August 25^th people have an overwhelming desire to reveal themselves to others, whether in public or private. Those born on this day are capable of carrying secrets around with them for years, only to one day disclose or even flaunt them publicly. Most August 25^th people are by nature exhibitionists of all types, but they can play the role of highly private people when it suits them.

     Although they are generally blessed with active, intelligent minds, August 25^th people are intensely physical and are emotionally forward. Those born on this day are not afraid to make their wishes known in a dramatic fashion. Both men and women born on this day know how to employ their best features to win a mate-whether it is beauty, brains or personality.

     Those born on the 25^th day of the month are ruled by the number 7(2+5=7). Those ruled by the number 7 generally enjoy change and travel, but the number 25 also has associations with danger, so they must be vigilant where potential accidents are likely.

Advice:  You are a valuable person. Don’t spend so much effort in attracting or winning the approval of others. Get to know yourself better. Do you like yourself? If not, work on it.

Strengths:  Flamboyant, sexual and energetic

Weaknesses:  Needy and Insecure

Born On This Day:  Leonard Bernstein, Ivan the Terrible, Sean Connery, and Althea Gibson

This Day in History:   On this day in 1835, the first in a series of six articles announcing the supposed discovery of life on the moon appears in the New York Sun newspaper.

Known collectively as "The Great Moon Hoax," the articles were supposedly reprinted from the Edinburgh Journal of Science. The byline was Dr. Andrew Grant, described as a colleague of Sir John Herschel, a famous astronomer of the day. Herschel had in fact traveled to Capetown, South Africa, in January 1834 to set up an observatory with a powerful new telescope. As Grant described it, Herschel had found evidence of life forms on the moon, including such fantastic animals as unicorns, two-legged beavers and furry, winged humanoids resembling bats. The articles also offered vivid description of the moon's geography, complete with massive craters, enormous amethyst crystals, rushing rivers and lush vegetation.

The New York Sun, founded in 1833, was one of the new "penny press" papers that appealed to a wider audience with a cheaper price and a more narrative style of journalism. From the day the first moon hoax article was released, sales of the paper shot up considerably. It was exciting stuff, and readers lapped it up. The only problem was that none of it was true. The Edinburgh Journal of Science had stopped publication years earlier, and Grant was a fictional character.

Famous Inventions:  1814 The British burnt Washington, D.C., however, the Patent Office was saved by the British Superintendent of Patents, Dr. William Thornton

Meditation

Repeatedly falling in love can be an expression of an individual’s inability to love himself or herself.

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