Born September 14
At their best, people born on September 14 are tremendous party-givers and general planners of fun and great holidays. Although both sexes will hold down a very good, conventional job, frequently something to do with the law or money, they aim to save enough first to find a decent place to live, then, to have a good time. The true Virgorama of their pleasures seems never ending. There’ll be parties in ruined castles with fireworks and cauldrons of the finest venison stew. There’ll be bathroom cocktail dos with drinks called Whirlpool Sensation and Pull The Plug. And fancy-dress items where everybody has to come as a squid. These individuals like to move around in a crowd, so the richer ones will take a villa in Spain with a swimming pool, then fill it with friends and friends of friends. Plus relatives too. September 14 take their mum and dad wherever they go, because everybody gets on with everybody. So one golden summer, Grandpa will be paddling with his little granddaughter while pink fleeces the darkening green and indigo night sky. Somewhere over the valley Moorish music murmurs – edgy, primitive – while cards are played on the terrace, and people saunter back from the bullfight. Another summer, when there’s not so much money about, more or less the same bunch of people will be building award-winning sandcastles on the miles and miles of yellow Norfolk beach, hunting for samphire and sea lavender in marches, and for tiny crabs which grip stick ends pushed into soggy sand. September 14 likes to drink, have lots of sex and lots of babies. The girls adore mothering. Breast-feeding gives them pleasure and their babies sleep the damp, heavy, dreamy sleep of small people who have been played with and laughed with all day. At night their mother puts her nose into their cots and scents the lovely baby smell of new mown hay. And so does Daddy September 14.
Body
Children can enjoy aromatic oils as much as adults, but they have different preferences, more floral and citrus, and it’s important to use half suggested quantities for children under twelve. No more than two or three drops in the bath. For children under seven, dilute the essential oils in a few teaspoons of vegetable oil or a tablespoonful of full fat milk before adding them to the bath. This will reduce the possibility of neat essential oil being rubbed into the eyes. Essential oil of lavender is an excellent remedy if added to the bath of a fractious child shortly before bedtime.
Mind
On his travels, September 14 collects stones and rocks which bring him calmness. Coral is helpful for minor illnesses and brings the soothing vibrations of the sea. Jade is a lucky charm to ensure safe journeys.
