posted December 15, 2004 02:59 PM              

OshO"

Picking up from another recent thread in here, regarding "behavior" and "astrology" - the thread was speaking more of the "excuses" people can make for their foibles, blaming it on any of their astrological placements.

It reminded me of when I first started fooling with this fire called astrology. I never assumed my youth was the cause of the ego clashes which occur. Seemed so real to me, that certainly, everyone else must experience this "powerful" feeling at some time. The energy it took me to overcome these challenges was incredible. Enough to make me remember, I put a heck of a lot of effort into it. You can replace the word "astrology" with anything you like - whatever "fire" you first started playing with which taught you important lessons about power and ego.

posted December 15, 2004 03:23 PM              

On the other hand, it's extremely empowering, because the first step in solving a problem, is of course, recognizing and admitting that it's there. No more fighting invisible demons.

It's also empowering in the sense that it helps us to put into perspective other people's behavior, especially when it's BAD behavior that may hurt our feelings, or worse. It gives us a box to put that in, and label it, and thus helps us to detach from it and not take it so personally. If somebody betrays and hurts you, well that's more of a reflection on THEM than it is on YOU. Astrology gives us some understanding of how others tick, and why they may be inclined to do the things they do.

posted December 15, 2004 03:28 PM            

Astrology has humbled me to a certain extent. In kind of lets me know my place and that I can't be friends with everyone because I'm going to annoy them or something. Astrology is good for helping people know themselves better because some people go through life thinking they're perfect and not even knowing their faults.

To be honest, I'm not entirely sure what you're talking about but I think I get the jist.

posted December 15, 2004 04:01 PM              

Angela

posted December 15, 2004 06:54 PM              

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posted December 15, 2004 07:28 PM              

I did find that quote blazingly true. Must be honest, I'm unable to get into reading his work. Perhaps because I'll be pregnant with my own book soon, and perhaps because I feel I've been properly "de-briefed" via flashbacks of books such as "The Prophet", "The Book", by Alan Watts, "Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance", and "The Dancing Wu Li Masters".

Currently trying to finish "Paramahansa Yogananda - Autobiography of a Yogi", which is written rather uniquely.

Or get this - since in my young teens, I've been unable to read more than 3 pages of Nietzsche without feeling like I'll literally jump right out of my skin. Try telling your teeny bopper friends this. You'll get a long stoic stare in return.

Nietzsche was a Libra too, although I didn't find that out until much later - but everything he wrote were already thoughts I'd had in my head. It makes me crazy because I'll be like - "This is something I could have written myself!! I've thought these exact thoughts already!!" Very very weird.

Don't mean to make it sound arrogant in any way. Maybe he and I have some kind of past life, or soul union. Like that kind of feeling.

Wait - now I've gotta look to see what I have in common with him, as a writer, you know?

We both have :::

Sun - Libra
Venus - Virgo

Uranus in the 4th
Chiron in the 10th

Mercury Conjunct Mars
Jupiter Trine Asc
Neptune Sextile Pluto

Also, he has a Scorpio Asc which helps match my strong Scorpio influences.

Oh well - don't know if that seems like much. I still read a lot on all things metaphysical, as well as psychology, sociology and the hard sciences. A bit of a renaissance girl, mixed in with a little bit of Judy Maxwell (Burnsy) from "What's Up Doc?" In other words, some people's worst nightmare ...

- Eunice -
"Do you know the meaning of propriety young lady?!!!"

posted December 15, 2004 08:18 PM              

Good luck with the birth of your book. I'd love to read it.

posted December 15, 2004 08:47 PM              

And it's no coicidence that Anais Nin has been my number one fiction inspiration for many years now.

posted December 16, 2004 04:08 PM              

In dealing with others I've been much, much, much more patient since learning astrology. I can understand where others are coming from much better and do not get as frustrated with "idiotic" behavior, as I used to see it. I'm much less likely to try to apply my own way of doing things to them in the form of giving "If it were me" advice.