What's your sign

somebody commented recently about the 'new' astrological signs. I did a bit of looking around and found referance to what they were talking about.

I've known for a while that the signs that are conventionally used are off from the actual strological positions these days, and I even knew about the 'rediscovered additional sign'.

The thing is I am not much of one for astrology, it's vauge and filled with blanket statments that usually can apply to most everyone, and the thought that my lifes aspects are predefined rubs me the wrong way. I'm too contrarian.

One of my biggest grudges on the topic, I see little of myself in the sign of cancer.

I'm not moody, nor am I overly vulnerable to disapproval. I can't see how I am a water sign.

In other words, cancer is a bad fit for me, I feel. Other than the costumed up blanket statements that is (Generous to others but frugal with resources unless convinced that it is the right investment, friendly by resuerved, ect).

But looking at the Geminim which would be the actual sign at the time of my birth:

'Gemini- Air sign. Wit with a child-like fascination for the world and new experiences. Gemini is the zodiac sign that knows something about just about everything, making a good conversationalist and interesting acquaintance. inquisitive and quick to digest new information and ideas. Intelligent and logical, but with a lot of nervous energy, Gemini likes to keep busy and expand horizons whenever opportunities arise, often multitasking between several interests. However, as the sign of the Twins, there is a dual aspect to the Gemini personality, making it difficult for these individuals to stick with any one thing in order to master it, and often making it difficult for bystanders to figure out which side their Gemini friend is really on. Gemini has more than one personality, which can change in a flash, and those near to them would do well to learn them both. On and off, up and down, back and forth, black and white, day and night, ying and yang - this is the essence of the Gemini personality.'

I'm sorry but that's about as close to being me as anything I ever read. Replace the word Gemini with my name and it might be something that could be used as the opening to a biography about me.

The fact that gemini is attributed to Mercury and my study of alchemy (hermes the thrice great is said to have made the emerald tablets acentral alchemical work), invention (hermes is patron of invention), writing and reading (hermes is patron of poets and literature).

As an air sign, the tarot suit would be satves/wands, which I've sort of considered my suit. While swords/fire has a fondness for me and I've learned to never stand in it's way, and I seek coucil from cups/water, and I am learning to embrace coins/pentacles/earth, Wands/air is my realm; it's from which I come.

Being of two minds, as I often am, I see this as suggesting that as a thought exercise it is interesting. I still feel that it is more a tool of self examination and a means of finding order and patterns when randomness and chaos seem too much in abundance.

Just some food for thought.

Take care of yourselves,
Roving Jack