| women and their obsession with star signs! Posted: 10/5/2006 5:48:53 AM | right,now this has puzzled me for a very, very long time and i thought that this place may give some answers so, what is it about star signs with women?? ive read on POF so many profiles saying something like 'hi, im a typical gemini..' i mean what is that about? im a scorpio is that important? are you going to be seriously interested by someones birthday star sign? i have a friend and she told me no matter how important or late she is for work, she will without fail everyday she'll check the paper or whatever to read her star sign before leaving the house.. i cant get my head around it! no blokes i know do anything remotely like that! an ex girlfriend when i was away sent me a newspaper cut from her starsign reading saying about how a relationship will blossom and she was really excited about it! in her note she said dont worry about the last bit where it said 'luck starts with the letter P and a chance encounter with a lawyer can be the start of a fruitful relationship.. i was in iraq so a chance encounter would be really something! so what does that mean you can pick and choose? later that night i spoke to her on the phone and asked about mine and she reluctantly told me it was completely different, surely mine should of been similar then!?? how people can believe this and think it will relate to the millions who were born under a certain star sign?? now i just checked the paper and my mothers lady mags and checked the star sign readings and all of them are different. my point exactly. my favourtie thing about this is the fact that the last 70 odd years star signs have mentioned about planet alignment with readings such as 'pluto now moves into your star sign and becomes one with planet mars and this will provide a better career prospect..' only for last month planet pluto is no more just a big fat rock and no more..i mean really? what now? what does that mean? some lame excuse oh we thought that was going to happen... stars said so.. yeah right.
last year i watched a t.v programme and it had this sociologist/pychologist expert who had done tests and all that and it basically boiled down to the point of a womens insecurities and the fact it was just a means of control. you read your star signs and feel like your in control of your life, and the day ahead.. but i dont see any star sign reading saying 'all aries star signs dont go out today or you'll be hit a a bus! your trains going to blow up or something thats what i call proper advice and control!
so im really looking forward to any comments that may enlighten me and show the error of my ways! | |
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| women and their obsession with star signs! Posted: 10/5/2006 4:44:05 PM | Guys should come up with something equally ridiculous!
She drives a Hyundai, That will never work! We're just not compatible!
At least there might be some basis to this belief! | |
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| women and their obsession with star signs! Posted: 10/5/2006 5:32:54 PM | Cars are rationaly engineered objects of reality, astrology is a myth.
Tell me one guy that doesn't have a boyfriend that is "into" astrology. | |
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| women and their obsession with star signs! Posted: 10/5/2006 6:07:19 PM | ok so i have to say to you mr cabin that astrology isn't mythology actually. whoever said that to you was right. the stars predate myths, my dear.
if you can prove to me that neither you nor any one else is affected by the cycles of the seasons and the shift of the moon and sun then i will surely believe that the movement of the universe has no effect on us at humans at all.
hello? can we expand our scope of reality a little beyond what sits in the driveway please????
i certainly don't go by my horoscope every day because as OP said they are all different, but i do think that there are certain personality characteristics that come into play when it comes to the time and place you are born and the position of the universe at that time....of course you need to take into account that the stars are in a different place at any given moment, on any given day, in any given year, and so that can cause all kinds of variables. as well as many other factors that come into play in peoples lives which make them different than other people. i would have to say that in my experience and from my aquired knowlege about astrology the 12 major signs are something of an idicator of your personality....how you deal with that is up to free will. | |
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| women and their obsession with star signs! Posted: 10/5/2006 6:16:42 PM | "if you can prove to me that neither you nor any one else is not affected by the cycles of the seasons and the shift of the moon and sun then i will surely believe that the movement of the universe has no effect on us at humans at all."
Can you prove that we are affected? | |
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| women and their obsession with star signs! Posted: 10/5/2006 6:54:03 PM | I pay a little attention to star signs. But only because I am great with another Aquarian. I have never had better sex with any other sign.  | |
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| women and their obsession with star signs! Posted: 10/5/2006 9:06:09 PM | I have mentioned it on threads before. It's a little bit of a sore point with me.
I concede that there is something to it (this astrology thing), I just don't think anybody can really figure it out.
I do find it odd that there are so many Pisces persons on P.O.F.
The two woman in my life that caused me the most grief (And I am not blaming them, at all) both were about as heavily into astrology as one can be. Books, charts, you name it.
Both said we were such perfect matches!
Yeah Right!
BUT Having said that. Maybe they were perfect, for my growth. No pain, no gain! | |
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| women and their obsession with star signs! Posted: 10/5/2006 9:47:10 PM |
if you can prove to me that neither you nor any one else is affected by the cycles of the seasons and the shift of the moon and sun then i will surely believe that the movement of the universe has no effect on us at humans at all.
It takes a lot of faith to say you will believe something until someone clearly demonstrates that it is false. But this is not where I choose to put my faith. I'll take the creator of the stars. | |
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| women and their obsession with star signs! Posted: 10/5/2006 11:41:46 PM | Star signs, like stereotypes, are relatively accurate in describing people born around the same time... in a broad, general-characterization sort of way. I fully believe in the descriptions of the attitudes and traits shared by the various star signs... but they must be taken with a grain of salt, because there are other signs and forces at work behind the main star sign. And no one is exactly the same as another. :)
Now, the astrology as seen in your daily newspaper, well... I don't support those at all. Again, the "advice" is largey broad and general, and everyone will attempt to pick out what they believe will work for them. | |
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| women and their obsession with star signs! Posted: 10/6/2006 12:38:13 AM | | star signs are make believe. Fortune cookies, on the other hand, are the real deal. First date is always Chinese food, that way we know before wasting our time if it will work out. | |
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| women and their obsession with star signs! Posted: 10/6/2006 3:29:24 AM | well it all stems from the chinese trying to run peoples lives with all this superstitious crap.
just like the animal years they have. i am nothing like the year i was born. just another religion that people dont live their lives for. | |
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| women and their obsession with star signs! Posted: 10/6/2006 3:54:31 AM | "if you can prove to me that neither you nor any one else is not affected by the cycles of the seasons and the shift of the moon and sun then i will surely believe that the movement of the universe has no effect on us at humans at all."
Can you prove that we are affected?
ummm do you sleep when it's dark? do you rise when it's light? do you shiver in the winter? do you sweat in the summer? these are just SOME of the reasons why it affects you! | |
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| women and their obsession with star signs! Posted: 10/6/2006 4:26:57 AM | | I like Astrology. I may not believe it as a fact, but I do notice that there are specific behavior patterns and personalities which I connect with. It's not the sign. | |
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| women and their obsession with star signs! Posted: 10/6/2006 4:41:30 AM | | how has the seasons changing got a link with star sign prediction?? seasons come and go and the weather is affected day in day out by the tilt of the earth and the gravitional pull of the moon so yes it affects us but thats a FACT, its proven, not a belief or anything else! all those effects mentioned above you can explain to a 9 year old and be understood. you cannot compare the workings of an engine, the car manufacturer that some people CHOOSE to that of this star sign talk it is as different as chalk and cheese, that kind of thing goes on build quality, design etc. And you can be shown how it works bit by bit anyway if you wanted to know. maybe its in part religious belief? but again one of the comments above mentions about jesus and what not but again thats proven, he did exist he wasnt a made up character or an idea thought up my someone there is written evidence going back then proving all that, same as the muslims main guy the prophet, he was around 1600 yrs ago its a fact they were real people, what they can do walking on water and stuff is different. just because you might have several incidences that were similar with different people but were born around the same time means absolutely nothing i ve had similar stuff happen and they were competely different people in relation to birthdays i got a friend whos birthday is a day before mine in fact born 3 hrs before me and we get on well but completely different shes shy quiet not the sort to let go and have a good laugh whereas i am the only thing we are similar in is our birthdays? so that type of view is pointless. If a world known astrologer says about the planet movement and the effects it has on us were accurate then wouldnt every single person know about it? i think its just human nature that genetically has a need to have this type of belief its just the way we are.. you can tell a child something as a kid and they will grow up believing it and so on and so on.. even if its a lie made up whateverand theres prove of that wherever you go in the world | |
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| women and their obsession with star signs! Posted: 10/6/2006 5:10:16 AM | "ummm do you sleep when it's dark?" No, I sleep in the day
"do you rise when it's light?" No, I rise when it is dark (like most vampires)
"do you shiver in the winter?" No, I am smart enough to wear proper clothing!
"do you sweat in the summer?" No I perspire! As far as the seasons I could live in Guam, in which I would not be hot or cold.
"these are just SOME of the reasons why it affects you!" You have to come up with something better, in order to convince me.
Neeeeeeeeeeeexxxxxxxxtttttttt. | |
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| women and their obsession with star signs! Posted: 10/6/2006 5:53:08 AM | ok first to adress OP. the changing of the seasons is just part of the effect that the greater universe has on us. i could go on at length, but this is not exactly the place for that. just suffice it to say that the planet we live on is not solitary nor is it ambiguous to the other parts of our solar system or galaxy. we as humans aggrandized ourselves to believe that we understand everything...and control everything. i figure as far as day to day life goes the most powerful constant we have, is our place in the universe. history has shown that to be true as well. the stars and planets have a pattern...sometimes that pattern is slightly disrupted but it is always the same pattern. maybe we purport to understand it more than what we do....but to say it has no effect? i think that's a bit blind.
as far as jesus or mohammed go....are the stars in the sky a figment of your imagination? you made a great point about how the stories of these people are different than what might be true.....but people still believe in them. what's so wrong with believing in something that's not a "religion"? and truly people, the stars are older than any of us can even fathom or relate to. much older than jesus, mohammed, buddha, and any other god or prophet you could name. should we stop placing our faith in prophets and gods just because the stories related to them aren't always the absolute truth in all situations??????
and a ps to micheal45693 those were simple examples, taken a bit too literally, free your mind, and your body will follow......... lol | |
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| women and their obsession with star signs! Posted: 10/6/2006 6:09:36 AM | I read this completely accurate description of myself, then later found out that it was actually a general overview of behaviour typical of my sign, see if you can guess which sign it is!
You have a need for other people to like and admire you, and yet you tend to be critical of yourself. While you have some personality weaknesses you are generally able to compensate for them. You have considerable unused capacity that you have not turned to your advantage. Disciplined and self-controlled on the outside, you tend to be worrisome and insecure on the inside. At times you have serious doubts as to whether you have made the right decision or done the right thing. You prefer a certain amount of change and variety and become dissatisfied when hemmed in by restrictions and limitations. You also pride yourself as an independent thinker; and do not accept others' statements without satisfactory proof. But you have found it unwise to be too frank in revealing yourself to others. At times you are extroverted, affable, and sociable, while at other times you are introverted, wary, and reserved. Some of your aspirations tend to be rather unrealistic. | |
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| women and their obsession with star signs! Posted: 10/6/2006 6:22:35 AM | | lol! why would u ask men this question? - not all women believe in star signs. I don't believe any of it and don't care at all about a guys star sign. | |
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