Perspectives Redux: What Function Do You Play In Other People’s Lives?

16 Responses to “Perspectives Redux: What Function Do You Play In Other People’s Lives?”

1. jamie says on 10/19/06 at 6:18 am:
   

   Only 4 people call me. 3 for money and 1 because….because….well I don’t know why.

2. Marly says on 10/19/06 at 7:39 am:
   

   Advice, perspective, and the unvarnished truth. I never thought of this before. I have a Gemini Venus in the 12th, though. I don’t think that corresponds to that. Maybe the Saturn in Taurus in the 11th does?

3. Laura Elizabeth says on 10/19/06 at 8:49 am:
   

   Knowledge. 12th house Gemini and the North Node is there; plus stelliums in the 3rd, 9th houses.

   “Laura, how do I…”

   “Laura, do you know who… where… why… when…”

   And, I almost always have the answers or know where to obtain them.

4. christine says on 10/19/06 at 9:20 am:
   

   12th house Sagittariun Neptune–people call me because I will help them see something that exists higher than them when they are down or feeling insane

   1st house Capricorn Moon–still others call because I appear a lot more stable than I feel and bang on about how they possess more classiness than they might feel they do!

   3rd house Aries Venus and Mars conjunct–people call me because I am a complete love slave and can’t help telling them how much I adore them.

   jamie, your post made me laugh!

5. Daeshii says on 10/19/06 at 9:37 am:
   

   Most people call me for no nonsense advice about relationships: marriage, dating, friendships. I also get the geek calls. You know, when they can’t figure something out and they know I can. Or if I can’t, then I’ll find out for them.

6. Michelle says on 10/19/06 at 9:48 am:
   

   Now and then I get a call for a no-bs reality check when a friend has had enough of their latest drama and are ready for a solid opinion… I often get called for ‘I’m in a funk, come hang out with me’… From my closer friends, I’ll get called when they’re freaking out/scared/worried/anxious/etc… (And I gotta say, it’s a strange thing to hear a Scorp calling in the middle of a panic attack.)

   I’m pretty lucky that I have very few people in my life who would call just because they need something from me. If they do, it’s because they’ve earned the right to beg the favor. Relationships, family, health matters… I get called when people need me, even if they just want me to answer questions. It’s nice.

7. Viviana says on 10/19/06 at 10:00 am:
   

   some people call me to tell me their problems because they hope I can fix them, this because i’m a psych. student and they think that’s what it’s about.
   my progressed sun is entering aries as we speak and lately i don’t have as much patience for people or feel i can help as i used to: i’ve started to beleive people get the problems they deserve and need so I’m not into giving advice anymore or trying to fix things for them. Some friends that have figured this out about me still call just to talk and let it out. I guess they call because I can listen and I care.

8. Strawberry Field says on 10/19/06 at 10:19 am:
   

   I’m everybody’s Father Confessor and Consummate Ear. I listen. People call me up (or invite me to dinner or whatever) just to pour their guts out. They don’t want (my) advice. Only to dump. Then they feel better and off they go. I know things about people that nobody else knows.

   I won’t rhyme off the astrology of it, as it is complex. But my chart does reflect it.

9. cmf says on 10/19/06 at 11:18 am:
   

   Jeez, this one makes me think. Let’s see, I can get things done like complicated paperwork, or stuff dealing with gov’t and crappy ass agencies. When someone gets taken advantage of they call me and I try to fix it (although I’m gullible myself and don’t do the same). Saturn in Virgo in the 6th, maybe?

   But I don’t really care for small talk unless it’s with someone I love, then I’ll talk to them about anything at all, except I do most of the calling. Mostly others call for a reason, or to make definite plans. There’s no really ‘just because’ calls.

10. Sylvia says on 10/19/06 at 12:00 pm:
    

    People call me for empathy which I do know how to give. And when I can CONTROL the urge to tell them exactly what I ’see’ from an intuitive point of view– then they feel better. When I tell them too much they get freaked out. I know stuff I shouldn’t. (Is that the Neptune in Scorpio in 12th house? Scorpio is also my ascendant– Cancer moon and true node in 8th house?) My astrological abilities are rank amateur.

    But I have few friends. It’s difficult for me to make and keep friends but I have many many aquaintances. I don’t like talking on the phone, I LIKE being alone most of the time. People feel rejected and who can blame them? But I’m always there, ten years since the last time we spoke? I don’t care, I’m interested.

11. Cassi says on 10/19/06 at 12:50 pm:
    

    Comic relief. I assume.

12. satori says on 10/19/06 at 5:00 pm:
    

    I think it’s different for each person who talks to me. I think they access different parts of me. I have one friend who seems to get the whole me, though.

    well, and when they need someone to hide the bodies…

13. Laura Elizabeth says on 10/20/06 at 8:33 am:
    

    satori said

    “well, and when they need someone to hide the bodies…”

    LOL!! That’s my sister! And thank god she’s there. There’s no one more valuable than the one one who hides the bodies and doesn’t squeal

14. Dani says on 10/21/06 at 12:43 am:
    

    People used to tell my mom all kinds of things, like when she was a teller at a bank too even, kind of like a bartender. They called her “the grave” because she never tells people’s secrets. I tell my mom most everything. People think she is wise but as the proverb goes “there is no king in the king’s own kingdom” or something like that. So I don’t always follow my mom’s advice. Nobody calls me for anything. People can turn to me for advice on academics and people in my college because I collect and store information in my head and usually give unsolicited advice to newcomers and people I know. I like giving advice about college and these types of things that I know (like being able to give directions in the place I live amazes me). I love to help out when I can. I try to be compassionate but sometimes I don’t do giving advice right. But I think people think I’m compassionate. Or maybe they don’t ask me advice because they don’t want to ask someone who has more problems than they do.

15. Krista says on 10/23/06 at 6:53 am:
    

    People call me to unload. I am pretty crappy at telling them where they are going wrong and how they’ve created their own situations (an example being a friend who is seeing a married man). I tend to listen and empathise as much as I can. Maybe gently encourage them to see beyond this and look for a better life. But I probably do them a disservice by not trying harder to “give it to them straight”. I just feel bad for them because they are MY friends first and foremost, their behaviour is secondary to the fact that they are MY friends….

    I am also the fun girl - call me for a night out and I never want to stop partying! I like to organise fun things and try to get people to join in the fun if they can be persuaded.

    I am a Leo Sun, Venus and Moon. I have Mars and Mercury in Cancer so maybe that’s why I say the right things to soothe my tortured friends?

    I have often needed their help while I spill my guts too. I don’t mean to sound like I have my life under control because I certainly don’t!

16. PBS says on 10/24/06 at 6:23 pm:
    

    People call me up to tell me their troubles, or to ask how to find or do something. That last part is probably because of my Virgo sun.

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