rhosilie:

says “i love you” often but always means it: taurus, gemini, cancer, pisces

says “i love you” rarely but always means it: virgo, scorpio, capricorn, aquarius

says “i love you” but doesn’t always mean it: aries, leo, libra, sagittarius

Distorted Thinking of the Mercury Signs

astrologymarina:

Aries Mercury: The Fortuneteller error (predicting a certain outcome and already treating it as fact)

Taurus Mercury: Tradition bias (thinking that that which is old, established, or has tradition is automatically superior or safer)

Gemini Mercury: Labeling (putting everything into clearly defined categories, as if life was a lab experiment)

Cancer Mercury: Emotional Reasoning (concluding that emotions are reality, that the way you feel reflects the truth of a situation)

Leo Mercury: Personalization (interpreting everything as a reaction to or opinion about you, taking opinions personally)

Virgo Mercury: Filtering (taking out negative details and magnifying them)

Libra Mercury: Fallacy of Fairness (making sure that everything is ‘fair and even’, even though it’s not that logical or fair in a particular situation)

Scorpio Mercury: Polarizing (only black and white, good or bad, perfection or failure, no middle ground, all or nothing thinking)

Sagittarius Mercury: Overgeneralization (coming to a general conclusion based on a single incident and preaching it without sufficient factual evidence)

Capricorn Mercury: “Should” Statements (holding on to dogmas/rules of how things or people should/ought to be, rather than seeing how they are)

Aquarius Mercury: Anti tradition bias (thinking that that which is old, established, or has tradition is automatically inferior or outdated)

Pisces Mercury: Heaven’s Reward fallacy (expecting all your sacrifice and self-denial to pay off, as if somebody was keeping score)

What you see isn’t what you get

astrolocherry:

Aries:

You see: Brashness, Egocentrism, Aggression

They feel: Pressured, Unequipped, In need of encouragement

Taurus:

You see: Possessiveness, materialism, greed

They feel: Safety fears, on quicksand, self conscious

Gemini:

You see: Lies, contradiction, Inconsistency

They feel: Split memories, rapidly changing needs, uncertainty

Cancer:

You see: Moods, volatility, hyper sensitivity

They feel: Abandoned, Rejected, responsible for you

Leo:

You see: Egocentrism, Drama, crises

They feel: Raw, heartbroken, scathingly self contemptuous

Virgo:

You see: Containment, coldness, pedantic

They feel: Out of control, anxious, embarrassed

Libra:

You see: Temper, flirtation, fakery

They feel: Ill defined, overly dependant, paranoid

Scorpio:

You see: Manipulation, moods, grandiosity

They feel: Damaged, wasted, controlled by unseen forces

Sagittarius:

You see: Critique, Temper, Abruptness

They feel: Homeless, Flawed, uncharted

Capricorn:

You see: Forbidding, remote, Rejecting

They feel: Ill fated, disliked, panic stricken

Aquarius:

You see: Distance, arrogance, Recluse

They feel: Isolated, hyper sensitive, destitute

Pisces:

You see: Moodiness, Lies, Vagueness

They feel: Undefined, unheard, chaotic

yungmethuselah:

Abusive people claim they’re not aware of what they’re doing. When forced to admit to wrongs, they claim abusive conduct wasn’t conscious or intentional. As Lundy notes, though, when examined and especially when caught off guard, it’s clear they’re cognizant, and their tactics are consciously reasoned.

Regardless, what’s going on consciously versus subconsciously (or, like, semi-consciously) is kind of irrelevant. They’re aware enough to notice their conduct, even if they truly, magically don’t understand what motivates it and exist as mere unquestioning drones carrying out opaque subconscious orders. If observers can see it’s abuse, an abuser can, too.

Lens of Experience

astroalive:

Personal Signs: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer – Lens of direct experience. Understanding through doing, instinctual response, and feeling themselves.

Social Signs: Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio – Lens of experience through others. Understanding through connections, empathy, and relations to immediate others.

Universal Signs: Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces – Lens of distant experience. Understanding through conceptions of morality, philosophy, and larger social patterns.

Alignments of the Zodiac

astroalive:

Aries: Chaotic Good – independent, humane, goal-oriented

Taurus: Neutral Evil – practical, independent, achieving

Gemini: True Neutral – practical, realistic, unfocused

Cancer: Lawful Good – honorable, humane, benevolent

Leo: Chaotic Good – independent, humane, goal-oriented

Virgo: Lawful Neutral – honorable, realistic, stable

Libra: Lawful Neutral – honorable, realistic, stable

Scorpio: Chaotic Evil – independent, determined, hedonistic

Sagittarius: Neutral Good – practical, humane, universality

Capricorn: Lawful Evil – honorable, determined, secure

Aquarius: Chaotic Neutral – independent, realistic, hedonistic

Pisces: Neutral Good – practical, humane, universality