Legacy: The 8th House In Astrology - Trust Is Sacred
Astrology in real life
On the last bit on this topic (tag - legacy) I talked about handling the legacy of of the living and I am back to expand on this.
I contacted the soldier in 2003 who immediately started telling me stuff and I mean he wasted no time at all. After containing virtually everything throughout his life, he offloaded pretty much all his stories (in raw form) in about a month’s time. At the end of that month I was standing there, holding a bag the likes of which I’d not seen… in awhile.
Besides the stories from his career, he shared his thoughts and deep feelings on a wide range of subjects. I don’t know what to say except I am the kind of person you can do this with which is something he’d know.
It took all my energy just to receive his and try to process before he hit me with the next truckload and I’d be lyin’ through my teeth if I did not tell you I was challenged. I was challenged and his son came up of course.
He came up right away as did my kids. This is one of the first things you ask a person after a 25 year separation so we discussed our children as the days and weeks passed and then one day I typed something into the chat and he typed back, “I wish you could tell my son that.”
“I will tell your son,” I answered. ‘Sure, get him on the phone and I’ll tell him right away…”
He did not get him on the phone at the time but he did let his wishes be known, didn’t he?
Later he reiterated his wishes in ways that were more specific and I reiterated my commitment to share this stuff with his son, given the opportunity.
Fast forward 6 years and most of you know I have written probably 3-400 pages to the soldier’s son but I went a lot further than that.
I specifically told him what I was doing (transferring his legacy from his father to him) and in case there was any confusion on this, I told him that I had everything intended for him on my hard drive in a folder with his name on it - stuff his father wants him to have and if I died he should come for these files.
I implored him the importance of this (people so often think I am flaky) and then told the people most likely to have custody of my hard drive if I died what to do when he showed up - “Give him everything with his name on it”.
My son (Sun, Saturn in the 8th) has these instructions for one so I guess you can see I take this stuff pretty seriously.
This is because I know what a person’s energy is worth, especially someone like the soldier’s and I also know that trust is sacred.
11 Responses to “Legacy: The 8th House In Astrology - Trust Is Sacred”
Understanding legacy is a bone-filling broth. I’m feeling the power and responsibility of my 8th house with Saturn living their natally, in a trine with sun and mer in the 10th and uranus in the 6th. For some truly wonderful, mysterious reason it’s my Rite of Passage. I’m writing along in reply to your post, Elsa, wearing my mother’s shawl (black embroidered lace) with a belly filled with Bone Soup.
I hear in your stories about receiving and handling energy of others that are dear to you, and others who are virtual strangers and I am affected. Your legacy is organic (maybe a kind of astrological thyroid … hmmm) and there is no quieting your mission. Those of us who draw on your energy, give it back in kind and then are fueled to be our selves, are blessed.
Legacy is truly in the bones, and on the hard-drive. Love it, Elsa.
Thanks.
neva - yeah. I do all that stuff, save the safe deposit box. We will get to that too when we make our wills which is on the agenda. Between now and then, I go on faith and instinct - that is that it will be okay and if not I will know it in time to make it okay.
Tell you the truth the only thing that ever BLINDSIDES me is love.
mokihana - thanks, I love your writing. 
As an adjunct to this story, for those who read the original, “Soldier and P”, there was a point in the soldier’s life about 16 years ago where he was going to call me. He actually had the phone book in his hand and the reason he was going to call me was because he was going on a mission and he did not think he’d make it back. He was certain they’d all be killed and he wanted to talk to me before he died but there was another reason.
Though we had no talked on 10 years or so having separated as kids, he wanted to ask me if I would contact someone on his behalf. It’s the kind of things soldier’s do… “If I die tell my gf this..” but in this case he wanted ME to do the talking. He wanted the person to hear what I had to say… he wanted me to speak of his character rather than someone in his life at the current time.
he did not make that call as one of his friends (who knew me too… was his friend when we were together as kids) talked him out of it. He told him it would not be fair but here again is the 8th house.
“Who can I entrust this most sacred duty to…”
My name comes up time and time again.
My first husband named me as his executor of his will and left it that way for 10 years after our divorce right up until he remarried because he knew I would follow his instructions to the letter.
Further he knew (and I hear this all the time too) that I was the only one who would.
I don’t mind being known for this. It sort of offsets a lot of the bad things people say about me.
I mean, when the chips are down - I’m her. Anyone I have ever known could and would attest to this so as repulsive as I may seem or even be, my character is beyond reproach and I can tell you right now, my son is same… he will carry his mother’s legacy for sure.
The other day he was falsely blamed for acting up on the school bus, feared he may be reported.
“If they call you in, I will back you up so don’t worry. But really you won’t need me. Just tell them you’re innocent and there has been a mistake. They will believe because you are known as a person of character. You are known as someone who tells the truth so make note of that and don’t ever lose your status. If you become a known liar, that’s that. Keep your integrity, always and at whatever cost.”
I forgot to mention, my first husband is a scorpio with 4 more planets in the sign, along with his n node. He can pretty much suss out who can be trusted, I’d say.
The soldier does not want his ashes scattered because he is Catholic. … except for under very specific conditions, and they arise then he does want me to scatter him and he relies on me to judge the conditions and get this right… which I will do if the cards come up this way.
Elsa….this post makes me want to cry out of pure joy. Legacy and the honor of carrying it on is a huge responsibility….passing the torch, passing down the badge of bravery, a grandmother’s wedding ring, grandfather’s stories…..it is all in the Bone Soup as Mokihana so beautifully described.
Mokihana you write so beautifully!
The knowledge that one can trust so deeply is spiritually liberating. Love the writing here,too, thanks for sharing.
I often think about something I told you when you asked what the color of the aura I saw around you was. I saw red. And this demonstrates why, Elsa. You are the spiritual Marine - ALWAYS faithful. Down to the individual corpuscles of your blood - your very DNA. It’s not a surprise to me at all that you are so deeply entrusted…
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