Scorpio for this week:

Would you like to transform yourself from being a slave of your desires into being a master? It’s a perfect time to work on that worthy project. Here’s what you should do: 1. Keep talking yourself out of being attached to trivial goals and keep talking yourself into being thrilled about the precious few goals that are really important. 2. Whenever you are overwhelmed by a desperate longing to be loved, transform the feeling into a fierce determination to give love lavishly.

FreeWill Astrology

Interesting perspective, I must say, and very much fits with the way I like to live. Trying to do things that make me happy, including the making of other people happy. And trying to work back into the therapist mentality. So far, doing decent, still got work to do.

Scorpio for this week:

For about half the year, Cambodia’s Tonle Sap River flows north. Soon after the beginning of the rainy season, however, it reverses its direction and flows south for six months. I bring this up, Scorpio, because the astrological omens suggest that you’re now in a phase comparable to the time when the river makes its turnaround. The experience may feel a bit odd at first, but it’s completely natural. Go with the opposite flow.

FreeWill Astrology

The boy is behind again. Tsk, tsk, tsk.

Scorpio for this week:

For a limited time only, everything will be pretty much the reverse of what it usually is. Do you have an unlucky number? In the coming week, that number will be a sign that good fortune is nearby. Do you have qualities that you regard as weak or undeveloped? You can now make them work to your advantage. What are the things you’re afraid of? Deal frankly with them and you will stimulate a big boost in your courage. Are you weary of worrying about your enemies? They are about to become great teachers, maybe even helpers.

FreeWill Astrology

My fears are made real and the goal is to approach them, just need money to take care of that pesky fear of heights (Tom Petty’s Free Falling seems a good theme song for that one).

Anyway, I woke up to a lovely dream of sharks, blood, sand and a hot guy. So far, good morning. Need to see if it’s warm enough to get some sun, eat and hit the gym.

Talked with my mum yesterday, trying to explain the respect and anxiety I have towards my friends and lovers going overseas (I’m sure she’s suspecting something at this point). I’ve never understood the logic that she has about walking towards death, to her it’s almost selfish to be willing to die (suicide or current conflict). I can’t seem to impress upon her that it’s selfish of me to hold someone back from a path that would satisfy that need within the soul of another, regardless of the potential loss of them. One of the things I’ve been proud to pride myself on, is my ability to fully support the dreams and desires of those close to me, even if it calls for the potential sacrifice of something I want, namely their presence. I have several around me, who’ve been kind enough to assist or provide a means for me to access and follow my dreams and life goals, how can I turn my back and reject the same of those same people? It is not my right to deny fulfillment to others, unless it is something that goes against my code of honour, at which point I’ll request they find someone else willing to provide, or is something that will ultimately cause detriment to another person for no good reason.

And for clarification on my warrior stuff – being in the military does not the warrior make. In today’s modern “warrior class” (if there really is one in the American culture), women are fully capable of being both mothers and warriors. However, there is a certain level of distain that some, not most, have for the warrior mother. There are several current military examples that I will pull out of my linkage so the air can be made concrete. But till then, one paraphrased example. The widowed warrior who continued the fight, and ultimately died leaving two children behind with their grandparents. Several “think tank” women have used this example as a means of why women should not be in combat, not because the children were deprived of their father, but because they were deprived of their mother. Their argument is that she should have been discharged to care for her children, despite the fact that this women willingly chose to continue her duty. And that is one example, I have a few more where the father is now the primary care-taker, but the argument still stood – a woman left her children at home.

Scorpio for this week:

For a limited time only, everything will be pretty much the reverse of what it usually is. Do you have an unlucky number? In the coming week, that number will be a sign that good fortune is nearby. Do you have qualities that you regard as weak or undeveloped? You can now make them work to your advantage. What are the things you’re afraid of? Deal frankly with them and you will stimulate a big boost in your courage. Are you weary of worrying about your enemies? They are about to become great teachers, maybe even helpers.

FreeWill Astrology

My fears are made real and the goal is to approach them, just need money to take care of that pesky fear of heights (Tom Petty’s Free Falling seems a good theme song for that one).

Anyway, I woke up to a lovely dream of sharks, blood, sand and a hot guy. So far, good morning. Need to see if it’s warm enough to get some sun, eat and hit the gym.

Talked with my mum yesterday, trying to explain the respect and anxiety I have towards my friends and lovers going overseas (I’m sure she’s suspecting something at this point). I’ve never understood the logic that she has about walking towards death, to her it’s almost selfish to be willing to die (suicide or current conflict). I can’t seem to impress upon her that it’s selfish of me to hold someone back from a path that would satisfy that need within the soul of another, regardless of the potential loss of them. One of the things I’ve been proud to pride myself on, is my ability to fully support the dreams and desires of those close to me, even if it calls for the potential sacrifice of something I want, namely their presence. I have several around me, who’ve been kind enough to assist or provide a means for me to access and follow my dreams and life goals, how can I turn my back and reject the same of those same people? It is not my right to deny fulfillment to others, unless it is something that goes against my code of honour, at which point I’ll request they find someone else willing to provide, or is something that will ultimately cause detriment to another person for no good reason.

And for clarification on my warrior stuff – being in the military does not the warrior make. In today’s modern “warrior class” (if there really is one in the American culture), women are fully capable of being both mothers and warriors. However, there is a certain level of distain that some, not most, have for the warrior mother. There are several current military examples that I will pull out of my linkage so the air can be made concrete. But till then, one paraphrased example. The widowed warrior who continued the fight, and ultimately died leaving two children behind with their grandparents. Several “think tank” women have used this example as a means of why women should not be in combat, not because the children were deprived of their father, but because they were deprived of their mother. Their argument is that she should have been discharged to care for her children, despite the fact that this women willingly chose to continue her duty. And that is one example, I have a few more where the father is now the primary care-taker, but the argument still stood – a woman left her children at home.

Scorpio for this week:

While mountain biking, I spied a white horse engaged in odd behavior in a meadow. Over and over again, it took two steps forward and two steps back. Was it neurotic or distraught? I decided to sit and watch. Five minutes went by. Ten. Still it continued its routine. Finally I got inspired to pray for it. “Dear Goddess,” I said, “please at least let that poor horse go *three* steps forward and two steps back.” Moments later, the creature started doing exactly what I’d prayed for. Slowly, it made progress across the field. Now I’m saying a similar prayer for you: “Dear Goddess, please help Scorpios escape their treadmill-like pace, and go at least three steps forward for every two backward.”

FreeWill Astrology

Hrm, relevent? Maybe. Of course, this could be one of my universal brick wall enforced pauses. Dear god I hope not.

Scorpio for this week:

The World Cow Chip Throwing Contest will be held this week in Beaver, Oklahoma. If you’ve got the time and inclination, I suggest you attend. It would be especially fortuitous if you not only watched the festivities, but also got a chance to compete. One way or another, Scorpio, you’re going to have urges to sling dung–either the metaphorical or actual variety–and it would be far better to do it in a setting where such activity is sanctioned. That way, no reputations will be tweaked and no one will get hurt. If you can’t make it to Beaver, Oklahoma, you should maybe arrange your own Cow Chip Throwing Contest in the nearest pasture. If you’re an urban dweller, it would be worth driving out to the sticks.

FreeWill Astrology

I think he smoked too much this last week. Unless he means it’s just time for me to get back to the rural areas I came from. But that’s something totally different from throwing shit. Seriously, I don’t recall looking like a monkey.

Scorpio for this week:

The World Cow Chip Throwing Contest will be held this week in Beaver, Oklahoma. If you’ve got the time and inclination, I suggest you attend. It would be especially fortuitous if you not only watched the festivities, but also got a chance to compete. One way or another, Scorpio, you’re going to have urges to sling dung–either the metaphorical or actual variety–and it would be far better to do it in a setting where such activity is sanctioned. That way, no reputations will be tweaked and no one will get hurt. If you can’t make it to Beaver, Oklahoma, you should maybe arrange your own Cow Chip Throwing Contest in the nearest pasture. If you’re an urban dweller, it would be worth driving out to the sticks.

FreeWill Astrology

I think he smoked too much this last week. Unless he means it’s just time for me to get back to the rural areas I came from. But that’s something totally different from throwing shit. Seriously, I don’t recall looking like a monkey.

Scorpio for this week:

Inmates at a penitentiary in Washington have created The Convict Cookbook. Normal prison fare gets pretty boring, so they’ve improvised recipes that can be cooked in a jail cell using radiator pipes instead of a stove and plastic bags in place of bowls. Proceeds from the book’s sale go to a children’s museum. Judging from your temporary astrological omens, Scorpio, I think The Convict Cookbook could serve as an inspiration. While you’re in nowhere near as tight a spot as those criminals, your style has definitely been getting cramped lately. Why not have fun while you’re indisposed? Maybe you can even turn a profit and contribute to a good cause as you do.

FreeWill Astrology

Odd. That’s all I can say. My interpretive mind cannot come up with anything relevant to this, at all.

In other news, my other knee has decided it hurts too. Gonna take some anti-inflammatories then some lighter weights at the gym and see how that goes. Not sure why they’re acting up, but definitely going to have to give my Therapist a ring, as my shoulder is killing me now, too. God, I feel like I’m 70 this week.

Oh yeah, my Scotsman got a shot of my shaved head last night, because I’ve never seen my birth mark, either. So I’ll post it later after I edit it so it shows up (the lighting drown it out a bit). It’s actually pretty damned cool looking. Tempted to have my tattoo artist outline it, instead of covering it up with the ink that I wanted.

Scorpio for this week:

It’s illegal to hunt whales in landlocked Utah, ride a bike in a swimming pool in California, and walk on your hands while crossing a street in Hartford, Connecticut. You risk arrest in Nova Scotia if you water a lawn while it’s raining, and could be thrown in jail for eating ice cream on Sunday while on Ottawa’s Bank Street. I recommend that you research all the similarly dumb laws that are on the books in your part of the world, and systematically break them. APRIL FOOL! You’ve got better revolts to attend to than that, Scorpio. Don’t waste your time rebelling against irrelevant laws that few people know about. Direct your dissent at dumb rules that are truly hurtful.

FreeWill Astrology

Hrm. I think I might start a revolution. I’m itching for some violence, ATM.