By the end of this, some of you will be rolling your eyes, I guarantee
it. So up front I'm telling you this is the god-honest truth.
Right now we're in the middle of Mercury Retrograde when electronic gadgets (like computers!) go haywire, transportation 'snarls' more than usual, and, to put it bluntly, we all do more stupid things than normal. It happens 3-4 times a year for 3 weeks at a time. This stint is from August 20 - September 12.
Please hold that thought.
The older I get, the more I want to find out about my heritage. Does knowing where I come from help me know where I'm going? I have no idea. But take my two grandpas, for instance, both of whom I never met....
Dad's dad, Thomas, was born in 1847 and served in the U.S. Civil War. He was 70 when Dad was born in 1917. Dad was 78 when he died in 1995. So if you do the math, my grandpa served in the Civil War as a teenager...while his own son, my dad, served in no wars because he was a preacher and was thereby exempt. What was Thomas like, I wonder, and how did that war affect him, Dad...or me?
Mom's dad, Sidney, was born in 1892 and so happened to be one of America's prominent astrologers in his day. He published under the pen name Wynn and "began Wynn's Astrology Magazine in 1931, and for the next two decades it was one of the most influential in the emerging field. He also contributed a column to the New York Daily News and wrote a number of popular books."
What I knew about my astrology grandpa while growing up in my conservative preacher's home was that I shouldn't touch him with a ten-foot pole. I even felt guilty about reading the horoscope, so I didn't. But when Bill and I divorced in 1990, I suddenly needed to find out why I wasn't supposed to 'touch' astrology? Would it kill me or my faith?
Since I had already fallen from grace (my last post), I decided there was nothing left to kill, so with a passion I touch-tackled astrology in every way possible. A lady at work aided my intrigue and put me in touch with a guru of sorts who taught me much. I purchased top-of-the-line software to work up natal charts and personality reports, which I continue doing to this day with great pleasure. One of the things I learned along the way is you can get an astrology quack every bit as dreadful as a Bible interpreter quack. I began to see my life making connections to my past in ways I never thought possible. Kinda like criss-crossing grandpas.
Now go back to Mercury Retrograde. I once tried to jokingly explain to do-not-touch-astrology Dad what MR was and he immediately said, "Oh, you mean like when I drove the car from Virginia to Michigan with my glasses caught in the corner of the luggage rack on top of the car...and I couldn't figure out where I had put them till I got home?!" Yup!
Okay then. One more week of this madness and all you need to do is pay attention. Expect delays and try not to take glitches personally. Before you know it, life will move into the fast lane and become normal again.
"As in the heavens above, so on earth below." That's why you should always look up!
Are you rolling your eyes? But I bet you believe in the effects of the full moon, right! Now that reminds me of when I worked in assisted living....
Right now we're in the middle of Mercury Retrograde when electronic gadgets (like computers!) go haywire, transportation 'snarls' more than usual, and, to put it bluntly, we all do more stupid things than normal. It happens 3-4 times a year for 3 weeks at a time. This stint is from August 20 - September 12.
Please hold that thought.
The older I get, the more I want to find out about my heritage. Does knowing where I come from help me know where I'm going? I have no idea. But take my two grandpas, for instance, both of whom I never met....
Dad's dad, Thomas, was born in 1847 and served in the U.S. Civil War. He was 70 when Dad was born in 1917. Dad was 78 when he died in 1995. So if you do the math, my grandpa served in the Civil War as a teenager...while his own son, my dad, served in no wars because he was a preacher and was thereby exempt. What was Thomas like, I wonder, and how did that war affect him, Dad...or me?
Mom's dad, Sidney, was born in 1892 and so happened to be one of America's prominent astrologers in his day. He published under the pen name Wynn and "began Wynn's Astrology Magazine in 1931, and for the next two decades it was one of the most influential in the emerging field. He also contributed a column to the New York Daily News and wrote a number of popular books."
What I knew about my astrology grandpa while growing up in my conservative preacher's home was that I shouldn't touch him with a ten-foot pole. I even felt guilty about reading the horoscope, so I didn't. But when Bill and I divorced in 1990, I suddenly needed to find out why I wasn't supposed to 'touch' astrology? Would it kill me or my faith?
Since I had already fallen from grace (my last post), I decided there was nothing left to kill, so with a passion I touch-tackled astrology in every way possible. A lady at work aided my intrigue and put me in touch with a guru of sorts who taught me much. I purchased top-of-the-line software to work up natal charts and personality reports, which I continue doing to this day with great pleasure. One of the things I learned along the way is you can get an astrology quack every bit as dreadful as a Bible interpreter quack. I began to see my life making connections to my past in ways I never thought possible. Kinda like criss-crossing grandpas.
Now go back to Mercury Retrograde. I once tried to jokingly explain to do-not-touch-astrology Dad what MR was and he immediately said, "Oh, you mean like when I drove the car from Virginia to Michigan with my glasses caught in the corner of the luggage rack on top of the car...and I couldn't figure out where I had put them till I got home?!" Yup!
Okay then. One more week of this madness and all you need to do is pay attention. Expect delays and try not to take glitches personally. Before you know it, life will move into the fast lane and become normal again.
"As in the heavens above, so on earth below." That's why you should always look up!
Are you rolling your eyes? But I bet you believe in the effects of the full moon, right! Now that reminds me of when I worked in assisted living....
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