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C. Lee McKenzie

Young Adult and Middle Grade Author

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Aquarians Rule

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I have a confession. I’m officially a year older as of the first of this month. Chalk one up for the Aquarian.

I checked out my horoscope (AKA horrorscope) and here’s what I got: “This year you will need to find balance in your life if you want to be happy. While this may mean adjusting to some things in your life, it will mean for a more joyous year in the long-run. You will need to look to your past to better understand the present. Just don’t let your past overcome your present.”

Well, that’s pretty much a meh, horoscope, but there’s more. It’s kind of romantic and steamy, so I’m not putting it up on my blog. While I’m not a true follower of astrology, I never like to count out the mystical, star thing 100%. I like to cover all my bases.

So what do you know about your sign? About astrology in general? See if you can pass my two-question quiz of the week.

TRUE or FALSE

  1. Queen Elizabeth I used John Dee, a noted astrologer of the 1500’s to determine her coronation day.
  2. The Western zodiac signs were described for the first time by the Alexandrian astronomer and astrologer Ptolemy in the second century AD.
Aquarian Personality

Aquarian Personality

Answers to last week’s T/F Questions:
1 February was the only name this month has ever been known by.

*FALSE. In the 1100s, England called February Solmonath. And can you guess what that means? “Mud Month.” Seems obvious, right? They also called it Kale-monath, or “cabbage month.” That’s what they could grow during this short, dark time.

2 February along with January were late comers to the calendar. Originally, there were only ten months.

*TRUE. It was the second king of Rome Numa Pompilius who tidied up the calendar by adding January and February, so the calendar would coincide with the rotation of the Earth around the Sun.

One of the predictions for aquarians this year is this, and I quote, so you don’t think I’m making it up, “The future and the projects it holds make you receptive to new and original ideas and to audacious creation.”

My audacious creations seem to be popping up as foretold. I jumped ship on young adult novels and wrote two adult short fiction pieces. I want to make sure my chart is telling me the truth. Matilijas, a story about a bereaved woman came out in the Creative Writing Institute’s anthology called Lost. And Tick Tock: A Stitch in Crime (IWSG Anthology, Dancing Lemur Press, May 1) will have my short story, Heartless. It’s about murder and one twisted human being during the Victorian Era in Chicago.

Audacious?

For me, yes. But I’m loosening up as I age, so who knows what I might write in the years to come?

And now what you’ve been waiting for…

Quote of the Week: “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings.” I guess I don’t have to attribute this one. The bard said it so well, didn’t he?

I may be a bit late in my visits this week, but I’ll be around ASAP to say hi.

Comments

  1. Happy birthday, Lee! I’ve always gotten along well with Aquarians. Some of my best conversations have happened with them.

    I’m a Gemini, and while I admit there’s very little scientific backing (make that none) on the validity of astrological signs, a lot of the characteristics definitely fit. Especially the list of jobs I’m suited for. Writer, journalist, and teacher always top the list.

    • My son’s a gemini, and while I don’t think much of the horoscopes, I can’t help but note that he fits the gemini description perfectly.

    • I’m grateful it’s an annual event. More birthday celebrations would soon take a toll.

    • Hey, thanks, Loni. Aries are always so nice. I have two in my family, and we get along the best of all my relatives.

  7. Happy birthday.
    I do dabble in astrology. Which is why I know I’m your opposite sign. The big thing to remember is your horoscope is not just about your sun sign. Your whole horoscope is a snapshot of the heavens at your birth. Just as important are your moon sign and your ascendant. And all the other planets contribute a little. So, reading a horoscope prediction about just your sun sign leaves out other factors.

    I won’t try to answer the questions. I’ve been totally wrong up to now, so I will no longer show off my ignorance.

  10. My mom used to really follow astrology but I never have. Although I know I’m on the cusp between 2 signs and I do have characteristics of both! 🙂

    • I never understood a lot about astrology, but it has some great stories connected to it.

  11. Good to loosen up with age, maybe not wide wise though lol Hope a happy birthday was had at your pad. Pffft is all I give horoscopes. You can go to 100 different spots and get 100 different ones, so for me to take stock in them, nah, those bases can stay uncovered haha

    • It’s interesting, and as odd as all the chart business is, I’m pretty good at spotting an aquarian when I meet them and have a few moments of conversation.

  13. Congratulations on the additional year! Hope you celebrated in style – I expect no less. I’m a Libra, but pretend to be disinterested in all that stuff. I think your first question could probably be true (Dee allegedly raised the dead, so anything’s possible), but I would have thought the zodiac was much older than that. Ancient Egypt? Earlier? Not really my period… 🙂

  14. Happy birthday! I like to look at horoscopes too, but being a Libra, mine usually revolve around romance and being the belle of the ball. I’d rather be the woman behind the curtain, thank you!

    • I need to review that horoscope and see if I can work on making it accurate in its predictions.

  16. Hi Lee – congratulations on that extra year … so glad you started to catch me up so early in the year! I might scan a horoscope – but totally forgotten immediately thereafter. However before you get too drawn in to horrorscopes … have a lovely happy month – and by the time it’s finished Spring will really be in full swing.

    I’m going to say True and True – though last month’s I knew about February and if I’d consulted my own oracle – my blog – I’d have got that answer right … forgot about the green stuff: kale!

    Cheers and Happy birthday times – Hilary

    • You’re blog is a great resource, Hilary. I might have to pop over and check some of my facts there.

      Thanks for the birthday wishes. I intend to take joy in this entire month.

      • Sounds good … I usually extend my birthday. I suspect you might find searching my blog somewhat difficult … I do!!! But please give it a try as a resource …

        more importantly enjoy the year and many years ahead … cheers H

  17. I’m with Alex–never look at my horoscope. I’m quite happy being oblivious! Interesting about February. I love how this stuff (like how many months or how many planets) evolves.

    • We think things have always been the way we know them, and it’s interesting to see that is just not the case at all. I’d like to come back in few hundred years and see what scientific facts have been changed.