Offering to answer any astrology questions you have

[Gemini46]

Hi!

I'm a bit of an astrology nerd, it just makes sense to me. Unfortunately it isn't a very common interest so my appetite to discuss with, learn from and teach others goes unquenched.

I don't consider myself an expert, I am quite positive I will forever be a student of astrology, its endless. I am however quite knowledgeable on the subject and would be more than happy to answer any questions you may have.

I have spent the past 7 years absorbing all I could. My resources include countless #s of books & websites. I also learned a great deal from my father who shared my passion for astrology. He had spent most of his life teaching himself the subject.

Soooo I just wanted to put that out there. You can either PM me or post your questions. Ok that's all I wanted to say. I don't mind simply discussing it either if you are just looking for someone converse with. Ok now that's all :)

[Sojourner2013]

Hi Gemini46,
I love astrology (basic stuff) but it gets very complex for me once past the sun signs, haha! Two questions:

I just discovered my son has his sun, moon, ascending AND Venus in Cancer!!! Can you give me an idea of what this means for his fun-loving mother, a Gemini sun Aries ascending?

Also, what are your thoughts on astrological Decans?

[Sapphirez]

That is wonderful Gemini46 thanks so much for offering your insight and expertise!


There are many inquiries I could come up with and probably will but for now what comes to my head is wondering if you have studied or thought much about Interceptions because that is a subject that doesn't get delved into a whole lot by most..

I'd love to hear/read what you think about certain placements in my chart if that is something you are offering too

What do you think about Asteroids and other points and things outside of the main planets and placements? Are there any that you find carry particular importance or influence or how do you feel about them?

[Gemini46]

Hi sojourner2013 & sapphires

I just wanted to let you guys know I got your questions and have every intention of responding. I have been dealing with some personal stuff which has been demanding every ounce of energy I have. Even writing this is proving to be alot for me right now! Sooooo I apologize for my absence. When I posted this thread I was all amped up to do some astrology but once I woke up my energy got pulled another way and I haven't had the chance. Astrology is something I'm very passionate about and only want to provide others information when my hearts into it. I'll be back here hopefully soon once I'm able to stabilize and get my head back in the game. Thank you guys :)

[Gemini46]

Originally Posted by Sapphirez

That is wonderful Gemini46 thanks so much for offering your insight and expertise!


There are many inquiries I could come up with and probably will but for now what comes to my head is wondering if you have studied or thought much about Interceptions because that is a subject that doesn't get delved into a whole lot by most..

I'd love to hear/read what you think about certain placements in my chart if that is something you are offering too

What do you think about Asteroids and other points and things outside of the main planets and placements? Are there any that you find carry particular importance or influence or how do you feel about them?

Hi Sapphirez!

Thanks for the well wishes in your other post. :) I was just dealing with some changes - good changes - but still draining. I've stabilized a bit, which I'm glad. Though there is still some anxieties, so this provides me with a nice outlet in which to focus my attention elsewhere. Thanks for the advice too! Other than seeing EFT mentioned on these boards I never heard of it. I googled it and read over it briefly, probably something I will be looking into deeper.



TBH this is the first I have heard of interceptions! Thanks for turning me on to it. I did some reading up on it. Naturally I had to check out my own natal chart to see if I have one and I do, of course, just barely too -_- I get all the difficult aspects for some reason.


Interceptions are when a sign is totally enclosed in one house. Making three signs in a single house. It is said that individuals with this aspect have difficulty accessing and expressing that sign and any planets that rest in that house.

(I copy and pasted the following) -In the horoscope of a person, an intercepted sign shows a blockage. The qualities of that sign have difficulty coming out. It is like a room in your house that can only be reached by first going through another room. An interception means that your early environment did not give you the ability to deal with the things ruled by the intercepted signs. The qualities of those signs can get bottled up, repressed. Eventually, the pressure builds to the breaking point and they burst out…usually in ways that are not appropriate.-

Intercepted signs will always come in pairs. Since the intercepted signs in the chart are always going to be opposite one another. They are there to work together to balance each other. They share certain traits, for example both Taurus and Scorpio are possessive, loyal, patient to name a few. However Taurus is more grounded and connected to the material world whereas Scorpio is more intuitive and focused on the spiritual world. Normally there is a channel between the two opposing signs that allows them to balance one another. With intercepted signs this channel is blocked. They cannot balance one another. Having an intercepted sign means you never learned how to express that signs energy and it affects the area of your life that the house governs.

An intercepted Taurus would mean that the individual subconsciously keeps themselves from having anything nice, new, comfortable those sorts. Taurus is ruled by Venus so there was likely a lack of love growing up. They crave that love in the area of their life but don't know how to obtain it.

Having an intercepted Scorpio will display a shadow of the intercepted Taurus. Since you are missing love and value from Taurus, in Scorpio you refuse loss through avoidance and never learn how to cope with it. Losing what they love is hard to bear so they repress it, not knowing how to deal with it.

I'll spare you guys my life story, but after doing some reading on this subject I can look back and see how having intercepted signs affected me throughout my life. I used Scorpio and Taurus as examples since those are my intercepted signs. I can see the difficulties I went through because of this and how I evolved in order to make this painful aspect work in my favor. I'll be honest, as soon as I started researching interceptions and once I realized I had them myself, I worked up a little anxiety over that fact, thinking I now had my work cut out for me, having to focus on my newly discovered interceptions. As I read deeper into it though, I realized I had been working on it all along. The hard part is well behind me, now its just about holding my balance and not letting myself revert back into old mindsets.

So that's my 2 cents on that subject. I can say I believe it to be a legit subject. Sorry if its not as thorough as you might have wanted, but like I said this subject is brand new to me! :) I'm glad you turned me onto it, it's something I'll definitely pay attention to from now on when I am reading charts.


To answer your next question, yes I would be more than happy to look at your chart and give your questions a shot :) You can post them here or PM me, whichever you prefer.


I have always included asteroids when looking up someone's chart. I wouldn't say I am an expert on the subject but I've dabbled here and there. My dad would always dismiss them whenever he was looking at a chart. He said they weren't important but I feel differently. Granted they're not the most important parts of astrology, but they have their purpose. I can absolutely see Chiron's effect in my own chart. Chiron is probably my favorite and the one I am most familiar with. It is called either the "Great Healer" of the Zodiac or the "Wounded Healer." Let me go off on a little tangent and tell you the story of Chiron in Greek Mythology. Chiron was a Centaur, immortal & son of a God. He was blessed with an ability to heal others. He was highly respected and admired, becoming a teacher to those around him, including Hercules and Achilles. One day Chiron was accidentally hit by one of Hercules' poison arrows, inflicting a wound that was incurable. This caused him to be in excruciating pain, so much that he relinquished his immortality. Zeus then placed him up in the sky as the Sagittarius constellation. Chiron's placement in our charts represent the area of our life that we cannot seem to heal as much as we try. It tells of our own capability to channel and process our suffering so that we are able to heal others with similar wounds. Like all asteroids, Chiron must be in close conjunction with planets and/or points in order to fully express its force. (These conjunctions can be applied to all different types of charts, natal, transit, synastry.) For example: You may have a Chiron in your own chart that isn't conjunct anything. You will still have that energy but it is not going to be as strong of an influence in your own personal life as it is for someone with a planet conjunct Chiron. Your Chiron may be brought out more when you are with someone with a planet conjunct your Chiron (or vice versa) They may look to you to fix something about themselves. If you are able to own your Chiron you will be able to help this person overcome the issue they are expressing to you in a helpful, healthy manner. If you have yet to realize your Chiron, you will likely have the desire to help this person but lack the knowledge to do so. This may cause you to put blame on yourself for being unable to help them. You will eventually withdraw from this person once you realize you cannot give them the help they need. It is important for us to know our own Chiron in and out before we are able to help others.


The other asteroids are Pallas, Ceres, Vesta and Juno. I am not too familiar with Pallas or Ceres other than their basic purpose in our charts. I've dabbled a little into Vesta and Juno however. Understanding the mythology behind these asteroids helps in understanding them a little bit better. I am going to skip over these guys though. I don't know enough about them to confidently explain them & after the interception topic I am all researched out for today :-P

Points that I have found to be underrated are the Sun/Moon midpoint and the Vertex.

There is a simple formula that can be used to figure out your Sun/Moon midpoint. If you are interested I can give you the website, or you can just google it which is probably easier lol.

I copy & pasted the following -----> The Sun Moon Midpoint in astrology, and more specifically in the natal chart, is a highly sensitive and personal point. It is a mathematical point–the point midway (or exactly halfway) between the Sun and the Moon.

Inherent in the symbolism of the Sun/Moon midpoint is the desire for companionship. The Sun/Moon midpoint represents a point of “inner marriage” and symbolizes close personal relationship. This point is very important in any kind of relationship analysis, in addition to natal chart work.

In synastry, the Sun/Moon midpoint is very often activated by the other person’s personal planet in significant relationships. If another person’s personal planet, and especially the Sun or Moon, forms an aspect such as the ones referred to above, that person represents some kind of promise of integration to the Sun/Moon midpoint owner. Whether or not integration actually happens, this synastry connection offers a promise which can be difficult to resist. Therefore, it is a strong indicator of attraction. Many astrologers assert that significant relationships that lead to marriage or a similar commitment contain at least one of the following interchanges in synastry: one person’s Sun aspecting the other’s Moon, and/or one person’s personal planet aspecting the other’s Sun/Moon midpoint.

The promise of the Sun/Moon midpoint (an ‘alchemical’ blend of contrasting energies) is that with careful observation and use, one can find the source of happiness in one’s life – most commonly in our closest relationships.

In order to fully understand the Sun/Moon midpoint (abbreviated as Su/Mo) in all its glory, one has to first know the Sun and the Moon attributes prior to blending them together. We all know their respective keywords, but these bear repeating in the context of this article.

The Sun is the sole light-giver in our solar system; the basic energy of being; the light. It is our consciousness, self-awareness; willpower and individuation.

The Moon is instincts, emotional reflexes and responses; psychic perceptions and precognition; it is a container (mother and family) and a medium; and it is also the past and the past life and therefore the reason you were born (especially by its placement by degree and condition in the horoscope).
Together they are referred to as The Luminaries. A ‘luminary’ by dictionary definition is: a natural light-giving body or a person who inspires or influences others.

“A person” …thus maybe someone you can find in a relationship?

So if the Su/Mo is created out of the blend of the two luminaries, does their midpoint in the horoscope identify the person (or kind of person) who would make you happiest?

Yes, I think it does, because by their union this point shows itself to be the ‘inner marriage’ of Sun and Moon.

After all: the Sun is our essential life force and vitality and the Moon is our habit patterns and emotional needs. Furthermore, the Sun represents our father, or male energy; and the Moon represents our mother, or feminine energy. And as parents and family provide the earliest role models, then it follows that we are looking for a similar type of person in life to relate to.

So, together, the Su/Mo is the blending of the yang and the yin, the animus and the anima, the masculine and the feminine – for their strongest combined expression.

This midpoint represents the synthesis of one’s ego expression and emotional energy, creating the inner marriage that manifests as your closest relationships.

The Su/Mo is also very active in predictive astrology, so be sure to follow it by the transits, progressions and directions that it already has had and will follow in the future. You’ll see how it plays an active role in relationship beginnings, changes and endings.

Once you’ve worked out your own Su/Mo interpretation, begin to look at your relationships with others. As you will see, in marriage astrology and relationship astrology, the Su/Mo is an extremely sensitive point.


Sorry, I kind of phoned that one in. I haven't done much reading on that particular subject since 2012, but it left a impact on me.

For me I have my Sun in Sagittarius and my Moon is directly opposite in Gemini. Which puts my Sun/Moon midpoint in Virgo. Virgo is a vacant sign in my chart other than that. It stuck with me because the man I was engaged to and living with at that time and had been in a turbulent on again/off again relationship for over 6 years was (well is..he's still alive) a Virgo. There had always been a very intense pull throughout the relationship. Until I was about 16 or 17 I had never experienced a crush or feelings towards anyone. To be honest I questioned my sexuality for a bit. When I was 16 I started my first job and had the hots for a coworker my age who is a Virgo. The attraction was mutual but never really went anywhere due to my shyness and fear of intimacy. However I still carried a torch for him throughout my time working there. Once I turned 18 I left that job and the crush just kind of dissipated. I was free emotionally for the next 9-10 months or so, happy to live without the dramas that came with a relationship. That all changed when I met the aforementioned Virgo with whom I was engaged to. I swear the moment I saw him I was drawn to him like a moth to a flame. I had never experienced an attraction like that. I was absolutely infatuated with him right from the start. A few months later we started a relationship which went on painfully over the next 10-11 years until 2016. I swore I would never involve myself with another Virgo after the craziness he had brought into my life. At the very end of 2015/beginning of 2016 I had started a new job and had one foot out the door, away from that toxic relationship. No sooner than that I bumped into my Twin Flame at the new job. You guessed it - another Virgo! So much for never involving myself with another one of them. He has restored my love and appreciation for what was injured in the previous relationship.


Ok well that is it for me. Not sure if any of that was insightful but I had fun. Hopefully I was able to provide some answers to your questions <3

[Sapphirez]

hi Gemini thanks so much for your response, I love what you've written. It makes me extra happy that you are the kind of person who's open-minded enough to consider something like EFT and that you took the time to swiftly research a new topic like the interceptions when you learned of them.
I think you gained a good grasp on them and your post gave me some insight into my own Taurus Scorpio dichotomy (I am not sure if that word is fitting at all lol but I can't think of another to replace it with, anyway I have my North & South Nodes in Taurus and Scorpio, with a stellium in Scorpio also) which makes me think that interceptions could impact us similarly to the Nodes which are great learning and transformation points.


I believe I have Libra and Aries intercepted as well as my 3rd and 9th houses. I did find an old book about interceptions a while back so there's some information in there but it's a pretty short book. from 1978. If you feel drawn to the idea of it I can look at what it says about your intercepted placements and share anything that seems important. it seems she is still active today and has authored more material since, but I digress. Anything you would like to comment about my interceptions is welcome if you're up to it.


Thank you for the discussion on Chiron and the lore related to it. Where is your Chiron? Mine is in Gemini, as is my fiance's though 6 degrees apart as we were born a year minus 3 days apart. I have not considered the Sun & Moon midpoint before so thanks for that too. Do you think it is worth investigating your own midpoint and how it impacts you or is it mostly just useful to understand in regards to relationships?


turns out my midpoint is at 17 degrees Libra which is the same as my fiance's Midheaven lol.. His midpoint is 20 degrees Leo which doesn't aspect anything of mine except my Mars at 24 degrees Sagittarius, unless you go to an orb of more than 7.. well I will include my chart so you can look at it if you please and see what I've got going on with it so I'm not tempted to tell you all about it lol, but I have a lot of planets near my Midheaven. which the 9th house is intercepted with 3 planets in it then and my Sun is intercepted in Libra which is part of a stellium in the 7th house but the rest of the planets there are in Scorpio, which also has a stellium. I know I am writing a lot but if you want to just stick to interceptions and/or the midpoints or whatever for now, you can reply back with as little or much as you want to share about any of the topics.

I would like to know your thoughts further on the vertex eventually though.


all right well I am going to include my chart but I won't ask any more questions about it right now because I don't want to overwhelm you

Thanks again for the information and insight you shared as well as your personal stories

[Akira]

Hey Gemini - when you're back in the game and feeling ready to respond (all the best for whatever is going on that's demanding your energy. I am also in a situation like this.)

My question is does it affect a person negatively if their sun, moon and ascendant are all in a cardinal sign?

Could this triple whammy of the cardinal's make them overbearing, a bully even?
Thank you

[Gemini46]

Originally Posted by Akira

Hey Gemini - when you're back in the game and feeling ready to respond (all the best for whatever is going on that's demanding your energy. I am also in a situation like this.)

My question is does it affect a person negatively if their sun, moon and ascendant are all in a cardinal sign?

Could this triple whammy of the cardinal's make them overbearing, a bully even?
Thank you

Hi Akira!

Hope things are going well on your end.

In regards to your question I like how Sapphirez put it - see it as a challenge.

I would say having your Sun, Moon and Ascendant in cardinal signs CAN affect you negatively. It CAN just as easily affect you positively. How it affects you all depends on you and you alone. I am sure it's safe to assume you prefer the latter over the former. Having 3 of your main personalities housed in Cardinal signs will no doubt come with it's share of difficulties. You may sometimes come off as bossy, self centered, domineering and/or inconsiderate to others. Those being negative traits shared by the cardinal signs. We all have shortcomings though, and being aware of them is the first step towards fixing them. On the upside having a lot of cardinal energies comes with the positive traits as well. Cardinal Signs are the leaders of the Zodiac. They are the ones that come up with ideas (the good ones anyway) and have the ambition needed for them to launch their ideas and get them moving in the right direction. (they are excellent at starting things but not necessarily finishing them all the time.) You may need to turn to a fixed or mutable sign, who will gladly use their own traits to build (fixed signs) and perfect(mutable) your ideas assuming you are a good leader.

For Example, you can boss others around and use other immature tactics to get others to bend to your will, dismissing any other input that doesn't fit in your box. This will likely cause some confrontations though and wont gain you any respect. Or you can be a good leader. Using your own unique gifts to put a plan in place while appreciating and encouraging others unique gifts to help you fulfill your ambitions.

Similar to you I have A LOT going on but in the mutable signs instead. On the downside I can be flaky, unmotivated, unstable and unreliable. But on the plus side I am carefree, easygoing, flexible, and thrive in chaos. I am fully aware of my shortcomings, sometimes I choose to indulge in them if I feel like I need to. For example I will sometimes blow people off if I no longer feel like going through with the plans that I more than likely set up because of pressure put on me by someone else. Knowing myself, I tend to avoid making plans unless I am 100% sure I will follow through with them. Otherwise there is about a 50/50 chance I will cancel them last minute. I do however make a conscious effort to correct the negative traits. I don't want to be someone who is unreliable so it is something I work on correcting.

Bottom line: You are going to have both negative and positive traits, that's a given. All you can really do is be open to criticism and use it to your advantage by making a conscious effort to fix the unwanted behaviors. Always go after your best self!

[Akira]

Originally Posted by Gemini46

Hi Akira!

Hope things are going well on your end.

In regards to your question I like how Sapphirez put it - see it as a challenge.

I would say having your Sun, Moon and Ascendant in cardinal signs CAN affect you negatively. It CAN just as easily affect you positively. How it affects you all depends on you and you alone. I am sure it's safe to assume you prefer the latter over the former. Having 3 of your main personalities housed in Cardinal signs will no doubt come with it's share of difficulties. You may sometimes come off as bossy, self centered, domineering and/or inconsiderate to others. Those being negative traits shared by the cardinal signs. We all have shortcomings though, and being aware of them is the first step towards fixing them. On the upside having a lot of cardinal energies comes with the positive traits as well. Cardinal Signs are the leaders of the Zodiac. They are the ones that come up with ideas (the good ones anyway) and have the ambition needed for them to launch their ideas and get them moving in the right direction. (they are excellent at starting things but not necessarily finishing them all the time.) You may need to turn to a fixed or mutable sign, who will gladly use their own traits to build (fixed signs) and perfect(mutable) your ideas assuming you are a good leader.

For Example, you can boss others around and use other immature tactics to get others to bend to your will, dismissing any other input that doesn't fit in your box. This will likely cause some confrontations though and wont gain you any respect. Or you can be a good leader. Using your own unique gifts to put a plan in place while appreciating and encouraging others unique gifts to help you fulfill your ambitions.

Similar to you I have A LOT going on but in the mutable signs instead. On the downside I can be flaky, unmotivated, unstable and unreliable. But on the plus side I am carefree, easygoing, flexible, and thrive in chaos. I am fully aware of my shortcomings, sometimes I choose to indulge in them if I feel like I need to. For example I will sometimes blow people off if I no longer feel like going through with the plans that I more than likely set up because of pressure put on me by someone else. Knowing myself, I tend to avoid making plans unless I am 100% sure I will follow through with them. Otherwise there is about a 50/50 chance I will cancel them last minute. I do however make a conscious effort to correct the negative traits. I don't want to be someone who is unreliable so it is something I work on correcting.

Bottom line: You are going to have both negative and positive traits, that's a given. All you can really do is be open to criticism and use it to your advantage by making a conscious effort to fix the unwanted behaviors. Always go after your best self!

Wow Gemini46 thank you so much, as it goes it's not me that has my moon, ascendant and sun all in a cardinal sign it's a person that I was interested in.

I found the person to be overbearing and wondered if this triplicity of the cardinal signs may have been the problem. The person in question had the water cardinal sun, the moon and ascendant in the cardinal air sign (Libra) ... To me it seemed as if there was too much leadership in the chart.

It's something that has puzzled me for a long time, whether this type of combination makes it hard for an individual to be non dominant...

[Gemini46]

Originally Posted by Akira

Wow Gemini46 thank you so much, as it goes it's not me that has my moon, ascendant and sun all in a cardinal sign it's a person that I was interested in.

I found the person to be overbearing and wondered if this triplicity of the cardinal signs may have been the problem. The person in question had the water cardinal sun, the moon and ascendant in the cardinal air sign (Libra) ... To me it seemed as if there was too much leadership in the chart.

It's something that has puzzled me for a long time, whether this type of combination makes it hard for an individual to be non dominant...

Whoops my bad! I guess that is why we should never make assumptions


A lifelong friend of mine has the exact same placements and she is a prime example of someone who is NOT using them positively. She too is quite overbearing. She is very bossy and expects everyone to bend to her will. She seems to lack the ability to even acknowledge other perspectives (unless she is criticizing them) let alone being respectful towards them. She truly believes her's is superior and she has no problem expressing it. She surrounds herself with passive and easygoing types of people because they are the easiest to manipulate. Last July was her sister's bachelorette party and we all went out of town for the weekend to celebrate it. I shared a suite with her and 2 other girls. Her and one of the girls took the downstairs while the other girl and I took the upstairs. She spent every second wound up tighter than a g-string. She demanded that every piece of trash be tossed out immediately. Obviously we weren't about to do any of that on the trip that we all paid equal amounts for. So her response was to up the crazy another notch instead of listening to the logic the rest of us were trying to help her grasp. She would go on rants around the suite picking up what she saw to be trash. She yelled at me while I was brushing my hair to go upstairs in my bathroom and do that and to be sure to throw away any hair strands that were brushed out because she didn't want hair on the couch that A.) was not hers. & B.) She never sat on anyway. Obviously I wasn't going to do any of that either so we all had to hear her rant and rave about it many times throughout the trip. If there was an object that wasn't where she felt it should be she would clomp around looking for the responsible party and order that it be moved immediately and if it wasn't she would take it and toss it in our stuff. I don't recall one moment where she displayed an ounce of self awareness, it definitely made the trip less fun than it could of been. I have no idea how her husband lives with that. And her kids! Oh man I do not envy them at all. I've seen very little of her over the past 5 years and haven't seen her since the wedding & I'll admit I am perfectly ok with that.

Sorry to go off on a rant...I got caught up in the moment. Hope your person isn't at that level of the overbearing scale, if they are then I am truly sorry.