Over morning coffee in our hotel room, Earl read our horoscopes, which were printed in the local newspaper, compliments of astrologist Bernice Bede Osoi. Earl is a Leo and I am a Gemini.
Earl’s forecast said: “Be prepared for partnership arrangements to be a bit more complicated than you thought, even if things look good on the surface. It’s possible that a negative shift could still take place.” And mine said: “If you see that it is virtually impossible to convert others over to your way of thinking for the sake of harmony go along with the will of the majority. Or go do your own thing.”
In Earl’s case, it’s always a good idea to be prepared for the complicatedness of partnership arrangements, whether they are of a personal or business nature, whether things look good on the surface or not. So what kind of specific advice is this? And while it’s possible that a negative shift could take place, words like ‘possible’ and ‘could’ make the outcome less likely than if Ms. Osoi had said. “A negative shift will take place.”
Geminis are known for their split personalities. I don’t mean in the medical or psychological sense, but rather in their personal traits. They are serious but funny too. They are intelligent but they can be unmotivated. My horoscope, boiled to its essence, doesn’t tell me anything about what will happen in my life today. Rather it’s representative of how Geminis react in general. They either go along or go their own way.
It’s probably clear I am not impressed with Ms. Osoi’s predictions, although we didn’t critique the other ten astrological signs. On the basis of two, however, they are full of references that can be taken more than one way, as if she hedges her astrological bets. But then, she probably would say I just have too much time on my hands.
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