posted May 02, 2012 11:42 PM            

I overcame the fear after my mother took me to a witch doctor, who cured me.

I like the psychology side of astrology, and was wondering would could possibly be in the chart that would suggest such phobia.

HERE IS MY CHART:

posted May 03, 2012 12:56 AM            

Oh Brother!

Thank God it's not a majority because it would drive me insane when I walk my dog.

These kinds of fears could point to Neptune afflictions.
As far as I can tell the fear is basically a fear of the unknown ... of something that is *different* to you - (a different species, in this case). The phobic person does not seem to understand that all animals have rules when it comes to their behaviour (including humans)..

Animals do not usually behave in an erratic, strange way - If/when they do - it is an exception to the rule. It is NOT the rule. The odds of meeting an aggressive dog are exactly the same as the odds of meeting an aggressive human who knocks you out.

Animals are NOT senseless.. They might be less intelligent - but they have their own kind of logic.

posted May 03, 2012 01:01 AM            

Let me see if I can come back and edit to see if theres similarities with our charts. Well we both have Venus opp Uranus Neptune and Saturn. Doubt that matters

Your sixth house which rules pets and small animals has no planets in it. It does have your north node. maybe it is one of the fears you should overcome in this life. Your south node is in the 12 which rules larger animals.

I found a thread on phobias http://www.astrologyweekly.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3816

It mentions Saturn in hard aspect to your 12 house ruler (Venus) which you have

http://bijouflowers.blogspot.com/2008/07/sixth-house-north-node-twelfth-house.html?m=1

Here is a link about having North node in 6th house.

posted May 03, 2012 02:15 AM            

P.S., Lobsters are ruled by Moon & Neptune.
Water is tied to emotional depths, so a fear of something related to water translates to a backup on the emotional front, psychologically. A feeling that is potentially overwhelming so there's a desire to get away from it & not acknowledge it. So the fear of a lobster would be a transference of this reluctance to face deep emotions. Neptune in Capricorn conj IC, ruled by Saturn in the above t-square.

posted May 03, 2012 03:27 AM            

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Originally posted by 5Gemini:
I feared my mother until I was 15. Moon in 12 is a good point, didn't consider that

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posted May 03, 2012 03:00 PM            

I have facial scars from where one pushed me down a (thankfully) short flight of stairs and proceeded to eat my face when I was 2-and-a-half years old. My skull was exposed over my left eye. I had to get reconstructive surgery on the old scar on my right cheek 7 years ago (still not healed all the way through btw). I grew up with a scar on my face that looked like railroad tracks because back then the only technique was external stitches.

posted May 03, 2012 03:11 PM            

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Originally posted by Betty Boop:
The phobic person does not seem to understand that all animals have rules when it comes to their behaviour (including humans)..

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I donīt think "not understanding that animals have rules..." is always the problem. Sometimes it might be just an insecurity, created because people don`t KNOW the rules and therefor do not know how to act/ react.

(Though I think if it is really a phobia, some subconscious mechanisms may also be in place)

posted May 03, 2012 09:11 PM            

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I fear rattlesnakes because they can kill me.
That's not irrational.

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It's also because you don't know much about rattlesnakes.
If you were the daughter of a rattlesnake trainer.. and you were brought up with 20 rattlesnakes in your backyard.. and you were taught how to handle them.. etc... you probably wouldn't feel as though you are in danger.
It reminds me of Steve Irwin's kids.

I think it's natural to be afraid.. But on an intellectual level I realise that just because something has the ability to kill me that does not mean that it *will* kill me.
That's what I meant earlier when it comes to animals being reasonable and having their own rules.. And if you *know* the rules and you *know* how to handle them (depending on their species) - you would normally be safe.

But obviously I'd P*ss myself if I saw a rattlesnake near me LOL

posted May 03, 2012 09:33 PM            

"That's not a King Cobra!! *This* is a King Cobra"

Consider the irony since you are Australian, Betty Boop.

There is enough venom in this bite to kill 20 humans.

posted May 03, 2012 09:39 PM            

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There is enough venom in this bite to kill 20 humans.

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posted May 03, 2012 09:43 PM            

Beautiful Mama Lucy

posted May 03, 2012 10:44 PM            

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Originally posted by YoursTrulyAlways:
My babies

Beautiful Mama Lucy

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posted May 04, 2012 02:13 AM            

I just love most breeds of dogs, though I'd be wary of a pit bull or Rottweiler. (I don't hate those types, just that I wouldn't feel safe around them, the same way that I like tigers but wouldn't want to be around one who was out of its cage at the zoo).