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The Dating Game: Insights Into Affairs of The Heart (Volume 1)

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The Dating Game

Insights Into Affairs of The Heart

Authored by Brigid Bishop

The Dating Game provides insights into modern relationships and provides the reader with strategies for coping with dating, breaking up, affairs and codependency issues. Find dating tips and relationship strategies that will help you build the healthy connections you want and begin making your relationships work for you.

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Brigid Bishop is a New Age Life Coach and Freelance Writer who resides in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania with her husband, sons and pets.

Brigid has spent the past decade using mainstream life coaching methods along with the new age tools of tarot and astrology in order to assist her clients in building strong, healthy relationships and to help them overcome codependency issues.

Brigid is the author of "Uncloaking the Tarot" and is currently working on "The Dating Game, Volume II" along with an Astrological Compatibility Guide.

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Brigid Bishop in a New Age Life Coach, Relationship Coach, Freelance Writer, Professional Tarot Reader and Professional Astrologer.

Brigid has been reading and studying the Tarot since the tender age of eight years old and has also self published a book on the subject matter entitled "Uncloaking the Tarot".

Tarot can be used as a divinatory tool, (predictive readings), but it is most effective when used for the expoloration of self, the psyche in particluar.

Brigid uses the Tarot, Astrology, Intuition and Mainstream Counseling Methods in order to help her clients maneuver the obstacles that their life path has presented them with.

If you wish to contact Brigid for a comprehensive New Age Life Coaching Session or a session in Astrology or purely Predictive Tarot Reading you can schedule a session by purchasing a block of time as listed below.

When you have scheduled a paid session with Brigid, Brigid will contact you either at the phone or email you provide to schedule your appointment. Hours of availability are Monday through Friday 11 a.m. through 1 a.m. EST. Weekend appointments are occassionally available, but not guaranteed.

Many of Brigid's clients have issues that they are uncomfortable discussing with even the closest of friends for fear of being judged. Have no fear of defending what the issues in your life are, or justifying them, when you call Brigid you can speak openly and freely and you will never be judged at all. Brigid is very open-minded and understands that not everyone is living the "fairy tale" lifestyle, in fact, in her experience, those that give that appearance to the outside world are usually living in a fantasy realm. In the real world, people face complicated situations and need guidance, but may feel uncomfortable admitting that they are in an extramarital affair, or that they still pine for a long-lost love, or that they have big dreams, Brigid understands that and can assist you in either achieving your goals, or adjusting them.

The Aries Personality Type

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The Aries Personality Type

by Brigid Bishop

Now here’s a real firecracker!

Aries is the very first sign of the zodiac, really kicks things off in a big way, sort of like the “Big Bang Theory” of Astrology.

As the first sign of the Zodiac, it is also considered the “infant” of the zodiac wheel. More “young souls” are found under this fiery and impulsive sign than under any other sign of the zodiac. Here is where our souls begin to learn our karmic lessons, frequently being one of our first three incarnations.

Both males and females of this assertive sign seem to emerge from a metaphysical fountain of youth. Even when they are octogenarians they still seem to have a childlike exuberance about them.

Aries is ruled by Mars, a very energetic planet indeed, even impulsive, so expect your Arian to be a bit of a go-getter in all areas of life.

Mars is a very war-like planet and as such influences those born under its’ rule in a way that makes them literally seek out and destroy competition and opposing forces. This is someone that you will want “on your side” when facing difficulties, without a doubt, and can make a fearsome opponent if on the other side of the battle field.

Aries of both sexes tend to live “out loud”, why hide what you are doing? If you don’t believe in living life your way then change the way you are living, don’t hide it! Aries will be very straightforward with you whether you like it or not!

Aries Men truly do believe that there are heroes and villains in this world, and they want to be your hero. They want to be your “Knight in Shining Armor” and expect your praise and admiration to be very generously given to them for being that hero to you. An Aries Man is brave to begin with, but will also be the man who would give all he has to ensure your happiness if he really loves you and feels your love for him.

Aries Women are just as strong and fiery as their male counterparts and have a hard time being a passive feminine energy, they are “take action” kind of women and will make things happen, whether you want them to or not! She demands your attention and is the kind of woman who, upon entering a room, gives off a “Regal Bearing” that draws many male admirers to her. Although she enjoys receiving attention, she is loyal to those she loves.

The down-side of an Arian personality which may be difficult for some other signs to digest, is that true to their placement on the Zodiac Wheel, they generally do have a “Me First!” attitude in life. They like to be in charge and they are very impulsive by nature.

Due to the Aries sign being childlike in exuberance, they frequently may fail to be a good judge of character and may actually find themselves hurt when those they have chosen to trust in error hurt or betray them, they just don’t comprehend disloyalty.

Being first in your life makes them feel good.

With Aries of both sexes it is IMPERATIVE (did I write that in all caps), that you treat your relationship with them as if you never had a prior experience that comes close to comparing to the connection you have with them. NEVER (did I use all caps) discuss your exes with them. It will make them feel like they are a rerun or not fresh and new, and it hurts them, they must feel that they are first.

When dating an Aries of either sex it is important that you experience things for the FIRST TIME with THEM and let them KNOW IT. It can be something as simple as trying a new cuisine or visiting someplace you never were before, but make an effort to keep your relationship with an Aries full of FIRSTS and you will have a very pleasant experience indeed!

Famous Aries Men

Eddie Murphy, Al Gore, Elton John, Hugh Hefner, Russell Crowe, Colin Powell, Steven Tyler, Steven Seagal, Adrien Brody, Eric Bana, Charlie Chaplin, Francis Ford Coppola, Matthew Broderick, Vince Vaughn

Famous Aries Women

Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Garner, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kiera Knightley, Mandy Moore, Sarah Michele Gellar, Diana Ross, Queen Elizabeth, Norah Jones, Cynthia Nixon, Marcia Cross

*Please keep in mind that although the “Arian” Personality Type communicated in this blog hits on some key personality traits of the Sun Sign Aries, every person is different and an entire chart must be analyzed which will weaken or strengthen the Arian traits in the Aries you know. Also be aware that wherever Aries is in YOUR chart is where you will display these types of behaviours. I do provide Astrology Charts through Keen and you can Keen Mail me to purchase one if you are interested in finding out what makes someone tick.

Brigid Bishop

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Around The Wheel With Aries
Want to Seduce a Pisces?
The Pisces Personality Type
Want to Seduce an Aquarius?
How Does Your Sign Match Up With Pisces?
The Aquarius Personality Type
Around The Wheel With Aquarius

Around The Wheel With Aries

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Around The Wheel with Aries

(Compatibility Profiles)

By Brigid Bishop

Here are some basic “Rules of Thumb” for Arian Compatibility Profiles. Of course, these are based on Sun Sign only, in order to truly plot compatibility it is best to have a professional compatibility profile done between the two charts, but this is a general description of the core energies to be expected.

Aries Male and Aries Female

Wow! Hope you live near a fire station, who is going to douse those flames of passion? Here is a combination that will burn up all the energy around them like a great Super Nova in the sky! Both parties are so full of life, energy and enthusiasm that a room will actually get hotter when they walk in together. They can love together very well, but the passion carries over into their disagreements as well, that’s when you will need the local fire department to be on call! He will be her hero and she will be his heroine, they will vacillitate between putting each other first and fighting over being first! Balance of the elements of Earth and Air in the charts will stabilize this explosive couple.

Aries Male and Taurus Female

The Aries Male and the Taurean Female are a blend of the elements of Fire and Earth. Earth, as you know, consists of fire at its core, so the match can be very complimentary if the Aries Male appreciates the sensuality and good taste of the Taurean female. The Taurus female will have no problems idolizing her fiery Knight in Shining Armor and this will make the Aries Male feel good about himself, and her. He has no problems being her protector, but his need to go off on adventures may be a little uncomfortable for this loving lady. She brings him stability, he brings her the passion she craves.

Aries Female and Taurus Male

The Aries Female may well prove to be quite a challenge for the stodgy and masculine Bull Boy. She doesn’t need his protection, heck, she’ll protect him, but she loves his earthy sensuality and the passion it brings up within her. If the Taurean Male can keep himself from becoming “proprietary” over this feisty woman, they will get along well, if he tries to reign her in or keep her at home too long, she will simply vanish! The Aries Female arouses the Taurean Male’s passions in ways that confound and confuse him, she challenges him, and the Taurean Male makes the Aries Female feel just a tad bit “girly”.

Aries Male and Gemini Female

The Aries Male will be genuinely fascinated by the Gemini Female and will be hard-pressed to keep up with her acrobatic mind as she switches from subject to subject and twin to twin, but he loves a challenge! These two can communicate very well together, but the Gemini Female is more of an “idea” person and the Aries Male is an “action” kind of guy. She doesn’t believe in Knights in Shining Armor, so the Aries Male will try to prove himself to her, with valor, over and over again. The Gemini Female challenges the ego of the Arian Male, but he will be true to himself and do his best to convince her that he IS the greatest guy on earth. Her Air whips his Fire into a frenzy, but she must be sure that she doesn’t blow that fire out by being a little bit too cold to him. Give him some attention already girl!

Aries Female and Gemini Male

Unlike the reverse pairing of these signs, biologically, this makes for a wonderful match! The Gemini Male, being duplicitous in nature, has absolutely no problems with the Fiery Girl’s masculine energies. He likes a woman who will take charge. He as an innate knack of making her feel like she is always first in his life, and she LIKES that. The Aries Female finds the intellectual Gemini fascinating and spurs the relationship forward with enthusiasm, of course SHE wants to be the first one to take him skydiving!

Aries Male and Cancer Female

The Aries Male appreciates the nurturing essence of the Cancer Female, being the first son of the Zodiac makes him warm to her maternal instincts. The Aries Male will cherish and protect the feminine Crab and make her feel safe and secure, she loves the idea of being his “damsel in distress” and will appreciate his rescue of her. The Aries Male feels much the man around this loving damsel and shows his appreciation for her validating his masculinity by loving her in a hot and steamy passionate way. Water and Fire can destroy each other or they can create a steamy and sensational pair, with these two, it is usually the latter.

Aries Female and Cancer Male

This mix is not as favorable as its’ biological opposite as although the Cancer Male is a feminine energy Sun Sign, he is still incarnated as a man and finds her masculine energy frustrating at times. The Cancer Male is one who wants to give the Arian Female “first time” experiences, however, he may well make her unhappy by already having shared those experiences with someone else, SHE WANTS TO BE FIRST! The Aries Female is not big into being “nurtured” by her man, as a masculine energy entity she wants a man that she can respect, so hopefully there will be more Air or Fire in their charts to balance the situation so it doesn’t become too difficult.

Aries Male and Leo Female

Fight fire with fire! Wow! Power couple coming into the room! Clear the way! They both need to be the center of attention, and if they get more attention as a pair than as individuals, well, then, GREAT! This is a happy and fun pairing. The Aries Male may feel like the Leo Female is stealing his thunder from time to time, but she is gracious and generous and will share the limelight with him. Passionate? Yes. End of story.

Aries Female and Leo Male

The Leo Male knows just how to make the Female Aries feel special. She needs to special. He loves her drive and enthusiasm and feels that it compliments his own special energy of fire. He will try to dominate her, but heck, it’s going to be fun because it will be an ongoing challenge, she will never concede her power over to him, but they look at it as a game and thoroughly enjoy challenging each other. This couple has so much fun due to the Aries Female being a perpetual child at heart that the noble Lion just has to join in the fun!

Aries Male and Virgo Female

The Aries Male and the Virgo Female make a good energy match, although the Virgo Female may bring the Aries Male down a little bit if she exercises her Mercurial tongue in a critical way on him. Aries Men cannot appreciate criticism, no matter how constructive, very well. So if she remembers to lavish him with praise and appreciate his “spark” they can get along just fine. The Aries Male finds the Virgo Female intriguing, he wonders, “Is she too good to be true?”.

Aries Female and Virgo Male

The Aries Female is fiery and active while the Virgo Male is analytical and critical. The two may find little common ground at first. The Virgo Male does have the ability to make the Aries Female feel that she is “first” in all things, but he takes a little of the wind out of her sails when he expects her to be more “grounded” here on Earth. If the charts have more positive aspects within them, they can make a good pair, he being practical and her with the drive and ambition, but it’s a bit “iffy”.

Aries Male and Libra Female

The Aries Male finds the Libra Female a beautiful feminine challenge. The polar opposition of their energies serves well to create a good balance between his Fire and her Air. She is ethereal to him, like a muse, and he is a romance novel come to life for her. He must remember that despite all of her feminine charms, she is intellectual at the core, and he must keep that intellectual connection burning brightly to keep her interest. She must remember that he is an action packed gentlemen and she must come down out of the clouds of her daydreams in order to do things with him rather than just dream about them.

Aries Female and Libra Male

The Aries Female and the Libra Male have a bit more of a challenge than their biological reversed pairing. The polar opposition between these two may cause the Aries Female to feel he spends too much time weighing out options when her natural tendency is to act quickly and go with her gut. The sensitive Libra Male may find her energy a bit overwhelming, but fascinating all the same. With positive aspects between planetary positions they may find equilibrium, but they certainly challenge each other!

Aries Male and Scorpio Female

The Aries Male will find the Scorpion Female quite sensual and ethereal. He will enjoy her deep passionate nature, as long as she keeps it focused on him. The Scorpio Female will love the youthful exuberance of the Arian Male, but will need him to be consistent in his attentions to her or her interest will wane. He needs her attention, but she needs him to be nearby to receive that attention for both to be happy.

Aries Female and Scorpio Male

The Aries Female challenges the Scorpio Male. Her fire and energy draw out his passion and his sensuality, she challenges him and he is not one to walk away from a challenge. The possessive tendencies of the Scorpion Male may put her off he does not allow her enough space, but he knows how to keep her fires burning at home so she won’t need to go adventuring off without him too often. This is a passionate connection and other aspects that are positive are needed to keep that passion positive in tone.

Aries Male and Sagittarius Female

Fire! Fire! FIRE! Wow! This is a power couple combination. She will EXPECT him to be her Knight in Shining armor, her hero and he will do his best to live up to it! She will call him on the carpet, out loud and directly whenever he is not behaving like the hero he is meant to be. Their arguments will be fast, loud and direct, but their makeup sessions will be just as heated. She drives him to success and he protects her from the backlash her honesty sometimes creates.

Aries Female and Sagittarius Male

The Sagittarian Male’s need for adventure, travel and independence will make the Aries Female feel enthralled! She will want to tag along on every adventure he can dream up. These two will travel well together and will enjoy a myriad of activities, from boating, hiking and camping, to parasailing and mountain climbing, to skiing the Alps, whatever! She’s in! This adventuresome duo will see the world together and always be happy about doing so!

Aries Male and Capricorn Female

The Aries Male and Capricorn Female work from two entirely different energies. He is Fire and she is Earth, she will help to stabilize him and show him how to attain his goals and he will teach her how to live it up a little. The Aries Male will be quite the “handful” for the Capricorn Female, but she will admire his masculinity and feel that she can take a little more risk in life when she has him to back her up.

Aries Female and Capricorn Male

The Goat Man may very well have a hard time keeping up with the Aries Female. His style is slow and determined and plodding whereas her style is more of rushing in and grabbing the bull (or the goat) by the horns! They will both reach the top of the mountain, but she will probably get there first and grab him by his horns and pull him the rest of the way up! This will challenge the Goat. He will get frustrated when he wants to protect her and she tells him that it is SHE that is protecting HIM. The Aries Female will be well schooled to work on her feminine energy utilization to make this pairing work.

Aries Male and Aquarius Female

The Aries Male may think the Aquarian Female is just a little bit cold and that she needs to take her nose out of that book and away from that microscope to enjoy the world around her. She may not take kindly to him trying to rescue her, she is quite capable of battling her own villains thank you, but the Aquarius Female will appreciate the intention just the same. These two challenge each other for power when coupled and unless there are other positive aspects between them, they can become adversarial rather quickly, her Air intellectualizes just as rapidly as his Fire takes action and this can lead to impulsive interactions and verbalizations between them.

Aries Female and Aquarius Male

She may feel the need to rescue the Aquarian Male from a life of boredom and inaction and he may need to teach her that analysis can be a fun thing. These two actually match well because she will bring the Aquarian Male out of the library and into the fire and he will help her to achieve her fiery goals by taking a studied approach to coaching her. He is more willing than any other sign to allow HER to be the one wearing the shining armor and she likes that. These two are quite capable of pulling off a full role reversal in their relationship and being very happy about it!

Aries Male and Pisces Female

The Aries Male may confuse our sensitive Ms. Fish. He is her Knight in Shining Armor, but she doesn’t understand why he has to go out and slay dragons when she is here dreaming about him and waiting for him. She will build a loving and nurturing environment for him to recharge in, but she may not understand that his energies are nearly boundless and she should try to get out there and adventure alongside him once in a while. The Aries Male will love the Pisces Female’s way of building his dreams into reality, manifesting them for him, but he will still want to go out and conquer the world anyway. These two are a good match if he has enough in his chart to stabilize for periods of time to give her the attention she needs and she needs to take off the rose colored glasses once in a while and see that he is a mortal.

Aries Female and Pisces Male

The Aries Female is quite capable of protecting the sensitive Pisces Male and her belief in heroes and villains will make the Pisces Male protective of her as well. She has the energy and the drive to help the Pisces Male make his dreams reality and the Pisces Male can focus her Arian energy into achieving her goals as well. The Aries Female may at times worry our sensitive Mr. Fish when she is off adventuring on her own, but he will trust her and she will love him for it.

Brigid Bishop

The Aries Personality Type

Want to Seduce a Pisces?

The Pisces Personality Type

Want to Seduce an Aquarius?

How Does Your Sign Match Up With Pisces?

The Aquarius Personality Type

Around The Wheel With Aquarius

Sonny Boy, Discovering Telesford

2008-08-12T16:17:00.003-04:00

The Most Amazing Thing Has Happened To Me,
The High Priestess in Full Manifestation

Discovering Telesford

I don’t even know where to begin, but I must apologize to my regular customers for my absence yesterday, and my sporadic availability right now. When you read this blog, I am sure you will understand why!
I am elated, joyful, overwhelmingly surprised and shocked. I am optimistic, happy, curious, and anxious and confused, all at the same time.

Those of you who are regulars know that I had a very special bond with my father, and some of you are aware that there was a great mystery surrounding my father’s natural father. It has been a family secret for 80 years, and yesterday, my dearest friends, IT WAS SOLVED!!!!!

I can’t say for sure, but this must be the feeling that adopted children feel when they find their birth parents after having given up hope, at least it’s highly similar!

All of my life, I did not know my true heritage on my paternal grandfather’s side. I knew that my paternal grandmother was English, from Yorkshire. I knew that my mother was one half Irish from Dublin and one half Czechoslovakian.

Do to the etymology of my father’s surname before it was changed, being “Delfino” we believed that we were Italian, (Sardinian) or Spanish in origin, but we had no way of knowing for certain.

Growing up in a small, northeastern U.S. “coal town”, we did not fit in as our gene pool evidently kicked out five very Mediterranean looking children when my parents produced us. Those around us were blonde, blue-eyed and not very open minded about diversity while growing up in the 60’s and 70’s and we were kind of “misfits”.

We,(including my father), were only told by our paternal grandmother that our biological grandfather was named Telesford Delfino and that he was a world champion light weight boxer under the name of “Pedro Campo” back in the roaring 20’s. She would give us no other information and she ostracized both my father and his children, having little to no contact with our family during my formative years.

She had another “husband” and three other children, dad was treated like the skeleton in the closet by that entire side of the family, as were we as his children. It hurt. It confused me as a child, but now, yesterday, a good deal of my questions were answered, the skeleton leapt out of the closet, and our family secrets were revealed!!!

It was 5:48 p.m. on August 11, 2008 when I was getting ready to log in to start taking calls, having had personal errands to run and experiencing a late start to my day when my phone rang, displaying a long distance number and a name I did not recognize. I could tell it was coming from a residential number and not a solicitor or business call, so out of curiosity I immediately (unlike my normal behavior, I usually let unknown callers go to voicemail), answered the phone.

A strange voice, friendly but seemingly a little uncomfortable to my ear said “Is this Bridget?” I replied yes. (At first I thought it was a client looking to schedule a session with me).

The voice on the other end of the phone picked up a notch in happy anticipation. She said, is this “Bridget Delfine”, again I affirmed. I could hear the smile on her face. She said, “I saw your post on the ancestry site I just joined three weeks ago, you are looking for your grandfather, Telesford Delfino?” Again, with my heart beginning to beat very fast, I said “Yes”.

She said, “Your dad is Kenneth Appleton Delfine (Delfino)?”, “Oh My God, Yes!”….body temperature rising, pulse beating out of my wrist! The voice was raising in excitement just as my emotions were too, and she said, “He is my grandfather too! I saw your post and we have been searching for you and for your dad all of our lives!!! “

She continued “My name is Alma, my mother’s name is Josephine, you had two uncles and another aunt and we have found our “SONNY BOY”!”

I was in shock and disbelief, how could this be? I had been chasing Telesford’s ghost for 30 years! I had found some obscure boxing statistics, but little else. Due to the etymology of the name, as stated, I had focused my search on the United States and Europe.

Alma continues, “My grandfather was married to Olive Appleton from Philadelphia and my grandfather could not find Sonny Boy, he had a picture of him when he was about three years old and he always sang the song “Sonny Boy” by Al Jolson. My mother and her brothers and sister have been searching for Sonny Boy for all of their lives and when I saw your post on the Ancestry site looking for descendants, I couldn’t believe it. The post was dated 1999 and you had a webtv email address, and I have been googling and googling to find you, I found your tarot site and kept searching and searching and I was hoping this was your phone number!”
I was flabbergasted!!!!

Telesford fell in love with Alma’s grandmother after he and my grandmother, Olive, separated and they had four more children together! I had more Aunts and Uncles and Cousins that I never even knew of! Alma said, “I saw your picture on your website, you look just like my cousin! Oh, you are my cousin! I have twin cousins!”

Alma proceeded to tell me that my grandfather was from the Filipines, he was born in Davao City and came to the U.S. to box in 1922. He met my grandmother, who was in her late teens, at that time. She was the reigning “Beauty Queen” of Philadelphia at that time. She told me that Telesford was born on January 5, 1901 and then she gave me HER MOTHER’S phone number in Canada! She was still alive! Only 61 years old! Her name is Josephine! My Aunt Josephine!!!!

I called Josephine and got even MORE information.
My grandfather had come looking for my dad after my grandmother Olive left the Filipines with him around 1930 when my dad was only five years old. Olive’s family told my grandfather that Olive was dead!!! They also stated that they had no idea where Sonny Boy was! LIARS!!!!! They knew right where he was!

Olive was protecting her second, ILLEGAL marriage!!! She never divorced Telesford! Telesford was a Filipino Catholic, there would be no divorcing! So she went and married her second husband anyway!
Huh, and WE were the BLACK SHEEP????

Oh, this is a BIG SKELETON!

No wonder she would never give us any information and there were no photographs! We were lucky we had dad’s birth certificate the way that woman covered her tracks!

Telesford, now believing Olive to be deceased, proceeded to marry Josephine’s mother, Alma’s grandmother.

Of course, now there has been a joyous exchange of familial photographs, and initial arrangements are being made for a meeting with my beautiful new cousin Alma and my Aunt Josephine (whom I somewhat resemble). How amazing to finally be able to identify a family resemblance that up until now, I could only see in my father and my siblings and children! None of my cousins on either my father’s nor my mother’s side have any real resemblance to us, we are very “Mediterranean” in appearance, I would assume that our ancestors in the Filipines are of Spanish descent due to the etymology of the name, and when I researched it further, it is a Castilian name in origin, which is why I was trying to find Telesford in Spain, never thinking to look in the Filipines, especially with his boxing moniker being “Pedro Campo”.

I have never seen a baby picture of my father, which I will add to this post once I upload it, etc., nor have I ever, ever seen a picture of my real grandfather, Telesford. The picture that Esel, Alma’s younger sister, also my cousin, has sent to me via email is from 1955, and although Telesford is in it, there is a crease across the picture, still obscuring his full face, so I am ever hopeful that they will forward more pictures where I can clearly see the man who was my grandfather and who searched his lifelong for his “Sonny Boy”, my father.

Esel also forwarded the picture of my father, age three years old! My son Justin is the spitting image of him!

I received pictures of Esel, Josephine and Alma as well!

Unfortunately, Dad, and his other three siblings have passed on, never reuniting with each other, and Telesford passed in 1976, a last attempt at finding my dad occurred in either the late 60’s or early 70’s, but he never gave up. Dad grew up thinking that his father did not want him or care what became of him, all because of one woman’s selfish need to bury a secret that she took to her grave with her.

Josephine wishes to visit Dad’s grave upon her visitation here, which I will surely see to, and I now have a new, beautiful, extended family that I am sure will take much of my leisure time learning about!

The High Priestess in Tarot is all about “Secrets Yet To Be Revealed” and this lifelong secret has now made itself known to me!

Sonny Boy

Performed by Al Jolson

Climb up on my knee Sonny BoyThough you're only three Sonny BoyYou've no way of knowingThere's no way of showingWhat you mean to me Sonny Boy.When there are grey skies,I don't mind the grey skies.You make them blue Sonny Boy.Friends may foresake me.Let them all foresake me.I still have you Sonny Boy.You're sent from heavenAnd I know your worth.You made a heaven For me here on earth.When I'm old and grey dearPromise you won't stray dearFor I love you so Sonny Boy.When there are grey skies,I don't mind grey skies.You make them blue Sonny Boy.Friends may foresake me.Let them all foresake me.I still have you Sonny Boy.You're sent from heavenAnd I know your worth.You've made a heavenFor me here on earth.And the angels grew lonelyTook you because they were lonelyI'm lonely too Sonny Boy.

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Top Ten Ways to Stay Single For Life!

2008-06-20T17:21:00.003-04:00

Top Ten Ways to Stay Single For Life

I was once told that successful blogging is inclusive of providing your audience with lists, so, not one to avoid testing a theory, I decided to post this list for my blog audience and clients to peruse.

It may be a bit “Tongue in Cheek”, but I can tell you, it will work for you!

1) Find yourself an unavailable man, i.e., married, emotionally unavailable, noncommittal, workaholic, alcoholic or otherwise occupied.

Decide he is the only one for you, put your entire life on hold waiting for him to give up his marriage, his girlfriend, his second job, his booze, his drugs, or whatever his particular obsession or situation may be.

DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, DATE ANYONE ELSE WHO MAY ACTUALLY BE AVAILABLE DURING THIS TIME, FOCUS! FOCUS! FOCUS!

2) When you are online dating, stop looking as soon as you meet one guy in person and focus all of your energy and attention on him, put your life on hold waiting for his next call, your next date, his next text message or email and then, when he moves on, repeat the process repeatedly.

In order to prevent copyright infringement, this blog has been condensed to an excerpt as it currently appears in Brigid's book "The Dating Game, Insights Into Affairs of The Heart" releasing in April 2010 and available at Amazon and fine book sellers everywhere. Ask for it by name!
Copyright © 2008 Brigid Bishop

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Reading Death, A Cause for Refusing General Tarot Readings

2008-06-18T15:49:00.002-04:00

Reading Death

This is one of the few topics that I will not professionally read on as I believe that in the case of answering this particular question the slightest error or misinterpretation can cause irreversible harm. I do NOT claim to be 100% accurate; I do not believe that there is a Reader in existence who is.

My practice is based more on Life Coaching and Relationship Coaching than pure psychic interpretation of Tarot, those who understand this generally benefit greatly from my sessions, those who do not may either walk away dissatisfied or satisfied, dependent upon how accurately I have read for them. The clients who go to the “next level” with me, The Coaching Process, are those who find my services the most useful.

So, suppose I get a question from a querent that goes like this “Is my father going to die soon?” My response is “I am sorry but I will not read death”. I refuse to do so as suppose I answer “no” and he passes away within the near future, this person may not have taken the time to get the closure or resolve any unresolved issues with their father because they had faith that they had time. (Some people, unfortunately, do take their readings too seriously, I constantly advise against it, but yet, some people continue to do so.) Anyway, suppose I answer “yes” and the querent goes into a panic, but I am wrong, and the father lives on and on, yes he will pass someday, but I am not God, and I cannot name the date, nor will I attempt to. This querent may well live in a state of psychological panic for a long time. Unnecessarily.

It gives me bad vibes just to hear a question like that and the energy clings to me for days, sometimes even forcing me to take time away from reading professionally, like having a metaphysical flu, if you will.

I have actually had a client ask me this question, and when informed that I would not read it, she said, “Ok, well, can you tell me if I will be making funeral arrangements soon?” Ugh. Same question, different wording, you cannot bypass my decision to refuse to read on death by rephrasing your question and I explained this to her as gently as I could. She has never called me again, we were not a good client/advisor match.

Sometimes I do see death in the cards even though I do not want to.

The first time I saw death in the cards I did not understand how to interpret it until after the fact, it was twenty years ago. My children were in daycare and one of the workers was teaching my son Justin, a gifted artist, how to draw human faces and forms, he was only three, but his drawings already had the appearance of a much more mature hand and Elaine was a very talented artist in her own right. Elaine had an eighteen year old daughter at the time and Elaine loved when I read tarot for her, she bartered with me, art lessons for Justin for readings from me.

One day Elaine asked me to read her daughter, Katherine.

I agreed, but for some reason I felt uncomfortable. At first I thought that it was because Katherine was so young, (I won’t read anyone under eighteen), but she was eighteen and it was her mom asking me to read her, so I just pushed the feeling aside.

So there we were, at the preschool after hours, Justin in the back getting his lesson, Zachary watching cartoons contentedly, and Katherine and I at the front table doing the reading.

I asked Katherine if she had a specific question, she said no, so I did a general reading on her.
The cards that came up, the impression I got, the chill that went up my spine just made me feel like I was viewing something I shouldn’t be looking at. It honestly looked like Katherine had no future at all.

Rather than give her an upsetting reading I reverted to the text book novice way of reading the cards and went through them individually by position and by text book meaning, not combining them together, that would have spelled disaster. I was puzzled by the reading and when Katherine got up from the table, I wrote it down to review later. She was unimpressed with the process, and rightly so, but pleasant just the same. The reading was not cohesive.

Katherine used to babysit my kids when I went out on a Friday or Saturday night, I was a newly divorced single mom, and I truly cared for her and my kids just loved her. She was a little bit of a “wild child”, she already had a tattoo on her ankle, (pretty wild in the late 80’s for one so young), and I truly was concerned about what I saw.

So we headed home, went our separate ways, I still felt ill at ease about the reading.

At four a.m. that Saturday morning, (this all happened on a Friday), we heard multiple sirens and emergency vehicles kept running up and down our road for what seemed like hours.

On the news that morning was the story of a fiery car wreck that took the lives of six young people from our town, there were no survivors. They had been at a graduation party evidently and were out late night jammed into a 1985 Mustang that was known around town to speed around irresponsibly.

Elaine called me.

She had to go to the mortuary and she needed a ride.

It was 9 a.m.

I got a friend to watch my kids and I took her.

Elaine identified Katherine by her tattoo.

Katherine was Elaine’s only child.

I had no doubt what the spread was telling me.

Could I have prevented Katherine’s death? No. I didn’t see a car wreck or the horrible ending to a bright light, I just couldn’t pull a future out of the cards.

This is why I do not do general readings. I may see something I do not want to see, and in case I misinterpret the cards, why should I cause a querent unnecessary anxiety.

What do I do now if I see something that looks like death in a reading?

I keep it to myself and stick to the question that is asked.

I do not do general readings because you just don’t know what the universe will tell you when you go down that path and I am not 100% accurate, no one is.

God Bless Katherine and keep her safe.

Want to Seduce an Pisces?

2008-02-20T16:01:00.000-05:00

Want to Seduce a Pisces?
By Brigid Bishop

Oooooh! Who wouldn’t want to seduce one of these sensitive, psychic and caring people?

With these lovable creatures, whether they are a male or female by gender, you can take the lead in romance and they will surely appreciate your efforts!

Pisces Men and Women need to be aware of how you feel about them, and reminded often. Little notes or messages telling them how you care for them will be tenderly appreciated.
Pisces people need love, they sink into depression without it, and when hurt by love it can be more devastating for them than for any other sign, so if you are just looking to “play around” please leave the tender fishes alone!

Pisces Women tend to be attracted to men that they feel that they can heal in some way. If you have a wound, visible or not, physical, psychological or emotional, the Pisces Female will nurse you back to health in a loving way that fulfills her need to give to you.

Pisces Men tend to like to rescue women. This can be problematic for them in today’s world, as few modern women need rescuing, but, if you are into a Pisces Male, let your feminine side show, let him help you. You don’t have to feign helplessness, but gracefully accept his assistance, if you don’t, he may wander off to someone who will appreciate his help.

More than any other lover of the Zodiac, the Pisces lover will sacrifice for you. They want you to have all of your heart’s desires and will forego the necessities they themselves require in order to give it to you. This does not come without a price. You must love them, unconditionally, and show it to them frequently.

The Pisces lover would never intentionally hurt you and will be shocked and extremely upset when someone they love hurts them.

When the Pisces Male is hurt, he turns off for life. It is extremely infrequent that they will allow you back into their world once you have struck a blow against their hearts, so if you want it to last, try your best to consider his feelings when you are making choices.

When the Pisces Female is hurt, she, more than any other sign in the Zodiac will forgive, but she will not forget. She may let you back in, just once, but she will be ever vigilant to ensure that you do not hurt her again. It is best if you don’t hurt her in the first place if you wish to keep her in your life.

This sign is the most romantic, the most shy and the most sensitive sign of the Zodiac. They are all a bit psychic too, so they can tune into you empathically more easily than other partners you may have had. Oh, and due to their heightened sensitivities to your feelings, both sexes of this sign will lie to save your feelings. They are of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” mindset when it comes to painful truths and will fabricate elaborate stories in order to spare you pain.

The Pisces Personality Type
Want to Seduce an Aquarius?
How Does Your Sign Match Up With Pisces?
The Aquarius Personality Type
Around The Wheel With Aquarius

Today's Moon, February 20, 2008

2008-02-20T14:46:00.000-05:00

Today's Moon

Today’s Moon goes “Void of Course” at 2:53 p.m. EST and remains Void of Course until 7:06 p.m. EST this evening when it enters the Astrological Sign of Virgo.

While The Moon is Void of Course it is best not to try to take on any tasks that are new or out of the ordinary as you may find it more difficult to launch or complete them. These hours will be best used for quiet, solitary activities rather than activities that may require group efforts, etc. Expect delays, hesitations and false starts during these hours.

When The Moon moves into Virgo this evening, Virgos will more easily and readily get their way and Pisces should just lay low and allow the world to wash over them until The Moon moves forward into Libra on the 23rd.

When The Moon is in Virgo, it is a good time for house cleaning, organizing your office, cleaning up your computer files or doing your taxes! Unless you ARE a Virgo, not a good time to apply for a loan or try to fight that speeding ticket. Authority figures are critical at best, so best not to push the envelope if you must meet with them during this period. Try to avoid discussions with your partner concerning issues you may have unless you are a Virgo yourself, it can lead to arguing on very fine points.

To learn more about the cycles and influences of The Moon, please read "Making The Moon Work For You" by Brigid Bishop.

How Speeding Things Up Can Slow Things Down

2008-02-19T15:30:00.002-05:00

How Speeding Things Up Can Slow Things Down

I have written extensive blogs on relationships and the dynamics that are common throughout them, and, quite frankly, have taken a bit of a break on my writings. So unless you are clicking specifically on Brigid Bishop’s Blog and reading through it, you may not have had a chance to read them if you are relatively new to Keen, or if you just check the main blog page and scroll down through that day’s posts.

So, again, as in my blog, “I Want It All, and I Want It Now!”, I’d like to discuss how a woman taking action to “speed up” their relationships actually slows things down in the big picture.
There are days when I am inundated with calls from clients who are in a relationship situation where they are “on a break” with the man that they care for.

This is not uncommon.

Frequently, relationships need to have periods where there is a clean break in order for the male in question to experience life without you in order to truly appreciate life WITH you.

In order to prevent copyright infringement, this blog has been condensed to an excerpt as it currently appears in Brigid's book "The Dating Game, Insights Into Affairs of The Heart" releasing in April 2010 and available at Amazon and fine book sellers everywhere. Ask for it by name!

Copyright © 2007 Brigid Bishop

Brigid Bishop's Tarot Thought for the Day

2008-02-19T15:11:00.000-05:00

Brigid Bishop's Tarot Thought for the Day

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008, brings us under the influence of the Five of Cups.
This is a card that brings the energies of whether or not we are the type of person who sees the cup as half empty or half full.

The one word definition of this card boils down to "Disappointment".

A lone figure, shoulders bent, faces away from two cups that are still standing, containing the liquids of happiness and love, and focuses on three cups which have spilled and are laying on their sides. His body language is depressive, head bowed, shoulders bent, a sense of sadness comes off of the card as we view it.

The melancholy vibration of this card can indicate mourning over a loss or change within a relationship. This card indicates that the Querent may be dwelling on the negative and refusing to see the positive polar influence of each loss and change.

Remind ourselves that each change in our life brings an opportunity for growth and that we should try to focus on what yet remains, (the two standing cups), and not what we have lost.
The positive tone of this card is the ability to contemplate what one still has and move forward optimistically. All the figure in the card need do is turn around to see this.

Making The Moon Work For You

2008-02-18T17:24:00.000-05:00

Making the Moon Work for You
by Brigid Bishop

The Moon, as it orbits our earth, moves through the zodiac much more quickly than any other significant celestial body.

The Moon is one of the most potent astrological forces that we experience, and as it cycles through the signs on a regular schedule of approximately 2.5 days, we can use its’ energy to enhance our daily lives in many matters, including, but not limited to:

Signing contracts, beginning projects, attending job interviews, applying for loans, changing residence, approaching authority figures, travelling, shopping, and putting an end to something, convincing others to come around to your way of thinking.

How do we do this?

It’s rather simple.

Look at your sun sign and watch the movements of The Moon for when it will next be residing in the same sign as your sun. When The Moon is in your sign, you can expect things to work out to your favor regardless of how difficult you may find the situation to be.

When The Moon is in your sun sign, these are your “best” days of the month, and these are the days when things will go more strongly in your favor than at any other time during the month.
At the opposite end of the scale, we have you “worst” or “lowest” days each month as well.
These occur during the 2.5 days that The Moon visits your polar opposite sign. For example, when you are an Aquarius, your lowest days of the month occur when The Moon is in Leo, if you are a Pisces, your lows are when The Moon is in Virgo, and so on around the astrological wheel.
When you are in the 2.5 day phase of your low, just kick back and don’t try to change things, wait for better timing, as you will find it most difficult to get your way during this phase.
The low points are good times of the month to meditate, be spiritual, be more kind to others and let negativity roll off your back like the proverbial duck. Try to avoid dealing with important business matters during these times if it is at all possible.

Every 2.5 days The Moon goes “Void of Course” as well. The length of the Void of Course Moon varies greatly, sometimes, it can be a fleeting few seconds, at others, it can last a few days. A lunar phase calendar can help you to track The Moon.

A Void of Course Moon occurs when the last major aspect happens prior to changing to the next sign, hence, its’ frequency being an approximate 2.5 days. The Void ends when The Moon successfully enters the next sign.

These periods are best used for “quiet times” for everyone. Things tend to go wrong or get confused during the void, stress levels rise, patience wanes and everyone is just a little bit more difficult to talk to. It is not an exceedingly strong influence, but it has its’ moments. It is best to avoid taking assertive actions during these voids, simply wait for them to pass.

Around the Wheel With Aquarius

2008-02-15T14:47:00.002-05:00

Around The Wheel with Pisces

(Compatibility Profiles)

By Brigid Bishop

Here are some basic “Rules of Thumb” for Piscean Compatibility Profiles. Of course, these are based on Sun Sign only, in order to truly plot compatibility it is best to have a professional compatibility profile done between the two charts, but this is a general description of the core energies to be expected.

Pisces Male and Aries Female

This may be a difficult combination unless other aspects within the chart are positive. The Pisces Male is sensitive and caring and the Aries Female is a fiery and independent and action-oriented energy. The Pisces Male wants to sit back and dream a little while the Aries Female wants to go, go, and go. Without an elemental balance within the charts the connection can be fleeting at best.

Pisces Female and Aries Male

This mix can actually work out a bit better than its’ reverse as the masculine and feminine biological energies can enhance the connection. The Pisces Female will idolize the Aries for his take charge approach to life and feel cherished and protected, while the Arian Male will find her femininity and dreaminess quite appealing. She will want to create a comfort zone for him to recharge in and he will want to “lasso the moon” for her.

Pisces Male and Taurus Female

The Pisces Male and the Taurean Female are a very positive blend of the elements of Water and Earth. The Pisces Male will provide for and nourish the Taurean Female, and the Taurean Female will bloom and blossom for the Piscean Male. The dreaminess of the Pisces Male is put into action by the earthy Taurean Female and a firm foundation can be built that has the potential to last a lifetime.

Pisces Female and Taurus Male

The Pisces Female will simply adore the sensual and earthy Taurus Male. Physical chemistry here will be off the charts! She will give him everything she can both emotionally and physically and will stretch her proficient imagination to its’ most outer limits to come up with new and exciting ways to please him. The Taurean Male will not fail to notice this and will work long and hard to give her the best of everything that the world has to offer.

Pisces Male and Gemini Female

The Pisces Male will be genuinely fascinated by the Gemini Female and will be hard-pressed to keep up with her acrobatic mind as she switches from subject to subject and twin to twin, but he will do his best! His daydreams take on a surreal quality that entrances him when she explains to him how to put his thoughts into action. The Pisces Male will actually be able to get the Gemini Female to slow down a bit, to stop and smell the roses, and the Gemini Female can spur the Pisces Male into making his fantasies reality.

Pisces Female and Gemini Male

Unlike the reverse pairing of these signs, biologically, this makes for a difficult match. The duplicitous nature of the Gemini Male confuses the Piscean Female to a point of utter distress. Although much love and attraction can exist between them, without other positive aspects, the Piscean Female may feel much distrust for the Gemini Male, undermining the relationship, due to his lack of consistency and inability to be the same man day to day as he undergoes his transformations from twin to twin. She needs a little more stability to feel safe.

Pisces Male and Cancer Female

Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink! The Pisces Male and the Cancer Female are said by traditional astrologers to be well-matched due to their common elemental influence of water, and this can well be so as long as both parties are able to comfortably allow the other to swim to the deep end of the pool of emotion without feeling a sense of abandonment, or hold on so tightly that they begin to pull each other under and succumb to the smothering influences of water. They will understand each other quite well, thank you, but they need to be able to balance practicality with sentiment.

Pisces Female and Cancer Male

A better mix than the reverse genders as the Pisces Female responds well to the nurturing that the Cancer Male naturally provides. When these two dive into the pool of emotion they tend to come out refreshed and reenergized, ready to face forward with optimism, the Pisces Female knowing that her Cancer Man will be there to catch her if she should slip, and the Cancer Male knowing that it is safe to dream and feel his emotions while in her company.

Pisces Male and Leo Female

The Pisces Male will be attracted to the Leo Female, well, just because she is who she is and pulls no punches about it. She will enjoy his admiration of her and he will enjoy her generous spirit. The Leo Female will have the energy to move the Pisces Male to action absent nagging or cajoling, he will want to do for her to be able to enjoy the warmth of her sunlight. Her fire can certainly make his water boil.

Pisces Female and Leo Male

The Pisces Female will be energetically attracted to the Leo Male. His passion and zest for life will be infectious to her, to say the least, and she will muse that in days gone by he could well have been her knight in shining armor. The Leo Male will feel self-actualized by the sense she gives him of being “all man” and will cherish her for the sheer fact of her admiration for him. The problem is, the rose colored glasses have to be taken off sooner or later, and when she sees him as a mere mortal, unless there are other balancing factors in their charts, she may lose interest.

Pisces Male and Virgo Female

The polar oppositions of the suns of these two create a sense of balance. He is imaginative and creative where the Virgo Female is practical. The Pisces Male is sensitive and precognitive, she wants hard facts and figures. The pair is quite capable of a balancing act that can last a lifetime. The Virgo Female keeps the Pisces Male, who is one to drift to other dimensions, grounded here on earth.

Pisces Female and Virgo Male

The Pisces Female is lilting and ethereal while the Virgo Male is down to earth and pragmatic. She dreams ahead in time, he lives in the here and now. At its best, the pairing will bring balance to each other’s lives, at it’s worse, they will be in constant conflict due to not allowing the energy of the other to flow freely. The Virgo Male may be so down to earth that he tries to bind her here against her will. This will not due for the Pisces Female, she will swish her tail and swim away leaving him all alone. If he allows her to dream freely and enjoy her musings and reminds her that he is here in the “real” world waiting patiently, they can last a lifetime.

Pisces Male and Libra Female

The Pisces Male finds the Libra Female hauntingly beautiful and the Libra Female finds the Pisces Male handsome and charming and optimistic. The Pisces Male will so romanticize the Libran Female’s natural beauty that he may not be capable of fulfilling her intellectual needs. This is a woman with a beautiful mind as well, and he needs to appreciate the charm of her wit as well as her feminine wiles to keep her interested.

Pisces Female and Libra Male

The Pisces Female and the Libra Male make an excellent pair. He is totally open to her fantasies and musings and actually loves her precognitive abilities and finds them quite fascinating. He will turn to her when he needs to weigh out a decision for her psychic abilities rather than for practical advice. The two are capable of building a happy dream world together, even with their own language that is impossible for anyone else to interpret.

Pisces Male and Scorpio Female

This pairing is one that is absolutely metaphysical in chemistry. They frequently can read each other’s thoughts and feelings, even when continents divide them. The sexual energy between these two is very sensual and mystical in nature and forms a deep bond between the two. Lovers for life can occur here. The Scorpio Female will not, however, forgive or forget any transgressions on the Piscean Males’ part.

Pisces Female and Scorpio Male

These two are real fire crackers in the sack. There is no fantasy or wish that one will not fulfill for the other. Experimentation and sensuality in all aspects of their relationship, even in sharing a meal, will keep the fire burning between these two for decades. They can easily read each other’s thoughts and feelings and frequently communicate with no verbalization at all. These two easily can become lovers for life.

Pisces Male and Sagittarius Female

The Sagittarian Female’s blunt honesty hurts the Piscean Male’s feelings on a frequent basis. When she feels that she is just cluing him in, he feels he is being criticized. The Pisces Male will swim quickly away when the female horse stomps through his favorite swimming hole spreading her truth and honesty. Although her fiery nature may appeal to him, his sensitive nature cannot endure it for long.

Pisces Female and Sagittarius Male

The Sagittarian Male’s need for adventure, travel and independence will make the Piscean Female feel a bit abandoned. She won’t want to travel too much on his adventures with him as she would rather spend her days weaving her cloth of dreams and fantasies and possibilities, while he wants to rush straight forward into the next journey. She will find his blunt and honest approach to communication painful and although he doesn’t mean to hurt her feelings, he will. Without more elemental balance in the charts this will be a painful experience for the Pisces Woman.

Pisces Male and Capricorn Female

The Pisces Male and Capricorn Female make a straight forward and openly honest pair. She will be practical and he will be dreamy, but he will work to make those dreams come true for her, led by her example. The Pisces Male may like to socialize a bit more than she, but they will find a balance. She will encourage him to aim his socialization at those who form a network to enhance his chances at success, thus compromising their styles in a positive way.

Piscean Female and Capricorn Male

The Goat Man may very well fall off of his mountain peak here, and fall deeply in love with this Female Fish. She is like a siren calling to him just out of sight of the beach, and he must plunge into the water to answer this call. Her mystical nature fascinates him, although he may choose to not believe that she is psychic, inside, he will know she truly is. She will open up his spiritual and metaphysical side and perhaps even teach him that there is more to life than material gain.

Piscean Male and Aquarius Female

The Pisces Male may think the Aquarian Female is just a little bit “out of this world” with her thoughts and actions and his sensitive nature cannot take the constant onslaught of thoughts and ideas without system overload if other aspects of the chart do not create more balance. The Aquarian Female will try to herd the Piscean Male into the life that she feels is best for him, and he is a slippery fish that is not easily led. Power struggles are common in this pairing, as is passive-aggressive behavior on the part of our friend Mr. Fish.

Piscean Female and Aquarius Male

The Pisces Female is the biggest dreamer in the zodiac and the Aquarian Male absolutely loves her for it! Her imagination combined with his creative abilities make a pair that can create an ideal life together. He doesn't feel the need for independence as strongly with this sign as he does with the others, as she and her dreamy ways bring him a sense of inner peace. Someone has to remember to go to the grocery store here or you two might just dream away!!! Wake up!!!

Pisces Female and Pisces Male

These two can be the best of friends, the most sensual of lovers and the most creative and successful business partners that you have ever met as long as ONE of them has enough fire in their chart to turn their dreams into realities. Psychic connections between these two are almost visible to the naked eye! Herein the problem lies, there is no way to lie to each other. If these two ever part company they will totally go their separate ways, although they can have a great love, the ending of that great love is something the Pisces would rather not be reminded of through friendship with an ex.

Around the Wheel with Aquarius

Valentine's Day, Keeping It Simple

Valentine's Day Gift Giving Guide to the Zodiac

2008-02-15T14:44:00.001-05:00

The Pisces Personality Type
by Brigid Bishop

Having a mother and an elder brother belonging to this sun sign has really given me an inside look at what makes both the female and the male Pisces tick. Every Pisces will be just a tad bit different than these generalities based on a full chart comparison, however, wherever you find Pisces in anyone’s chart, these characteristics will be displayed.

Common to both sexes of the sign of The Fish is a need for true love, faith and inner peace. Without these influences in the lives of our friend Pisces, we see a tendency toward escapism and fantasy.

Pisces may well be the kindest sign in the zodiac, and due to this kindness, they are often shocked when others’ behave in ways that are unkind or cruel, hence, the myth that they can be “gullible” arises. Pisces are not gullible, they just expect the best from everyone, and assume that people don’t go around intentionally hurting each other because it is not a thing that they themselves would do.

They can, at times, be subject to depression, because they see life as mystical and magical and take it as karmic law when bad things happen to them or those they love.

Pisces are extremely romantic. Did I say extremely? I mean, mark this EXTREMELY ROMANTIC. Both the male and female of this loving sign believe that love itself is magic, destined, “meant to be”, fated, etc., etc., etc., and they firmly believe in happy endings.

Pisces love to take care of others.

The Pisces Female may so drown you in affection that you need to escape her from time to time, this will hurt her deeply, she just wants to show you how much SHE LOVES YOU! Try to be tolerant of this abundance of love and take your space as needed in positive ways, like joining a gym or club or group and making sure that while she is at work you attend. Pisces females are prone to a sense of abandonment when left alone too long, so always make sure that when you need your space you can give her a good reason for it, like volunteering at a hospital so that she can’t ring your cell phone every hour to check on you.

It’s NOT that she is needy, she wants to make sure that YOU have everything YOU need to be happy. This can be overwhelming to some of us more independent signs.

The Pisces Woman will do everything within her power and her remarkable imagination to fulfill all of your dreams, fantasies and desires. This is certainly not a bad thing!

Famous Pisces Women

Elizabeth Taylor, Drew Barrymore, Queen Latifah, Eva Longoria, Liza Minnelli, Cindy Crawford, Carrie Underwood, Chelsea Clinton, Kristin Davis, Chilli, Sharon Stone, Ali Larter, Dakota Fanning

The Pisces Male is a care giver extraordinaire as well. He will work long and hard to make your dreams come true. He too, will demonstrate the constant checking and rechecking of YOUR needs, but may not be quite as frequent in his assessments.

The Pisces Male can actually be quite shy, and this shyness can be misinterpreted as standoffishness or aloofness, it’s not the case, he just needs to feel his comfort zone before he goes public with his ideas and feelings.

Pisces Men are good at sorting out other people’s troubles and typically find themselves in some type of leadership position whether they want it or not.

Famous Pisces Men

Billy Crystal, Jon Bon Jovi, Albert Einstein, Bruce Willis, Johnny Knoxville, Rob Lowe, Johnny Cash, Freddie Prinze Jr., Benicio del Toro, Kurt Cobain, Billy Corgan, Michael Bolton

Both the Male and Female Fish are the types who may actually lie to spare your feelings. They do not want to be dishonest with you, but they can’t stand to hurt you.

The House where Pisces resides in your chart is where you peacefully get by and tend to have faith.

Around The Wheel With Pisces
The Aquarius Personality Type
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2007-08-17T01:33:00.000-04:00

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Astrology 101, The Fifth House

2007-08-07T15:16:00.000-04:00

Astrology 101, The Fifth House

Now THIS is an interesting house indeed. Most clients begin to get VERY INTERESTED in understanding their Natal Charts once they begin to understand the energies surrounding the Fifth House Ruler.

The Fifth House in a Natal Chart Analysis concerns love affairs, your predisposition toward children, how “dramatic” you may be, risk taking inclusive of gambling or adventurousness, your ability to give and receive love, your perception of how you were nurtured as a child, your innate childlike qualities and your ability to be romantic.

In our example chart the Fifth House Ruler is Libra.

Very interesting placement!

This positioning indicates that the individual will be very likely to have a difficult time in making decisions concerning love affairs, will often have more than one love affair going at a time (due to the difficulty in making a choice and sticking to it), will treat children as people, albeit young people, but be very kind and fair to them, respecting them as individuals, will sway back and forth between being a true risk taker and gambler to being totally conservative and will be quite good and giving and receiving love.

Fifth House Libras will want all to be fair and balanced in their love relationships. Harmony is very important to them, an inharmonious relationship will cause them great stress and likely drive them away.

The number of planets contained within your Fifth House can also indicate how many children you are likely to have.

This is a very important house to examine concerning relationships within your chart and also within the chart of anyone you are in, or would like to be in, a relationship with. The insight gained can at times make or break a bond.

Knowledge is Power!

Peace!

Brigid Bishop

*What Astrological Sign rules your Fifth House?

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Sex and "The Silly"

2007-07-31T15:29:00.001-04:00

Sex and “The Silly”

A couple of years ago, when I abruptly found myself single and had just become a member of Netflix, I rented the entire series “Sex and The City”, and watched it faithfully from beginning to end.

I loved the series!!

There were so many TRUE points about relationships as adult single women in their thirties and forties that I could relate to, and their portrayal of the ups and downs of relationships, the hook-ups, the bad breakups were all just TOO real!

One of the things that I like to do when watching a favorite show is to try to “guesstimate” the astrological influences that drive the well-defined characters. So please just indulge my silliness here!

If You Can't Be With The One You Love....

2007-06-30T17:02:00.002-04:00

The Proper “Usage” of the Transitional Man

Okay girls, we’ve all had them. These are the guys that we spend time with in between our major love relationships. They serve as a bridge from breaking up, making up, or new love.

Frequently they are the guys that we consider to be “friends”, but who have a deeper interest in us. Oh, come on, don’t lie or try to fool yourself, your lunch time buddy at work who always wants you to meet up with him for a drinkie poo after work and listens to all your cares and concerns about your romantic misadventures is frequently one of these “friends” and may well be lending an ear to get closer to some of YOUR body parts.

Or he’s the guy you met on the internet dating service that looks great on paper, (or online), but just doesn’t have that “chemistry” we need.

Here Come Those Tears Again

2007-06-27T01:46:00.002-04:00

Music Therapy Lesson

I have always been one to take solace in lyrics, that is probably why I enjoy writing poetry so much. I have been a poet since the age of seven, with many poems published over the years, but, unfortunately, I never had any of my poems produced in the form of a song.

Every day, as a Professional Tarot Reader, I speak to clients who are longing for a loved one to return. Along with the tarot reading, if they are interested in listening, I try to encourage them to truly examine their feelings for the person in question to be sure that they, indeed, do want the lover in question to return.

As you may have very well noticed, if you are one of my regular “blog” audience members, I frequently refer to lyrics to express my sentiments and make my points.

The Latest Articles by Brigid Bishop

2007-06-23T16:45:00.000-04:00

Brigid Bishop's Latest Articles

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Have You Read Brigid Bishop's Latest Articles?

Here are links to Brigid Bishop's Blog Posts gathered all in one place so that you can browse and easily find what you may have read before or what you want to read now!

This will be updated monthly, so just bookmark this page to find the links to highlights and the latest from your favorite Keen Blogger, Brigid Bishop.

Brigid is still taking new clients, so if you like what you read and the insight you gain into life, love and the art of living, feel free to arrange a call with Brigid at your convenience!

Stay In Tune and Catch Up With the Latest from Brigid Bishop....

Hilights From June of 2007

The Newly "BED" Game

Tough Love In the Garden of Eden

Thyme In a Bottle

Why Do People Cheat?

What is Your Power Animal?

The Bridal Bouquet

(This Article Contains Links to More Wedding Rituals and Myths)

Independence, Codependence and Interdependence

Premarital Ponderings at 2 a.m.

On The Outside Looking In

And From May of 2007:

Doing The Relationship Limbo?

Be Careful What You Wish For!

Relationships From All Angles, The Geometry of Relationships

He Chased Me 'Til I Caught Him

From April of 2007:

Understanding Past Life Connections and Memories

Gone With the Wind, A Classic Soulmate Story

Cold Mountain, An Adventure In Scrying

Should I Stay or Should I Go Now?

Calculating Soul Mate (Soulmate) Connections With Astrology

Soulmates Return

(Poetry)

What Is A Spell? Magick is NOT Magic!

Relationship Autopsy

Where Did The Devil Come From?

The Meaning of the Pentacle

Masculine Energy Females, The Dating Game Continues

From March of 2007:

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Myths and Truths About Tarot

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What Makes People Cheat?

2007-06-21T01:25:00.002-04:00

Why do People Cheat?

Let’s start with women.

There is a misconception out there that men cheat more frequently than females. In my personal observations I find this to be untrue. I receive just as many calls from women who are being unfaithful to their husbands and significant others as I do from women who are involved with a man who is either married or seriously involved with another woman.

I do find that when women cheat, they are prone to cheat at a higher percentage due to dissatisfaction with the current primary relationship in hopes that the new lover will provide them with what is missing in that primary relationship. More women than men seem to venture into cheating situations to find their next serious relationship.

Some women, a minority, cheat for the pure excitement and recreational sex, but these are women with very strong masculine energies. They look at the extracurricular relationship as just that, and have no intentions of turning it into a real relationship.

Personally, I believe that it is best (and healthiest), if you are looking for a new relationship, to end the primary relationship before becoming involved with a new lover, and this is simply to avoid the complications and obstacles that the cheating itself brings about.

When a man has a relationship with a woman outside of her marriage or primary relationship a lot of factors go into why he is doing it. Of course, it is possible that he is falling in love and that he wants a relationship with you as much as you do with him, but, again, this is a rarity.

If the “Other Man” is single and fully unattached, he may want more with you, he may be one who wants you to end your primary relationship and launch a full-blown relationship with him.

How can you tell?

Interdependence, Independence and Codependence

2007-06-18T16:28:00.001-04:00

Independence, Codependence and Interdependence

Where are you at with your relationship style?

Independence?

In “Deep End”-ness

Co “Deep End”-ness

Inter “Deep End”-ness

Picture the realm of relationships as a big swimming pool. You are in the deep end of the pool.

If you are in “independent” mode, you are swimming around all by yourself, doing fine, getting out and diving in off the high dive, unaffected by the other swimmers around you. You are an individual and you are not connecting with others at this time, you are focused on yourself and yourself alone. You may take an occasional date with another swimmer, but you prefer to swim alone most of the time.

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