posted January 14, 2020 04:29 PM            

I'm an avid reader, and prefer reading about something to listening to a lecture. I'm also a very visual learner though, images, illustrations, demonstrations, diagrams, timelines... anything like that. I'm more intuitive than analytical, and more bigger picture than detail focus. I tend to just drown myself in info until I reach an intuitive level of knowledge.

posted January 17, 2020 02:39 PM              

i'm actually kind of a 'backwards' learner. i often instantly understand the core idea of something intuitively (even with subjects like electronics), and it takes a while for me to be able to explain it in an intelligent way (which is problematic, does one really understand something if they can't explain how it works??). i had trouble in college explaining the 'why,' i just knew that it 'was,' and that should have sufficed ^_^

this also applies to being taught by someone, i will understand what they're saying but not really retain the info until i learn it myself.. i'm very hands on.

when it comes to life lessons, i've literally learned everything the absolute most difficult way possible, by not listening to or believing any supposed authorities or wiser elders until i saw for myself, with mixed results (i blame my mars/jupiter/pluto squares and aries moon for that though).

as for learning techniques, i suppose i'm very visual
when it comes learning subjects like physics, but reading has always been my strong point so i usually don't need much more than that. i'm better at learning by reading than by being told... a lot of times the words people say just go over my head because their energy and expression distracts me and i get caught up in their overall vibe instead of the words.

as you can see i've thought a lot about this. it trips me out sometimes how different we can be when it comes to how our brain works.

posted January 17, 2020 06:09 PM            

I always learned very fast and i like to know about everything a bit, sometimes i get too many interests then change course. I'm more into Humans subjects than Hard Science stuff (maybe my Sagittarius rising?). Also, philosophy and super theoretics texts are my thing.

I'm not the talkative type, but my mind is crazy, always talking to itself .

posted January 21, 2020 03:52 PM            

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Originally posted by ChildofVenus:
What kind of learner do you think fire Mercuries would be?

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posted January 21, 2020 04:00 PM            

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Originally posted by ChildofVenus:
What kind of learner do you think fire Mercuries would be?

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Aries I would think need the teaching to keep up with them rather than the other way around. I’d say more hands-on, fast-paced tangible teaching.

Leo’s a bit harder to determine, but I would think the subject/material being learned has to feel personal and appeal to them as a way to increase their worthiness (?). I’d also say I think they’d prefer group learning where their thoughts and opinions on the topic are sought out. I’d say they’re more hands-on too.

posted January 21, 2020 04:00 PM            

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Originally posted by ChildofVenus:
I keep trying to figure out if I'm a visual or hands-on learner. I have Mercury in Aries in the 8th house.

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posted January 21, 2020 04:01 PM            

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Originally posted by ChildofVenus:
What kind of learner do you think fire Mercuries would be?

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Aries I would think need the teaching to keep up with them rather than the other way around. I’d say more hands-on, fast-paced tangible teaching.

Leo’s a bit harder to determine, but I would think the subject/material being learned has to feel personal and appeal to them as a way to increase their worthiness (?). I’d also say I think they’d prefer group learning where their thoughts and opinions on the topic are sought out. I’d say they’re more hands-on too.

posted January 21, 2020 07:06 PM            

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Originally posted by Pluviophile123:
Aries I would think need the teaching to keep up with them rather than the other way around. I’d say more hands-on, fast-paced tangible teaching.

Leo’s a bit harder to determine, but I would think the subject/material being learned has to feel personal and appeal to them as a way to increase their worthiness (?). I’d also say I think they’d prefer group learning where their thoughts and opinions on the topic are sought out. I’d say they’re more hands-on too.

And finally Sagittarius. I think they’d mostly learn through personal experience. I can see them being both book learners as well as tactile; but I’d think they’d learn material the best by starting with the general picture and really understanding the broad purpose of it all, and then learning about fine details. My mercury is in the 9th house and this is how I learn at least 🤷‍♀️

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i have a leo mercury and it is harder for me to learn if i don't care for the subject matter or if i don't like/respect the person teaching me

i prefer to learn hands on yeah, but also learning on my own

i learn most things better if i teach them to myself and i while i enjoy group discussion i prefer to know the subject matter before discussing it or it to be something that's more philosophical discussion where knowledge is irrelevant and thought process is everything

and if i can't grasp a subject i really hate being in a group for it

edit: i also really struggle with my attention span so it's very frustrating to me to learn on someone else's pace

if something catches my attention i want to know as much as possible as quickly as possible but if it doesn't then it's going to take me a while and i find it very annoying to have to deal with someone pushing it at me

i also can't stand it if i find a way to do something that yields good results and have someone else insist i learn their way instead, because i already know what works and while i don't mind listening to feedback or other perspectives i hate being told what to do ultimately

example of me learning **** : i learned about astrology by pretending i knew what i was doing already and giving it a go reading random people's charts on an anonymous messageboard where there was always plenty of them to read

because it helped me get real time feedback about different aspects and whatnot and was more interesting than just reading about **** and taking it all word for word as right

had to see it work myself

posted January 21, 2020 08:37 PM            

That teacher actually told me that she was disappointed when I didn't do well on the last big test that I took. I was disappointed that she didn't realize I was seriously depressed, and dropped out soon after. When I was in the main office, a big open space at one entrance, talking (and crying) to the head teacher, with my mother, talking about why I dropped out, I saw Mrs Patterson rushing down the hall to her class (the one I was supposed to be in that morning). You could see her put the brakes on and back up. She probably wondered why I wasn't in class, but would also have wanted the gossip.

posted January 21, 2020 10:20 PM              

In mid to late elementary, my Mother was approached by a gifted school (unbeknownst to me at the time) apparently wanting me to apply or enter, but my Mom apparently felt that I was already having a hard time socially as it was that adding extra 'apartness' wouldn't be good for me and so declined it. But, it might have been beneficial, in hindsight, because I was ridiculously bored most of the time in school. Didn't feel challenged at all.

She said that I started to receive scholarship or recruiting oriented letters from Tuft's University around this time (late 80's).

But school became increasingly difficult socially (along with continuing moving) which started to affect grades especially in middle school and beyond. Basically became increasingly deeply depressed and apathetic (lots of challenges going on simultaneously).

Mercury is in Capricorn, widely conjunct the Cap Sun which is the chart ruler, is in the 5th House, and the Cap Sun Merc conjunction is in a trine to Virgo Jupiter Mars conjunction--Mercury and Jupiter (retrograding back into the 1st) particularly close in the trine aspect (bout a half degree of separation). Mercury also rules N. Node and Saturn placements (also Virgo), and Mars rules the 9th.

3rd House cusp is Libra, with Libra Pluto in the 3rd. Venus is in Aquarius and very closely sextile Sag. Neptune and trine Libra Pluto, and fairly closely square Angular Scorp Uranus.

Basically the above in summary outlines that the mind/intellect is a combo of unusually logical, analytical, and practical, and yet also highly intuitive and imaginative at the same time, which I think is the combo that tends to most often lead to very unusually high IQ's like self has (lol or at least had as a child--I feel like the brain has gone down hill some due to body imbalances since).

The above may sound like ego and bragging, but considering that I don't consider intellectual prowess as particularly important (I think an open, empathic heart, living/choosing in a loving, positive manner, and spiritual ideals are FAR more important), in truth I'm just being matter of fact and correlating the astro. symbols and patterns to actual experience and life patterns.

I would like to know what correlates with my horrible direction abilities. I'm not particularly visually oriented for a male (somewhat not the norm). I don't know if it's a inherent perceptual lack, or a psychological related block in relation to coming to seriously dislike moving throughout childhood. Either way, I truly suck at directions. Partner is MUCH better than self most of the time, except for the rare occasion when we are lost and I've used my intuition to find the correct way.

posted January 22, 2020 10:11 AM            

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Originally posted by GalacticCoreExplosion:
I'm not completely sure what kind of learner I am in a concrete sense. In grade school I was one of those that didn't need to study much and yet consistently did very well on quizzes and tests--especially in any subject I had some interest. In short, learning and perceptual capacity came very easy for me. Intellect then was deep, quick, and had very good concentration while also being imaginative/inventive.

In mid to late elementary, my Mother was approached by a gifted school (unbeknownst to me at the time) apparently wanting me to apply or enter, but my Mom apparently felt that I was already having a hard time socially as it was that adding extra 'apartness' wouldn't be good for me and so declined it. But, it might have been beneficial, in hindsight, because I was ridiculously bored most of the time in school. Didn't feel challenged at all.

She said that I started to receive scholarship or recruiting oriented letters from Tuft's University around this time (late 80's).

But school became increasingly difficult socially (along with continuing moving) which started to affect grades especially in middle school and beyond. Basically became increasingly deeply depressed and apathetic (lots of challenges going on simultaneously).

Mercury is in Capricorn, widely conjunct the Cap Sun which is the chart ruler, is in the 5th House, and the Cap Sun Merc conjunction is in a trine to Virgo Jupiter Mars conjunction--Mercury and Jupiter (retrograding back into the 1st) particularly close in the trine aspect (bout a half degree of separation). Mercury also rules N. Node and Saturn placements (also Virgo), and Mars rules the 9th.

3rd House cusp is Libra, with Libra Pluto in the 3rd. Venus is in Aquarius and very closely sextile Sag. Neptune and trine Libra Pluto, and fairly closely square Angular Scorp Uranus.

Basically the above in summary outlines that the mind/intellect is a combo of unusually logical, analytical, and practical, and yet also highly intuitive and imaginative at the same time, which I think is the combo that tends to most often lead to very unusually high IQ's like self has (lol or at least had as a child--I feel like the brain has gone down hill some due to body imbalances since).

The above may sound like ego and bragging, but considering that I don't consider intellectual prowess as particularly important (I think an open, empathic heart, living/choosing in a loving, positive manner, and spiritual ideals are FAR more important), in truth I'm just being matter of fact and correlating the astro. symbols and patterns to actual experience and life patterns.

I would like to know what correlates with my horrible direction abilities. I'm not particularly visually oriented for a male (somewhat not the norm). I don't know if it's a inherent perceptual lack, or a psychological related block in relation to coming to seriously dislike moving throughout childhood. Either way, I truly suck at directions. Partner is MUCH better than self most of the time, except for the rare occasion when we are lost and I've used my intuition to find the correct way.

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i'm similar actually i tested well throughout school (did terribly in class in hs because i didn't show up or was outside of the principal's office for something instead, but still did great on tests) academic awards, national honors society **** , gifted programs, scholarships etc and so on

also don't see it as particularly impressive and like you i'm not visually oriented either (it's my weakest area easily and i can't visualize for **** )

terrible sense of direction typically (every so often i'm right), i can get so lost, but even though i know i'm bad at it i have a tendency to be sure of myself all the same and stubborn

my ex used to let me just go in the wrong direction til i would give up and then tell me she was wondering how long i was going to try to figure **** out myself before giving up

when i'd ask why she didnt say something earlier she'd tell me it was because she knew i'd insist anyway so it was easier to just let me figure out i was lost on my own