CURTIS SHIELDS, 29, was con-
victed earlier this year of stabbing a
20-year-old neighbor in Chicago
after the two men argued over who
had the greater knowledge of black
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In May, a state administrative
law judge ruled that University of
North Carolina housekeeping
employee Eric Browning, 37, must
be reinstated in his job.

The cleaner had been fired for
threatening to kill his boss, but the
judge said that punishment was too
severe.

Helena, Alabama — Clara Kizer
filed a lawsuit against this city and
three of her neighbors in April in
which she claims that because the
state possesses “right of way”
rights to her, and her neighbors’,
property close to the street, her
dogs ought legally to be able to
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Hetherington, 18, had part of his
bitten off during a scuffle in
Huntington Beach, California, in
June. Hetherington was part of a
group of pit bull owners who were
brawling with the owner, and his
friends, of a Rottweiler.

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accused of biting off the earlobes of
both his estranged wife and her
mother in Petah Tikva, Israel, last
fall in a family quarrel;

* a pastor in Libungan, Philippines,
accused another pastor of biting off
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¢ Walter Martell’s lower lip was
bitten off in a street fight in Rhode
island in May. (Police located it too
late to have it surgically reat-
tached.)

¢ California State University at
Fresno fullback Chris Burk was
charged with biting off the lower
lip of another man in a fight in
August.

And of course, private parts:

* In May, a 35-year-old man in
Saginaw, Mich., needed 65 stitches
to repair his penis after his live-in
girlfriend bit him in a quarrel over
whether he was seeing another
woman.

* In January in Anchorage, Alaska.
Sarah Achayok, 36, also con-
fronting her boyfriend over alleged
infidelities, bit his penis so severely
that part of the tissue was shredded.
in neither case was the organ sev-
ered.

Last fall, the Utah Court of
Appeals dismissed an appeal from
state prison officials, who had
wanted prisoner Nick Paul, 28,
punished under a 1992 law
designed to protect guards.

Paul was charged with spitting
on a guard; under ine 1992 law, the
court ruled, oniy the “throwing” of
fecal matter and cther bodily fluids
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SOME OF us wonder
whether certain “teachers” of
the east place sufficient
emphasis on morality in
mankind's spiritual quest.

According to Robert Powell,
“The point is that man freed from
his fetters is Morality personified.
Such a man therefore does not need
any moralistic injunctions in order
to live righteously. Thus, Maharaj’s
primary concern is to free man from
his bondage, whereafter everything
else will take care of itself.”

On the other hand, man in his
unredeemed state cannot possibly
live morally, no matter what moral
teaching he is given. It is an intrinsic
impossibility, for his very founda-
tion is immorality. That is, he lives a
lie, a basic contradiction: function-
ing in all our relationships as the
separate entity we believe ourselves
to be, whereas in reality no such
separation exists. Our every action
therefore does violence to other
“selves” and other “creatures,”
which are only manifestations of the
unitary consciousness.

So society has to invent some
restraints in order to protect itself
from its own worst excesses and
thereby maintain some sort of status
quo. The resulting arbitrary rules,
which vary with place and time and
are therefore purely relative, it calls
“morality,” and by upholding this
man-invented “ideal” as the highest
good — oftentimes sanctioned by
religious “revelation” and scriptures
— society has provided man with
one more excuse to disregard the
quest for liberation or relegate it to a
fairly low priority in his scheme of

things.
ALL SIGNS

There are people whose intuitive
perception is not necessarily free of
astral illusion, egotism or desire for
glamour. Requiring periodic seclu-
sion, intuitive search, meditatica and
spiritual renewal, they often associ-
ate with spiritual retreats, ashrams,
churches and monasteries. There can
be guru worship and cultism
because of the emotional drive to
belong to something that confers
spiritual status. Such people also
feel the need for a human figure or
personification of the Deity to
whom they can express their reli-
gious devotion. They are.uncon- *
sciously seeking a father figure who
can assume responsibility for the
dizection of their life, especially if
their Neptune is adversely aspected
to Jupiter. Identification with a guru
or cult provides a vehicle through
which they are able to express ser-
vice in order to feel that they are
uplifting humanity. When they
attain greater spiritual maturity they
realize that their allegiance need be
only to a universal, infinite spiritual
power which is the ultimate reality.
It is in this power that all time,
space, form and personality mani-
festation are contained.

Oct. 16-22, 1994

T ARIES (March 21-April 20)
Harmony, Sunday, Aries, however,
you could overspend. Take the fead, Monday.
Tuesday, daydream. Avoid serious decisions.
Trust your judgment, mid-week. Be financial-
ly conservative. Friday. Saturday. bright ideas
for the weekend. Entertain friends or children.

G TAURUS (Apri! 21-May 21)

Fun with co-workers, Sunday,
Taurus? Early week, spend time alone.
Personal projects favored. Spiritual insights,
Wednesday. Opportunities for travel and edu-
cation, Thursday. Friday increased income.
Learn a new skill, Saturday. Love and be

loved.
TE Genus cvtey 22-June 24)

Early week, Gemini, friendships are
emphasized. You encourage each other to
excel, Tuesday. Wednesday, a turing point.
A friendship turns into love. Solutions to
financial problems with family, Thursday.
Friday, tension in romance. The generation
gap tooks wider, Saturday.

&> CANCER (June 22-July 23)
Expect a surprise, Sunday, Cancer.
Monday, resolve a work crisis. Be authorita-
tive, Tuesday. Mid-week, traffic delays and
stubborn people. Improve business relation-
ships, Friday. Saturday, productive problem-
solving talks with partner or children.
2 LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)

Your mood, Sunday, Leo, is expan-
sive. Check art educational opportunities,
Monday. Tuesday, humanitarian projects
highlighted. Beware of cons, however. Mid-
week, finances are well deale with. Seize
opportunities, Friday, Saturday, recreate with
friends. Creativity flows freely.

VIRGO (Aug, 24-Sept. 23)

You are less shy about your leader-
ship ability, carly week, Virgo. Peopte come
to you with problems. Travel, Wednesday.
Thursday, romance. Co-workers stubborn,
Friday. Saturday, a fun weekend. A few work
related worries, however. This will pass.

=~ LIBRA (Sept. 24-Cct. 23)

Rekindle romance, now Libra.
Charitable projects favored, Tuesday. A new
phase begins in your primary relationship,
Wednesday. Home life hums, Thursday.
Friday, work alone. No need to have your own
way. Postpone trips, Saturday.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22),

Sunday, Scorpio, a romantic inter-
lude. Serve your community, Monday. Benefit
your career. Tuesday, know who really needs
your help. Marital problems clear up, mid-
week. A problem involving family finances,
Friday. Devote yourself te +elf-renewal,

Saturday.
FA’ SaGrrraRIs (Nov. 23-Dee. 21)
Good fortune in romance and zisk
taking, early week, A child deserves more
freedom, Tuesday. A romance has run its
course, Wednesday, Thursday, a health insur-
ance’ bargain. Business travel favored, Friday.
Saturday, focus on closest relationship.
B CAPRICORN (Dec. 22- Jan. 20)
Go for a special outing, Sunday,
Capricom. Home life occupies your attention,
early week. Career favored, Wednesday.
Conflict between home and work, Thursday.
The job will come first. Friday, financial deal-

ings favored, Get nutrition and exercise
advice.

ANY AQUARIUS (Jan. 21- Feb. 19)

The money picture seems brighter,
Sunday, Aquarius. Community projects and
career, early week. Wednesday, a three week
period begins when travel and romance go
together. Be at home, Thursday. Romance,
Friday. Saturday more romance, but you're
hesitant,

3€ PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20)

Sunday, Pisces, mix and mingle.
The financial picture, bright, Monday.
Tuesday, accept a challenge. Rewards will fol-
low. Complete projects, Wednesday.
Network, Thursday, Co-workers quarrelsome,
Friday. Saturday, relax at home. Some tension
with friends. This will pass.

ROBERT AIKEN, an internation-
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lor with 35 years’ experience, offers
thorough, in-depth tape recorded
astrological readings. Although he
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P.O.Box 30026, 3650 Mt. Seymour
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