Regarding that picture when I was 9, my sister wrote:

“That dress you are wearing came in this package someone gave us for rodeo week. We had to dress rodeo for school so someone gave us three dresses, that was one. The other two were gingham and ugly. (I decided.)

I had a thing for velvet and that dress had some velvet so I was considering it very carefully, so were you.

I decided I couldn’t wear western. I decided I hated western wear on that day and you ended up putting on the dress. Everyone thought you looked cute so Henry took your picture in it, remember?”
Continue reading Budding Astrologers… With Capricorn Risings

When Pluto first went into my 12th house, I googled the transit and there was very little out there. Most of what I read said a person would be disgusting and repulsive during the transit. Leprosy was mentioned several times. It was pretty gross so I decided to make of point of writing during this transit – those posts are tagged – Pluto transit 12th

Anyway, my face has been broken out, frightfully for 8 months. I realize that is a long time to let something like this go but I had my reasons, and a lot of them. For one thing, I am not that vain so I can deal with sores on my face though I have avoided making videos. I  have made some videos and taken pictures in this period, when symptoms were mild and you may have noticed the red hack marks on my face but in whatever case I finally went to see a dermatologist yesterday and they are treating me aggressively.

Continue reading Pluto Transit The 12th House – Mine – Repulsive, Reclusive, etc

Recently my husband and I have watched someone who has been lied to and misled for a number of years, discover reality. It’s been a rude awakening and the person was innocent in the circumstances. Like a child.

I like the way my husband described this. “He’s been standing on this paper, stretched across two poles. It’s not at all sturdy so it was a matter of time before it collapsed. That paper got wet, it ripped and he fell through. They’ll not be able to get him to stand on paper again. He’s learned from this…”

Taurean wisdom.

Are you standing on paper?

From 2008, an introduction to a series on synastry: Techniques astrologers use to judge compatibility between charts – Do they work? Theory vs fact.

Skip to part two – Theory vs Reality.

From June, 2008 – Introduction to my idea that parenting is in crisis. Pluto in Capricorn…

Anyone else willing to cop to struggling with this?

This is maddening to me and it’s taken me forever to figure it out. There are a large percentage of people who just don’t mean what they say. Maybe they don’t know what they mean or what they think but they say things anyway. Maybe this is conscious, maybe it’s not. Maybe it’s malicious, maybe it’s not.  I am talking about people who are consistently inconsistent in their belief, their thoughts and their actions.

Continue reading The Most Frustrating People To Deal With

Have you ever seen a person or a situation rapidly degrade? It’s stunning isn’t it? The first hit comes and then the next and the next and the next and the next.  With Uranus set to square Pluto into 2014 (see introduction and check exact dates), we’re all going to witness this kind of thing. You wake up and seemingly overnight, something is wiped out. It could be your marriage, your town or your good looks. It could be your health but it could also be your fear, your lack of commitment,  you name it.  Whatever happens, something else happens right behind it.  It becomes a chain of events like dominoes falling and you just can’t put it back the way it was.
Continue reading Things Degrade Rapidly – Uranus Square Pluto – 2012, 2013, 2014

satori featured this question on her blog in 2007:

“If your house was burning down and you only had time to save one thing, what would it be?”

(Assuming all children and animals were safe)

Having Libra, I would not be able to decide what to take so I would leave it all. With Venus mashed with Neptune it’s the nebulous I value anyway. Also, being wiped out is acceptable to my packed 8th house.
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What would you save? Can you see the “why” in your chart?

You read in astrology that sex is associated with both the 5th and the 8th house. This is confusing to the beginner but I can simplify it for you.

The 5th house rules sex for recreation. The 8th house rules sex for procreation. If you have an emphasis on the 5th or the 8th house in your chart, you probably can strongly relate to this.

For example, I have a packed 8th with nothing in the 5th and I don’t “play” sex. I say that without passing judgement. I know a lot of people who have sex for fun and recreation and see no problems with it. I just know it’s a different function and understanding this can be very empowering.

What is your prevailing attitude towards sex?  Can you see this in your chart?

Regarding “How To Spot A Vicious Woman“, kashmiri wrote:

“As for your question as to the percentage of women being vicious, I couldn’t say. I’ve been blessed with what I’ve got and an innate inclination to see it a mile away, and keep it to a smile and nod.”

kashmiri, I can spot them as well and here is my best tip: If you meet a woman and she is bad mouthing, gossiping, taking nasty actions against another person, you can be pretty sure you’ll be next. And men? Well if he’s trashing his ex girlfriend, it’s a good bet that when you’re his ex-girlfriend, he’ll be trashing you in the similar fashion.
Continue reading Advice From Double Capricorn, Henry Regarding Vicious Women (And Their Male Counterparts)