Another thing that’s been coming up lately - It’s the way people justify their behavior.  People do whatever kind of rotten thing they do and then figure out all kinds of reasons why their wrong action is actually right action, just ask them.

I am pretty sure a person is responsible for the action they take independent of the action of anyone else on this planet which reminds me of, Flip Wilson if you’re old enough to remember him.  ”The devil made me do it!”

“I did that because he did that and she did that and anyway it’s okay what I did because that person sucks and I got hurt and I had to teach them a lesson and blah, blah, blah…”

I think we all do this to an extent but some people go through their lives doing nothing but this which leads nowhere of course. Something to consider as Mars heads into conjunction with Saturn…

Do you take responsibility for your actions?

Mercury rules the hands among other things, and Mars rules metal, sharp objects, burns etc. Anyone who has Mercury in aspect to Mars is most likely going to have stuff going on with their hands. For example my hand was so badly burned one time, there was a threat of amputation.

The soldier has shrapnel in his hands and the other day I turned his hand over and saw a prominent black line, like a large dark splinter across the surface of his palm. “What is that? Did you get some sort of splinter?”

“No, that’s shrapnel. It moves around.”
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If you read here regularly, then you know the soldier told the people at his new job that he had a loud Italian girlfriend. I asked him if he told them I had big hair and he said no but in any case I went in there yesterday - Yup.

And I was pretty entertained because I know what he’s up to and he may know what he’s up to as well, I don’t know. ‘Round here, we are notoriously less than conscious - We can’t hit a barn with a bullet.

But anyway, I went in there and I went in there ultra-Libra. I had one of those meetings I have been going to so I was dressed and when I told him my meeting was just a few blocks from his job he asked me to stop.
Continue reading Yesterday, Neptune On Showed Up - Part Of The Soldier’s Operation

Another manifestation of Saturn in aspect to Mars (Teach the boy)

“Well he’s not kissed a girl yet,” the soldier said regarding my son.

“Yeah, I guess not. He’s 9. He just turned 9.”

The soldier shrugged. “When he asks me about it, I’m going to tell him,” he said.

“Tell him what?”

“Tell him not to kiss just any girl. I’m going to tell him to wait and kiss the girl he really likes.  The one that makes him feel something.  I am going to tell him to make sure he is kissing a girl he has feelings about, he should go with the feelings.”

Later we were talking about my blog and how he thought he was perceived by the people who read this blog…

Continue reading What Do We Teach Boys About Girls (And Love) In 2008?

The soldier is in the gym training for his debut at the fight club as well as recovering from spending the last year + stuck in an 18 wheel truck. The other day he ran in the gym, this is something he does not do anymore for the most part due his legs.

His legs are full of shrapnel and bullet holes, never mind 200 jumps from planes into combat (Mars) will take a toll on your knees (Saturn) especially when you land like a Taurus / Rhinoceros.

“Was it good to run?” I asked as we left the gym. “Did that feel good?”

“Hell no, I hate to run. I have always hated to run. Sound pretty funny coming from someone who used to run 14 miles a day,” he said.

“Oh, I didn’t know. So why are you doing it? Is it the most efficient way to lose weight?”

“No, it’s the most efficient way to get your wind up so you can fight.”

“I see,” I said realizing the obvious connection.

“The most efficient way to lose weight is to not eat,” he added.

I just shook my head at these simple facts.

Many of you know that my grandfather and double Capricorn, Henry built houses. He built adobe houses specifically and I built them with him.

Consequently I have never picked a man who cannot build things and the soldier is no exception.

He landed here and started drawing plans on day two.  He is now building.  That’s the beginning of a sawhorse which will be heavy-duty, multi-purpose and necessary so he can build his next ideas.

Continue reading Stephen King’s Quote On Illiteracy And The Army vs (The Saturn) Reality

The soldier has Saturn (impediment, work) in aspect to Mars (hunting) and Mercury (talk) and it sounds like this:

“A man has got to do a lot to overcome the way he looks and get a woman,” the soldier said. “It’s all kinds of work.”

“You really think that?”

“Hell yes. You’ve got to bust your ass to get over what you really look like and see something like… glistening teeth when she looks at you.”

Continue reading Voice Of Saturn: Compensating For Your Shortcomings - For Example, Your Ugliness

Another expression of Mars (fight) in aspect to Saturn (commitment). The soldier and I on the phone this morning…

“Well I have already committed not to fight with you through the weekend so at least you have that. You have a non-bitchy girlfriend for 5 days so that’s pretty good,” I said

He laughed like hell.

I never finished writing about the big fight I had with the soldier and the truck wash and the gay man and the blonde but we were talking about it a couple days ago. Mercury (communication) in aspect to Saturn creates difficulties in this arena.

If you have this in your chart you may feel something is wrong with how you converse. The soldier has these planets in aspect along with Mars (that’s the fight part) but we also have Mars, Mercury and Saturn mashed up between our charts so this is always, always our number one challenge and actually the only one we face…

“Why do we fight like we do?” he asked.

Continue reading “We Fight Because I Am Stupid” - Mercury In Aspect To Mars And Saturn, Natal Chart And Synastry

Yesterday evening I was sitting in the soldier’s truck after he’d backed it down a long narrow residential street with children around, and through a narrow gate, cock-eyed. We were planning to unload and then go down the street and reload. I’ve helped him do both but never on the same day and I was happy wondering how much work it was going to be.

“I’ve been here for 20 minutes and I have barely got a kiss,” I said. “Why not?”

Continue reading Astrology And Public Displays Of Affection