Star Struck Style

Mercury enters my eleventh house tomorrow where it will remain until early October because of its upcoming retrograde cycle.

It’s interesting that this is happening now because I was just thinking about my social media presence and how I really don’t care if I have a social media presence. I quit Twitter this week and I’m in no hurry to start posting my thoughts on Threads. I’m just not that thirsty for likes and followers.

Don’t get me wrong! I’m delighted when people reach out to me on social media to discuss the things I like to discuss: fashion, astrology, fashion-astrology, etc. I just don’t connect my sense of self-worth to the amount of likes I get when I publish a post on this site or post a photo on Instagram. Collecting followers is nice when you know that they are actually engaging with you, but I don’t need a bunch of people following me who don’t even bother to read what I’m writing. What’s the point of that?

Anyway, I might up my social media game while Mercury is transiting my eleventh house. Mars is already transiting that part of my chart and it will remain there until late August. Just as it exits that sector of my horoscope, the sun will take its place. That means that eleventh-house themes are going to be pervasive in my life for the next few months. I’m encouraged by what “Café Astrology” has to say about the subject:

“Your mind is bright, alert, and active during this cycle, and you have the ability to come up with unusual and inventive ideas. Sharing your thoughts with others is a prime interest. Others tend to particularly enjoy your conversations during this transit — you are willing to listen as well as add your own thoughts. As well, your ability to grasp unusual subject matter and to intuitively understand what others are trying to say win you some brownie points! You could also do a lot of thinking and musing about your own happiness and long-term goals.”

Lately, “musing about your own happiness” has taken on a new meaning for me. I seem to check myself before I post anything that makes me believe that I might be “virtue signaling” (and I do understand the irony of posting that sentence here on this public forum). I’d rather just be happy living in my own little world where the interactions I have with others are genuine and sincere. I might boast that I purchased something nice for myself, but I’m typically more excited to tell everyone that my patience was rewarded while I waited for something that I coveted to go on sale rather than bragging about my latest designer score. I like to do nice things for myself that make the universe I live in a prettier place. That’s probably why I have more gardening photos on Instagram than photos of the fancy clothes I like to buy for myself.

Still, it is nice to be recognized. A few weeks ago I was on the bus when a woman just randomly told me that I was wearing a “beautiful shirt.” That made me happy. Nevertheless, it makes me even happier to know that my self-worth does not depend upon the opinions of others. With my superficial, people-pleasing Libra rising sign, I could be that guy, but with my “above it all” Capricorn sun/Cancer moon combo, I can thank my lucky stars that I’m not. I don’t believe that’s about to change, even with all this activity in my eleventh house on the horizon.