Zodiac Signs

[mikeylo]

Do you guys believe in them and how they affect relationships? I'm not into this stuff but my wife loves indulging in it. I'm Aries and she is Gemini. I once , without her knowing, researched and found that we are a great match ( as if I didn't know that already ). It's not that I or her went around asking the sign. We didn't even ask on the first date , lol. Nevertheless, it seems like the stars really came together to bring us together.

 

What are your experiences?

[stillafool]

Well I'm a Libra and my husband is a Gemini and we are a great match. I've always been kind of drawn to Aries men. I don't know why.

[mikeylo]

Well I'm a Libra and my husband is a Gemini and we are a great match. I've always been kind of drawn to Aries men. I don't know why.

 

So you are drawn to me

 

[Shepp]

I think I've said before on here I don't really buy into signs and all that! I can see you inherit personality from family, I see your environment can effect your personality but believing that your personality is predestined by the time of year your born seems strange.

But with that said.. I can't deny that I'm just a textbook Taurus! - loyal, dependable, dogged, very competitive and of course stubbon, stubbon, stubbon.

 

If it's a coincidence then it's a strangely regular one.. My wife is a Aries and adventurous, enthusiastic, magnetic, moody are all words that I myself along with plenty of other folk have all used about her!

 

I can't say that I've ever researched compatibility other than a quick google in another thread, but strangely enough I read in what I think was the first page I stumbled upon a quote saying "All Aries people need a rock in their life, someone to turn to when the going gets tough. All Taurus people need a firecracker in their life to turn up the heat a little! For Taurus and Aries, compatibility is high precisely because they are what one another needs." which struck me as funny because it's probably the simplest way I've come across to explain to people who don't get it why me and her just.. click, and click so completely.

 

Still don't know if I believe it or not but it's interesting!

[KittyKat67]

Your moon sign is very important with compatiblity. You can have 5 aries and they will all be different because your moon sign,.same with gemini..etc. I am an aries with a virgo moon, and my friend is an aries with a taurus moon, we are very very different.

[MrDuck]

You know i've never looked it up before neither of us are big on zodiac signs or anything..

 

At first glance, there doesn’t seem to a lot connecting the Sagittarius man and the Capricorn woman – and yet, this is a relationship which can surprise a lot of people. What is it about this couple that seems to work against the odds?

 

The Sagittarius man is a quester, a seeker and a risk taker. The Capricorn woman, by contrast, is all about the here and the know, the concrete and the knowable.

And yet Sagittarius man and Capricorn woman compatibility does exist, and the couple can sense it. Perhaps the Sagittarius man is drawn to the power and authority of the Capricorn woman, almost in spite of himself. Perhaps the Capricorn woman is intrigued by the devil may care attitude of the Sagittarius man, although she would probably never admit it!

 

The Sagittarius man, once he gets to know her, is impressed with the Capricorn woman’s wisdom and self-assurance. As an intellectual sign, he appreciates knowledge, and she certainly has plenty of that. More of it, in fact, that her age would suggest.

For her part, the Capricorn woman appreciates the Sagittarius man’s ability to surprise her and to bring spontaneity into her ordered life. She would probably hate this from most other men, but he does it with such charm that she cannot help but be bowled over.

 

The Capricorn woman is very financially savvy, and has saved carefully all of her life. What she will make of her Sagittarius man’s decision to blow their life savings on a boat to sail around the world in… can only be imagined. She will not be pleased. And yet – there’s something wistful about the Capricorn woman which would actually like to throw caution to the wind. And in the Sagittarius man, she finds the perfect excuse.

 

Although the Sagittarius man is not the most faithful of men, he seems to make an exception for the Capricorn woman, and by and large stays committed at her side. Perhaps it’s because the Capricorn woman doesn’t show jealousy, and therefore doesn’t paint him into a corner and try to take away his freedom. Because she lets him be, he gives up his freedom voluntarily. It’s quite something to see. Surprising as it may be, Sagittarius man Capricorn woman compatibility is one of the quirkiest but potentially most enduring matches in the zodiac.

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This is WEIRDLY accurate!! I've literally just had to send her this cause she really really rolls her eyes at all this kind of thing but this could honestly have been written about us!

[stillafool]

I am a Libra with a Libra moon and my husband is a Gemini with a Gemini moon.

[katiegrl]

Your moon sign is very important with compatiblity. You can have 5 aries and they will all be different because your moon sign,.same with gemini..etc. I am an aries with a virgo moon, and my friend is an aries with a taurus moon, we are very very different.

 

I agree with that!

 

I am Cancer, which makes me intuitve, secretive, elusive, moody, sensitive, vulnerable....... but my moon is in Gemini which makes me independent, free-spirited, open, curious and communicative.

 

My personality is a total dichotomy and admit it is NOT easy to be in a relationship with me.

 

At least in the beginning before getting to know me and understanding me.

 

Takes a really strong and secure man to break through which I have found a few times (ex was a very direct and fiery Aries), but many times, men start either attempting to control me or playing games, which just causes me to shut down (ie. crawl into shell -- Cancer).

 

Anyway, didn't mean to get all into my own self analysis... my point is I agree with you about the sun/moon combo and its influence.

 

My step sister is also a Cancer and we could not be more different!!!!

 

Don't know where her moon is but I highly doubt it's in Gemini like mine!

Edited September 6, 2016 by katiegrl

[deep_night]

im a scorpio and my guy is an aquarius. astrologer opinions on this pairing differ, some think of it as a really bad idea and some others think it's a perfect match.

 

i love how incredibly funny, creative and affectionate he is. we've been having a great time and lots of outdoorsy adventures. the physical attraction is over the top. i've been with water signs but none was as affectionate, sensual and emotional with their touch. there's a slow burn going on there that may easily be mistaken for coldness in the beginning. it took a long while before he started to open up and warm up but it was worth the wait.

 

as for me, i knew that he was overwhelmed in the beginning. as a scorpio i didn't even have to ask. i could tell by hugging him - his heart was racing like crazy (yes, im sneaky like that!). honestly, i was having so much fun that i didn't care about how long it took him to analyze his feelings. because aquarius has a tendency to overthink and sometimes doesn't know when to stop (hint: sit on their lap and kiss them, that'll turn the thoughts off for a while).

[smudge21]

I once dated a girl who was so into this, but I'm not. I told her I was some sign (no idea what I am to be honest) and she started going on about how I was so that sign, then I said I was actually another, and she quickly started listing all the qualities I was for that sign too.

 

I think for people that believe in this, will always find something within these signs that confirms their beliefs. They'll read countless horoscopes, even if many contradict each other, and find the one that matches them and then call it proof. I'm pretty sure the people who do this for a living rely on that.

 

Now there's obviously plenty who believe all this, and that's fine, no problem. Believe whatever you want (God, zodiac signs, spoon bending, conspiracy theories...), but for me, I just don't see how stars that exploded billions of years ago and then someone decided that the position of a few of them looked like an animal or something.. how all that can dictate someone's personality or what is going to happen in someone's life on a particular day.

 

I suppose with horoscopes, considering there are 12 of them, and nearly 7 billion people on the planet, you've got a one in 580million chance of someone saying "wow, that's exactly how my day went".

[Toodaloo]

Apparently this is me...

 

Positive Traits

Kind and helpful. easily shows love and affection on people. - True

Energetic. Ruled by the Sun, this sign has tons of energy. - True

Optimistic. The glass is half-full and that’s it. - True

Straightforward. Honesty is something you are familiar with. - True

Loyal. And they demand the same in return. - True

 

Negative Traits

Headstrong. It takes a lot of convincing to change their mind. - True

Egoistic. Actually, their ego is so big that it stumbles them in their path to success. - False

Possessive. Prone to jealousy. - False

Dominating. Because he/she is the King of the Jungle, remember? - True

Impatient. I want it all and I want it now! - False

Arrogant. Self-centred. Because this is how a king should behave! - False

 

So I picked another star sign and compared it to me...

 

Positive Traits

Imaginative. They like to think outside the box. - True

Kind. Fish are unusually soft people. - True

Compassionate. Always in a helpful mood! - True

Intuitive. And they rely on their intuition when making decisions. - True

Sensitive. Moreover, Fish are affectionate and gentle. - True

Selfless. Though this trait is not always appreciated by others. True

 

Negative Traits

Escapist. When the things go wrong, their luck is responsible. - False

Idealistic. Hence even the best sometimes seems like mediocre to them. - True

Over-sensitive. It is not hard for them to get very emotional. - False

Pessimistic. Especially when the things don’t turn out as they expected. - True

Lazy. Only for things that don’t matter to them. - False

 

So you see two different star signs and parts of my character relate to both... Just as I suspect they would with anyone.

[mikeylo]

What I find amusing is that the ones that are perfect matches according to the signs work obviously but those that are not supposed to ( conflicting personalities, behaviors etc) ,work against all odd , sometimes.

 

Question to those who are not the perfect match ( according to signs ), did you guys start off cool and calm and all lovey dovey or as love/ hate relationship and then falling in place at last ?

 

Personal circumstances and life itself affects how we are and those then change our supposed stars !

 

I had no idea about the moon stuff !

Edited September 6, 2016 by mikeylo
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[Nowty V]

I'm Cancer but I have no idea what my Moon sign is and never will, my Mother did not know what time I was born [i asked her, she's since passed away] and nobody else does.

 

It's always done my head in that my Own Mother couldn't help me.

 

Astrologers may use 12 midnight or 06.00 am when calculating my charts.

 

It is one piece of information I have absolutely no way of finding out.

 

I have had an amazing relationship with Capricorn, although verbal communication can be tough.

 

I get on OK with Pisces.

[Toodaloo]

There is a science to it but it is based on birth place, time, date, stars, sun, moon , planetary alignments etc...

 

It is far more complicated than saying that everyone born between these dates is going to be like this.

[smudge21]

There is a science to it but it is based on birth place, time, date, stars, sun, moon , planetary alignments etc...

 

It is far more complicated than saying that everyone born between these dates is going to be like this.

 

I agree, there is a science to it. In that science found it all to be incorrect.

 

It's fine for people to believe whatever they want in this world (aslong as it isn't forced upon others) but please lets not start talking astrology as if it's scientifically proven. It's just a bit of fun... or a huge money making business if you're an astrologer.

[Toodaloo]

I agree, there is a science to it. In that science found it all to be incorrect.

 

It's fine for people to believe whatever they want in this world (aslong as it isn't forced upon others) but please lets not start talking astrology as if it's scientifically proven. It's just a bit of fun... or a huge money making business if you're an astrologer.

 

I dunno... I think there is something in it IF it is done properly. However if its too random then it doesn't have any point.

 

Its like assuming all wine or cheese is the same... Its not.

 

I am also hungry now... Do you think that was in my stars today?

[smudge21]

I dunno... I think there is something in it IF it is done properly. However if its too random then it doesn't have any point.

 

Its like assuming all wine or cheese is the same... Its not.

 

I am also hungry now... Do you think that was in my stars today?

 

Come on Toods, seriously? It's like those people who stand in the middle of a huge audience and try to convince them that that can contact the spirit world by saying "is there a Bob in the house?". There's no "done properly" to making sh*t up - you just do it and people chose to believe it or not. I'm sure the whole zodiac nonsense worked fine 2000 years ago, when Earth was considered the center of the Universe.

 

I found this which is quite spot on:

Someone once said that Astrology is about as vacant as the space that it worships. Here are some reasons why:

 

1. The stars in a constellation are sometimes thousands of light-years apart and the connection between them is arbitrary.

2. When you were born your obstetrician had more gravitational effect on you than any planet or star in the universe.

3. There are 13 constellations in the Zodiac (not 12). The 13th is Ophiuchus.

4. The Zodiac was established around 2000 years ago. Since then the Zodiac has shifted one sign along, however the traditional dates for each sign haven't changed. i.e. The Zodiac sign that you were born "under" is meant to be the constellation that the sun was in front-of during your birth. So if you are a Gemini, the chances are that Cancer was actually behind the sun during your birth (due to the 2000 year shift in the Zodiac).

5. The natal planet alignment is futile since the time-of-birth is often arbitrarily chosen (i.e. the doctor/nurses may get the hour right, but not necessarily the minutes).

6. Are all horoscopes done before the discovery of the outermost planets incorrect? Planets get found, demoted and promoted all the time. Pluto was identified and became a planet in 1930. It was demoted to "dwarf planet" in 2006. Ceres was a planet in the 1800s and then demoted to asteroid in the 1850s and has now been promoted to dwarf planet again. Xena was discovered in 2003 and became a planet and in 2006 was demoted to dwarf planet. What's more - Pluto doesn't follow the zodiac path like the other planets (i.e. it will sometimes be in front of non-zodiac constellations.

7.If the planets influence us astrologically why is this influence independent of distance? Mars is sometimes the other side of the sun from us and sometimes it is the same side as us, yet this difference has no astrological effect on us.

8. If distances aren't important in astrology, then where's the astrology of galaxies, quasars, nebulae and black-holes?

9. Why do horoscopes of the same zodiac sign in different newspapers differ so much?

10. Why is the moment of birth, rather than conception, crucial for astrology? Why does a thin layer of flesh and blood protect a baby from the planets/stars/sun/moon... and if not then why do premature babies not have different star-charts than non-prem babies born at the same time on the same day?

 

Oh and you're hungry because you're hungry. I'm sure there's a good percentage of the 7 billion people on this planet are also hungry, but that doesn't make them linked by a flippin' planet or whatnot.

Edited September 6, 2016 by smudge21
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[Toodaloo]

Admit it Smudge... You are off to check your almanac...

 

I think there is something when its done properly but the whole thing with just the dates is a load of bull.

 

Its like Tarot, palm reading, runes...

[smudge21]

How would one do it properly when "it" isn't real and is just made up nonsense with no basis in fact or science? There is nothing to do properly here. It's not an airfix kit or a mojito.

[Larryville]

There is a science to it but it is based on birth place, time, date, stars, sun, moon , planetary alignments etc...

It is far more complicated than saying that everyone born between these dates is going to be like this.

 

Exactly:

When I was having some “issues” I went searching for issues about things in my personality that I felt like I needed to explain to myself. In 2008 I found this Scorpio profile:

 

Scorpio

 

This profile is spooky accurate, it IS me in a nutshell. The good the bad the ugly. I don’t know if legit but just like folks belief in god or any other religion or spiritual issues to each their own. All I can say is I have given countless male Scorpios this profile and it freaks them all out. LOL!

 

Now combined with this personality profile (also very accurate) it give ME a pretty good assessment

 

https://www.personalitypage.com/INTJ.html

 

Of course some other Scorpio might read and not see any of it just like people of faith will see stuff that others won’t.

 

As Too said: So many factors makes us who we are, when or where we are born, culture, family background, religious convictions, education, life issues, or parents so many other factors come into play.

 

To me astrology is just a basic blueprint. Life experiences will indeed change that blueprint. Some more than others.

 

Smudge… I get ya LOL!

[Alltohim]

I stay away from the stars, first thingis that they live on the west coast and I live on the east, and secondly those other stars stay waytoo far from us to bother us, I see them and that's it. Why not justlive on the truth you already stated: you came together and worktogether nicely and that should be it, the most important part of alife story.

[Wade Lamare]

Don't believe in it at all.

 

However I was born on the Libra/Scorpio cusp. (it's my birthday soon.)

 

Moon? Haven't a clue.

[JustGettingBy]

I believe that the statements made are intentionally vague or general, meaning that almost any statement about anyone could be true if you stretch it enough.

 

For the record: Libra

[Buddhist]

I believe that the statements made are intentionally vague or general, meaning that almost any statement about anyone could be true if you stretch it enough.

 

For the record: Libra

 

That's such a Libran thing to say!

[joseb]

I don't believe in any of it, and am always amazed how many people do.

I think anyone could convince themselves they were any star sign. I guess it's all fun, so long as people don't take it seriously.

When you have people making important decisions (eg Im only going to date x star sign) then it starts to have real consequences.