Edgar Cayce: Birthchart Interpretations Birth data: 3-18-1877, 3:00 pm LMT at Hopkinsville, KY, Lat. 36:50, Long. 87:30 Contents Chart Patterns Important Features Angular Planets Sun, Moon, Rising Sign Features Other Natal Planets Other Aspects Chart Patterns Funnel, focal planet Uranus You have the planetary pattern type called the 'funnel' shape. All your planets form a group, with the exception of the focal point, one planet or two planets in conjunction. Your energies tend to be channeled through this focus. You will have abilities in the occupied area of the chart, and goals in the direction of the focal point. The focal planet(s) symbolizes how your energies will be expressed, and where you seek to have your needs met or achieve your purpose. Uranus in the First House (or sign) gives an individual with an original and eccentric mind, whose intuition is strong. Change and variety excite you. You are a nonconformist, and totally have your own code of ethics. You are constantly asserting your freedom and independence, which is the very breath of life for you. The Uranian energy can be impulsive, as well as insensitive to others' needs, and you can appear to be cold at times, or you may seem to be more excited by ideas than by other people. You may feel unrest and isolation, as though on a separate wavelength from the rest of mankind. Your mutability and urge for constant change can frustrate or confuse those around you. You may also feel uneasy in your sense of self, as you attempt to come to terms with this basic instability. You benefit from more balance in applying your energy, and an awareness that everyone is not as impulsive as you are. You are a free spirit, courageous and pioneering, whose mission in life is involved with bringing new ideas into being. The following applies to your generation as a whole as well as to you personally: Uranus in Leo (or the fifth house) gives a rebellious individual with a strong will. With this placement you are determined to get your own way. You are reckless, original, and independent. You like to assert yourself, and may be unconventional in love affairs. You can be very creative, especially in the arts. Children are a source of great interest but you may have difficulties in giving them warmth and affection. You can benefit from more follow-through, as well as focus and self-discipline, generally, in order to successfully complete what is started. Important Features Jupiter in Capricorn (2 Cap 03) Jupiter in the Fifth House Jupiter in the Fifth House (or sign) gives a generous personality with good vitality. You have dignity, pride and dramatic presence. You like to show off your good side, and have excellent executive abilities. You have good intuition, you would make a capable leader. You are attracted to higher learning, and the fine arts, and are courageous and loyal. You can also be extravagant and suffer from errors in judgment. You may tend to overdo things, and you should also beware of egotism. Jupiter in Capricorn (or the tenth house) gives a serious and conscientious personality who is also very practical. You tend to be extremely careful with money, are a good manager, and have a strong drive to achieve success. You have a talent for working with the public. You can also be somewhat miserly with your affection. You can have problems with material well-being (especially if there are challenging aspects to Jupiter in your chart). You may be too cautious and thrifty for your own good, and could benefit from striving to be more generous. Pluto in Taurus (22 Tau 56) Pluto in the Tenth House Pluto in the Tenth House (or sign) gives a forceful personality with a focus on issues of authority, power and control. You may in fact have a compulsion for control manifesting in problems with interpersonal relations or in rebellious attitudes toward established authority, or perhaps in the charismatic personal magnetism of a natural leader. There are however likely to be difficulties inherent in maintaining a position of authority, once achieved. What is needed is a reevaluation and transformation of your urge for power and control, based on a deeper understanding of and more conscious and socially responsible use of personal power. The following applies to your generation as a whole as well as to you personally: Pluto in Taurus (or the second house) gives a personality somewhat focused around the issues of money and material possessions. With this placement you are on a path of transformation of your attitude toward the material, and of your values in general. You may have a tendency to associate a sense of security with material possessions, or possibly compulsive expenditures may be a problem. You can overcome these tendencies by self-discipline and re-aligning of values. When your values are transformed, your sense of self no longer depends on physical possessions, but rather depends on the deeper meaning associated with these things, which are symbolic of love and sharing. Sun in Pisces (28 Pis 23 17) Sun in the Eighth House The Sun represents will and purpose, the sense of vitality, and the evolving higher Self. In Pisces it is Mutable-Water, and rules the feet. Your ruling planet is Neptune, also Jupiter. You are friendly and likable, yet also can be very moody and introspective, and not entirely at home in the world. Pisces is a watery sign, concerned with subtle emotions and secret mystical depths. You are dreamy and full of imagination, and are easily influenced by everything around you. You also have an artistic temperament with which to express these feelings. You can be strong when necessary, but you may have a hard time making a decision. At your best you are truly compassionate, and operate at the level of service, love and understanding of mankind. The Sun in the Eighth House represents a concentration of one's vital force to transform and regenerate. You enjoy the intensity of the human animal. It is your nature to merge understanding with experience. You act from a primal urge to merge with the sacred and secret relationships between yourself and the world. Your aim is to metamorphose yourself in order to experientially manifest the cycles of death and rebirth from within your inner world. You are aware of the depths of human needs through your deep understanding of the instinctual level of human inter-relations, and the fear of loss, or death. Through your own understanding of your inner realizations, you easily perceive the motives of those around you. Through merging with others at the depths of human experience, you learn how to experience your own emotional desires without fear. You penetrate every variation of deep emotion in order to confront your own primal nature. You need to learn how to experiment with and confront your fears and insecurities in healthy ways around people who support your need to grow intensely in order for you to maintain an ever-expanding boundary of security. Moon in Taurus (12 Tau 12 02) Moon in the Tenth House The Moon in Taurus gives a personality with a deep need for security, centered in the material world. You are possessed of powerful emotions, and you are also charming, good-natured, and attractive. The material world can be of importance to you, for it makes you feel comfortable to be in nice surroundings. You are also very practical, proud and stubborn, and should beware of acting conceited. You are likely to attract a loyal and loving partner. The Moon in the Tenth House represents an emotional sensitivity to the experience of your acceptance in public career, your works in the world. Prestige matters a great deal to you. You may be ambitious in the outer world because you feel that you have something important to share with others around you. This makes you strive towards demonstrating your inner ability to be a leader. You have great inner strength and emotional control which you project outwardly as power. People may perceive you as emotionally cool, calm, and collected. Your sense of control and power gives you an air of authority. You have natural leadership abilities and you take the feeling of authority seriously as a demonstration of your self-worth. You feel a need to be connected to being useful in society and work well with the public. You truly want to see yourself serving the best interest of your community. You do best when you are in position to perform to the best of your qualifications, abilities, and talents and use your talents to improve the lot of others around you. Angular Planets Sun, Moon, Rising Sign Features Sun in semi-square (within -1.2 degrees) with Moon The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; calmness is required. This aspect gives a willful and strong-minded individual. You may have two sides to your approach to life, which do not always blend harmoniously: your will and your instinctual, or more emotional, self. You have a high energy level and good intelligence, and are very aware and alert, but you may feel a conflict between your public and private lives or the work you set out to accomplish versus your personal goals. You may have experienced your parents as inharmoniously related to each other and also may have a tendency toward argument and conflict in your own interpersonal relationships. There is a creative tension in your relationships, and also internally within your own personality, that may lead you to accomplish much in life, through the path of struggle rather than the path of ease and comfort. Sun in square (within 3.7 degrees) with Jupiter The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time. This aspect gives an optimistic and high spirited individual. You are likely to be fortunate in your material surroundings. You are convivial and lively, and generous with your money and your affections. There may be a tendency to overdo things, or to expand the waistline. You are attracted to higher learning, and the fine arts, and are courageous and loyal , but you can be extravagant and suffer from errors in judgment. You should also beware of too much egotism. Sun in sextile (within -5.5 degrees) with Pluto The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections. This aspect gives a willful personality with a focus on being recognized and admired. You have strong desires, and you also have a powerful urge toward self-transformation, and may go through many changes in your life. You are not shy about expressing your beliefs, and you may even feel a compulsion toward self-assertion or self-aggrandizement. You also tend to champion the underdog, and react strongly to social injustice. In relationships, you tend to become intensely involved quickly, and stay absorbed in the relationship as long as it lasts. There may be underlying feelings of insecurity leading to your rather self-centered and ego oriented behavior. Exploring these feelings can be incredibly rewarding for you, and should be quite possible, for you have tremendous powers of regeneration and rebirth. When you learn to train your considerable energy on these socially oriented as well as personal goals, you can become a focal point for the transformation of society itself. Sun in semi-sextile (within -0.4 degrees) with Chiron The planetary energies attract each other, require effort, allow entry of new information. With this aspect between Sun and Chiron there are indications that you may experience painful realizations throughout your own life and that you also have the ability to heal others as well. Chiron is called "the wounded healer" because it represents the archetype of imperfection and loss which when integrated leads to compassion and understanding of others' suffering. The empathy and the understanding that are gained through life's trials provides the ability to serve as a helper and a healer for others. Since you have come through the fires of difficulty you are likely to be someone with career possibilities in the helping professions. It is often easier to face others' troubles than one's own, and you may even be more ready and available to help others than to help yourself. It is good to integrate your past experiences, no matter how painful they may have been, and no matter how painful these feelings continue to be for you in adult life. Then you will be in a position to truly sympathize with others' suffering and help them to work out their traumas as well. Sun in semi-square (within 0.6 degrees) with Midheaven The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; calmness is required. This aspect gives a strong personality, very involved in work and career. You can be autocratic and may appear selfish, or bent on getting your own way. You have tremendous drive, and will likely go far, but you should beware of too much ego-involvement in being on top. Moon in strong sextile (within -0.5 degrees) with Mercury The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections. This aspect gives a kindly, sound and logical mentality. You are a good communicator, and are able to express your emotions easily. You are an inquisitive student of life, and are also excellent at working with the public. You usually prefer plain and direct speech, and you are judicious and honest in your approach to life. Moon in strong trine (within -1.0 degrees) with Mars The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial. This aspect gives a vigorous and daring personality. You are out-going, and may also be a profound thinker. You have a practical and matter-of-fact way of going about things. You speak directly and to the point, although you may be over-sensitive to criticism. All in all, you have good control over your passions and balance well between the extremes of getting close to other people and maintaining your own sense of individuality. Moon in strong sextile (within 0.6 degrees) with Saturn The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections. This aspect gives a deepening and concentrating in the expression of your feelings. Usually there is caution and reserve in your make-up, along with a good sense of the practicalities of life. You may be extremely sensitive. You may have had a strict upbringing. The parental figures, in your life, especially your mother, may have been experienced as rejecting or uncaring. You may experience some difficulties in your relationship to the feminine. You may also benefit from relationships with powerful feminine figures, symbolic of the powerful feelings which need fuller expression in your own nature. The lesson for you here is to understand and value the true roots of your being more fully and deeply, leading to a better sense of security and greater self-acceptance. Moon in strong conjunction (within 1.8 degrees) with Midheaven The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets. This conjunction gives an emotionally sensitive personality who is nurturing and caring. You may tend to be dependent on others for your own feelings of self-worth. It may be important to you that others look up to you. You do well in a business setting, having a dramatic presence that gives you natural abilities to influence others, and an attitude of caring that makes you easy to get along with. You set priorities based on people rather than strictly on profits. Your career may also be quite changeable. Moon in sextile (within 3.5 degrees) with Venus The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections. This aspect gives a calm and steady emotional nature, with a refined and artistic sensibility. You are habitually cheerful and are likely to be happiest in your home and family. You possess a great deal of personal charm, and also have a love for the arts, especially music and dance. You are courteous and popular, and supportive to your friends. It is important for you that your home environment be aesthetically pleasing. The ruler of your Sun Sign is Neptune in Taurus (3 Tau 39) The ruler of your Sun sign is characteristic of your personality: Neptune in the Ninth House (or sign) gives an impressionable, idealistic and very intuitive personality. You are inclined to the mystical, and are high-minded, seeing life in terms of visionary and poetic feelings, rather than in practical terms. You are capable of great belief in the unknown and unproven. You have a desire to explore and travel, to try new ideas and experiment with new ways of doing things. You may be attracted to spiritual studies, or psychedelics, as a way to achieve a transcendent state of mystical union with all creation. Your challenge lies in relying on your considerable inner vision to unfold your own unique pathway and to make concrete and real your flights of consciousness to other realms, and bring this vision to society. The following applies to your generation as a whole as well as to you personally: Neptune in Taurus (or the second house) gives a kind and charming personality with a sensuous nature and good taste in artistic matters. You love music, painting and poetry. You express your aesthetic sense in your environment. You can have delusions regarding the true importance of the material world in your life. You may have a tendency to excessive consumption or even extravagance. There could be a drive for more possessions, and yet a lack of appreciation for these possessions. You may have good luck with money, or you may waste it pursuing impractical schemes. There may also be an idealism regarding personal wealth, and a need to give things to others. It is important for you to realize that a deeper perception of the importance of the material world is needed, in order to transform your values regarding resources. Leo Rising The Rising Sign is the mask shown to others, also the physical appearance. Leo Rising people are dramatic, extroverted and assertive. Your ruling planet is the Sun. You have great energy, courage and honesty, and are very creative, self-confident and perhaps a bit self-indulgent. You expect to be the center of attention, and often are. Even so, people forgive you for your excesses, sensing in you the incurable romantic. You are likely to have a leonine appearance, with a thick mane of hair and a dramatic flair to your clothing and appearance. You also enjoy the warmth of the physical sun. You are determined and usually get your way when you really want to. You also possess great integrity, and are a natural leader. Leo people are very proud, and your challenge is not to be arrogant or egotistical, but rather to develop humility and compassion, and to learn detachment in the gift of your affections. Uranus in strong conjunction (within -0.8 degrees) with Ascendant The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets. This conjunction gives an eccentric and strong-willed individual. You are an original and independent thinker with an active, scientific mind, futuristic in outlook, and you are capable of bringing new ideas into being. In your restless search for the new and exciting you can put others' feelings aside. You can therefore seem to be determined to get your own way. You also love freedom from conventionality, so you may rebel against the norm, or conflict with others in this area. You are inclined to be reckless. You are also inclined to be nervous and impatient, and tend to shy away from commitment and responsibility. You can benefit from trying to control your energetic and visionary impulses in order to make these more concretely available in your own life, and in the life of society around you. Pluto in square (within -2.5 degrees) with Ascendant The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time. This aspect gives a willful personality with a focus on being recognized and admired. You like to get your way. You have strong desires, and are single-minded about pursuing them. You have a powerful urge toward self-transformation, and may go through many changes in your life. In relationships, you tend to become intensely involved quickly, and stay absorbed in the relationship as long as it lasts. You are not shy about expressing your beliefs, and may feel a compulsion toward self-assertion and self-aggrandizement. You may have underlying feelings of insecurity leading to rather self-centered and ego oriented behavior. This can change, however, for you have tremendous powers of regeneration and rebirth. You tend to champion the underdog, and react strongly to social injustice. When you learn to train your considerable energy on socially oriented rather than personal goals, you can become a focal point for the transformation of society. Moon in weak square (within 8.2 degrees) with Ascendant The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time. This aspect between the Moon and Ascendant gives a nurturing and protective personality. You are subtle in your actions, rather than direct, and are likely to reflect the moods of those around you. Security and your home is important to you. You have a habit of moodiness, with your emotions frequently changing, and this can create problems in relating to others. You may feel at a loss to connect with others, not being sure of how they really feel towards you, and yet secretly desiring emotional contact with them. You also tend to act instinctively, rather than after reasoning out the situation. You can therefore benefit from shedding the light of conscious reason on your habitual patterns, and working toward greater focus on your true goals. Chiron in weak trine (within -7.5 degrees) with Ascendant The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial. With this aspect between Chiron and the Ascendant in your chart you are likely to experience painful realizations throughout your own life and have the ability to heal others as well. Chiron is called "the wounded healer" because it represents the archetype of imperfection and loss which when integrated leads to compassion and understanding of others' suffering. The empathy and the understanding that are gained through life's trials provide the ability to serve as a helper and a healer for others. You are more invested in this archetype than most, since Chiron is in a powerful connection with your rising point, symbolizing the self that you present to the world, esoterically your true self. You have probably experienced a certain degree of pain and frustration related to your self-concept, possibly in relation to trauma in your early years concerning parental care or or perhaps similar issues with your peers. These early experiences may have made it hard to accept the love of others in your adult life. It is good to make the effort to connect yourself consciously with any painful events that may be buried in your unconscious, so that these will no longer have so much power over you. You do have a great deal compassion and empathy for others, and you are likely to be someone with career possibilities in the helping professions. You may strongly desire to help other people, and yet be unable to give them the full benefit of your higher self. It is good to integrate your past experiences, no matter how painful they may have been, and no matter how painful these feelings continue to be for you in adult life. When you have made a solid transition from existing in a divided state to a more balanced and integrated whole, you can be of much more actual service to other people, since you are more available to yourself. Other Natal Planets Mercury in Pisces (11 Pis 42) Mercury in the Seventh House Mercury in Pisces gives a refined and visionary mentality. With this placement, you may well have musical ability. You are likely to be poetic in the expression of your thoughts and feelings, and you may be rather absent-minded at times. Mundane reality doesn't interest you. You may avoid dealing with it by being evasive or vague in your communication with others, as well as inspired and visionary. You may day-dream or fall prey to self-deception. You are highly sensitive in your reaction to your surroundings, reacting from the unconscious and instinctual level of your mental function rather than the logical level. Your feelings can be easily hurt, and you should guard against resentment toward others for taking advantage of your idealistic nature. Mercury in the Seventh House represents a strong mental connection to other people. You naturally collect and exchange ideas with other people. You are very interested in what other people think about any given situation in which you find yourself. This awareness of other people's points of view can make it difficult for you to come to a decision. When you learn to detach your own ideas from those of other people, you can discover the mysterious balancing act of accepting the differences between self and other. Venus in Pisces (15 Pis 43) Venus in the Eighth House Venus in Pisces gives a love nature that is subtle and refined, and willing to sacrifice itself. You are romantic and emotional. You are also very sensitive, and are likely to be wounded by your understanding of love. You are poetical and musical, and can be extremely psychic. You are always ready to take sides with the underdog. You are socially adept, and easy-going, but you tend to be lacking in strength of character. You benefit from learning discrimination in the gift your affections. Venus in the Eighth House represents a deeply felt connection between what one values, affection and intimacy. You are likely to benefit from close associations with others, either materially or spiritually. You are likely to be sensual and passionate in relationships, and tend to relate to even casual contacts on a deeper and more personal level. For you, there is no such thing as a superficial contact with others. You may also appear friendly on the surface while acting selfishly at another more hidden level of your personality. You benefit from curbing the willful expression of your passion. You may feel called to express artistically the hidden realms of being, such as death and dying or the occult. Mars in Capricorn (11 Cap 13) Mars in the Fifth House Mars in the Fifth House (or sign) gives an energetic and passionate nature, which is dramatic, enthusiastic, ambitious and proud. You have tremendous vitality and courage. You usually put your best foot forward, and are possessed of an innate charm and animal magnetism. You are physically active. You need to work through being selfish, or jealous, as well as a tendency to be extremely stubborn and convinced of your own point of view. You could benefit from cultivating greater concern for others. Mars in Capricorn (or the tenth house) gives an ambitious, vigorous and persistent nature, conservative and careful but always able to reach the goal. You generally achieve much, being naturally controlled and a good follower as well as a good leader. Your actions are usually guided by social convention. You are fond of responsibility. You don't speak without a purpose, and can get a reputation as "the strong silent type". You may need to work through issues of pride, or arousing opposition, even hostility from others. You could possibly benefit from practicing to be more unselfish. Saturn in Pisces (12 Pis 49) Saturn in the Seventh House Saturn in the Seventh House (or sign) gives a pleasant personality with a deepening or concentration of the power to relate to others. You are easy to get along with, and you usually do well in the areas of partnerships and business relationships. You are possessed of good judgment, diplomacy and tact. You are outer-directed. You are self-reliant and may experience a sense of isolation. You may find sorrow or difficulty in marriage, and yet rise above this circumstance, which can become an opportunity for inner integration and balancing. Your lesson is to make better use of relationship as a vehicle for self-discipline and to further your growth as an individual. The following applies to your generation as a whole as well as to you personally: Saturn in Pisces (or the twelfth house) gives a serious and self-conscious personality. You can be moody and introspective, and are compassionate and sympathetic to the problems of others. You may feel that life is too hard, or that it is beyond your conscious control. You can suffer from trying circumstances such as imprisonment either real or imagined, or you may have a strong sense of guilt, which may be generalized rather than specific. You tend to withdraw from the world, or in some way give up control. On the other hand, you may overcompensate by trying too hard to achieve control. Your true path lies in mystical self-sacrifice rather than in the more mundane life of worldly events. You possess in concentrated form the urge for spiritual evolution that is present in all of us, and which requires detachment from the personal self in the quest for mystic union with all mankind. Chiron in Aries (27 Ari 58) Chiron in the Ninth House Chiron in the Ninth House (or sign) represents issues with one's vital force of abstracting and understanding universal truth. This placement can lead to high achievement in the scholastic arena, but it may be nagging doubts that you are really good enough that spur you on, rather than a pure love of learning. There is likely to be some form of painful realization surrounding the pursuit of wisdom, or perhaps in the area of philosophy or religion. It may be that parental figures had different notions of what makes the world make sense than you did, but for one reason or another you didn't take them on. Perhaps you were too young at the time for such a challenge, and now in your adult life you feel the pull of the beat of a distant drummer, but feel ambivalent or not sure enough of yourself to really do anything about it. In your frustration you may even seek to help other people to work out their own concepts of higher knowledge, while you yourself remain stuck in the mud of prior patterns. If so, it is time to shake off the shackles of the past and get on with your individual sense of your own philosophical values and visions. Perhaps by delving into what associations you have with bad models from early childhood, you can begin to more fully and completely inhabit the natural vision that belongs to your higher self. Then you can truly shine in the world of ideas, as you move out from your own center rather than the point of balance represented by other, more alien, philosophies. The following applies to your generation as a whole as well as to you personally: Chiron in Aires (or the First House) represents issues with one's vital force to be, to act, to initiate. With this placement of Chiron, your very sense of who you are may be threatened by disturbing realizations and painful memories. You may have felt belittled and put down in your formative years, rather than encouraged, by the significant adult figures in your life. Even after reaching maturity, you may encounter obstacles that prevent you from reaching your full potential. These difficulties can set up a pattern for failure, in which you operate more from a fear of failing than the expectation of success that breeds confidence for further achievement. One way this may manifest is in terms of acting not in your own behalf, in furthering your own goals, but rather in behalf of the goals of other people, which seem somehow more important or at least get priority treatment. You may keenly feel a lack of achievement in your own life, and compensate by trying too hard to help these others, putting yourself in the background, as it were. As long as these patterns operate more or less unconsciously, they are difficult to overcome, so the first step in surmounting them is to become more conscious of your own pain; acknowledging and discovering more about what exactly went on in the past to make you feel frustrated with your own abilities. At that point you begin to come out from behind your painful experiences and really show yourself. With a more conscious understanding of your own dynamics you can also begin to truly be of help to others, in how they deal with similar issues, as you start to approach them not from a false sense of vicarious achievement, but from a place of true friendship and helpfulness. N Node in Pisces (10 Pis 30R) N Node in the Seventh House Lunar North Node in the Seventh House (or sign). South Node in the first house or sign. This placement gives a personality with a focus on forming close partnership attachments. You may have difficulties in marriage and partnerships; but there are also great rewards to be gained in this area. This is ultimately a spiritual placement of the North Node. In the past, or in past lives, you have been concerned with yourself alone, but now you must make the transition to being mostly concerned with others. This concern for the other person does not come naturally to you, for it is easier to rely on yourself, as you have always done. Now, in this lifetime, though, you need to focus your energies outward. The welfare of the other person, your intimate partner or your partner in other types of relationship, is a necessary key to your own spiritual evolution. Your lessons in this life revolve around true giving of yourself to another. Lunar North Node in Pisces (or the twelfth house). South Node in the sixth house or sign. This placement give you a personality with a focus on spiritual, rather than worldly, concerns. Although the everyday life of practical matters comes easily to you, you do not find your true happiness in these mundane affairs, but seek constantly to expand your horizons mentally and spiritually to a larger and more inclusive context. This may be difficult, for the pull of everyday life is very strong in you. In many ways it is what you do best. In the past, or in previous lifetimes, you made your focus in refining your abilities in the practical world. At that time you dealt mainly with issues of personal health, or of the welfare of others in small but important ways, focused on worldly existence. Now, in this lifetime, your focus gradually shifts to a higher plane of activity. You find your true happiness not so much in day-to-day routine, but in sacrificing yourself to a higher purpose, to advancing beyond the material world, and in helping others with a true compassion, and a disregard for your own well-being. You find yourself going deep within yourself to bring forth a renewed understanding of how to serve others by giving up your personal ego-involvement in your actions, and becoming a exemplar of a renewed and more spiritually based society. Other Aspects Mercury in strong sextile (within -0.5 degrees) with Mars The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections. This aspect gives great mental energy with an aggressive attitude and a disputatious mind. You are never at a loss for an answer, and are able to succeed well in debate, being able to find the weakness in your opponent's argument. You are courageous and somewhat rash in speech, and have a strong will. The reason and action work well together giving you tremendous analytic talents but you do not always have the enthusiasm and drive to accomplish all that may be accomplished. You are active, and always on the go, and have a restless nature that is not easily satisfied. You possess great talent for literary activities. Mercury in strong conjunction (within 1.1 degrees) with Saturn The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets. This conjunction gives a profound mentality, deepening and concentrating your mind and your powers of speech and communication. You are shrewd in business, and are adaptable to a variety of professions. Long hours of concentration could produce in you a brilliant scholar, or a star of the legal profession. You may seem to suffer from a variety of nervous disorders, but these could actually be the result of subconscious fears of inadequacy in mental pursuits. You may on the other hand over-compensate for this by making extraordinary efforts. You may also feel a sense of isolation and loneliness in your life. Your lesson is to learn faith and to cultivate a positive attitude toward your mental process, restructuring that process along more personal and less rigid lines. Venus in strong sextile (within -1.7 degrees) with Midheaven The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections. This aspect gives a caring and aesthetically motivated personality. You are friendly and social, and consistently strive for harmony in your dealings with other people. With the beauty and grace of Venus affecting your public life, you are ideally suited for a career in diplomacy or the arts, or some other elegant and graceful profession, such as interior decorating. You work well with others, and do better to establish yourself in a business partnership rather than being employed on your own. Mars in strong sextile (within 1.6 degrees) with Saturn The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections. This aspect gives a deepening and concentration in the area of self-confidence and self-expression. You tend to be reserved and to desire to better yourself. The purposeful expression of your will may be inhibited by subconscious fears, but this can be overcome. You have unusually good reasoning power, and your will is controlled and well organized. Your lesson is in striving to overcome your fears of self expression, and thus come to a better understanding of yourself and others. Jupiter in strong trine (within 1.6 degrees) with Neptune The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial. This aspect gives an imaginative and unassuming personality. You are good and kind, considerate of others, and are friendly and easy-going. You need to feel an emotional sympathy in order for your work to be satisfying to you. You tend to work behind the scenes, and do not seek personal glorification from your actions, but are content to do what you do because it is helpful to others. You are capable of great belief in the unknown and unproven, and are inclined to the mystical, seeing life in terms of visionary and poetic feelings, rather than in practical terms. You may be even too much inclined to trust your imagination, which can cloud your powers of judgment. You benefit from attaining a more practical and reality-based view of life. Saturn in strong sextile (within 1.2 degrees) with Midheaven The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections. This aspect gives an ambitious and clear-minded individual, with a strong sense of responsibility. You are persistent and thorough, and may be careful or calculating in your dealings with others. You have a deep urge for mastery and achievement, and are likely to find aposition of authority and responsibility in your professional life. You may have had problems with finding your own identity, independent of parental figures, so that in your adult life you operate out of a subconscious fear that if you don't conquer the world first, then it will conquer you instead. You are likely to succeed in the affairs of the world through your determination and your tremendous drive to achieve. Uranus in strong square (within 1.7 degrees) with Pluto The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time. This combination gives an individual who is willful and possesses great depth of passion. This is a generational aspect, which many of your contemporaries will share with you. You are to an unusual degree tuned in to the energy of the collective, especially with regard to the ultimate transformation of society. You have a keen intuition and great power to transform yourself and your personal relationships as you evolve. You may have an unconventional approach where sexual matters are concerned, or with interpersonal relationships (especially when this conjunction makes aspects to 'personal' planets in your chart). At your best, you are compassionate toward your fellow-man, and you are inclined to be a helper in the creation of a new world, based on humanitarian ideals of universal brotherhood. Mercury in conjunction (within 4.0 degrees) with Venus The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets. This aspect gives a charming manner and an idealistic philosophy. You are friendly and sociable, with a strong leaning toward the artistic and beautiful side of life. You may have marked artistic abilities. You have a youthful attitude, and tend to like young people. You like to dress attractively, although not necessarily expensively, and are for the most part cheerful and optimistic. You are likely to have a pleasant speaking or singing voice, and express yourself well in speech or writing. You also can be extremely persuasive in a quiet way. Mercury in quintile (within -0.8 degrees) with Pluto The planetary energies are positively linked, subtle, and spiritual in dimension. This aspect gives a sharp and penetrating mind, together with unusually clear and direct communication skills. You are likely to be quite interested in the occult, or other hidden and potentially taboo areas of thought. As a matter of fact, you tend to see into the deeper aspects of any subject matter that you might single out for study, and are able to discourse forcefully upon it. You should beware of a tendency to be manipulative in your dealings with other people, since you have a forceful will in association with your powers of speech and communication. You can be a great source of inspiration when you use your powers of insight and expression responsibly, enabling you to share your gift with your fellow-man. Mercury in semi-square (within 1.3 degrees) with Chiron The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; calmness is required. With this placement you may exhibit difficulties in communication or in how you express your ideas. There may be painful realizations in your background in connection with how you expressed yourself while a youngster. Stuttering is one possible manifestation of this type of influence, or you may have difficulty in believing your own ideas rather than the ideas of others. You probably experienced a wounding in your earliest exploration with other youngsters, possibly siblings. With this placement you are clever, yet there is blocking and frustration, until you begin to gain more conscious understanding of the ways in which you have been wounded, and also unconsciously wounded others. You also have a sharp and very intuitive mind. When you begin the process of transforming your painful memories into clear pictures with less emotion attached to them, you'll discover healing energy within your own psyche, and for your communication with others as well. Mercury in sextile (within 2.3 degrees) with Midheaven The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections. This aspect gives a mentally active personality, who is very involved in mental pursuits. You are a good communicator, and a gifted thinker and organizer, who can use these abilities in your professional life to great advantage. You also like variety, and may be changeable in your self-image. You may also be tempted to have too great an ego-investment in your mental abilities, and would do well to cultivate humility in your dealings with others. Venus in quintile (within -1.7 degrees) with Jupiter The planetary energies are positively linked, subtle, and spiritual in dimension. This aspect gives a refined and idealistic nature. You always see the big picture but may miss out on the practicalities along the way. You are incredibly optimistic, and see opportunity in everything. You may therefore suffer from a lack of focus, and not knowing what you really want. You are perhaps too easily influenced by others, and may have difficulty in making decisions. You are a great lover of art and beauty, and are very social and attractive. Venus in conjunction (within -2.9 degrees) with Saturn The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets. This conjunction gives a personality with a deepening and concentration, or a blockage in the area of interpersonal relationships. You are sensitive and have a strong sense of duty. You are likely to be very loyal. You may have experienced coldness from one parent, or early love experiences may have proven painful, and as a result you may seem cold or uncaring yourself at times. You may also express jealousy or other feelings of insecurity, which may also manifest as a nagging discontent with life in general. You may experience sorrow and difficulty in marriage. In a woman's chart there may be feelings of unattractiveness or fears regarding your femininity. You could feel bitterness and disillusion with romance or there could be fears of rejection concerning romantic contacts. Yet you also have an opportunity to rise above these circumstances in concentrated effort over time toward inner integration and balance, toward relationship more fully explored and felt, based on the self-confidence of born of actual experience and mutual understanding. Mars in trine (within 2.8 degrees) with Midheaven The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial. This aspect gives an assertive personality who desires success in public life. There is likely to be an excellent ability to get things done, and also tremendous drive to succeed. Career issues are very important for you, and you may need to beware of too much ego-involvement in your work or professional life. Jupiter in quintile (within -1.2 degrees) with Saturn The planetary energies are positively linked, subtle, and spiritual in dimension. This aspect gives a serious and conscientious personality. You are strong morally, and likely to be socially active. You are quietly ambitious, with a good sense about you that impresses other people. You may make an excellent manager, and have talent for working with the public. You desire to be a force for good in society. If you live up to this ideal, you will be a natural leader, being optimistic, yet practical, and possessing excellent judgment. For the early part of your life you may tend to hide your light under a basket; your powers are likely to grow as you mature. Jupiter in trine (within -4.1 degrees) with Chiron The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial. With this placement you have a strong connection with spirituality and a great tendency to go your own way rather than subserve yourself to the spiritual ideals of human consciousness. You also may have been wounded in your spirituality in some way; perhaps in your early life you were forced into relationship with some sort of spiritual community to which you did not feel a connection. These two planetary energies, Jupiter and Chiron, both have a strong spiritual component, but operate in different ways. With Jupiter's optimism in support of Chiron's tendency for pain and suffering as a way toward the light, you are always able to rise above distressing circumstances, buoyed up by a strong streak of faith in the ultimate beneficence of Spirit. In fact, positive outlooks can become something of an obsession with you, so that friends and associates get tired of your unflagging optimism even though you are such a helpful companion. You have an abiding interest in matters of the religion and philosophy, although this is likely to represent your own style of spiritual involvement rather than any standard form of spiritual institutions. Saturn in quintile (within -1.9 degrees) with Pluto The planetary energies are positively linked, subtle, and spiritual in dimension. This combination gives a forceful personality with good organizational and leadership skills. It is also possible that occult studies will attract and fascinate you. With your natural leadership abilities, you have a good foundation for success in the worldly arena. You should beware however of letting any issues you may have with maintaining the security of a leadership position, prevent you from experiencing necessary growth and development. You benefit from striving for transforming the urge for power and control, based on a more conscious and socially responsible use of your personal power. Saturn in semi-square (within 0.1 degrees) with Chiron The planetary energies conflict in determined subtle tension; calmness is required. With this aspect, you may have a tendency be rigid or stuck in situations; unbending. You have an attachment and also great difficulty with authority. You may have suffered through potentially painful experiences as a child, when you were forced to submit to an arbitrary authority or limitation of some kind. The relationship with your father may have been damaged in some way; perhaps it was a relationship you had to get away from, either from his overbearing nature or from his neediness and lack of presence. With this aspect, you need to make your own form of personal authority, independent from the parental influences or that of society. This gives you the potential for great strength and leadership, if you can integrate your powerful and perhaps repressed emotions regarding your concept of authority. In this way you can become an exemplar for others. You may be one to re-work the structure of society itself in some way, or to become an advisor or even a leader in the social sphere; perhaps in connection with organizations devoted to new age healing techniques. Moon in weak trine (within -10.2 degrees) with Jupiter The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial. This aspect gives an idealistic and humanitarian personality, friendly and sociable, with an inherent spirituality. You are loving and caring and are also strong in character, with a keen sense of right and wrong. You are fortunate in finances, and attract material rewards without seeming to try for them. You are honorable and dependable in your dealings with your fellow man, and work well with the public. There may be an inclination toward the mystical side of life. Moon in weak square (within 9.1 degrees) with Uranus The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time. This aspect gives eccentric personality with volatile emotions, and a strong sense of intuition. You are likely to have changeable emotions, and may appear unpredictable at times to others around you. Novelty excites you; you may change your residence frequently, or be tempted into starting a new career. You also may feel insecure at times, possibly stemming from a disrupted home life in your early years, or from parents who were quite busy with their own affairs. Your early home life may also have been very stimulating and challenging. You are likely to go through fundamental transformations of identity in your life, and you are stifled if these impulses are not allowed expression. You are so individualistic you may have difficulties in settling down with a steady partner. You can benefit from learning to balance your needs for security with the urge for freedom and experimentation. Moon in weak conjunction (within -8.6 degrees) with Neptune The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets. This conjunction gives an emotionally sensitive, idealistic and loving personality. You possess an ethereal quality, and are likely to be imaginative or even to withdraw from the world into internal fantasies of your own. You may have powerful psychic abilities. You are the soft-hearted type, and you are perhaps even too willing to sacrifice yourself for the good of others. You were probably strongly influenced by your home life, and may tend to idealize these formative experiences. You could have issues with self-deception or experience discontent with the practical realities of life for the urge within you to seek the highest ideal is very strong. Your home is important to you, and you may change residences frequently in search of your ideal environment, or dream of the ideal romantic attachment without ever finding the perfect mate. You benefit from striving for greater self-control in holding back your emotions, as well as clarity in applying your high ideals to the real world of logic and fact. Moon in weak conjunction (within 10.7 degrees) with Pluto The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets. This conjunction gives a moody and introspective personality with a strong desire for emotional security. You are likely to be very sensitive and emotionally extreme, with a tendency to become completely absorbed in interpersonal relationships. You are also an extremely forceful individual, with the urge to transform yourself and your surroundings. When you have a goal in mind, nothing will stand in your way. Your need for security may manifest as an almost compulsive desire for a safe and secure home life, or a home environment which can be completely controlled, possibly even through dictatorial behavior. You have an unusually clear insight into the emotional depths of other people, which may border on an actual psychic attunement with their states of being. You also have the urge to break through the limitations of the parental influence you experienced as a child. You may have experienced controlling behavior on the part of one or both parents, especially your mother, and you may find yourself still involved in the battle for your own autonomy many years later. These struggles can be worked through in your life, beginning with a deeper understanding of what it is you truly need on an emotional level. Your challenge is to transform your sense of insecurity, by coming to terms with your survival issues based on a better insight into your own hidden motivations. Venus in weak sextile (within -4.5 degrees) with Mars The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections. This aspect gives a warmly affectionate and lively personality. You are self-assured and passionate, and greatly enjoy family life. You probably exhibit a fondness for children. You are also interested in the arts, especially singing and dancing, as well as other musical forms. You possess an innate kindness and demonstrate such love for your fellow man that it makes you well-liked and carries you far in life. Mars in weak trine (within -7.6 degrees) with Neptune The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial. This conjunction gives an attractive personality with a strong psychic sensitivity and an inclination to mysticism and the arts. You possess a good understanding of and balance between the practical and the ideal. You have a personal magnetism that can strongly influence other people. You are able to create images in the minds of others. You are very creative, and also very tolerant and understanding. You are likely to be quite sensitive to the needs of others, and may have the talent of a natural healer. You can also be vague regarding your own motivation or fall into periods of discontent with life in the material plane. You can benefit from clarifying your aims, and learning to focus your power and become a channel for its higher use in your life and that of society around you. Uranus in weak trine (within 6.7 degrees) with Chiron The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial. With this aspect, you are prone to sudden insights and departures. You have a unusual combination of personality traits in which you are both very unconventional yet also somewhat unsure of yourself in your very departure from the rest of society, so that you may surprisingly show flashes of a conservative side. You have a brilliant mind, and are undoubtedly a witty conversationalist, although with a slightly erratic tendency to switch topics arbitrarily. This aspect is the hallmark of an inventor or other type of creative thinker, perhaps in the health fields or the helping professions. You are likely to have great difficulties with walking the straight and narrow but something seems to be forcing you to. Or it is a compulsion based on your own painful experiences with authority. It is important to become more conscious of your hidden motivations and patterns, so as not to be ruled by them from below, as it were. Uranus in weak square (within -7.3 degrees) with Midheaven The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time. This combination gives a brilliant and ambitious individual who is rebellious of authority and also somewhat hung up about it. You are a non-conformist. You may change jobs frequently, as a result of unconventional attitudes and sudden bursts of new insights. You have a strong imagination and often cannot be argued out of your opinion, which can be unique at times. Your challenge is to establish your own personal authority, in your own way, and to help make that vision available to society at large. Neptune in weak conjunction (within -5.7 degrees) with Chiron The strongest blend of the energies represented by these two planets. With this combination of planetary energies in your chart, you have probably gone to the depths and back again in your life. You have a particularly strong access to the world of dreams and inner fantasy, which may serve as an escape valve for you. You may also be extremely sensitive to the psyches of others, may vicariously experience their pain. Something keeps you out of touch with consensus reality, but you also are not comfortable with this role. It is as if you stand on the other side of a glass door from the rest of society, through which you alternately gaze longingly and then lose interest and wander away into your own fantasy. You are capable of tremendous spiritual powers once you have begun to work through these difficulties and establish a better sense of where you stand vis a vis the remainder of society. You may exhibit great poetic or musical talent or the empathy of a born healer. Having come through a painful examination of your own psyche you are able to see more clearly and compassionately into the minds of others also. |