Yes, I live this way daily. But it didn’t used to be this way for me

Jupiter retro 12th in Taurus

Hey everybody, Happy Valentines Day to all!

Whoever said this I can’t remember, but it has always been my favorite holiday too; romantic that I am. And it has been a grand one for me!

Anyway, to get back on point, I was talking about socks before, and I was talking about how I buy so many socks (and wistfully thinking “I wish I could get them through amazon.com” so that I could support Elsa with all my sock buying), and then some smart person told me that I can probably even buy socks through amazon.com!!! I felt doubtful, but, needing socks today, I checked it out.

Well, guess what, it’s true! (I think it was either kashmiri or satori who told me, sorry I don’t quite remember who told me.) And they sell jeans too! Today I bought a total of 16 items through Elsa through amazon.com, mostly socks, but some jeans too (and within the past few days I have also bought 5 other items through Elsa through Amazon.com which are music items [CD's]). Ooooo, I even indulged in a couple of pairs of cashmire socks, woo woo and ooh la la, gotta pamper those Pisces tootsies!

So that is 21 items through your blog so far this month with amazon.com Elsa, and there will be more as there are some videos I plan to buy too (e.g., after having just seen it again very recently I realized that I MUST OWN a copy of the movie ‘Thelma and Louise.’ It’s soooooooooooo Great!)

So yes, for one thing, I totally feel moved to support this blog in anyway that I can, and it has been like that since the beginning. Don’t know why. Just feel moved to do it. Something about Elsa’s energy (if I had to guess) is what drives this ‘feeling moved to support this blog.’

I also frequently feel moved to support certain people all along my path, and this now includes my new plans to adopt older children and sibling- groups through the American foster care system. That will involve “pledges” of a lot more than money…also time, emotional love and caring, and all of my social work and psych skills that I have ever developed and can muster (with some of these kids and their special needs) it will probably require even more than that.

I also feel moved to contribute to certain organizations that support animals which may be being abused, or may be going extinct. these include contributing to organizations such as the SPCA and the endangered animals group which protects near-extinct animals like polar bears.

I have also “adopted” (over time) a certain number of children; these are the children that you never see, they never “come home” to you, but they send you a picture and a letter (a la that movie with jack nicolson if anyone remembers that one). I have done that several times and I want soon to do more.

And I also contribute certain amounts of money in support of my political causes, namely, certain of those which do the most to promote social justice.

So here’s the astrology: I have Jupiter in the 5th house in Cancer double conjunct Uranus (conj lat and conj decl) with a very tight orb (about 1 degree orb in both directions). My Jupiter also receives trines from my 8th house Saturn in Scorpio and from my rising degree of the Pisces rising, whatever all that means.

yeah, kashmiri, this is a kick ass keyboard (from you) with letters that are still visible even though I pound on them constantly! I got some brownies from MzScarlett, they were delish!!

I got some Elsa’s Cookies too from that gal before she got mad at me for talking about the soldier. ::sighs::

That’s my next piece by the way.

With Venus Neptune sometimes they give… and then take away. ooh, ouch. Damn Neptune, when you’ve got a veil you like to keep it there!

Jupiter retrograde in Aquarius- 4th house. I swear, I feel most alive when I’m serving others. But it gets real tricky. I feel vital when I’m a bridge for others—but the trick is to do this without being stepped on. Otherwise I simply cannot be fed. That’s my gemini sun (8th) house and libra rising (1st) I guess??

I also think Pluto has a hand in my notion of service, generosity, and receiving. I’ve been humbled a lot by Pluto these past few years… but the upside is this energy is helping me appreciate my natal Jupiter. The purer my motive, the more joy I take in giving, and the more open I am to receiving. Deep stuff—but it’s playing out big time lately.

The pleasure was all mine! You give something for me to read and think about every day and my Saggie ASC thanks you for it.

Yes, I often have felt like I had a deep impulse to give- ideas and advice especially. I feel like if ppl. listened to me more, they would be rich lol…Jupiter in cap, 5th house, opp sun/merc/venus, sq. moon, conj. Neptune–so I’m slowly learning temperance with this and also learning that people do the checks/balances thing a lot when it comes to giving, which still shocks me since I wasn’t born that way, although I’m learning to be, though through intuition, which if you use, you just don’t get stepped on as much. But that takes becoming still and assessing situations for a bit of time. I’m also trying to be less optimistic and give myself advice and say screw it, they can help themselves if they’re not grateful.

I guess I’m going through a cynical phase- but I’m glad I read your post because I want to be optimistic about this stuff again. And now that I think about it, people give me a lot also- esp. when I read this blog, or other astrology sites where I talk to people- the amount of understanding I’ve received and acquired not just about astrology but about the human condition is immense. It’s quite beautiful, so thank you for your blog since you’re a part of that.

aww Bella–that is really really nice. Probably part of your purpose-you probably change people’s days/weeks! that rules.

My parents are depression parents also (mom was born in 1930; father deceased in 1971) but mom is one of the most cheap people I know, like in tipping she is embarassing and I always leave extra money under the plate. She has no allowing for inflation in tipping and to her it is actually a big deal to tip someone a dollar. The smaller the financial matter, the worse she is. Right now I need to send her a check for 20 bucks that I owe her for losing a lock box key, and I just have not been able to find an envelope, or I forget, and she is on me every day.

I think that if this has influenced me in any way, it is to do the opposite of what she does. It is all so fucking sad right now anyway, every penny she has saved for her whole life and now her portfolio is down 60 percent and it really actually does look like she could run out of money. So, in addition I have now learned that being cheap is no guarentee of financial security in late life anyway (not that it would have changed me).

yeah.
but it’s random.
and, well, as a teacher it’s real easy to use yourself up giving….. *sigh*