“Purblind”. Is that a great word or what?

Date: 14th century
1 a obsolete : wholly blind b: partly blind2: lacking in vision, insight, or understanding : obtuse
— pur·blind·ly Listen to the pronunciation of purblindly \-ˌblīn(d)-lē\ adverb
— pur·blind·ness Listen to the pronunciation of purblindness \-ˌblīn(d)-nəs\ noun

I found that word researching astrology as it relates to short-sightedness. Here is my reference from skyscript.com, adapted from William Lilly’s 17th century text Christian Astrology, regarding the Sun in a birth chart:


Manners when badly placed:

Then the solar man is arrogant and proud, disdaining all men, cracking of his pedigree, he is purblind in sight and judgement, restless, troublesome, domineering; a mere vapour, expensive, foolish, endued with no gravity in words, or soberness in actions, a spendthrift, wasting his patrimony, and hanging on other men’s charity, yet thinks all men are bound to him, because a gentleman born.”

This came up because throughout my life I have been sold very cheap by many, many people. By that I mean I have been betrayed or crossed in some way that leaves me no choice but to sever the relationship and while in some cases this is probably desired (albeit subconsciously) most times I don’t think it is.

Most times I think the person thinks they play cards a lot better than they do. It’s that combined with the fact they underestimate me and when these things combine they create the event.

I have been aware of this phenomena for going on 20 years and it is not because I am brilliant. It is because this has happened to me so many times, after awhile a person can’t help but gain some insight especially if they try and I try.

So I have a lot of this figured out but I have never got into the astrology of it until now and turns out it is a defective solar energy. In other words, it’s a big ego and that makes sense. The person thinks they can have me in their life as a friend, a confidant or a lover as they simultaneously trick or betray me in some way.

They are always so stunned when it doesn’t work out and I am always confused as to why this is because my boundaries are always so clear. Clear to me but not to others.

A couple weeks ago someone wrote and asked me if the soldier had cheated on me. I was befuddled. How can you read this blog and think I would put up with a man cheating? Such is projection, I suppose.

Anyway, if you have ever wondered or if you are ever going to wonder what in astrology rules “short-sightedness”, well now you know and yep. You’re welcome.

More on this – Astrology and Short-sightedness redux