Love, Delusions and Confessions

German Girl confessed today.

She is the German exchange student I talked about earlier. She was born and raised rather poor in what was East Berlin. She is studying Communication for a semester here at the university.

She confessed with a whisper that she has "feelings of love" for The Dane...who she says also has the same feelings of love for her. She says she knows this because while we were on the trip to Bornholm he helped her (and everyone else) while we were climbing some steep rocks during a hike. The Dane went up first and helped people up, as I stood in the back making sure everyone did get up the hill. She also tells me he gave her special looks. German Girl then told me I am sworn to secrecy and must not tell The Dane about her "feelings of love". But if he also has "feelings of love" for her, why must I keep the secret? Hmmm.

Of course I said nothing to her about my thoughts towards The Dane.

She has a boyfriend at a prestigious British university studying to be a lawyer, who is rather unhappy with her demands on his time and her demands for their relationship to be solidified into marriage (and soon, children). She is unhappy with the lack of attention she gets from him. She said is hoping to get something going with The Dane, so then she can break it off with her boyfriend and have another relationship to go to; she will "show" her boyfriend she can get someone else.

Someone recently told me there are 2 million more women than men in Germany. I think I am getting the picture. She is on a hubby hunt.

German Girl has a Sun and Mercury in Leo, Ascendant in Virgo, Pisces Moon, Venus in Cancer, and like The Dane, she has a Saturn in Libra. She is a 1.5 years younger than him.

She is a soft-spoken person , very librarian-like, can be very pleasant in tone when in conversation. The Sun in Leo expains the magenta-red hair. I noticed she is very secretive, very emotionally sensitive (Pisces Moon, Venus in Cancer), quite depressed (views life as quite bad), and possessive. Her tongue is biting and arrogant. She blurts out rude statements at people sometimes and does not seem to notice she is so harsh. Maybe that is a German thing? Or just a personality thing? Who knows.

This confession of hers feels like a dirty secret and a bit disturbing.

Electrical Sparks

It has been almost two months since I encountered The Dane. In that time I have recruited him to work on the committee for the international group I chair. He is quiet, detached, cooperative and friendly most of the time but has a lot of nervous energy and likes to be independent.

I am suspecting The Dane is an Aquarius. If so, boy am I, a Virgo with a Leo Ascendant and Aquarius-cusped 7th house, in trouble!

This last weekend we led a trip we co-organized to a beautiful Danish island named Bornholm. This was for the international students group.

In general, minus complaints (the Germans thought the Spaniards were too slow and lazy, the Spaniards though the trip was moving too fast because we didn't stop to have coffee/beer in each town, the typical Danish rain at some points, rough seas on the arriving ferry, which could not be helped and unfortunately made some people ill), it was a good trip and one I enjoy taking at least twice a year.

Just prior to leaving The Dane and I ran some errands in one of the vans and grabbed some dinner at McDonald's, and I could feel little sparks shooting from him to me again as we drove around for the errands and especially while we ate. The smiles and shots of electricity across the table were palpable. I could tell he was also nervous. During the trip itself, The Dane made the rounds, finding witty, sociable remarks to make to everyone and trying to meet everyone's need.

Once, in the hostel, I walked up on The Dane as he was going from the bathroom to his room, wearing only his briefs and a t-shirt. Surprising myself, me, who doesn't get impressed physically, I really took notice! Quite a nice body. What struck me the most about him was his powerful calves.

Oh, and for future note...one young German woman (early 20s?), who I shall call German Girl visibly got a crush on him. She resembles the sterotypical cartoons and pictures I have seen over the years of no-nonsense militaristic androgynous women. She has dyed magenta-reddish hair cut very close to her head, pinched fine nose and mouth and waers small wire-rimmed glasses. She is very short overweight, square woman with a small chest, thick waist hips and legs, and broad shoulders. She dresses very plainly and neatly, all in black for the most part. Wherever The Dane stood or walked, German Girl was right behind him.

The Dane talked a lot to her and danced with her, interested in her because he has been studying German and wants to have someone to practice with; I could see her crush developing by the minute. It was a bit humuous to observe that The Dane had no idea (naievete?) that the more he talked to her, the more enamored she became, grinning from ear to ear.

I also realized I was doing very typical 7th house Aquarius behavior: standing back, being very unemotional and detached about this man with whom I feel lightning bolts and sparks. I found it amusing that females were swarming around him and he was coolly trying to be everyone's friend. It also felt weirdly comfortable, familiar and freeing.

Hmmm a man who is uncomfortable 1-1, great in groups and naive around women, powerful calves, electrical sparks...I am still thinking The Dane is an Aquarius! Have you experienced this kind of behavior from an Aquarius in your life?

Stay tuned....

Saturn in Virgo: The Call for Healthy Sex

Saturn is in Virgo as we know by now...and we are starting to hear of regulations, rules, restrictions and recommendations about health issues more and more.

Now, in Denmark, there is a campaign to bring in more healthy sex and prevent the spead of disease. It is called in English "Remember Condom". The website is http://www.huskkondom.dk/

I have recently heard of a bisexual Virgo male who has been diagnosed with a serious illness as a result of his sexcapades in the last several months. For years he played Russian roulette with his penis and his health in general, thinking that it was satisfactory to just get a checkup after having risky sex.

Of course now, for many Virgos (and non-Virgo's, too) the idea of exposing your genitals to anyone or anything which might have bacteria, dirt, germs, disease etc...is terrifying. It's enough to make you zip up, lock up and button up in a split second.

But seriously, do you REALLY need Hepatitus B, HIV/AIDS, syphillis, chlamydia or any other sexually transmitted disease?

So okay....get to the store now and get your supplies...

Well, we all know that prevention is the best way....or do we? Well if we did not know it then, we know it now.....

Saturn is just starting in Virgo so this call for healthy living is only going to get louder.