Karmic Relationships
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When the universe is not giving you a sign
A deliberately provocative look at projection, astrology and the human need for certainty. Not everything is a sign. I know that is an unpopular sentence for an astrology column. A song playing immediately after you think about someone is not necessarily the universe sending a message. Seeing their name twice…
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When astrology becomes an excuse
The difference between understanding karma and surrendering responsibility. There is a point where astrology stops helping you understand your life and starts helping you avoid responsibility for it. “I couldn’t leave. It was karmic.” “I treated them badly because Mars was affecting my seventh house.” “I lost the job because…
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Karmic does not mean romantic
One of the most misunderstood ideas in modern astrology. “Karmic relationship” has become one of those phrases that can make almost any difficult connection sound profound. The relationship is unstable? Karmic. The person keeps disappearing and returning? Karmic. You cannot stop thinking about them? Karmic. They hurt you but the…
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Stop calling every return a twin flame
Venus retrograde is not a guarantee that the past deserves another chance. One of the most overused ideas in modern astrology is that Venus retrograde brings “the one” back. An ex appears. Someone from the past sends a message. An old attraction suddenly becomes intense again. And within hours, the…