I must admit: I learned all 12 zodiac signs, in order, by listening to this song. Similarly, Tyrese has a song called, “Signs of Love Making”, but this isn’t that type of article. (Look it up if you’re trying to get your grown and sexy on…)
I don’t know about you, but I’m always tickled when a song shouts out my zodiac sign. I’m a proud Taurus. Are we freaky? Yes… Yes, we are… Are we stubborn? Yup! But, we have other sides, too. And in corresponding and building relationships with people under different signs, I can’t help but take some delight in astrology.
It’s hard to say everything about astrology is accurate because, if you tweak your perspective of any given situation, things can be interpreted to mean whatever you want them to. I always bring up the fact that my big sister Chenita, a fellow Taurean goddess, said to me one day, “April Taurus are sweet. May Taurus are mean.” I immediately took offense, replying, “No, we’re not!” She then described how April Taurus deal with situations head-on and are very blunt and honest (just like my April 30th born dad!), whereas May Taurus are slow to anger, but, when we blow up, it’s catastrophic. I had to agree.
Similarly, Taureans are lovers of aesthetics. The April Taurus in my sister appreciates the finer things in life, like Vera Wang perfume and diamonds (her birth stone), whereas the May Taurus in me loves Bath & Body Works fragrance spray and cubic zirconia (emerald is my birth stone). Oddly enough, my niece Bajel, who was due in May, yet came early in April, seems to be caught in the middle. As far as appearance and aesthetics, she is an April Taurus just like her mom. But, as for her temper and stubbornness, she is just like her Aunt Nisey!
“I can’t eXplain why I love him… Bossy like Leos’ do… Got game like an Aquarius… Switch moves after he’s been with you… Fun like a Libra… He stays on my mind… He’s so unpredictable… He reminds me of every sign…”
I say all this because knowing someone’s sign not only makes for great entertainment, but it can eXplain a lot about a person. One of my best guy friends has been classified as “arrogant” for as long as I’ve known him. So, of course I was not surprised to learn that he was an Aries: the most “arrogant” and “self-centered” of the zodiac. In a lot of aspects, he’s true to his sign, but to know his life’s story, you understand how he went from lacking confidence as a child to having the best self-esteem ever! And I appreciate that aspect of him, along with his overall caring nature and dedication to whatever he puts his mind to.
I often find that we are attracted to people and signs that we lack in ourselves. Since I tend to not have nearly as much confidence and belief in myself as others do, I naturally seek out those individuals who eXhibit those traits for themselves. Enter Aries and Leos! My best female friend Mary, who lives way too far away in Baltimore, is a Leo. Our friendship started because my sister suggested we go to an open mic together 3 years ago. We have been inseparable ever since. The spontaneous, fun-loving, joyous nature of hers is a welcomed and appreciated balance to the analytical, creative, tense nature of mine. There is a similar magnetism with another Leo friend of mine. In fact, I recently told him how he inspires me to live in the moment, outside of my comfortable, little “bullpen”.
“I wish he was a Virgo, the same sign as me… And know how to show me love, cause I’ve been hurt by a Pisces… I want him sexy like a Scorpio… The way he holds me close… Sensitive as a Cancer… Every sign from coast to coast…”
Now, don’t get it twisted. I have friends of every sign, but I just so happen to have a major attraction towards Aries and Leos. And this brings me back to my point that not everything about astrology should be taken as law.
According to astrological standards, as a Taurus, I am most compatible with Virgos (tell my eX that!), somewhat compatible with Aries, and not at all compatible with Leos. If I listened to everything that goes along with my sign, I would still be attached to someone who is not meant for me, skeptical about a friendship with someone who has been there for me during my toughest times, and totally against relationships with two people who have inspired and changed my life in such a short period of time.
At the end of the day, astrology is fun to play around with. But, like anything, when you start to live your life based on what you’ve been told instead of what you’ve discovered for yourself, things can get tricky. So, embrace your sign, as well as the signs of others. And watch out for those people born on the cusp. They’re the bi-polar people of the zodiac! (Love you, cuspers!)
“Capricorn… Aquarius… Pisces… Aries… Taurus… Gemini… Cancer… oh! Leo… Virgo… Libra… Scorpio… Sagittarius… I love all y’all…”
***Lyrically Speaking-XIX
Written by: Ccep J. Dew, West Coast Editor as published in eXcape the matriX magazine http://www.excapethematrix.com/
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