{"id":4361,"date":"2018-07-24T00:44:43","date_gmt":"2018-07-24T00:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ohmystars\/?p=4361"},"modified":"2018-07-24T00:59:24","modified_gmt":"2018-07-24T00:59:24","slug":"mercury-need-talk-relationship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ohmystars\/2018\/07\/mercury-need-talk-relationship.html","title":{"rendered":"Mercury: We Need To Talk About Our Relationship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ohmystars\/files\/2018\/07\/matthew-currie-astrology-planets-talking.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4362 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/360\/2018\/07\/matthew-currie-astrology-planets-talking-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"matthew currie astrology planets talking\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>(SCENE: The Board Room where all the planets get together once a week to discuss next week&#8217;s transits. The planets are gathering up their papers and preparing to return to work. MERCURY, dressed like a tweedy assistant math instructor, clears his throat and rises to speak.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>MERCURY:<\/strong> If you&#8217;ll excuse me, there&#8217;s one more item of importance I&#8217;d like to address. We need to talk about our relationship. (The other planets groan and mutter and sit back down.) Or rather, relationships in general.<\/p>\n<p><em>(MERCURY notes that MARS is staring up at the ceiling, looking bored.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>MERCURY:<\/strong> \u2026And especially about sex.<\/p>\n<p><em>(MARS snaps to attention.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>MERCURY:<\/strong> As you all know&#8230; or should know&#8230; communication is probably the single most important factor in making a relationship work. And I feel like my needs are being neglected. Now I know that &#8220;communication&#8221; isn&#8217;t very exciting, but it&#8217;s still important.<em> (MERCURY produces a thick booklet from his briefcase)<\/em> I&#8217;ve prepared a detailed seventeen-point response to the majority of relationship issues that I need to address&#8230; issues that, to be perfectly honest, you guys have mostly started yourselves. If you&#8217;ll all refer to the graph on page 47&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>(VENUS breaks out her nail kit and starts giving herself a manicure. MARS leaps out of his chair and begins talking dirty to VENUS.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>URANUS:<\/strong> (To VENUS and MARS) Oh boy, let me get my camera!<\/p>\n<p><strong>SATURN:<\/strong> It&#8217;ll never work with those two. They&#8217;re too different.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEPTUNE:<\/strong> <em>(taking a drink from a previously-concealed flask)<\/em> Awww, I&#8217;m sure it&#8217;ll work this time&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>PLUTO:<\/strong> <em>(Shaking his head)<\/em> Tsk. Where&#8217;s the depth? It&#8217;s probably doomed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>JUPITER:<\/strong> Hey, at least it ought to be fun to watch!<\/p>\n<p><strong>MOON:<\/strong> Oh, this feels good&#8230; so far. But maybe something will go wrong! Oh boy, I can hardly wait to find out!<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUN:<\/strong> Me? Glad you all asked. I&#8217;m enjoying this tremendously!<\/p>\n<p><strong>MERCURY:<\/strong> <em>(Tossing the booklet up in the air and walking to the door)<\/em> I completely give up on you lot!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Want to know how to work with the current and future energy to get maximum benefit? <a href=\"mailto:astrologyshow@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\">Feel free to write me about it!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ohmystars\/about-matthew-currie.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>CLICK HERE to find out how you can get a personalized, informative, life-changing consultation that will help you take charge of your life in the next year!<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/matthewtheastrologer\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>CLICK HERE to join the OH MY STARS Facebook Fan Page, and get exclusive content, an additional discount on a reading, and more material on blog entries!<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(SCENE: The Board Room where all the planets get together once a week to discuss next week&#8217;s transits. 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