When I was at university, my horoscope once read that I would either get pregnant or win Tattslotto. How can it be that everyone born in a particular month (actually they use the end of one month and the first half of another to make it more mysterious and believable) has the same thing happen to them each day or week? Or funnier still – have the same personality traits?
I’ve had people watch Elsie playing with Lego and they look at me and say, ‘Cancerian?’ I tell them I don’t know but her birthday is the middle of July. ‘Yep,’ and they look back at my child and nod knowingly at something that Cancerian implies about a toddler playing with Lego.
I can picture the horoscrope-makers with little packets of phrases written on cards. They pull out a card from the first pile. It says, ‘Today you will make a decision’. If they’re pushed to meet the printing deadline for the publication they’re putting it in, they leave it at that. But if there’s time, they draw a card out of the second pile: ‘about your finances.’ Okay Virgo, that can be you today. You will make a decision about your finances. Oh hang on, I’ve already done Virgo (‘Today you will worry’ and from the second pack ‘about a relationship’). The finance one can be Gemini then. And they go through and make fun little matches with the cards.
And if you’re reading your star signs, you can read any of the 12 in hindsight and apply it to yourself. Oh yeah, I did have trouble trying to figure out whether to get the margarine we always have, or the one that was on special. There was my decision about finances.
Sometimes, for a bit of fun, they put something in about the planets aligning or being close to each other or something, that makes you think, ‘Oh dear, this really must be going to happen to me today.’ And then they sit outside the newsagency and giggle, watching how many people come and buy a Tattslotto ticket.
Writing by Larissa Patton 
So, so true. And yet some people live and breath the promises and predictions of their horoscope. I guess sometimes real life gets rather hum drum at times and people need to glamorise their everyday happenings. Like making decisions about swapping margerine brands OR even a bigger issue – margerine or butter (better check the horoscopes and see what they might suggest).
Christine
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But the promises and predictions are so vague! Guess that means you can take them where you like! Thanks Christine 🙂
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How right you are – I used to sub them when I worked on the newspaper, the Chinese Horoscope is basically just rejigged every week! BTW, did you know Claire has a linky for your blog every day in May posts!! Because I missed this until saw your comment on Claire’s linky! Emily
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They read like that! Oh and thanks for the tip, I had seen that on Claire’s posts and have gone back to fill in the link. 🙂
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Lego? I am Cancer and I had lego.
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Ho, must be true then, those horoscopes! Either that or every kid is a Cancerian…
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Great post! When they’re so vague it’s easy for anyone reading and willing to believe to apply it to their lives. It’s interesting to read how people react to them and what they think.
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Thanks Becky! Exactly, and probably more fun to read it in hindsight and try to think where the phrases could be applied.
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hhaha So that is why my July born babies love Lego and I do too.
I wonder how they write them too.
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There’s a link between liking Lego and being born at all, do you think?! Thanks for stopping by Trish.
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My Pisces boy loves Lego..I didn’t know the link between Cancer & Lego…hmm. I am a Leo, believe the good bits not the bad. xx
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The link is between every kid and Lego! Yes, take the good and not the bad. 🙂
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