Shifting Currents: Crabs, Pieces and Scorpios

The key words that have to come to your mind when you hear the sign of Cancer are: gentle, feeling, caring. The Water Sign that you will find Protective, when expressed positive and Jealous, when expressed negative. The Ruling Planet is the Moon.  People with this sign are usually called <<The Moon Children>>.  The power here stands in emotions – they are the Emotional Intelligent. Cancers have a reputation for moodiness and some have developed an ability to manipulate others to get what they want.

I chose the gentle: Princes Diana aka "Lady Di". She was the celebrity of the late20th century. Diana was born into an aristocratic English family with royal ancestry and became a public figure with the announcement of her engagement to Prince Charles.  She was loved for her charm, her sweetness and her goodness.

Power of seduction, Sexuality, Mystery and Occultism – all of that in search of the spirit of Scorpio.  Scorpio is a fixed Sign, the ruling planet is Pluto and expressed positive we have rejuvenation, but when expressed negative - ruthless.  Like the other water signs this one is also emotional and sensitive. Nothing ever done by one Scorpio is half way. The Scorpio puts everything he has at work 100%. Many born under this Sign become the classic workaholic.

I chose Pablo Picasso, could not decide if Guernica or a picture of his own would better represent him. I finally made a choice with him. I feel his Scorpio sense. I went on a trip once in Paris, I met an old lady. She said she used to meet him. She talked softly: “Il était sauvage”.  He was the “Cubism”. His revolutionary artistic accomplishments brought him fame and fortune, making him one of the best-known figures in 20th century art. His love life was also subject of fame and controversy.

The next Water sign is Pieces. They are the Mutable, that means they can be complex and understand all the sides of the story.  Charity when expressed mildly and Anxiety when expressed negatively. Neptune is the ruling planet.  The key words for Pieces are : serious, peace-loving, kind, dreamer and imaginative. Pieces are the ones who can turn the world up side down. They can become famous in just a flash and are ready to give all the knowledge away.

The winner is Albert Einstein, the German born physicist that developed the theory of general relativity an became one the of the most famous man alive. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921. Einstein's gifts resulted in his dwelling much in intellectual solitude and, for relaxation music played an important part in his life. As a true Pieces he said : <<Imagination is more important than knowledge>>.

Love the water signs ...

LIGHT AS AIR

Libras are the balanced sign of the 3. They search for harmony all around them; and through harmony they find peace and imagination. The best of them have an incredible taste for pleasure, luxury and as you will see ARE INFLUENTIAL. I have chosen here a great mind: Leo Burnett : <<Make it simple. Make it memorable>>.Leo was an advertising executive and one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. And the other great mind: Miguel de Cervantes was a Spanish novelist that had <<Don Quixote>> as his destiny. His masterpiece is regarded amongst the best works of fiction ever written. His influence on the Spanish language has been so great that the language is often called the language of Cervantes.

Aquarians are the people that you see unwilling to follow the beaten track. They are light and great thinkers; they make good lawyers and have powerful visionary sense. Aquarians are generally very clever, witty, and intellectual. Here we have 2 people born on the same day in the same year: Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin. Abraham was the 16^th President of the United States. He was the main lead during the American Civil War and is remembered ending slavery and promoting economic and financial modernization. What is nice about him is that he could not spell or write in a correct manner at 15 years old, he still made it at the top of his Country. He published his theory with compelling evidence for evolution <<On the Origin of Species>>, overcoming scientific rejection of earlier concepts of transmutation of species. Charles Darwin established that all species of life have descended over time from a commune.
Change, freedom, independence – these are characteristics we will find with our Gemini Friends. They love a good chat and are fond of their friends. They are lively and you can have fun with one around. They make great sales person and journalists. Also, in the past they were great philosophers. I chose Adam Smith, the author of <<The Theory of Moral Sentiments>> and << The Wealth of Nations >>. The latter is considered the first modern work of economics. It earned him an enormous reputation and would become one of the most influential works ever published. One other great Gemini - John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy, JFK, was the 35^th President of the United States. He was the youngest elected to the office, at the age of 43. "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country."

Fire Alarm !

               Learning today to use and appreciate Google Reader - it's quite fantastic considering that you can have all that info in one place. I highly recommend it. So, reading something pretty nice that comes hand in hand with today's post on our most loved FIRE SIGNS ( Leo, Sagittarius and Aries). The article was talking about some studies that reveal what are the results of people working in groups and working on their own. It wrote: “Decades of research show that individuals almost always perform better than groups in both quality and quantity, and group performance gets worse as group size increases." This is perfectly true for the fire signs. They rule, that are powerful, you have to give them respect (as you will see) and they have beauty, strength, goals, they are always about to conquer the world. To be true, they are one of my favorites. 

Charlize Theron, at the Golden Globes 2012. The power and beauty of a Lion left free to wonder in the wild life. Leos are waiting to change the world in some way. You can see that in their eyes. They shine. What is amazing about them is that they can sleep and laze around for periods of times just for their own pleasure. They are loyal and they hold to a situation for a very long time. The same goes for a person. They love with tremendous insight. The Leo can't let go. He is too proud. They are determined and happy when people around see the power in them. 

Tina Turner, she is not here for the "Simply the Best" Song, but because she is a Sagittarius woman. True, shiny and happy, Sagittarius are always on the go and love their freedom more than anything. They have a blind faith in people and in the world itself. They are happy and share this happiness with everybody around them. They have lots of friends and like to travel. They have a quick temper and they can be way to honest.

You may not recognize this woman here, but she is Aretha Franklin, an American singer and songwriter. She has the famous "RESPECT" song that I hope everybody knows and loves as much as I do. She is an Aries Woman. This is the first sign of the zodiac, first in anything; Aries likes competition, works hard to be the first. He is active and energetic. People with this sign usually can't stand still, have some problems sleeping over the night and are always thinking about the next move to come. They are restless. Impatience for them is a definite vice. They are independent both men and women. 

If you are a Leo, Sagittarius, Aries you should be with somebody of your own kind, so Fire is advisable for you and you will also get along with Air Signs (Aquarius, Gemini or Libra). Remember <<To sustain a fire, a ratio of 16% oxygen or greater is needed>>

Earth Signs

We all have a Sun Sign and we all know that because it relates to the date we were born. For example I am born on the 12 Th of February and that makes me a full Aquarius. And there are 12 zodiac signs just like my own. What I found interesting some years ago when I was reading is that these 12 zodiac signs have something in common. So, they group together in a funny and special way. From this grouping comes : compatibility, way of looking at life, way of relating to others and lots of commons between them. 


Air, Water, Earth and Fire - the 4 basic elements of nature. Many philosophers have found these to be classical elements believed to reflect the simplest essential parts and principals of which anything consists of. Plato, the ancient Greek philosopher, said that these elements are pre-socratic and used the terminology of 'element' for the first time. These were the classic elements in Greece. If we look closely we have the same in Egypt from Hippocrates the yellow bile(fire), the black bile(earth),blood (air), phlegm (water).


First of all I am going to discuss the EARTH SIGNS ( Virgo, Taurus, Capricorn). They are the powerful signs that stay down to earth, they judge, they know, they analyze, they go forward, but at they're own pace. They are usually steady and they don't let go. Earth signs develop very interesting relationships with each other and with WATER SIGNS ( Pieces, Cancer, Scorpio). They love a very stable home and usually like being married. 


If you want to know the real truth about a situation you should ask one of them. They will come up with the perfect answer. Now let's meet them and some famous of their own kind.


Virgo people like to analyze deep and almost anything. There is a certain purity that evolves around these people ant that is why sometimes you feel they are a little bit of magic. They are not very comfortable in the limelight, they like to be the one who can conquer the world from the back office. You will be very sure with them and around them because we are here in front of the most responsible zodiac sign. Virgo people are perfectionists and are able to work very hard for what they want.


D.H.Lawrence (Virgo) :<<Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say and say it hot>>


Taurus people are comfort loving, fixed in their ways, loving, they work very very hard and usually get results from their work. They enjoy a fine meal with friends and like to keep everything cool and nice. They want a piece of land and a house that can be filled with life ( wife and children). They adore to posses things and sometimes people. They stick with their ideas and sometimes can be very stubborn. 

Karl Marx (Taurus) : <<Capital is dead labor, which, vampire-like, lives only by sucking living labor, and lives the more, the more labor it sucks.>>

Capricorn people know how to get things done, today and very quickly. They need to feel useful and important to the world. They are usually lonely people and reserved. They are very capable people and a great sense for tradition. They can be sarcastic, but they have a general sense of making people listen to them. If you need a practical advice keep in mind a Capricorn friend.


Henry Miller (Capricorn, famous author of <<Tropic of Cancer>> ) : <<Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything except his own nature>>