by Luc De Jaeger
Cosmic Technologies (CosmiTec)

In most cases, the following configurations are used (there are more though (!) to define Mercury Neptune connections but this would lead us too far and make it more complicated than necessary):

Mercury in the 12th house
Neptune in the 3rd or the 6th house
the ruler of the 12th house in the 3th house
the ruler of the 12th house in the 6th house
the ruler of the 3rd house in the 12th house
the ruler of the 6th house in the 12th house
Mercury in a close conjunction, square or opposition with Neptune (a very exact sextile or trine counts too but in a minor way)
Mercury at the solstice point of Neptune
Neptune in Gemini or Virgo
Mercury in Pisces

When at least three of the above listed analogies or connections can be found in the natal chart, we have a very powerful Mercury Neptune connection that will be felt and noticed in the character and life of the native.

What do Mercury Neptune connections signify?
Mercury and Neptune have principles that actually don't blend very well.
Mercury is cerebral while Neptune is intuitive.
Mercury is critical while Neptune is more vague.

However, both are changeable and may combine to a floating or drifting combo.

Neptune is anaesthesia for the brain and mind (Mercury) and that's why this connection is about 'brain fog' or mental anaesthesia.

The stupefying influence of Neptune switches the mind (and the brain) into stand-by mode so that no new information and stimuli can enter the sensitive nervous system when the brain and mind are in a situation of 'overflow.'

This connection is more interested in and focused on images than on hard facts & figures.

People with Mercury Neptune connections are apt to day dreaming. They should listen more carefully before excecuting anything because Neptune often acts like a shield that distorts sharpness and makes messages more vague and unclear.

Misunderstandings often are the result.

This connection often results in issues related to some of the senses (especially vision and hearing problems).

People who have Mercury Neptune connections in their natal chart may need to do some effort to bring structure in their way of communicating. They tend to drift easily, making that messages are not always as clear as they should be.
Mercury Neptune connections are not about a sharp and penetrating mind but about an absorbing mind.

This connection is a more passive and introvert one.

In many instances, people with this connection are born in a family that does not fit in the social environment they live in, a family that is not part of the social environment for whatever reason (language barriers, differences in education or cultural background, ...).

To feel onself (like) a stranger, an outcast, a fugitive or to feel part of a minority group is one of the most predominant characteristics of this connection.

Neptune loves to be anonymous and wants to remain invisible. In combination with Mercury, Neptune is able to hide one's thoughts to avoid arguments and conflicts.

In a certain sense, Neptune acts like a protective and invisible shield that camouflages one's opinion and intentions.

In other words, this can be a very chameleon-like connection.

This connection represents a certain fear too; the fear to develop a clear-cut personality with an identity that is able to cast a shadow.

While Uranus is the Awakener, Neptune is the Dreamer, stupefying ones senses and protecting them from fear and the harsh realities.

Hence, the Mercury Neptune connection is a soft one and represents the poet, the musician, the magician.

Mercury Neptune connections belong to the ones who can conjure with words or sentences, the ones who can do magic with sound.

Mercury and Neptune also rule the zodiac signs that belong to the zodiac axis of servitude and submission (Virgo-Pisces).

Together they join forces to live their role perfectly in a subordinate and obeying way.

This confirms again, that this connection is a passive one and not an active one.

The Mercury Neptune connection adjusts to whatever it encounters, it absorbs the event(s) with all the senses and filter the harsh stuff out.

In case the own subconsciousness and mental anaesthesia no longer work sufficiently, the native may bring on additional stupefying means through the intake of drugs, alcohol, and the like.

People with this connection are not easy to figure out, because of their chameleon-like traits. They fare best when working in the background, behind the scenes or in large institutions.

They should take on a helping role and be of service like a 'servant.'
Because this connection dislikes clear-cut things, it also dislikes formalities and boundaries.

Mercury Neptune connections represent borderless and invisible communication (without words) -- like through the 3rd eye....

Though this is not a connection about rational thinking and logic, the natives are very often able to build very sound opinions.

They can be very allergic to certain substances and should listen to their sensitive bodies very carefully.

A running nose, sneezing and asthmatic reactions occur frequently.
Another characteristic trait is a progressive and gradual aversion to learning when growing older and avoiding intellectual work (no more 'strain for the brain').

by Café Astrology

Look to the position of the transiting Full Moon by house in any given month for areas of your life that will be illuminated abruptly.

While the New Moon is introspective, the Full Moon is public. It fairly bursts forth with energy. The emotional proclamations made now appear new and unrefined, simply because they are expressed as a burst of energy that has not yet been rationalized. Yes, they can be "loony" and sometimes "infantile", but the surge of emotional energy can spur us into healthy action nevertheless. We need to get something out of our systems. We are in need of validation in the areas stimulated by the Full Moon.

Even though the emotional energy associated with the Full Moon seems new because it is so raw, it's only the expression of it that is new. The truth is, the desire for change has been sitting with us for a while now, but we haven't yet had the energy or impetus to do anything about it. That is the beauty of the Full Moon! Still, we need to be aware that there is a tendency to project our own state of restlessness or frustrations onto others. We are especially emotional now, and need to avoid blaming outside circumstances or other people for our own frustrations.

The Full Moon transiting the houses of the natal chart

Full Moon in the First House

"Hey, what about me?" is the feeling of a Full Moon in the first house. You're looking for a bit of attention right now as you feel that life has been too "other-oriented" recently. Try to avoid infantile outbursts. Instead, work on your self-assertiveness. You do count, and there are ways to assert your own needs without stepping on others' toes. Finding a balance between autonomy and dependence is what this Full Moon is about for you. Your emotions are on your sleeve right now. It is a good time to put your needs first, but doing so with respect for others will take you further. Whether you can succeed as a leader is "tested" right now.

Full Moon in the Second House

Intimacy, issues of power and control, or joint finances may have been a focus for the last two weeks. Now it's time to recognize what makes you comfortable. This Full Moon is about balancing the give and take of intimacy--the giving and receiving of pleasure. Sharing issues come into focus, as do issues of power--what's yours and what's mine. Your comfort zones matter, and now is the time to take care of your own needs without eclipsing the needs of others.

Full Moon in the Third House

The last two weeks have found you somewhat restless and in need of more from life than the mundane. Now the mundane is catching up with you. Errands need to be run, people are talking your ear off, you need to do some paperwork and answer calls. An important document could arrive, or a sudden need to run an important errand or to take a short trip could be part of the picture. You are pushed to find a balance now. Do what needs to be done so that you can free yourself up for more adventurous and fulfilling activities.

Full Moon in the Fourth House

The last two weeks have found you working hard towards your career goals and other public matters. The demands of your personal life are now paramount. Striking a balance between energy spent on work and energy spent on domestic matters is essential now. Balanced attention to your public and personal lives is what you need to focus on. It's time to prioritize. Otherwise, you run the risk of over-extending yourself. A home, family, or property matter could grab your complete attention at this time.

Full Moon in the Fifth House

You want to have fun, and the demands of your larger goals in life may have been eclipsing your pleasure-seeking activities. It can be hard to find time for everything you want to do, but without creative self-expression (be it romantic or playful), you simply won't feel complete. It's time to do something self-expressive, fun, and creative. You may be required to complete a creative project at this time. You could feel an overwhelming need to pour your heart out to a lover, or a romantic affair reaches some sort of epiphany. There could be a whirlwind of activity surrounding your child or children.

Full Moon in the Sixth House

You look in the mirror and say, "That's it! I'm starting that exercise program". You crush out a cigarette with disgust and decide to quit smoking. You throw up your arms and say that you can't take how your boss has been treating you. These are just some examples of a Full Moon transiting your sixth house. If it activates other personal planets, or if it's an eclipse, the more intense or dramatic your proclamations will be. Of course, you don't necessarily need to burst forth with emotional declarations, especially if you plan in advance. Avoid blaming others for your own state of discontent if that's how you are feeling right now. You can use this surge of emotional energy to make positive changes to your routines. Do something to improve your work conditions if they are annoying you--even if it's a small act of kindness with a co-worker or bringing in something to brighten up your desk or office. Get going on your exercise or nutrition program that you've been toying with in your mind. This may also be a time when a work project comes to fruition or completion.

Full Moon in the Seventh House

The New Moon was all about you. Now it's time to strike a balance with an "other". The seventh house represents an important one-to-one relationship--a marriage partner, significant other, business partner, or an adversary. It's time to strike a balance between your own needs and those of another. It's time to compromise and negotiate. Partnership "tests" are possible now, but so is a chance to truly connect to a special someone in your life.

Full Moon in the Eighth House

This Full Moon is all about give and take. What makes you feel comfortable and secure needs to be balanced with attention to other people's needs and comfort levels. It's a good time to settle some of your debts, financial or otherwise. You may be in a position wherein you are forced to make a financial settlement or large outlay of cash; or, you may find that you are leaned upon for support, financial or otherwise.

Full Moon in the Ninth House

Your attention to the logical world of reason has been a focus in the last two weeks. Now you feel a crisis of lack. Your personal beliefs may be tested now. Your impulses and faith matter, and all of the attention you've been giving to mundane affairs has you wondering when you're going to have some fun. You want to take a leap of faith now. Your adventurous side pushes up and out, demanding attention.

Full Moon in the Tenth House

You are suddenly in the limelight--everyone notices you now. It's time to put your best foot forward, but be sure to do so with grace and consideration for others, or you may just make a display that you regret later. Perhaps you've been hiding yourself away, taking it easy. Now you need a little attention, and career matters come to a head. You're called to perform, perhaps on a moment's notice, and it's best to keep your cool and do whatever you can to show your competence. A sudden job opportunity, or some form of assistance with regards to career, home, or property matters, could be part of the picture. This can also produce an event that requires you to take charge and show your responsible side.

Full Moon in the Eleventh House

You've been focusing on what brings you pleasure—your hobbies, romantic activities, and so forth. Now you realize that the role you play in others' lives (as a spouse, parent, friend) is an important element in your overall happiness. You're looking for validation from friends and group activities now. You may be called upon to perform a humanitarian gesture. For example, a friend may experience a little crisis and asks for your help. You may suddenly find yourself around many people, perhaps after a period of relative solitude or private time.

Full Moon in the Twelfth House

Circumstances are such that you have an overwhelming need to be alone. You've been busy with all sorts of everyday activities, deeply involved in your work and routines. It's time to balance your life with some down time—otherwise, you simply don't feel whole. Issues come to light that originate from deep within. It's an excellent time to get in touch with what's been brewing beneath the surface. A secret or private matter may be revealed, a health matter could come to light, or a work project can reach culmination.

Lunar Eclipse in the houses

Possible issues for the eclipse's transit to natal houses:

A Lunar Eclipse in the first house, it may be time to change your image or redefine your personality in some manner. Finding a balance between autonomy and dependence is what this eclipse is about for you. Your emotions are on your sleeve right now. It is a good time to put your needs first, but doing so with respect for others will take you further. Whether you can succeed as a leader is "tested" right now. There may be some drama involving a significant other.

A Lunar Eclipse in the second house, you may get a cosmic push to make necessary financial changes in your life. Sharing issues come into focus, as do issues of power--what's yours and what's mine. Your comfort zones matter, and now is the time to take care of your own needs without eclipsing the needs of others. A financial settlement, the beginning or end of a particular debt, and other such scenarios can be part of the picture now.

A Lunar Eclipse in the third house, there may be some sort of drama surrounding communication, modes of transportation, schooling, mobility, neighbors, or siblings. Daily routines can change dramatically. There may be a major event in the life of a sibling. There could be a publishing offer or you might be in a position to promote yourself. Travel or education plans may come to fruition. You might gain an entirely different perspective on a matter.

A Lunar Eclipse in the fourth house, domestic conditions are illuminated. House repairs, family dramas, and other such issues need serious attention. The demands of your personal life are now paramount. Striking a balance between energy spent on work and energy spent on domestic matters is essential now. Balanced attention to your public and personal lives is what you need to focus on. It's time to prioritize. A major career project can come to fruition or completion.

A Lunar Eclipse in the fifth house, a romantic affair may be tested. If love is true, there's nothing to fear. The demands of your larger goals in life may have been eclipsing your pleasure-seeking activities. Also possible, your children may be going through their own changes and "stages", and need more attention now, or a child could be experiencing a major new beginning. Some might have a child. A new creative project might begin now.

A Lunar Eclipse in the sixth, there could be changes necessary in your job or health routines. You can use this surge of emotional energy to make positive changes to your routines. Do something to improve your work conditions if they are annoying you. Get going on your exercise or nutrition program that you know you have to do in order to feel more balanced. A work project or a job itself can begin or end now. A physical or mental health issue might come to light.

A Lunar Eclipse in the seventh house, partnerships may be tested, but there is nothing to fear if the relationship is strong. The seventh house represents an important one-to-one relationship--a marriage partner, significant other, business partner, or an adversary. It's time to strike a balance between your own needs and those of another. It's time to compromise and negotiate. You might suddenly find yourself with more social opportunities, or you might acquire many new clients.

A Lunar Eclipse in the eighth house, some drama with regards to a spouse's income, or your taxes, debts, and investments, may occur on a mundane level. It may be time to settle some of your debts, financial or otherwise. What makes you feel comfortable and secure needs to be balanced with attention to other people's needs and comfort levels. There can be new money coming into your life.

A Lunar Eclipse in the ninth house, your personal beliefs may be tested. Your hunger for adventure or learning may come into focus. All of the attention you've been giving to mundane affairs has you wondering when you're going to have some fun. You want to take a leap of faith now. There may be an important beginning or culmination in education. If you are in business, a writer, or the like, you might reach a wider audience.

A Lunar Eclipse in the tenth house, you may need to review and change your career goals. Career matters come to a head, but as the seventh house from the fourth, so might a personal, domestic, family, or house and home matter. You're called to perform, possibly on a moment's notice, and it's best to keep your cool and do whatever you can to show your competence.

 A Lunar Eclipse in the eleventh house, friendships may be tested, or your relationship to groups or organizations. You're looking for validation from friends and group activities now. There can be a major event involving a child or a romantic partner, or a culmination of a creative project can occur at this time.

A Lunar Eclipse in the twelfth house, you may recognize an overwhelming need for rest and spiritual renewal. You've been busy with all sorts of everyday activities, deeply involved in your work and routines. It's time to balance your life with some down time--otherwise, you simply don't feel whole. There can be exposure of a private or even clandestine matter in some cases. Secrets can emerge at this time. A work project can come to fruition.

Where are the Cusps?

House cusps

Where are the Houses?

The 1st house

Reading the Houses

• In the example below, the 1st house is in Capricorn. The astrological sign Capricorn covers the point where the 1st house cusp intersects the sign.
• The 2nd house is in Aquarius. The astrological sign Aquarius covers the point where the 2nd house cusp intersects the sign.

The line which forms the 1st house cusp is also called the ascendant.

Capricorn Ascendant

Astrological signs always contain 30 degrees.

Find Your Rulers

• Each astrological sign has a symbol, or glyph, associated with it. Each astrological sign also has a planet that rules it.

Glyph → Sign → Ruler

This chart shows the glyphs, corresponding signs, and associated “modern” ruler:

Glyphs, signs and rulers

• In the chart below you can see that the 3rd house is in Aries.
• Mars is the ruler of Aries, so Mars is the ruler of the 3rd house.
• Mars is placed in Leo in the 7th house so this person has the ruler of the 3rd in the 7th house.

Ruler of the 3rd House in the 7th House

Modern and Traditional House Rulers

Mars rules the 3rd house in Aries and is the traditional ruler of the 10th house in Scorpio: Ruler of the 3rd House in the 7th House and Ruler of the 10th House in the 7th House.

Interception

Pisces Intercepted in the 2nd House. This 2nd house example has 2 rulers and 2 co-rulers: Saturn and Uranus are the rulers of the cusp in Aquarius while Jupiter and Neptune rule the Pisces interception.

Double Cusps

Gemini 5th and 6th house

by Laetitia Kanafani, 2012

"Don't take for granted the power of(retrograde planets) or intercepted signs.

They make the chart unique. They make life complex.

They describe powers and potentials waiting to be unleashed. "

                                                                                                      Joanne Wickenburg

Interception is defined as follows: one (or two? rarely three) pair of signs in the chart does not appear on any house cusp, but instead is contained within houses that are larger than 30 degrees. Of course, this can only occur when one uses unequal house systems, since equal house systems have houses of 30 degrees.

Wickenburg presents the initial idea that whatever house system we use, the ascendant and the MC will remain constant. It is only when calculating the intermediate house cusps according to the table of Houses, that we will have differences, in the case of unequal house systems. And it is the latitude, in the table of Houses, which determines the result. So Wickenburg proposes that somehow this is an illustration of the effects of Destiny vs. Environment (symbolized by the latitude). The MC does not change , so your final "destiny" ("calling", "destination") does not change, but the environment's influence will appear, in that it may or may not support you along the way.

If we look at the chart, we see 12 houses, 12 signs, a perfect circle of symmetry. This circle is based on the fact that everything works in polarity. For every point there is an opposite and equidistant point. And our 12 houses and 12 signs work in pairs opposing and complementing each other. This polarity is so very important because it brings on objectivity. For everything , there is an equal and opposite thing. And so the scales are balanced. If we think about the polarities of the 6 pairs of signs in our chart, we are constantly trying to balance them. And when an interception occurs, it is as if the balancing of the scales must be done in the dark. Instead of being able to see at a glance, whether or not your scales are balanced, between Aries and Libra, for example, you are in total darkness (no objectivity) and you must feel your way slowly and tediously, to figure out whether the scales are tipping this way or that way, and what needs to be added or removed on either side to bring them to a balance. Of course, the easiest thing to do would be to be able to switch the light on, and see clearly. This is what can occur, when the interception is unlocked.

Alice Miller "describes an interception as a hole in the chart. Psychologically, it describes an area missing from the childhood developmental environment. With an intercepted chart, during the formative years, there are neither mirrors nor ego instructions involving the signs and planets within the interception. This leaves us with a psychological, or social, disability. (…) by the current description of optimal family interaction, it signifies a dysfunctional birth family."

Chris McRae sheds light on the way interception functions. She describes the psychological process involved as an "intensification due to internalization".  She explains that "when we internalize a basic need it gains a great deal of intensity. It becomes a need we struggle to fulfill in our outer experience. (…) The internal expression may create certain frustrations for a period of life and should not be considered an impairment or a personality flaw but an opportunity of internal growth and understanding in those sign urges".

If we think about the 6 polarities in terms of our needs and dilemmas, we can try to define the 12 signs as follows:

Aries and Libra: the need to initiate action, bravely discover and assert our desire versus the need to share with others and maintain harmony.  If Pisces is on the cusp of Aries, it is necessary to translate idealism into action. And with Virgo on the cusp of Libra, analytical work must be put at the service of others; the results of your efforts must be shared.

Taurus and Scorpio: the need to get tangible results and produce something of value versus the need to combine resources and transform (accumulate vs let go). If Aries is on the cusp of Taurus, you may be seen as a leader, but you also need to acquire the endurance to create something lasting. And with Libra on the cusp of Scorpio, "diplomacy" may overshadow your inner power and intensity, robbing you of the chance to transform, and regenerate.

Gemini and Sagittarius: the need to think about a variety of ideas/ information, and to communicate efficiently versus the need to broaden your understanding and find meaning (your own philosophy). If Taurus is on the cusp of Gemini, stability and attachment to material results may stifle intellectual curiosity and mental stimulation, and fixed ideas may close the channels of communication. And with Scorpio on the cusp of Sagittarius, a deep, powerful and intense approach gets in the way of expanding the mind to future possibilities, to optimism.

Cancer and Capricorn: the need for emotional growth and security versus the need for goal achievement and social status. If Gemini is on the cusp of Cancer, you may have a mental approach to a variety of experiences but you may have difficulty confronting and dealing with emotions. And with Sagittarius on the cusp of Capricorn, it may be challenging to figuring out how and when to stop expanding (over-extending) and define appropriate limits which would allow you to build something solid out of your philosophy.

Leo and Aquarius: the need for creative self-expression and for recognition versus the need for this creativity to serve social concerns (beyond ego concerns). If Cancer is on the cusp of Leo, it is not enough for you to care for and nurture others, your will and creative strength need an outlet. And with Capricorn on the cusp of Aquarius, it is not enough for you to be a respected part of social structure, your individuality and difference must be given a chance to shine.

Virgo and Pisces: the need to analyze and perfect the self and put it to service versus the need to accept things the way they are, let go, and experience faith. If Leo is on the cusp of Virgo, you may be seen as stable, fixed, reliable, but inside, you doubt yourself and cannot find ways to correct yourself and become useful. And if Aquarius in on the cusp of Pisces, your difference and uniqueness leave your vulnerability misunderstood, and you cannot reach faith from behind the "glass" of Aquarius.

McRae points out to the fact we should not minimize the influence of an interception: even a single pair of interception can actually affect 50% of the chart. She explains that if one pair of signs is intercepted and therefore somehow blocked and delayed in its expression, this will affect how the native will express the pair of signs preceding the interception and the pair of signs following it. In total 6 signs are affected, that is, half the chart.

How to unlock the intercepted polarity? The first door is actually the house cusp, and its key is its ruler. One must become very good at the process described by the sign on the cusp, and an expert at using its ruler in whatever sign and house it finds itself. Then, you bump into something you didn't even know was there: the interception. Now you must look for a second key, somewhere else: the intercepted sign's ruler. By placement, this ruler can give hints about how and where the intercepted sign's needs went unanswered and unmet by your environment. This may have happened either by a lack of something, or on the contrary, by an over-emphasis. The house it is in will point out the area where a new and personalized approach will be necessary.

Here are some keywords associated with each house placement, to represent the themes needing to be addressed differently from the way one's environment addressed them, either by under or by over emphasis.

If the ruler is in the 1st house: self-image, appearance, personality.

If the ruler is in the 2nd house: self-worth, personal resources, talents, values, economic stability.

If the ruler is in the 3rd house: educational requirements, academic skills, speech function, community participation, relations with siblings.

If the ruler is in the 4th house: personal foundation, sense of belonging, security, family background, roots.

If the ruler is in the 5th house: creative and recreational interests, procreation, entertainment, risk taking.

If the ruler is in the 6th house: daily routine, work, body and health, daily management, co-workers.

If the ruler is in  the 7th house: interpersonal relationships, marriage, partnerships.

If the ruler is in the 8th house: intimacy, sex, deeper meaning of life, death, separation, shared resources.

If the ruler is in the 9th house: religion, higher education, principles, morals, ethics, philosophical ideals, prejudice, fanaticism.

If the ruler is in the 10th house: success, recognition, fame, authority, your "place" in terms of "standing".

If the ruler is in the 11th house: larger community within which you interact socially, friends, social causes, dreams, hopes, aspirations.

If the ruler is in the 12th house: spirituality, karma, mysteries of life, social service, sacrifice, secrets, privacy, suffering.

The ruler shows where something must and can be done to help unlock the interception. If it is also intercepted, it is twice as hard, and it is twice as important to find your answers within.

The chart has a mechanism of symmetry as we mentioned, and therefore interception happens in two parts: if one pair of signs is locked in two houses, then one pair of houses is locked in two signs: these are the intercepted houses, or duplicated signs. In other words, one pair of signs is repeated on 2 consecutive house cusps and "intercepts" a pair of houses. Is this nature's way to compensate for the frustration of interception, Wickenburg asks? Because, here, in the intercepted houses,  there is a chance for the native to make an impact on the environment, rather than the other way round. Here you are seen, and so here, you have a responsibility. The planets ruling the duplicated signs work overtime, and the duty, here, is to transfer the energy from the first house to the second house with the same sign. Because you are already very well versed and developed in matters concerning the first house, dwelling on it will not promote growth and development. Things are too easy, and so you need a new outlet: the area described by the following house with the same sign. In the same way that we first have to master a positive expression of the sign on the cusp of the intercepted sign in order to access the interception, again we need to transfer our expertise of the 1st house in duplicated signs to the following house, in order to grow into our very best potential. Once the activities of the 2 houses are somehow integrated, then the interception begins to unlock.

Wickenburg defines the duplicated signs/intercepted houses in terms of powers:

-Intercepted 1st house (same sign on 1st and 2nd house cusps) gives us  the power of personality: make your personality an asset, use your personal power to produce value.

-Intercepted 2nd house (same sign on 2nd and 3rd house cusps) gives us the power of productivity: acquire new skills, new information, new associations and communicate your values.

-Intercepted 3rd house (same sign on 3rd and 4th house cusps) gives us the power of knowledge: use information in emotionally gratifying ways, not just collecting info for the sake of it, but finding what info allows you to make your base secure.

-Intercepted 4th house (same sign on 4th and 5th house cusps) gives us emotional power: use your past experiences, your inheritance, and emotional strength, to be creative. Express your emotional power.

-Intercepted 5th house (same sign on 5th and 6th house cusps) gives us the power of creativity: use your creativity in a productive enterprise, use your talents in your work. Have fun and express yourself at work.

-Intercepted 6th house (same sign on 6th and 7th house cusps) gives us the power of daily management: work in partnership.

-Intercepted 7th house (same sign on 7th and 8th house cusps) gives us people power: use your ability to attract relationships in order to find opportunity to regenerate. Learn to do the work involved in actually maintaining the relationship.

-Intercepted 8th house (same sign on 8th and 9th house cusps) gives us the power of regeneration: use your experience of the process of death and rebirth to develop a philosophy embracing the meaning of that experience.

-Intercepted 9th house (same sign on 9th and 10th house cusps) gives us the power of convictions: act on your convictions, stand for them in the public eye. Build your career on your principles.

-Intercepted 10th house (same sign on 10th and 11th house cusps) gives us the power of influence: use your earned social position for a social cause which can benefit from your professional skills.

-Intercepted 11th house (same sign on 11th and 12th house cusps) gives us group power: become aware that group work for social change can bring about healing on a larger scale. Move on from involvement to compassion.

-Intercepted 12th house (same sign on 12th and 1st house cusps) gives us power of the past? of inner life? of karma?: perhaps some karmic mission was left unfinished. Unconscious energy is projected outwards. Bring it out and show others how to live in accordance to one's inner life.

The mechanism behind the interception in a chart works like the system of a japanese safe-chest with secret drawers. If you open the drawers in a specific sequence you can access a secret compartment hidden under one of the regular drawers. If you do not follow that sequence, you are not able to access the secret compartment which is where the valuables are usually hidden…. It is the same for the intercepted signs. If you find the first key, ruler of the house cusp, and then the second key, ruler of the intercepted sign, you are then able to access whatever is contained in the interception: the intercepted planet. This planet also rules other areas of the chart where fulfillment will depend on your unlocking the interception. Again, this is why they commonly assign delays, hard work and frustration to intercepted planets.

-Intercepted Sun (and the house of Leo): a particularly challenging situation, because the sun is meant to integrate all other planetary energies with full consciousness. The sense of ego, purpose, importance, needs to be built alone. The power of the will, and the essence of the personality remains elusive until you find the voice inside of you.

-Intercepted Moon (and the house of Cancer): this may point to the past, to the relation with mother. It is the protective function which may be hindering growth because of obsolete past emotional reactions. Confronting and addressing intense emotions will be necessary.

-Intercepted Mercury (and the houses of Gemini and Virgo): the messenger, the mediator between the different parts is not accessible. You have no access to the necessary information, you are unable to communicate. You need to gather information from hidden, unusual sources, and find the freedom to communicate and learn in your own way.

-Intercepted Venus (and the houses of Taurus and Libra): your capacity to value and appreciate, and to form valuable relationships is not available. Venus functions as a magnet, but here it is not able to attract what you want and the types of people you would like to interact with. Your environment does not help you to establish your worth or your personal needs.

-Intercepted Mars (and the houses of Aries and Scorpio): the initiator: how to act upon your desire? Again, you have had no help, no training, from your environment. You end up doing too much or too little, until you find your own style.

-Intercepted Jupiter (and the houses of Sagittarius and Pisces): the "great benefic" , the "guardian angel" , needs freedom to explore, experience, and discover the meaning behind the experience. Here the environment does not offer access to those experiences .

-Intercepted Saturn (and the houses of Capricorn and Aquarius): the great teacher, training you in discipline, responsibility, limits, boundaries, structure, order, self respect. Here you cannot access that inner teacher easily, and have trouble finding your place. You must come up with your own structure, carve out your own place, with little input from your environment.

The last 3 planets operate on an unconscious, impersonal and indiscriminate level. They may be more complex to access, or understand.

-Intercepted Uranus (and the house of Aquarius): the rebel, the maverick, who is able to be an independent individual, original and unique, detached but also connected to the rest of humanity. The environment doesn't offer opportunities for exciting experience, for expressing that rebel in you. Again, you may end up doing too much or too little about it.

-Intercepted Neptune (and the house of Pisces): the believer. Here the environment does not offer positive concepts of faith, inspiration, spirituality. Even when you do finally access the source of your inner faith, chances are that, again, the environment is not attuned to it.

-Intercepted Pluto (and the house of Scorpio): the phoenix, the creature in us who is able to die and be reborn from its ashes. Your ability to transform and hence contribute to evolution is not supported by an environment which offers no chances for regeneration. It is not able to recognize your ability to make a difference in the big picture.

When we study the progressions and the transits for a chart, we are able to see the timing for the unlocking of intercepted signs and planets.

A slow planet transiting an intercepted sign, making aspect to an intercepted planet, is very noteworthy. A progression which brings an intercepted sign onto a house cusp, or a planet out of an intercepted sign, etc…

According to De Faria, because interception is of Saturnian nature (restrictive), the Saturn cycle is also key to understanding the unfolding of interception. He believes that nothing is likely to occur in terms of unlocking, before the first Saturn return. He also calls the phase after an interception has been unlocked a rebirth. It is an interesting idea because it points out to the fact that nothing will be the same again after you have managed to access the energy trapped in the intercepted signs and planets.

From his book, some examples of celebrities who have intercepted planets in their charts:

Picasso, intercepted Sun, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune.

Woody Allen, intercepted Sun, Mercury, Jupiter.

John Lennon, intercepted Venus, Neptune.

Miles Davis, intercepted Moon, Mercury, Saturn.

Madonna, intercepted Mars, Neptune.

Source: http://www.ncgr-turkey.com/interception.htm

More reading:

http://www.bobmarksastrologer.com/Intercepted_signs.htm

http://www.bobmarksastrologer.com/duplicated_signs.htm

Determining marriage from a synastry chart can be challenging. Sometimes, “obvious” marriage indicators (i.e. planets in each other’s 7^th house) fail to predict a couple’s future. After studying several synastry charts of married/long-lasting couples, there were a few aspects which stood out to me.

Squares to the North Node: These aspects are said to be indicators of star-crossed lovers. The nodal axis represents our life’s path: the South Node represents “where we’ve been,” while the North Node represents “where we’re going.” Squares to this axis in synastry indicate an instant feeling of familiarity and attraction to one another. It may be difficult for each person to resist the pull of the relationship. The planet person may be part of an unresolved issue the North Node is carrying from the past, and must resolve in this life.

Some examples:

• Angelina Jolie’s Moon and Mars square Brad Pitt’s North Node
• Paul Newman’s Sun squares Joanne Woodward’s North Node, and Joanne’s MC squares Paul’s North Node
• Victoria Beckham’s Moon squares David’s North Node, Victoria’s North Node squares David’s vertex
• Linda McCartney’s North Node squares Paul McCartney’s Sun, Mercury, and Jupiter
• Cash Warren’s ascendant is square Jessica Alba’s North Node
• Prince William’s Pluto squares Kate Middleton’s North Node, Kate’s Mars squares Will’s North Node
• Julia Roberts’ Mars squares Danny Morder’s North Node
• Oprah’s North Node squares Stedman’s Jupiter
• Bill Clinton’s Sun squares Hillary’s North Node
• Frank Sinatra’s North Node squares Nancy Sinatra’s Moon and Jupiter
• Ava Gardner’s North Node squares Frank Sinatra’s Sun, Frank’s Jupiter squares Ava’s North Node

Planets in conjunction or opposition to another’s Vertex: The Vertex acts like a second Ascendant, while the anti-Vertex is like a second Descendant. The Vertex is often referred to as our “point of fate.” As a result, when someone’s planet or point conjuncts your Vertex or anti-Vertex, you feel drawn towards this person. The relationship feels fated, and can indeed change your life. You feel destined to be together, and this feeling can easily last a lifetime. One person’s North Node conjunct or opposite another person’s Vertex are apparently very common aspects to find among married partners.

Some examples:

• Angelina’s Venus/Ascendant conjunct Brad’s Vertex, Brad’s Ascendant conjuncts Angelina’s Vertex
• Frank Sinatra’s Vertex opposes Nancy Sinatra’s Venus, Nancy’s Vertex opposes Frank’s Part of Fortune
• Paul Newman’s Moon conjuncts Joanne Woodward’s anti-Vertex; Joanne’s Moon and Mars conjunct Paul’s Vertex. Their Vertexes are conjunct.
• Victoria Beckham’s anti-Vertex is conjunct David Beckham’s Mercury and opposite North Node.
• Paul McCartney’s Vertex is conjunct Linda’s South Node
• Prince William’s Vertex opposite Kate’s Venus
• Julia Roberts’ North Node is conjunct Danny Morder’s anti-Vertex; Julia’s anti-Vertex is conjunct Danny’s Sun and Mercury. In addition, Danny’s North Node is conjunct Julia’s anti-Vertex
• Oprah’s Mars conjuncts Stedman’s Vertex, Stedman’s Neptune is conjunct Oprah’s Vertex
• Hillary Clinton’s Vertex is opposite Bill Clinton’s Moon

Part of Fortune: I was surprised to see how often conjunctions and oppositions of one person’s planets or points to another person’s Part of Fortune occurred in the charts of married couples!  The Part of Fortune (POF) is the synthesis of a person’s Ascendant, Sun, and Moon, so perhaps it should not be so surprising. The POF is a point that indicates good fortune. When another person’s planets or points conjunct or oppose your POF, they will likely help you increase your wealth and happiness, and achieve your goals. According to Robert Hand, the POF is also an indicator of the physical body and its relationships with the social world. Thus, it makes sense that POF aspects in synastry are often found in the synastry charts of married couples.

• Joanne Woodwards’s POF is conjunct Paul Newman’s Sun
• David Beckham’s Sun is conjunct Victoria’s POF, and David’s POF is conjunct Victoria’s Mars and Saturn
• Paul McCartney’s POF is conjunct Linda’s Moon and Venus
• Cash Warren’s POF is conjunct Jessica Alba’s Jupiter/Saturn conjunction
• Prince William’s POF is opposite Kate Middleton’s POF, Kate’s POF is conjunct Wills’ North Node
• Danny Morder’s POF is conjunct Julia Roberts’ Mercury, Danny’s Vertex is conjunct Julia’s POF
• Stedman’s POF is conjunct Oprah’s Jupiter, Oprah’s POF is conjunct Stedman’s Sun, Mercury, and North Node
• John Lennon’s POF is conjunct Yoko Ono’s POF
• Hillary Clinton’s POF is opposite Bill’s Mercury and Saturn
• Frank Sinatra’s POF is conjunct Nancy’s Anti-Vertex
• Ava Gardner’s POF is opposite Frank Sinatra’s Sun and Mercury

Sun-Venus or Venus-Venus synastry aspects: Sun-Venus contacts in synastry are highly touted by astrologers, and for good reason! When this aspect appears in synastry, the couple feels affection and love for one another. If these contacts do not show up in synastry, Venus-Venus contacts can be substituted. When one person’s Venus contacts another person’s Venus, your love styles are similar. You easily get along, and instinctively know how the other person wants to be loved. The conjunction and opposition are most potent, and the trine and sextile are powerful, as well. These aspects indicate instant love and affection for one another, as well as a feeling of joy when you are together. These aspects can indicate a love that lasts forever. When this aspect is mutual, the love is even stronger.

• Angelina’s Venus opposes Brad’s Venus
• Paul Newman’s Venus sextiles Joanne’s Venus
• David Beckham and Victoria Beckham have a Venus/Sun sextile double whammy
• Paul McCartney’s Venus is opposite Linda’s Venus
• Prince William’s Venus trines Kate’s sun, Kate’s Venus biquitiles Wills’ Sun
• Danny Morder and Julia Roberts have a Sun/Venus bi-quintile double whammy
• Stedman’s Venus is sextile Oprah’s Sun
• John Lennon’s Venus is opposite Yoko’s Sun, Yoko’s Venus trines John’s Sun
• Frank Sinatra’s Venus squares Nancy Sinatra’s Sun, Frank’s Sun squares Nancy’s Venus

Venus/Saturn Aspects : Saturn aspects in synastry are described as « relationship glue ». Saturn is the planet of commitment, while Venus is the planet of Love. As such, couples who have strong Venus-Saturn aspects (especially double-whammies!) in their Synastry charts have little problem committing to each other. These relationships are usually long-lasting.

• Joanne Woodward’s Saturn conjuncts Paul Newman’s Venus, Paul’s Saturn trines Joanne’s Venus
• Victoria Beckham’s Saturn is conjunct David’s Venus, David’s Saturn is trine Victoria’s Venus
• Cash Warren’s Saturn trines Jessica Alba’s Venus, and her Saturn sextiles Cash’s Venus
• Julia Roberts’s Saturn conjuncts Danny Morder’s Venus, Danny’s Saturn quincunxes Julia’s Venus
• Oprah’s Saturn quincunxes Stedman’s Venus, Stedman’s Saturn trines Oprah’s Venus
• John Lennon’s Saturn squares Yoko Ono’s Venus
• Ava Gardner’s Saturn squares Frank’s Venus

Source:http://starscopestoday.wordpress.com/2012/11/09/marriage-indicators-in-synastry/

by Astrology Express

Life is fleeting and once that realization fully dawns one’s quest for meaning becomes very intense. Anything can trigger that bone deep realization: being close to death, falling in love, having a child or even wanting to realize a dream.

But it’s not just life-changing events that lead us to ask searching questions and explore our hearts; a life turned dull will do it. When I am with 20 somethings who have so many desires and limited means, I always tell them, “The money will come.” It does, too. Look at people in their 30s. Hard work, expertise and persistence pays off and they have the affluent and well organized lives they wanted. But with this comes curtailed freedom, ever growing responsibilities, stress and a dearth of time. The song that sings in younger hearts gets muted and as we age, we are perpetually running on the proverbial hamster wheel: making more materialistically and yet feeling a growing sense of dissatisfaction.

Assuredly it doesn’t happen to everyone because there are those people who seem to have a perpetual glow, an unlimited fund of energy and enthusiasm for their work and their lives whether they are 30, 40, 50 or 60. And there are others whose lives are criss-crossed by boredom and stress followed by binges or anything that perpetuates a peak experience. But the peak experiences are rare and most of life just seems mundane, dull, without luster. A meaningless exercise in fact.

So what’s going on? Losing touch with the soul purpose. When you’re in touch with your soul purpose and keep it in the forefront of your consciousness, your life becomes magical, meaningful, delightful. And you can experience it anywhere, anytime, no matter what you do or who you are.

Although there are sets of activities (or occupations) that are associated with different signs, what is even more important is our stance towards life. The signs that are predominant in your chart hold the key. You can read the below for your sun, moon and ascendant. And if you’re familiar with astrology or your chart and know the key astrological themes that operate for you, read for those.

These are small reminders or mantras that’ll reconnect you with your soul purpose. They’ll align you with the reason for your incarnated and once that alignment happens, life becomes enchanting.

Aries: I am the new, the birth. I am spring. I am vigor and courage. And everywhere I go I bring courage. I am the pioneer. I am here to overcome obstacles and this is my gift to every situation and to the people I meet.

Taurus: I am stability and safety and comfort. I am endurance and persistence. I am of the earth and I am here to participate in its bounty. I remind others by my presence of these things and I stabilize everything I touch, everyone I meet. This is my gift to the world at every moment of my life.

Gemini: I am curiosity and mental engagement. I am a love for language and words. I am the eye that notices every shine and sheen and follows it. I am the spirit seeking to learn and explore the world around it. In every moment, with every one I meet, I give the gift of my verbal dexterity and the unending charm of a mind that never loses its yearning for more and that stays forever young.

Cancer: I am the realm of feelings and moods and tears and laughter. I am the seeker and creator of warm cocoons of domesticity, of home. In every moment and in every interaction, I bring my sensitivity and infuse the world with the magical element of emotion. This is my gift and the world is enriched because of it.

Leo: I am joy and spontaneity and the sense of play tinged with drama and splashes of glamour. Wherever I go my vividness makes colors brighter for others and people feel more alive. I am the theater of life; courage and inspiration flow from my heart and this is the gift I give to the world around me and to myself.

Virgo: I am the seeker and keeper of details. I am the furrowed brow of intense focus on tasks. I radiate a quiet purity of purpose and my planet needs this to keep things spinning and functioning efficiently and effectively. I am the micro details that make all the difference. This is my joy and this is my gift to everyone whose lives I touch through my work.

Libra: I am tact and diplomacy, the twin pillars of peace and civilization. I need beauty and everything I do or am wears a mantle of loveliness. Colors, tones, hues, symmetry, harmony these are my areas of focus and I make the lives of everyone better when I pursue these. I give beauty and peace and harmony as gifts to everyone who’s around me.

Scorpio: I am intensity and a penetrating gaze that always seeks the truth below the surface of things. I am the unflinching gaze that can look at death, decay, deception and corruption and then shine a healing light on them by bringing them out of the darkness and into consciousness where they can be purged. Healer, detective, truth teller, there are the gifts of my soul to the world around me.

Sagittarius: I am the explorer, the wanderer. I am an unbound quest for distant horizons. I am the spirit of hope every gamble. The world is my home, I belong to no country but the country of truth. I am the clear and honest gaze that questions everything so that belief systems are in a constant state of renewal. This is my gift of the spirit for my world and its people.

Capricorn: I am the elder and I wear the mantle of my responsibility with a serious gravity. I am hard work and ambition and the builder of structure and empires. My contributions are solid and lasting and practical. I carry the weight of the world on my shoulders with an innate gravity and willingness; and I bring this to the world as my gift.

Aquarius: I can be quirky and eccentric because I am here to blast through what is no longer working. I seek to clear what has become ossified and replace it with something that will serve the future better. I am the change of Time. And this is my gift to my brothers and sisters of the planet.

Pisces: I am endless compassion. I am forgiving understanding of every shade of feeling in the human heart. Other realms reveal themselves to me and I am the mystic of mankind. I bring the light of divinity to everything I do: this is my service, this is my offering to our realm.

Source: http://astrologyexpressed.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/astrology-and-your-souls-purpose/

When your Vertex is contacted by another person’s planet or point, a fated relationship is indicated. In my article which looked at common Synastry Aspects in the charts of married couples, I noticed the Vertex and/or Anti-Vertex of at least one of the partners was often activated. Strong Vertex and Anti-Vertex aspects in the Composite chart also indicate a fated union. Indeed, Composite Charts featuring a Vertex/Descendant conjunction are common among married, fated, “meant-to-be” relationships.

What is the difference between the Vertex and Anti-Vertex? The Vertex is considered a “second Ascendant,” while the Anti-Vertex is considered a “second Descendant.” As such, Vertex connections in synastry signify a highly personal connection. Some astrologers have said that the Anti-Vertex is less significant than the Vertex, but based on personal experience, as well as my observations of other synastry charts, I disagree. Perhaps these astrologers the Vertex is stronger in synastry because it is always found in someone’s 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, or 9^th houses, which are the houses that represent our relationships with “others.” Having someone else’s planets in these houses (especially the 5^th, 7^th, and 8^th houses), conjunct the Vertex or not, indicate a high level of compatibility and intimacy. The Anti-Vertex, on the other hand, is located in the opposite house of the Vertex (the 11^th, 12^th, 1^st, 2^nd, or 3^rd houses), which relate to personal concerns and our private worlds. As such, if conjunctions to the Anti-Vertex occur in synastry, this person may become a significant part of your “inner world.” As someone who has had conjunctions to both my Vertex and Anti-Vertex in synastry, I can tell you the “pull” is equally strong in both cases.

The Vertex and anti-Vertex show us who we are unconsciously attracted to. When Vertex and Anti-Vertex aspects show up in synastry or composite, the two people are irresistibly attracted to one another. The Vertex owner feels the planet/point person is the “man/woman of their dreams.” You usually meet each other unexpectedly and ‘out of the blue.” It is fate that brings the two of you together, and you immediately feel a strong connection when you first meet. The feeling that the other person will change your life can be quite strong. You feel for this person in a way you’ve never felt before.

You will meet this person when your Vertex/Anti-Vertex is contacted by a transiting planet. I’ve also found that strong Vertex/Anti-Vertex connections in the Solar Return indicate the year in which you will meet that special someone.

For example, the year I met a man with whom I have a Vertex-Venus aspect in synastry, my Solar Return chart showed a Vertex-North Node conjunction in the 5^th house of love and romance. In addition, the day I met him, transiting Mars was conjunct my natal Venus exactly.

Synastry Aspects with the Vertex

Sun- Vertex/Anti-Vertex: The Sun person’s ego expression and core-being encapsulates the Vertex person’s idea of the perfect mate. An instant friendship is indicated. There is a feeling of destiny between the two of you, and you feel that you can go the distance together.

Moon- Vertex/Anti-Vertex: This is an indication of an emotional, supportive, and nurturing connection. The Vertex person is unconsciously attracted to the Moon person’s emotional nature. There is a natural attraction to one another; you feel instantly safe and comfortable with one another. In fact, it can be so comfortable and wonderful, that it is difficult to be without one another!

Mercury- Vertex/Anti-Vertex: A strong intellectual and mental link exists when someone’s Mercury is conjunct or opposite another person’s Vertex. The two of you feel instinctively comfortable talking with one another. Unless there are strong romantic links in the rest of the synastry, this combination can feel like a brotherly-sisterly connection. I have this with a close friend of mine. I love talking to him, and I’m so attracted to his mind.

Venus- Vertex/Anti-Vertex: This is a prime indicator of a fated, romantic link that will change your life forever. The feelings of love and romance are incredibly strong. The Vertex person finds the Venus person beautiful, charming, and the “man/woman of their dreams.” The love is so strong that separating from one another is incredibly difficult.

Mars- Vertex/Anti-Vertex: This indicates a highly sexual link. The sexual charisma and assertiveness of the Mars person is highly attractive to the Vertex person. Sex is transformative and intense; you can’t get enough of one another!

Jupiter- Vertex/Anti-Vertex:  This connection indicates a benevolent union, full of generosity, good will, and indulgence! The two of you (especially the Vertex person) feel good about yourselves when you are together. The Jupiter can improve your career life and help you achieve your ambitions.

Saturn- Vertex/Anti-Vertex: The Saturn person acts as a stabilizing force in the Vertex person’s life. The Saturn person may be somewhat of a “fatherly” type to the Vertex person, offering practical advice and guidance. Saturn represents “karma,” while the Vertex represents “fate,” so the relationship is likely to have a highly significant effect on the both of them. The feeling of responsibility and commitment to the Saturn person is high, and it will be hard for the couple to separate because of this.

Uranus- Vertex/Anti-Vertex: The Uranus person acts as a revolutionizing, destabilizing force in the Vertex person’s life. The attraction is high, as is the sense of excitement when the two of them get together. Uranus opens the Vertex person’s mind to a variety of possibilities. The area in which the Uranus person revolutionalizes the Vertex person is represented by the house in which the conjunction resides.

Neptune- Vertex/Anti-Vertex: The Vertex person is magically drawn to the Neptune person. The Vertex person easily “loses” herself in the Neptune person, and feels as though the Neptune person fulfills their innermost dreams and fantasies of the perfect mate. This is a highly spiritual, magnetic, and dreamy relationship.

Pluto- Vertex/Anti-Vertex: The Pluto person has a transformative effect on the Vertex person. The two of you were destined to meet, indeed. This is an opportunity for the Vertex person’s personal growth, which will be achieved by a highly intense and sexual relationship with the Pluto person. Check which house the conjunction is in to get more details as to what kind of transformation will take place.

Node- Vertex/Anti-Vertex: This is one of the prime indicators of marriage in synastry. The Vertex person has a powerful effect on the Node person’s personality, helping them develop the qualities they need to develop in this life. The two of you were fated to meet, and were destined to learn a lot from one another. An instant sense of familiarity is indicated, since the South Node is being aspected by the other person’s Vertex or Anti-Vertex, as well. The two of you have certainly met before, and have unfinished business to take care of. The attraction is magnetic, powerful, and will transform the both of you forever. Check the house position the conjunction resides in order to get a better idea of how these energies will manifest in each person’s life.

For example, the love of my life’s North Node is conjunct my Vertex in the 8^th house in Cancer. Our relationship was highly intimate, transformative, and sexually intense (8^th house), as well as nurturing, loving, and caring. I greatly helped him develop sexually, as well as emotionally, and he had a similar effect on me. I will never, ever forget him, and he is still hanging on to our relationship, even though we broke up a long time ago.

Ascendant-Vertex: When someone’s Vertex is conjunct your Ascendant, your Vertex is conjunct their Ascendant. This is an indicator of an intense attraction. The two of you may easily stay together for the rest of your lives because of the intense attachment you feel for one another. The physical attraction is off the charts, and the feeling of attraction is instant. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have this aspect.

Descendant-Vertex: The two of you are inexplicably drawn to one another. A feeling of fatedness permeates your relationship. This is an excellent indicator of marriage or, at least, a very significant relationship, which will transform both person’s concepts of love and relationships forever.

Source: http://starscopestoday.wordpress.com/tag/venus-anti-vertex-synastry/

by Luc De Jaeger
Cosmic Technologies

Synastry: Jupiter in a Partner's House
Luck, Abundance, and Expansion

Jupiter in a partner's first house:
When your Jupiter is in your romantic partner’s first house, you put your partner into a happy, optimistic and expansive mood with your friendly generosity, encouragement, and assistance. You both love to go out and have fun together. When your relationship partner’s Jupiter is in your first house, you may tend to exaggerate your experiences and accomplishments in order to make a point. You both love to plan and scheme together about travel and future adventures and endeavors.

Jupiter in a partner’s second house:
When your Jupiter is in your romantic partner’s second house, you desire to enable him or her to increase his or her security by improving your partner’s financial standing. You are willing to provide your partner with encouragement and practical material assistance where possible. When your relationship partner’s Jupiter is in your second house, openness to your partner’s help and fiscal honesty are required if you are going to acquire the expansion you desire in your money and possessions.

Jupiter in a partner's third house:
When your Jupiter is in your romantic partner’s third house, your partner loves to talk with you because you expand his or her viewpoint and broaden intellectual horizons. Your communications tend to be open and uninhibited, freely covering a wide variety of topics and philosophical approaches. When your relationship partner’s Jupiter is in your third house he or she encourages you to expand your education and thinking in order to get the larger picture. Your conversations may wander because you both are easily distracted and have difficulty staying on any one topic.

Jupiter in a partner's fourth house:
When your Jupiter is in your romantic partner’s fourth house, you give your partner a feeling of happiness and expansiveness and stimulate his or her desire to make you an essential part of his or her family. When your relationship partner’s Jupiter is in your fourth house, you desire to create a comfortable family with your partner because he or she gives you feeling of opportunity and abundance when you are together.

Jupiter in a partner's fifth house:
When your Jupiter is in your romantic partner's fifth house, you stimulate expansive feelings of creativity and a desire to have fun, experience pleasure and enjoy yourselves together. When your relationship partner’s Jupiter is in your fifth house, your partner joyfully encourages and promotes your creativity and you usually have good luck and good fun whenever you are together as a couple.

Jupiter in a partner's sixth house:
When your Jupiter is in your romantic partner's sixth house, you take an interest in your partner’s work and thereby increase your partner’s enjoyment of work and raise his or her enthusiasm and optimism about the benefits of being of service to others. When your relationship partner’s Jupiter is in your sixth house, your partner loves to assist you and be of practical service to you domestically and in terms of the work you do. This encourages you to trust in your future and develop your work skills improving yourself and your work environment.

Jupiter in a partner’s seventh house:
When your Jupiter is in your romantic partner’s seventh house, your partner loves being with you because you make him or her feel optimistic and outgoing whenever you are together. When your relationship partner’s Jupiter is in your seventh house, you regard him or her both as a good friend and an equal partner. Harmonious cooperation is part and parcel of your domestic life and you both enjoy going out, traveling, and socializing together.

Jupiter in a partner’s eighth house:
When your Jupiter is in your romantic partner’s eighth house, you feel drawn into a very deep personal relationship where you experience the desire to merge resources, talents, and energies. You can both benefit financially by living together. When your relationship partner’s Jupiter is in your eighth house, you will experience an intense personal bonding and will find it very hard to view yourself as separate from your relationship or your partner because of the material and emotional abundance you feel and achieve together.

Jupiter in a partner's ninth house:
When your Jupiter is in your romantic partner’s ninth house, you enjoy traveling, vacationing, socializing, and going out together. You stimulate a feeling of optimism and interest in him or her, enriching your partner’s outlook on life through the rich variety of experiences that you share together. When your relationship partner’s Jupiter is in your ninth house, you begin to see the broader perspective on life and living, increasing your interest and appreciation for travel and direct experience of new ideas, people, and foreign places.

Jupiter in a partner's tenth house:
When your Jupiter is in your romantic partner's tenth house, you take a greater interest in expanding your partner’s career ambitions and are a great promoter of his or her talents and abilities. Your partner is encouraged by your support and willingness to assist him or her achieve greater recognition and pursue long term goals. When your relationship partner’s Jupiter is in your tenth house, your partner has a strong interest in your achieving success and abundance. You can be very successful in business together.

Jupiter in a partner’s eleventh house:
When your Jupiter is in your romantic partner’s eleventh house, you are friends as well as partners. You explore and participate in many like minded social circles and develop a wide variety of friends and acquaintances together. When your relationship partner’s Jupiter is in your eleventh house, you really love and appreciate the friendship part of your relationship. Together you can be very active in catalyzing social progress and bringing people together into a larger political or humanitarian cause.

Jupiter in a partner's twelfth house:
When your Jupiter is in your romantic partner’s twelfth house, you will find yourself developing a broad interest in altruistic and humanitarian activities. You are part of each others spiritual attunement. When your relationship partner’s Jupiter is in your twelfth house, he or she understands you more intimately than any other does. Your relationship will give you a sense of optimistic trust in universal abundance, allowing you to let go of fear based attachments and concerns.

Source: http://relationship-astrology.blogspot.com/

by Luc De Jaeger

In previous Love Letters, we delineated the Mercury Venus, Venus Mars and Venus Pluto connections.

Now it's time to delve deeper into the Venus Uranus connections.
In most cases, the following configurations are used (there are more though (!) to define Venus Uranus connections but this would lead us too far and make it more complicated than necessary):

    Venus in the 11th house
    Uranus in the 2nd or the 7th house
    the ruler of the 11th house in the 7th house
    the ruler of the 7th house in the 11th house
    the ruler of the 2nd house in the 11th house
    the ruler of the 11th house in the 2nd house
    Venus in a close conjunction, square or opposition with Uranus (a very exact sextile or trine counts too but in a minor way)
    Venus at the solstice point of Uranus
    Uranus in Libra or Taurus
    Venus in Aquarius

When at least three of the above listed analogies or connections can be found in the natal chart, we have a very powerful Venus Uranus connection that will be felt and noticed in the character and life of the native.

What do Venus Uranus connections signify?

The Venus Uranus connection is a very independent one that does not like clinging too someone.

Most often, relationships are short-lived and/or lived at a distance.

As long as the relationship remains 'light' and does not become too formal or 'heavy', persons with strong Venus Uranus connections are able to maintain the relationship long-term.

That's why people with powerful Venus Uranus connections most often dislike a marriage.

There is fear for deception and the inability to live emotionally bound together.

The Venus Uranus connection is the opposite of the Venus Pluto connection in that Venus and Uranus don't like co-dependency and prefer a detached way of living.

While the Venus Pluto connection fears to be alone, the Venus Uranus connection fears to be bound.

The Venus Uranus connction needs lots of free space and air to let the relationship grow.

Distance only makes the heart grow fonder.

The more a person with a strong Venus Uranus connection lives in close and narrow circumstances with the partner, the more chances there will be a break up.

Attractions at first sight are what Venus Uranus connections will experience many times.

This connection makes one very popular and well-liked. It's a charming combo.

In the most extreme case of a very powerful connection, they may avoid any contacts though and live a solitary life.

People with Venus Uranus connections tend to be quite cool, unemotional because their notion of 'love' is on a more impersonal humanitarian level rather than on a one-on-one intimate and emotional level.

They can be friends with many.

Most women with this connection prefer a rather short hair cut.

Venus Uranus connections dislike routine and are attracted to partners with irregular or flexible working hours.

They are also attracted to unique and very creative persons that jump out in some way (either because of their status, money, possessions, assets, ...).

In their relationship choice they want a partner who sets them and the relationship apart.

They don't want a relationship that is comparable with other relationships.

Though they can be attracted to people with powerful Saturn connections, these relationships are most often doomed to fail because of the formalities, boundaries, obligations and duties which the partner bind.

Both Venus and Uranus love rhythm and this connection is most often the proof of the love for dance and/or music.

Also, it's a very creative and artistic combination.

The Venus Uranus connection is a very spontaneous one and people with this connection strong should not be forced to change their behavior.

They don't want to be pinned down and seldom use labels because their opinion is flexible and often unpredictable.

They will change if and when they see it fit.

(Bernice Grebner)

First Decanate (Sagittarius-Sagittarius): These visionaries are lucky in their choice of vocations and setting of goals. They are best in a travelling job, for they are using their restless, wandering-type natures creatively rather than in a nonproductive way. They are also good counselors. Their ideas are expansive and, because they are, the natives are bound to advance.

With Gemini-Gemini on the IC, the person is influenced not to stay in one place too long but to move around from home to home. If he does stay in one place, he may not be in that home very much. This 4th house Gemini likes people and prefers to live among a wide variety. This can give more than one home at the same time (this is the ideal). It may give brothers and sisters living in the same home (after marriage, that is), or the sisters and brothers visit a lot, so it seems as if they live there.

Second Decanate (Sagittarius-Aries): They have a certain amount of luck and, by exerting much energy along with it, they succeed and acquire quite a bit of money. However, they spend it pretty fast. They are out in the open with beliefs, and are desirous that faith should inspire others to do something special.

With Gemini-Libra on the IC, the mental indecisions come in connection with a home and the domestic life. They want homes very much but cannot make up their minds where they are happy. They need only the proper balance, but can't seem to find this balance. Although they seem quiet and peaceful, they are not. There can be too much emphasis on the partner's finances and what the partner contributes to domestic expenses or how much the partner spends.

Third Decanate (Sagittarius-Leo): They have big ideas, but their hearts must be in their careers or they don't do as well. If they can have strong leadership roles, they will put everything they have into their work. They are charming and know how to attract people to them because they know just what to say. They think big, and usually get big results. The vocation may require travel, but behind every business trip you can bet there will be fun and games included.

With Gemini-Aquarius on the IC, they are restless to the core of their being and like to move from place to place. They like to rebel against tradition. They can be very radical. They renew themselves easily through liberal ideas. They are not bound by crystallized opinions that keep others in bondage. At their soul's point they are free. Their hang-ups may be their friends; perhaps they are driven by an insatiable urge, which makes them feel as if they never have enough comradery in their homes.

(Frances Sakoian and Louis Acker)

These people can succeed as executives who have a great deal of vision, but they are not always practical. They often work in the fields of education, religion, and travel, achieving fame in these areas through their religious and spiritual accomplishments. They are likely to be considered philanthropists and are generous in their professional contacts.

With Gemini on the IC, these people travel a good deal and often change their residence. They have a tendency to establish two homes. There is usually a large library in the home. They communicate extensively with family mambers and give a great deal of thought to domestic affairs.

(Dane Rudhyar)

Gemini at the cusp of the fourth house tends to provide changing situations while the process of personality integration takes place. The tree of personality may be like a palm tree or a sequoia with a very wide and extensive network of roots not far below the surface, instead of a deep-reaching taproot. Concentration on very basic feelings may be somewhat difficult. The individual may have antennae feeling for multiple impacts and stimuli for growth, rather than a solid and secure realization of what he actually is and stands for as a person. The danger is for a strong and clever ego to develop as the efficient and perhaps proud organizer of complex life experiences.

Much depends in such a case on the sign at the Ascendant. In most instances it will be either Aquarius or Pisces; only in the far north could it be Capricorn, a steadying influence. An Aquarius Ascendant may stress idealism and / or social discontent; a Pisces Ascendant would tend to give a touch of transcendance and perhaps psychic instability to the Gemini foundation of the personality. And the positions of planets in the fourth house could considerably modify and polarize the typical Gemini characteristics, either adding restlessness or stabilizing the intellectual structures upon which the person depends for inner security.

(Jeanne Avery)

With the luckiest planet in the zodiac ruling the tenth house of career, the Sagittarius MC person can have great good fortune in areas of public life. Jupiter is the planet that is associated with enthusiasm, humor, sales, wealth, wealth of spirit, and good luck. Sagittarius on the cusp of the tenth house describes optimism and the constant need for goals and challenges in career matters. There is a strong possibility that one with this Midheaven will have several careers in one lifetime, as he becomes bored if a challenge is missing. If he can find an occupation that he cannot conquer completely, he will be successful.

When Jupiter is well aspected in an individual chart, the photographs he took of the parent of the same sex describe a happy-go-lucky parent, optimistic, perhaps religious, wealthy financially or wealthy of spirit. He sees that parent as one who is successful as a result of contagious enthusiasm and optimism. If Jupiter is not well aspected, the parent may have had severe disappointments in life that precondition the normal optimism of the personality. Since there is strong identification with the parent of the same sex in choice of career, it can be important to realize how devastatingly a parent's disappointment in the career arena can affect this person. In this event, the Sagittarius MC person may hesitate to be truly successful, in order to remain on the same level as that parent.

With a strongly aspected Jupiter, the parent encouraged the child to set goals and express enthusiasm in public life. If not, the parent may have inadvertently warned the Sagittarius MC personality about the danger of disappointment. In the positive sense, the relationship between parent and child was happy, optimistic, philosophical, and enjoyable. With a difficult Jupiter, the Pisces personality may have experienced great disappointment from that parent.

A certain degree of spirituality, perspective, or vision and hopefulness is necessary for involvement in film or theatre.

Home life, later life, and the parent of the opposite sex are described by the fourth house in a chart. With Gemini ruling here, the individual photographs the parent of the opposite sex as being especially witty, verbal, interesting, and exciting intellectually. Depending on the aspects to the planet Mercury in the individual chart, he will either have exceptionally good communication with that parent, respecting his or her ideas and thoughts, or have disagreements.

The planet Mercury, ruler of Gemini, is the planet associated with the adult ego state, in terms of Transactional Analysis. The adult part of oneself is the fact collector, with clear thoughts and ideas to be expressed. Strong opinions can be associated with the planet Mercury, as well as any intellectual activity such as writing, analyzing, researching, or studying. If that planet is well aspected in a natal chart, the association with the parent of the opposite sex is mentally stimulating, with shared ideas and witty discussions. The joy of the exchange of opinions and ideas leads to a later desire to have a home where ideas and thoughts are shared and examined.

If Mercury is not well aspected, the potential for disagreement with that parent is strong, and photographs of that parent are apt to focus on mental stress, flightiness, and criticism. If Mercury is badly aspected to Saturn, for instance, the parent may tend to think negatively, or be insecure about his or her intelligence. If Mercury and Mars are in difficult configuration, the parent may be sarcastic or caustic in discussions or with expressing views. When the Moon and Mercury are badly aspected, there is a tendency to speak and think emotionally or with lack of precision or clarity. Difficult combinations between Mercury and Jupiter can bring about a tendency to say too much, oversell, or promise more than can be delivered.

Whe Mercury and the planet Uranus are not in good aspect, there is potential mental stress for the parent of the opposite sex. He or she may have an erratic way of speaking, with thought and ideas tumbling forth in jumbled profusion. In extreme cases, the parent may have feared a mental breakdown at some point in his or her life. Too much 'electricity' coming into the brain may produce scattered ideas, rapid speech, and confusion in mental expression.

When Mercury and Pluto are in difficult aspect, there is a tendency to manipulate with words; the individual tends to say what he feels the weather will bear. The parent may have been a compulsive talker as well, fearing he would go unnoticed unless he poured forth a marathon of words. Mercury and Neptune in difficult aspect describe a tendency to overanalyze concepts and destroy dreams by nit-picking. The parent may have stressed practicality instead of encouraging the Gemini IC child to follow his dreams. These aspects describe not only the personality of that parent but also the quality of the relationship between parent and child.

Home life tends to be a place of activity with Mercury ruling this house. If Mercury is well aspected, the constant sharing of ideas will be stimulating and enjoyable, but if that planet is not well aspected, the personality may periodically have to get away frmo the overwhelming mental activity. Ideally, this person would like to have a salon where he could combine fascinating people from literary and artistic worlds, making his home a meeting place for the exchange of great thoughts. He will no doubt have a vast library or at least a special place for the books he collects. Since Gemini is a dual sign, he may need two homes in order to gain perspective and find occasional mental peace. One home may be more of a hideaway, the other a more public place. Each place may have a distinct personality of its own. The Gemini IC may find that his inclination to writ and express concrete intellectual ideas increases as he grows older. He begins to bring many of his idealistic views into clearer focus, and learns how to clarify many of the vague ideas that formerly floated through his mind. He can become a brilliant speaker or writer, lecturer or teacher. Mental stimulation will certainly continue all his life.

Source: http://god-messages.com/news/midheaven-sagittarius.htm

European astrologers much more use traditional astrology that incorporates the method of the solstice points in chart analysis.

In most European astrological software programs, the solstice points are calculated in many ways while in English astrological software programs, the solstice points are not featured in the same way, not implemented very well or just lacking.

That's why doing astrological research pertaining to the solstice points is not easy and very time-consuming.

What are solstice points?

Solstice points are actually mirror points.

Every single degree in a horoscope wheel has a mirror degree or counter degree, mirroring its distance from the solstice axis on the opposite side of the chart wheel.

Because planets, bodies (like Asteroids), midpoints, Fixed Stars and sensitive points (the angles, the Part of Fortune, hypothetical planets,...) are posited at a certain degree in the horoscope wheel they too have their mirror point or counter or solstice point.

For a more in-depth understanding of solstice points or antiscia, we refer to this article by Deborah Houlding .

How to find the solstice points?

The zodiac signs for antiscial connections are as follows:

Sagittarius - Capricorn
Scorpio - Aquarius
Libra - Pisces
Virgo - Aries
Leo - Taurus
Cancer - Gemini

This denotes that every degree in Sagittarius has its counter degree (solstice point) in Capricorn, every degree in Virgo has its mirror degree in Virgo etc.

The Contra-antiscia (mirror) signs are:

Aries - Pisces
Taurus - Aquarius
Gemini - Capricorn
Cancer - Sagittarius
Leo - Scorpio
Virgo - Libra

This denotes that every degree in Taurus has its counter degree in Aquarius, every degree in Cancer has its mirror degree in Sagittarius etc.

You can find a conversion table of all the degrees in this pdf document by Darrelyn Gunzburg.

However, you can easily calculate and find the solstice points yourself, as follows:

The sum of the degree and its mirror degree (or solstice point) always equals 30°.

To calculate the solstice point subtract the degree placement of the planet from 30 (take 29°60').

This makes 29°60' - degree A = solstice point A and the zodiac sign can be read from the list above.

If Venus is at 14°58' Aquarius, its solstice point is at 15°02' Scorpio (14°58' + 15°02' = 30°00').

It's the same workflow to calculate the contra-antiscia.

Note that the contra-antiscia of a certain degree is always 180 degrees opposite the antiscia point.

The meaning of solstice points

These mirror points reflect hidden connections that are not visible to the eye.

When planets or bodies in the chart of person A hit (conjunct) a solstice point in the chart of person B, it can represent a hidden connection between both persons.

The orbs to be used may not exceed 1°. Only exact-to-the-degree (at the same degree) conjunctions count, and for a reason.

Because every single degree in a horoscope wheel has a mirror degree and every degree can be occupied by many different objects (planets, midpoints, Asteroids,...) you can prove anything when using wider orbs.

This is unscientific the more so because when using wider orbs, you will have overlapping influences of other mirror degrees (of midpoints, Fixed Stars,...).

This way 'everything can work' and that's not what builds the essence of a chart comparison.

We always use very narrow orbs and exact aspects. It's not one single aspect (or solstice point) that marks a relationship, but the combination of them.

After all and similarly, it's not one single piece of the puzzle taken in isolation that gives you the cover of the puzzle!

The interpretation of the solstice points is similar to interpreting conjunctions but may act more like a hook -- for good or bad.

Solstice points bind together, but not always in a positive way.

Actually, it's still the planetary combination that is important and that will tell if the connection is challenging or not.

Venus at the solstice point of one of the angles of the partner work out in a very auspicious and affectionate way for example, while Saturn-Mars connections may work out more difficult.

by Luc De Jaeger

The elemental division is one of the foundations of astrology.

Together with the modalities, they are the building stones and blocks of what we call the Tropical Zodiac.

The 4 elements (Fire, Earth, Air and Water) each represent a quality of being and a state of matter.

The Elemental Division

Fire signs: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius

Earth signs: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn

Water signs: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces

Air signs: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius

Whenever a planet or body changes an element, its background (theme) changes too.

You can't go wrong materializing the elements in all their forms to find out what they mean in our physical world and how they would work out.

What we will do now is delineating Venus, the archetypal planet of love, in the different elements.

However, Venus is just more than the planet of love.

It's also a receptive force, the planet that represents our taste, that which we want to beautify, that which brings harmony and peace into our life, among others.

Venus in the element Fire

Fire is always making itself noticeable and when Venus is in Fire it does not come as a surprise that Venus takes the first steps in matters of love.

Because Fire is 'showy', you will see Venus in fire and flame when love knocks at the door.

Venus in Fire radiates warmth and is full of enthusiasm.

It easily gets excited.

Venus in Fire may love an atmosphere that represents its element: candlelight dinners or enjoying a drink or meal in front of a fireplace may bring Venus in Fire in the right mood.

When in love, Venus in Fire becomes very spontaneous.

Venus in Fire loves upbeat events to attend.

It cannot stand passive situations that are found to be too boring.

Venus in the element Fire needs some action and (adventurous and/or outdoorsy) activities.

Venus in the element Earth

Earth is the most moderate and modest element of all, and also the most 'heavy.'

It radiates rest and calmness.

The element Earth is the most physical element that you can actually take and keep in your hands.

It's the most tangible one and that's why Venus in Earth needs tangible tokens of love in its life.

No talks or chatter but 'real things'!

Venus in the element Earth may love an outdoor picnic or a romantic dinner with flowers on the table.

Earth is very nature-loving.

Venus in Earth loves a hug, a gentle stroke or touch on the skin or a massage -- all things material or physical.

Venus in Earth can be very sensual but it's also very reticent and easily holds within.

Venus in Earth is very dependable and needs matter to live in and around.

Venus in the element Air

Air is the most volatile element that you most often can 'hear from far.'

Indeed, Air is noisy and with Venus in Air expect lots of talks and chatter.

Venus in the element Air is communicative and loves to inform.

Air is very mental and cerebral and, unlike Earth, dislikes physical contact.

Unlike Water, Air does not feel well when emotions come up.

That's why Venus in Air may often give a rather detached and cool impression.

Venus in Air always needs some sounds (music for example) in the environment.

When in love, Venus in Air becomes very talkative.

Because Air is a positive (extravert) element, Venus in Air wants to go out and meet people, socialize and connect one way or the other.

Venus in Air is superficial (not penetrating nor attaching) and therefore is often called the 'social butterfly.'

Venus in the element Water

You seldom hear Water, it's the most silent element of all.

Venus in Water is a very private and retentive position.

Silent waters run deep and Venus in the element Water just loves deep emotional and spiritual (soul) connections.

No words needed.

That's why Venus in Water is very subtle and a little shy in matters of love.

Because Water is a negative (introvert) element, it's not blunt or bold.

Venus in Water loves a watery environment (near a fountain, enjoying a walk along the Beach,...).

Venus in Water needs a secret or private place to withdraw.

Venus in the element Water seldom takes the initiative.

Water is the most sensitive element and Venus in Water easily feels hurt.

The atmosphere is of the highest importance to Venus in Water.

Venus in Water can be quite clingy at times and it has to learn to let go.

Venus, in general, is the planet of relationships and beloved ones. It represents all that is beautiful and harmonious and it promotes balance.

The house Venus is found in, tells more about the environment in which you find balance, well-being and harmony.

Remember that the houses represent the environment and point to WHERE things happen.

In other words, Venus in the natal houses will describe where you find balance, beauty, beloved ones and relationships.

Unlike lots of other sources, we are only listing empirically and statistically researched delineations.

We split up the delineations in 'general meanings' (irrespective of the gender), descriptions which were found to be more significant in male charts and the meanings that were found to be more significant in female charts.

This way, we hope to bring some top-notch and more to-the-point descriptions not found anywhere else.

Also know that when Venus is conjunct a house cusp but not in the house itself, the delineations may not apply.

When Venus is just in front of a house and not in the house itself, the planetary meanings start to differ because Venuus acts like a connector binding both houses together in some way.

Planetary aspects to Venus may alter some of the descriptions as well.

The same holds true for the zodiac signs Venus is posited in that may alter the background of how Venus manifests.

When Venus is conjunct another body or planet or if there is a stellium in the house Venus is posited in, the delineations may vary too.

The delineations we provide are archetypal meanings found in charts where Venus is the only planet in the house.

Descriptions in bold are very significant and almost infallible.

Venus in the 1st natal house

In general:

• charming and seductive personality
• wants to please and be courteous
• has a striking physical appearance
• self-indulgent
• indecisive

In male charts:

• a womanizer or woman-pleaser
• needs an attractive woman

In female charts:

• wants to be found attractive
• needs appreciation
• wants to be desirable
• soft and sensual

Venus in the 2nd natal house

In general:

• wants to have a beautiful lifestyle and spends lots on possessions
• materialistic
• self-worth depends on financial and material success
• shows off
• one of the most loyal positions
• very attached to a group (family, partner,...)

In male charts:

• needs an upper-class or very stylish woman
• dresses stylish
• a collector

In female charts:

• the shopaholic
• takes delight in good food
• strong physical senses
• can be very attached and loyal to the partner

Venus in the 3rd natal house

In general:

• The 3rd house is the most unstable and 'wandering' of all and hence not the best one if you want a stable love relationship and/or marriage.
  Venus in this house tends to find love in the 'immediate environment'
• may have a (very) beautiful voice
• a graceful communicator
• very good at languages and/or writing and/or talking
• the bookworm
• the story-teller
• craves compliments

In male charts:

• needs a cerebral and intelligent (well educated) woman
• may find love in the neighbourhood
• can talk every woman into something
• can sell anything

In female charts:

• talkative and a seductive voice
• continuously in contact with a lover (texting, phoning,...)

Venus in the 4th natal house

In general:

• home-loving (home sweet home)
• needs a beautiful, peaceful and harmonious home free from discord
• increase in harmony and well-being ('wealth') later in life
• may meet real love only later in life
• loves to wear casual clothes
• lives a more balanced and harmonious life in the last part of life

In male charts:

• needs a woman who is home- and/or family-loving
• demanding

In female charts:

• very sensitive to the surroundings
• the home-decorator

Venus in the 5th natal house

In general:

• in love with love
• loves to gamble or speculate
• loves exquisite and/or luxury goods
• highly romantic ideals
• very creative and artistic
• may have an artistic or gorgeous daughter

In male charts:

• a very sexual position
• showy and too vain
• self-centered and self-serving

In female charts:

• can be very attractive
• playful and wants to have fun
• loves some drama (in the movies, theatre,...)

Venus in the 6th natal house

In general:

• the workaholic
• prone to on-the-job romances
• the researcher and analyzer
• skin trouble
• self-indulgent
• indecisive

In male charts:

• love often starts at the working floor or with co-workers
• often more female co-workers than male co-workers
• less selective
• prefers a subordinate position instead of being the boss

In female charts:

• needs a man who helps her in everything she does
• friendly
• loves small animals (dogs)

Venus in the 7th natal house

In general:

• gives a good first impression
• sociable and popular
• cannot be alone and needs 'someone else' to share life experiences
• the multitasker
• often attracted to partners with similarities (like the same first name, the same style, appearance, job,...)
• needs a refined partner
• loves to organize

In male charts:

• wants to shine with and present his wife everywhere
• compassionate

In female charts:

• very attractive and stylish
• interest in fashion
• loves intrigues
• cannot stand silence

Venus in the 8th natal house

In general:

• erotic
• a very charismatic position
• love and sacrifices (emotional turmoil) go hand in hand
• may work in the fields of banking, insurances, taxes, ...
• entangled love unions and relationships
• a compulsive need for a partner

In male charts:

• very passionate
• may live excessive
• inherits and/or receives possessions/money from women

In female charts:

• needs money to raise her status
• may sell herself for money
• money and love go hand in hand
• may experience inertia

Venus in the 9th natal house

In general:

• love affairs or unions in foreign countries and/or with foreigners and/or with people who have a different social background (culture, race,...)
• needs an original lover
• inspirational
• love triangles

In male charts:

• needs a playful woman
• adventurous and/or sports-minded

In female charts:

• loves to tease
• helpful

Venus in the 10th natal house

In general:

• "Love me!"
• rather vain: wants to be noticed for his/her beauty, style and/or charm
• wants to look good in public
• very goal-oriented

In male charts:

• needs a woman who can shine
• needs a supportive woman
• the woman helps him in raising his status
• needs lots of attention
• can be manipulative and an intriguer
• loves uniforms
• feels guilty towards women

In female charts:

• never leaves home without make-up
• a sweetie
• increasingly suspicious towards men
• love affairs with higher-ups or men who have a well-defined position in our society or in a group (the boss or employer, men of importance, men in uniforms...)
• a marriage for status or money
• a model (may love to pose)

Venus in the 11th natal house

In general:

• sociable
• friends become lovers
• highly inventive
• often a party-goer
• very idealistic
• unpredictable behavior in love unions
• needs a clean and light environment

In male charts:

• influential female friends
• almost always has a mistress

In female charts:

• gets well on with children of the partner or the others' children (fond of children)
• lots of female friends (the 'girls club')

Venus in the 12th natal house

In general:

• poverty in childhood and/or may have felt neglected in childhood
• loves to sacrifice as a means to be liked
• secret (platonic) love affairs, unrequited love
• love = sacrifice (giving more than receiving) resulting in some dissatisfaction
• protects its privacy
• very devoted

In male charts:

• love and sorrow go hand in hand
• solitary, reclusive and contemplative
• the painter

In female charts:

• widowhood. This is a position that most often shows that the woman will survive her husband
• needs a silent or reclusive partner
• fear of sex (diminishes the sexual expression) but often craves intimacy
• serves the partner
• easily hurt
• too vulnerable and submissive

by Kelley Rosano

The Gemini Full Moon on December 17 is a party Moon. The Full Moon is a break from the intense growth and striving you have done. This year has required you to step up. Release what is not serving you. Embrace your authentic nature. Be in your full power. Time is accelerating. This year has flown by and so too will next year. The Gemini Full Moon says that it is time to celebrate your life.  Celebrate your victories. Even the smallest of accomplishments are worth noting. When you focus on what is working in your life. This creates a current of positive energy. You are a magnet for good things to flow to you. You are irresistibly attractive. People will be drawn to you. People will want to know your secret for success. How are you Always Thriving?
 
                   You can tell them that it is your attitude of gratitude. Appreciation for life keeps you going.  You value the challenges and the adversities. You see them as your teachers.  You see the present as perfect. Things may not be as exactly the way you want it. However, you see the present as the perfect path to realizing your dreams.  This helps you to pay close attention to your present circumstances. This empowers you to discover and create a path to actualizing your vision. You are focused on your success. You are focused on what is positive in your life. You are using the power of your focused intention to live your best life.
                
                     The Full Moon is in chatty Gemini. You could feel an information overload. Don't allow your mind to run away with you. Mercury is Gemini's ruling planet. Gemini is known to be quite talkative. Mercury in Sagittarius is opposing the Full Moon. Sagittarius is known to inflate the facts. It is easy to over exaggerate both your wins and losses. You may have the gift of gabbing. This could lead you to much ado about nothing. A few hours after the Full Moon, Uranus moves forward. He has been retrograde for five months. The universe is saying, "Take a giant leap forward." Be open to the new, the weird and the original.  Uranus wants you to take a walk on the wild side. Insights and ideas can come from the wildest places. Help could come to you from the people you least expected. Epiphanies emerge empowering you.  These are perceptions in how to improve your life. Action steps in the right direction.
 
                   Pluto and Uranus are a roller coaster ride of change and transformation. You will have good days and challenging days. You can expect the unexpected. Sometimes shocking surprises are jaw dropping. Relationships can blow up revealing long held tensions. Uranus and Pluto bring sudden endings. They can serve up a fresh start that you may not want but sorely need.  Stay flexible. Surrender resistance. Control is an illusion. The only thing you can control is yourself. How you respond to what is happening. Make no judgments. Assume nothing; wait until you have the full story. Use the Four Agreements to guide you. They are grounding in this sea of chaos and confusion.
 
                  The mood shifts as the Sun enters Capricorn on December 21. Happy Solstice! The Sun in Capricorn brings with it a sober tone.  In Capricorn the check comes due for the big party you had in Sagittarius. Venus retrogrades just hours after solstice. Venus will be retrograde until Jan 31, 2014. Venus wants you to review and reflect on what you love and value. What is most important for you? The area of your life that Capricorn rules in your natal birth chart is up for review. Venus is saying it is time to upgrade your life. Align your goals with what you love and value and you will be successful.
 
What do you love and value?
What do you want in your relationship?
What do you need to be fulfilled?
What is true for you?
What do you like, enjoy and cherish?
 
                   Venus in reverse is not an ideal time to begin a new relationship and/or a creative project. Things may be in a constant state of flux and change. What you are attracted to today. You may not be tomorrow. Conditions are ripe for misunderstandings. There could be misrepresentations. Venus retrograde can create delays, setbacks and/or false starts. On the brighter side, this is an excellent energy to evaluate what you need in your relationships. Is your relationship adding value to your life? Soul mate relationships empower you to grow into your best Self. Karmic relationships drain you of your time, energy and money. Single people can use this time to reflect on what you want and need in your next relationship.  The True Values Program and the True value lists help you to discover what you love and value.  Relationships from your past can come back. A reunion with old friends and/or lovers is healing and fun. Reunions are a wonderful use for a Venus retrograde. Is there someone from your past that your heart is calling?
 
                  Venus retrograde is brilliant for going back to finish projects. She is useful for examining talents, skills and abilities you are under using. Creative endeavors you may have not had the time for up until now. Venus is retrograde in the sign of Capricorn. This is excellent for reviewing your financial matters. Venus in reverse is good for creating new and improved financial strategies. These you will use when Venus is direct. How can you make improvements in your money and investments? For instance, invest 10% of your time to maximize the other 90%. This would be a nice ROI (Return on Investment). Get focused. Remove the distractions. Be more efficient. Start on your path to financial independence even if it doesn't seem realistic. Do what empowers you.  Here are 25 Secrets to creating the life you want. 
 
What is working in your life?
What is breaking down?
What action steps can you take to improve your situation?
 
                   Mercury enters Capricorn on December 24. On the one hand, he provides you with great practicality to fulfill your ideas and dreams. Mercury can empower you to clarify your objectives. He helps you to get real. Be grounded. Mercury can show you action steps to reach your goals. On the other hand, Mercury will reveal what is pure fantasy.  This includes where you may be fooling yourself.  Mercury will point out what is not working. Integrity is your spiritual back bone. Integrity keeps you on the straight and narrow. Integrity protects you from those who would lie and deceive you. Be in your integrity. Stay focused on your goals. Allow others to learn from their experiences. In this way, you can navigate the terrain of those who are sincere and those who are not. 
                
                     Christmas could come with a bang. The Moon is in Libra. She is coupled with Mars. They are activating the Pluto/Uranus and Jupiter grand square. Some people may be irritable and cranky. Emotions can be raw and urgent. Breathe deeply. Ground yourself.  Keep a sense of humor. Be of good cheer. Be the calm in the storm. The Sun and Mercury join forces on December 29. Pay attention to signs and synchronicity. There is magic in the air. You could receive an important message this day. You could have aha moments. New Year's Eve may be intense. Mercury couples with Pluto and squares Mars on December 31. You might want your boxing gloves for the party. We go into the New Year with the Pluto/Uranus Grand Square intensely activated. The Capricorn New Moon rings in the New Year on Jan 1. We awaken too many of the planets in challenging aspects with each other.  Warrior Mars is on his war path. He is not happy in peace loving Libra. You could be feeling frustrated. Channel your energy into walking, meditating and relaxing. Doing something you love. What makes you feel good? 
                
                    The Gemini Full Moon message is to celebrate your victories. Take a moment to pause. The pause is important. The pause empowers your health, well-being and vitality. Celebrate what you have learned. Celebrate your growth. Celebrate how far you have come. Pluto and Uranus are a force for good in your life. Get in the driver seat and empower yourself. Be honest with yourself. Stop arguing for your limitations. Take responsibility for your life. In this way, you can change what is not working. You are the master of your destiny. Take your power back from society and/or other people. Learn from your mistakes. Vow to do better next year. Make a commitment to your success. Be adaptable. Make friends with change. It is not the enemy. Change is your friend. Change sheds the old and gives birth to the new. What part of you is ready to be born? 

Source:
http://www.kelleyrosano.com/2013/12/09/gemini-full-moon-venus-retrograde/

byNadia Gilchrist

There are only a few aspects between partners that encourage potential matrimony, and even then, they can also indicate other types of commitment. In the context of this article, “marriage” refers to a mutual decision to formalize a romantic commitment in whatever spiritual or social context is meaningful. Note that all these synastry aspects can be applied to straight or same-sex couples.

Saturn

Before a couple even goes near the idea of wedlock, there must be at least one Saturn connection in their synastry. Saturn interaspects can be part of any long-term relationship (co-workers, friends, parent/child), but they are absolutely essential for commitment between two people. Saturn contacts are the cement that stabilize a relationship, so marriage can be built upon it.

If your partner’s Saturn hits your relationship planets (Sun, Moon, Venus, Mars) or your angles (1st, 4th, 7th, 10th House cusps) with a hard aspect, they’ll feel a baseline responsibility to you. This sense of responsibility must be there before your partner can contemplate a long-term relationship. Trines and sextiles are weaker, but if they occur in multiples (your partner’s Saturn trines your Sun and Venus) there can still be enough glue to hold the two of you together. The feeling of commitment that Saturn creates goes both ways, but the Saturn person will feel the primary responsibility.

Juno

This “marriage asteroid” represents how someone relates to a partner in the context of a committed union.  If your planet aspects your partner’s Juno, they will feel the urge to formalize the relationship. Conjunctions are strongest, although oppositions and squares can do the trick as well. Trines and sextiles are less pronounced, but can still work if they go both ways (your Juno and their Juno trines or sextiles mutual planets).

For example, your lover has Juno in Virgo. They are looking for a very specific (Virgo) type of partner: someone who will join them as they tinker with, and improve, the relationship. Your Sun conjuncts their Juno. This means that your external expression of purpose and ego perfectly matches what the Juno person is looking for in a partner. Both of you will feel  that you can work (Virgo) together to create a formal union, although the Juno person will feel this most strongly.

The Sun and Moon

Your Sun conjunct your partner’s Moon (or vice versa) is the gold standard for potential marriage aspects. The Sun person’s conscious will (male energy) unites with, and is supported by, the Moon person’s emotions (female energy). There is an instinctive sense of belonging, because you and your lover complement each other at a primary level. The Sun person will usually dominate (this is true for straight and same-sex couples). For sign specific examples, check out the articles on Sun/Moon compatibility. The powerful connection created by a Sun/Moon aspect is mutual.

Sun/Moon oppositions can also create a powerful urge for marriage (you and your partner balance out each other). Squares create strong attraction, but the tension can be too jarring for settling into a long-term union. Trines and sextiles create a nice flow of energy, but aren’t strong enough (by themselves) to push the relationship forward.

The Sun/Moon Midpoint

This is the mathematical midpoint between the natal Sun and Moon. It has been referred to as the “inner marriage” between a person’s male and female energy — the union of their external purpose and internal needs. If your planet conjuncts or opposes this midpoint, you are the external manifestation of that need.

For example, your Mars conjuncts your partner’s midpoint. Through the expression of your initiative, ambition and sexuality (Mars), you are a prompt for the midpoint person. Even though your Mars energy may be aggressive, the way you express it just seems to click with your partner’s inner puzzle. When working with any midpoint contacts, only the hard aspects (squares, oppositions and conjunctions) are considered. Midpoint contacts tend to be one way, with the midpoint person feeling the effects.

The 7th House

If your planet activates your partner’s 7th House of committed relationships, they will view you as their ideal partner. If there are other aspects (in the house person’s chart) that support a desire for formal union, they may also see you as a potential spouse. A conjunction from your planet to their 7th House cusp is most powerful, but your planets anywhere in their 7th House will work. If your Jupiter falls in their 7th, your beliefs will boost their faith in committed partnerships; you’ll make the idea (of commitment to you) seem good. If your Venus activates their 7th House, the way you express love will stir your partner’s admiration, and will blend with their view of relationships. 7th House overlays are felt primarily by the house person.

Note that if only your outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto) are activating your lover’s 7th House, there will need to be some other marriage aspects between the two of you. Outer planet contacts can be powerful, but they seem to stir up issues (on the house person’s side) that reach beyond the day-to-day rhythms of a romantic relationship. It’s almost too “big picture” to function on a personal level.

As always, context is everything. The above contacts increase the chances for marriage, providing both parties have the natal characteristics that indicate the desire for marriage. Although the connections described above don’t guarantee a trip to the altar (or whatever place is chosen for the ceremony), they certainly increase the odds that two people will want to take that step.

Related Posts:

• Juno in Aspect to the Planets
• Libra, the Marriage Contract and Unrealistic Expectations

by Adam Elenbaas

Ask just about anybody you meet what their “sign” is and they will immediately say, “I’m a (fill in the blank).” Of course they will be referring to their Sun sign. Why does this happen? How did the Sun sign become more important than the Moon sign? Why do people identify with their solar qualities rather than their lunar qualities? And when it comes to love and romance shouldn’t there be a lunar pick-up line, “Hey there, so what’s your Moon sign baby?”

Entire books have been written on the subject of modern patriarchy, machismo, and the rampant suppression of the feminine. But we can’t stop there and just blame the ignored Moon sign on the “men.” It’s not enough to say that it’s the fault of men that the Moon sign isn’t equally appreciated. For a deeper understanding of the popularity of the Sun sign we need to explore, and reflect more deeply upon, the symbolism of the Sun and the Moon.

Moon Symbolism versus Sun Symbolism

From the Moon’s point of view, the feminine and the masculine are equal and complementary opposites. As Joseph Campbell writes in his volume on Occidental Mythology, “the Moon, waxing and waning, sloughing its shadow and again waxing, is the celestial sign.” The simple emotional truth beyond this mythological Moon poetry is fairly simple: our Moon sign represents our time-bound, mortal, and biologically enmeshed self-hood. Our most simple sense of “at homeness” in the universe, therefore, starts with our Moon sign.

By contrast the Sun sign represents something altogether different. The solar, like the unchanging face of the Sun, stands as an absolute in and of itself. It stands beyond the reflecting, changing, and rhythmic dance of the Moon. The Sun also animates and perpetuates life, whereas the Moon fosters, integrates, and forms life. We revolve around the Sun, whereas the Moon revolves around us. The light of the Moon is reflecting the Sun, and yet without the presence of the Moon the earth would spin on its axis in a mere eight hours, taking away the perfect rhythm of dark and light and making life as we know it impossible.

Why Do We Only Care About Sun Signs?

So why don’t the Sun and the Moon get along with each other more in people’s consciousness? And why do we only care about each other’s Sun signs? Well, esoterically over the years the complex symbolism of the Sun and the Moon have often been pitted against one another in terms of a conflicting relationship between dualism (the waxing and waning of the Moon), and oneness (the unchanging face of the Sun). From this point of view the Moon represents the mortal and temporal self, the ego, and its fixation (at worst, damnation) on the wheel of time. The Sun represents getting off the wheel of reincarnation, getting off the wheel of time, and following a higher destiny into the great beyond, into the timeless and changeless void or bliss of enlightenment.

Solar religions, from this general point of view, all have the same, singular goal or focus in mind—to transcend. This “transcendence game” can play itself out through asceticism, spiritual practices or disciplines, personal-creative callings, a hero’s journey, or the general quest for personal destiny and freedom. There is no problem with this, of course. We need this solar activity to help us grow upward, and each one of us has a Sun sign in our chart that can tell us a great deal about where we will find that personal journey of transcendence.

The Problem with the Quest for Transcendence

The problem comes when we forget that this solar desire “to transcend” is generally a deeply personal and sometimes alienating quest. For its purposes, the Sun sign journey must see the outside, interdependent, cyclically lunar world as a dualistic distraction, a projection of its own mind, and at worst, a lusty demon or an evil temptress. For the Sun sign portion of our psyche it is naturally much harder to remember the co-equal and opposite “everything is already perfect and eternal” world of the Moon sign.

At this point in history it seems safe to say that even our best spiritual philosophies, eastern and mystical or western and monotheistic alike, place too great an emphasis on the quest for transcendence. We ask someone about their Sun sign because we’re all interested in each other’s individuality. We’re each very concerned with our personal quest. But if the Sun is by nature more personal and less “dependent,” compared to the Moon, then wouldn’t it be at least equally important to ask about someone’s “Moon” sign when considering a relationship, which is by nature more of a “dependent” situation?

Three Good Reasons to Love by the Moon

So, now that we have taken a moment to contextualize our understanding of the currently underrated “Moon sign” phenomenon, let’s map out some solid reasons to consider Moon sign compatibility with your lover or your next hot date. Then let’s talk about some simple guidelines for interpreting what makes for the most harmonious Moon sign synastry!

1. Bio-Rhythm

Because the Moo refers to an inherent knowledge of the union between the opposites (light and dark), it is naturally more androgynous. Similarly, when we feel at “home” we generally do not feel pressured by the task of our sexual or gender identity. Being at a home is a place where we can take off the masks of the opposites and simply “exist.” Think of that place in your life where you can finally throw off the pressures of your work, your “focus,” and your social identity and simply relax.

This “safe place” looks a little different for each of us, and interestingly enough, depending upon the Moon’s house and sign placement in a birth chart, this sense of an androgynous “at homeness” can even exist in more fiery, creative, and social dimensions (think of a Sagittarius Moon in the Eleventh House, for example!). Regardless, if your relationship does not share the common language of rest, androgyny, and “at homeness” you might find the relationship to be constant work. You may have trouble synching up into a rhythm together. Our Moon signs are like maps to understanding the kinds of rhythms we need in order to work and grow in equal balance with our need to rest and integrate.

Since it could be said, from a karmic or evolutionary point of view, that the purpose of each and every relationship we ever get into is to help us grow (notice how solar this point of view is, always helping us to maintain that sense of the importance of our personal quest!), then it is critical that we share a common, non-goal-oriented, resting and cooperative Moon space. Again, perhaps somewhat ironically, our Moon synastry can still engage signs and houses that will involve traditional “work.”

For example, I have a Capricorn Moon in the Ninth House, and my girlfriend has a Taurus Moon in the Eleventh House. We operate a home-based Yoga Studio, Apothecary, and Astrology School. For the two of us, our work is very peaceful, cooperative, and nurturing because we have excellent Moon sign synastry. Similarly, many clients I counsel who are in the creative or artistic fields will share Leo or Fifth House Moons in their partnerships. So don’t let people tell you that just because the Moon sign represents nourishment and “at homeness” that it is not capable of being productive. In fact, many people who find their truest callings in life work just as much from their Moon sign as their Sun sign. After all, could there be anything better than receiving rest, relaxation, and nourishment while doing your work? Enough said!

2. Healthy Families Make Waves, not War

It’s vital that relationships clash. That’s how we grow. But, in equal proportion, we need times of organically-arising peace and nourishment. Moon sign synastry points toward a shared area of rest and relaxation that will tend to reappear, as rhythmically and organically (meaning you don’t have to try to make it happen) as the tides. Families with children especially need this nourishment pattern, and if couples want to start a family, and keep their family together, then Moon sign synastry is of the utmost importance.

Let’s explore this through an example. Dad has a Scorpio Moon in the Fourth House. Mom has a Leo Moon in the Seventh House. Mom’s Moon sign is going to continually generate periods of social self-expression. She might enjoy light-hearted, creative friendships, and she may enjoy getting dressed up to kill and going out to be social. This is how she receives that “I’m at home and all is well in the universe” feeling that she must get in order to be healthy.

Dad, on the other hand, is going to continually generate long and deep periods of emotional depth and intensity at home. He might need long periods of isolated brooding or emotional exploring. He might need long and deeply affectionate or fused and highly catalytic sexual encounters with his wife. This is how he receives his nourishment.

On some days, maybe Mom drags Dad out, and he spends the evening enduring the social torture of a night out. Maybe he admires Mom all night—as she shines and he hides—and then she compromises and stays up into the wee hours of the night making love or sharing deep emotions. On the other hand, maybe Mom stays in with Dad and withstands the social isolation for the sake of Dad. If they know how important the other’s needs are, there is no reason this marriage couldn’t work. However, in my experience, this natural Moon square (from Scorpio to Leo) is probably not going to work out very well, if at all, in the long run.

After a while, Dad will hate that Mom is more socially outgoing than deeply rooted in the home space, and Mom vice versa, and the two will continue getting their Moon needs fulfilled, but they will do so with a lingering sense of resentment for each other. Why? Because the Moon doesn’t like it when its desire for rest and nourishment doesn’t happen organically, and the most basic need of a relationship is to share this “at homeness” feeling together rather than apart. It is a basic need for each of us that is as simple as the newborn’s reflex to nurse at its mother’s breasts. When someone tries to take this away from us, it makes us deeply crabby and emotional.

In the meantime, their children, who will balance Mom and Dad as much as Mom and Dad balance each other in the family dynamic, may have entirely different Moon needs. How can Mom and Dad create that “at home” feeling for their children (which also may not be very easy), when Mom and Dad’s lunar needs are already clashing?

3. Spiritual Compatibility

We’ve already mentioned that everyone has their own hero’s journey to find through their Sun sign. It’s not like the personal solar quest should be ignored in synastry. And yet, having good Moon sign synastry means that you share a common base throughout your personal/spiritual quest. I remember what one woman said during a session I did with her and her husband earlier this summer (paraphrased):

“I used to be very evangelical about yoga, and I got into traveling and I was reading everything I could about transcendental meditation. Tom was into woodworking, like always, and he would learn new things and get excited about completing new woodworking projects, and for the longest time I couldn’t see any of what he was doing as spiritual. Not like yoga and meditation anyway. But as time wore on and we kept coming back to the same basic places—we both enjoy walking and hiking and birdwatching and talking—I let go of wanting Tom to be anything more than what he is. He doesn’t have to be just like me anymore. And what we share despite our differences is what I’ve called home now for something like the past forty years. I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

Our Sun signs will take us on the most amazing personal journeys, and yet, we will always come back to the familiarity and nourishment of our homey Moon sign. Think of the people you love in your life no matter what. Does it matter if they share all of your personal concerns and ambitions? Probably not. And that’s what family is after all! Family, at its best, is like a resting place of acceptance and love. So while it may be important to share some commonality in our Sun sign’s quest, it’s safe to say that it’s at least equally important that we share Moon sign compatibility too!

Three Moon Sign Synastry Tips

Okay, so now that we have a few good reasons to consider Moon sign synastry as equally important to Sun sign synastry, let’s look at some general interpretive guidelines.

1. Ask and Feel

Before you analyze the chart, stop and ask yourself this question, “Does my partnership feature periods of getting along, enjoying one another peacefully and finding ourselves in a relaxed space?” If the answer is no, then you will probably find some element of Moon disparity. If the answer is yes (and remember we’re not necessarily talking about sexual explosiveness or romantic fireworks with Moon signs), then you probably display some element of Moon sign compatibility.

Moon sign synastry is complex. It might involve progressed Moon placements. It might involve house, rather than sign, synastry, and it might involve multiple planetary aspects or the influence of a current planetary transit to one or both of your Moon signs. Therefore the simplest way to get in touch with Moon sign synastry is to get in touch with your own feelings. Does the relationship feature rhythmic periods of easy and soft feelings between the two of you? The answer should be simple and heartfelt. This is the best place to start!

2. Elemental Synastry

Water and Earth signs get along with each other, and Air and Fire signs get along with each other. This is not to say that Moon sign synastry is not possible outside of these rules, but it is to say that there is a higher likelihood of two people synching up with each other when the elements of their Moon signs harmonize together.

Water is emotional and Earth practical (to be general here). Water will want closeness, intimacy, depth of feeling, and fusion. Earth may not be as into it, but they will hold space for it. Earth will demonstrate patience and support for the needs of water, just like a canyon holds the earth. Over time, the water generally erodes the tougher surfaces of the earth. The earth has a hard time changing; it’s generally slower, and water helps it along by provoking movement in a gentle and supportive way.

The quintessential example is the Cancer and Taurus relationship. Cancer Moon people will have a need for nourishment and intimacy. Taurus needs to be self-possessed and surrounded by people who see their value (which helps them to self-possess). Cancer will value the Taurus, and Taurus will hold space for Cancer’s neediness. Over time Cancer will help Taurus change into something more empathetic, and Taurus will help Cancer shift into something less needy. The exchange is soft, generally easy, and mutually supportive.

Air and Fire get along with each other similarly. Air needs to dissociate, shift perspectives, relate to objectively, and consider rather than “act upon.” Fire, on the other hand, needs to act, to animate, to force, to will, to express, and to know beyond reason. Over time Air helps Fire to be more considerate and thoughtful, and hence more effective, while Fire helps Air to be more decisive and initiative. The relationship is generally more masculine, meaning it is more active or “yang” in nature, but it is no less harmonious.

The classic example might be a Gemini and an Aries relationship. An Aries Moon might be compelled into actions and impulses without question, whereas a Gemini might consider everything and have a hard time acting upon a thought. The Aries fire will be provided with an abundance of opportunities for action because of Gemini’s plethora of ideas. Gemini will be provided with an abundance of material for thought and consideration as Aries continually animates and acts from impulse. The two will temper each other over time and the exchange will generally feel easy and mutually beneficial.

Let’s mix up signs from these examples now and show how poor elemental synastry can play out. What about an Aries Moon sign with a Taurus Moon sign?

In this example, the Aries desire for action is contrasted by Taurus’ need for self-possession. Aries will continually act out, with very little concern for the stabilizing of their own identity (at least not in an earthy, grounded sense), whereas the Taurus will generally resist, with the force of a Bull, the constant explosiveness of Aries. The two signs do not share elemental synastry and therefore the teaching is much more difficult. It’s likely that the two will simply butt heads, fight, and call each other selfish until they are blue in the face. How unhelpful could this be, considering what our Moon signs are built to do for us—namely give us rest, integration, and nourishment?

3. Look at Sign/House and Aspect Placements Too

A Ninth House Moon, regardless of what sign it is in, may share something constructive with a Sagittarian Moon—similarly all the way around the zodiac. There are multiple factors that we must consider when looking at Moon sign synastry. Another example: a Moon/Venus contact in Aries may share easiness with a first house Taurus Moon. The Venus/Aries/Taurus/ connection is being highlighted in a complex way, which may actually lead to an unusual but nonetheless effective synastry!

Astrology has many different ways of combining seemingly disparate energies into cohesive harmonies. A Sixth House Aquarius Moon and a Virgo Moon might share more than you might think just by looking at the sign/element qualities. The trick is to observe what your relationship seems to share effortlessly, and then creatively look for it in the Moon sign synastry of the chart. Of course, keep in mind that if you and your partner are greatly struggling to create an organic and peaceful resting place together, then doing a lot of acrobatic Moon sign interpreting may not help anything and could, in fact, become another excuse standing in the way of a healthy breakup.

The Moon Sign in Conclusion

Take note of what puts you at ease, of where you feel most at home and at rest. Take note of your partner’s version of what feels like home and rest. Be deliberate about sharing in each other’s home spaces/needs with respect, but also do not be willing to compromise your own needs if it is leading you into constant stress and conflict.

Sex is exciting, romance should be sizzling, and your personal/spiritual journey for transcendence (the Sun) is of the utmost importance. But remember, from the motherly Moon’s contrasting point of view, there is nothing to do, nowhere to go, and only the here and now to embrace for as long as you both shall live. So it’s probably a good idea to share this home space with your partner rather than having to fight or struggle for it!

• the progressed Moon crossing the equator (at 0° declination)

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• Eclipse aspecting the natal Sun: If life is a movie, the Sun is the protagonist – however flawed – for whom we cheer. Each of us is born to be the hero of our own life story; but often, timidity or false modesty persuades us to hand over that role to others. When eclipses aspect your natal Sun, you are thrust into the starring role – and if you’re not used to it, that can be uncomfortable.
  
• Eclipses aspecting the natal Moon– From the moment we’re ripped from mom’s womb, we seek to reclaim the security and safety that we knew there. We feather our nests, stock the pantry with foods we like, and surround ourselves with people who make us feel comfortable. But when eclipses aspect the natal Moon, something – a new living situation, a change in health – may leave you feeling as exposed as a crab with her shell cracked open.
  
• Eclipses aspecting Mercury: How do you define yourself? Usually, it begins with a name. Then, with your rank in the family pecking order, on the playground, in the workplace. Finally, numbers (grades in school, numbers on a paycheck) define you. When eclipses aspect natal Mercury, the god of definition, prepare for a change in your name, rank, or serial number – and for a change in how you define yourself.
  
• Eclipses aspecting Venus: If only each of us were endowed with flawless confidence, great relationships, bountiful self-esteem, and oodles of cash! Eclipse aspects to Venus remind us that world will not always give us the treatment, whether kind or cruel, that we think we deserve.
  
• Eclipses aspecting Mars: Mars is a trained, ruthless guard dog that answers only to you. He guards you and your home, defends your reputation, and helps you get all the cool things that you want. When eclipses aspect natal Mars, the watch dog is stirred up and straining at his leash; get what’s yours, but don’t let anyone get hurt.
  
• Eclipses aspecting Jupiter: When was the last time you had an adventure? When eclipses aspect Jupiter, you’re itching to take a chance, to feel the thrill of being completely alive. These can be times when you overreach out of sheer optimism; but they are also moments when your life jumps tracks and starts moving in a new direction.
  
• Eclipses aspecting Saturn: When eclipses aspect Saturn, you may feel worn out and discouraged. Probably, you’ve outgrown your life or are playing by outdated rules. But you’ll never get anywhere by blaming others for your problems. Regardless of how things got this way, what are you going to do to make your life better?
  
• Eclipses aspecting Uranus: When eclipses aspect Uranus, you may feel like a misfit – and that can hurt. Recognizing who your friends are (and aren’t), and looking for a tribe that lets you be yourself, is the challenge of these eclipses.
  
• Eclipses aspecting Neptune: These eclipses compel you to examine your blind spots, question your faith, and dispute what you previously thought was indisputable. If you’ve been fooling yourself – like a wife who ignores the signs that her husband has strayed, or the man who is disillusioned by his womanizing guru – these eclipses can deliver a wakeup call.
  
• Eclipses aspecting Pluto: In each of us, there is a dark side. There are feelings that are unworthy of us – rage, jealousy, fear, covetousness. They weaken us, making us slaves to our emotions and to people who are more self-possessed. When eclipses aspect Pluto, we meet that dark self and the others who embody it for us, grappling with power and the need for control.

• between about 21 to 29 degrees of Aries, Cancer, Libra, or Capricorn (April 15), or
• between about 5 and 14 degrees of Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, or Aquarius (April 28)
  

Applying Astrological Meaning to the Tarot Cards

The Ancient Elements

• Fire– Intuition; Spirit; action of the will; inspiration, creativity, energy, initiative, goal directed activity;
• Earth– Sensation; materiality; strength, endurance, growth; reliability; practicality; accumulation;
• Air– Thinking; thought;spoken and written communication; strife and conflict; expressions of the mind
• Water– Feeling; the action of the emotions; love and affection, dreams, desires, fantasies; pleasure, friendship, social activity, romance, receptivity

The Seven Sacred Planets of the Ancients

• Sun = self consciousness; the will
• Moon = emotional self; imagination; instinct
• Mercury = individual mind; intellect and reason
• Venus = desire nature; love; relatedness; pleasure; material prosperity
• Mars = vital energy; sexuality; ambition
• Jupiter = expansive growth energy; good fortune
• Saturn = materiality; restriction; limitation; self unknowing

The Signs of the Zodiac

• Aries = dynamic manifestation; energetic growth; birth of new potential
• Taurus = stability; security; self substantiation; expression; permanence
• Gemini = mental expansion; self- development; connectivity; union; duality;
• Cancer = internalization; emotional bonding; birth; giving form to that within;
• Leo = outward expression of self; courage; creativity; strength; determination
• Virgo = harvesting; integration; self realization; analysis; self improvement
• Libra = balance; karmic law; weigh and measure; practicality
• Scorpio = desire; passion; regeneration; renewal; decay
• Sagittarius = expansion; transformation; spiritual awareness
• Capricorn = materialization; order; structure; sacrifice; achievement;
• Aquarius = higher mind; relatedness; selflessness; unity; consensus
• Pisces = spiritual waters; the psychic realm; dreams; faith; sacrifice

Golden Dawn Astrological Correspondences in The Major Arcana

The Elements

• Elemental Fire– Judgement
• Elemental Earth– World
• Elemental Air– Fool
• Elemental Water– Hanged Man

The Planets

• Mercury - Magician
• Moon– High Priestess
• Venus– Empress
• Jupiter– Wheel of Fortune
• Mars - Tower
• Sun - Sun
• Saturn - World

The Star Signs

• Aries– Emperor
• Taurus - Hierophant
• Gemini– Lovers
• Cancer– Chariot
• Leo– Strength
• Virgo - Hermit
• Libra - Justice
• Scorpio - Death
• Sagittarius - Temperance
• Capricorn– Devil
• Aquarius - Star
• Pisces - Moon

Golden Dawn Astrological Correspondences in The Minor Arcana

The Suit of Cups

• Ace of Cups – “The Root of the Powers of Water”; Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces; The Water Signs of the Zodiac
• Two of Cups – “The Lord of Love”; Venus in Cancer
• Three of Cups – “The Lord of Joy”; Mercury in Cancer
• Four of Cups – “The Lord of Blended Pleasure”; Moon in Cancer
• Five of Cups – “The Lord of Pleasure Lost”; Mars in Scorpio
• Six of Cups – “The Lord of Friendship”; Sun in Scorpio
• Seven of Cups – “The Lord of Illusionary Success”; Venus in Scorpio
• Eight of Cups – “The Lord of Abandoned Success”; Saturn in Pisces
• Nine of Cups – “The Lord of Happiness”; Jupiter in Pisces
• Ten of Cups – “The Lord of Perfected Success”; Mars in Pisces
• Page of Cups – “The Prince of the Waters”; Earth of Water
• Knight of Cups – “The Prince of the Chariot of the Waves”; Air of Water
• Queen of Cups – “The Queen of the Throne of Waters”; Water of Water
• King of Cups – “The Lord of the Waves and Waters”; Fire of Water

The Suit of Pentacles

• Ace of Pentacles – “The Root of the Powers of the Earth”; Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn
• Two of Pentacles – “The Lord of Balance”; Jupiter in Capricorn
• Three of Pentacles – “The Lord of Material Works”; Mars in Capricorn
• Four of Pentacles – “The Lord of Material Power”; Sun in Capricorn
• Five of Pentacles – “The Lord of Material Trouble”; Mercury in Taurus
• Six of Pentacles – “The Lord of Material Success”; Moon in Taurus
• Seven of Pentacles – “The Lord of Unfulfilled Success”; Saturn in Taurus
• Eight of Pentacles – “The Lord of Material Prudence”; Sun in Virgo
• Nine of Pentacles – “The Lord of Material Gain”; Venus in Virgo
• Ten of Pentacles – “The Lord of Wealth”; Mercury in Virgo
• Page of Pentacles – “The Rose of the Palace of Earth”; Earth of Earth
• Knight of Pentacles – “The Prince of the Chariot of Earth”; Air of Earth
• Queen of Pentacles – “The Queen of the Throne of Earth”; Water of Earth
• King of Pentacles – “The King of the Spirits of Earth”; Fire of Earth

The Suit of Swords

• Ace of Swords – “The Root of the Powers of Air”; Gemini, Libra, Aquarius
• Two of Swords – “The Lord of Inner Balance”; Moon in Libra
• Three of Swords – “The Lord of Sorrow”; Saturn in Libra
• Four of Swords – “The Lord of Rest”; Jupiter in Libra
• Five of Swords – “The Lord of Defeat”; Venus in Aquarius
• Six of Swords – “The Lord of Earned Success”; Mercury in Aquarius
• Seven of Swords – “The Lord of Shortened Force”; Moon in Aquarius
• Eight of Swords – “The Lord of Bondage”; Jupiter in Gemini
• Nine of Swords – “The Lord of Despair and Cruelty”; Mars in Gemini
• Ten of Swords – “The Lord of Ruin”; Sun in Gemini
• Page of Swords – “The Prince of the Rushing Winds”; Earth of Air
• Knight of Swords – “Lord of the Winds and the Breezes”; Air of Air
• Queen of Swords – “Queen of the Thrones of Air”; Water of Air
• King of Swords – “King of the Spirits of Air”; Fire of Air

The Suit of Wands

• Ace of Wands – “The Root of the Powers of Fire”; Aries, Leo and Sagittarius; The Fire Signs of the Zodiac
• Two of Wands – “The Lord of Dominion”; Mars in Aries
• Three of Wands – “The Lord of Established Strength”; Sun in Aries
• Four of Wands – “The Lord of Abundance”; Venus in Aries
• Five of Wands – “The Lord of Strife”; Saturn in Leo
• Six of Wands – “The Lord of Victory”; Jupiter in Leo
• Seven of Wands – “The Lord of Courage”; Mars in Leo
• Eight of Wands – “The Lord of Swiftness”; Mercury in Sagittarius
• Nine of Wands – “The Lord of Strength”; Moon in Sagittarius
• Ten of Wands – “The Lord of Oppression”; Saturn in Sagittarius
• Page of Wands – “The Rose of the Palace of Fire”; Earth of Fire
• Knight of Wands – “The Prince of the Chariot of Fire”; Air of Fire
• Queen of Wands – “The Queen of the Thrones of Flame”; Water of Fire
• King of Wands – “King of the Spirits of Fire”; Fire of Fire

The patterns

The Elements

• Wands: Fire signs — Aries, Leo, Sagittarius.
• Cups: Water signs — Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces.
• Swords: Air signs — Libra, Aquarius, Gemini.
• Disks: Earth signs — Capricorn, Taurus, Virgo.

• Twos, Threes, Fours: Cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn)
• Fives, Sixes, Sevens: Fixed signs (Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius, Taurus)
• Eights, Nines, Tens: Mutable signs (Sagittarius, Pisces, Gemini, Virgo)

Cardinal signs

Fixed signs

Mutable signs

12 signs of the Zodiac in their natural order

Progression of the small cards through the zodiacal year

Assignment of the Planets to the Small cards

1. Saturn
2. Jupiter
3. Mars
4. Sun
5. Venus
6. Mercury
7. Luna

Court cards

Conclusion

1. Deal out your favourite Tarot spread.
2. Make the usual predictions.
3. Pick some cards that seem to indicate future events.
4. Consult the list of attributions below to see when that event will occur.
5. Record your results.
6. Repeat the process. Keep repeating and testing the system. See if it’s for you.