Mar 18 2008
Write Your Own Horoscope
Do you check your horoscope regularly, even if you do it just for fun? Have you ever found that, when your horoscope highlights something as a possibility, you look for it and usually find it? For instance, here’s my horoscope for yesterday from a popular free daily service:
Your key planet Mercury is stressed by authoritative Saturn now, and this can be depressing. It’s hard to be lighthearted when you have so much on your mind. Naturally you want to be youthful and enthusiastic, yet currently you tend to feel older than you are. Don’t get discouraged; you can learn anything if you apply yourself.
Ugh. Not so hot, right? My key planet is stressed, I’m depressed, and I feel old. Yikes. This is the last thing I need to hear given my current job woes and high level of frustration. Even though I consider horoscopes to be a harmless diversion rather than a serious pursuit, I have to admit that this horoscope had a negative impact on my state of mind–which is already pretty grim.
Then don’t read your horoscope, you might say. Good, logical advice. But what if instead of reading a horoscope, I wrote my own? Not in the sense of looking at charts and planets and angles and all the other technical stuff that goes into horoscopes–what if I just created a horoscope that “predicts” the kind of day I want to have? It could be an effective and fun tool for programming my mind to look for and experience good things all day.
For all my fellow Geminis out there, here’s our horoscope for today:
Lucky you! Today, Venus is blessing you with relaxation and romance. Expect a pleasant surprise from a loved one this afternoon. Meanwhile, virile Mars is giving your energy and stamina a boost–today’s workout should be a breeze! The moon in Leo inspires a lust for life and drives you to be your best. Your mood today could best be described as playful.
OK, all you other signs–what does your horoscope say?
Scorpio, you’ve got a lot on your plate, but that’s what you’re good at. Mercury’s current position is sending you power, focus and grace to run right through that giant to-do list. The start of spring is significant for you, as it signifies the beginning of an important stage of rebirth and regeneration. The higher symbol of Scorpio is the eagle, and you’ll be flying high soon- just keep plugging along at making those necessary changes you’ve been ruminating over all winter. Venus is set to heat things up for you in the bedroom soon, so get plenty of rest- you’re going to need it!
I hardly ever check my horoscope. But if I do see it by chance, I love reading it. I am an Aquarius.
If an astrologer were to look at someone’s horoscope in relation to their birth, they would look at a chart of the positions of the sun, moon, planets, and stars relative to the person’s birthplace on earth. In other words, the horoscope would show where everything in the universe was in relation to everything else when the person was born. It would show where each planet and major star was in relation to earth at the exact time of their birth.