{"id":4649,"date":"2019-02-12T18:53:56","date_gmt":"2019-02-12T18:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ohmystars\/?p=4649"},"modified":"2019-02-12T19:05:35","modified_gmt":"2019-02-12T19:05:35","slug":"marie-kondo-tidies-planets-astrology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ohmystars\/2019\/02\/marie-kondo-tidies-planets-astrology.html","title":{"rendered":"Marie Kondo Tidies Up The Planets In Astrology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Many people who are learning astrology often complain that it is complicated.<\/strong> My usual response to that is usually something like &#8220;life itself is complicated, so why shouldn&#8217;t astrology be the same?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Given the popularity of <em>Tidying Up with Marie Kondo<\/em> on Netflix, maybe it&#8217;s time to change that. For those of you unfamiliar with the show, <strong>Marie Kondo is an expert on &#8220;sparking joy&#8221; by making your environment less cluttered.<\/strong> If you&#8217;ve watched her show, you&#8217;ll understand why I also suspect that she is a tiny woodland nymph from Japanese legend who escaped the forest in order to get a contract with Netflix, but I digress.<\/p>\n<p>Marie is all about making people&#8217;s lives better by getting rid of clutter. In other words, throwing out most of your stuff. <strong>Can the same principle be applied to the basics of astrology?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Well&#8230; no. No, it can&#8217;t. <strong>But here are some memes on the subject anyway.<\/strong> <em>You&#8217;re welcome.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(Click on them to enlarge them if you&#8217;re having a hard time reading, or if you are reading this on your phone. Man, formatting for multiple platforms is HARD.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ohmystars\/files\/2019\/02\/matthew-currie-astrology-kondo-sun-2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ohmystars\/files\/2019\/02\/matthew-currie-astrology-kondo-sun-2.png\" alt=\"matthew currie astrology kondo sun\" width=\"600\" height=\"727\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ohmystars\/files\/2019\/02\/matthew-currie-astrology-kondo-moon.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4656\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ohmystars\/files\/2019\/02\/matthew-currie-astrology-kondo-moon-248x300.png\" alt=\"matthew currie astrology kondo moon\" width=\"600\" height=\"727\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ohmystars\/files\/2019\/02\/matthew-currie-astrology-kondo-mercury-2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4657\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ohmystars\/files\/2019\/02\/matthew-currie-astrology-kondo-mercury-2-247x300.png\" alt=\"matthew currie astrology kondo mercury\" width=\"600\" height=\"728\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ohmystars\/files\/2019\/02\/matthew-currie-astrology-kondo-venus.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ohmystars\/files\/2019\/02\/matthew-currie-astrology-kondo-venus-247x300.png\" alt=\"matthew currie astrology kondo venus\" width=\"600\" height=\"728\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ohmystars\/files\/2019\/02\/matthew-currie-astrology-kondo-mars.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ohmystars\/files\/2019\/02\/matthew-currie-astrology-kondo-mars-247x300.png\" alt=\"matthew currie astrology kondo mars\" width=\"600\" height=\"728\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ohmystars\/files\/2019\/02\/matthew-currie-astrology-kondo-jupiter.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ohmystars\/files\/2019\/02\/matthew-currie-astrology-kondo-jupiter-247x300.png\" alt=\"matthew currie astrology kondo jupiter\" width=\"600\" height=\"728\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ohmystars\/files\/2019\/02\/matthew-currie-astrology-kondo-saturn.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ohmystars\/files\/2019\/02\/matthew-currie-astrology-kondo-saturn-247x300.png\" alt=\"matthew currie astrology kondo saturn\" width=\"600\" height=\"728\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ohmystars\/files\/2019\/02\/matthew-currie-astrology-kondo-uranus.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4662\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ohmystars\/files\/2019\/02\/matthew-currie-astrology-kondo-uranus-247x300.png\" alt=\"matthew currie astrology kondo uranus\" width=\"600\" height=\"728\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ohmystars\/files\/2019\/02\/matthew-currie-astrology-kondo-neptune.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4663\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ohmystars\/files\/2019\/02\/matthew-currie-astrology-kondo-neptune-247x300.png\" alt=\"matthew currie astrology kondo neptune\" width=\"600\" height=\"728\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ohmystars\/files\/2019\/02\/matthew-currie-astrology-kondo-pluto.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4664\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/360\/2019\/02\/matthew-currie-astrology-kondo-pluto-247x300.png\" alt=\"matthew currie astrology kondo pluto\" width=\"600\" height=\"728\" \/><\/a><\/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>Many people who are learning astrology often complain that it is complicated. 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