Whether you think astrology is just for fun or you have a fully mapped-out chart with your houses and your rising sign, you probably have an opinion about your astrological sign and what it represents. So are we are zodiac signs? Read what the Chicks have to say, and tell us your answer in the comments below!

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Lisa Q. Mathews

As a baby editor, I was assigned to work on a book series by Sydney Omarr (late astrologist-to-the-stars). I can’t say that gave me a lot of faith in astrological signs or predictions. But according to the charts, I am a classic Cancer. I have deep feelings (read: overemotional), generally exhibit empathy, am a good friend and listener, love the water and moon and tides, and have a “rich inner life of dreams and fantasies.” (No comment.) It also means I can occasionally be moody or crabby, and I don’t care for confrontation. More truths: I may sometimes feel a pressing need to retreat to my safe shell or dig into the sand. Oh, and I move sideways. But I do write intuitive sleuths that notice odd details and pay close attention to the actions/reactions of others. Maybe ol’ Syd wasn’t entirely wrong.

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 Ellen Byron

I used to hate being a Capricorn. It seemed like the dray horse of zodiac signs: hardworking, plodding, and stolid. I read somewhere that our color is brown and our gemstone is garnet. Buh-buh-buh boring! But try as I might to deny it, I’m very much a Capricorn. Not only as my primary sign – if that’s what you call it – but all over the chart someone once made for me. And now I embrace the sign’s general attributes. Wikipedia writes that Capricorns have a “methodical and achievement-oriented nature.” To which I say, hell yeah! CoPilot credits us with “ambition, discipline, and determination.” Preach, Copilot! And guess what? I discovered that Tsavorite, a stunning green gemstone I love and wear frequently, is actually a variety of garnet – so when I wear it, I’m wearing my birthstone.

When you and Michelle Obama have the same birth sign, it can’t be all bad. In less positive news, I share my birthday with Jeff Bezos. But hey, you can’t say he’s not “achievement-oriented!”

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Marla Cooper

I’m a Scorpio — but hear me out. I think we get a bad rap! On the plus side, we’re supposed to be passionate (approaching life, work, and relationships with an all-or-nothing dedication), resourceful, loyal, and intuitive. Guilty as charged!! There are some negative traits, too, but for some weird reason I put an asterisk on all of those. I’d like to think that my Libra influence balances out the downsides. Slow to forgive? Well, I’m no goldfish (hat tip toTed Lasso). But vindictive? I would never! Okay, sometimes my Scorpio bestie and I have fun plotting our revenge, but we laugh and move on, because we’re full-grown adult humans who are able to move on. The only revenge I exact is on paper. Like the saying goes, “Careful, or you might end up in one of my novels.”

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Leslie Karst

I always say that I don’t believe in astrology–except for Virgos. Because I match the definition of a Virgo to a T.

I make lists. I’m obsessively organized. I’m rarely late to an appointment. And I tend to gravitate towards other people who share my sign (such my wife and my sister–the two people in the world I’m closest to).

I have this theory that it’s really a genetic thing more than one of the stars. Since Virgos are born in late August or in September, we were conceived around the new year. So perhaps our parents were the organized types to set aside time during the winter holidays to–as Frank Sinatra so poetically sang it–make a little whoopie. It’s a fun theory.

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Jennifer Chow

Funnily enough, I sometimes covered for the student who wrote horoscopes for our school paper. I really wished, though, that my sign was a cool animal or mythology character. Would’ve been happy to switch with El! Instead, my sign is an object: the scales. At a book event I was at, though, the moderator said she could figure out my astrological sign because I kept on talking about justice being served (yay, balance!). I also definitely have artistic leanings.

My sign is pretty accurate since I do take some time to make up my mind (read: indecisive). If you ask me to bring cheesecake to a party, I’ll often get three kinds! And we’re also known for valuing relationships, which is definitely true for me.

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Patricia Sargeant

Some of the positive qualities of Scorpios: determined, passionate, and loyal as a puppy. Some of the less positive qualities: unforgiving, controlling, secretive. I rest my case. Ha! I love the fact that Scorpio is a water sign. People born under the water sign are supposed to be empathetic, intuitive, and imaginative. But this is where I wonder how much of my personality is nature and how much is nurture? My parents taught my siblings and I to be empathetic, loyal, and creative. I believe it’s a combination of the two.

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Cynthia Kuhn

Lisa already did a great job of covering the Cancer qualities. (Way to go!!!) I also feel like the emotional, dreamy, and water-enthusiast qualities feel accurate for me too. One of the negatives that I relate to is the grabbing power of the crab claws…it’s pretty hard for me to let something go once I clamp down on it. Have spent many nights worrying about something I can’t do anything about. Then again, the grabbing might be a positive thing, if it has to do with not giving up on something you hope to achieve. Let’s go! *clicks claws*

 

 

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Readers: do you identify with your zodiac sign?

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