Very interesting comments on the Love Across Cultures piece, I am not surprised. Some state plainly, they wish to expand their horizons via their relationships and having Jupiter tied to the 7th house, I can relate.

I also have a 7th house Uranus so would be attracted to to an “other” who is unusual or shocking but I have to say this has blown up on me throughout my life.

What I have learned is (projection again) just because race does not matter to you, does not mean it does not matter to them where :them” refers not only to the partner’s friends and family but to the partner themselves!
Continue reading Love, Relationships, Marriage Cross Cultural Lines Redux - My Experiences? Not So Good

The Moon is in aspect to Uranus and Pluto today… this hits my natal Moon so I guess it’s just going to be one of those kind of days.

I am grateful to Jorge Torres for his comment on the Shocking But True piece, I guess no one else is going to touch it though I am not sure why.

Continue reading Under The Jarring Moon, Mars, Uranus, Pluto Sky…

Clumping people by sun sign, denial and projection!

Little Miss Hermit writes on Scare Astrology…

“… The same thing happened to me when I first started posting my chart and trusting strangers to “read” it^^. Among other disconcerting replies was one who took the “insane asylum” approach to my 12th house Neptune… Not to mention my obvious brutality with Mars conjunct Pluto! Never mind that it’s in sextile with my very prominent Neptune!;) Apparently, that would make me disoriented AND brutal; a very dangerous creature. LMAO!

Several years (and books) later I know better, thank Goddess;) and try to dissuade such astro-trolls as as best I can when the opportunity presents itself:)”
Continue reading Scare Astrology - Astro-Trolls, Morons, My Big Mouth and Bigots!

Daemoness writes on the Gaslighting bit regarding the various attacks against me on my blog:

“From my perspective, I believe that a lot of people are still very hung up viewing or dealing with a strong woman. Have you ever wondered if you would be getting this kind of reaction if you were a man posting what you do? I would bet it wouldn’t be happening or very minimally at least.”

Great question and no I have never wondered this buy I am wondering now. What if instead of Elsa P, I was Frank L? Would this change your perception of what is written on this blog?

And here is the burning question:

If your perception would change, how would it change?

hitchhiker22 asks regarding the men I attract… People Who Want To Marry You When They Don’t Even Like You:

“But that doesn’t explain why they are drawn to you… rather than project their delusions on someone else? (Maybe they do?)”

hitchhiker72 - They are attracted to Venus square Neptune on the midheaven. They can make up whatever they want about me and Uranus in the 7th really does make people want to marry you within minutes.
Continue reading What Attracts The Control Freaks… According To Me

violet writes on the Confusing the Public blog:

Elsa this reminds of another one of your stories about the brothers and the war memorial. the father called you the n-word repeatedly while talking to his son unaware that you were in listening range… read the rest

violet - thanks for this but just to clarify, that guy was utterly aware I could hear him. He was screaming at the top pf his lungs and I was in the next room. Matter of fact, we could still hear him, standing way out by the car..

Astrology and Bigotry: The Shadow Side Of The Collective and My 8th House

And then there was the guy who spent three years loathing me for neglecting my two children… when I didn’t have any children.

1 Minute Astrology: Neptune and Projection

Have you ever been terribly wrong about someone or something? Did you own it or did you alter reality so you could continue to justify yourself and your behavior?

Today I had the strangest experience. I feel ultra fortunate for this little tiny exchange so I’m going to put it out here. I could assign all kinds of astrology, but I’m going to chock it up to Mercury in Scorpio because it was potent as can be (Scorpio) and involved my neighborhood (Mercury)… and hands (Mercury) and healing (Scorpio).

I had a massage today. The therapist was an African woman who I’d never met. I don’t go for massage very often so I don’t have a regular therapist. I like a deep tissue massage so I just ask for someone who likes to do this kind of work when I schedule and this is how we collided. Continue reading Bigotry Undone

The Soldier and I, talking in 2003.

“So you ate dinner with this guy after this?”

“Yeah. I was outside with my boyfriend’s… well he was my fiance. And I was outside with his brother there, standing by the car telling him jokes. I was trying to let him know I was okay and also just keep him distracted. Because this was a living hell for him. He looked like he was going to explode, or maybe implode right on the spot. So I made jokes.”

“Like what? How do you joke about something like this?”

“Easy. As far as I was concerned the guy was a cartoon so I just exploited that. I mocked him. Did you seen the veins sticking out, I asked. I’m sorry your father is a freak. Has he always been a freak or did this just start today?”

We both laughed.

“Yeah, I got him laughing and feeling better right away to the extent I could because he was reeling. Eventually my fiance came out and filled us in on the situation.”

“And then you went in there and ate dinner?”

“Yeah. We had a pow-wow about this. We were traveling together and we had a powerful synergy which I think it unusual for a trio but it was there. So we had these various options… splitting up, all of us leaving, all of us staying, etc. And in the end we decided to maintain our united front and go to dinner.”

“Hmm.”

“See, they were both trying to take care of me. They felt bad, you can imagine. But I told them not to take a stand on my behalf because the whole thing was meaningless to me. Don’t go defend my honor because I am not dishonored. And since I was the supposed victim, once I explained that there was no injury and it was clear this was true the whole air just went out of this thing. You know. There is a bag of hot air in there… he’s your father. Do you want to eat with him or no? Do you want to fight him and if so, do you want to do it today? Do you want to drive away? You guys figure this out and whatever you want to do, I’ll do it with you.”

“I see.”

“Yeah. It was all for one and one for all. We were The Three Musketeers. We really were like that, so we just stayed like that and we all went to dinner.”

“Well that does sound like you.”

“Yeah. I am a loyal and stanch ally. I am not going to cave on you just because someone calls me a nigger or any other kind of name. I may have dimples but I am not a flake. And you better believe this guy didn’t like it when he saw the three us heading back in all nonchalant, to eat his food.” I laughed. “I thought it was funny as hell. I actually walked in and shook his hand. Hi, I’m Elsa, I said with my regular grin.” I snorted. “I had his two sons, one on each side of me and I was defying him I suppose. I guess you’re going to find out what it’s like to eat dinner with a nigger, aren’t you?” I laughed. “I didn’t say that last part, I just thought it. And that’s exactly what happened. Dinner was served.”

Have you ever been part of a united front?

skip to: Brothers and Mercury in the Birth Chart

I’m talking to the Soldier here… 2003.

“Okay, so tell me why being called a nigger didn’t bother you,” he said.

“Well, I just thought it was stupid. I thought the guy was an idiot. It’s always easy to tell who is an idiot and who is not.”

“How do you tell? Tell me,’ he said.

See the Scorpio? See how he probes?

“Well I’m sure you have heard this, we all have. They say you should always know who you’re talking to, right? Before you go shootin’ your mouth off, find out who you’re talking to? You’ve heard this, right?”

“Yeah, I’ve heard that.”

“Well so have I. And when I heard it, I listened. So whenever I meet someone I assume they are way smarter than I am. I assume that I am the fool in the equation.”

“I see.”

“So if someone is going to take one look at another person, judge them, call them a nigger or whatever it is they do without first finding out who they are, then as far as I am concerned what you have right there is an idiot.”

“I’d have to agree with you, E.”

“Yeah, because I’m right,” I said with a snort. “So this guy starts yelling I’m a nigger. Get that nigger out of my house. And it has nothing to do with me. What I am is the woman who had made his son very happy. He was bringing me home. This guy hadn’t shown up with a woman to meet his family in YEARS. So don’t you think someone with a brain would be a little curious? You know. Who is this gal?”

“Yeah, I do think that.”

“Well so do I. But someone with no brain is going to do what this guy did as soon as he did, he showed himself stupid. And from then on he was only good to dissect.”

“Dissect?”

“Well, yeah. Because I had the charts on these people. Astrology, I mean. I know you don’t know anything about astrology but I do and this is all very interesting to me. So I was happy to eat dinner with this guy. You know. Study the dumbass up close and in his habitat. What’s better than that for someone like me?”

Do you find out who you’re talking to?

skip to Jupiter Rising and Dimples…