Written in the Stars?

Recently there has been mention of astrology in Blogville. Or maybe just one mention. Not sure. i think it was Mel but I think she might have been jogged by somewhere else.... I can't find Mel's post with it in now (if indeed it was ever there...).

A long time ago I bought a really good astrology book, before I moved to Cornwall even. I was always hampered in my study of astrology by a couple of things...

1) I lacked the tools. Computers make it so much easier! I couldn't copy the chart and I didn't have a word processor on which to type out all the comments and then collate them into topics. Making a chart involved pages and pages of notes and then writing them all out again after! Ugh...

2) A lack of birthdays and birth places to work on. I didn't see any appeal in making up details just to practice.

I did a chart for a chap I knew and he was somewhat surprised when he got it, uncomfortable even. I started one for myself but I just got bogged down in it....

So the comments made me think of my book and today I went and dragged it out of hiding. I discovered pages of notes but I hadn't written names on the notes and they were more than a little random. I decided to start again.

I copied the chart and plotted my planets on to it with it's lovely precise divisions and perfect circles. I calculated and calculated and when I had finished calculating I started working through the book, typing comments about different planets in this star sign or that house. There are so many things to work through and the more you delve into a chart the more there seems to be that you can do...

I want to talk about the revelations my chart has given me in the small area of health, diet and fitness....

I like rich, sweet food but I would benefit from a lighter, more balanced diet that is high in fibre and wholefoods. I have a tendency towards excess and binges, which I must avoid. I like to eat good food out in congenial surroundings.

I need regular exercise but I have a tendency to dismiss regular exercise and I lack the willpower to commit to regular exercise. I am not inclined towards the use of physical energy and don't really enjoy exercise. Inaction however leads to weight gain and subsequent difficulty in losing weight.

I have a slow metabolism and it is very easy for me to overdo things. For me, steady exercise is better than energetic exercise and I am more likely to enjoy exercise with lyrical movement or a social factor. Badminton, Tennis and Squash are all good sports for getting my metabolism going.

I have a tendency to bottle things up and suffer from nervous tension. If I don't release this energy I am likely to suffer from stomach issues, bowel issues or headaches. It may also affect my liver, although my liver is also prone to psychosomatic related illness. headaches may also be caused by fluctuations in my kidney function. I benefit far more from holistic and homeopathic treatments than I do conventional medicinal treatment. I can also be a bit of a hypochondriac...

I actually have good physical energy levels which I should use for demanding sports to release this nervous tension positively. I need action and plenty of it, in order to function well. I must spend lots of time outdoors, preferably in the country as this will revive my spirits and replenish my energy levels as well. Yoga and meditation are also good forms of release for me.

I need to understand that my energy levels fluctuate and sometimes I just don't feel like it. At these times I need gentler forms of exercise but I must still exercise. When I have more energy or have nervous tension, I need to exercise steadily but in a demanding way. I am not competitive but if i do take part in competitive sports, I need to be on the winning team.

oh and I need to make sure I treat my back well and sit properly at my desk...

The thing is, this all fits me perfectly and kind of explains a few things I needed to know. For instance my dislike of exercise has prevented me from gaining this degree of insight into my exercise needs but this all fits and makes sense. It explains why I have always liked Badminton and why Tai Chi did good things for me.

The nervous energy thing is enlightening as well. I am aware, and the chart confirmed in other sections, that I have a high level of emotional energy but it operates at deep levels in my psyche and I tend to repress it. My intellectual approac to things means that I rationalise a lot of emotion away before I am even really aware that I feel it. How I sleep and the state of my stomach are often the first clues I have to the fact I am stressed....

Thins is with this part of the chart is that it makes it clear I don't need to be fat and exactly what I need to do in order not to be fat. I need to design my life around these exercise requirements and then maybe I might actually be able to stick to it. Maybe, just maybe my chart offers me a way out....