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(Another) Lousy Virgo Critcizes Elsa P, Who Responds In Kind
Astrology in real life
This is a Saturn in Virgo situation anyway you turn it. I am defending (Saturn) against criticism (Virgo). Publicly (Saturn)! Hopefully people who do this kind of thing will see themselves and learn (Saturn) something about criticism (Virgo).
Here is piece on the first Virgo who does not like my hair. Here’s is today’s critical comment on one of my youtube videos:
“I find your thoughts so scattered”
And my response?
I find people who use the phrase, “I find” to lack creativity and the ability to come up with their own speech patterns. I also find them pretentious sounding and the idea they are oblivious to this indicates they are probably not as smart as they think they are.
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23 Responses to “(Another) Lousy Virgo Critcizes Elsa P, Who Responds In Kind”
I think you are absolutley correct!!! I am able to follow your thoughts just fine,lol. I don’t understand why some people feel the need to correct others speech, grammer, spelling, etc. it drives me nuts!! I find that “those” people seem to need to be in control in some way, maybe because their own lives are, hmm how should I put this…..quite shitty. lol
What I do not understand is the need to make those comments in the first place. If they don’t like your hair and it distracts them to the point where they can’t learn anything from your videos, then they can simply choose not to watch them. If they don’t like the way you express yourself, ditto. People can read the blogs that resonate with them and simply not return to the ones that don’t. Why make a point of sending denigrating comments? A more constructive use of Virgo energy is to be discriminating and discerning, to not waste time (Saturn) doing something unnecessary. The best way to use a Saturn transit is to learn which behaviors associated with the sign no longer serve us well and to discard them…needless destructive hurtful criticism for example! Virgo rules digestion, the process by which we take what we need and what serves us, and eliminate what we no longer need. Take what you need and leave the rest.
http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/10/12/173626.php
Elsa’s thoughts are scattered all over the place! I found this blog through an intensive google search. My search terms were something like “Mercury aspects Pluto” or “Mercury quincunx Pluto”. I was so happily surprised to find this blog because I had just written to Elsa hoping to have my question opened up to the collective for response but I knew that my question was too specific and that I was going to have to look for the solution myself which is exactly what I did. And I was led full circle to Elsa!
Thanks Elsa!
But back to the Virgo who criticized you… Seems like business as usual to me, one sun sign using it’s strengths to highlight another sun sign’s perceived weakness. The collision mutated into this blog and along come the outpouring of support from the non-Virgos to tell you(criticize) how great we think you are (Pisces).
lol
Hi Elsa:
first of all, how do you know that person was a Virgo?
And second of all, I think you’re overreacting. There’s a ton of hostility on the internet, just a writhing, molten pit of insults and flamewars and ego battles and it just goes on and on. I used to get really mortally wounded when people were critical of my writing or of me in some way online and now, I think, well, at least they read it. At least they clicked on my stuff.
And what you got here, something about your hair and scattered thoughts — look, that’s *nothing*. who cares what some yahoo thinks about your hair, who cares if they can’t read?
You’re getting to people, that’s why you’re getting the response, for good or bad.
It would be interesting to know something about this person’s background. Suppose detachment is a necessary tool in their line of work, and that it spills over into their communication in general?
Or they could be a foreign speaker, like me;) I can only come up with so many ways to express a particular sentiment; I come across as much more formal than I would in my own language, because I’m rarely exposed to English as it is used by native speakers in their everyday lives. I don’t watch much TV…;)
“All I can know is what I give, not what you receive”.
Another Mercury in Libra here; I’m compelled to jump in sometimes and play the Devil’s advocate…;)
Offer her a couple of Elsa cognitive thought enhancements sessions. Pointing out that great strides have been made in similar cases and there is no reason for her to continually suffer from this affliction. Of course, the humanitarian you’re will offer this service at reduced rate.
I’m glad you’re enjoying the mental exercise of fending off the hecklers, Elsa. 
It’s a compliment to you really - it’s what the politicians receive re $400 dollar haircuts, pant suits, habit of winking at the camera 
etc.etc.
I like your hair, in fact if there is reincarnation, in my next life I’d like to have hair like yours.
Scattered thoughts? I find a lack of ability to follow points rather regrettable. (Mercury in Capricorn)
LOVE it that you’re having fun with this Elsa.. come to think of it, if we all had more fun with criticism, it wouldn’t so much seem like criticism anymore, do you think?
Um, by the way, that dummy in the picture? That’s MY hair!
“It would be interesting to know something about this person’s background. Suppose detachment is a necessary tool in their line of work, and that it spills over into their communication in general?”
and
“I’m compelled to jump in sometimes and play the Devil’s advocate…”
LMH, I am glad you did. My Mercury in Libra thought similar things but I decided (big miracle) my point(s) were worth making.
For one, anyone can be criticized (even you, the critical) and also if you’re going to do it - hit someone with a stick that is, best make sure their stick is not bigger (or even way bigger) than your own.
Well, you do ask people to comment, at the end of every post. And since the the majority of your posts are about yourself, it makes sense that the comments would be, too. And while it would be lovely and a much more ideal world if every one were positive, that’s just not the way the cookie crumbles in the world we do live in. It seems the overwhelming majority of comments are intelligent and positive. Maybe count your stars that the negative ones are (relatively) rare and benign?
This is interesting.
I noticed today the potential beginnings of a pattern - that is I have known now at least two Gemini suns who find my Pisces-Virgo related energy disturbing.
Both have straight smooth hair. Dress very “neatly” and “smartly”. Both pay strict attention to time. Among other qualities that lead me to feel they are pointedly concerned about how they appear to others. They like to appear in control. Nothing messy. Nothing escaping its bounds.
And your hair (like mine for that matter - natural curls, sometimes - at least for me - bordering on natural frizz) bucks that kind of appearance by default. It is kind of like that Pisces-Virgo energy related to boundaries - the hair does not seem to be behaving according to the rules (within the lines) of boundaries.
Anyway - this kind of energy appears to make these folks quite uncomfortable. And they criticize. Like it is some personal fault that you are not staying within the lines - like you have some embarrassing energy “hanging out” where it should be tucked in.
I don’t understand it. But I ran into it (again) today and so it has my attention.
Surely this must be that projection of a person’s shadow that you mention.
Sounds like you have a very aware way of dealing with it. I’m still sensitive to it. I think it’s because deep down somewhere, some part of me agrees - I am a big mess, my ideas are too dreamy and not concrete enough, my hair is too out of control, my body too big, everything pushing outside of the template into which, apparently, some part of me feels I should fit.
But it reminds me of that panopticon idea by Michael Foucault. Where people start following patterns of behavior based on the judgment of an invisible observer. So in short, if someone is judging how well we fit inside these lines, who is this someone - who is “they”? And what precisely are the rules for these lines?
I wonder if the Virgo who commented on your hair could precisely and concretely answer those questions?
And usually (and I don’t see it as necessarily Virgoan, but I do see it as twisted Mercury energy) they’re not only not as smart as they think they are, but can’t take even a tenth of teh criticism they dish out.
“I wonder if the Virgo who commented on your hair could precisely and concretely answer those questions?”
Most likely no because they are too busy cruising youtube and complaining to and about strangers!
The quality of person you are is going to have a lot to do with how you spend your time (also Saturn in Virgo).
Work on fixing me or work on fixing yourself? Hmmm.
They are hardly worth responding to, those kinds of comments. Interesting to hear what goes on - out back.
kingsley
I FIND that I use “I find” a lot….lol.
Time to start hitting the dictionary and thesaurus more often
Eeek.
Einstein’s hair was waaay more messy than yours, and only a complete twit would throw out relativity based on that. You’d be a better astrologer shaved bald than most others out there with a fresh coif.
So there.
Why do people even bother with this crap? Maybe I’m too laid back for my own good (which I’m always being hounded about), but I honestly don’t care what other people do with their lives, even if it’s idiotic. It might be stupid in the extreme, but it’s their life, not mine! I have enough of my own shit to deal with.
oooo althera I love Foucault. Mind you, as a nose-picker I’ve always been one to give the finger to the camera, hence my interest.
I am guessing your Virgo liked your hair.
I am an übervirgo with a lot of saturn influences, and I know I can be very critical of others (and myself). But I can also sound critical when I’m not feeling critical of that person or thing at all. It just comes out like that, and it sounds harsh when I intended nothing of the sort. My mind is just wondering and curious and wants to know every detail(detached). (My mum does this too and it’s very annoying). It’s people’s own responsibility to check their critical bite.
But I swear, that virgo liked your hair (at least this virgo does :-))
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