Sun Sign, Moon Sign: Discover the personality secrets of the 144 sun-moon combinations. Charles Harvey
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Название: Sun Sign, Moon Sign: Discover the personality secrets of the 144 sun-moon combinations
Автор: Charles Harvey
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Эзотерика
isbn: 9780007483327
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The double-Earth type is down-to-earth and matter-of-fact. His pragmatic philsophy and concern for material well-being was expressed well by Karl Marx, a double Taurus, in his famous dictum:
from each according to their abilities, to each according to their needs.
This type is usually well grounded in economic and physical reality. He is very much in tune with his senses and instincts through which he feels connected to, and in control of, his world. There is often an innate understanding of the natural, organic processes of growth which gives this individual persistence, patience and self-discipline in the pursuit of his goals. Stable, realistic, practical, dependable and down-to-earth, this individual is the ‘pillar of society’ type on whom others rely for sound judgments and solid, traditional wisdom.
Usually very much at home in their bodies and appreciative of sensual pleasures, the earthy individual knows that the body and all the material realm sustain us and supply us with evidence that we do indeed exist – and that we have a creative existence, too. This type readily learns how to manipulate the material world to his own delight and advantage, and usually with the awareness that the Earth and the laws of nature deserve respect. However, an overly earthy consciousness eventually becomes sceptical and fearful of what may lie beyond the physical realm. He risks losing his vision and sense of meaning through over-concern with concrete facts and trusting only what he can touch, taste, see, hear and, most of all, measure.
Shadow
The double-Earth type’s deepest, darkest fear is chaos and the loss of control. The unconventional and deviant are seen as threatening, or even evil. The intangible, unseen realm of spiritual meaning and purpose tends to elude him or only peeps into his life via the classic superstition and the odd psychic apparition. A strongly traditional and too-rigid adherence to concrete reality can create an increasingly hollow treadmill and enslavement to the physical – which the earthy type with dread has to admit only ends in death. What then?
The double-Earth type often needs to develop his imagination, his trust in new possibilities, and to accept that his need for spiritual sustenance need not threaten his physical security and his need to be in control, as far as possible, of his life and circumstances. To entertain the idea that there may be a realm in which quantitative measurement does not apply – the realm of meaning and spiritual purpose – can only release him from the risk of stagnant imprisonment in the fleshly cage.
Relationships
The double-Earth person is one of the best marriage partners of all, for he is an able provider and a loyal, dependable mate. He may gravitate towards other earthy types with whom he will share many values and feel secure and validated. But he is likely to have a more tantalizing attraction to the fiery type whose enigmatic and unpredictable ways stimulate and challenge.
The airy individual and the double-Earth person make a compatible pairing due to their mutual impersonal, practical, logical approach to problem-solving. The watery individual finds the double-Earth person a perfect container for his emotions, and these two can build a cosy nest and a strong, binding attachment that wears well.
Male v. Female
The qualities of the practical double-Earth type fit comfortably with both male and female in Western society. Both will have a strong sense of duty and commitment, and in the case of the female, a strong inclination to serve human needs.
Double-Earth women are enormously capable, able to sustain demanding long-term professional projects as well as order and well-being. They tend to be protective, resourceful, patient, and hardworking, capable of showing their loyalty and love through action but remaining somewhat restrained in the expression of feelings. The male of this type may not fit into the stereotype of the ‘macho’ western man with all his extrovert courage and Indiana Jones-like panache, but his groundedness and quiet determination, plus his strongly rational bias, make him a practical and effective leader who can map out his territory with polished organization, and work steadfastly towards the mastering of whatever medium he chooses.
Air – Air Combinations (See nos. 27, 31, 35, 75, 79, 83, 123, 127, 131)
Intelligent, gracious ladies and thoughtful gentlemen, double-Air types are the most reasonable, civilized, clear-headed of combinations. They are probably the most cultured and elegant as well, never at a loss for a word or comment, always ready for discussion and reasoned argument and debate. Being told this will not go to their head for they are not normally prone to self-importance – that would be far too illogical for their poised and intelligent approach to life.
The double-Air type assumes independence as his birthright. To be able to move and connect with ideas and people is the stuff of life for him. Witty, cerebral, urbane and polite, the double-Air type is a natural communicator and thinker who prefers to soar in the ideal realm where he can build social, political or philosophical schemes that help improve humankind’s lot.
A thinker par excellence, the double-Air type finds security in taking the broad intelligent viewpoint, in stepping back in order to see the patterns and principles at work in the whirlwind of life’s activities. He is an observer and theorizer of life, and his faith in the power of ideas is well exhibited by the British economist John Maynard Keynes (Sun Gemini, Moon Gemini) who said:
The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed, the world is ruled by little else.
This detached, observant mode is useful but it often earns this type the accusation of being cold and unfeeling. Although others may experience double Air in this way, the strongly airy individual insists, often at considerable length, that he is only doing what comes naturally – questioning, examining and remaining open, fair-minded, friendly and harmonious, and above all communicating with whoever will listen and discuss.
Shadow
The double-Air type labours under the illusion that there is such a thing as complete objectivity and perfect impartiality. He is utterly honourable and, alas, childlike, in his attempt to understand, analyse and name everything. Childlike in that his feeling for life, because it is such a conundrum to him, tends to remain immature, undeveloped and very often unconscious. The whole range of human feelings – hurt, angry, jealous, dependent, fearful, in love, hateful – tends to be avoided, repressed or played down with great agility. The only possible exception is cheerfulness, which Air is particularly good at.
The rejection of the feeling dimension makes this type curiously sensitive and vulnerable to the waywardness of human behaviour. The strongly airy individual can therefore be a real challenge in a relationship. It is not easy being the only one admitting to all those unpleasant and uncontrollable feelings whilst your airy mate looks on with a cool, nonchalant and maddeningly debonair gaze. The double-airy individual weaves clever arguments so you have to be subtle and careful when you try to bring his feelings to his attention.
Relationships
The double-Air person is an adventurer and a traveller, if not geographically then intellectually in some way. He will usually meet a wide variety of people СКАЧАТЬ