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kimmerspixelated

(8,423 posts)
Thu Feb 16, 2012, 06:30 PM Feb 2012

If the discussion group is ready for Rick's Exquisite Zodiac..

I finished it this am, and would love to begin..

There is another thread that we have started, but for a fresh start we can commence here.


To Rick: You are a genius, and this extraordinary book on astrology is, among other wondrous things, beautifully written. It was crafted in such a way as to make it easy for me to understand, a definite layman, compared to most that frequent here.

It may take me a while to write my review for Amazon, so please be patient. I want it to be good.

For one thing, it is clear, you truly love your work. You have romanced it, made a bouquet from your garden of waltzing wildflowers, and took it dancing through the planetary ballroom and as a result, you have made your readers fall in love with astrology as well.

But the idea you have introduced(at least I've never heard of it before), of evolving signs as it coincides to evolving man just as everything in the universe is connected, is truly fantastic, and I think quite timely for the world to know, especially now.

I didn't enjoy the book more just because I know you. I enjoyed this exceptional book the most, because of all the books on astrology, this is the only one that touched me at a soul level. I think I get it now, at least the aspects you painted. Yes, painted, with a heart shaped crystal ball.

Did I mention, I loved it!??

Bravo Rick! Bravo!
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If the discussion group is ready for Rick's Exquisite Zodiac.. (Original Post) kimmerspixelated Feb 2012 OP
Bravo, indeed! BlueIris Feb 2012 #1
I ordered it but WolverineDG Feb 2012 #2
It's back on the shelf Ricochet21 Feb 2012 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author Ricochet21 Feb 2012 #4
I ordered mine weeks ago and it is still not here- and no explanation either Tumbulu Feb 2012 #6
I'm so sorry Ricochet21 Feb 2012 #7
I wrote too soon= as it was at the Post Office today! Tumbulu Feb 2012 #8
what I loved best about this book is..... Howler Feb 2012 #5
Burning question about the book. kimmerspixelated Feb 2012 #9
I worked on that one for so long Ricochet21 Feb 2012 #12
Heh..interactive.. I like that! kimmerspixelated Feb 2012 #13
Give me a moment or two... kimmerspixelated Feb 2012 #14
I'm not running this show. Ricochet21 Feb 2012 #16
One of the answers might be... kimmerspixelated Feb 2012 #15
Another question might be Ricochet21 Feb 2012 #17
Okay, Okay, Okay... kimmerspixelated Feb 2012 #18
BINGO Ricochet21 Feb 2012 #20
I finally get something right! kimmerspixelated Feb 2012 #22
Okay, Now... kimmerspixelated Feb 2012 #23
Who said "they" were? Ricochet21 Feb 2012 #24
dOH! kimmerspixelated Feb 2012 #25
BACKTRACKING... kimmerspixelated Feb 2012 #26
No, I don't think you are rambling. Ricochet21 Feb 2012 #27
Crap, and I have to cook tonight! kimmerspixelated Feb 2012 #28
Okay, I give up.. kimmerspixelated Feb 2012 #29
I didn't say there was another reason Ricochet21 Feb 2012 #30
Oh, okay...I think I kimmerspixelated Feb 2012 #31
It's not just in "relationships" Ricochet21 Feb 2012 #33
Sure. kimmerspixelated Feb 2012 #35
You grow out of those situations, or finish the work (or lesson) Remember Me Feb 2012 #39
Boy is the first part of that true Ricochet21 Feb 2012 #42
I just ordered my Kindle today Celebration Feb 2012 #10
REMEMBER THOSE OF YOU WHO CAN'T BUDGET A KINDLE Ricochet21 Feb 2012 #11
Ordered it again, looks like it's sticking this time WolverineDG Feb 2012 #19
Yay Ricochet21 Feb 2012 #21
Did you like it? Ricochet21 Mar 2012 #52
So far so good! WolverineDG Mar 2012 #53
Regarding Scorpio.. kimmerspixelated Feb 2012 #32
I didn't cover it Ricochet21 Feb 2012 #34
sorry to be pedantic FrogStatue Mar 2012 #55
Interesting.. kimmerspixelated Mar 2012 #56
Another thing I noticed in the book. kimmerspixelated Feb 2012 #36
There is no way he was born in December, that's a German myth Ricochet21 Feb 2012 #37
Okay... kimmerspixelated Feb 2012 #38
He could have been another Sun Sign Ricochet21 Feb 2012 #41
With all that time he spent "away" Remember Me Feb 2012 #40
Did I read somewhere here, kimmerspixelated Feb 2012 #43
As I said in the book Ricochet21 Feb 2012 #44
I don't think it's been commented on, but kimmerspixelated Mar 2012 #45
It all came in one sitting, directly one after the other Ricochet21 Mar 2012 #46
Cool.. kimmerspixelated Mar 2012 #47
Gibran and Rumi Ricochet21 Mar 2012 #48
Excellent choices. kimmerspixelated Mar 2012 #49
I have a question I bet others kimmerspixelated Mar 2012 #50
It is a TOTAL waste of time Ricochet21 Mar 2012 #51
I'm thinking kimmerspixelated Mar 2012 #54

BlueIris

(29,135 posts)
1. Bravo, indeed!
Thu Feb 16, 2012, 07:49 PM
Feb 2012

Go, Rickers!

Everyone be sure to write nice things about him on Amazon.com and anywhere else he can get some great publicity.

WolverineDG

(22,298 posts)
2. I ordered it but
Thu Feb 16, 2012, 08:19 PM
Feb 2012

the order was cancelled by the shipper. Rick explained why, but I don't know when I'll be able to order it.

Ricochet21

(3,794 posts)
3. It's back on the shelf
Thu Feb 16, 2012, 09:48 PM
Feb 2012

Order now from Amazon and you'll have it soon, or you'll have it tonite if you have a Kindle.

Response to WolverineDG (Reply #2)

Tumbulu

(6,437 posts)
6. I ordered mine weeks ago and it is still not here- and no explanation either
Fri Feb 17, 2012, 12:09 PM
Feb 2012

so I suspect they are waiting for the new back cover. In the meantime I'll enjoy reading what everyone here has to say about it.

Tumbulu

(6,437 posts)
8. I wrote too soon= as it was at the Post Office today!
Fri Feb 17, 2012, 11:26 PM
Feb 2012

Yeah!!!!!! So, I will be able to participate in this discussion. I ordered it from Amazon....I should have ordered it directly from you Rick- sorry.

Howler

(4,225 posts)
5. what I loved best about this book is.....
Fri Feb 17, 2012, 11:16 AM
Feb 2012

It gave an in depth and diminsional look at all the signs.
For instance You are a leo but!!! Your subconcious motivations are actually inspired by the work of cancer.
AND if you grow as a leo you will learn the potential lessons of your oppisite sign which if Leo would be aquarius.
It gives a really in depth look at what signs your planets are in and the potential evolution your soul could take this time around.

Plus its got alot of cultural references and touch stones . Its a very warm and inviteing, witty way to learn about the signs.

Ricochet21

(3,794 posts)
12. I worked on that one for so long
Sun Feb 19, 2012, 08:41 PM
Feb 2012

I want to hear what you have to say. Just about everything in the book comes from repetitive experience.
Why do they love to leave? Think about it.

Hell, this is like a riddle!

Ricochet21

(3,794 posts)
16. I'm not running this show.
Sun Feb 19, 2012, 11:48 PM
Feb 2012

I do find it very entertaining, like the time I showed one of my movies in a theatre. You never know what you're going to get.
I'll have to shut up.

kimmerspixelated

(8,423 posts)
15. One of the answers might be...
Sun Feb 19, 2012, 09:20 PM
Feb 2012

that they are needing to GO to the next(ultimate) level-Pisces, BUUUT! Wouldn't that be true of all the signs? That they need to go/evolve to the next level?

But I think you meant something else, truly I do..so let me see, let me SEE!

kimmerspixelated

(8,423 posts)
18. Okay, Okay, Okay...
Mon Feb 20, 2012, 01:01 PM
Feb 2012

I must say I love how you always give me more to THINK about..even with the paradox of wanting me to think LESS!

Yes, I have been looking over my past "leavings", and mostly coming to the conclusion of wanting to depart from something that confines or doesn't fit. However, as I THINK of other details during the day I will update this post.

kimmerspixelated

(8,423 posts)
23. Okay, Now...
Mon Feb 20, 2012, 03:01 PM
Feb 2012

If Aquarians love to leave...

because they often(according to the Bingo Moment) feel confined in places, things, jobs that don't fit, then the subset question would be:

Why are they frequently putting themselves in confining places that don't fit????

kimmerspixelated

(8,423 posts)
26. BACKTRACKING...
Mon Feb 20, 2012, 05:57 PM
Feb 2012

So if Aquarians love to leave because of confinement and not fitting, is it safe to say that it is also because
they are always moving forward in the grand scheme of things, you know...ahead of their time?
..Snap..I feel like there is yet another reason...

Oh, Oh! Maybe because secretly they want to lead..lead others away??

Piddle. Now I'm just rambling!

Ricochet21

(3,794 posts)
27. No, I don't think you are rambling.
Mon Feb 20, 2012, 06:00 PM
Feb 2012

But, this discussion is not for me, except in rare situations, it's meant to be for discussions among the readers.
I think you're very warm.

kimmerspixelated

(8,423 posts)
28. Crap, and I have to cook tonight!
Mon Feb 20, 2012, 06:04 PM
Feb 2012

I love a mystery. I'll be straining the spaghetti while THINK,THINK, THINKING!..But first I am off to add another post to a thread!

kimmerspixelated

(8,423 posts)
29. Okay, I give up..
Mon Feb 20, 2012, 08:25 PM
Feb 2012

unless you want to spread the joy of mystery for another day...

What is the other reason Aquarians love to leave?

Ricochet21

(3,794 posts)
30. I didn't say there was another reason
Mon Feb 20, 2012, 08:37 PM
Feb 2012

It's because they sense their freedom being trapped, and poof, they split right away.
Many times, they split because it seems like their freedom is going to be trapped, but in actuality, it just becomes a habit.

kimmerspixelated

(8,423 posts)
31. Oh, okay...I think I
Mon Feb 20, 2012, 09:58 PM
Feb 2012

get it. I'm trying to review several episodes in my life, where this was par for the course.

 

Remember Me

(1,532 posts)
39. You grow out of those situations, or finish the work (or lesson)
Thu Feb 23, 2012, 12:54 AM
Feb 2012

which I suppose is the same thing as growing out/beyond them.

Uranus can be very on-again-off-again energy (like the alternating current of electricity). I don't know the why of that, but it can be a real PITB when it is found in relationships, usually when someone's Uranus squares a personal planet like the other person's Venus or Mars. (I've also seen natal Uranus square natal Mars in a number of gay men's charts.)

Ricochet21

(3,794 posts)
11. REMEMBER THOSE OF YOU WHO CAN'T BUDGET A KINDLE
Sun Feb 19, 2012, 08:40 PM
Feb 2012

You can buy the Kindle version of the book, and download the reader FOR FREE from Kindle for your PC, not sure about Mac.

WolverineDG

(22,298 posts)
19. Ordered it again, looks like it's sticking this time
Mon Feb 20, 2012, 01:44 PM
Feb 2012


Should have it sometime this week! Can't wait to get my lil mitts on it!!

kimmerspixelated

(8,423 posts)
32. Regarding Scorpio..
Mon Feb 20, 2012, 10:04 PM
Feb 2012

Rick, did I miss the part where you describe why an actual scorpion( insect) is used as the avatar/mascot whatever they are called? I mean the historical details part?

Yes, a Scorpion stings...but there's more to it than that, right?

Ricochet21

(3,794 posts)
34. I didn't cover it
Tue Feb 21, 2012, 09:31 AM
Feb 2012

think it over
it's the perfect animal
those matters are covered ad nauseum in many other astro books

kimmerspixelated

(8,423 posts)
36. Another thing I noticed in the book.
Wed Feb 22, 2012, 08:28 PM
Feb 2012

When mentioning Pisces a few times, Jesus is discussed. I Assume that he was a Capricorn, Dec.25th right?..or were you just bringing up JC as a possible connection to the possibility of him being an actual Piscean, that the dates were all wrong? He certainly acted Piscean, no doubt.

Ricochet21

(3,794 posts)
37. There is no way he was born in December, that's a German myth
Wed Feb 22, 2012, 09:28 PM
Feb 2012

We "think" he was born in the spring. His ESSENCE was totally, 100% Piscean however.

Not my will, but Thy will = Pisces

Ricochet21

(3,794 posts)
41. He could have been another Sun Sign
Thu Feb 23, 2012, 09:04 AM
Feb 2012

with major Pisces and Neptune aspects in his chart. He's the #1 chart astrologers seek.

 

Remember Me

(1,532 posts)
40. With all that time he spent "away"
Thu Feb 23, 2012, 12:59 AM
Feb 2012

he probably had his sun in the 12th House.

It's just an astrological joke,

I have no idea about the astrology of Jesus the Christ. My mother was a big fan. I think she lived during that time and may even have known him or was an ardent follower. She might have been a Gnostic -- wasn't that the sect? I've never been enough of a fan to see him as any particular astrological energy. In THIS incarnation, she considered him "Elder Brother" and Way Shower, and not any more divine than the rest of us, just way better at it.

kimmerspixelated

(8,423 posts)
43. Did I read somewhere here,
Thu Feb 23, 2012, 08:45 PM
Feb 2012

that you are not in any way endorsing the idea that we may all incarnate into different signs and make our way around?

Why not?

Everything appears to be circular in nature.

Ricochet21

(3,794 posts)
44. As I said in the book
Fri Feb 24, 2012, 06:52 PM
Feb 2012

I don't believe there is any reason to believe that we experience a lifetime in each sign or in any particular order.
It "appears" to be in circular order, yes.

"Why not?" Your guess is as good as mine.
Mainly because we are not our Sun sign.
I guarantee almost no one can even explain what a "Sun sign" is.

For example, I'm in a Capricorn Sun sign incarnation but am acquiring great Aquarian and Piscean lessons.

Try that question everyone, "What does your Sun sign mean?" "How did you get your "Sun sign?"

kimmerspixelated

(8,423 posts)
45. I don't think it's been commented on, but
Sat Mar 3, 2012, 06:16 PM
Mar 2012

one thing I've noticed is the poetry!

Rick, is it all your verses? I like the style. If it isn't all yours, who, what, where?

kimmerspixelated

(8,423 posts)
49. Excellent choices.
Sun Mar 4, 2012, 07:38 PM
Mar 2012

I have only gotten to know Rumi within the last coupla years. I finally have an anthology of his.

I have so many...Walt Whitman, Wallace Stevens, Czeslaw Milosz, and the list goes on...and then tons of unknowns I read almost everyday!

kimmerspixelated

(8,423 posts)
50. I have a question I bet others
Sun Mar 4, 2012, 07:52 PM
Mar 2012

have as well. Of course as far as I could tell, you didn't touch on this in EZ, but here goes:

If each sign is an outgrowth of the sign before, then are our best mates always going to be the next one up from ours?

Or maybe our opposite sign in the wheel?

Its been so long since I have looked at that kind of astrology.. or remember who I am best suited for! ..in a way I see this love/mate discussion as part of the "we" in an interesting way.

Ricochet21

(3,794 posts)
51. It is a TOTAL waste of time
Sun Mar 4, 2012, 08:36 PM
Mar 2012

to try to match up people via Sun Signs.

See how I gave many of you a list of most of your powerful archetypes a week or so ago? Those same energies WILL be the energies you'll choose in a mate (and may very well not be their "Sun Sign&quot ; it's called chemistry.

Sun Sign astrology is very dangerous.


Seems like this whole "discussion" is between you and me. That's ok too!

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