From 2008. You think you’re giving but maybe not…

I love the concept of the Amazon wish list and I do maintain one as I’ve mentioned a few times. Historically my wish list has been a big deal even though I barely use it. For some reason whenever it comes up the impact is marked and tonight was no exception.

The soldier was on Amazon getting a book for his son. “I think I’ll update my wish list,” he said.

I walked towards him to scan it. “Get away from here, P,’ he said and I know why. It’s because he knows I will buy stuff off it unless he expressly tells me not to.

“I can’t see it?”

“You can see it.”
Continue reading Quintessential Venus Neptune…. Amazon Wish Lists Again

One of the regular readers wrote to ask where you would look in a chart for the best opportunity to give. Her specific words were; “The best type of charity for a person to give to?”

I am not sure I understand the question but think the topic in general is grand and I have given this some thought.

I consider myself a giving person, in fact my life is pretty much about two things… service and getting laid. But as any innately giving person can tell you, it is important to come up with some kind of criteria and/or boundary around who and what you give too unless you want to be a bled dry doormat.
Continue reading Open Question: Astrology And Charity: Who Do You Give To And Why?

maureen asks on Are You Generous? When Is A Gift A Burden?

“When you’re being generous, I wonder, is it helpful to know where others’ Jupiters are? Does Jupiter define one’s ability to receive as well as give? Or is receiving purely a function of Venus..or the moon?”

maureen, you could consider all of those (Moon, Jupiter and Venus) and more but I’d say if you want to please, go for the Venus.

If you want to nurture, feed the Moon. If you want to expand, buy for Jupiter, etc.

Anyone else?

Becca writes on the Pope blog aka my decoy Catholic-ness:

“Didn’t the Soldier think you were Catholic too?”

Becca - Yeah. And then there was the family who gave me an heirloom ring (on the assumption I was Italian, therefore Catholic and going to reform their son). When they found out otherwise, they took the ring back and I mean it came right off my finger.

“We want that ring back. You get that ring and give it back to us….”

The man came to me and told me his mother wanted my ring back so what can a person do? I took it off my finger and gave it to him.

Remember disappearing gifts video? Well here it is again and this video is in line with another thing we’ve been discussing lately, the use of other people’s energy and the concept of putting your own energy out there in trade.
Continue reading Elsa P the Decoy Catholic On Giving, Using Other People’s Energy And the Venus Neptune Phenomena Of Gifts That Disappear

I think with a packed 8th house I am always aware of death and my philosophy, “don’t drive by without stopping” extends even further. Inspired by Zucherro’s song, “No Regrets” about a dozen years ago, I decided I would try very hard to never do (or not do) something that would cause me to have regret and I’ve been fairly successful.

I have mentioned I few times I drive a long way to see the soldier. I routinely drive 5-600 miles just to spend the day with him before I turn around and drive back and maybe now you know why. To not drive to see him would be unthinkable.

How would I like to have him dead next week but I was too busy or lazy to go spend time with him when I had the opportunity? No thanks. Instead I see him every chance I get and give him the best love I have at all times. And I am pretty sure as long as I meet this standard I will be able to cope with loss of whatever kind when it comes.

I learned some of this from HQ who told me some years ago he thought he was a pretty good friend. He said he tried to be the best friend he could be, and if someone decided they did not want him for a friend, he could accept this because he’d know that he tried his best and given his all.

I adopted his philosophy because I realized that it makes no difference what the other person does. If you love them well and they love you lousy, so what? It has no result.

And it turns out people who love well are always in demand and people who withhold and meter out their love… well it catches up with them eventually. You get to be a miserly old bastard I guess.

I do the same thing on this blog. I am never here with half a heart. I give everything I have every single day and consequently everything else is irrelevant.