Pluto transited my sun in 2003. I had just gotten in touch with the soldier (my current husband) after more than two decades apart. It was freakishly intense. It was so intense I abruptly cut off contact with him after some months. There was no alterna…
Tag: psychology
Temporary Insanity Happens! Lapses Of Judgement!
I asked, Is Insanity Contagious? There are interesting takes on that thread. As it developed, I started thinking about things other wrote. It’s led me to write this… There is such a thing as temporary insanity (which is different than ̶…
Meeting Someone Who Triggers You
I was scrolling the the “What Do You Want From Astrology” post, looking for what I might write about. Several people mentioned they want astrology to illuminate their interactions with other. I was mulling this when I ran across this post…
Humans Are Hackable & Programable, Obviously
Human beings are marvelously complex. They are also highly hackable and programmable. They always have been, though these are relatively new terms. To substantiate my claim, consider the study of psychology has shown us that our upbringing has a tremen…
Repetition Compulsion: How Do I Break A Pattern?
“This may sound like a strange question, but what happens when you recognize your pattern? For me, it was always angry, selfish men…” Lola on the Freedom From Repetition Compulsion. This is from 2007. As a side note, since writing thi…
Transactional Personalities & Relationships
I have very little experience with people with transactional personalities, but I do know a few perfect specimens. To be clear, a transactional personality is someone who never acts (positively or negatively) if there’s nothing to gain. This idea is i…
How To Access Subconscious Information
“Now and again I get these feelings, a sense that something is up, something is brewing underneath. My question is: what is it, where is it coming from and how do I access the incoming information.” I associate, intuition, precognition, ins…
Lies We Tell Ourselves (And Others)
Astrology is really good at cutting through veneer. It’s pretty common I hear someone make claims that just don’t jibe with their chart. I’ve done this myself. It usually indicates a person is divorced from some part of their characte…
Living In The Shadow Of Your Parent
Some people loom large. They have some quality about them. It could be money, fame, power, or things having to do with their character or their personality. Charisma, for example. But also a hard-core sense of control, or a violent nature, or many othe…
Projection & Oppositions In Your Natal Chart
I was talking to a friend the other day, when she told me she didn’t like to talk on the phone. “What?” I said. “What do you mean, you don’t like to talk on the phone?” “I hate talking on the phone,” she …