The great poet, Maya Angelou passed away today on the New Moon in Gemini.

She was an amazing person who lived a full life, and shared her wisdom with us for a great part of it.

I would like to share one of my favorite poems she wrote, along with a link to a recording of Maya reading it aloud. Click on the above link to read more of her work. Maya, you will be missed. ~V~

Phenomenal Woman (Video)

Phenomenal Woman
By Maya Angelou

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size   
But when I start to tell them,
They think I’m telling lies.
I say,
It’s in the reach of my arms,
The span of my hips,   
The stride of my step,   
The curl of my lips.   
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,   
That’s me.

I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,   
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.   
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.   
I say,
It’s the fire in my eyes,   
And the flash of my teeth,   
The swing in my waist,   
And the joy in my feet.   
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.

Men themselves have wondered   
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can’t touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them,   
They say they still can’t see.   
I say,
It’s in the arch of my back,   
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.

Now you understand
Just why my head’s not bowed.   
I don’t shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.   
When you see me passing,
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It’s in the click of my heels,   
The bend of my hair,   
the palm of my hand,   
The need for my care.   
’Cause I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.

Maya Angelou, “Phenomenal Woman” from And Still I Rise. Copyright © 1978 by Maya Angelou. Used by permission of Random House, Inc.


Source: The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou (Random House Inc., 1994)

The Royal Baby is being born as I write this (at 2:09am PDT) — of course, the baby has such an amazing horoscope!

Astrology Update: The Royal Baby will have 7 planets in water signs! (If it is born a Moonchild, that is.)

Vision: At 9:06 am PDT, I had a vision of Duchess Kate, in a white tub, giving birth to her water baby! It seemed very real. Kate seems to be going strong, although the baby is tiring her. The baby seems larger than expected. No doubt, Princess Diana is there with her, in spirit, helping her along!

If the baby is born before 7:07 pm (GMT): The Royal Baby will be a Cancer/Moonchild, and will have the Moon at 29 Degrees of Capricorn — very powerful to be sure, as there will still be a Sun/Moon Opposition aspect. This alignment will make the baby tend to have darker hair, and look more like Kate. It will be a very intense baby. Also, if the baby is born before 7:07 pm (GMT), there will be a stronger tendency for the baby to be born a boy!

[Update: Indeed the baby was a boy!]

If the baby is born at/or after 7:07 pm (GMT): The Royal Baby will be a Leo, born right at the Full Moon in Aquarius! What an amazing configuration of stars. Truly blessed. (Of course, I was hoping for a Princess). This aspect will tend to have the baby look more like its father, Prince William.

Reincarnation of a King: I have a feeling that the Royal Baby is the reincarnation of a ruler from the Renaissance, and has come back to guide England into the Titanium Age. It would be wonderful if the baby should be a boy, and a reincarnation of Sir John Dee, the famous Astrologer from the royal court of Queen Elizabeth the First.

Congratulations to Prince William, and Duchess Kate!

[Note: I am the first Psychic Astrologer to write about these Astrological aspects of the Royal Baby — still, God is in charge, and I can only share what I’ve picked up psychically.]

Names for a Prince: Alexander, Albert, William, Philip, Louis, Francis (and a special name added as well.)