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posted April 02, 2015 09:55 AM            

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Originally posted by DeepFreeze:

I hope this sinks in.

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I hope so too!

When I started reading this forum, I was an absolute novice and had an understanding only of Sun signs. It was, to put it mildly, overwhelming to dip into how an entire chart functions. The reason I have a very solid understanding now, at least of the basics, is members of this forum presenting and explaining astrology on an intuitive level, with deep awareness that 1 energy can play out in 10000000 ways depending on aspects, signs, houses, transits etc. Black-and-white statements help no one, they just literally useless, and can be very damaging in fact when we think about the many new-comers who might come across this forum because of Linda Goodman and get turned off by superficiality.

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posted February 18, 2016 10:21 PM            

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As a gemini moon, I find that I can fall into a mood quickly, but then I can jump out of it quickly too if there are external circumstances that directly influence my emotions. If there's nothing that'll help alter my mood, then it'll generally linger for a few days before disappearing itself. Don't know how to explain it. Of course, there are circumstances where a certain mood may linger for months/even years, but I mean in general terms.

Also, if there is something that troubles me, I have to talk about it to as many people as possible because when I do I feel that it lessens the weight on my soul. It may come across as whining sometimes, but I do it because I like to hear different opinions and it is also therapeutic for me. If I hold it in without getting some outside opinions, I'll feel unsettled. I won't necessarily agree with the opinions that are given to me, especially if they directly oppose mine, but I nevertheless find that getting those opinions helps to enrich the picture representing my situation. And sometimes people point out things that never occurred to me, because it's sometimes easier to see a situation more clearly from the outside than when you're in the centre of it. I knew one guy who was very critical of me for this, because he saw me as someone who just complained, and he believed that talking about negative emotions would make me further dwell on them, but he didn't understand where I was coming from at all and that, for me, talking about negative emotions actually helped me get out of them, because as I talked about them and got feedback from people, it would actually help me work through the problem and I'd begin to understand it better and put the pieces together. And yes, I talk about my emotions a lot in order to rationalise them so as to get to the root of them and demonstrate that they are legit. Not everyone understands it, and those who don't, I get short with and want to keep away from me. Those who do, I appreciate greatly. Rest assured I am not the type who looks for reasons to complain for the sake of complaining. If everything is going well in my life, then I'll be very happy chappy. I also have this habit where sometimes I may present a scenario to a person because it's interesting to hear their reasoning and opinion. The scenario doesn't necessarily have to have anything to do with me, but may be about hypothetical or real life circumstances concerning others.

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posted February 19, 2016 03:09 AM            

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I can't help but be irritated when someone mistakes my "talking it out" method for whining, complaining or even looking for answers/solutions. 99.9999% of the time, I just need to get something off my chest, and out there. Just saying it out loud tends to make me feel better, and allows me to gain perspective on what the issue really is.

Having someone reciprocate that kind of interaction is amazing when it actually occurs, but it's so rare...so many people seem to want to "fix" my problems, even though I haven't specifically asked them to. (Probably my Virgo DSC in action + the fact that I look so young...I think I literally activate the maternal/mothering instinct in a lot of people that I meet.) I usually just shrug it off, let them say their peace and then make a mental note to not talk to that person about that kind of stuff in the future. I guess in that sense, I do "shut down". I can instantly tell when someone is on the same level as me, emotionally and mentally speaking...if they're not, I pick and choose my words more carefully around them.

Gemini Moon/Mars conjunction in 3rd house.

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posted February 19, 2016 06:26 AM            

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Originally posted by StubbornVirgo:
I can't help but be irritated when someone mistakes my "talking it out" method for whining, complaining or even looking for answers/solutions. 99.9999% of the time, I just need to get something off my chest, and out there.

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EXACTLY like how I feel.

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posted February 19, 2016 06:44 AM            

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^^^ I have a Virgo Moon, but I'm exactly the same way!
I'm glad I'm not the only one who needs to verbalize things to make sense of them, and sort them out.

Funny though, my South Node is in Gemini, and my Nodes are squared by my Moon.

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