The lion

Do you really believe in horoscope readings? Or feng shui?

I held on to the notion of disregarding supernatural beliefs and believe merely what I see (ghostly encounters are not an exception). I've laughed to the likes of the infamous Madame Auring which shaped my views of these horoscope readers often known as fortune tellers as pure joke. Books have always told me that I create my future, but in what line do we set our personal feats and what others dictate of how our future will be? It's always funny.

Well it never hurts to take someone's words for your own sake. It somehow gives you another perspective of how things will be like in the days to come. Of course, we filter what stays in our minds and what must be trashed.

My horoscope snippets in Philippine Daily Inquirer are chillingly revealing what reality has been slapping me these past few days. I've made it a point to skip reading the horoscope part  in the morning and instead browse through it at night - to check if they are purely baloney or well, serious as they sound.

One time, the whole day I was building concepts of starting and managing a business venture (so I don't go broke on vacations. It's hard, you know. Hahaha.), make it big, and have it as the starting point of a career in a certain industry. Then my horoscope read that "..today, you will be very busy putting yourself in the aspect of business-related matters.." I said it's just a coincidence. Until Wednesday night it read "Now your attention turns to home and domestic matters, probably for the next six weeks. Think of how you can improve your home or where you live today. In particular, think about cleaning up garbage areas or areas under sinks or in the basement. It's a good day to get rid of clutter and junk! Home-decorating projects will appeal." But I was just being very domestic (un)goddess and all that the whole day! Seriously, I was suddenly so motivated to do major cleaning in my room - even the whole house! The moment I read the last word of my horoscope reading, it sent tingles in my spine. Are horoscope readings true or mere coincidences? But everyday that I read it, everyday it also matches my life. Obviously my thinking that there are about a million other people who has the same zodiac sign as mine LIVES THE SAME (OR OKAY, PARTLY THE SAME) REALITIES THAT I LIVE is crazy. And stupid. But if I base my answer on believing what horoscopes say, does that justify it?