Those born on August 5 have the gift of enormous stamina. Add that to the tremendous talents bestowed on this individual and you have the recipe for a life of fulfilled ambition. But beware, both sexes have a violent temper, a tendency to flare up and shout, and with some men, to hit people. It's a good idea to curb it early, or the way to the top could become a rapid U-turn.
August 5 is a charismatic lover. The tendency to make an extravagant gesture is disarming. And if they haven't got the money, they will be extravagantly thoughtful. Rich creatures born today, can whisk you off in their private jet for lunch in Vienna, take in a Holbein at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, an apfelstrudel at the café where Sigmund Freud, struggling through his daily Strudel, invented the Oedipus complex, then back in time to catch a surgeon kicking in the ER casualty department door.
Poor ones can tell a partner they are beautiful in six different languages. And give them a foot massage, which is certainly more stimulating than strudeling. According to the theory of reflexology, foot massage has beneficial effects on other parts of the body. A man takes each of his partner's feet in turn, massages them, then holding each foot behind the ankle with one hand, slowly rotates it with the other. This creates warmth and pleasure in the pit of a woman's stomach. When women do it, exactly the same effect is caused in men. Give or take some differences.
The psycheology of this individual is rooted in the home. They paint and decorate their homes in the golden colours of the sun, in some cases to such gorgeous effect they have been found guilty of gilding the loo. Nothing is ordinary. The cushions of the finest duck-down, the air perfumed and the armchairs are the kind that elongate into luxurious chaises-longues.
It is only possible to live happily ever after on a day-to-day basis.
(Margaret Bonnaro)
BODY
Chronic fatigue may he a problem for these individuals, partly because they do too much, and partly because we live in a polluted environment full of pesticides, food additives and car exhaust fumes. Some people are genetically more vulnerable to a combination of these factors than others. Symptoms may include sleeplessness, clumsiness and muscle pains. Naturally, consult your doctor. Dr. Charles Shepherd, adviser to the ME Association and an expert on fatigue, suggests that three 500mg capsules of evening primrose oil each day can relieve some symptoms. Sufferers may improve with multi-vitamins, vitamin C and ginseng. Gingko biloba can also bring relief.
MIND
Straighten out your attitude to others' money. Other people's - banks-get tired of the ‘Let's be happy and live within our means, even if we have to borrow the money to do it with' philosophy.
DATESHARE
Loni Anderson, American comedienne.Neil Armstrong, US astronaut, first man on the moon. Miriam Rothschild, Britain's leading expert on fleas and campaigner for ‘wild flower' gardens, friend of Prince Charles and inspiration for wild flowers at his home, Highgrove. John Huston, father to Angelica, Irish-American film maker, African Queen, The Man Who Would Be King.Guy de Maupassant, French novelist.