Questions, August 2024

Only Talks Money

"what makes a person a golddigger who only talks about money ?"
Name: rosie

Short answer: Only talks about money? Probably a Scorpio.

Long answer:

The 3rd house represents what we tend to talk about. For instance, Leo loves talking about arts, movies and beauty. The third house is Libra, ruled by Venus, a sign that deals a lot with the fine and pretty things of life.

Similarly, all water signs have their third house being an earth sign. Earth is mainly concerned with stability, resources and money.

Cancer has practical Virgo as the 3rd house, so it talks a lot about getting things done. Pisces has Taurus, which is the sign of money, but Venus (ruler of Taurus) can steer things away; focusing more on arts and beauty.

Scorpio has business oriented Capricorn, and Scorpio naturally deals with the 8th house of other people’s money, so it all becomes money.

• “he does this this and that, he also has that company that sells…”
• “he has so much money, people can’t screw with him”
• “he never loses money”

Those are all phrases I’ve heard in conversation with Scorpios. Whenever somebody gave me a financial rundown of a stranger’s life, I would always find a Scorpio Moon when approximating their birthday on my phone. The only time it wasn’t, it was a Scorpio Ascendant, the scorpioness showed me her birthtime.

I really don’t understand the allure of it. To me, the only money that matters is the one I can use. If I can’t turn it into coffee, booze and debauchery, it is irrelevant money in my book.

But the cuddly scorpions love this subject, and they love steering conversations towards it. I’ve recently been in a conversation, originally about cats and dogs, that became about some random youtuber’s finances. All thanks to a Scorpio. I will never understand it. I would rather give a colonoscopy to a dog than discuss some random youtube-person’s money, but hey, some people are into it. Scorpios.

On that note, if you want to approach a Scorpio, having gossip about some rando’s finances is a good ice-breaker.

Pisces

"youre very negative about pisces"
Name: nienke

Short answer: No, I don’t think so.

Long answer:

In my writings and studies, I always like to go against the grain, even if just a little, to balance out the excesses and issues in the consensus. There is always nuance, and nuance is always lost when you reach a consensus. Why? Because people start repeating the same phrases and statements, but without the proper background knowledge.

On signs, a lot of the mainstream pop astrology opinions on them come from a woman named Linda Goodman — I covered her biography briefly on my Revati text. The thing is a lot of people nowadays have no idea who she is, yet they still repeat her ideas, why?

Because people learned from her, made their own derivative works, and the world moved on. A mom read a pop astrology book in the 90s, based on Linda’s book from the 60s. Her daughter read a Tumblr post in 2014, based on a 2005 website, based on that 90s book. This will all lead to a TikTok, which will inspire the next generation.

With signs, we have a general consensus that tends to demonize certain signs, like Aries and Gemini. And sanctify others like Pisces and Aquarius. Why?

Aquarius is said to represent astrology, and a lot of western astrologers are born under tropical Aquarius. So there is this bias. But that isn’t the actual main reason.

Some astrologers believe that each sign shows a higher point of human evolution. With Aquarius and Pisces being the last signs, they are seen as holy and superior influences. This comes mostly from Esoteric Astrology, from the times of Madame Blavatsky.

Similarly to the Linda — poor old Linda, she was a fine lady, I would have had a glass of wine with her — situation above, a lot of people repeat Esoteric Astrology lore, without having read or even heard about it. Again, the derivative works, the beat goes on, etc.

My opinion? I’ve met the scum of the earth, and angels too, of all signs. I don’t buy the holiness of Pisces. Sorry, I am not sorry.

I will keep writing the complicated, weird, negative and bad side of Pisces — and everything else, for that matter. It exists, it needs to be discussed, and it helps people.

I’ve received feedback on some of my Nakshatra texts, people identifying with the negative sides, and finding some sense of peace. Understanding why they tend to act in certain manners, can be key to dealing with it. An Anuradha lady told me she finally understood why she kept so many bad friends around.

Back to Pisces, the sign has more defects and issues than “loving too much”, as some tend to say. And I will write about them. As long as a meteor doesn’t kill me, I will write about it. To those used to the ass-kissing and “they are so evolved”, it will sound unfair, not much I can do about it.

Ketu in the 2nd house transit

"what does ketu in 2nd house transit mean?i read it can show poverty"
Name: 宇轩

Ketu’s transit shows an area of detachment, where we are letting go and releasing ourselves from something. For instance, in the 1st house or with the Moon, it can show letting go of personal blockages. Letting go of a fear, a limitation, etc. Someone scared of public speaking could decide to let go, and face their fear, for example.

The 2nd house denotes money, finances, keeping and storing resources. Ketu’s letting go certainly doesn’t sound attractive here. Letting go of “keeping resources” can mean spending more money, instead of saving it.

In my experience, this is usually the time when people tend to make extravagant purchases or more lavish expenses. Getting a new phone, new TV, new car, etc.

Specially with people who tend to save money, this can be a surprising time looking back. As you spend your whole life saving, putting up with old stuff to avoid spending, and suddenly you don’t bother letting go and using your money.

For people who spend money carelessly already, this transit will exacerbate that, so they should try finding someone to advise them — or even nanny them — to avoid breaking the bank.

But overall, for the average person, this transit will show increased expenses. Usually pleasurable or desirable for them. A slight dent, or lack of growth, in their savings. But nothing radical like poverty.

Order and Chaos

"in what order are you publishhing the nakshatras? im curious"
Name: blue

Short answer: Order? There is no order, just chaos.

Long answer:

When I started this site, I planned on publishing them in the vanilla order. My first two published ones were Ashwini and Bharani. Then I had to go into Krittika, and I got slightly annoyed with following the order. So I ended up going: Ashwini, Bharani, Ashlesha, Swati, Purva Phalguni, Ardra, Uttara Bhadrapada, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta [actually followed the order here, but not intentionally], Purva Bhadrapada, Revati, Krittika, Anuradha, Shatabishak, Mula, Punarvasu and Vishakha this month.

Completely out of order. After the first two, I just decided to do “the one I felt like doing” at a particular moment. And I find it a great decision!

My process in writing these texts is flipping through my messy notes on each of these nakshatras, and turning them into something that other people can read and understand, unlike my notes. I usually write one every month, sometimes more, sometimes less.

Vishakha is kinda of a frozen lasagna in that sense. July was a hectic month for me, as sadly August has also been, so I couldn’t really get going with the nakshatra I had decided on doing. But earlier in the year, I made Vishakha as an extra. It came in really handy now.

On the bumped nakshatra of August, it is funny to me. Because it isn’t the first time I’ve bumped it. This is either the second or third bump. Bummer, specially because I’m considering doing other nakshatras instead of the bumped one now. I felt like doing it, I no longer feel like doing it.

But I think this lack of order is great, for a few reasons.

The first point is the reality of people and astrology. Give someone a book, or reference, what is the first thing they will check? Their own placements. If they are a Cancer, they will check Cancer first. If they are a Sagittarius, it will be Sagittarius. If they are Revati, it will be Revati. People want to see their own first, without much care for the order.

“I wrote this in the most beautiful and perfect order”, cute, but people will just read their own thing first.

The second point is lazy writing and school-teacher-esque writing. As we recall from the last class. As we recall from the last lecture. As we saw in the last one. Those recollection devices that assume you saw all the lectures. I don’t like to assume that. As we recall. Who is we? I cut class that day to read an astrology book. I also have no desire to be a part of a we involving you!

As explained above, people will just read their own thing first. So if you assumed they read the previous one, you assumed wrong. They don’t have the knowledge you expect them to have.

I hate these assumptions and literary devices, I avoid them like the plague. I like to use informed comparisons instead. I compare, I link to a previous text, but I give a short explanation of why the comparison. Even if you haven’t read the text, you can still understand it.

Reading in whichever messy order it pleases you, you will still be able to understand it. Because one text doesn’t rely on another one to be understood. And that is a great thing.

Charts are rarely orderly. Many times they are messy, with conflicting influences. Getting used to finding order, in a lack of order, is an essential skill to any astrologer. I think I do a good job in teaching that.

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