Is Robin WIlliams a Cancer...

Or a Leo?

Hmmm?

Your guess... (no cheating and looking it up!) Your one clue? It's July 21st, 1951.

Now which FEELS right????


I want to know. No wrong answers here. Show your work.

;)

DEAR VIRGO,

I love you.

Why don't you love me?

Do I not bring you gifts?

Do I not shower you with compliments?

You with the clear, sparkling eyes- the soft voice- the gentle touch...

I know I'm a little hard to handle. My electricity has shocked more people than I'd care to admit.

But... I can be loyal. Though it may be hard to believe. Yes, I am often flighty. My eyes may be all over the room, but... My heart is always steadfast and fixed. Fixed on YOU, o, adorable creature. For you are the true object of my fascination. You are so seemingly different from me- so lovely- a serendipitous discovery- like a smooth and intricate green button, dropped accidentally into the dust (though, believe me, dearest Virgo, I know that button didn't fall from your beautifully groomed coat). I see you... The true you, all polished and shining. I see the intelligence behind those eyes, the tenderness in everything you touch, the walls you construct so carefully around you. I see YOU, for who you are, and I love you.

But, alas, you do not love me. I am much too colorful. My feet are firmly planted in the clouds of dreams and ideals. My enthusiasm shows on my face- my awe and wonder at the whole wide world and beyond emanating from within. You would much rather talk to that sensible, pretty Taurus over there. I'm sure she never spontaneously jumps into anything, or skips and whoops or makes a fool of herself... I'm sure she's perfectly happy wooing you for six years with discussions about the weather, or whatever your particular fancy may be.

Sigh...

Perhaps you are impervious to the little gifts I give you. Perhaps my compliments never shake the solid walls of your insecurities...

You look at me and see through me, perhaps to muse at my blustering and gesturing and breathless exhalations. Perhaps you can see what you do to me. Perhaps you are afraid I might knock you over, flat on your back, and then what will you do? You want to avoid it, so you just laugh at me. Things are easier when we pretend they don't matter.

Maybe you just think I'm a childish, silly fool, and that's that. I wouldn't know, because you never say- you don't use words like I do. Your silences are cavernous. I wish you would talk to me- let me explain that I'm not really such a silly fool- my soul is actually quite old, and wiser than you think. If you would only just let me in...

I'm sorry, my darling Virgo...

I never meant to frighten you. I never meant to make you feel uncomfortable. Never meant to offend your sensibilities. Maybe someday you'll see that I mean you no harm- that my mind is just as tuned in as yours- my emotions as worthy. That my love can run as deeply as any volcano's molten fire, as never-ending as a September blue sky...

Maybe someday you could learn to love me back...

Ever Yours,

Aquarius

ASTROLOGY AND BELIEF

It always kind of gets me when people ask “Do you believe in astrology?” This may sound like a radical statement to someone who has never studied astrology, but the question always strikes me as similar to asking “Do you believe in the weather?” Or perhaps more accurately, “Do believe in this map of your town?”

Astrology is not a matter of belief, any more than noticing the shape of a triangle is a matter of belief, or noting that Autumn follows Summer is a matter of belief. The gratifiying thing about astrology is that you don't have to take any of it “on faith”. You can, with each new person you meet, consider for yourself whether these patterns are relevant. Does this person seem to have things in common with their sign? If not, why might that be? If yes, then do they also have anything in common with the other people you know of that sign? If not, which sign do they seem more like? This is a never-ending source of inquiry for my mind.

Allow me to put it another way. When I attended my first real astrology class (in a classroom! With desks! And homework!) it really surprised me to hear our teacher start a conversation about Lisa Simpson (the character on the animated show The Simpsons) being an Aquarian. It never occurred to me to look outside real-life people to see these patterns. But once I opened my mind to the idea, I found it really satifying and fun! Once you get familiar with these stories/archtypes/characters, you can see them all over, in literature, in movies, in television shows, in your pets. I've had really lively discussions with people about what characters are which signs on certain shows. For instance, one of my favorites is Dwight Schrute on the Office. He is such an extreme portrayal of Scorpio as to be totally ridiculous. And especially since I am a Scorp, I love it! I still haven't decided about Steve Carrell's character Michael Scott. He's definitely a Cardinal sign. He often talks a lot about his office being a family, so in that sense I get a definite Cancer vibe from him. But, his vanity, obliviousness, and constant obsession with finding a partner to love him makes me think Libra (no offense Libras!). My ultimate guess would be a Libra sun with Cancer rising.

So to get back to my original point, how can I believe in the astrology of a character on TV? This character isn't even real, so they obviously don't have a birth date, so how can I go on to discuss what sign they would be? Questions like these stem from a fundamental flaw in the way some people think about astrology. Granted, it's confusing. It does not fit into how we have come to view the universe, in terms of linear cause and effect. It is based on an observable natural phenomenon, but it is not bound by it. It is not a science, but niether is it a matter of religious belief, any more than adjectives are a matter of religious belief.

In the end, I think these questions are attempting to get at the real mysterey people want answered about astrology: How does it work? Or rather, WHY does it work? I have, over the years, come to my own conclusions about that, and I encourage anyone interested in the matter to do likewise. But I have to say that MY answer to those questions would not satisfy a science-minded individual. Because there are certain phenomenon that we don't have a scientific way of explaining, that never the less exist. We still don't know why leaves change color in the fall, but we can all agree that they do.

So I guess my real answer to that question “Do you believe in astrology?” is this: “I don't have to believe in astrology, because I study it.”

What's your take?

WELCOME TO THE ISLE OF VIRGOA!

We are Omy Golden and Brinna Jones, Virgo Moon sisters and lovers of all things astrology...

Now, anyone who has ever discovered a Moon brother or sister can attest that it is a comforting thing indeed to share that most delicate and personal part of us with another who truly UNDERSTANDS. Such is the bond between us Moon sisters- we can speak of our Virgoan-influenced neurosis about dirty dishtowels, messy roommates, and violated privacies with a passion not often expected from the usually quiet Virgin. Nothing can stop the venting once we get going!

So, one chilly October evening in Colorado, during a rare and much-anticipated reunion between us, we came up with the whimsical concept of a place in our souls where the poor, misunderstood Virgo Moon part of us could find a little peace from the pressures of a vast (and horribly unorganized) reality. We called this peaceful existence the Isle of Virgoa. It is the place where our joint inner heart and home resides. It is an island surrounded by a sparkling sapphire blue sea, covered by lush green grass, waving golden wheat and is forever grazed by delightfully pleasant spotted cows. Yes, that's right- Cows!

With that said- Welcome, friends! May we share a little slice of our heaven with you- A heaven bound intimately with and inspired by the subject as close to our two hearts as any- astrology!

Here we will post our thoughts and other topics related to astrological happenings in and around our lives. Feel free to share your opinions or ask questions! Insight is always encouraged, ideas are never shunned- We simply hope to provide a positive, open-minded forum for fellow students of astrology (or just plain students of life) to expand their horizons! Thank you for joining us! Feel free to feed the cows...