A friendship may create tension in your life now. As you are feeling more optimistic about the direction you have chosen, there is also an inner insecurity that nags at the back of your mind. Don’t be afraid to speak out if anyone attempts to exert too much influence on your choices, but be careful not to inappropriately bring up old baggage. Instead, focusing on the present — and not the past — is the best way to breeze past hidden pockets of trouble. Wednesday, December 13, 2006

From Tarot.com

I wish I had read this yesterday because I was starting to doubt my decision but I think the cold was getting to me. Anyway, I’m back on track which makes me happy in the midst of my misery.

So I was doing some blog surfing over at BlogSoldiers and happened upon this blog with a link to a past life analysis website. What you do is enter your birthday and a psychological blurb (randomly picked I’m sure) pops up. Here’s mine:

Your past life diagnosis:

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I don’t know how you feel about it, but you were male in your last earthly incarnation.You were born somewhere in the territory of modern France around the year 1800. Your profession was that of a seaman, dealer, businessman or broker.

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Your brief psychological profile in your past life:
Bohemian personality, mysterious, highly gifted, capable to understand ancient books. With a magician’s abilities, you could have been a servant of dark forces.

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The lesson that your last past life brought to your present incarnation:
Your task is to learn, to love and to trust the universe. You are bound to think, study, reflect, and to develop inner wisdom.

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Do you remember now?

Now I know that this is just for entertainment purposes only but the second paragraph describes me as I am now (except for the dark forces reference) and the third describes pretty much what I’ve felt my purpose to be my entire life even though I’ve been distracted from it. Strange.

This is a random anomaly but at the same time it isn’t. One of the things I’ve learned about the universe is that whatever is in your head will eventually manifest itself and if you have questions eventually they will be answered. Even if the answer comes through a random visit to a website that can’t possibly know anything about you it is still an answer. The trick is that you have to be paying attention enough and be open enough in order to recognize it for what it is.

I don’t believe there is a one size fits all and that things like astrology and other personality diviners can only give you a general idea of yourself at best. But surprisingly this hit pretty close to home.

Aquarius
January 20 – February 18 Aquarius is the eleventh Sign of the Zodiac, and Aquarians are the perfect representatives for the Age of Aquarius. Those born under this Sign have the social conscience needed to carry us into the new millennium. These folks are humanitarian, philanthropic and keenly interested in making the world a better place. Along those lines, they’d like to make the world work better, which is why they focus much of their energy on our social institutions and how they work (or don’t work). Aquarians are visionaries, progressive souls who love to spend time thinking about how things can be better. They are also quick to engage others in this process, which is why they have so many friends and acquaintances. Making the world a better place is a collaborative effort for Aquarians.

The Sign of Aquarius is symbolized by the Water Bearer. In much the same way that the Water Bearer brings that precious liquid as a gift, Aquarians shower the world with their thoughts and new ideas. Luckily for Aquarians (and the rest of us), they are at a near-genius level, so their minds churn out some amazing things. Their thought process is also inventive and original. While Aquarians are happy to bestow these ideas as a gift with no strings attached, they are much happier when the rest of the world agrees with them. Naysayers will quickly find out that Aquarians can be impatient, even temperamental, with those who disagree. Yes, these folks can be quite fixed in their opinions, in keeping with the Fixed Quality assigned to this Sign. Even though Aquarians are happy to give, and they do, it’s often on their terms and within their comfort level. Generally, that means ample space, since these folks are freedom-loving and individualistic and need to roam (and yes, they do enjoy travel). While Aquarians are generally sympathetic and compassionate, they like it when things go their own quirky way. Some might call their behavior eccentric (and they would be right), but when you consider that the Aquarian’s heart is truly in the right place, a few oddities should be overlooked. In their own way, Aquarians treasure their many friends and acquaintances and want to give back as much as they can.

Taken from astrology.com