posted April 01, 2014 05:52 PM            

But Libra placements in a *certain* kind of context - and lacking Scorpio.

I'm not sure why this is... It's an 'odd' twist on Libra.
I know Librans who question everything under the Sun.. and have conspiracy theories for every major event - which I LIKE lol

posted April 01, 2014 06:38 PM            

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Originally posted by vickymadness:
A potato.

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posted April 01, 2014 06:48 PM            

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Originally posted by Odette:
ummm Sometimes I find Libra gullible.. although I'm not referring to Libra Suns specifically.

But Libra placements in a *certain* kind of context - and lacking Scorpio.

I'm not sure why this is... It's an 'odd' twist on Libra.
I know Librans who question everything under the Sun.. and have conspiracy theories for every major event - which I LIKE lol

But I know others with Libra influence.. who simply believe exactly what they are told. They don't seem to understand that not everyone in the world is as fair or just as they are.
They also have the impression that negative things only happen to *other* people - or on the news.. and don't seem to spot those same negative things happening in front of their very eyes.
The kind of person who would say: "huh? women don't have equal rights in the workplace?? O_O???"
OR "what? racism still happens? I thought that was just media propaganda O_O"

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posted April 02, 2014 12:18 AM            

One (actually a moon, but also other Pisces placements, IIRC) started off very naive but quickly wised up (though he admitted to having a rich fantasy life that he sometimes confused with reality into his mid teens, though I think a lot of kids are that way--and legend tripping is documented as very common among kids--but most never admit to it, and then I've encountered adults that way, too, but once an adult then it can be diagnosed whereas I believe it's considered normal for kids), but his sensitivities got him mixed in with the wrong crowd and he found drugs a good way to shut his sensitivity to the pain of the world down so he could handle it.

Another (the one who bought a good luck charm) was a gambler, had dreams of making it big, and I don't mean Vegas, he went to the underground places, and among criminal elements he got very streetwise (and a decent gambler able to support himself at it, though just barely).

Another was ostracized for his sensitivity and tendency to mix dreams with reality and as a result ended up with the outcasts who tended to lean outlaw if not completely outside of it (but included teenage hackers as well as kids in gangs). He quickly adjusted, learned to fight so that no one would mess with him at school (despite that he was small, but he knew where to hit and no one wanted the humiliation of being beaten up by him), and I heard he became a police officer. Similar to the Pisces gambler he had big dreams of wanting to be epic, some larger than life hero. I expect it worked out for him about as well as the dreams of the gambler did (that is he's probably a canny cop that you just can't bluff and has good references, but not one everyone points at and talks about--though personally I think cops are better served without the rep).

posted April 02, 2014 12:43 AM            

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In fact, victim rights advocate John Walsh, creator and host of "America's Most Wanted," says that college kids are easy targets. "I think every college kid thinks they're bulletproof and immortal," he said.

To see if that's really true, TODAY set up an experiment at Hofstra University outside of New York City, with NBC national investigative correspondent Jeff Rossen posing as a reality show casting director with a van and a home video camera to film auditions — an easy ploy for a predator, according to experts consulted by NBC News. His pitch: "Hi, we're casting a reality show about college students. Are you interested?"

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Nicole filled out a form supplied by NBC News, handing over all her personal information: name, address and phone number. She even complied when Rossen asked: "By the way, can I just grab your phone real quick?" — an action that, with a real predator, would have left her trapped with no way to call for help.

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Though I've also read an article somewhere about brain scans at that age...something about the brain is more persuaded by possible rewards than risks that thus leads to risky behaviors. Ah, here's an article about it:
http://news.discovery.com/human/teenager-brain-risky-behavior.htm

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In a new study, scientists found that the adolescent brain is extra sensitive to the rewarding signals it gets when something better than expected happens. The discovery might help explain why teens take risks that don't seem worth it to adults -- from driving too fast to experimenting with drugs.

"Teenagers seek out these sorts of rewarding experiences, and this provides a little explanation for that," said Russell Poldrack, a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Texas, Austin. "In the long run, it may help us understand how addictions start and develop."

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Brain activity in the ventral striatum is related to the release of dopamine, a nerve-signaling molecule that helps the brain process rewards and can be involved in addictions. With more dopamine flowing, a teenager is likely to feel that a risky behavior -- when it ends well -- is so much more rewarding than it might seem to a child or adult.

So, for example, the social rewards of staying out past curfew might outweigh the likelihood of getting in trouble for an adolescent. And the physical pleasure of getting drunk might outweigh the dangers, including the next day's hangover.

Besides providing insight into how addictions might begin in adolescence, the new study might help parents channel their teens into more positive risk-taking activities, like playing sports or acting in school plays, suggested Adriana Galvan, a developmental cognitive neuroscientist at the University of California, Los Angeles.

"Adolescents are uniquely sensitive to the uncertainty in the world," Galvan said. "Perhaps their willingness to engage in uncertainty is driven by the potential rewards that might result from that uncertainty. For them, the rewards loom so much bigger than the potential negatives."

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Makes me feel better about something really stupid I did. I was a runaway at age 15 and I started off very naive learning the harsh realities of the world the hard way (and lucky enough to dodge many bullets--but I didn't dodge all of them) and I look back on that and cringe.

One of those was when I accepted a ride at a gas station a family man (so he said, and he probably was, being a family man doesn't mean he can't be a predator) said a girl my age shouldn't be walking this part of the city (he was right) and he'd give me a ride. While I'd seen the "stranger danger" vids and read books on why one shouldn't get into a car with a stranger, and wouldn't in many circumstances, this seemed different: it was broad daylight, he made the offer in front of other people (though unlikely any paid attention), he looked perfectly respectable and not shady at all (and with no scary music as in the Stranger Danger vids) so I figured it was legite. I even drank the Pepsi he got me which was in a cup (and thus could've been drugged, but I got lucky).

Luckily, my anger and speed surprised him when he parked in a parking garage near where I told him I wanted to be let off and told me I "owed" him for the ride and the Pepsi and I could give it willingly or he'd "take it." That time I was lucky to get away, and the anger on his face is perhaps one reason the "vamp face" on Buffy & Angel sometimes strike a chord with me, the change that came over him was almost a demonic one. Though I got the odd feeling that he actually believed I'd taken advantage of him somehow rather than he lured me to rape me.

posted April 02, 2014 11:37 AM            

My ex boyfriend who was a taurus sun and mercury was so gullible, like you wouldn't believe. If someone told him something he'd instantly believe it
Which is another reason we didn't stay together

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posted April 03, 2014 08:49 PM            

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Originally posted by Kerosene:
Air signs are the most street wise element..since they are social signs.
They know how to get by..

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Agreed!
Cannot fool airy people