Friday, February 8, 2008

Clutter Astrology Part 2, The Fixed signs

Fixed Mode

The fixed folks have their energy concentrated in the signs Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius. These people are the sustainers. Their energy goes to preservation, enduring and even resisting. Likewise, Fixed clutter is composed of salvage. A good example is my Aquarius friend Barb. Barb is devoted to the value of the past and so old things take on sometimes surprising value. She has a full set of that ghastly green milk glass tableware. She says her grandmother had these dishes. I believe this stuff was given out for free at gas stations in the 40’s and it was the economic conditions of the time, not the charm that motivated our grandmothers to collect it in the first place. Her sentimentality hinders her ability to shed extra stuff even though she persists and does accomplish the occasional purge. Unfortunately, she often regrets turning some odd thing loose even when she does accomplish it. When I called her at Christmas to see how my cats were doing, she had completely forgotten she was supposed to feed them for me because she was obsessing over a set of mini cookie cutters she had donated to the school rummage sale. I have heard, at least 15 times since Christmas, about these lost and irreplaceable cookie cutters. There have been other such regrets from surrendered items, including a paper Halloween ornament that has been gone 15 years now. Each time she experiences one of these second thoughts, she becomes more reluctant to part with her stuff. She has been paying rent for storage for many years because she lives in a 1500 sq ft house and as you may guess, she has no plans to move.

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