More proposed government controls (Saturn) on heath (Virgo)

‘£10 licence to smoke’ proposed

“Smokers could be forced to pay £10 for a permit to buy tobacco if a government health advisory body gets its way.

No one would be able to buy cigarettes without the permit, under the idea proposed by Health England.

Its chairman, Professor Julian Le Grand, told BBC Radio 5 Live the scheme would make a big difference to the number of people giving up smoking…”

Read the rest - BBC NEWS

What do you think of this really?

Here is a Saturn in Virgo themed bit. Elbert Wade… a great astrologer but beyond that I get such a kick out of this guy!

Do You Want to Stop Smoking? by Elbert Wade

Speaking of “real” organs and Dr. Oz in the last video, now I find this. It is one of Yahoo’s “most emailed” so everyone with a “My Yahoo” is seeing this today. How’s that for writing on the wall?

Here’s part of the copy:

“This image provided by Britain’s Department of Health showing a healthy lung, left and a diseased lung, right, is one of the graphic pictures to be place on packs of cigarettes to discourage smokers. Words failed to stamp out smoking, so Britain will require graphic pictures of diseased organs on cigarette packs next year, the government announced Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007. The images include a diseased lung, a chest cut open for heart surgery, and a large tumor on a man’s neck…”

Any questions?

Here’s the link to the rest - Yahoo Photos

“Well you can tell a lot via body language,” I said to a Pisces pal. “For example, when people smoke?”

“Yeah?”

“Well if they blow their smoke up… you know, in an upstream, that shows they are feeling good and positive about what you are saying to them. But if they turn their head and blow it down… not feeling so good.”

“I blow my smoke up,” she said.

“Good. So that means you are generally upbeat and feeling good. But can you imagine? What if you were on a lousy date? You know. You’re sitting there and he’s boring you. Do you think you might blow your smoke down.”

‘Yeah, I probably would.”

“Okay, so there you go. So you can tell what someone is thinking and feeling but you can also tell what you are thinking and feeling and I think you should pay attention to this. Because I think you are frequently having a bad time and don’t know it.”

“You do?”

“Yes. You are too nice. You’re nice! You’re socialized this way. I am forever seeing you hanging out with people who don’t do a thing for you. You say you had a good time when it seems pretty clear to me you had an awful time and don’t like the person at all.” I laughed. “Very different from me who knows I am on the date from hell from the first second, no denial. So if you would like to know if you are miserable or not, you could pay attention to this. And if you’re sitting there and notice you’re blowing your smoke down, this could be a clue for you. Hey! Maybe I don’t like this person and I should just get out of here!”

We both laughed.

Do you read body language?

Astrologer and blogger, Barbara Palliser of Silverwheel Astrology is two weeks smoke free! She quit at the full moon and is marking progress with the moon’s cycle.

Quitting smoking is horribly difficult under any moon. Please go say hey and give her some support. There is a New Moon in Capricorn today, so lets all prop her up!!

Thank you! Click to root for Barbara!

Dear Sinking,

The issues here are yours and I don’t say that to attack you. It is you writing me for advice, so it is you I am going to try to assist and empower, first with the addiction question.

I am sorry to tell you, but I agree with your partner. He is an addicted person and you are an addicted person. You are addicted to cigarettes but I would venture to guess you are addicted to him as well. Just think about it, okay? Don’t you crave him? I think you do.

And my point is this: You are a mess. He is a mess. I am a mess and so is everyone else on this planet! And if you’re going to love someone you are going to have to deal with them as they are. With their messes, this is. And it seems you are willing and wanting to do this. You are not saying “get rid of the porn!” If would be fine with me if you did, but you are asking for ways to cope, and grow and transcend, so I am going to try to help you with that.

First, around getting upset over his masturbation, you can change your perspective. Because the fact is, it is his dick. And what he does with his dick is his business.

If this confuses you, just consider your lungs. Whose lungs are they? They’re your lungs. Do you need me telling you what to do with your lungs? Of course not. And he does not need your advice about his dick, either. So just see if you can detach from this. You like to smoke and he likes to beat off. Do you still love him? I bet you do. So just go with that. You love a guy who likes to beat off. He loves a guy who smokes… and none of this makes the sky fall.

Next question: How to change the way you feel about porn…

Well, judging from your chart, with Pluto and Uranus square your Moon and Mercury, I think you may be secretly very interested in all this taboo but repressing it. And this is probably one of the reasons you are so enamored with this man. He experiments! He goes where he is not supposed to go!! And I am suggesting in trying to control him you are actually trying to control yourself.

Try to think along these lines… if you can. And you can. But you’ve got to be willing to innovate here. And to grow. Because it sounds to me like someone tried to control your dick at one time and you are now inflicting this same trauma on your partner.

Is there a way you love each other and both be free? I’d say yes.

Good luck.

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