I am in love with the internet and have been for about ten years or so. We were probably what you call "early adopters" as my husband worked in IT at the time. In the early days it was Alta Vista and an ISDN connection. You needed to know about IT in those days in order to have the web at home. The web was much more "wordy" than visual back then, probably because of it's early use in academia and bandwidth at the time.
Ten years on and I am still in love. In fact, just like a good man is like a good wine, it has indeed improved with age in my opinion. So what qualities fuel this passionate relationship? The big one for me is that no matter what time of day or night you can very easily get someone else's opinion on any question you may care to ask. (That's not to say that the answer will be right).
When I was a kid there was no internet and I always had questions. Being a bit of an unusual child these questions were often quite "deep" in nature and most time the adults around me didn't know what I was trying to ask, let alone attempt to provide an answer. My parents were not academic so we never had many books at home. They did read but it was popular fiction - not the sort of thing that is going to be useful with your school project! As an adult I love books and take good care of them. Often, if I had a book home from school, and I left it lying out somewhere I would get up the next day to find it defaced with a big ring from a wet tea or cofee cup. Grrrrrr... I still find this abhorrent today.
The only sources of information available as a child were through the library or school. I liked the Library, and was very glad of it, but our library was local (good) and quite small (bad) meaning it had only a small section of books on any subject. Yes, you could order something in but, here's the big thing, you needed to know what to ask for! The internet is a bit like a world library to me. You may not get the detail or depth you are looking for but you will certainly get breadth and even better it will link you (quickly) to other areas with which there may be synergitic subject matter which opens up whole new worlds.
Also as a kid I gave up asking my "weird" questions at school because I was made to feel a bit silly at times. It doesn't matter what you ask the internet, it is almost divine in it's handling and responses to questions in that it doesn't judge and nearly always comes back with some kind of answer. If what comes back with is not what you meant you can keep going till you do get what you want and the "divine" source never ever tires.
Lately because of illness I have also realised, and come to be hugely appreciative, of the internet as a non-physical realm. I think this is quite spiritual in a way. It is a place where the whole world can interact (assuming common language, etc.) and not be judged on physical attributes, ability or disabiliy. It is like an etheral realm where the soul can go to lean and interact with other souls. It doesn't matter if your body has packed up - you don't need it in internet land. How great is that?
I was thinking about all of this last night and I thought that I would love to have a look at the birth chart of the world wide web. That's a difficult one, because I think that there would be quite a bit of disagreement on when the intenet was actually "born". The next best thing I thought, and interesting none the less, would be to look at the birth chart of the man credited with the invention of the internet. So here it is;
Unfortunately there is no birth time for Tim but we can still tell quite a bit from his chart regardless.
The sign Gemini and it's ruler the planet Gemini are strong in Tim's chart. Gemini and Mercury are all to do with communication. Gemini is the sign of the mind, social interaction (loves a good chit chat), is very adaptable and loves to go around collecting data. Mercury is linked with thought process, spreech, writing, messages and education. Tim's Sun is in Gemini which is quincunx Saturn indicating that he has an uneasy relationship with authority or anything that is highly structured and rigid. This is definately someone who is is best in a free environment. As well as Sun in Gemini Tim has Mercury in Gemini meaning it is in it's own sign so operates very effectively because it feels "at home".
The Nodal Axis is about where we come from (our instinctive, sunconscious behaviours) and where we are going to (what we need to learn in this life time) and it is interesting to note that Mercury is conjunct the S Node. Tim already has a deep Mercurial "knowing" - all things Mercury (communication) are instinctive and natural to him. The nodal axis is very significant in this chart becuase it is on the Gemini/Sagittarius axis. Gemini and Sagittarius are opposite signs therefore are at different "poles" of the same spectrum and that spectrum is all to do with information and learning. Gemini has more of a personal flavour as it's linked with school learning and day to day communications. Sagittarius is linked with higher learning and the bigger picture. Given that Tim's N Node (what we need to achieve in this life time) is in Sagittarius then we can see that somehow or other his "destiny" in this life time is to with all matters Sagittarian which are the "bigger picture", expansion, higher learning, travel and seeking.
Mercury in Gemini trines Neptune. The able and probably prolific communicator (Mercury in Gemini) trines (has a flowing and east relationship) with Neptune the planet which is associated with the dissolution or breaking down of things. Neptune is also associated with imagination, illusion (deception) and sacrifice. Tim may find it easier than most to communicate "visions" and dreams in an articulate and effective way.
I have mentioned the significance of the sign Sagittarius in the chart and the ruler of this sign is Jupiter. Jupiter is in exaltation here meaning it works very well and is strong in a way. Jupiter is conjunct Uranus. Uranus is associated with new and radical things as well as revolution, eccentricity, progression and enlightenment. Combine these attributes with those of Jupiter expansion, meaning, purpose, higher vision/learning and long distance travel and I think you have a good metaphor for the internet.
Jupiter does square Neptune in Tim's chart meaning that, at times, he may find his vision is difficult to bring to reality.
Tim's Moon is in Capricorn which is not great as it can make you feel a bit down at times. The Moon opposes Mars so it's possible there is a bit of emotional conflict going on. He may find it challenging to express his emotions or he may find that emotional issues can affect his will and drive in life. Mars is in fall and there is a lack of the fire element in Tim's chart. Mars is associated with the will, drive for life, passion and action so he may prefer to theorise and live in the world of thoughts and ideas rather than strike out and take physical action.
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