One of the things that astrology teaches is that we need all kinds of different skills and qualities to keep the ship of life afloat. Society needs to work together to get things done. And quite often the person who is most annoying in one role – say, the gossip at the school gates – is highly efficient in another – say, as a city councillor. We need the busy bodies, the fighters, yes, even the bullies sometimes – as well as the singers, the lazybones and those of us who sit around talking about the stars.
You wouldn't want your excellent baker to be your surgeon, or your policeman to be your nurse, would you? We all have something to contribute and we all have a niche to fill.
Imagine we were on a ship sometime in the 18th century.
The signs I have assigned are just suggestions. But on our ship we might need:
a captain - Leo or Capricorn
a navigator - Capricorn or Aquarius
a surgeon - Virgo
a fiddler - Gemini
a singer - Pisces
a cook - Cancer
a bosun - Sagittarius
a sailmaker - Scorpio
a carpenter - Taurus
a ship's boy - ?
some soldiers - Aries and Scorpio
an old hand - ?
a first mate - Libra
You see where I'm going with this... maybe you have some ideas of your own?
Because we might encounter
pirates - Pluto
electrical storms or mutiny - Uranus
a great whale - Neptune
Each of us has to play our part in the drama.
Sometimes, of course, the tricky thing is to figure out which role is yours – especially if you're really pretty good at three or four. The thing to remember is that our roles are not necessarily static – and nor do we have just one. For example our captain may well also be our navigator. Our cook may also be our bottle-washer.
Which do you think you are? And how does that work with your chart?
Oh my goodness - I want to be ship's boy - all the fun and none of responsibility. That'll be the Gemini Moon talking...
ReplyDeleteAries with Scorpio rising, looks like I'm lumbered with soldiery - can I at least be Admiral? Actually, you know, I think I'd prefer my sails to be sewn by Virgo and my bones sawn by a Scorpio if that's OK :)(and my 4th house Sun will take a turn in the galley)
ReplyDeleteLeo with Leo Rising - I really hate getting wet, so can I just be the Owner? I could stay in Bristol and smoke a big cigar
ReplyDeleteI'll be ship chronicler, cook-baker, counsellor and wellness co-ordinator. Cancer Sun, Virgo Moon in 11h house, Sun trine Jupiter, Mercury in 8th in Gemini.
ReplyDeleteI am a Pisces but I wouldn't be anywhere near that ship - I get seasick and hate being stuck anywhere I can't get escape from quickly....maybe I would be a mermaid swimming underneath?
ReplyDeleteAw that's sweet Aleta. I can see we could well have a problem with cabin fever. And P, how perfectly you've chosen you work. Hmm now how does this apply to real life?
ReplyDeleteShip's cat please - Leo Sun, Cancer Moon
ReplyDeleteWell lawks a lawdy! My first, immediate, instinctive reaction (before I read your list) was navigator! I adore maps, compasses and astronomy. :D
ReplyDeleteI'm Capricorn - Sun + 4 more planets - and Aquarius MC. I have a Leo Moon and I don't like taking orders; I would probably want to be Captain, but am hopefully wise enough (Cappy Saturn) to know I'd be dreadful at it. :)
navigator is virgo, my man. I have never seen a virgo lose his/her way. There was a virgo girl in our class that we called 'GPS'. She was always taking us to the places where we were all foreigners. And she was a foreigner too. One more guy I know, was always telling stories about his finding difficult addresses and remembering streets. Everyone was using him as a GPS gadget too.
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