Toesies in the Cement

Lately, the scientists who dis astrology have really been making me fling my hard boot toes at their knee caps. I keep hearing, "Those planets are so many millions of lightyears away, they can't possibly affect us."

Well, no fucking shit, Sherlock. Of course they can't.

And I tell them, it's not about the planets. It's about whatever the hell it is that has decided to tune itself into both us and the planets at the same time.

These are usually the same scientists who claim they are experimenting with some spiritual path or another, yet they are floundering. Gee, I wonder why their precious spiritual toesies are stuck in the cement? Is there just some wee bit of hypocrisy here? Ya think?

Man, I love atheists. I do! I've got lots of atheist friends and they're all insanely intelligent. They rock my world. They're funny, they're nice. They're not judgmental. They do "the right thing" because, dammit, it's the right thing, not because some patriarchal dickhead in the sky tells them it's right. They're awesome people that choose to be so.

And they might be totally right. Hell, this Thing that connects us to the planetary movements might not be a god at all (I don't think it is, either). It might be something intimately involved in matter that we cannot yet detect or measure. It might have evolved along with us, co-existing since the Big Bang or even before that. But just because it can't be measured and quantified yet doesn't mean it doesn't exist, for chrissakes. Why can't they give it a shot?

The best I can tell is because they -- and I mean anyone who gives me that crap excuse about planetary distances and astrology -- are afraid of losing control of their lives. The idea that there is a way to track the events of their lives freaks them the fuck out because it means they aren't the ones calling the shots.

But even that is a lie. You are totally calling the shots in a lot of cases -- in all cases when it comes to how you react to things. Shit happens. That's true, with or without astrology. Why not have some idea when shit is gonna happen so that you can take that vacation or go to that masseuse before it hits? Be ready. Be prepared. Watch and be amazed at the cycle of life. It's happening whether or not you are watching the transits of the planets.

And instead of questioning the intelligence of smart people who show an interest in astrology, why not admit you know fucking squat about it? Why not say, "Gee, Susie is damned smart. Why does she 'believe' in that?" Maybe Susie has seen repeated, reliable phenomena. Maybe Susie is smart and pays attention...

Maybe Susie knows something you don't.

Anyway, I didn't mean to slip from third person to second person, but obviously I've had to talk to a lot of people about this. I hate closed-mindedness. I hate it in religious people. I hate it in nonreligious people. I just frigging HATE it. I'm not asking people to be so open-minded that their head is a sieve but I do wish people who not be so damned sure of themselves and of the world around them.

It won't kill you (but you might break a toe).