Two Versions, Same Story

According to astrology.com, I am...

Your Sample Reading

Section 1: How You Approach Life and How You Appear To Others

Ferociously proud and somewhat vain, you like to be impressive and to be seen as Somebody Special. You are not timid, meek, or self-effacing, and are rarely content being in the background or in the subordinate position. You are a natural leader, and do not take orders from others very well. You must have something of your own, something creative - be it a business, a project, a home or whatever - that you can develop and manage according to your own will and vision. Whatever you do, you do it in a unique, dramatic, individual way. You like to put your own personal stamp on it.

Section 2: The Inner You: Your Real Motivation

Quiet, deep, emotionally complex and intensely private, you are not a person who is easy to get to know and understand. You are extremely sensitive but disinclined to show it, and you allow only a special few into your inner world. Like a wary animal, you are cautious and mistrustful of those you do not know until you "sniff them out". You are very, very instinctive and intuitive. You usually have a strong, immediate gut reaction to people, even though you may be unable to clearly articulate why you feel as you do. Your feelings and perceptions go deeper than words.

According to myself, I am...

Section 1: How You Approach Life and How You Appear To Others

Ferociously proud and very vain, I like to be seen as Somebody Special [as if you would not?]. I am sometimes timid, meek, or self-effacing, and am perfectly content being in the background or in the subordinate position [sometimes]. I do not know if I am a natural leader, but I do not have any problems taking orders from others [sometimes, depends on who's asking and how they're asking]. I like to have something of my own, something creative - be it a business, a project, a home, a blog, or whatever - that I can develop and manage according to my own will and vision [read: laziness]. Whatever I do, I do it in my individual way [unless otherwise instructed]. I like to go with my own flow, and I hate outside pressure.

Section 2: The Inner You: Your Real Motivation

I am sometimes quiet, occasionally deep, always emotionally complex and mostly intensely private, but I am not a person that hard to get to know but sometimes difficult to understand. I am extremely sensitive but [sometimes] disinclined to show it, and I allow only a special few into my inner world. I am mostly cautious but hardly ever mistrustful of those I do not know. I do not know if I am very, very instinctive and intuitive. I do usually have a strong, immediate gut reaction to people, sometimes wrongly, sometimes justifiably, even though I may be unable to clearly articulate why I feel as I do. My feelings and perceptions go deeper than words because I am sometimes at a loss for words.

There it is. I'm putting my personal stamp on my astrology report. Oh, crap. Does this mean that that's the more accurate version?

And The Cards Say...

One day, when I was 18, I took my little sister out to the mall. It was a Saturday, which meant, the flea market was on. We were browsing the stalls, buying beads and bangles, and other bits and bobs. Then my sister saw the sand art stall and just had to do it. So I left her in the careful care of the attendants and wandered off for a bit [not too far, I still kept the sister within sight].

I had only taken a few steps when I saw it. The stall. The stall with HIM. Him being Master X, the famous fortune teller / reader /etc. So, I decided to have a little visit with him. I took the whole package of face reading / palm reading / tarot card reading.

He read my face first. [I don't remember everything because this happened 8 years ago.] He told me, looking at my forehead, that I am forward-thinking and have a good sixth sense. Unfortunately, he also told me that I have an overactive imagination and likes to jump to conclusions. Guilty. Well, where else is my imagination going to jump to if not to conclusions? Hmmm... I can't quite recall what he said about my nose and chin. I think he said I get bored quickly. I'd get totally excited about a new idea and give it my all, for about a week, or until I got bored. He said I probably rearranged my room all the time. I do, but that's because I keep buying new things and having to rearrange my room to fit it all in. Oh, he also told me that my firstborn would be a girl, then I might get a boy, then another girl. What's with the 'might get a boy' bit? But I do remember what he said about my mouth.

He said that I am a very good storyteller. However, he said the stories I tell might not necessarily be true or real. I was insulted. Was he calling me a liar? [Presuming of course, that I bought into this stuff, which I don't. Well, not really.] Anyhoo, since I fancy myself a writer, of course I love telling stories. And a lot of my stories, while based in truth, are also creations of my imagination.

Then it was on to the palm reading. He said I will travel a lot. Joy. He said I will have a relatively easy life, and that I will always have people to help me. ]I have been blessed with a wonderful family and great friends who always help me out when I need them.] Then he said I might get married late! That stunned me. [I'm a deeply romantic person and totally buy the soulmate thing.] He said after I turn 24 or 25, I would have loads of men interested in me [I so do not! I only have my man, which is all I need really]. But that I would marry late because I was materialistic. I'm not! I love to shop but I don't care about brands and stuff. Gah. I was extremely upset at this point.

I asked him if the 'men' 'after me' were 'good men' and he said yes, just not rich. Which is why I rejected 'them'? What 'them'? Hahaha... I'm 25 going on 26 and I can safely say, there aren't any 'them' for me to reject.

I kind of blanked after that as I was so upset. I barely heard him as he read my cards, or if I did, his words didn't register.

Since that encounter, I have stayed away from fortune tellers. Obviously I don't deal well with being called a materialistic would-be spinster, who may or may not be the mother of 2 daughters and 1 son.