Gist of the Gemini

If I recall correctly : I have Venus in a Cardinal Sign, my Rising Sign is a Cardinal Sign and I have Neptune in a Fixed sign. And everything else is Mutable. I'm fifty nine years old and studied astrology in earnest at age fourteen and it was important to me for something like the next fifteen years as a better Rorschach Test than most psychology tools and I'm in recent weeks having an epiphany. Mutable signs have a reputation for being a bit flaky and not wanting to commit to things. I have Venus in Cancer. Cancer is associated with patriots willing to die for their country. I am not a commitment phobe by any stretch of the imagination. Mutable signs are the end of the season and the way you deal well with endings  is by keeping open the options you hope will play out. If you are not sure what your goals are, haven't figured out which factors promote those goals or undermine them, etc. it can look flaky to other people that you are reluctant to make decisions that can cl...

I believe in karma and reincarnation. I grew up in the Deep South -- aka the Bible Belt -- which is a place with so many Christians that Christian terminology and manners shape the local culture. I briefly attended church in my twenties while trying to "find my people" or whatever and that wasn't my cup of tea. Too many people were in church to FEEL morally superior to people NOT in church and not actually there to take moral instruction. I realize the following does NOT apply to ALL Christians, but in a nutshell this is what I believe, what too many Christians seem to be all about and why I am not a fan of the religion. 1. Karma and reincarnation are about the idea that YOU are responsible for your actions and for the consequences of your actions, so don't be an asshole because if you are it will come back to you. 1. Christianity -- or at least some Christians -- trends towards "Your sins will be forgiven if you polish pews with your ass frequently enough and we...