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Not So Independent Thought: CJ’s “Wild Card” Birthday Post

It’s funny… as someone who doesn’t subscribe to any particular religion, I’m a big believer in one’s own power to create their own destiny (which is why fate has always been a tough pill for me to swallow).  Whenever in a “Why are we here?” or “What does it all mean?” discussion with those abreast in philosophy, the existential label isn’t far behind when they comment on my thoughts.  This is a label that I wear proudly.  So it’s all the more curious to me (if not a bit hypocritical) that I’m going to get a bit metaphysical on you.

Since today is my birthday, I’m a little more focused on the date of today than I am most other days.  As such, there is something that I’ve noticed over the years that seem a little more than coincidental.  Many people, that I know, who have similar birthday’s in either year (dragon) or time of year (scorpio), have similar characteristics to those I possess.   Now, I am the LAST person to identify with Astrology, especially when used to predict the future (quacks!).  But I have noticed that other scorpios, dragons, scorpio-dragons, or, my particular fave scorpio-firedragons (those born in ‘76) tend to have similar personality traits.

Of course my existentialism grounds me in the fact that there are over 6 billion people on this floating rock, and these simple, broad descriptions will not describe everyone within the category, especially when the discussion goes deeper into the backgrounds and upbringing of these people.  But, nevertheless,  it’s fun to speculate, make comparisons, and draw conclusions.

Scorpio traits:

Dragon traits:

How do you stack up? Have you noticed any similarities? Thanks for indulging me, out here on the deep end.  In the future, I’ll try to keep the crazy to myself!