Pucklechurch~

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I was thinking about the correlations between first life and Second Life while reading your astrology column, and I began to wonder if it has an impact on how we interact in Second Life? I mean, if my first life sign is one that “conflicts” with my pixel sign, does that also impact the way I relate to things within Second Life?

Is it then possible to find a balance between first life and Second Life signs, or do I need to read both signs and hope the reality falls somewhere between the two?

Thank you so much for your time.

~Kirinyth

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Kirinyth~ Ever heard the phrase “Keep SL in SL and RL in RL”? Well, missy, it applies here too, but it is an ideal rather than an absolute — and there’s a sliding scale.

Your real life astrological influences may impact your engagement with your computer and entering Second Life in the first place. Until your butt is in the seat and you’re logged in, your real life is running the show.

But once you have logged in your avatar takes over primary control of your psyche, and your avatars astrological influences are going to push your real life astrological influences out the window! You’ve seen this come into play when you have a hard time logging off, even though your body is exhausted. That’s your avatar exerting control. And your avatar has its own astrological influences.

So that’s how it would work if it were an absolute state, but our real life body and mind can step in with a ‘veto’ at any time, out of physiological necessity or mental free will.

Free will is never extinguished by Second Life or astrology, and the meat behind the keyboard will muddy the RL/SL connection if you aren’t taking care of it. When RL Kirinyth and her worldly needs are cared for, SL Kirinyth is more able to be fully engaged when that meat is punching keys.

As for your RL…. take a good look at that laundry list of ‘self care’ items you’ve been putting off.  You’ve made some great recent strides IRL and SL to find yourself, but when you are doing more things to drain your batteries than charge them, you’ve just making it harder.

You don’t believe that you are — but you are so smart. You know when you are in pain, and you know what you have to do to address it and you are brave.  You hate it when your friends tell you these truths, but the Kirinyth in Second Life is not as quick as the RL you to dismiss them. That’s one of the ‘freedoms’ you love about SL Kirinyth. Problem is, when RL you is running on empty, SL Kirinyth fades into the shadows.

So what’s going on? Use your network of trusted friends. Open up about those things you know you should be doing, but aren’t. And trust that the people who love you can hold you accountable to doing the day-in, day-out, grind of disciplined self care that will help your loving soul blossom. And isn’t that what you’ve been trying to do on your own, with limited effect?

~Puck