short leader has another advantage. We target the larger wahoo. When using wire leader, only one fish is caught on that leader and it is discarded. Any bend or kink in that leader may cause the lure not to pull perfectly strait if reused. When a fish is caught, the fish, lure and rig is put in the box and dealt with later. Another lure and rig is then returned to the water. This practice will allow you to get back to fishing quickly and the crew can remove the hooks after the fish is dead. A much safer practice.
A simple shock leader of 400lb mono 12-15 feet in length is used. A double ring ball bearing heavy-duty snap swivel at one end of the shock leader fastenes to the lure leader. Mono although vulnerable to wahoo teeth works best for your shock leader. Handling the fish at the boat, especially when so many multiple hook ups occur, is easier on mono. When tangles do occur from time to time, mono leaders most often come threw intact and may be reused. When tested, wire or cable shocks were a problem often resulting in lost fish in a tangle. Always the wire and cable had to be replaced.
Next an inline cigar lead is rigged with 2 feet of #19 stainless wire or stainless cable on either end of the lead to repel bite offs. A heavy-duty snap swivel that fastens to our shock leader is sleeved to one end and a loop to fasten to your rod at the other.
Trolling leads come in all sizes up to 3lbs. Selecting the size for your tackle will depend on sea condition and speed. As I mentioned before, I use a 50w reel with 80lb line. A 2lb lead allows me to troll in calm seas up to 20 knots. As the sea conditions build we slow our speed accordingly. Fishing in 3-5 foot seas during winter months at 14-16 knots is an average. Of course boat size may also be a consideration. Know your limitations.
When using lighter tackle, smaller leads should be used at slower speeds. Remember that the faster you go, the more drag it takes to keep the line from slipping off your reel. When a strike occurs at high speed the line is ripped off so fast it may break. I use just enough drag at high speed to keep the line from slipping off the reel.
Any time stainless cable is used, zinc plated or nickel-plated heavy wall copper sleeves must be used. I use nickel exclusively. Electrolysis will eat aluminum or unplated copper sleeves in only several days of trolling. Your rigs will then fall apart.
Occasionally when a lead bite does occur, the shock leader will run threw the wahoo's mouth. The leader will be parcially cut or shaved. Inspect the shocker and have back ups ready for replacement. These bites almost always occur when you have multiple strikes during a "frenzy bite" rather then catching single fish, as you troll along the edge.
Lead bites are quite common. Some fisherman even attach a hook to the lead and occasionally will catch a wahoo on that hook. This practice is plain stupid. I am waiting to here the story when the lead hook catches that fisherman in the arm or face with a foul hooked 60lb chainsaw on the lure end. How greedy for a fish can this guy be?
As you can see I have a safety first attitude. When someone gets hurt, the fun is over. Wahoo can inflict serious wounds. Most of the worst stories I've heard over the years about someone being bitten or snagged by trailing hooks when boating a fish involved wahoo.
Once the basic rigging of the terminal tackle is completed, you should mark your lines at staggered lengths. Trolling 3 lines at high speed is very productive and the chance of a tangle is almost eliminated.
The marking of your lines is simple to do with a good heavy duty waxed lace. To avoid any slipping of the lace on the line, the mark should be made by half-hitching for at least 2 inches on the line.
Placement of lines, all fished flat should be at lengths of 100 feet, 150 feet and 200 feet. One back up rod is usually marked with all three marks in case there is a problem with any of the three rods being fished.
The practice of marking lines allows you to return your bait to the water to the exact position without guessing or hesitation.
Trolling the Edge
Wahoo as we know are a school fish. They will congregate in places along the drop off to ambush schools of bait fish passing by. If bait is scarce the school will scatter out over a mile or more to feed randomly. This break up of the school is common. Days when there are heavy concentrations of bait on the edge, multiple strikes, including triples, are common. When the fish scatter out we see many more single or double strikes rather than triples. Our best day last season produced some 60 bites in 5 hours. we caught 40 wahoo that day and had 15 triple strikes.
Fishing along the drop is accomplished by tacking across the depths in an "S" pattern from the outer edge of the reef in 150 foot of water to 500 foot of water and back in to 150 feet. Some days the fish are in tight on the drop, others they may be just outside. The tacking method allows you to find where and how wahoo are located on a given day. Now and then I find the fish on the reef in 150 feet. all my strikes come only from that depth on that day. Had I worked deeper, I would have missed them altogether.
Proceeding down the edge at 14 knots or faster while tacking will enable you to cover about 10 miles of bank in an hour. We often travel 20 or more miles before finding a pack of hungry wahoo. Once a school is located, repeated passes threw the area will usually produce more fish. If no more bites occur, keep going until another school is found.
"Handling the Fish"
My system of boating wahoo is truly awesome. Fish up to 100lbs are pulled threw the open tuna door and slid into a deck box or lifted into the 320qt SSI cooler on deck. No gaff is ever used except for a foul hooked fish. Our SSI cooler will hold fish up to 60lbs in a salt water chill. The deck box, that is refrigerated, is only used for larger fish or when the other box is full.
When a wahoo is fought to the boat, the captain, must always keep at least one motor in gear. By staying tight on the fish, you avoid the chance of the fish shaking the hook at the boat. When my mate takes the leader especially on a big fish, I put both motors in gear to keep the fish from trying to turn or dive. As he pulls the fish up short, he will take a double wrap on the leader as he walks backward to the forward part of the cockpit actually dragging the wahoo threw the door. Surprisingly the Wahoo will lie still on deck. The mate will then grasp the tail with a gloved hand, choke up on the leader and lift the fish into the cooler. Someone onboard in assigned the job as box man. He makes sure the box is opened at the proper time and as soon as the fish is placed in the box he closes the lid and secures the latch. Handling these fish could not be done any faster or safer. I have never had anyone on board hurt using the routine. Every Wahoo that is gaffed will go ballistic, no exceptions, and blood everywhere.
During a bite we are able to boat fish and rebait in a few moments. Sometimes catching up to 20 or more in under a hour.
Occasionally a fish pulled threw the door will go balistic. When this happens my mate will choke up on the leader to a point where he can hold the fish's head away by keeping his arm fully extended until the fish stops.
Once the fish hits the box, the lure leader is unsnapped, a new lure is snapped on and returned to the water.
If a door is not used, then the gaff must be properly placed in the fish's head. Do not gaff the fish in the body. Wait for the right shot and take your time. A lost fish is better then a fishing buddy with a 20 inch long bite from a wahoo.
"Lures and Bait"
The fact that wahoo prefer lures that do not bubble or smoke makes me wonder why a lure like a jet that has holes to create a smoke trail in used for wahoo fishing. When I pull a Wahoo King Lure behind a 2lb trolling lead, it does not smoke. Any Wahoo King high speed lure or Wahoo King lure and bait combination will work for catching wahoo. If you plan to fish at speeds up to 13 knots, then bait seem to work best. From 14 knots or faster, lures are the ticket. I try to match lure size with the type of bait that is common to an area. Wahoo King Lures are about 13 inches in length. They work great. Color is your preference. I fish a mix when starting out on any given day. If I see any color doing better, I will double up. Most of the time wahoo will eat whatever is presented. The fact that they eat the trolling lead shows us that they are not as selective as we might think.
To conclude, working at high speed in a choppy sea can be tricky. Take your time and develop your skills. This fishery although not difficult to master requires experience to perfect. The results are very rewarding. By catches of dolphin, yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna, blue and white marlin are regularly recorded. Tackle failure at high speed is the main problem with beginning anglers. If your not sure about which piece of tackle to use, use the heavier one to start.
Drunken Stripper Fly Trolling Rigs
Our stripper flies are hand tied on a #4 forged stainless steel hook. The bodies are tied of white marabou and tinsel and are topped with a strip of undulating rabbit fur. Our Action Discs gives these flies an amazing swimming action. Rigs are assembled with a swivel on 36"/12lb leaders and come packaged with 2 Action Discs. (Flies shown actual size)
Black Russia
White marabou and tinsel body with black rabbit fur strip.
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$4.00
Blue Hawaii
White marabou and tinsel body with blue rabbit fur strip.
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$4.00
Rusty Nail
White marabou and tinsel body with black rabbit fur strip.
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$4.00
Gimlet
White marabou and tinsel body with chartreuse rabbit fur strip.
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$4.00
Dirty Martini
White marabou and tinsel body with olive rabbit fur strip.
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$4.00
Screwdriver
White marabou and tinsel body with orange rabbit fur strip.
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$4.00
Singapore Sling
White marabou and tinsel body with hot pink rabbit fur strip.
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$4.00
Zombie
White marabou and tinsel body with purple rabbit fur strip.
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$4.00
Bloody Mary
White marabou and tinsel body with red rabbit fur strip.
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$4.00
Coconut Daiquiri
White marabou and tinsel body with white rabbit fur strip.
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$4.00
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