My birthday is in October of 2004, which makes me a Libra. I’m not one to know all of the behaviors of each astrology sign, nor do I spend time deepening my understanding of them. I don’t know what a rising moon is, I don’t know the difference between star and moon signs, I don’t watch the tarot card readers on my “For You Page” on TikTok and I can’t guess your own astrology sign from a single conversation. I just don’t care about any of it, but I’m still incredibly open to the people who do. Who am I to shame someone for having an interest, or hobby, that is important to them? I can totally respect crystal lovers, tarot readers and astrology fanatics because none of that can create harm for others. However, when the astrology insight does start to have a negative effect, I draw the line.
Let’s start with me saying that I’m not completely against astrology. In fact, I find some parts to be interesting. If I happen to come across something that explains some behaviors, interests, or ideals of a Libra that align with me, I don’t scoff at it. Now, do I believe 100% that it’s accurate solely because of the month I was born, no, but it can be a cool coincidence sometimes. It amazes me more that some people can guess my astrology sign based on what I say and do without having any prior knowledge. However, I don’t base my personality solely on the fact that I’m a Libra, I don’t rely on my sign’s future predictions and I also don’t limit myself to my compatibility chart. If you’re a good human being and we get along, I’m not going to drop you because you’re a Virgo. Yes, I just did google “Who is incompatible with Libra?” In fact, my best friend is a Virgo, and I don’t think that she’s the exception.
There have been accounts, a little too many in my opinion, of people labeling the signs in an offensive way. If you’re having a good conversation with someone, I think that your opinion of them should be based on their attitude while talking to you. I don’t think that you should label an Aries as being impatient and moody prior to talking to them. This is toxic because it labels a person based on the date they were born without even knowing them. I’ve had someone mid-conversation with me say, “Oh if you’re a Libra then we aren’t compatible with each other.” What? I’m not going to lie, that annoyed me. I also don’t believe in blaming your behavior on your sign. If you are acting self-centered, it shouldn’t be just because you’re a Leo. It’s because you’re self-centered. Bottom line. If we start to blame our imperfections, behaviors and negativity on our signs, we won’t be able to fully take responsibility for those actions. Without recognition, how do we grow out of those bad traits and habits? We don’t.
Social media plays a part in this too. I often find myself scrolling on tiktok and see a tarot card reading or two. There are some videos that show predictions for each of the signs. I’m not saying that you shouldn’t listen to it. In fact, I don’t even see a problem with it until you start basing your actions entirely on the prediction.
Again, I don’t have a problem with astrology signs. They can be pretty cool, interesting and overall a fascinating thing to look into. I just don’t think it’s worth basing your entire personality and blaming bad habits on your astrology sign.
