From Scott Adams's blog:
I once worked with a guy who referred to his older brother as the "white sheep of the family." The older brother was a CEO of a Fortune 500 company while his siblings had no ambitions that extended beyond lunch. That sort of thing makes me wonder about the whole nature versus nurture question. I assume all the kids in this fellow's family had a similar upbringing, but only one had ambition.
When I was a kid, adults often told me I would be rich and famous some day. Apparently I was giving off some sort of ambition vibe early on. I think ambition is a genetic defect. You can't have ambition unless you think there is something wrong with the way you are. Ambition is a state of feeling perpetually flawed.
By most objective standards, my career has gone well. By my internal standards, I am in a continuous state of not doing enough. A couple of years before he passed, Charles Schulz called me at home to see if I would be interested in a charitable activity he was passionate about. We chatted for awhile, and I don't remember how it came up, but he mentioned that Peanuts greeting cards had just passed the billion cards sold mark.
Pause to digest.
A billion greeting cards. I wonder if any other artist has ever sold a billion of anything. Unfortunately for me, that instantly became my new yardstick. So if you will excuse me now, I have a lot of work to do because apparently there is something wrong with me.
This made me immediately think, "What's his Saturn deal?" Sun opposition Saturn, as it turns out.
While you are standing in the light, busy dumping all your crap on to me, I can see you real good.
In contrast, you can’t see me at all because I am standing in the dark, covered in your shit.
Well, that sums it all up for me.
I'm really sick of politics talk any more, but this profile of Biden rose an eyebrow with me:
He’s probably got a Taurus Moon, which makes him a Full Moon birth; which means that we really don’t know the guy.
A Full Moon birth is about as polarized as one’s personality can get; you seem to stand between two entirely different worlds. We all have a solar self and a lunar self, and the relationship between the Sun and the Moon tells us something about it. Beneath the guy’s smooth exterior is a lot of conflict. Not a little, a lot. Now by the time you’re in your 60s, you’ve worked out a bunch of this, with any luck, but the guy has no shortage of instability.
Ouch.
Taurus (April 19-May 20)
Once again, you have the idea you want to take a chance, and the feeling that it's necessary to do so. You are making the commitment to yourself. I suggest you be explicitly clear about what that commitment is, in words and in feelings. Despite your deepening understanding of yourself, there seems to be an obstacle in the way. Is it a physical obstruction, or is it an idea? Is one mocking the other? I suggest you consider the conceptual level first. It is the easiest to work with and the one most likely to contain both the problem and the solution. If astrology means anything, the real issue involves faith. You seem to be stuck on the idea that the mighty cosmos is inert or unresponsive when it comes to providing you with what you need. I do know this feeling and I know how annoying it is.Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 22)
Whose approval do you need, and why do you need it? You seem to have a lot of ideas about what you must accomplish first in order to be acceptable to people who don't actually have much influence in your life. This is distracting attention you could be devoting to your friends. It's also blocking your view of how much you've achieved in the past two or three months, and from the fact that you do need a rest. I know a lot is happening in your world, but make sure you take some time in a space where you are totally alone and allow yourself to forget it all; and remember who you are on the deepest levels of reality. You may notice, once you get there, that there were many feelings you were dealing with temporarily, but not quite facing or processing. Now is the time, and your life will still be there a few hours later when you return to your other reality.
First third of my life: Venus, in 7th, squared by Saturn, opposed by Moon. Venus would be strong in this house except for all the planets that kick it upside the head. So, first third = not good.
Second third: Moon in 1st (2nd?), rules the 9th house, opposed by Venus, squared by Saturn, trine Mars. Possibly a bit better.
Third third (har): Mars in 9th, trine Moon and Mercury, square Sun and Uranus, rules 1st and 6th. Could go either way :P
I love Aquarians, but they're not good for me, even with my Uranus rising. This chickie sounds like me at ages 20-21, where I was surrounded by them, I was the closest to them...and they all ditched my clingy ass. Oh hey, and she has Venus Saturn...
Nowadays, I am surrounded by Scorpios, which I'd rather deal with. At least they LIKE having people around.
The opposition aspect brings awareness. Visually, you can see that a Full Moon is illuminated. Yet during an eclipse, this awareness is temporarily obscured, because the Earth comes between the Sun and Moon. The light disappears. What happens to our emotions (Moon) when this happens?
The opposition also symbolizes a breaking point, when you must make a decision. Further commit to a path/relationship, or separate from it? You may be able to see more clearly now what to do, but the decision feels so life-changing that you don't quite feel in control of the matter. Whatever has come to a head feels almost destined. (The Nodes are like knots that tie people together.)
The Leo-Aquarius polarity concerns the needs of the individual versus the needs of the collective. Being fired up about one's creative potential versus experiencing life from a detached perspective.
This Lunar Eclipse occurs at 24 degrees Aquarius at 5:16pm EDT on Saturday. If you have angles or personal planets around this degree area in Taurus, Leo, Scorpio or Aquarius, this eclipse could have a strong impact. If you don't know your chart but your birthday is around this date, the same goes for you!
My Saturn's in Leo at 23 degrees, Venus is in Taurus at 27. Erk.
My transit at that time was transiting Saturn conjunct Mercury in Pisces and I had a big decision to make about a liquid. My little sister had just been born, too. It was 1965. The Vietnam War was gaining more and more momentum, Bob Dylan had just released "Like A Rolling Stone", the Beatles had just performed the first stadium concert at Shea Stadium, and I was sitting at a Catholic kindergarten deciding between chocolate and white. I was very aware I was too young to grow up, but I had to.
The nun finally got to me. I said white out of terror. I could not imagine a world where I would be allowed to drink chocolate milk every day.
Tomorrow, Mercury will conjunct Saturn at 9° Virgo. If any nuns come up to you and try to force any long term, high impact, life decisions, I say pour yourself a glass of chocolate milk. It may be that we will make some long term decisions tomorrow and I suggest we decide with love instead of fear.
