Gut Reactions VS Delivery of Reactions

In astrology, we can find out how we generally interact and react to the world based on our Mercury and Moon. Our Moon shows our gut reactions while Mercury can show how we deliver that reaction.

GUT REACTIONS

Aries Moon: Your gut reactions are often explosive, impulsive, hard to stop, but also honest. People can struggle to quickly receive your reactions, but they also appreciate how raw your reactions can be. Your reactions show off your emotional need for independence and autonomy.

Taurus Moon: Your gut reactions are stubborn and defensive, but are also stable. Your sense of stability is easily threatened by the fear of the unknown, but with confidence, your reactions aren’t easily swayed by others. Your reactions show off your emotional need for consistency.

Gemini Moon: Your gut reactions are often flaky, inconsistent, and scattered, but can be understood through logic and conversation. People can learn something new from how you react, making your reactions insightful. Your reactions show off your need to speak your mind.

Cancer Moon: Your gut reactions are made out of comfort, and you are skilled in comforting others and yourself. However, people get frustrated with your defensive, hostile reactions when it comes to experiencing new events. Your reactions show off your need for familiarity.

Leo Moon: Your gut reactions are often shaped from your identity, and while your reactions show that you take things personally and even dramatically, your reactions are often likable, genuine, and entertaining to others. Your reactions show off your need to accept yourself.

Virgo Moon: Your gut reactions are often nervous and annoyed, but practical and reasonable. People can often get annoyed by how you can react strongly to small details, but they also appreciate how sharp you are. Your reactions show your need for practicality and efficiency.

Libra Moon: Your gut reactions are fair, well-mannered, and catered to other people. While people appreciate how you are considerate, some people struggle to trust you because it’s hard to find a reaction from you that only comes from yourself. Your reactions show your need for peace.

Scorpio Moon: Your gut reactions are made out of suspicion and an awareness of vulnerability. People can be feel overwhelmed, but amazed by your reactions, for your emotional reactions are often passionate and piercing. Your reactions show your need for power and self-assurance.

Sagittarius Moon: Your gut reactions are made out of optimism and the need for enjoyment. People are entertained by and pleased with your reactions, but they are worried when your reactions mask negative emotions underneath. Your reactions show your need for happiness and discoveries.

Capricorn Moon: Your gut reactions are often made out of responsibility and your harsh perception of reality. People can often appreciate your mature reactions, but can be frustrated when you refuse to take help when you need it. Your reactions show your need for structure and commitment.

Aquarius Moon: Your gut reactions are often made out of your need to belong and to ultimately implement change in the outside world. People can often feel confused when you want to emotionally aid them, but also stay closed off from them. Your reactions show your need for space.

Pisces Moon: Your gut reactions are often deep and ambiguous, making your emotions fascinating, but confusing to others. You are able to understand other people’s emotions well, but they can struggle to understand yours. Your reactions show your need for creativity and compassion.

DELIVERY OF REACTIONS

Aries Mercury: You communicate your reactions passionately, aggressively, and clearly. You often don’t like to complicate your reactions, making your reactions easy to understand. However, your reactions can often be tactless and inconsiderate if people are not ready for it.

Taurus Mercury: You communicate your reactions calmly, slowly, and consistently. You often don’t like to change up your reactions, making your reactions predictable and easy to respond to. However, you don’t react well when you feel forced to change up how you typically react.

Gemini Mercury: You communicate your reactions in a way that’s entertaining and rational. You often don’t like misunderstandings, making your reactions easy to logically understand. However, your reactions can mask your emotional depth, which can make your reactions deceptively simple.

Cancer Mercury: You communicate your reactions in a way that is familiar and comfortable for you. You often don’t like to showcase your reactions, often making your reactions intimate. However, your reactions can often be hostile and aggressive if you feel threatened.

Leo Mercury: You communicate your reactions in a way that is warm and charismatic. You often don’t like to understate your reactions, making your reactions captivating. However, your reactions can be overly dramatic, often exaggerating your real reaction, especially if it’s mundane.

Virgo Mercury: You communicate your reactions in a way that is calculated, practical, and efficient. You often don’t like to waste your time, making your reactions clear and precise. However, your reactions can be overly nervous, often making people uncomfortable and tense.

Libra Mercury: You communicate your reactions in a way that is likable, considerate, and polite. You often don’t like to cause conflict, making your reactions peaceful. However, your reactions can feel overly calculated, often making people wonder if you are hiding your true reaction.

Scorpio Mercury: You communicate your reactions passionately and secretly. You often don’t like triviality, making your reactions meaningful and intentional. However, your reactions can feel overly powerful and harsh, often making it hard for people to fully accept how you react.

Sagittarius Mercury: You communicate your reactions in a way that is adventurous and reckless. You often don’t like limits, making your reactions very expressive. However, your reactions can feel excessive, often making it hard for people to fully grasp the scope of your reaction.

Capricorn Mercury: You communicate your reactions seriously and maturely. You often don’t like irresponsibility, so you often choose your words wisely. However, your reactions can be overly pessimistic and discouraging, often making your reactions disheartening to others.

Aquarius Mercury: You communicate your reactions in a way that is reserved and enigmatic. You often don’t like to be ignored, so your reactions are often unique and hard to miss. However, your reactions can be overly withdrawn, often making your reactions hard to warmly accept.

Pisces Mercury: You communicate your reactions in a way that is creative and complicated. You often don’t like technicality, making your reactions mysterious. However, your reactions can be hard to follow, often making people misunderstand what you truly mean.

Self-Imprisonment

The 12th House rules prisons, and in a psychological sense, the 12th House can show how we imprison and limit ourselves, stopping ourselves from improving and showing our talents and potential.

Note: Use Whole Signs!

Aries ruling the 12th: You imprison and limit yourself when you choose to be immature, childish, and selfish. Being inconsiderate of your surroundings can sabotage your stability and consistency. With Mars as the lord of your 12th, destructive conflicts stop you from being your best.

Taurus ruling the 12th: You imprison and limit yourself when you choose to be stubborn and inflexible. Not having the ability to try and learn new things can sabotage your curiosity. With Venus as the lord of your 12th, an inauthentic relationship with yourself stops you from being your best.

Gemini ruling the 12th: You imprison and limit yourself when you do not let yourself mentally rest. Scattered thoughts can sabotage your ability to process your emotions and to situate yourself comfortably. With Mercury as the lord of your 12th, lack of focus stops you from being your best.

Cancer ruling the 12th: You imprison and limit yourself when you choose not to step out of the comfort zone. Your lack of will to confront the unknown can sabotage your ability to situate and grow your identity. With the Moon as your lord of the 12th, complacency from fear stops you from being your best.

Leo ruling the 12th: You imprison and limit yourself when you let arrogance unhealthily interfere with your life. Making everything personal to yourself can sabotage your ability to be efficient and analytical. With the Sun as your lord of the 12th, a sensitive ego stops you from being your best.

Virgo ruling the 12th: You imprison and limit yourself when you let criticisms and judgmental thoughts consume you. Having such negative thoughts can sabotage your ability to be fair to others. With Mercury as your lord of the 12th, overthinking and overly analyzing stops you from being your best.

Libra ruling your 12th: You imprison and limit yourself when you give up your power to other people. Having no regard for yourself can sabotage your ability to be passionate and fixate your secretive inner power. With Venus as the lord of your 12th, how you relate to others stops you from being your best.

Scorpio ruling the 12th: You imprison and limit yourself when you refuse to see hope in the world. Being bitter and vengeful can sabotage your ability to be optimistic and open-minded. With Mars as the lord of your 12th, how you separate yourself from others stops you from being your best.

Sagittarius ruling the 12th: You imprison and limit yourself when you do not take life seriously. Choosing to run away from your responsibilities can sabotage your ability to be mature and successful. With Jupiter as the lord of your 12th, taking life for granted stops you from being your best.

Capricorn ruling the 12th: You imprison and limit yourself when you choose to be pessimistic. Choosing to not rely on others due to a lack of trust can sabotage your ability to keep hope and to bring progress. With Saturn as the lord of your 12th, your expectations stop you from being your best.

Aquarius ruling the 12th: You imprison and limit yourself when you choose to exclude the mysterious. Sticking to a limiting notion of progress in the world can sabotage your ability to love and embrace the world as is. With Saturn as the lord of your 12th, your inflexibility stops you from being your best.

Pisces ruling the 12th: You imprison and limit yourself when you choose to not have a clear direction in your life. Not completely owning yourself can sabotage your assertiveness and courage. With Jupiter as the lord of your 12th, using ambiguity to avoid life stops you from being your best. 

IC: Your Origin Story

Note: Use Whole Signs

Aries AC/Cancer IC: You grew up stifled due to being told to stay in the comfort zone. You were taught to stick to what you always knew, stay safe, and not take risks. Now, you seek to take risks, be brave, and to be assertive with what you want.

Taurus AC/Leo IC: You grew up learning that gaining attention stabilized your foundation. You were encouraged to be charismatic and to focus on yourself. Now, you know how to seek stabilization without attention, for you truly know that stabilization starts within yourself.

Gemini AC/Virgo IC: You grew up learning that life consisted of a lot of work and attentiveness. You were taught to always work first. Now, you know how to live life playfully, and to communicate well with others rather than overthinking and over-analyzing.

Cancer AC/Libra IC: You grew up passively to keep the peace. You were taught to always be polite, well-mannered, and considerate. Now, you seek for your own comfort and familiarity, and realize that emotional comfort creates stronger bonds rather than just following social cues.

Leo AC/Scorpio IC: As you grew up, you were told to stay in the shadows and keep the secrets. You were taught that the world was dark. Now, you seek to illuminate your own light to the world, for you are able to handle any inevitable shadows coming your way.

Virgo AC/Sagittarius IC: You grew up exposed to the grandness of the world. The world was overwhelming, and it was hard to take root. Now, you seek to not miss a detail, for this is how you’ve learned to truly appreciate the world for what it is. Quality management is a priority.

Libra AC/Capricorn IC: You grew up quickly due to being exposed to the harsh, somber state of the world. Now, you seek to soften the harshness of reality by trying to create relationships with others so that nobody would ever have to face the world alone.

Scorpio AC/Aquarius IC: You grew up feeling alienated from the world. It felt as if you had to convince others you had power. Now, you realize that receiving and feeling such powers is a personal, intimate matter within yourself that will not require an arbitrary outside opinion.

Sagittarius AC/Pisces IC: You grew up in ambiguity with little to no grounding. Now, you have learned that as long as ambiguity is inevitable, so is opportunity. You explore the world freely, without a care about where you’re going because ultimately, you’ll be just fine.

Capricorn AC/Aries IC: You grew up quickly encountering conflict, aggression, and immaturity. The world was a battlefield. Facing conflict has helped you gain tougher skin, and you have realized that maturity and responsibility, not brute force, is the way to gain true power.

Aquarius AC/Taurus IC: You grew up encountering stagnancy and stubbornness. Being trapped in complacency has urged you to be the change, and you realize that one must always go out of the comfort zone if they want to truly create anything lasting and meaningful.

Pisces AC/Gemini IC: When you grew up, you were given the assumption that life has a certain logic and rationality. However, you witnessed inconsistencies, you eventually accept such inconsistencies, for you realize that the unknown is an inevitable part of life.

Improving your Life with your Partner

With healthy relationships, there are always expectations that your partner should improve your life for the better. With astrology, you can find which areas of life you most highly prioritize when it comes to your relationships. Venus covers relationships, and finding which houses Venus is the lord for can show which areas of life you seek for improvement most with your partner. If you’re single, you can look to see expectations you can possess for future relationships.

Since Venus rules over Taurus and Libra, Venus will be the lord for two of your houses.

Note: Use whole sign houses!

Aries Rising: Venus will be the lord for your 2nd and 7th House. You expect your partner to improve your self-esteem and how you generally try to handle relationships. Your partner should be able to help you preserve your inner security and better conduct yourself in social situations.

Taurus Rising: Venus will be the lord of your 1st and 6th House. You expect your partner to solidify your identity and improve the daily workings of your life. Your partner should be able to make sure that you’re sure of yourself and be reliable when it comes to your daily routine.

Gemini Rising: Venus will be the lord of your 12th and 5th House. You expect your partner to help you indulge in silent solitude and have you partake in life’s pleasures. Your partner should be able to help you embrace solitude and inspire and bring creativity to your life.

Cancer Rising: Venus will be the lord of your 11th and 4th House. You expect your partner to have good relations with your friends and give you a peaceful safe space. Your partner should be able to help you further stabilize your friendships and bring balance to your home life.

Leo Rising: Venus will be the lord of your 10th and 3rd House. You expect your partner to let you speak your truth and show you off to the world. Your partner should be able to help you achieve your career goals and should let you feel at peace for speaking your mind.

Virgo Rising: Venus will be the lord of your 9th and 2nd House. You expect your partner to share similar worldviews as you and improve your self-esteem. Your partner should be able to help you stand firm with your worldviews and help you initiate a fair sense of self-esteem.

Libra Rising: Venus will be the lord of your 1st and 8th House. You expect your partner to improve your identity, seen and unseen. Your partner should be able to bring peace to knowing who you are and also bring stability to how you conceal yourself to others.

Scorpio Rising: Venus will be the lord of your 12th and 7th House. You expect your partner to help you embrace solitude and better handle social situations. Your partner should be able to help you bring inner peace and solidify the important relationships that matter to you.

Sagittarius Rising: Venus will be the lord of your 11th House and 6th House. You expect your partner to have good relations with your friends and give you an enhanced daily life. Your partner should be able to bring peace to your relationships and stabilize your daily routine.

Capricorn Rising: Venus will be the lord of your 10th House and 5th House. You expect your partner to help you achieve your career goals and also help you enjoy life. Your partner should be able to bring peace to your career and guarantee your enjoyment of life.

Aquarius Rising: Venus will be the lord of your 9th House and 4th House. You expect your partner to enhance your worldview and safe space. Your partner should be able to bring peace to your thoughts on the world and stabilize your living situation.

Pisces Rising: Venus will be the lord of your 8th House and 3rd House. You expect your partner to enhance your secret self and quality of thought. Your partner should be able to bring peace to your secret self and help you preserve your thoughts and voice.

Jupiter: Blessings and What You Take for Granted

In natal astrology, Jupiter shows easy opportunities for strengths and talents to emerge for the individual. Jupiter captures the human desire to expand, grow, and inspire. However, with the ease and fun one can have with inspiration, we can take such inspirations for granted, not realizing that not everyone can easily express such talents and gifts. While the house position of Jupiter can show where we can easily grow and inspire others, it also shows where we forget the reality that while blessings are present, so is struggle and trouble. To forget such troubles and assume the absences of those troubles due to your abilities is to take them for granted.

JUPITER IN THE HOUSES

Jupiter in the 1st House: You are blessed with the ability to express yourself and to expand on your identity. However, you forget that others can struggle to express themselves. To best harness your talents and abilities, you need to understand the struggle of self-expression.

Jupiter in the 2nd House: You are blessed with the ability to possess an intimate relationship and security within yourself. However, you forget that others can struggle to embrace themselves. To best harness your talents and abilities, you need to understand the struggle of self-acceptance.

Jupiter in the 3rd House: You are blessed with the ability to communicate and expand on your ideas. However, you forget that others can struggle to speak their mind. To best harness your talents and abilities, you need to understand the struggle of controlling language.

Jupiter in the 4th House: You are blessed with the ability to understand and designate your personal safe space. However, you forget that others can struggle to feel and accept comfort. To best harness your talents and abilities, you need to understand the struggle of finding one’s sense of home.

Jupiter in the 5th House: You are blessed with the ability to expand on your creativity and enjoy the pleasures of life. However, you forget that others can struggle with creative blocks. To best harness your talents and abilities, you need to understand the struggle of possessing happiness.

Jupiter in the 6th House: You are blessed with the ability to navigate daily workings of your life smoothly with good habits. However, you forget that others can struggle with daily life. To best harness your talents and abilities, you need to understand the struggle of going through the details of human life.

Jupiter in the 7th House: You are blessed with the ability to form and expand your relationships with others. However, you forget that others can struggle to relate and connect to others. To best harness your talents and abilities, you need to understand the struggle of connecting with the other.

Jupiter in the 8th House: You are blessed with the ability to manage secrecy and intimacy. However, you forget that others can struggle with power management. To best harness your talents and abilities, you need to understand the struggle of gaining and maintaining power.

Jupiter in the 9th House: You are blessed with the ability to express and expand on your world views. However, you forget that others can struggle with handling various worldly perspectives. To best harness your talents and abilities, you need to understand the struggle of holding beliefs.

Jupiter in the 10th House: You are blessed with the ability of knowing and expanding upon your ambitions and reputation. However, you forget that others can struggle with finding what they aspire to be. To best harness your talents and abilities, you need to understand the struggle of working towards success.

Jupiter in the 11th House: You are blessed with the ability of knowing where and how to belong in a group. However, you forget that others can feel alienated. To best harness your talents and abilities, you need to understand the struggle of loneliness.

Jupiter in the 12th House: You are blessed with the ability of embracing and expanding inevitable isolation. However, you forget that others can feel unsettled and hurt through isolation. To best understand your talents and abilities, you need to understand the struggle for one to embrace inevitable solitude.

Fear in the Natal Chart

In the natal chart, both Saturn and Pluto can show fear. However, the two planets can show fear in different ways. For Saturn, Saturn can show one’s fear of being incompetent due to outside expectations given to them. For Pluto, Pluto can show one’s fear of being dark and corrupted due to the inner potential within them.

SATURN IN THE HOUSES

Saturn in the 1st House: People with this placement fear expressing themselves improperly. For these people, they received outside expectations on how self-expression should be. It’s hard for these people to learn that sometimes, self-expression does not have rules.

Saturn in the 2nd House: People with this placement fear stabilizing themselves improperly. For these people, they received outside expectations on how valuing themselves should be. It’s hard for these people to learn that sometimes, value is created from within.

Saturn in the 3rd House: People with this placement fear having and saying the wrong words and thoughts. For these people, they received outside rules on how to talk and think. It’s hard for these people to learn that they have the right to create their own voice.

Saturn in the 4th House: People with this placement fear not having a proper sense of home. For these people, they received outside expectations on how to root themselves. It’s hard for these people to learn that their safe space is their own to create and feel.

Saturn in the 5th House: People with this placement fear not experiencing proper happiness. For these people, they received outside expectations on how to enjoy themselves. It’s hard for these people to learn that joy and creativity come from themselves rather than rules.

Saturn in the 6th House: People with this placement fear not handling life circumstances properly. For these people, they received outside expectations on what an everyday life should look like. It’s hard for these people to learn that they can work to create their own routine.

Saturn in the 7th House: People with this placement fear dysfunctional social interactions. For these people, they received outside expectations on how a relationship should be. It’s hard for these people to learn that all relationships dynamics are unique.

Saturn in the 8th House: People with this placement fear having their secrets violated. For these people, they received outside expectations on how privacy should be handled. It’s hard for these people to learn that they can implement privacy on their own terms.

Saturn in the 9th House: People with this placement fear having an irresponsible worldview. For these people, they received outside expectations on how they should see the world. It’s hard for these people to learn that they can independently create their own worldview.

Saturn in the 10th House: People with this placement fear having an unclear role in the world. For these people, they received outside expectations on how to assert themselves in the world. It’s hard for these people to learn that one’s role in the world is created by themselves.

Saturn in the 11th House: People with this placement fear not belonging in the world. For these people, they received outside expectations on how to belong. It’s hard for these people to learn that the more one tries to belong, the more one feels alienated.

Saturn in the 12th House: People with this placement fear the parts of themselves they don’t consciously understand. For these people, they received the outside expectation that they have to control themselves entirely. It’s hard for these people to learn and embrace ambiguity.

PLUTO IN THE HOUSES

Pluto in the 1st House: People with this placement fear that their self-expression can be overwhelming. They give themselves secret expectations on how self-expression should manifest. It’s hard for these people to learn that sometimes, self-expression can’t be controlled.

Pluto in the 2nd House: People with this placement fear the uncontrollable effects of self-preservation. They give themselves secret expectations on how to control self-value. It’s hard for these people to learn that sometimes, value can be separated from shame.

Pluto in the 3rd House: People with this placement fear the power of their words. They give themselves secret expectations on how to speak and think. It’s hard for these people to believe that their powerful words and thoughts can be used for empowerment.

Pluto in the 4th House: People with this placement fear the results of having a firm foundation and beginning. They give themselves secret expectations on how to root themselves. It’s hard for these people to embrace the power of creating their own safe space.

Pluto in the 5th House: People with this placement fear the power of their creativity. They give themselves secret expectations on how to enjoy themselves. It’s hard for these people to embrace enjoyment and creating.

Pluto in the 6th House: People with this placement fear the power of controlling everyday circumstances. They give themselves secret expectations on how they should live their daily lives. It’s hard for these people to learn that empowerment comes to them through small details.

Pluto in the 7th House: People with this placement fear the power dynamics inevitable in relationships. They give themselves secret expectations on how to detect certain relational nuances. It’s hard for these people to trust their power found within relationships.

Pluto in the 8th House: People with this placement fear the dynamics of keeping secret information. They give themselves secret expectations on how a secret should be kept and shared. It’s hard for these people to learn that information management can bring empowerment.

Pluto in the 9th House: People with this placement fear the potentially destructive power of their worldview. They give themselves secret expectations on how their philosophies should manifest. It’s hard for these people to embrace their worldview regardless of its effects.

Pluto in the 10th House: People with this placement fear having a dangerous role in the world. They give themselves secret expectations on how their influence should manifest in the world. It’s hard for these people to learn that one’s reputation can’t always be controlled.

Pluto in the 11th House: People with this placement fear the consequences of belonging. They give themselves secret expectations on how they should respond to belonging. It’s hard for these people to learn that one cannot always control their place in a group setting.

Pluto in the 12th House: People with this placement fear the consequences of not entirely knowing themselves. They give themselves secret expectations on how to conduct themselves in private. It’s hard for these people to learn that empowerment can come at unexpected moments.

Ephemerality in Astrology

“Life is fleeting. The human being struggles to take control of it, soon learning that one important life skill is learning how to gracefully let go.”

Where Saturn is located in the natal chart shows where one struggles to let go. Saturn aims to structure and build to make structures worth lasting despite the inevitable unpredictability and chaos of life. However, these structures are often swept away due to such circumstances, with nothing remaining. Saturn shows where we struggle to let go.

SATURN IN THE HOUSES

Saturn in the 1st House: You struggle to let go of your constructed identity. You worked hard to create a consistent identity, only to find that you are a human being with changing, fluid identities.

Saturn in the 2nd House: You struggle to let go of your constructed sense of stability. You worked hard to create consistent stability within yourself, only to find that instability is inevitable.

Saturn in the 3rd House: You struggle to let go of your words and thoughts. You worked hard to know everything and to be intelligent, but you will always learn something new and be ignorant in some areas.

Saturn in the 4th House: You struggle to let go of your origin. You worked hard to keep your past and family, only to realize that you will have to uproot yourself many times until you finally feel comfortable in your own skin.

Saturn in the 5th House: You struggle to let go of your happiness. You worked hard to be happy and inspired, only to realize that sadness and holdbacks are inevitable in life.

Saturn in the 6th House: You struggle to let go of your habits. You worked hard to get through the daily motions of life, only to realize that even through routine, the daily motions of life are unpredictable.

Saturn in the 7th House: You struggle to let go of your relationships. You worked hard to relate and connect to others, only to realize that some relationships are not meant to last.

Saturn in the 8th House: You struggle to let go of your secrets. You worked hard to control yourself and your intimate relationships, only to realize that some secrets about yourself cannot be kept forever.

Saturn in the 9th House: You struggle to let go of your worldview. You worked hard to maintain your image of the world, only to realize that the world is constantly changing and challenging your beliefs.

Saturn in the 10th House: You struggle to let go of your role in the world. You worked hard to find where and how you can contribute to the world, only to realize that such contributions are not always straightforward and clear.

Saturn in the 11th House: You struggle to let go of your friends and sense of community. You worked hard to belong somewhere, only to realize that the feeling of alienation is inevitable due to your uniqueness.

Saturn in the 12th House: You struggle to let go of your conscious attempts to understand the subconscious. You worked hard to control yourself from the inside out, only to realize that there are parts of you that you will still struggle to consciously understand.

Saturn in the 1st House

The 1st House is often the house that collectively represents how we view the world. The house represents the first breath we take, and our impressions of the world. The 1st House can usually rule over what we are consciously aware of. The 1st House is arguably one of the most important houses, for it is a template for the natal chart, setting the chart for which signs rule which houses.

When Saturn is in the 1st House, the individual is often focused on refining and improving the impression they give off to the world. For these individuals, there is a standard to how they should act and respond in and to the world. Due to this, those with Saturn in the 1st House pay a lot of attention to their self-expression and themselves, working hard to make sure they live up to their own standards. Saturn in the 1st individuals express themselves carefully.

Due to this constant refining and care into their self-expression, those with Saturn in the 1st House can often hesitate when it comes to expressing themselves. They are constantly stifling themselves in their own self-expressions if such self-expressions do not fall under the inner standard they have. Due to this, Saturn in the 1st individuals feel as if people don’t really have a firm and true understanding of them. Saturn in the 1st individuals simultaneously longing and fear for people to understand them. There is a sense of loneliness these people tend to have due to not being able to completely relate to others, but at the same time, there is a sense of fear because these individuals do not want to show any sort of vulnerability.

Saturn in the 1st individuals tend to have high expectations on the world, and due to this, they are often disappointed and can be quite judgmental to others due to being judgmental to themselves. When they encounter others who do not fall into their inner standard, they are often disappointed and displeased. This judgmental aspect can often contribute to the inner loneliness these individuals feel because not only do they alienate other people, they alienate themselves.

The standard that Saturn in the 1st House individuals have when it comes to self-expression often comes from the realistic, yet somber perspective they have of reality. Saturn in the 1st individuals will often respond to the world defensively, the inner standard they have is a defensive response to the realistic workings of the world. These individuals are aware of how uncaring and unsympathetic the world can be, so they will often give the same response right back. People with Saturn in the 1st House try their best to not be immature and naive, and will often dismiss themselves if they ever were to find themselves in a vulnerable position.

Due to the consistent questioning, redoing, and stifling of self-expression, those with Saturn in the 1st House can struggle with self-esteem. A lot of these self-esteem issues stem due to having overly high expectations of themselves. Those with Saturn in the 1st House have a strong understanding of how important self-expression is, and this is why these individuals work so hard on managing their self-expression. However, with so much management on their self-expression, these individuals often wonder if they will still be accepted if they were to stop standardizing their self-expression. The fact that these individuals work hard to manage themselves makes these people question if the hard work is indicative of inadequate self-expression.

However, even though the manifestation of negative self-criticism can be devastating for these individuals, the ability to reflect on oneself is a skill these individuals will eventually learn to master. Through difficult experiences, these individuals learn the power and urgency to be self-aware. Even though these individuals can attempt at self-awareness by being overly critical of themselves, attempting to be self-aware at all shows evidence that these individuals only want to achieve being the best individuals they can be. These people are ultimately ambitious, and at their best, motivated. There is always a sense of direction for these individuals that can lead to success. At their best, these individuals have a strong idea of how they affect themselves and others, and they intimately understand the idea of self-expression. Self-expression is important for these individuals and ultimately, it is a part of themselves they ultimately want to master.

Having Saturn in the 1st House ultimately shows an ambitious individual who wants to be their best. However, what these individuals need to learn is that while it is empowering to have an objective, it is important to not let the objective crush them. Often, the ambition and pressure these individuals put themselves under for the sake of success can often freeze them, often stopping them from moving towards their goals at all. These individuals need to understand that while implementing self expectations is responsible and practical, freezing oneself out of criticism is impractical and ultimately not realistic.

Those with Saturn in the 1st House need to familiarize themselves with the idea that having any sort of freedom should not be a threat to their goals. It’s okay for one to not be consistently on par with their goals. For these individuals, they need to understand that one’s efforts to be the best is enough, for one’s efforts is the only thing these individuals can control. Rather than determine the value of their efforts based on the results of their efforts, these individuals should base the value of their efforts on the fact that the effort is present at all. These individuals can not control the outcomes of their self-expression, but they can control the self-expression themselves.

Uranus in the 5th House

The 5th House is the house that rules over our creative self-expression and our idea of fun. In a sense, our highest, most sought for self-expression is found in this house. Items that represent fun in any way such as hobbies, children, and romantic and sexual relationships are found in this house.

Individuals with Uranus in the 5th House will often have peculiar and unpredictable interests throughout their lives. Their interests are often contrarian, provocative, and strange to the mainstream audience. Having unique interests can result in the individuals feeling isolated in their interests, but at the same time, they are well-known and distinguished for having such unique ideas.

In regards to their hobbies and what brings a sense of enjoyment to these individuals, it can be difficult for these individuals to feel a sustained sense of happiness through activities. Those with Uranus in the 5th House are often made happy through unusual activities, for it is often the novelty of the activity that fascinates them. This can range from twisting mundane occurrences into a truly unique and different experience to do something a hobby that is not very popular.

The main challenge Uranus in the 5th House individuals face when it comes to happiness is how they are often reminded that happiness for them is often elusive, sporadic, and often unpredictable to foresee. While the experience of happiness can be electrifying for these individuals, it can be difficult for these individuals to have a sense of joy and fulfillment. Early on, they often learn that simply trying to replicate a certain joyful experience will not be as enjoyable as the actual joyful experience itself.

However, due to the challenge of sustaining a clear awareness of what makes these individuals happy, these individuals will often develop a deep appreciation for pleasurable experiences. Through the challenges of keeping an elusive and joyful experience, these individuals often learn how to fully and presently embrace the experience they are going through. They understand the uniqueness of such enjoyable experiences are only created through truly unique circumstances, people, and feelings that will can never quite be replicated again.

Due to understanding the fleeting nature of happiness, people with this placement often learn to skillfully enjoy the happiness they feel for what it is, appreciating the experience regardless of how it lasts. People with this placement often honor how fleeting yet electrifying pleasure can feel.

How these intriguing interests come about can also be unconventional. The inspiration, ideas, and creativity these individuals have can often come at random times. When these individuals are supposed to be doing mundane tasks, the greatest ideas can often come to them when they are the most unprepared. Their ideas can often surprise them. It can also be hard for these people to capture their ideas, and sometimes even accept them. These ideas can often disappear as quickly as they came.

Due to this, it can be difficult for those with Uranus in the 5th House to carry out some of their ideas for the long-term unless strong concentration and focus is present. It is important for these individuals to learn the balance of maintaining the uniqueness of their ideas, but also providing a sense of structure for the uniqueness to truly show itself electrically.

In terms of fun and casual relationships, those with Uranus in the 5th House will take an unexpected approach to casual relationships. Due to this unexpected approach, many people are often be captivated to these people, finding an alluring rarity that is difficult to resist. The atmosphere of such relationships are unconventional due to this, and will often break traditional relationship rules. Breaking these traditional rules of relationships can either excite people with this placement, or it could make them feel alienated. When one encounters a person with Uranus in the 5th House, they question the norm of what is considered attractive.

With this alluring rarity, it can either bring a truly exceptional relationship that bears fruit from self-made relational standards, or a relationship as fleeting as the alluring attraction. It can difficult to exactly know how to approach a person with Uranus in the 5th House, for standard social mannerisms and ideas of fun will probably not be appealing for such a person. Also, if the unique spark of the attraction does not sustain itself, the relationship will often end or stagnate. Whether there is a relationship sustainable after the initial attraction is an idea that depends on the effort of both parties.

Due to the quirky quality of having Uranus in the 5th House, people with this placement will often attract and potentially keep unconventional individuals. People with Uranus in the 5th House are attracted to those who do not depend on an audience to determine their likability. There is a certain nuanced confidence Uranus in the 5th people look for in their casual relationships. They are often attracted to individuals who are passionate about subjects that are considered strange. To those with Uranus in the 5th House, they would argue that those who do not need an audience to validate their happiness will be the happiest.

In regards to children and parenting, those with Uranus in the 5th House who plan to have children are often open to alternative methods that would help them discover their personal approach to parenting. It would not be surprising to see people with this placement implementing alternative parenting and lifestyles for their children. Those with Uranus in the 5th House want their children to learn the feeling of liberation, to have their child find happiness without a standard. To create a self independent of rules is a goal the Uranus in the 5th House individual hopes the child will learn and achieve.

Liberation, radical independence, but also unpredictability and ephemerality are contributing factors that affect the Uranus in the 5th House individual’s approach to joy, pleasure, and creativity. Through instability, Uranus in the 5th House individuals find strength in finding joy in even the most unconventional places. However, the challenge is not finding what brings them pleasures. The challenge is to keep that pleasure and inspiration to create something worthwhile.

Teaching Through Wisdom

Throughout our lives, whether it be through natural talent or through experience, we often come to find out our strengths. Not only do we find out our strengths, we can often teach such strengths to others. In astrology, Jupiter is the planet of talent while Saturn is the planet of experience. Looking to the house position of both planets can show where we can teach wisdom to others whether it be through natural talent or through experience and practice.

JUPITER IN THE HOUSES

• Jupiter in the 1st House: Finding and asserting your identity is often an ability that comes easily to you, and due to this, you can teach people how to find and access their personal identity.

• Jupiter in the 2nd House: Securing and sustaining your identity is often an ability that comes easily to you, and due to this, you can teach people to truly connect with themselves and to gain stronger self-awareness.

• Jupiter in the 3rd House: Communicating and documenting your unique voice is often an ability that comes easily to you, and due to this, you can teach people to find and communicate their own voice to be understood.

• Jupiter in the 4th House: Finding out your safe space and being aware of what you have learned in your past is often an ability that comes easily to you, and due to this, you can teach people to apply the past wisely.

• Jupiter in the 5th House: Being creative and being aware of what makes you happy is often an ability that comes easily to you, and due to this, you can teach people how to enjoy and embrace themselves.

• Jupiter in the 6th House: Managing and remaining flexible to the daily flow of life is often an ability that comes easily to you, and due to this, you can teach people how to live a life that optimizes their agenda.

• Jupiter in the 7th House: Being aware of social interactions with others is often an ability that comes easily to you, and due to this, you can teach people how to understand social nuances to build relationships.

• Jupiter in the 8th House: Knowing the line between what you consider trivial and intimate is often an ability that comes easily to you, and due to this, you can teach people how to manage meaningful interactions.

• Jupiter in the 9th House: Generating a worldview and personal philosophy is often an ability that comes easily to you, and due to this, you can teach people how to create their own authentic approach to life.

• Jupiter in the 10th House: Creating your unique role in the world is often an ability that comes easily to you, and due to this, you can teach people how to find their own ambitions in the world.

• Jupiter in the 11th House: Being aware of group dynamics and communities is often an ability that comes easily to you, and due to this, you can teach people how to belong but create a distinctive presence.

• Jupiter in the 12th House: Accepting your unknown self-expression is often an ability that comes easily to you, and due to this, you can teach people how to truly accept themselves, known or unknown.

SATURN IN THE HOUSES

• Saturn in the 1st House: Finding and asserting your identity was a difficult challenge for you, but due to experience, you can teach people how to find and access their personal identity.

• Saturn in the 2nd House: Securing and sustaining your identity was a difficult challenge for you, but due to experience, you can teach people to truly connect with themselves and to gain stronger self-awareness.

• Saturn in the 3rd House: Communicating and documenting your unique voice was a difficult challenge for you, but due to experience, you can teach people to find and communicate their own voice to be understood.

• Saturn in the 4th House: Finding out your safe space and being aware of what you have learned in your past was a difficult challenge for you, but due to experience, you can teach people to apply the past wisely.

• Saturn in the 5th House: Being creative and being aware of what makes you happy was a difficult challenge for you, but due to experience, you can teach people how to enjoy and embrace themselves.

• Saturn in the 6th House: Managing and remaining flexible to the daily flow of life was a difficult challenge for you, but due to experience, you can teach people how to live a life that optimizes their agenda.

• Saturn in the 7th House: Being aware of social interactions with others was a difficult challenge for you, but due to experience, you can teach people how to understand social nuances to build relationships.

• Saturn in the 8th House: Knowing the line between what you consider trivial and intimate was a difficult challenge for you, but due to experience, you can teach people how to manage meaningful interactions.

• Saturn in the 9th House: Generating a worldview and personal philosophy was a difficult challenge for you, but due to experience, you can teach people how to create their own authentic approach to life.

• Saturn in the 10th House: Creating your unique role in the world was a difficult challenge for you, but due to experience, you can teach people how to find their own ambitions in the world.

• Saturn in the 11th House: Being aware of group dynamics and communities was a difficult challenge for you, but due to experience, you can teach people how to belong but create a distinctive presence.

• Saturn in the 12th House: Accepting your unknown self-expression was a difficult challenge for you, but due to experience, you can teach people how to truly accept themselves, known or unknown.

Inner Voices of your Childhood

The Moon and Saturn does not only represent your perception of your nurturing and authoritative parent, but they also represent the inner authoritative and nurturing voice your parents greatly influenced growing up. These inner voices will often be present throughout your life, whether your parents were present or absent. These voices will often dictate how you discipline yourself and what comforts you allow yourself to have.

Part 1 of this series will be talking about the Moon as the inner nurturing voice.

THE MOON: THE INNER NURTURING VOICE

The inner nurturing voice is the voice that calls you to take care of yourself. This is the voice that tells you when you are uncomfortable, the voice that defines your comfort zone.

MOON IN THE SIGNS

• Moon in Aries: Your inner nurturing voice defined your comfort zone based on your ability to be independent. You are uncomfortable when you are stifled in self-assertion. Your inner nurturing voice calls you to fight for yourself.

• Moon in Taurus: Your inner nurturing voice defined your comfort zone based on your ability to hold physical comforts consistently. You are uncomfortable when you are in inconsistent situations. Your inner nurturing voice calls you to find stability.

• Moon in Gemini: Your inner nurturing voice defined your comfort zone based on your ability to communicate and learn. You are uncomfortable when you are silenced. Your inner nurturing voice calls you to speak your mind.

• Moon in Cancer: Your inner nurturing voice defined your comfort zone based on your ability to initiate emotional familiarity. You are uncomfortable when you are stifled in unfamiliar situations. Your inner nurturing voice calls you to root yourself.

• Moon in Leo: Your inner nurturing voice defined your comfort zone based on your ability to hold your identity. You are uncomfortable when you are forced to compromise your identity. Your inner nurturing voice calls you to express yourself despite the odds.

• Moon in Virgo: Your inner nurturing voice defined your comfort zone based on your ability to utilize your inner mental arrangements. You are uncomfortable when your arrangements fail under irrational unpredictability. Your inner nurturing voice calls you to organize.

• Moon in Libra: Your inner nurturing voice defined your comfort zone based on your ability to be understanding of social dynamics. You are uncomfortable with you face social ambiguity. Your inner nurturing voice calls you to find peace within that ambiguity.

• Moon in Scorpio: Your inner nurturing voice defined your comfort zone based on your ability to maintain your power. You are uncomfortable when you are forced to reveal your vulnerability. Your inner nurturing voice calls you to accept that vulnerability.

• Moon in Sagittarius: Your inner nurturing voice defined your comfort zone based on your sense of freedom. You are uncomfortable when you feel trapped in undesirable circumstances. Your inner nurturing voice calls you to be free once again.

• Moon in Capricorn: Your inner nurturing voice defined your comfort zone based on your idea of practicality and reality. You are uncomfortable when you feel useless. Your inner nurturing voice calls you to find a more realistic option to define yourself.

• Moon in Aquarius: Your inner nurturing voice defined your comfort zone based on your ideas of reforming your surroundings. You are uncomfortable when you are silenced in stating such ideas. Your inner nurturing voice calls you to rebel.

• Moon in Pisces: Your inner nurturing voice defined your comfort zone based on your acceptance of the unknown. You are uncomfortable when you are forced to rationally articulate what you don’t know. Your inner nurturing voice calls you to be compassionate.

MOON IN THE HOUSES

• Moon in the 1st House: Your inner nurturing voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your personal identity.

• Moon in the 2nd House: Your inner nurturing voice often calls for your attention when it comes to sustaining your personal identity.

• Moon in the 3rd House: Your inner nurturing voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your thoughts.

• Moon in the 4th House: Your inner nurturing voice often calls for your attention when it comes to trying to feel at home.

• Moon in the 5th House: Your inner nurturing voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your sense of fun and creativity.

• Moon in the 6th House: Your inner nurturing voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your habits and your routine.

• Moon in the 7th House: Your inner nurturing voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your one-on-one interactions.

• Moon in the 8th House: Your inner nurturing voice often calls for your attention when it comes to what you consciously hide from the world.

• Moon in the 9th House: Your inner nurturing voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your world view.

• Moon in the 10th House: Your inner nurturing voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your worldly goals.

• Moon in the 11th House: Your inner nurturing voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your friendships and group dynamics.

• Moon in the 12th House: Your inner nurturing voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your ambiguous inner workings.

The Moon and Saturn does not only represent your perception of your nurturing and authoritative parent, but they also represent the inner authoritative and nurturing voice your parents greatly influenced growing up. These inner voices will often be present throughout your life, whether your parents were present or absent. These voices will often dictate how you discipline yourself and what comforts you allow yourself to have.

Part 2 of this series will be talking about Saturn as the inner authoritative voice.

SATURN: THE INNER AUTHORITATIVE VOICE

The inner authoritative voice is the voice that calls you to discipline yourself. This is the voice that tells you when you are stifled by comforts, the voice that defines your goals.

SATURN IN THE SIGNS

• Saturn in Aries: Your inner authoritative voice disciplines you by demanding you to be strong and independent in your life. You are denied comfort when you do not stand for yourself. Your goal is to be truly self-sufficient and assertive.

• Saturn in Taurus: Your inner authoritative voice disciplines you by demanding consistency and stability in your life. You are denied comfort when you face unforeseeable change. Your goal is to truly be at peace and to stand firm with yourself.

• Saturn in Gemini: Your inner authoritative voice disciplines you by demanding intelligence and logical rationality in your life. You are denied comfort when your life does not make rational sense to you. Your goal is to truly be able to articulate true intelligence.

• Saturn in Cancer: Your inner authoritative voice disciplines you by demanding emotional familiarity in your life. You are denied comfort when your life becomes unpredictable. Your goal is to truly be able to be comfortable in your own skin.

• Saturn in Leo: Your inner authoritative voice disciplines you by demanding a focus on maintaining your identity in your life. You are denied comfort when you are unable to sustain an unstable identity. Your goal is to be truly able to know who you are.

• Saturn in Virgo: Your inner authoritative voice disciplines you by demanding flexibility and wit in handling life. You are denied comfort when you are unable to know what you can and cannot control. Your goal is to truly know how to remain flexible, yet rational against chaos.

• Saturn in Libra: Your inner authoritative voice disciplines you by demanding social intelligence in your life. You are denied comfort when you are unable to formulate a sense of justice. Your goal is to truly know how to live a fair and peaceful life.

• Saturn in Scorpio: Your inner authoritative voice disciplines you by demanding authenticity and intensity in your life. You are denied comfort when you are too scared to confront the darkest parts of yourself. Your goal is to truly know how to handle the inevitable darkness in life.

• Saturn in Sagittarius: Your inner authoritative voice disciplines you by demanding freedom and open-mindedness in your life. You are denied comfort when you are unable to see other perspectives. Your goal is to truly understand and articulate your understanding of the world.

• Saturn in Capricorn: Your inner authoritative voice disciplines you by demanding success and practicality in your life. You are denied comfort when you face failure. Your goal is to truly attain success and to create a self that can stand the test of time.

• Saturn in Aquarius: Your inner authoritative voice disciplines you by demanding you to make a change in the world. You are denied comfort when you feel insignificant in your ambitions. Your goal is to truly gain influence and implement change to your surroundings.

• Saturn in Pisces: Your inner authoritative voice disciplines you by demanding you to be open and compassionate. You are denied comfort when you want your life to make sense at all times. Your goal is to truly accept inevitable ambiguity and appreciate life in all aspects.

SATURN IN THE HOUSES

• Saturn in the 1st House: Your inner authoritative voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your personal identity.

• Saturn in the 2nd House: Your inner authoritative voice often calls for your attention when it comes to sustaining your personal identity.

• Saturn in the 3rd House: Your inner authoritative voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your thoughts.

• Saturn in the 4th House: Your inner authoritative voice often calls for your attention when it comes to trying to feel at home.

• Saturn in the 5th House: Your inner authoritative voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your sense of fun and creativity.

• Saturn in the 6th House: Your inner authoritative voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your habits and your routine.

• Saturn in the 7th House: Your inner authoritative voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your one-on-one interactions.

• Saturn in the 8th House: Your inner authoritative voice often calls for your attention when it comes to what you consciously hide from the world.

• Saturn in the 9th House: Your inner authoritative voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your world view.

• Saturn in the 10th House: Your inner authoritative voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your worldly goals.

• Saturn in the 11th House: Your inner authoritative voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your friendships and group dynamics.

• Saturn in the 12th House: Your inner authoritative voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your ambiguous inner workings.

The Moon and Saturn does not only represent your perception of your nurturing and authoritative parent, but they also represent the inner authoritative and nurturing voice your parents greatly influenced growing up. These inner voices will often be present throughout your life, whether your parents were present or absent. These voices will often dictate how you discipline yourself and what comforts you allow yourself to have.

Part 3 of this series will be about the dynamics between the inner nurturing and authoritative voice shown through aspects.

ASPECTS: THE DYNAMIC BETWEEN THE INNER VOICE AND THE AUTHORITATIVE VOICE

Moon trine Saturn: Having your Moon trine to Saturn shows that the relationship between the inner nurturing and the authoritative voice is effortlessly harmonious. The interests of nurturing and discipline work seamlessly together. Having such a harmonious dynamic often results with the individual having a healthy grasp on how to exist in and out of the comfort zone. The individual is more likely to healthily structure emotions and ambitions to encourage growth. This can manifest literally as seamless harmony in the individual’s family dynamic.

Moon sextile Saturn: Having your Moon sextile to Saturn shows that the relationships between the inner nurturing and the authoritative voice has easy opportunities to be harmonious. The harmony between these inner voices aren’t immediate, but can be easily made. Unlike the Moon trine Saturn aspect, the differences between the Moon and Saturn are more prominent in the sextile. The sextile highlights that while the nurturing and authoritative voices are individually different, their individual dynamics can work well together. This can manifest literally as harmonious individualities in the individual’s family dynamic.

Moon conjunct Saturn: Having your Moon conjunct to Saturn shows that the relationship between the inner nurturing and authoritative voice is closely aligned. If the two planets are in the same house, both voices aim to be present in the same area of life. Positively, these voices will work together as a double unit to show healthy control of comfort and discipline. Negatively, this can result as the two planets attempting to dominate one another. The line between comfort and discipline starts to blur, and it can be difficult for the individual to make a distinction between the two in the individual’s family dynamic.

Moon square Saturn: Having your Moon square to Saturn shows that the objective between the nurturing and the authoritative voice clash, making it hard for one voice to achieve what it seeks. Due to this, the individual can often feel frustrated, feeling as if their emotional needs are not met and/or they have not achieved enough according to their personal expectations. However, with this frustration, the individual is able to explore the limits of the comfort zone and sense of discipline, insightfully finding ways to go in and out the comfort zone. This can manifest literally as blockages in the individual’s family dynamic.

Moon opposing Saturn: Having your Moon opposed to Saturn shows that the individual can struggle with reconciling the relationship between the inner nurturing and authoritative voice when it comes to encountering other individuals and encountering themselves internally. This aspect can affect the individual’s relationship to self and with others in terms of determining the comfort and authoritative level the individual can implement to oneself and to others. This can literally manifest as identity and relational struggles in the individual’s family dynamic.

Sensitivities and Memories

• Aries Moon: You are strongly sensitive to your own independence and autonomy. Due to this sensitivity, you positively remember the times where you were encouraged to be yourself. You negatively remember the times where your self-assertions were compromised.

• Taurus Moon: You are strongly sensitive to your own physical pleasure and comfort. Due to this sensitivity, you positively remember the times where you indulged yourself. You negatively remember the times where your sense of stability has been shaken up.

• Gemini Moon: You are strongly sensitive to your own thoughts and reasoning. Due to this sensitivity, you positively remember the times where you learned new things and had fun conversations. You negatively remember the times where you were silenced.

• Cancer Moon: You are strongly sensitive to your sense of comfort and familiarity. Due to this sensitivity, you positively remember the times where you felt at home. You negatively remember the times where you were forced out of the comfort zone.

• Leo Moon: You are strongly sensitive to your sense of identity and attention. Due to this sensitivity, you positively remember the times where you felt recognized and uplifted. You negatively remember the times where you felt ignored and neglected.

• Virgo Moon: You are strongly sensitive to your circumstances and analyzation. Due to this sensitivity, you positively remember the times where you went through the day with ease. You negatively remember the times where you nervously attempted to adjust to an unexpected reality.

• Libra Moon: You are strongly sensitive to your sense of balance and interactions with others. Due to this sensitivity, you positively remember having times of peace and justice. You negatively remember having times of conflict and violence.

• Scorpio Moon: You are strongly sensitive to your intensity and inner chaos. You positively remember the times where you were authentic and intimate. You negatively remember the times where you were forced to cover up your authenticity.

• Sagittarius Moon: You are strongly sensitive to your sense of freedom and joy. You positively remember the times where you were encouraged to have fun and be open-minded. You negatively remember the times where you were forced to be realistic and somber.

• Capricorn Moon: You are strongly sensitive to your inner standards and practicality. You positively remember the times where life went well due to your own ambitions. You negatively remember the times where your efforts have resulted in failure.

• Aquarius Moon: You are strongly sensitive to the phenomena of belonging and reforming. You positively remember the times where you were distinct, but still belonged somewhere. You negatively remember the times where you have felt wrongly alienated.

• Pisces Moon: You are strongly sensitive to your creativity and ambiguity. You positively remember the times where it was easy for you to be open, creative, and accepting. You negatively remember the times where you were forced to create limits against your will.

Jupiter: Intuitive Talent

• Often, Jupiter is considered the planet of luck. However, this luck often emerges due to have an intuitive awareness that can make things come easily to you.

• Jupiter in the 1st House: You intuitively understand the workings of self-expression. You are aware of yourself and what you consciously present and due to this, it can be easy for you to express yourself.

• Jupiter in the 2nd House: You intuitively understand the workings of sustaining your identity. You are aware of your worth and value, and due to this, it can be easy to feel secure and sure of yourself.

• Jupiter in the 3rd House: You intuitively understand the workings of the mind. You are aware of your thoughts and words, and due to this, it can be easy to get your message across and to learn new things.

• Jupiter in the 4th House: You intuitively understand the workings of familiarity and comfort. You are aware of your personal comfort zone, and due to this, it can be easy for you to be comfortable in a lot of situations.

• Jupiter in the 5th House: You intuitively understand the workings of having fun and enjoying yourself. You are aware of your creativity, and due to this, it can be easy for you to be inspired.

• Jupiter in the 6th House: You intuitively understand the workings of the everyday life. You are aware of your habits, and due to this, it can be easy for you to get through the day.

• Jupiter in the 7th House: You intuitively understand the workings of interactions. You are aware of the type of people you like to interact with, and due to this, it can be easy for you to have many interactions.

• Jupiter in the 8th House: You intuitively understand the workings of privacy and intimacy. You are aware of your secrets, and due to this, it can be easy for you to manage information about yourself.

• Jupiter in the 9th House: You intuitively understand the workings of evaluating the world. You are aware of the grandness of reality, and due to this, it can be easy for you to be open to many world views.

• Jupiter in the 10th House: You intuitively understand the workings of being present in the world. You are aware of your reputation, and due to this, it can be easy for you to adjust yourself into the world.

• Jupiter in the 11th House: You intuitively understand the workings of community. You are aware of your friendships and group dynamics, and due to this, it can be easy for you to belong.

• Jupiter in the 12th House: You intuitively understand the workings of your subconscious. You are aware of your unawareness, and due to this, it can be easy for you to uncover hidden traits about yourself.

Saturn in the 4th House

The 4th House represents several things: our past, upbringing, and what keeps us comfortable. The 4th House is in the bottom of the chart, and it often provides a strong starting point and foundation for the native to work upon as the native grows up. Planets in the 4th House show the person investing part of themselves in maintaining this foundation.

For those who have Saturn in the 4th House, they can remember their upbringing and past somberly. Saturn is the planet which represents our struggle with the harsh reality, and for these people, their harsh reality started right in the beginning of life, in their place of origin. When it comes to recalling the past, it is easy for the Saturn in the 4th individual to remember all of the struggles they went through growing up. The individual can often feel nostalgically proud for overcoming such struggles, or the individual can also feel the strings of the past lingering as they go on to do their present actions.

One of these struggles is finding and designating their idea of comfort. These individuals are often skeptical when it comes to settling down and being comfortable because they are skilled (sometimes to their own detriment) on finding how certain areas of comfort can possibly crumble. They are very aware of how reality can quickly take away their own comfort as soon as they grab a hold of it.

Due to this, people with this placement can struggle to be comfortable for long periods of time. Once these people have to let go of a comfort that they’ve held onto, it can be devastating since these people are already very selective of their safe spaces in the first place. But once these individuals find a true sense of home, they will commit strongly, not wanting to let go. After all, these individuals work hard to be comfortable in their own skin.

People with Saturn in the 4th over time will master the skill of finding and assigning a true and healthy safe space. These people are often critical of unhealthy comfort mechanisms, and will often find a sense of comfort in such a way where they can healthily be comfortable, but also grow as an individual. Due to their struggles, these people strongly understand the importance of safety and how safety can either help us grow or decay, depending on where we assign our idea of safety to.

Saturn can often represent the disciplinary parent. For those with Saturn in the 4th, they often found their disciplinary parent to strongly dominate their upbringing. The upbringing is often very structured and enforced, and early on, people with this placement to see their disciplinary parent to be an authority figure.

This parent may have been very critical, making people with this placement mature and grow up a lot faster than their peers. The disciplinary parent may have prioritized responsibility over nurturing. Rather than comfort the individual in distress, the parent would prefer to help the child cope and get over the distress instead. Due to this, individuals with this placement did not see the disciplinary parent as a source of emotional nurturing and will often attempt to nurture themselves elsewhere.

The disciplinary parent brought the harshness of reality into the comfort of these individuals, making them experience the harsh outside world within the comfort of their home. While the disciplinary parent gave an accurate picture of reality, which helps the individuals realistically prepare for the world, the disciplinary parent did not provide an emotionally nurturing way for the individuals to cope with the world.

Having the harsh reality so heavily permeated into these people in their safe space can often have positive and negative consequences. Due to feeling the harshness of reality early, people with this placement are often productive and independent. People with Saturn in the 4th House know how to survive and are often trustworthy in regards to practical matters. There is a certain worldly intelligence to those with Saturn in the 4th House.

However, due to knowing how to survive well in the world, it can be difficult for these individuals to show their weaknesses. Their past strongly taught them to be strong, but sometimes, in teaching this, their past made them forget that in order to be truly strong, they must know what weakness feels. These people will struggle to show their vulnerabilities to others because they never learned or were encouraged to show it.

Saturn represents our expectations, and with Saturn in the 4th House, it can be difficult to know the expectations Saturn in the 4th individuals have. Saturn in the 4th individuals will often reflect of their expectations in their designated safe spaces, and in a sense, these individuals will use their expectations to remain safe. Unless a Saturn in the 4th individual finds you to be comfortable enough to be or live in their safe space, the expectations Saturn in the 4th individuals have in general are often kept under wraps. Their expectations are often strongly influenced by the disciplinary parent.

Saturn in the 4th House is a placement that aims to teach the management of the home, comfort, and past. People with this placement have the opportunity to gain a true sense of comfort and safety and to also be skilled in healthily processing their past experiences. However, these skills do not come without struggle. Those with Saturn in the 4th House know very well that our past experiences can often provide a solid foundation of our being, and it is up to us to manage our past experiences in such a way where we can cultivate our best selves.

The Conjunction

There are five major aspects in astrology: the conjunction, opposition, trine, sextile, and square. This post will specifically talk about the conjunction.

A conjunction (☌) is when two planets in a chart is 0 degrees of each other. This would mean that two planets will be in the same sign and house, unless you use certain house systems like Placidus where there are exceptions. Sometimes, with various house systems, you can get off-sign (or dissociate) aspects due to creating aspects out of location rather than the signs. In-sign aspects will be of focus.

The conjunction is considered the most powerful aspect in astrology. Due to its power, lots of astrologers assign a larger orb to conjunctions. The conjunction (by itself) is also the only aspect that can be seen as “neutral” (as opposed to harmonious or disharmonious.)

With the involved planets being in the same signs, this means that the two planets will have the same element, modality, and polarity. What you essentially have is two facets of your self-expression having the same goals. The power of two planets becomes a singular unit. This is where the power of conjunctions come from. Other than the unique characteristics of the planets, there’s little to no differences.

Disclaimer: Even though a conjunction can strongly bind two planets together, it does not mean the planets lose their sense of autonomy to the aspect. The planet is independent, but makes numerous relations to other planets in the chart.

Now, the conjunction by itself is neutral, but this neutrality will inevitably change once you look to the actual planets involved and the signs they are in. Looking at the essential dignities can definitely show whether the conjunction will be comfortable or uncomfortable.

As for the actual manifestation of the conjunction, whether it will be positive or not depends on the planets involved and the individual. It could go either powerfully well or not.

Here is a visual example of a conjunction. Mars is in 6 degrees Aquarius while the Moon is in 13 degrees Aquarius. This would be Moon-Mars conjunction with an orb of 7 degrees!

Astrology Basics: An Overview on Aspects

In modern astrology, there are four main basic building blocks one needs to understand in any branch of astrology: signs, planets, houses, and aspects. This post will specifically be about aspects in general. There will be separate posts about the major aspects themselves.

So what are aspects? Aspects are the connections planets have with each other depending on the sign and location they are in on the chart. It is essentially the relationships and conversations your planets have with each other.

Note: Degrees will show you the exact location of anything in astrology. Understanding degrees is important in understanding aspects.

The aspects in your natal chart is one of many ways to find that your planets in your natal chart are not just independent and autonomous celestial bodies. There are five major aspects in astrology: the conjunction, opposition, sextile, trine, and square.

The aspects can be understood as harmonious or disharmonious. By looking at aspects alone, trines and sextiles are harmonious while squares and oppositions are disharmonious. Conjunctions are neutral.

The strengths of aspects will also vary. Conjunctions and oppositions are often stronger than squares, sextiles, and trines. Due to this, the general orbs for conjunctions and oppositions are higher while the orbs for trines, squares, and sextiles are lower.

Orbs are a mathematical leeway when an aspect occurs. For example, a conjunction is when two planets are 0 degrees of each other. However, with orbs, a planet can be up to 10 degrees away from another planet and it would still be a conjunction, depending on your system of orbs. The existence of orbs argues that the effects of aspects do not have to be numerically exact, but its strength will increase as the planets come closer to a numerically exact aspect.

One common question is: What are the right orbs for each aspect? In various branches in astrology, the orbs will often change. For example, natal astrology will often have larger orbs than predictive astrology. Also, orbs are often personally determined by you. Find or create an orb system that works for you. Here is my personal orb system for reference:

Natal astrology

• Conjunctions - 10 degree orb

• Oppositions - 8 degree orb

• Sextiles, squares, trines - 4-6 degree orb

Predictive astrology (transits)

• Conjunctions - 5 degree orb

• Oppositions - 3 degree orb

• Sextiles, squares, trines - 2 degree orb

Another way to understand aspects generally is how they are formed. Planets will move counterclockwise in a chart, their movements creating aspects since some planets move faster than others.

When an aspect is moving closer to an exact aspect, it is applying. When an aspect is moving away from an exact aspect, it is separating. The orb of an aspect will gradually decrease with applying aspects and will gradually increase with separating aspects.

Astro.com will show you whether an aspect is applying or separating and will also show you whether the aspect is greater or less than the exact aspect.

The 2nd House: The Intimate Relationship with the Self

• If the 8th House is the house of intimate relationships with others, the 2nd House is the house of the intimate relationship with the self. The 2nd House is the house where one stabilizes the identity, and this stabilization requires an intimate self-awareness.

• An interception in the 2nd House would show a struggle with sustaining one's identity. If you have an interception, look to the sign ruling the 2nd House instead of the intercepted sign. You can also use Whole Signs.

• Aries ruling the 2nd House: You sustain your identity by demanding independence and autonomy. You find out more about your needs when you fight for them. It's through your fights where you find out more about yourself.

• Taurus ruling the 2nd House: You sustain your identity by working for stability. You find out more about your needs when you work to keep consistencies. It's through these consistencies where you find out more about yourself.

• Gemini ruling the 2nd House: You sustain your identity by being willing to learn new concepts. You find out more about your needs with each new learning experience. It's through mentally stimulating thoughts and conversations where you find out more about yourself.

• Cancer ruling the 2nd House: You sustain your identity by making yourself comfortable. You find out more about your needs when you put yourself in familiar situations. It's through your emotions where you find out more about yourself.

• Leo ruling the 2nd House: You sustain your identity by placing a great emphasis on it. You find out more about your needs when you prioritize yourself. It's through your distinctive uniqueness where you find out more about yourself.

• Virgo ruling the 2nd House: You sustain your identity by micromanaging what bothers you. You find out more about yourself when you make yourself flexible to reality. It's through your awareness of your mental sensitivities where you can find out more about yourself.

• Libra ruling the 2nd House: You sustain your identity by bringing peace into situations. You find out more about yourself through fairness. It's through your interactions with loved ones where you can find out more about yourself.

• Scorpio ruling the 2nd House: You sustain your identity by looking beyond the surface. You find out more about yourself through digging past the peace to find jarring truths. It's through embracing the intolerable darkness and volatility where you can find out more about yourself.

• Sagittarius ruling the 2nd House: You sustain your identity by being open to adventure. You find out more about your yourself when you are open to numerous possibilities. It's through your personal journeys where you can find out more about yourself.

• Capricorn ruling the 2nd House: You sustain your identity by being attuned to the workings of reality. You find out more about yourself when you begin being realistic with yourself. It's through knowing your limits where you can find out more about yourself.

• Aquarius ruling the 2nd House: You sustain your identity by using it to distinguish yourself in the collective. You find out more about yourself when you look to see what social issues grab your attention. It's through connecting your uniqueness to a cause where you can find out more about yourself.

• Pisces ruling the 2nd House: You sustain your identity by accepting the inevitable ambiguity present in life. You find out more about yourself when you are tolerable to what does not make sense to you. It's through embracing the mystery of your being where you can find out more about yourself.

Sun in the 9th House

The 9th House gives insight to what and how we formulate our views of the world, manifesting as religion and philosophy. The 9th House shows our conception of the world. Distancing ourselves from the small details and summarizing what we witness in foreign situations is found by the 9th House. Traveling and long distance is also covered in this house. In terms of relationships, the 9th House shows how we try to make our relationships flexible to the circumstances of the world.

For those with this placement, their identity and sense of self is tied to their personal world view. Growing up, people with this placement will often be sensitive to worldly events - for witnessing world events, evaluating these events, and then creating a world view is an important part of creating the identity. It’s important for these individuals to pay careful attention to the news, being sure to create a world view that reinforces their identity positively and healthily.

It’s also important for these individuals to be able to freely practice their world view into their lives. For these individuals, practicing one’s ideal religion and/or philosophy is a way for these people to express themselves. These individuals will often dislike being forced to practice a religion or philosophy they don’t necessarily believe in. They feel by practicing a religion or philosophy they didn’t choose to practice, they aren’t being authentic. Choosing a philosophy and religion that helps these people live what they believe is an authentic life is essential.

The starting philosophy, religion, or lack of belief these people grew up with will strongly affect them, whether these people like this starting philosophy or religion or not. These starting beliefs often color their own identity, and if these people do not like the belief system they have started with, it can be hard for these people to completely separate from their starting belief system, for pieces of their identity are tied to these beliefs, even if they dislike them. It can be difficult for these people to separate themselves.

However, it’s with these struggles where these people can often gather the skills to find a world view that works for them. These people believe that one should adopt a world view that helps them live out an authentic identity. However, due to having a such a strong tie between their identity and beliefs, these people can often be easily offended by those who argue against their beliefs. They feel that arguing against their beliefs is arguing against their own identity. For some of these individuals, they find their true identity themselves through finding and following the beliefs they want to adopt.

While these people can have strong and fueled reactions against those who do not support their philosophical and/or religious beliefs, these people are often open-minded, intelligent, and sensitive to other people’s religious views. Due to their identities having such a strong tie to their beliefs, they will often treat others with respect and curiosity in regards to their world view. These people will often not judge another person’s beliefs, for they see belief to be a personal experience - especially for themselves.

These people can also find themselves through traveling. They feel that they are not completely themselves doing mundane activities. By traveling to foreign places, by seeing novelties of all kinds, they feel understood. These people can often feel better understood by unknown places and individuals than people they have known all their life. In a sense, to see the novelty of the world is to see the novelty and uniqueness within themselves. When these people are mindful of their journeys, they often discover a lot about themselves.

However, due to finding themselves in the unknown and through constructed beliefs, it can be difficult for people with this placement to be grounded in the actual world. Rather than living their life in the actual world, they often live their life in their conception of the world. These people often feel distant, for they’re often thinking on a mental plane that often isn’t aligned with others and with the world.

The unknown workings of reality can often be difficult for these people to handle. When these people’s beliefs are challenged by the unknown, they don’t just feel their beliefs being challenged - they feel that their identity is challenged. Due to this, these people can often face an unwanted reality check. At one moment, they feel like they have a solid, constructive grip on reality (belief) and the next moment, they’re not quite sure what to believe in anymore.

Regardless of the challenges these individuals face, having the Sun in the 9th House is a placement that helps an individual test the strength of beliefs. By having a strong connection between the identity and belief, individuals with this placement are sure to take belief seriously. These individuals teach that belief is not a foolish way to assume the workings of the world. Belief is a way to tolerate and embrace the unknown, to remind us that we are only simply human to a grand unknown world waiting for discovery.

Sun in the 12th House

The 12th House can often simultaneously represent freedom and imprisonment at the same time. Our dreams and subconscious, free, but also contained spaces are represented in the 12th House. Prisons and hospitals are often represented in the 12th House because prisoners and patients are restricted to stay in the building, but they are free from the brutality of the societal norms outside.

When the Sun is in the 12th House, a person’s true identity is hidden within their subconscious. This identity is only completely seen in utmost privacy, and for the native, they can often cherish, yet also dislike the fact that their identity is hidden. However, due to the simultaneous revealing and hiding nature of the 12th House, others can see fragments of the native’s identity and they are left to construct an identity they don’t quite understand. Parts of the person’s identity often slips out of the subconscious without the person knowing.

Due to this, those with the Sun in the 12th House can feel misunderstood by others. They can feel that people construct an image of them that isn’t true. However, there are times where people with this placement struggle to know if the identity they made themselves is even true. Due to this, people with this placement can often feel lost in themselves, wondering what about themselves is exactly true and isn’t true. Due to being misunderstood by others, a lot of this inner thinking is full of doubt, since there isn’t a lot of feedback.

Being misunderstood by others as a result can make these people struggle with being in the spotlight. It’s a paradoxical struggle, for these people want to find themselves and to secretly shine, yet at the same time, they shy away from the spotlight, not knowing what parts of themselves will illuminate. However, part of this struggle comes from how their identity was shoved into the shadows. These people are often never allowed to shine, and due to this, these people may wonder if their identity is too intolerable to show to others.

These individuals may not have been encouraged to have a strong identity growing up, and due to this, their identity is scattered, parts of it showing in certain occasions. While there is a disunity, there is flexibility. In a sense, this flexibility in identity makes these people elusive and enigmatic. These people can often seem fascinating to curious individuals. Due to this, others can try to pry in these people’s lives, making it even more important for these individuals to keep their privacy. The identity of these people are only unified by themselves.

However, this flexibility in identity is often the case due to the person engulfing the identity of others. This is one of the reasons why people with this placement are often in solitude. Seeing the many various identities of others can often be overwhelming for sometimes, these people can struggle to handle their own identity. By being in solitude, these people can recharge and reassess who they are. Even if these people have a strong group of friends and lovers, they will still need alone time, and often, this need for alone time is a good way for these people to determine which friends and lovers are worth staying with.

Many of these individuals will often have a strong imagination, finding that their flexible identity is shown best through subjects that can not be easily found in reality. People with this placement will often get immersed with characters in TV shows, video games, and other mediums where they feel that can have a solid grip on themselves. It’s not that these individuals literally believe they are these fantasy characters, it’s that these individuals find that their identities are best articulated by these characters. Also, the message in some of these mediums can often present a possible path and purpose for these individuals, for these people often struggle to find an identity because they struggle to find a purpose to sustain it. These individuals feel that they are not correctly identified by conscious reality.

With the feeling of being lost, people with this placement are often introspective, and they will often spend a lot of time by themselves. In their solitude, these people will often do activities that reflect their identity. By doing the personal, private activities they enjoy, these people can work to have a truly intimate sense of self that is constructed by themselves and only themselves.

At their best, an individual with their Sun in the 12th House can construct a truly genuine sense of self that defies the current societal understanding of having a strong identity. Even with flexibility and change, these people have the potential to show that you don’t have to maintain a set, foundational identity to have a strong identity. Individuals with this placement show that strong identities are identities that are flexible enough to withstand adversity. An individual with their Sun in the 12th House can have a strong intimate relationship with themselves that can’t be shaken by the circumstances of reality.

Pluto in the 4th House

The 4th House represents several things: our past, upbringing, and what keeps us comfortable. The 4th House is in the bottom of the chart, and it often provides a strong starting point and foundation for the native to work upon as the native grows up. Planets in the 4th House show the person investing part of themselves in maintaining this foundation.

When Pluto is in the 4th House, the workings of the past and the person’s upbringing can be a great source of either self-empowerment or destruction. People with this placement are marked by their childhood. Even if the childhood was uneventful and insignificant from another perspective, the person with this placement would feel otherwise. To people with Pluto in the 4th House, their childhood was everything to them in an intense way.

The 4th House represents the “starting place” and for those with Pluto in the 4th House, these people can fear their past and roots due to the intense exposure they had with it. Due to this, people with this placement will usually not share information about their family or past. They keep their families and past under wraps as a way to protect themselves, but perhaps to also not confront the intense and sometimes terrifying hold their family and past can have on them. If the person sees their past and family to be something to be feared and hidden, their past and family will have a strong grip on them.

However, if the person sees their past to be a place of empowerment, the person will have a strong hold on their family and past. When a person with this placement accepts the darkness and secrets of their beginnings and sees it as a way to develop their strengths, this person can start using the hidden strength they’ve had all along: creating an unshakable and incredibly strong foundation for the self to grow on. People with this placement have the ability to reroot and restructure themselves. They have the ability to create a true, powerful sense of home. At their best, these people can create a sense of home that is empowering, intimate, and genuine.

People with this placement often seek for a true sense of home for they believe that finding strong roots is the way to empowerment. Due to this, they are often private, only letting those they truly trust into their safe space. If a person with this placement lets you into their safe space, they trust that you won’t hurt them in this safe space. Those with Pluto in the 4th can feel as if the safe space they strongly cling to can also transform to be their destructive space if it is controlled by the wrong people. Due to this, Pluto in the 4th people are often controlling of their safe space. They find power in their own vulnerability and comfort.

Pluto in the 4th people are skilled at adapting to many circumstances. Due to growing up early in an environment that was seen as secretly chaotic, these people know how to handle themselves in highly stressful situations. At their best, these people can find peace in even the most volatile situations. These people are often constructing and deconstructing their sense of home and safety, not only changing their home but also themselves during this process. Redefining safety and comfort is a way for these people to transform themselves for the better or worse.

While one’s upbringing with Pluto in the 4th House can often be secretive, manipulative, and chaotic, those with Pluto in the 4th House can also have a very intimate and passionate upbringing. Pluto brings intensity to the household, and when there are no power struggles or fear between the family members, people with this placement can build intimate and close relationships with their loved ones. Just as volatile circumstances can build one’s resistance to chaos, building intimate and genuine bonds with loved ones can help also.

People with this placement will often see one of their parents to be a powerful authority, for better or worse. Depending on the relationship, this parent could either have an intimate and close relationship to the person, or have power struggles with the person due to feeling discomfort. Either way, the relationship between people with this placement and their parents are often intense, and it’s often up to the parent to start their family dynamic to either be loving and genuine, or secretive and turbulent.

Intensity is something Pluto in the 4th individuals know early on. Knowing what to do with this intensity and how to handle intensity throughout their life is an important trial Pluto in the 4th individuals need to learn. By reevaluating what truly brings them comfort and power, Pluto in the 4th individuals have the opportunity to empower themselves from square one.