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StarrofVenusGirl
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Posts: 920
From: Down the Rabbit Hole
Registered: Jun 2009

posted November 22, 2010 07:08 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for StarrofVenusGirl     Edit/Delete Message
**note to moderator: I have posted this on what I believe to be the 3 most active forums. Please feel free to move/delete as necessary.

Please feel free to move this if it belongs on another forum.

What is Astrology?

So, I was browsing Lindaland Central 2.0 because admittedly, I have not explored LL as I much as I should, and the discovery of this forum has made me want to see what else LL has to offer.

After all, as Randall stated, LL is an astrology community.

Incidentally, a quick Google search will yield the discovery that many such astrology communities exist on the web. Some are better than others. I happen to believe that LL is the best.

as·trol·o·gy noun \ə-ˈsträ-lə-jç\
1archaic : astronomy
2: the divination of the supposed influences of the stars and planets on human affairs and terrestrial events by their positions and aspects

In short, ASTROLOGY is primarily relating to how the STARS and PLANETS impact HUMAN LIVES.

It really can't be said any plainer than that.

Someone asked "What does rough sex have to do with astrology?"

EVERYTHING! Astrology is about people. What they think, feel, believe, how they behave, interact, make love, make war, and impact their environment. The difference between someone who likes rough sex and someone who doesn't is astrology. Human beings all over the world may contemplate suicide, but the difference between someone who will discuss it openly and someone who will not is astrology.

LL is a community. These forums were created so that people who share something in common, which is their love of astrology, could come together as a COMMUNITY and interact. There is something here for everyone.

I don't think the problem with LL is that there is too much diversity here. I think the problem with LL is that people have lost sight of the human element of LL and forgotten that astrology is about PEOPLE and stars. They have gotten so caught up in the esoteric meaning of this asteroid and that aspect and forgotten the entire point of the art and the science of it all, which is that it is meant to discern how it all impacts the HUMAN mind and the HUMAN heart.

Getting LL back is not about getting rid of Sweet Peas, or unbanning certain people. It is about remembering why we are here, why we love astrology, and what astrology is about.

This is what other communities do, and this is what Linda Goodman loved to do.

Remembering the human element of astrology does not mean abandoning new discoveries, advanced theories, or complex analysis...but the personal element must not be forgotten.

There truly is something here for everyone. I firmly believe that.

And if you don't, well maybe this isn't the place for you anymore. People and things do outgrow each other, after all.

Please look inside yourself and think about that before posting any more negativity.

As always, this is just my .02.

Thank you,
StarrofVenusGirl


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Randall
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From: Columbus, GA USA
Registered: Apr 2009

posted November 22, 2010 07:36 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message
This is actually a perfect topic for this Forum. Lindaland is a progression--a growing, living site with its own personality and Energy. It is the etheric combination of all of the Knowflakes here...and who have ever been here. It never moves backwards, because it can't. Growth is outward, upward, and onward. Sure, it was a Love and Light marshmallowey fluffy place 100 percent of the time--when it had ten members. Lindaland insists on growing. We had a mass exodus where everyone left. I mean everyone. In two months, it was bigger than ever before. Just over a year ago, after growing for a full eight years, every single member was deleted. Including me! Within a month, we were back at top posting levels, and now just over a year later, we are larger than we have ever been. Lindaland is doing great things for people, helping in ways that are incalculable. For example, let's say I buy a book for ten cents at a yard sale. I love that book and don't want to part with it. But I donate it to the public library. Does the Universe reward me? Sure. That's just Universal Law. Does the Universe value my gift at ten cents? No way. I gave a gift that is priceless. Many people over time will be able to experience joy or be helped that never would have been had I not donated that book. The value is not able to be quantified. The same applies when one Knowflake helps another, listens to another, sympathizes with another, or loves another. You can't buy that for any price. You can't sell it. It is given--freely and openly. And it is priceless. This is the most special place on the entire Net. And I have been entrusted by whatever higher power to protect it. I take that responsibility very seriously. Like any leader, I have had to make tough decisions, and I have also made errors of judgment. I'm human. But I always try to do the right thing. I always do what I feel in my heart is the best thing for Lindaland, even when those decisions are not popular ones.

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"A heart of gold cannot be borrowed, bought, or sold."

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PlutoSquared
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From: Mars
Registered: Aug 2010

posted November 22, 2010 07:58 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for PlutoSquared     Edit/Delete Message
FREEDOM OF SPEECH & ANTI-DISCRIMINATION... let's bring in 2011 and beyond with an open mind and a honest heart!!!

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Diana
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posted November 22, 2010 08:14 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Diana     Edit/Delete Message
I honestly don't think it's any different than it usually is -- people are just reacting to it differently. I think it has a lot to do with the mars/merc conjunction in sag and the FM energy.


It will go back to normal, where no one really notices it anymore, or at least doesn't take it personally.

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SunChild
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From: Melbourne. Victoria. Australia
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posted November 22, 2010 08:15 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for SunChild     Edit/Delete Message
Absolutely Star of Venus Girl!

You got it!!!! & Thank you!

Randall

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iQ
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From: Chennai, India
Registered: Apr 2009

posted November 23, 2010 12:49 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for iQ     Edit/Delete Message
Wise, Insightful and Enriching. Thanks SOVG

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Lara
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posted November 23, 2010 03:15 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Lara     Edit/Delete Message
It's also about saying sorry when you are wrong and admitting mistakes, whoever you are.

Act in haste; repent at leisure

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