How do you treat a Leo

From the emailbag:

I read this on a dating advice site and I disagree. Some guy has written that he doesn't have trouble getting dates, but he can't get past the first date. She writes back:

In our time-crunched society, it seems that no one wants to waste any time with the Wrong One. If you think about dating in this way, it puts you under so much pressure that it can make it even more difficult to succeed.

Keep these guidelines in mind--they will increase your chances of a great first date: Keep it casual and low-key. Save your extravagant gestures until after you know each other better.

Some of her other tips are good, like "Treat a discussion like a tennis game—you’re exchanging information. Smile, and keep it light and flirtatious, upbeat and positive. You should be talking about half the time." but that first part sure doesn't work for me.

Oh, one thing she said was really true - if I don't want to get romantically involved with the guy, I definitely insist on paying for it.

I think she's off-base on that first one. In our "time-crunched society," I don't want a guy who's ticking off the notches on his belt buckle, and throwing out one-liners in a Starbucks. In fact if a guy asks me for coffee at Starbucks, he's off my list. I expect him to be selective, and if he arrives at me, to take me out somewhere really nice and impress me, which includes being able to handle the "pressure" of an upscale rather formal dinner engagement.

What do you think?

A Leo who's claws are out

Dear Leo:

I agree, that's the perfect way to court a Lioness. Perhaps the only way -- guys, take heed. Leos are the Queens of the Jungle, after all. What they require might overwhelm a Cancer gal, and totally miss the mark with a Pisces gal. And, with the shoe on the other foot, may be totally beyond an Aquarius male to deliver. Everyone gets to go to Starbucks, for the Aquarius - fair is fair.

Go back to that old song, "If her daddy's rich, take her out for a meal. If her daddy's poor, just do what you feel." All Leo gals had a rich dad; because it's all about the royal treatment. Money isn't really what it's about.

A guy should know how to treat different signs and/or what he's getting in to with what signs. He also should know about his own sign and chart, which is uniquely individual. There's a very wise saying: "Never give advice in a crowd." Call me (817-734-1471) or email me (sdunn@susandunn.cc) to set up an appointment for a reading.

I'd love to help you hone your dating skills. I bring couples together and help them stay together.

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Wearing a Hair Shirt

To wear a hair shirt, literally, used to be an act of penance. It has come to mean feeling guilty about something, and also not being able to let go of something. They were also called calice, and could be very painful to wear.

I've found it often has to do with karma. If you'd like me to take a look at your chart in regards to things you just know you're over-reacting to, or vaguely disturbed by, let me know.





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I am moving, and here is a photo of "the changing of the guard." When I first moved into my condo, I put seasonal door decorations out front. Through my many months here, I never noticed anyone else doing it, so as time went by, I quit doing it, and just left my doorstep plain. Well, I move this month, and my new neighbor has moved in - and look at what she has done. Finally I get a neighbor who likes a homey-look? Well, I'm not wearing a hairshirt about it, I just think it's kind of neat. I think actually it's Spirit passing on the torch. Now she will be here, as I am leaving. And isn't her doorstep lovely?

Call me to schedule a psychic reading, or to have your chart done. 817-734-1471.

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The Concierge

APPROACHING THE CONCIERGE DESK FOR HELP

I love concierges. I wish they were everywhere, don't you? I think of what I do as kind of being a concierge. I help people find their path, give directions, point out signposts, point out obstacles and routes around them. You can learn so much by having your natal chart or spiritual life purpose chart done, or in a reading.

ABOUT CONCIERFES

Mr. Bladewell, at the Capthorne in London, was terrific. They took me to the wrong hotel, which I learned at 11 pm at night, after 15 hours air travel, and by the time I got to the Capthorne, I was so grateful to see his smiling face. He picked up the phone, and wouldn't take "no" for an answer. He made sure the tour bus would come for me in the morning, found me an adapter for my hotel room, showed me where I could eat at midnight, got a box breakfast for me for the morning, and got me a refund for the cab fare over there.

Xavier, at the Barcelona Hotel was also outstanding. He did not know the word "no." The only things he knew how to say were "Yes," and "Yes, I can do that for you." Fantastic!

I queued up in line, and while I was there, he found an Internet site for someone, changed a plane ticket, fixed a hotel overcharge, ran upstairs with me to personally fix my hotel safe, got Flamenco tickets for someone, hailed a cab, got a group of strangers together to share cab fare somewhere, ordered a pizza, recommended a spy, gave directions, handed out maps (always had the right one right there), rebooted the computer, asked someone not to butt in line, and spoke 3 languages.

It's a great concept. I think it's essential in today's world.

In fact, it's spreading. I went to buy my new cell phone yesterday, and there's nothing wrong with the cell phone business. The store was mobbed, and my head was mobbed with thoughts of - learn new cell phone, reprogram numbers, sim card, fuss and bother.

I was met at the door by a smiling young man who said, "What do you need today? Let me get you to the right person." What a relief!

Most important, is the helpful attitude. Their job is to help people, and they love their work.

I love my work too. Let me be your astrologer, psychic and concierge. Call me at 817-734-1471, or email me at sdunn@susandunn.cc .

I am moving to the D. C. area the first of June. If you're in the area, let's get acquainted.

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What is Your Anchor?

SEEN ON THE CANNES TOUR

There are running jokes on tours and tour buses. Men particularly tell the one about the guy who writes in his journal "JAC" -- just another cathedral.
It is not "alert the press" that males and females are different. It was very obvious on the Russian cruise how exciting locks are to men, while the women watched us go through the first one, and then went on to other things.

But back to cathedrals. There are the cathedrals you really must see in your lifetime, if you are lucky enough to be able to -- Notre Dame, Chartres. I would add the one in Siena, Italy. My father liked the one in Bruges, Belgium. You may have one of your own, and truly theirs no need to have a "favorite". But after that, you can get tired of it; tired of the thought of it. Especially if you aren't very "aesthetic" -- if you don't appreciate beauty.

But, all jokes aside, it is one of those things that impresses you in its absence. When I took the tour of Cannes, France, we toured the town by bus and then they dumped us off in the resort/city area. Yachts lining the harbor on the left. Rows and rows of places for us to shop and spend money on the right. And in the mid-area, I plopped myself down in a cafe to people-watch. (I'll add here that it is no place to people-watch. Not very interesting and mostly people who are obviously tourists, i.e., you'd see the same thing back home.)

That having been said, I sipped my capucino and began to feel a little disoriented. I thought to myself, "Where's the church? The cathedral?" It just didn't feel like I was in a town, something with a center.

Now I will be driving from Tx to D.C. and I am planning to spend 2 nights in Asheville. I want to take the train through the Smokies, and drive the "scenic Blue Ridge Parkway." After all, I've done the Amalfi and the Grand Corniche. But here is something else I will include, and listen to how they describe it: "Completed in 1909, the Basilica of St. Lawrence D.M. is one of Asheville's architectural treasures and spiritual anchors."

What your "spiritual anchor" is, is up to you. But if you want to be enjoy good health (mental, physical, emotional and spiritual), you'd best have one. It grounds you, balances you, and reminds you how to make choices at every turn in the road. It's just so helpful.

If you'd like to know your Spiritual Life Purpose, right be for a report. It can help you anchor your life in ways you can't imagine. sdunn@susandunn.cc

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Does this mean that ...

In today's mailbag:

Q: I am planning to move halfway across the country. Since it meant having time off between jobs (so rare!), I decided to travel to France. While I was there, someone stole all my identity papers -- passport, driver's license, all my credit cards, everything. I know it's Mercury Retrograde, but does this mean the move is ill-fated? Things certainly went wrong on the trip. It seems like it's a message not to move. That's what my sister says, but I know she doesn't want me to move, so I don't know what to think. Panicing in Poughkeepsie

A: No. I'm glad you wrote me for a reading. In looking at your chart, and with Saturn straightening out, I would say it means it is time for "a new you," just the sort of thing that will happen with this move you told me about. A new identity, even. Spirit just sent you the message that way. Having the houses where you do in your chart, that is the best interpretation. Check in for another reading soon. When you're emotional and nervous about something, and those around you are too, it's easy to misinterpret things.

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Do more than be fair: be kind

As Saturn goes direct, and you figure out what you learned, and prepare for action steps ... and muddle along with Mercury Retrograde, think about:

"Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work." - William Arthur Ward

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Cell Phone Madness

COMMISSERATION

This has got to be one of the worst Mercury Retrogrades I've seen. It seems particularly to be effecting machines - computers and cell phones. Lost, strayed, or stolen, or crashing -- they are taking a hit.

So take it easy and give people a chance to communicate, and then RE-communicate.

Speaking of that, I lost my cell phone, so called to inform the company. I asked about getting a new one. At the end of the call I was asked to take a survey. They asked some very good questions.

The first one was, did the representative take ownership of your problem.

The second one was, did the representative treat you with respect.

Two good things to keep in mind!!

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