Diana emailed:

The paradigm, “People never change” is commonly used, but I was wondering if it’s a frequent thought of fixed and cardinal signs. I don’t think I’ll ever hear a mutable sign say that.

Diana, probably not but the mutable signs also never change the fact they change and I’d say neither state of being is preferable. It is interesting to watch from a marketing standpoint. For example Pepsi keeps making Pepsi for the fixed crowd but constantly comes up with new flavors to interest people like me. Cherry Pepsi, Pepsi with lime, Pepsi with strawberry cream, etc. Shampoo, breakfast cereal and everything else you can think of, same thing.

My first husband had 5 planets in Scorpio and a Leo rising (all fixed). I always run with fixed people, otherwise I will mutate right into oblivion but anyway he was a Cheerio eater and back then they came out with this big innovation - Honey Nut Cheerios. Thrilled, I brought home a box: “Hey! Something new,” I said.

He was not impressed. In fact he didn’t have the slightest interest in putting one of the little pieces in his mouth and no amount of my eating and saying, yum, would budge him and this was incredibly instructive to me. I have never bothered to change a fixed sign off their brand since.

Do you switch brands often?

(Flashback from March) Imagine this: Your long suffering girlfriend who can never seem to find a man, finds a man. She’s happy, he’s happy… by God they have managed to hook up. But then you notice the phenomena. People begin to attack this gal. They undermine, thwart, block, you name it. So why is that? Whyyyyyyyyy?

Follow ups…

My Uranus transit and the slaves newly freed
My theory around freed slave and people who begrudge their happiness

Deirdre Tanton writes:

When Snapdragon asked about her transits regarding a recent confusing time, a few of us directed her to astro.com. But I have been thinking, learning transits is a big deal. I would encourage taking some long summer days to hunker in when transit learning.

If you are interested in going deeper into astrology, all it takes is time and patience. It’s also good to bow to the goddess or something, after all we are consulting an oracle and you have to promise not to get scared!

You’ll need either a software program or a book called an ephemeris and probably a basic little astrology book too. Learn about the orbits of each planet and picture them in space. If you already know what a chart is and you can recognize the symbols in it, this helps a lot.

I think it took me a couple of weeks to just start to kind of get transits, but I am one of those deliberate, Mercury-Saturn, structure learning people. I taught myself the beginnings of transits, with books and print outs of charts in a 3-ring binder.

How did you first learn about transits?

The Moon opposed Pluto overnight (United States) so some of us may wake to find our mood disturbed.

If you want to milk it you can but you can also shed the feelings pretty readily as things improve as each hour passes and the Moon is new (and conjunct Venus) later this evening.

“I have to figure out my clothes for this trip,” I said, Venus in Leo contemplating options in costuming.

“Me too,” the soldier said. “I have to decide about my clothes as well. I have to figure out if I should bring white socks or white socks with gray patches.”

New on the astrology blogging scene is first rate writer and astrologer, Jeremy of Chirotic.com

Here is his latest: Peregrine Mercury through the Zodiac

He covers all the Mercury signs. Here is a sample start for Mercury in Taurus. Jeremy writes:

“Now, let us consider Mercury in Taurus. Here I have two people with incredible power to deliver a deadpan line, and send a chill down your spine while they do it: Clint Eastwood and my mother in law. No, I really am not kidding, both Clint (high-plains drifter, Dirty Harry and Man with no name) and my wife’s mother share this peculiar “argue and I’ll blow your brains out” manner of stating an opinion and in a direct face-off, my money’s definitely not on Clint…”

Read the rest and enjoy a whole lot more -> Chirotic Journal

Yesterday I was discussing the soldier and I’s trip to the desert with astrologer and pal, Claire France. The astrology of this trip is astonishing and we’ve both been at this long enough to know what that means.

“If we get on that plane and die, don’t you give it thought. We are so supposed to be on this specific plane…”

Later it hit me we were flying. The soldier hates to fly. He does not mind jumping out of a plane 200+ times but flying? He hates it.
Continue reading The Saturn Return Of The Soldier And P - Freakishly Excited

Living in Denver, the city hosting the Democratic National Convention, we are paying close attention to the news. News like this:

Blackhawk Flyovers Whip Up Concern, Curiosity

And this:
FBI to descend on Denver for Dem event

The soldier and I have been discussing the possibility (the likelihood) of trouble in Denver and I finally peeked at the chart which look ominous.

Anyone care to predict events in Denver during the convention?

Click to see the chart full-size

Someone wrote me yesterday to tell me what a lousy girlfriend I am.

Um…yeah. I am also no good in bed, 20 years old and my hair is blond. ::rolls eyes::

Not only that, it’s 8:30 AM and I am going to the bar to have a drink and then I’m going to sell my ass so I can buy some crack.

Neptoooon

There were a lot interesting comments regarding people giving or getting misinformation, being lied to or lied about on the Does Your Information Have Integrity piece. When I wrote that, I was thinking about Neptune and the concept of poison in the well. It’s mostly water but the water is poison!  Have you ever seen what one drop of colored paint can do to a gallon of white?  Take my case.

Had someone not tagged me as a drunk before I walked into this first meeting, it would have probably been assumed I was sober. After all, I present okay. I wouldn’t have had a beer in my hand and I don’t have a big red nose. My hands don’t shake and in short, not only do I not look as though I need a drink, I probably look as if I am on my way to or from a gym.
Continue reading Misinformation… Poison In The Well: Saturn In Virgo Opposing Pisces