6 June 2026
Sharing Saturday - Star sign?
I can hear a lot of you groaning already! But I thought it might be fun to get a sense of how our birthdays are distributed throughout the year.
I don’t believe in astrology in the “this is your destiny” sense (it’s only rarely I find ‘prediction of the day’ writer who is even remotely accurate). But I do believe in pattern recognition. I’ve never known an Aries who wasn’t stubborn. Or a Cancer who wasn’t rather reserved. Or a Virgo who wasn’t amazingly kind.
And I also believe that we are affected by many things that we either cannot even perceive (consider the amount of invisible radiation we are subjected to!) or that we don’t consciously recognize. So I do think it’s possible that the time of year when you were born can have an effect on you.
In case you don’t know your star sign, here’s a handy chart:
♈ Aries: March 21 – April 19
♉ Taurus: April 20 – May 20
♊ Gemini: May 21 – June 20
♋ Cancer: June 21 – July 22
♌ Leo: July 23 – August 22
♍ Virgo: August 23 – September 22
♎ Libra: September 23 – October 22
♏ Scorpio: October 23 – November 21
♐ Sagittarius: November 22 – December 21
♑ Capricorn: December 22 – January 19
♒ Aquarius: January 20 – February 18
♓ Pisces: February 19 – March 20
Substack’s poll system doesn’t allow for more than five options. So I’m going to post three polls with four options each. Please answer only the one that’s appropriate to you.
What’s your perception of the various star signs?
Cancer here with a Scorpio moon and it always seemed to me that since Cancer is ruled by the moon- my moon sign was just as influential in my make up as my sun sign. I think I remember reading that in past interpretations of astrology the moon sign was actually considered more important than your sun sign. Not an astrology buff per se, but folks I know who are, have been much more than randomly accurate in linking planetary movements to on the ground experience imo. How can humans not be effected by the movements of celestial bodies when everything else in nature is? The tides of course being an obvious example.
"I’ve never known an Aries who wasn’t stubborn. Or a Cancer who wasn’t rather reserved. Or a Virgo who wasn’t amazingly kind." Or a Gemini that wasn't brilliant and witty. And a sparkling conversationalist. I don't put much stock in astrology but as the Bard said "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy." Pattern recognition, indeed. Lol