3 posts tagged “astrology”
Show us a superstition you believe in.
Oh, I know this is a such a sketchy superstition...but really, aren't they all. Anyway, I've had my tarot cards read several times and, I swear, my life is unfolding by the cards. It freaks me out a little...I've talked about this already on this blog. It's probably not helping my personal credibility at all but that's how the cards fall sometimes, isn't it? (See what I did there...) I am absolutely not at the point of making life decisions based on the cards but, as a hobby, they're weirdly fascinating. And they somehow let me engage the idea that there might be some force bigger than us that influences our lives in odd ways. My favorite card up to this point: The Hanged Man (p.s.--it doesn't mean what you think it does!)
The question of the day today on Vox asks what my Chinese Zodiac sign is. Now, in the "other," "normal," zodiac I'm a Libra through and through. Every description I've ever read sounds like a personal ad...that I didn't construct but should. So imagine my thrill with realizing that in the Chinese Zodiac, I'm a Dragon. I feel this could have been so much worse...I didn't want to be a rat or a rooster...you know, some barn yard animal. Interestingly, the dragon appears to be the only mythical creature on the whole list. That made me feel even better. So, to prove how much of a dragon I am, here's the description...my editorial commentary ensues.
Occupying the 5th position in the Chinese Zodiac, the Dragon is the mightiest of the signs. Nice. This makes me feel invincible. Dragons symbolize such character traits as dominance and ambition. I've been known to have these. The dominance thing rings particularly true. Dragons prefer to live by their own rules and if left on their own, are usually successful. They’re driven, unafraid of challenges, and willing to take risks. This is also true...I live for challenges and I've been known to be an enormous risk-taker. Possibly not in the good way all the time. I've done things that some have called irresponsible or even wreckless. They’re passionate in all they do and they do things in grand fashion. This doing things in a grand fashion is very important to me. I love me a ritual, there's no doubt about that. I'm loud, I'm big. Even when I don't want to, I always make an entrance, usually signified by my laugh that precedes me wherever I go.Unfortunately, this passion and enthusiasm can leave Dragons feeling exhausted and interestingly, unfulfilled. See the last 123098 blog posts starting with yesterdays. Reading this sentence is like therapy to me. That's the answer to my problems. I'm a Dragon. Now that I know, I can just go breathe fire on someone and feel better. But wait...there's more...While Dragons frequently help others, rarely will they ask for help. Ridiculously true. I hate asking for help. It makes me feel like a failure. Others are attracted to Dragons, especially their colorful personalities, Hmmmm...a blessing but also a curse...a lot of people think I'm just bizarre but deep down, Dragons prefer to be alone. I never would have agreed with this before this year but I have to admit this might actually be true. I covet "my space" and "my time." Perhaps that is because they’re most successful when working alone. I will kill any study group with my "colorful personality" and need to say roughly 12309808 words in one sitting. When I was little, group projects were the bain of my existence. This is why engineering and other truly "collaborative" professions are absolutely not for me. I don't really play well with others.Their preference to be alone can come across as arrogance or conceitedness, I'm often told I intimidate people...I have to believe this is where that fits in but these qualities aren’t applicable. Dragons have tempers that can flare fast! TRUE. I've actually seen red in the past and I've been known to literally scream at people. It's a rare occurence and I've tried to tame this with Yoga but it's hard. I still can breathe fire when I'm really tired or my defenses are down.
Considering their hard-working nature, Dragons are healthy overall. They do get stressed and suffer from periodic tension/headaches, likely because they take so many risks. Dragons could benefit from incorporating mild activity into their lives. Yoga or walking would be good as these activities can work both their minds and their bodies. This I find beyond bizarre and here's why. I've worked out my whole life and also have suffered the tension/headache thing chronically. But there are two activities that I will willingly do and actually look forward to: Yoga and walking. Not kidding. Ask my mom.
Dragons will give into love, but won’t give up their independence. TRUE. Some say I have commitment issues and they're absolutely right. I do. For this reason. I'm terrified of being trapped. I just learned that about myself recently. Because they have quick, sometimes vengeful tempers, their partners need to be tough-skinned. This also is a main reason I don't drag others into my world. It can be friggin' scary in here for them. I'll turn on ya...fast...and you'd best be ready. This is not my favorite quality in myself, clearly. Dragons enjoy others who are intriguing, Yes. And Yes. and Yes. and when they find the right partners, they’ll usually commit to that person for life. Despite what others must think, I know exactly what I'm lookin' for.
On top of this regular Dragon description, I happen to also be a Fire Dragon which apparently is dictated by year of birth. Here's the kicker...
A Fire Dragon’s emotions can flare instantly. Fire Dragons put themselves on pedestals, I love this. I'd like to say it's not true but it totally is. and because they react quickly and recklessly, My knee jerk reactions are something to behold and usually involve completely cutting people out of my life. This has happened multiple times. they sometimes make wrong decisions. And I've always regretted those decisions and actually live in a constant state of guilt and trying to figure out how to fix it. Fire Dragons need to slow down and keep their tempers in check as that’s when they’re best. This so absolutely does not surprise me I almost can't stand it.
I always thought Libra was right on but after having read this, I think I'm actually a Dragon. And if I merge the two together, I'm not kidding, it's me. To a tee. In a frighteningly real way. I'd love to say there's nothing about this stuff that's believable...but I can't. It's freakin' me out.
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It may be an understatement to say that over the past couple months I've become utterly obsessed with my e-mail. Like biting my nails or trolling Facebook (which has become another completely out-of-control habit), when there's nothing else to do, that inbox gets a lot of business from its proprietor. The number of times I check my e-mail has become directly proportional to the amount (measured in frustration meters) that I am bored. As the boredom has increased over the past couple months, due in part to absolutely nothing special, I've taken it upon myself to "check out" some of those very special e-mail only offers. I only look. No touching. But one of the ones that I took special interest in about six weeks ago was from Astrology.com.
I don't think it's a huge secret that Astrology fascinates me. It's very scientific but in a grossly magical way. That is, there's this "Natal Chart" that exists for each person that shows the relationship of every heavenly body of some import in our solar system at the exact minute of your birth. This configuration, supposedly, dictates a lot about the way things will go down in your life. (I learned all of this on Astrology.com). Anyhoo, awhile back I signed up for a daily horoscope delivered to my inbox and I've loved it. Despite the fact that I believe my horoscope is eerily (and I mean EERILY) correct about things sometimes (and I check in the retrospective so that I'm not reading in...I'm not a horoscope amateur here), it's ridiculously fun to me. Except now it's getting to be a burden. Here's why.
Somehow on one of my boredest days, I clicked on a "special" that they were holding only for those densest enough to answer a personalized e-mail from Kim Gallagher-Fox, the resident astrological guru. I'm not sure what I signed up for, but now the number of astrology-related materials hitting the inbox has reached...well astrological heights. I used to get 2 e-mails per day. This morning, I opened up to 8. All advertising some reading that I've never wanted. I try opting out but somehow that's code for "Please send me exponentially more e-mails." They're multiplying like rabbits in there...and I know for a fact this event never appeared anywhere in my daily horoscope which is all I really want anyway.
I've noticed this especially today (and this week) because person-generated e-mail has been on an ebb. So when the astrology-related e-mails not only out-number the person-generated kind but very nearly obliterate them, it makes me feel like that lady. You know the archetype of which I speak. But my conundrum is this...how, actually, do I get them to stop? Reverse psychology doesn't seem to work on e-mails. My horoscope for today said not to make any grandiose movements that would disrupt the harmony of the universe.
I guess that means I'll have to wait until tomorrow to figure something out.
