Supermoon and the Dunning-Kruger Effect by Holiday Mathis

hhd@get.creators.com (Holiday Mathis)

According to the Dunning-Kruger effect, the worst performers often overestimate their performance, and the top performers err toward underestimation. This can cause a backward hierarchy indeed. The Virgo supermoon shines an oversized light on self-assessment, and the wisest among us will have the humility to ask for an outside opinion.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). What’s boring will become interesting when you rewind time to understand the history or when you zoom in closer to understand the intricacies and inner workings.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). In any given moment, there are a number of things you can do other than try to regulate your psychological experience of it. The sooner you can get into action (and thereby out of thinking) the better you’ll be.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Whatever it was you were looking forward to, now it seems like not quite enough. Dare to juice up the rewards. Commit to scarier challenges. Ultimately, you create amazing momentum toward your goals.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You will be touched by scenes of companionship — friends laughing together and people holding hands or helping one another. Even mundane civility will be heartening. It’s a sign that humanity is doing fine.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You seek hours that could easily be defined by a sense of vitality and engagement, as opposed to hours characterized by the weight of problems. Place the issues in a mental jar to open and deal with later.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The virtue of humility is difficult to quantify, as anyone claiming to be abundantly humble defies humility’s very definition. And so, it takes one to know one.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’ll be magnetized to the abstract, mesmerized by art, seduced by poetry and music. Strange how you’ll find more reason and logic in these things than in the math of the universe.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). If you find yourself thinking about your position in a group, then count yourself among the psychologically advanced. That you are even conscious of such things gives you an advantage here.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). External fixes are much easier than internal ones, which might take more time and where time itself has a different nature, as the historic and futuristic are equally possible places to visit or live inside.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). When your mind throws words at you, those words can become your experience. The trick is to only identify with the thoughts that help you. In other words, don’t believe everything you think.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). There’s no reason to focus on your fears. And at the same time, you shouldn’t try not to have them. Fear serves a purpose. That purpose will be served just as well with five seconds of attention as it will hours of rumination.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You have some funny ideas about what you do and don’t have time for. If you think that play, levity, laughter, exercise, relaxation and creative flexing are luxuries, you’re being shortsighted.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 9). Listen to your curiosity, especially when it pulls you in unconventional directions. It’s those offbeat interests that will be luckiest and most lucrative! You’ll be promoted or assigned a stellar job in May, and you’ll do it like no one else can. Your heart will overflow with the fun you have in June, which leads to plans and alliances. Virgo and Aquarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 20, 15, 13 and 33.

NAME THAT SUPERMOON: There are a host of possible names for the Virgo full moon, which is the second of four supermoons this year. You could go with “worm moon,” an association having to do with ground thaw and the prevalence of earthworms, as seen in the beaks of robins and blue jays. “Crust moon” is another thaw-related option, as snow forms a crunchy crust that becomes most satisfying underfoot. You could, of course, stick with the bird-bound theme with the “crow moon,” which certainly holds an ominous glamour. Then again, it would be remiss not to give a nod to “sap moon” an acknowledgment of the sweet maple sap that begins to flow in March and the start of the annual tree tapping.

Most of these names originate from the indigenous peoples of the Americas, with various tribes having their favorites, although there’s no reason why you can’t also contribute your own ideas to the mix. Though many have named, claimed, circled, walked and even stuck flags in the moon, last time I checked, that round rock was owned by neither worm nor crow nor sap nor crust. It somehow belongs to each and all.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Pisces is the sign of dreamy imagination, blithe spirit, and deep empathy — qualities that Pisces actress Juliette Binoche brings to every project from “The English Patient” to “Godzilla” and beyond. Binoche has natal Mercury and Mars in Pisces, too, adding to the ethereal innocence she radiates at every age. Look for Binoche in the upcoming drama, “Between Two Worlds.”

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