posted December 27, 2004 04:23 PM         

L'et go

Merry girl, you are fair
your blanket of bronze hair
curls over my ankles
as you read my future in the sky
Let go
every meeting is...
come, and let's forget for a while the priests and philosophers
let's make music like it makes us
and string together pearls of fantasy
and myth
let's find those dancing shoes you hid
let's find the enemies we loved and they can play with us, merry also, and almost familiar
let's burn the old books that told us to weep for beauty
let's weep at beauty and change its name to Stranger
let's find pieces of this song which just might decide to never end
and throw them into wild night
with kisses for the rich
and memory for the rest.

I wrote this one last night:

posted December 27, 2004 06:42 PM         

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let's make music like it makes us

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posted January 08, 2005 11:44 PM         

Don't deprive us anymore of such beautiful work!

Akash.

posted January 09, 2005 01:44 AM         

Yes, it would be interesting to study Merc/3rd house and writing styles. Do you feel your Uranus or Saturn comes out more in your style of writing? Probably both at times.

You know, Uranus and Saturn are the co-rulers of Aquarius? They have a certain affinity to each other. So it's interesting they are together in your 3rd house.

I think in my chart it would have to do with a mutual reception of Mercury/Taurus (in the 3rd) and Venus/Gemini (in the 5th). Venus is also opposite Neptune. But I think maybe the biggest indicator would be from Uranus strongly placed in my chart conjunct the MC, sextile AC. I feel the Uranian influence strongly in my life, with Aquarius intercepted in the first house as well. Not sure why, but I think Uranus would play a big part in a writers chart. Maybe not all writers, you know, depending on their style. Uranus is the planet of creative genius, so I could see it being a biggie in certain writers charts.

posted January 09, 2005 03:34 PM         

I guess I've never really thought about how the planets influence my writing before. I'll have to give it some thought. I always thought Uranus and Neptune would play a big role in writer's charts.
One of my favourite poets- Leonard Cohen- has a 12th house Neptune and 8th house Uranus. He writes a lot about 8th and 12th house matters and is very influenced by Scorpio/Pisces in his writing. But he's got the Pisces moon in 5th (creative expression, no?)
My Venus in actually "interpreted in the 5th house" according to astro.com, but I still don't know how I feel about that placing it in the next house just because it's on the edge of the other. Maybe my Venus dances between 4th and 5th, I can see that.

How do you feel the Uranian influence? (In life and in writing?)

I'm still learning about Chiron, I don't really understand how it comes together with everything else. Leonard Cohen has Chiron trine Mercury. OMG...I JUST noticed this: His and my Chiron are PERFECTLY conjunct in Gemini/9th. Whoa..I will have to study our charts more. I just did a synastry for us as I am writing this. Wow...you should do synastry charts with your favourite writers and tell me what you discoer. Wow..I am still amazed by my discovery..

P.S. My Chiron trines Sun, Moon and Mercury and Sextiles Moon..interesting.. What are your thoughts on Chiron and writing? Writing as healing?

let's keep studying this!!

posted January 10, 2005 01:07 AM         

And wow! The connections between your and Leonard Cohen's chart ARE pretty amazing! But then again the deeper I get into astrology the more I expect those kind of things. They still dont cease to suprise me though. Especially the part about your conj. Chirons. To me that tells alot. About why you gravitate towards his work, it has a healing/soothing affect on you. You are in sych in that department. You understand/relate to him and his Chiron issues perfectly. Know what I mean? A conjunction shows a fusion of planetary energies. And when it's the same planet well! it's a melding of the same energies. A complete understanding.

I have also read bits on Chiron pertaining to teaching and of course healing. I think in my chart it makes perfect sense being in my 3rd house of communication, I do feel I heal people close to me with my words. I'm the person that people come to with problems or something that they dont feel comfortable telling anyone else. Also the third house being the natural house of Gemini, rules the hands. I have been trained in hands on healing and am quite good at it. I've got to start writing more. Since I wrote that recent poem, I can seem to get out of a poetic frame of mind and spent hours today writing and jotting things down. It was just pouring out. So yes, I think Chiron could definitely come into play when connected to other aspects indicating a writing talent in a chart. Or placed in the 3rd or 9th house. It would have a 'Chironian flair' to it! I'll dig up some of the good info on Chiron that I have, for you. It IS hard to find good info on the "Wounded Healer".

I feel the Uranian influence in life because its right up there conjunct my MC. So the job/career arena of my life has never been stable. I've had more jobs than anyone I know. And I've always known that at some point I would be self employed. That is a major goal for me. Also a planet being on an angle always simultaniously affects the opposite angle. The IC, 4th house cusp. So my home life has never been stable either. You know Uranus, constant change, chaos and upheaval. Really it is a favorite part of my chart though. It makes me a bit eccentric. Something I admire very much in people.

"In writing?" I think I've only scratched the surface in that area. But I feel it's influence there.

And those are some amazing 9th house life similarities between you and Leonard. Wow! Very interesting.

And youve compelled me to want to explore his work now!

Yes, let's keep studing this! I'll be sure to keep you updated on what I find out.

posted January 10, 2005 03:05 AM         

I was thinking about this earlier, that there is a strongly placed Leo influence in alot of the poets here. Pixie has Leo rising, whiterabbit has a Leo Moon along with Ghani - I believe. DynamicStillness is a Leo along with NeoKitty. These are the people that have been posting here recently and that commonality just occured to me earlier. Leo isnt necesarily "known" for writing, but it is a passionate sign, full of heart, so it would make sense to be a prominant point in a poets chart.

Also pixie, I just pulled up your chart (I still had it in my astro.com file), I didnt realize you had Merc and Pluto in the third. That fits perfectly into your writing style I believe (and all that 4th "house of depth" planetary activity adds alot too). Pluto shows the ability to penetrate the surface of something. It's about sexuality, transformation, death, depth. Pluto is also about concealing, where and what you conceal. So I think in the third, it would show someone with a whole other world going on in their mind. Very active with large parts of it not known or shown to others. And you could easily and naturally express that through writing (3rd house). Writing would be extremely theraputic for someone with a 3rd house Pluto. And youve got Mercury helping out there, in it's natural house. A gifted thinker and communicator you are (but we already knew that ).

Also interesting, your Chiron is conjunct your MC. I was reading something about this recently (my brother has the same placement), I'll try and dig it up because I found it interesting. Right now it's late and it's not coming to me. But your Chiron is opposing your Mercury in the 3rd, so that most definitely plays a part in your writing. Very interesting!

I've got to look into this some more now, it's really intriguing. It's hard to find good Chiron info though. But it is a very important point in a chart. Especially when it's on an angle, like in both of our charts.

Lot to digest! Sometimes all the info gets overwhelming and it's hard to put together, but it's always fascinating!