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to the 32-inch flat screen TV against the wall.
    â€œHere are the two charts. They were born on June 10th, 1999 at 3:30 a.m. and 3:44 a.m. in Princeton, New Jersey. Edward, the younger of the two, is the one who’s ill. What do you see?”
    Melinda pulled her chair closer to the desk. She took the wireless mouse in hand and used it as a pointer. “Hmm. As you taught me, Venus rules the kidneys, so let’s see how it’s aspected in the natal chart.” She gazed at the screen moving the pointer as she spoke. “The ascendant is Taurus, ruled by Venus, so that planet will have a big influence on the boys.”
    He leaned back in his chair and brushed a piece of lint off his jeans. “Right. And how is Venus aspected?” He couldn’t help taking on the professor role.
    â€œIt’s badly afflicted. Venus is in opposition to Neptune,” she wiggled the mouse back and forth between the two planets, “a very weakening aspect. It shows the potential for infections, breakdowns, and possibly misdiagnosed ailments in the kidneys and water meridian.”
    Lowell smiled proudly. “What else? Why is one boy ill and the other not? What’s different about their charts?”
    She looked for a few moments and then smiled. “The Moon. Both boys have the Moon in the 12th house that rules medicine and hospitals. But the older boy, Kevin has the Moon at twenty-nine degrees fifty-two minutes of Aries. Because of the fourteen minutes’ difference in the births, Edward has the Moon at zero degrees Taurus, which adds to the Venus influence. That’s a major difference, isn’t it? The Taurus Moon in Edward’s chart is also in a close square to Venus and Neptune, both at four degrees, creating a tight in-sign t-square resolving in the 6th house of health, which in this chart is also ruled by Venus.”
    Lowell nodded. “Right. Just about what I would expect with kidney failure at such a young age. As you know, I‘ve always been a strong believer in sign placement, not just the degrees of an aspect. The Moon has a lot to do with the immune system as well. And because Edward’s Moon squares Venus, it implies that he could have health issues involving the kidneys and the immune system, which may not afflict his brother. Anything else different between the two horoscopes that could affect their health?”
    Melinda moved the pointer. “The different birth time also moves the ascendant six degrees, giving Kevin a twelve-degree rising sign, and making Edward’s eighteen degrees. The change puts Kevin’s Saturn in the first house of the self. He may act more maturely than his brother, and could look older as they age. Edward’s birth time creates a different ascendant and puts Saturn, the planet of restriction and limitations, in the 12th house of hospitals. The indication is that there is the possibility that, at some point in his life, Edward could be forced to stay in a hospital or other institution.”
    â€œExcellent.”
    â€œSo what I understand about twins, if the problem isn’t genetic, it’s environmental, particularly how the children developed in the womb. That’s why only one identical twin may become sickly.”
    â€œBut it should still show up in the natal charts.”
    â€œAnd what about fate?”
    â€œIt has to do with what each person needs to experience in this life. One soul may need to learn to suffer physically in order to rebalance his karmic bank account, while the other must learn patience and unconditional love for the sibling. They come back as twins, one ill, the other not, so they can work through their necessary lessons. Just being twins shows the remarkable connection between the souls. Something that goes back beyond the time of conception.”
    â€œFascinating!” She looked at her watch. “Dad, I’m so sorry. I’ve got to go. But I’m interested in this case. Keep me