Astrology and Communication

The Wordsmith reminds everyone of their English teacher. She's the one who corrects people's grammar. She changes the wording of what you've written, or what you've said to get just the "right" phrase. She is a stickler about spelling, punctuation, pronunciation, enunciation, and all those details most people overlook. She's great at making lists and spotting areas for improvement. Many people feel she is too critical, full of judgments of others. Helping direct her critiques toward the physical world, rather than people's statements or personalities, is a good idea. Her skills shine in the area of focused attention to details, order, organization, and logical thinking.

The Rebel loves to shock people. This individual may make statements just to upset others, to push their buttons, to upset their assumptions, to help them question their stereotypes. The Rebel is unconventional, nonconformist, and can be quite unique and original in thinking and communicating. Computers and new age technology often appeal. This is the employee who loves E-Mail or "modern" forms of sending messages. This is also the individual who can be chaotic, weird and off-the-wall at times in what s/he says and how s/he says it. Rebels will finish your sentences, interrupt, and speaks in bursts and spurts because their minds are constantly leaping from idea to idea.

The Empath deals with emotions more than words. She is sensitive, and alive to all the nuances behind, underneath and between the words. Because she values silence and meditation, you may have to draw her out. She understands a great deal, however, particularly about what motivations drive people. She has quite an imaginative and poetic mind and could make beautiful music with her use of language. She would rather hold back than hurt someone. She is more interested in what could be than what is.

The Realist is very focused on results. He will often communicate in terms of tasks. Indeed, he may be rather silent in social settings, but quite articulate when it is time to accomplish a specific job. He prefers communication that is sensible, unemotional, follows a predictable sequence, and will help to produce some tangible result. He believes in right and wrong answers and strives to support what he believes is proper.

As you can see, with these styles (and more are depicted by astrology), the possibilities for conflict are evident. The Rebel fights the Realist. The Empath finds the Verbal Duelist painful. The Wordsmith is turned off by the Entertainer's exaggerations and the Entertainer is frustrated by the Wordsmith's nit-picking. And so on with all the variations and permutations.

The better people understand their own styles--and the styles of those around them--the more they can tailor what they say and write to be "heard" and understood by others. Modifying your message so that it is closer to the style of the person you want to get through to is an excellent idea. Successful communication means being understood. Astrology gives us a great advantage in knowing how to phrase things to get through to different people. Why not check it out yourself--today!