Welcome to Earth (Part II)

My 98 year-old grandfather is a Capricorn (Earth sign). A successful Sicilian-American businessman, family man, Army Air Corp. veteran, and a real straight shooter.

I call him The Godfather on occasion, although he’s more like Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) in Casablanca, his favorite movie. His B&W aura stands in sharp contrast to our technicolored modern age… Even The Beatles were too far past his time. He doesn’t know them. The “Who?” Cranky Kong asks. “B-E-A-T-L-E-S!” My beautiful grandmother reminds him “You know… From The Ed Sullivan Show!”

Grandpa is of the Great Generation, where a man’s worth is measured solely by his occupation. Which is why he asks me about work each and every time I visit him (weekly or bi-weekly depending on my schedule.) However, it’s the alzheimer’s that truly makes this recurrence a scene from Groundhogs Day. For, each time I must remind him I earn my money as a delivery driver (primarily), and each time I must witness the cataclysm in his bloodshot eyes – His pained facial expression mirroring our shared dismay. “…an errand boy.”😭

Grandpa is also my Master Oogway (Turtle from Kung Fu Panda). And you should see his face when I call him that. (Waves hand over scalp). No clue.

My grandparents suffer greatly as anybody does their age. That we do not have a legal euthanasia (death with dignity) option in this country is surely one of our greatest oversights. As humans. It’s what they want.

I fear the death of my grandfather because I am superstitious that his practical, 3D grounded spirit will possess my body, cause me to quit this blog, shave my head and join the military, or become a traveling salesman (I wouldn’t mind the traveling part). And I would be trapped inside my body as a horrified witness to the whole experience (like I am now).

I believe in ghosts, you could say. I believe deceased relatives have influenced my art, my relationships, and my choices in general. My “Little Chefs” I call them, i.e., the rat master chef in Ratatouille. I am Linguini – the bumbling marionette puppet. And I believe my grandfather will be with me after he passes. Like my Uncles, my maternal grandparents, and other friends and relatives who have moved on. Okayy, back to Earth!

Here is how I must leverage my Grandfather’s Earthen spirit going forward. My Grandfather is a Capricorn. My goddaughter niece is a Capricorn. And I also have several Capricorn placements in my birth chart, including my Saturn (ruler of Capricorn) which has just returned. Which makes me…🥁 (pinch-conjuring air-title) “The Godfather😉” End sales pitch.

“Louie, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.”

EF🤵🏽🐈‍⬛ (🐴🩸😱)