Today’s cosmic tip: Spread your wings.
I take these horoscopes dead seriously.
I step out onto the balcony. I let my eyes capture the beauty of the scenery.
It is a bright new day; the sky is blue, the grass is green and the world seems a better place to be! Everything is just right about today.
I spread out my arms with so much feeling that I’d make SRK proud!
I take in a deep breath and close my eyes.
PP calls out from behind..”Don’t forget to put on your parachute!”
I fall. With a thud. On the hard floor. The floor of reality. The floor of truth.
Ouch.
– How it all began
I’m sure there are many ‘practical’ Hermione Grangers around who consider this whole horoscope and astrology to be as “rubbish” as Divination, an imprecise branch of magic. If so, you may please feel free to leave the class 😛
I don’t remember when exactly the fascination for sun signs was born but looking back, I guess it would have been those slam books that made the rounds in last year of school that had a questionnaire that always featured “My zodiac sign:.”
What started as a curiosity to know more about Aquarians became some sort of an obsession! I’d google ‘Aquarius’ and read all the related threads! Not only did I do a research on my sun sign but as time passed I also managed to have a fair idea of the other eleven signs!
If you’re not into sports or if you’re just bored and jobless, it’s also a great topic of conversation; at least among girls it is because you have innumerable sites that come up with entertaining posts like;
1) Best colors to wear according to your zodiac sign
2) Best workout style as per your zodiac sign
3) Top Holiday Destinations as per your zodiac sign
– The Chosen One
At one point of time, I went on to establish that everything about Aquarius was a reflection of ME. The deeper I delved into the research, the stronger became the belief that I was ‘The Chosen one’ for Aquarius. In my world, I represent Aquarians. The traits of Aquarius are embodied by me.
For instance, I had red pants and red shoes that was a constant source of ridicule in college but that was just my style. I didn’t do it to stand out from the crowd but ‘offbeat fashion sensibilities’ is an Aquarian trait and I live by it.
Hence it is I who decides who qualifies to be one and who doesn’t. Don’t I sound tyrannical? Need to check if that’s another trait I’m unaware of 😛
Exception: For a long long time I disagreed on one negative quality that every site had a consensus on: Detached/ aloof/ loner
Over these years, I’ve seen this side of mine, albeit rarely, but it does exist!! You should ask some of my friends. They’d definitely rest the case 😛
– Horoscope or Horrorscope?
Daily! Nothing in the paper interests me as much as the horoscope section.
Before marriage it was Bombay Times with the exception of Mumbai Mirror on Sundays. After marriage I switched over to Mumbai Mirror on all days.
I read and try to connect it to my life. If it doesn’t relate in any way, either the day’s horoscope was targeted at the rest of the Aquarians or the one writing it had erred.
Until I was introduced to the Vogue magazine horoscope by a friend.
I don’t know HOW the blogger does it but he/ she comes up with the perfect horoscope almost everyday. When I say perfect, I mean I totally relate to it because it captures the essence of my moods and situations!! Every morning I be like “Oh My God!!! See this, isn’t it true???” Screenshot taken, uploaded on WhatsApp status.
On the downside, what happens is that the horoscope tends to manipulate my behavior for the day especially when it has something bad or negative!
P.S. My obsession with the daily horoscope can be contagious. On several mornings I’ve caught PP reading his out of the Mumbai Mirror newspaper!!
I can also help you analyze your horoscope; with all the required special effects. For a trial pack, contact me 😛
– Compatibilty, comprehensibility and Idiosyncrasies!
How can a study on zodiac signs be complete without the ‘Compatibility’ segment!?
My equation with most people in my life is based on their zodiac sign and its compatibility with mine. When I say ‘most’, obviously there are underlying conditions and exceptions.
Some people come into your life naturally; like family and friends you grow up with. You don’t write them off on account of incompatibility, rather you can’t! 😛
Example:- 1) My mom. She’s a Libran and Aquarians are said to be very compatible with Librans. You should see us. On most days we want to bite each others’ head off 😀
2) Both of my childhood best friends are Taureans; the bottom-most on the Aquarian compatibility table.
Anyway, where I do have a choice of selection, I’d rather not compromise on the ones I let into my ‘Social Circle’ unless they naturally fit in. Even in the case of PP, I made no exception! If my grandparents could believe in ‘Jaadagam’, I don’t see no harm in following the Western version of it! So it was a relief when he turned out be a Sagittarian, a sign that makes it to the top 3!
When I’m required to meet people over a casual meeting, my typical conversation be like:
Me: “Hey!” (blah blah blah)
XYZ: “Hi!” (followed by more blah blah)
Me: “When’s your birthday!?
Quite understandably this Q is off course, especially if it’s thrown into the conversation within the first five minutes, but it’s important!
UNLESS I’ve managed to search you on FB and dig out your birth date before our first meeting. No no no, I’m NOT a stalker but just an idiot with an idiosyncrasy! : )
As soon I have your DOB, you’ll see me zone out for a few minutes because I’m mentally looking up into the compatibility table and chalking out the way forward 😛
Let me break this activity down into a few important components:
1) I know myself. I’m mental, I’m eccentric. It’s not easy suppressing this part of me. Depending on the other person’s sign, I decide whether to be or not to be the real me.Result: If I’m NOT, you’ll never hear from me. Unless you reach out and the humanitarian in me rises.
2) Depending on their sign I know whether they’ll manage to engage me in a conversation without my getting lost. Result: Aquarians have a need to be intellectually stimulated BUT in a way that’s NOT normal and boring! So if you can’t achieve it, result same as above.
3) I know their sign so I know (I think I know*) their common traits. While I’m in the conversation, I’m also busy looking for signs of those typical traits in their words and actions.Result: If you’re an incompatible sign but an exception, I like you already. Aquarians are rebellious and if you’re one, join the gang!
Generally us Aquarians, we are what you’d call a ‘people person.’We like people, people like us.BUT…Hence the analysis.
By now I’m sure you have pretty much summed up on several of my traits.
But…..
What if you wake up one morning to learn that your zodiac sign is no longer what it was? You’re not an Aquarian anymore.
– Enter the villain.
Ophiuchus
Wait for Part 2.
Cheers! 🙂
C.A.: Confused Aquarian 