Ashlee's Uranus Profile...

 

Ashlee's Uranus Profile

 

 

Uranus- Awakening and Freedom

 

 

Uranus is the impulse that awakens, which more often than not amounts to some form of disruption or surprise taking place. Uranus introduces you to the unusual or innovative, through the technological or metaphysical, making you aware of what is bubbling under the future in the making. Uranus represents what is unique about you as an individual human being, and ultimately towards the  recognition of the goals of the human race itself, something which is essentially the stuff of evolution. Uranian events and personalities are unexpected, taking the form of accidents or meaningful coincidence (synchronicity). Uranus is the spark of genius, it's electricity itself, and magic, that something in the air. In a word, Uranus is change. Uranus is intuition, which is simply a sense of the truth, the only thing that will set you free.

 



Uranus was discovered in the 20th century and has replaced the masculine side of Saturn as the ruler of the sign Aquarius. As astrologers traced the type of energy that seemed to emanate from Uranus, they found it tied in with the concepts symbolized by Aquarius, that it indicated an opportunity to expand consciousness, to advance human development in the humanitarian sense. Some people don't have lives that are personally affected by this planet except at a cursory level- they simply live in a generation born with Uranus in a particular sign and therefore a part of that generation's particular behavior pattern. However, when Uranus aspects personal planets, these people become involved in matters that are important to their generation, they become a part of a team of world changes.

Uranus seem to indicate certain behavior patterns. It can indicate a certain attitude that may conflict with planets which represents other facets of personality. The sun symbolizes the "I am " part of the personality; the Moon represents "I feel"; Venus "I want", Mercury stands for "I talk", Mars "I act", Jupiter "I relate", Saturn "I fear" and Uranus comes along with "I behave"

One may question the difference between "I am", and "I act" and "I behave" but there are subtle differences. The "I am " part of the self may never manifest; it cannot as long as the person doesn't resolve how he is different from humanity, and how his needs differ from those people he may imitate. Mars, representative of "I act" , indicates how he will take physical action to express himself. Uranus will, however, indicate behavior which can be very different from action. For example, consider the bully who rants and raves and threatens everyone in sight, but when confronted in turn, his actions don't match his words or his behavioral attitudes. He may behave as though he were pugnacious, and in reality act like a coward.

In terms of behavior, one can consider the Uranus placement the point of Eccentricity in the chart, for whatever the planet touches by aspect can be diagnosed as a part of the personality that will be handled in an unorthodox, unconventional or eccentric manner. Uranus also represents a point of increased conscious ness, and its location indicates the growth point in every individual's life. If we understand the placement of Uranus and consider how we can use this planet (or facet of personality) in the process of "finding" ourselves, Uranus can be a friend indeed. The Uranus point may be called the rebirth potential, perhaps it indicates the bursting of the cocoon for some.

Uranus in Sagittarius

You belong to a generation (the early or late 1980's ) whose impulse was to change religious, legal, cultural, and educational attitudes. This set in motion, especially in the post war generation, not only more liberal religious attitudes but also an amorality that fostered an increase in crime create because of a commensurate disrespect for the law in particular and for the difference between right and wrong in general. All this let the genie out of the bottle, the results of which are destabilizing and complex- but ultimately profoundly liberating.

Uranus in the 6th House

Freedom is an issue for you where your working life is concerned. You are not keen on a rigid routine, so flexi-hours or self- employment are desirable, if not downright essential. Sharp ups and downs, along with interminable changes of fortune in the work sphere would indicate that job security is going to have to take second place to job satisfaction. There is or should be, something inventive or highly original about yourself.

Similarly, unpredictable health- especially intermittent or odd complaints- would point to your being a round peg in a square hole, or that a change of work environment or lifestyle was called for. Further regarding health,  you can successfully diagnose the cause of complaints- in yourself and others- by spotting the symbolism involved. For example, trouble with the pancreas, which regulated blood sugar, would suggest that one is bitter or sour about something, that life has lost its sweetness.

Retrograde Uranus: Symbol, Personality, Karma, Sign and House

The symbol for Uranus is formed by two opposite Crescents of Soul connected through the Cross of Matter. As the wayward wanderer of the heavens, Uranus has always been connected with all that symbolizes man's unique abilities to reach  beyond the mundane. In order to do so , he must break convention at all costs, often tearing himself in half in the process. The Soul Crescents pointing in opposite directions remind us of the lunar symbols of waxing and waning Moon; each presenting a different side of life, like the two sides of a coin which although they are so opposite  in nature cannot exist without each other.

The Cross of Matter stands at the center of this tug of war, symbolizing all that man has already established as his traditional foundations. From the Arms of this Cross, the two Soul Crescents constantly pull in opposite, and as yet uncharted directions. The nature of the Soul, seeking to explore the unknown, forces the individual to make continuous decisions between the stability he already knows and the positive and negative possibilities of all he has not yet tested.

Thus the symbol for Uranus stands less for man's unpredictability than it does for his striving to free himself from the matter or form side of life, which hampers all of the existential possibilities he innately knows he can reach.

When the planet is retrograde, one takes this as a personal crusade, feeling deeply within oneself a responsibility for the progress of mankind as a whole. The symbol when inverted puts the two Soul crescents closer to Earth. Thus, it is not enough for this individual to liberate himself. He must feel the freedom of everyone in his life space before he can be contented with the fact that the liberation of his own Soul has penetrated into the matter all of he sees around him.

Personality

The individual with the retrograde Uranus displays a rather unique personality. On his innermost levels he is a rebel against all that binds him. If he is a fearful person, he may exhibit claustrophobia. If he is a daring person, he will attempt to topple all that he sees as having outlived its usefulness. He cannot be contented to just go along with life, for there is too much he sees that can add richness to mankind if only society would shake itself loose from all of its false security anchors.

He will actually worry if others begin to accept him too much, for then he feels he has lost a great part of himself. In this respect, he will from time to time loose many friends and acquaintances, sometimes jobs, and romances all because the strangeness of his ideas is often too difficult for others to accept. And  yet, years later, when society is advocating all he once stood for, he no longer has an interest in whatever advanced theories or attitudes he was promoting at the time. Thus, he is very much a forerunner of the future. Because of this, he can experience a great deal of loneliness, but he would never give up his gift of originality for the companionship of others. He knows that above all else, his Soul must be free. Anything which impedes this freedom he will shake from his path. For those who are able to understand him, he is one of the most fascinating people to listen to; for he is literally filled with all of the ideas that mankind needs for the future of the human race.

Karma

On a personal level, Retrograde Uranus plays havoc in human relationships. The individual experiences an inner changeability that often makes him hypocritical to himself. His mental and emotional levels often fight each other so that he may know certain things which should lead him in the direction which his knowledge points to, but at the same time, he feels other things which may lead him in an entirely different direction. He is living a Karma of learning how to express the inner freedom that he brings into this life. And, He must not be bound by trying to make sense at all times to others, or even himself. a free spirit does not always appear to make sense, nor should it. The fact is, that a logical continuance of common sense in an individual is more of a Saturnian trait, bound by the rigidity of order, discipline, and the pointing of oneself towards specific goals. But, the individual with Retrograde Uranus is not living such karma.

In order to explore his inner being, as well as so many other realms of understanding that mankind as a whole has not yet reached, his path is often long and crooked. He darts this way and that seeking that his quest is a never-ending process, for each new discovery leads to still another question. He can be extremely happy so long as others do not try to force him into molds of thinking and behavior patterns that he has already transcended due to meaningless roles they play in his perception of the grand scale. He has learned how to be independent in former incarnations, and now he must use this independence to rediscover and understand the reason he originally wanted it.

Retrograde Uranus in Sagittarius

Here the individual spends most of his time in phase 1 of the Retrograde process. Itching for future and distant horizons not yet within his reach, he keeps aspiring for all that is symbolic of whatever is beyond the mundane things in life. As such,  he has difficulty stabilizing himself in his practical day-to-day living. He cannot focus on small things or details for very long, because he gets border very easily. HE needs constant new stimulation to satisfy the very active thirst for life that keeps driving him on.

He loves to travel, and if he's not doing it physically then his mind is mentally roaming through all the unknown regions he has not yet explored. Still, he is not necessary a deep person. Instead, it is scope, breadth, and bigness that he is seeking. This is a rather difficult position for marriage, since the individual feels threatened when he is restricted. He needs room to explore all the possibilities he finds in his higher mind, and any attachment to one person would deny him the advantages of superficiality experiencing many.

This same attitude carries over into the most of the areas in his life. Following one religion would violate the Uranian need to be fair to the others coupled with the Sagittarian drive to experience them all. He goes through career changes for the same reason. While all this may seem to indicate that he is a very scattered person in terms of other people's values, he sees it as fulfilling his insatiable curiosity to experience all there is to life. And, when he is allowed to follow his numerous directions ( which don't always seem to relate to each other) he is able to maintain a very high levels of enthusiasm. This enables him to be a kind a Karmic messenger, bringing to everyone he meets, the piece of life they need at the moment. Thus, while he is enjoying himself in each new discovery he is actually a spreader of seeds that others will care for, nurture, and help to mature into what will become man's future consciousness.

Retrograde Uranus in the 6th House

Here the individual can express great innovations in his daily work routine. He can take the most mundane chores and discover uniquely interesting ways of dealing with them. At the same time, he is highly sensitive. This makes him particularly open to influences in the external environment, which in turn make him feel the need to be activate at all times as he can become internally restless.

No matter how much this individual may say that he wants peace, he tends to vibrate to all that takes life from the mundane to the exciting. Thus, if peace is really his intentions, he has a powerful tendency to defeat himself. One of his greatest concerns is wondering why other people do things the way they do. This train of thought leads them into constantly trying to understand the motivations of everyone around him.

Karmically, he is a great innovator on the physical plane. Past incarnations have given him a great understanding of the relationships and processes of the physical world. Regardless of which retrograde phase he is in any given movement, he is constantly seeking to understand, or looking to apply his understanding, so that he may be of better service to the world around him. All he has to learn is how to stay calm and collected in the process.

Aspects

Uranus opposing Sun

(Already covered in Big 3 Aspected)

Uranus sextile Mars

(Already covered in Mars' profile)

Uranus square Midhaven

There is something in you that, consciously or unconsciously, rebels against authority, your parental and social background, or anything which smacks of limiting your freedom. This in turn causes you to be unreliable, unpredictable, or bored with your work or home life. Unless you wish this disruptive and non-productive influence to continue, you will need to identify and sort out what that 'something' is.

Putting it all Together:

This aspect does make me an odd duck- but I stuck to my guns and found someone who could understand me and Halloween will be 8 years together. I make it a point to give people the knowledge to free themselves from anything that is oppressing them- unconscious or consciously. I want this world to be free from tyranny, hypocritical anything and for human beings to focus on the similarities of others and for get our differences. If I had to fight for my freedom- face my inner demons and come head to head with myself - I think others should to. Because When I was shackled and bound by my father's oppressive nature I still kept my light. I maintained my inner spark. When the abusive boyfriends came I managed to keep my inner light. When I figured out the root of this I made efforts to find the fun in everyday things; make it interestingly fun on order to get through my day and realized that my father has no power over me. My decisions, or my psyche. I have worked tremendously on all of my natal chart aspects so that I may be a more complete person.

Ashlee's Saturn Profile...

Ashlee's Saturn Profile

 

 

Saturn- Lessons and Responsibilities

 

Saturn is all about order. About being in the right place at the right time. Above all, Saturn is the necessity and force of circumstances and the lessons they impose, along with the sense of discipline and responsibility that is behind the learning of them. Saturn is about testing and pressure, and so it can be limiting and depressing as it delays and denies. Saturn is also order as it  is currently understood, that is, concrete reality, the status quo, or any form of authority such as parents, elders, teachers, and officialdom. So Saturn can be a sense of inadequately or inhibition for the simple reason that before we have learnt what we have to learn that is how we are most likely to feel. But Saturn is a sense of Achievement and status when we have learned those lessons well.

 

Saturn represents the part of us that needs to mature.  The ancients considered Saturn as father time, for after 3 rounds of a Saturn lifetime was usually ended. Saturn has been called the Grim Reaper, the energy that cuts us down. It can be, but primarily Saturn is a tester, the teacher who tests our maturity in the school of life. If we grow, mature, pass the tests of various life cycles, if we understand universal law, we find Saturn a friend. If we wish to cling to our childhood ideas and illusions, if we wish to remain ignorant of natural law, if we think the universe owes us a living, Saturn seems to generate fear and apprehension. The fear is not caused by Saturn but by our own inner apprehensions, for Saturn seems to relate to each individuals conscience. Somewhere within we inherently know when we have not cooperated with cosmic law.

 

Early in life, Saturn indicates the individual's weak point, the point of insecurity that can manifest on a physical level (including frail health) or on an intellectual level (indicating an apprehension regarding intellectual ability) or it can influence one's feeling of self worth. Children who don't feel worthy feel guilty about taking up space in the universe, for they are seldom recognized by anyone they consider to be an important authority figure early in the life.

 

According to the symbols of the unconscious, the first authority figure we meet is that of our father. If Saturn is poorly Aspected, it usually indicates that the father has an unhealthy or unconstructive impact on the developing child's psyche. The aspects Saturn makes to the personal planets in the horoscope begin to tell what effect the father has on which facet of the child's personality. That affect influences children's attitudes when they begin to pursue adult responsibilities; the influence can touch any part of the personality ranging from expressing sexuality, to career aspirations. Often the more psychologically based Saturn afflictions are best worked out in analysis for they may be time- consuming to uncover.

 

Saturn represents the mundane area in life that we regard with caution or what we approach with fear. The sign and house placement of Saturn is important. When Saturn is in the 5th house the apprehension does not involve new beginnings but rather, those matters indicated by the fifth house: there may be apprehension regarding taking risks, a fear of gambling, a fear of a love relationships, apprehension about entertaining, about having babies, about the children one has given birth to. Since the 5th house represents the children of our minds as well as those of our bodies, the Saturn caution may also include apprehension about the creative ability. we spend much time being cautious about Saturn, about our fears, that eventually they become our strong points and the Saturn location becomes an area of strength and maturity. AS we learn to face our fears and apprehensions, Saturn turns into a friend.

 

WE can often sure our fears when we observe how our father reacted in similar situations. Considering Saturn from a spiritual level, it has been mentioned that Jupiter and Saturn were the cross-over planets according to the ancients. IF we understand the concepts symbolized by these planets we can lift the consciousness to more evolved levels. Saturn, as tester, symbolizes that energy must be expressed in a responsible way; we cannot merely satisfy our personal drives in a willful fashion. They must be channeled to meet universal needs. In the natural zodiac, The Moon rules the fourth house and the sun the 5th, symbolizing that we are a combination of our environment (fourth) and our creative endeavor (fifth). In the ancient wheel Saturn opposes both the Sun and the Moon for it rules the sings of Capricorn and Aquarius. The universal forces do not inhibit self-expression, but they do not indulge selfish expression either. As we learn to express the self maturely, the energy becomes productive rather than restrictive.

 

Saturn aspects to the personal planets indicate the part of the personality that must mature in this life. Some people have consciously make an effort to express or develop facets of the personality; the difficulties will ne shown by the Saturn ties. These ties don't keep us from being, but emphasize the importance of that area of life. The more Saturn aspects people have, the more intense the need to break the ties with inherited experience and become self-responsible. When people break from the past, when they can free themselves to explore all the mystic images describing the process of maturity, the soul can assimilate the responsibility of a higher consciousness.

 

Saturn in Libra

 

You are learning the art of grace and harmony, to develop principles concerning relating and justice. Initially, the need to learn such lessons may manifest as a fear of being answerable to something or someone, or of having to subscribe to society's rules. Along the way, by way of compensation, you are therefore drawn to committing yourself up to the eyebrows, either financially, emotionally or both, or to trying to be all things to all people, or to being caught in the valley of decision.

 

So as time goes by, you should gradually and eventually acquire a sense of how to compromise without sacrificing your own or someone else's principles, how to be lighthearted yet at the same time sincere, and to make considered decisions. This could enable you to become an authority in what were are first possibly areas of weakness: fair play and keeping the peace without merely glossing over issues.

 

Saturn in the 5th house

 

These lessons and limitations bear most of all upon your individual means of self-expression. This includes anything that is a creative product of some outlet of yours, such as artwork, hobbies, children, games, romance, etc. SO delays, difficulties, duty, denial or heavy responsibilities are all possible in one or more of these areas. You are learning to go about such matters in a disciplined way, as if you have something to prove.

 

Until you do, little or nothing will be forthcoming. When you do, however- which would be through a gradual process- you can become quite an authority in that field. Overall, you tend to feel that your creative efforts, are being watched and judged. They are!- by yourself. As you are your own overseer, why not be a positive and generous one?

 

Saturn Retrogrades: The symbol, Personality, karma, sign and house

 

The Saturn symbol is composed of the Cross and the Crescent. Here matter and the form side of life must be united with the souls sincere desire to express itself. Thus, all that the individual does he crystalizes into what he is adding to his Soul nature. The value of things is seen by the Soul itself which must discriminate between what it wants to partake of and what it wants to avoid. As the individual looks at his life through his Saturn he may appear somber and serious but what he is doing is considering the relationships between idea and form. He concerns himself with his ability to see how mush of his soul he can actually manifest with matter. Thus, it becomes important for him to view his deeds as a reflections of his true inner being.

 

The retrograde nature of this planet causes him to experience much of this reflection as an inner struggle between the consciousness of his ideals, their practicality, and his ability to live up to them. Thus, for many, the retrograde Saturn becomes their conscious and their guide, blending as a mediator between the perfected higher being and how much it must still learn in order to live here on Earth.

 

Personality

 

This individual with Retrograde Saturn is intensely serious about completing whatever he has left undone in his past. He tends to want to go backwards in order to fill any gaps in what he had hastily considered finished before. As such, he tends to be thoughtful and steady. At times he may seem overly cautious of too frugal, but any reserve on his part is based entirely on his need to conserve substance for purposeful use. He does not believe in waste or extravagance for he has experienced that in other lives. Now he is deeply appreciative of everything he learns or receives. Often he feels an inner debt to GOD which manifest itself as a powerful sense of gratitude for all he sees around him.

 

He tries to teach others, who are less knowledgeable or experienced than himself. Yet, he is unsuccessful if they have not gone through his past life " fall from heaven" and his great struggle which has now earned him his way back. AS a result of this, there is built in maturity in the Retrograde Saturn that one could not have achieved without great personal struggle and sacrifice.

 

Karma

 

Retrograde Saturn always indicates a continuing Karma from past incarnations. Whatever the lesson, the individual is unusually slow in bringing it to completion. Thus, in this life he needs to carry the extra weight in his Soul of a former life so that when the two ultimately combine there will be enough evidence for him to fully understand his true mission. Much of what he does in this life is a repeat of his Saturn already stands for. But now he faces circumstances and situations that are slightly different. The retrograde action of the planet can make him feel its restrictive force, particularly if he tries to escape the weight of its lesson. But, if he flows with it, understanding that through the patient guidance he is receiving, he is slowly being led to identification with something higher than he may have imagined, he can truly appreciate the workings of Gods beautiful universe through this planet.

 

Saturn is one's teacher and when it appears Retrograde, the individual has experienced similar teachings before this life. As the years unfold there is an enormous amount of wisdom that steadily ours from the Retrograde Saturn.

 

Of all the planets, it is the most natural and comfortable in its Retrograde position, for it affords the individual a kind of second chance to improve on the relationship formed between his Soul, the circumstances he was faced with in a past incarnation, and how these were understood. Now under the gentle guidance of Saturn, he is able to out into form all that he has learned in the past.

 

Retrograde Saturn in Libra

 

In this placement Retrograde Saturn adds inner maturity to the otherwise indecisive qualities of Libra. The individual feels a strong responsibility to others. Often he experiences their Karma more than they do themselves. Naturally this can throw him off balance. In the long run his judgment is quite sound and he is able to steady himself.

 

A born peacemaker, he is often thrown into the middle of opposing people ore ideas. From this position he tries to bring harmony by establishing a balanced third point which expresses the positive aspect of both sides.

 

He has the ability to actually change and alter the Karmic directions of these people he comes in contact with. As a result of meeting him they begin to re-evaluate and weigh proportionately their own past beliefs and the direction they had been moving in, Thus, for many, this placement gives an opportunity to take an objective look at their purpose in life so that their validity may be re-assessed. For the individual with Retrograde Saturn in Libra life is a series of turns and twists until he understands that his Karmic mission in this incarnation is not for himself, but rather to help direct others to a more balanced purpose. This is done by setting an example of balance through harmonizing the apparent opposites of thought. He brings this about by finding the essential unity of human ideals.

 

His adaptability allows him to change from one Retrograde Phase to another depending completely upon the need of the moment. Thus, he is truly one of God's most versatile and valuable helpers.

 

 

Retrograde Saturn in the 5th House

 

With this placement the individual feels a strong need to overcome obstacles that he perceives in his creative process. He keeps feeling that he should be doing more in life than he actually is, but he tends to delay much of his productive output until later in life. He feels a need to create something of lasting value in order to feel a sense of purpose. In some cases, he will have to bear a heavy burden in terms of paying a karmic debt to a child. still, if he can do this, it will help him to established the sense of purpose he is seeking.

 

He tends to stymie himself, actually slowing down any real progress in life, because he has inner fears of commitments. Still, no matter how much he would rather be an observer of life, he keeps falling into one situation after another where the full weight of responsibility is put on him. The more he seeks pleasure, the more responsibility he finds himself carrying. In great measure, this is to teach him what life is really about.

 

Love matters prosper slowly for there is a great deal of maturing to take place before an intimate relationship can flow smoothly. The individual has many self-doubts when it comes to expressing his creative abilities. He doesn't really think he can measure up to other's standards. Thus, he forbids himself much that he really needs. He can turn probabilities that he could attain into such obstacles that they become too remote from his life for him actually to reach them.

 

He worries too much over childhood inadequacy fears which are still operating in his unconscious. Karmically, he must learn how to stop perpetuating fears which block his creative flow. AS soon as he can do this, he will not only overcome many of his obstacles, but he can also make an important contribution to mankind.

 

Aspects to Saturn

 

Saturn Sesquisquare The Sun

 

(Already covered in the Big 3 Aspected)

 

Saturn Trine Mercury

 

(Already covered in Mercury Profile)

 

Saturn Opposing Venus

 

(Already covered in the Venus profile)

 

Saturn Squaring North Node and South Node

 

Limitation, Discipline and Organization Distract You from the Pursuit of Your Destiny, Talents and Resources

 

Saturn square the Moon’s Nodes suggests that you have difficulty pursuing your life's destiny lesson and/or properly utilizing your karmically derived talents and resources while at the same time developing/employing self-discipline and/or a sense of limits and organization.  Paradoxically, it is just these Saturnian skills that are likely to assist you in fulfilling the destiny symbolized by the Nodes. You tend to concentrate either on your past/destiny or on learning the lessons symbolized by Saturn's placement. Both are manifestations of karmic imperatives, and therefore this configuration suggests that you bear conflicting karmas in this life. Your strongest tendency is likely for you to become absorbed in the Saturnian sphere—issues that revolve around self-discipline, structure and organization, overcoming insecurity and dealing with life's karmic lessons.  In becoming so self-absorbed in this area of life, however, you are in danger of losing your opportunity to pursue a unique destiny or to make full use of your talents and resources. You may not pursue these opportunities due to over caution or lack of spontaneity.  If, on the other hand, you force yourself to focus on matters of destiny or developing your talents, you may find yourself hampered by insufficient discipline and organization, or by your need to overcome severe obstacles. You can realize the transcendent potential of Saturn square the Moon’s Nodes when, through struggling with the challenge presented by this configuration, you perceive the karmic (and practical) links between the development of the Saturnian function, your destiny and your wise use of natural talents and resources.  You recognize that, at a level of increased awareness, you must attend to the Nodal imperatives within a structured and super-ego contained environment. Therefore, you must develop strength, order and self-discipline. You also perceive that in developing your Saturnian qualities, you are making necessary progress toward the goals of achieving your life destiny and employing your karmic resources properly.  Yet, you are aware of the distinctions among these three functions and you provide a space for each in your life and psyche.  As you diligently focus on integrating these tasks, the balancing that you must achieve among them becomes easier. Without a strong will or sense of yourself beyond your ego-persona, you will likely become compulsively absorbed in your Saturn function.  Thus, Saturnian qualities are likely to be pronounced in your personality, especially the more negative characteristics such as rigidity, rule-bound conformity, and authoritarianism.  Another reaction you may have is to sink into your insecurity.  In this state, you may cast the blame on others for your failure to achieve your destiny or to exercise your talents.  You may have a highly critical nature.  Your criticism may become more aggressive due to your innate sense of your own weakness, which sets you up into a defensive mode.

 

Saturn Trine the Ascendant

 

(already covered in the Big 3 Aspected)

Putting it all Together:

It is Actually this planet that has taught me so much about myself, my karma and my life purpose. My life has not by any means been an easy one; there was a lot of sacrifices, obstacles, and hindrances that have plagued me since I was born into this world. Since then I have made a constant effort to right myself in all that I was lacking- If only to shut my father up about how much of a weakling that I was. I tried to escape my destiny; scoffed and laughed at my fate and said screwed universal laws. Turns out I was punished for having those horrible thoughts and actions. I pay extremely close attention to everything now as a result of this humungous Karma slap. It was always my fault- even from my past incarnations, but I blamed it on others and I heavily suffered for it. I started out as not being wanted. Continuously misunderstood by the people in my life but I persafuckingvered and become the Goddess that you now see before you. I worked on myself; on the lessons that I skipped and had to learn later. I had to unlearn all of my father's negative tendencies that he was forcing me to learn. I had to stand up for myself and fight back against all of the tyranny that my father ruled me with and I began to accept that I wasn't perfect. That I wasn't going to be put down and beaten into submission because my view differed than his. I took all of his punishments, the beatings, the verbal abuse and I turned it into my strengths. I was forged out of the fires of Hell and came through on the other side. Went through the light to acknowledge that I am a good person; that my soul does matter and it does have a purpose- to show others that they are stronger than they think that they are. That by me setting a positive example of living my truths I have begun to heal my Karma and hopefully this will be my last Incarnation.

It was only recently that I accepted my higher self and stopped running away from my Destiny. I see now that I just had to accept the fact that I am here to do something that only I can do... and that is to help people objectively find their life missions.

 

 

Ashlee's Jupiter Profile

Ashlee's Jupiter Profile

 

Jupiter: The Retrograde, Sign, House and Aspects

 

 

The planet that governs over my relationships and my 7th house is Jupiter. It is my descendant which puts my 7th house in Sagittarius. this is also referred to as the Other, the Shadow, your alter ego, the side which you keep private...

 

Jupiter: Faith and Growth

 

Jupiter is all about growth and the laws, beliefs, and ethics that govern it. It is also a sense of expansion, which leads on to faith and joy, opportunity and enthusiasm. Naturally this can lead to excess and to being 'over' -something like overoptimistic, overindulgent, overrated, overweight, etc. It is also about growth in the sense of travel and philosophy, religion or broadening of knowledge and understanding. Jupiter is anything big, as well as the bigger picture and God.

 

When we are born, we look to the mother figure to give us our food and care. Our first attempt at relating to someone else comes from our own survival needs. A baby yells for food and the food appears; a baby needs care and after a cry or two the care appears. When a baby reaches out to another person, the reaching out is motivated by "need" The childhood years teach us how to relate with people who are not our parents; we usually learn how to do this because of our relationship with brothers, sisters and or playmates. We want their toys, we have to learn to share. We go to school and learn something about team play or teamwork. If we have problems learning to relate as young people or if we still find it difficult to relate as adults, Some Jupiter affliction may be prominent in the chart.

 

Many astrologers have called Jupiter the expansive planet; it indicates our "good luck" problems with weight gain, and it indicates abundance. Jupiter may symbolize all of those things, but if we are looking to discover what motivates a person , what the blocks may be when attempting to communicate with others, the problem may be diagnosed from the sign and aspects that are involved with Jupiter.

 

Jupiter can be called a generational planet because it sits in a sign for about a year, it takes 12 years to circle the zodiac. This means that lots of people have Jupiter in the same sign. Jupiter cannot be considered really a personal planet unless it aspects the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars or the Ascendant in the chart. The personal planets describe personal attributes, and Jupiter describes the beginnings of relating self to the outer environment. Some call the process of relating self to environment the microcosm-macrocosm relationship.

 

When Jupiter is afflicted, the individual is born into a household where attitudes regarding the concepts of relating or not well developed. This child sees a set of "normals" which imply that people do not consider each other's needs, or perhaps the family members don't listen to each other. As an adult, he may reach out to relate and find he's lapsed back into the patterns he observed as a child. He may express himself in an unconstructive manner, getting into these dilemmas fostered by "I want it anyway;" he may relate excessively, he may over expand or over relate; he may pursue whims that are not based on common sense. He may not have any conscious idea of what he wants for life. He may not know how to examine his personal needs because he never was allowed to do so as a child, or he may not have seen his parents doing it.

 

If we wish to experience more than just a role-playing relationship, we each must learn how to relate our feelings, our thoughts, and our personalities to someone else. When Jupiter is well Aspected, the individual is taught healthy relating procedures in the early home. When Jupiter is afflicted, the ability to relate to another person must be consciously learned. As we explore consciousness, if we wish to develop a well integrated personality, Jupiter symbolizes one of the stepping stones in our development, for it gives us the key to how we are functioning in the relating department.  

 

If we wish to go further in the process of evolving consciousness Jupiter symbolizes the need to integrate the knowledge we learn into our daily lives. The knowledge that we assimilate must be kept in perspective. The learned person may use his knowledge to set himself apart from others, to maintain a position above others, to remain untouched by those which whom he comes into contact. We hear the phrase, "He has a large ego," but more often than not the individual with the purported large ego has no ego at all. Because he has poorly developed sense of self, he has a need to make others aware of his importance. Relating, on the other hand, is a whole different thing, for it includes sharing, being a part of, while at the same time maintaining a sense of self. This means the self must feel pretty secure, for we can't really share it until we have a healthy self image! Relating to another person can be illustrated by thinking of a pebble thrown into a pond. It makes ripples. Every ripple is free and also a part of the water in the pond. We are each free to do our own thing, yet we, too are part of the "pond."

 

In the personal sense, Jupiter indicates how we will relate ourselves to others. Some people may feel that Mercury would better indicate this relating potential, but Mercury symbolizes how we think and talk. We can talk an awful lot without relating or allowing ourselves to be open or receptive to share with someone else. The aspects to Jupiter will indicate how the sign potential can be shared with others -friends, lovers, family, as well as how the personality is integrated into the environment. 

 

Jupiter in Scorpio

 

Your faith is discovered in crisis situations. So what or who pushes you to your limits is what you find irresistible. Whatever you are after in life is probably lying deep somewhere, either in earth, water or most likely in the mind or soul. You are enormously confident in your pursuit in such things, but you can also be ruthless too, getting people to do your bidding, often through sexual or financial means.

 

Because of all of this, you stand to gain, or lose, a great deal. As ever with Scorpio placements, there is an 'all or nothing' quality about them. And as Jupiter itself has to do with excess, your life will be punctuated with great highs and great lows. The big question is whether the ultimate payback is worth the investment, especially in emotionally terms. In other words, your undeniable ability to get what you want out of people and things could find you wealthy but not necessarily happy. What would prevent this dilemma from occurring is the purging of any greed or dubious alterior motives.  

 

Jupiter in the 5th house 

 



Most of all you apply this faith to, or look for it in, your enjoyment of living life to the full through creative, speculative, or romantic pursuits- or children if you have any. Your giving rein to your lust for life can lean towards the excessive, but you have the innate belief that it is only through experiencing something to excess that you will properly absorb the meaning and worth of that experience- and then know for sure where you stand in relationship to it. You are a great believer that life is a play and the world is a stage- but just make sure you know who the director is!

Retrograde Jupiter: The symbol, Personality, Karma, Sign and House

The greatest beneficent giver is symbolized by the Crescent of Soul rising vertically from the western arm of the Cross of Matter. When matter and soul combine harmoniously each is able to fulfill the other. It is interesting to note that the Western arm of the Cross is highly significant as the West always symbolizes maturity of that which has grown out of it birth in the East. In the normal symbol, the Cross of matter appears east of the crescent of Soul. Thus what the individual has materialized early in life, forms his wisdom later on.

For the retrograde Jupiter, the inverted symbol shows the Crescent of Soul in the East transporting the Cross of matter to the west. Thus, what the individual knows within his Soul early in this life ( and a result of past incarnations) is always what gives birth to what he experiences in matter later on. This can make retrograde experience a highly spiritual journey if the individual chooses to use it to its best potential. There is a type of incorruptible insistence on truth the retrograde Jupiter as it does not depend so much on the changes in matter that often sway the meaning of so many other planetary configurations. The individual is free to experience himself on a more pure level than if his truth depended upon his material existence.

At the same time, This configuration  causes conflict with the outer world, as idealism takes precedence over practicality. A natural affinity for Jupiter's pure truth creates a distaste for the mundane everyday experiences of life.

Personality

The individual with retrograde Jupiter is a living truth unto himself. His ideas about right and wrong, the morality of the world he travels in, and in the fairness of other peoples opinion has little effect on what he feels inside. In a powerful attempt to be righteous, this person develops his own unique set of standards. Usually, these are coming from past personal experiences early in this life as well as from other incarnations, and do not necessarily reflect mass consciousness, as much as they do the individuals privately formed conception of the universe.

He is highly conscious of different places and how much they are similar to each other. At the same time, his is conscious of different levels in his ways of thinking. Always a student of the mind, he seeks experience an abundant richness within himself. which he hopes will eventually qualify the possibilities that are available to him in the outer world. Often this causes him much discontent, manifesting itself as an inner restlessness. He likes to get on with things, grasping the essences of an idea and relating to its importance rather than the details necessary to put that idea into practice.

If  well Aspected, he can be strongly self-motivated, but has to guard against trying to do too many things at the same time. Basically, he is a free spirit. And while he will conform to the ideals of society which are helpful to him, he struggles constantly to maintain his sense of individuality.

Some with this placement have great wisdom, amounting to almost a prophetic ability. Quiet, unless spoken to, they can in few words sum up the essence of a long involved detailed projects, which would enmesh others in a multitude of trivia.

As much as the individual is capable of being conscious of, his intrinsic self-honesty is one of his most important identifiable characteristics. If poorly Aspected the Retrograde Jupiter can cause a person to hold grudges from past incarnations. In these cases, a long past desire to get even becomes reprojected onto new people in the present. Fortunately this is the exception rather than the rule; for the Retrograde Jupiter affords the individual an opportunity to see himself through his higher mind. when he does this some of this personal self-involvement gives way to a higher and more impersonal understanding. The development of richness in the inner being ultimately takes precedence over the desire  to acquire riches in the outer world.

Karma

The Karma in the Retrograde Jupiter always deals with the introspection through  the higher mind. The individual must be able to justify himself to himself in order to feel that he is truly worthy of the respect and honor that Jupiter promises.

In some former incarnation there had to be a higher regard for some religious or spiritual principle which the individual  has seen violated. In the current life he feels even more determined to restate the value of this principle in his mind.

He has to guard against being judgmental of others as he sees an outer world vibrating to rules he cannot fathom. Still he must have patience with others, if he expects them to listen to the expression of his inner truths.

On another level, there is a tremendous amount of deja-vu experiences inherent in the Retrograde Jupiter. Times and places from the past all blend into a continuous present, such that at any given moment or in any  given place, the individual is in touch with generalizing that time or place into all like times and place that he has experienced. Thus, his consciousness expands through these two dimensions simultaneously, and often without limitation. He does not know how to bind his mind totally inward to a fine point focus. Instead, he absorbs the symbols of his thoughts from his environment, ultimately to learn that anywhere is home, and anytime is now! The more these outer symbols represent the truths he learned in a former life, the more comfortable he becomes.

Retrograde Jupiter in Scorpio

Here much time is spent in phase 1 of the retrograde process as the individual tries to project what he believes to be the truth to others. However, this is the one sign in which the person is also aware that what he has convinced himself of as the truth is not the complete truth at all. Thus, he can project what superficially believes to be adequately complete while at the same time knowing that he is experiencing a deeper understanding on another level.

He brings into this life memories of struggling for honor and as he lives out his karma he becomes a test for other people in this area. He can bring out the worst and the best in himself and others at the same time. This causes him to be a peculiar paradox. for he is alternately understood and misunderstood, respected and degraded, loved and despised for all he represents to other people. His life is one of constant transformation as each day symbolizes new opportunities for struggle which help him to rise above the lower self which he now sees, but which still binds him in the current life. Very much the extremist, he stand for both heaven and hell at the same time. His ideals are usually very high, but during the first half of life he has difficulty pulling his higher mind out of these intense sexual drive which he brought with him into this life.

On any level, he is not to be bound, for the depths to which he goes are usually reached alone and often completely misunderstood by others. He must have this freedom to explore the unknown reaches of the universe that keep calling him.

Retrograde Jupiter in the 5th House

Here the individual spends most of his time in the phase 1 of the retrograde process. He is reaching outward to express the creative attitudes he has developed in a past incarnation. He sees life on a grand scale and the boundaries of conventional society as the stepping stones which we must transcend at any cost. IF the rest of the horoscope is strong, this adds to a domineering nature.

In those charts containing many squares, along with the emphasis on the fixed signs, the individual tends to be oblivious to the advice of others. He tends to invade other people's psychic space without realizing he is doing it. His own goals are very high but he often overestimates his ability to accomplish them. At times he can expect too much from children because through them he spreads the ideas that he is not capable of achieving himself. He lives with a "don't stop me" attitude as he is bursting forth to taste all life has to offer. At the same time his great sense of pride keeps him from embarrassing myself in the eyes of others. He would rather dart from one creative experience to another than be thought of as being wrong by those whose esteem he wants. He lives by the principle that if he can run through a rainstorm fast enough you won't get wet.

This is a difficult placement for marriage and relationships of a lasting nature as the individual's highest truth is always related to his own opinion of himself rather than the evaluation of criticism he might receive if he allows others to know him too well.

Here is the sense of identity is based on the gap between the ideals set up in former incarnations and all he creates in this life. Thus, he is truly the person who "is what he thinks, having become what he thought" and in later years he will know himself by what he has created.

The Aspects

Jupiter opposing Moon

(Already covered in Big 3 Aspected)

Jupiter quincunx Sun

(Already covered in Big 3 Aspected)

Jupiter sesquisquare Mercury

(Already covered in Mercury Aspects)

Jupiter conjunct Pluto

When the relating principle symbolized by Jupiter is tied to the unconscious motivation symbolized by Pluto, many different kinds of energy manifest. On the other hand, the individual may feel a strong need to develop a perspective between macrocosm and microcosm, and Pluto indicates the content of the collective unconsciousness, a combination of energy between the two planets can indicate a person who may be tremendously creative about manifesting the relating principle.

These aspects may indicate one who can relate to the needs of the masses, for Pluto also symbolizes the masses of people, the common folk. The aspects may also indicate the type of person who needs to control all attempts at relating with the masses, or with people in general.

Because Pluto is one of the slow-moving outer planets, many people born in any given year when Jupiter is transiting the same sign as Pluto will have this aspect. It creates a mini-generation of people who will have choices to make as to how they pursue relationships. If the conjunction is unafflicted by other planets it can be diagnosed by the sign and house placement.

It indicates that relationships will be affected by the unconscious motivation caused by the conjunction to Pluto. It can indicate a person who may need to control all his relationships, a person who needs to stay on top, needs to manage those around him. He may reach out for new experience with great care and caution because he doesn't want to feel out of control. This person may be extremely sensitive about relationships in general, for a chance word overheard can send his subconscious self on a trip that will analyze and re-analyze anything that bothers him because of certain kinds of early childhood experience. This oversensitivity can be worked out by examining childhood experience that relates to the formation of such sensitivities.

Jupiter Sesquisquare Ascendant

(Already covered in the Big 3 Aspected)

Jupiter trine Midhaven

This aspect is good in two ways: first, helping you find the right direction in your life. Second, enabling you to make others feel positive about you and eager to help if you need it. You are able to pursue your goals without making people feel that you will take something away from them. You have a strong sense of social responsibility, a feeling that you should give your life over to a purpose that is useful in the world. It isn't that you are totally selfish or self-sacrificing, but that nothing seems worth doing unless it is of use to others. You will always get along easily with authorities, and while you are young that usually means people who are older. You know that they have something to teach you, and you are willing to learn from them. You don't feel you have to show everyone how smart you are, even though you believe that you are rather special. You are willing to take your time and let the world find out how much you can do. You will always have a project to work on, because you hate to be idle, either in mind or in body. Usually you are busy with some consuming interest, which may mean more to you than being with others. You feel that you are self-sufficient, and that your activities are enough to give you a sense of fulfillment in life. You don't feel an urgent need to be with others all the time.

Putting it All Together:

Needless to say I was an extremely sensitive child. Optimistic. Hopeful. Innocently naïve little girl that wanted to relate to others but unless you spoke to me first I most likely wasn't going to talk to you.  My parents didn't relate well therefore I didn't relate well to others. For me, Jupiter is considered a "personal" planet due to the fact that it is Aspected to my Moon, Sun, Mercury, and Ascendant so for me relating to people means everything to me. Mix this with what you have already discovered about me you can begin to understand how much I had to overcome to become the person that you see before you.

Ashlee's Mars Profile...

Ashlee's Mars Profile

 

 

Mars- Self- Assertion and Sexual Drive

 

 

Mars is all about getting what you desire. This takes drive, including sexual drive, initiative and primarily courage. But basically Mars symbolizes raw energy, and as such needs direction, discipline and conviction as well as consideration. Without direction or discipline Mars can give rise to violence, anger, abuse and selfishness. Without conviction or contacting one's anger there is cowardice and possibly being a victim of aggression for Mars is like a weapon or tool that if not picked up and used can be grabbed and used against you. Without consideration there is impatience and strife. You need Mars to win, with its greatest prize being independence. And in order to win anything or anyone you have to be prepared to risk loosing or getting hurt by being in the firing line.

 

 

The planet Mars is the symbol for two basic expressions of the life force; it symbolizes the kind of action we take to express our Sun sign qualities; it can also be used to determine how we "act" sexually. When looking at the planet Mars, it should be considered in relation to the Sun and Moon: the Sun (the "I am" principle) and the Moon ("I respond" principle) are compared with Mars (how "I act" this out) Mars is the symbol of how we will manifest who and what we are, what we have, what we think, what we feel. Mars can be used as an indicator of how we will function in a work situation; the sign house placement and aspects can be used as determining factors when giving career guidance. It also symbolizes how we will "act out" our feelings of love when we consider this planet with Venus, the symbol for our intellectual concept of what love means to us.

 

In ancient times Mars ruled over Aries and Scorpio. Aries is the action sign; it symbolizes the pioneering spirit, the adventurer, the explorer of the undiscovered. Scorpio is the sign of reproduction, death, and one's potential for self-transformation; it's the sign of conscious rebirth. The life/death enigma symbolizes by Scorpio has been difficult to understand, but life and death function together, because of each other. Without darkness we can't see light, and without life there is no death and visa versa. In the symbolism of the house system, the first house (the Aries or Mars house) stands for any new endeavor, any new action taken. the eighth house (The Scorpio or ancient Mars house) indicates the reproductive system, the reproductive ability, and here Mars has to do with rebirth as well.

 

Staying with the astrological symbolism , and considering the ancient philosophical edict, "know thyself" can the chart show the dilemma caused in each of us when we struggle with "I am " and "I act?" The action principle comes from the first house, which can be called the persona, the masquerade of personality, our , "best foot forward" The sun is the natural ruler of the fifth house and it symbolizes the creative self, which may never really be expressed in a lifetime. The fifth house can be read as the house of children, and many people have worked towards achieving immortality by being remembered through children and their children's children. However, Mars energy can conceivably activate the consciousness as well as our reproductive organs. But in order for that to happen we must become responsible for our actions.

 

If Mars represents the libido, the sex drive, and represents our ability to transform as well, then Mars can be called the symbol upon which our chance for consciousness rests. The Mars energy represents action; it can also represent anger. When angry energy is rechanneled, it becomes "gold" It provides the energy that enables up to rise the Sun sign potential to the highest levels possible in a lifetime.

 

as Mars interacts with the other planets in the chart; the action energy becomes more and more complicated and exciting. Each nuance of unconstructive energy must be looked into and developed if the Sun is ever going to become expressive of its full potential. Because Mars rules both Aries and Scorpio, it seems that our sexual decisions will affect our conscious growth, for if we cannot express ourselves in a healthy or happy manner, we slow down our sun- the eighth house squares the fifth in the natural zodiac. In the oriental philosophies, one hears about the "wheel of life" and everyone involved is trying to get off the wheel , not to stop living but one must stop being unconscious in order to become conscious!

 

In the personal sense, the Sun indicates our personal archetype and the family environment that existed when we were forming our personalities. As each child manifests the "I act" principle, that energy becomes recognized in the family. If the child has difficulties with the parents, the difficulties will show up because of the aspects between Mars and the Sun, Moon, Venus, or Saturn. The child's action principle, as well as the development of sexual concepts, will be affected by the parent appropriate to the aspect. When Mars is afflicted, it means that the facets of life described by the planets involved will need to be consciously changed in order to allow maximum inner contentment.

 

Mars in Libra

 

You aim to get what you want and to please others at the same time. If successful in this you are quite the social mover. When, more commonly, this is not the case, you are left with the extreme alternatives of either satisfying your desires by being involved in something, which only concerns yourself, or being an indecisive yes person- or see-sawing between the two.

 

There is therefore a danger of you becoming insular or ineffectual, whether it is in a business or a sexual situation. As if to force the issues then, you are attracted to quite pushy or quick-tempered partners. And so sooner or later you have to get in touch with your own powers of self- assertion and be more unequivocal. until then, unless you are happy in the role of social buffer or arbitrator, you can be uncomfortably over sensitive to the reactions and opinions of others. Always remember: you cannot please everyone.   

 

Mars in the 5th House

 

Whatever your manner of self-assertion, because you have a lust for life you run into plenty of opportunities to exercise it. You are rather like a sparkling plug is to gasoline. Be it an affair of the heart, a business enterprise or whatever, things are set in unstoppable motion by your verve and desire.

 

If you are not aware of this productive streak in your nature, you will attract rivalry anyway- or else you could have children who are bold and arrogant. But really it is you that is the forceful one, and although there is the danger of being crude and unsubtle, going wholeheartedly for the object of your desire is in order.

 

The Aspects

 

Mars trine Sun

 

(Already discussed in the Big 3 Aspected)

 

Mars Sextile Uranus

 

Mars represents the action principle; it indicates how we will activate the energy of the self qualities symbolized by the sun archetype. Uranus indicates the behavior of the generation into which we are born. It also indicates that part of the personality which is self-willed, stubborn or eccentric. Uranus can symbolize creative energy, for it rules the sign of Aquarius and indicates how we will crystallize our ideas about consciousness.

 

Mars-Uranus aspects can indicate a certain kind of genius, for the person is motivated to action that is based on unusual insights. When the energy is misunderstood, it can cause erratic or eccentric action to take place, but these manifestations are more often tied to the hard aspects.

 

Mars represents the "I act" principle and Uranus indicates the behavior of the generation we are born into, as well as the part of us that expresses as self-will before it evolves consciously.

 

The sextile indicates that the action patterns formed by this individual in childhood were well received by the parents. The early environment demonstrated the ability to act (or sex) in a manner that expressed the will, allowing the child room for being "different" so that he could form his own particular value system. The value system can be diagnosed from the signs and houses.

 

Mars Square Neptune

 

Mars represents the action principle, the physical action taken to represent the self as it is symbolized by the Sun archetype. Neptune is the planet that symbolizes inspiration, creative fantasy, delusion. When these planets are joined together, creative fantasy and action are combined. We can take action to express our creative ideas; we can take action to express our ideas of spiritual creativity as well. Actions may be inspired by some ethereal creative urges, or our actions may be inspired by an illusion, or we may delude ourselves and our actions will be colored by our particular delusion.

 

Because Mars represents the sex drive, the Neptune contact will influence the sexual attitudes. It may add inspiration and spiritual love to the sexual expression, or it may warp the desires. It may veil sexuality with a could of guilt, or may help develop imaginative techniques that can be most enjoyable. The easy aspects are more productive than the hard aspects.

 

Here the action principle works against the creative energy within the individual. Neptune inspires or deludes one, and in the case of the square, the tendency is to take deluded action or action that is not carefully thought out. In terms of expressing the qualities of the Sun archetype, the Neptune influence may serve to confuse the action taken; the Sun-mars energy may not be operating in a clearly defined manner. Maya, the veil of illusion or delusion ( as described in Hindu symbolism) often takes over the action principle. This can be a creative aspect, however, but the creative energy tends to be disorganized. The tension of the unexpressed creative energy can cause too much fantasy, too much imagination, and this individual may resort to alcohol or drugs if he doesn't know how to release the energy any other way. He may find the physical universe unpleasant, he may be uncomfortable coping with the realities of day to day environment.

 

This individual may be prone to spiritual misinformation, he may search out all the groups that lead him down a religious path merely involved with religious theory and little practice.  It's important that he discover a life philosophy that he can live, a life philosophy that he can put into practice in his daily experience. As he examines his previous actions, as he examines his previous ideas, he can begin to determine what is illusion and what is creative fantasy. The energy of the hard aspect can be rechanneled into highly productive activity, but it won't just "happen" he has to make a conscious effort.

 

The Mars- Neptune square influences sexual expression as well. These people may have sexual fantasies, and depending on the other aspects in the chart, will use fantasy either constructively or destructively. Neptune adds a spiritual flavor to anything that it touches, for it has to do with the concept of spiritual love. Spiritual love and sex don't always express well together until the conflicts between the two ideas have been consciously understood. Feelings of guilt may interfere with normal sexuality.

 

A Female with this aspect may feel so guilty about "the animal nature" that she becomes frigid.  Guilt can manifest in an unhealthy expression of the sexual nature, for this person may attempt to live out sexual fantasies, or become involved in sexual relationships with people he or she doesn't love.

 

The conflict can be dispersed when the concept of sexuality and the concept of spirituality are explored. If this person was taught that sex is "dirty" those teachings need to be re-examined, for mother nature is not "dirty" The cultural or religious teachings that propagate such misinformation could be better examined. A healthy and comfortable expression of the love nature can be developed.

 

Putting it All Together:

 

My life has been about pleasing others. I was denied doing things for myself and was forced to do things for others; I wasn't allowed to shine the way that I do now... my creative genius wasn't acknowledged or given room to spread. I had to keep that pretty close to my heart. I didn't have an issue with sexual things; I was pretty curious about them but I knew the difference between fantasy and reality.  Mixed with everything else you we have discussed about my childhood you can see that I had to overcome a lot of "weakness" in order to become the balanced person that I am today.    

    

Ashlee's Venus Profile

Ashlee's Venus Profile: The Sign, house, Aspects

 

 

In the previous blog I revealed the Mercury Retrograde aspect of my personality. It shows the way that I perceive the world around me and how my brain works. Now we are going to look at Venus; the planet that governs over my moon and my emotions.

Venus: Attraction and Harmony

Venus symbolizes attraction- what you need and can give by way of love and affection, beauty, and happiness. A positive Venus shows as the social graces and charm. Negatively it represents indulgence, superficiality , and wanton pleasure- seeking- all of which could imply simply being anti-social. Venus also represents your ability to relate, harmonize and to express yourself through art and a sense of aesthetics. Venus also has a great deal to do with female sexuality and sensuality generally. Venus symbolizes what you like.

It is a planet that is never too far away from the sun; therefore it can only amplify the sun's energy. Venus represent our ability to love; not sex love, but the art of loving in it intellectual sense . Venus symbolizes our ability to appreciate being loved and how we appreciate affection. The sign that indicates the kind of affection  we will accept versus what the Sun sign is willing to give. The type of earthly beauty that we wish to be around, our taste in furniture and clothing, the things that we collect, our attitudes about loving, all come from Venus. It can represent the person we want to be and causes a dilemma when the Venus placement is different from that of the Sun.

Venus, on the other hand represents the impact that the mother has on the child's psyche and it is a more subtle thing. Each mother has her own attitudes regarding the concept of motherhood, the responsibilities of rearing children, and viewpoints regarding self-value. If a mother has poorly developed concepts of regarding the feminine principle if her self-esteem is low, if she thinks that women ( or the feminine) have little value, these concepts will be passed on to her child. Hard aspects to Venus can indicate if she affects her child adversely because of her state of mind at the time. Because a child is influenced during the first three years of its life, the effect on the subconscious may be difficult to self-diagnose. The mother may change, mature, become self- aware, develop self-esteem later and the individual wont remember the early pattern.

Venus operates differently in a man's chart than in a women's. When a women has hard aspects to Venus, she responds differently. She is receptive( during the formative years) to the attitudes projected by her mother; her response to the mother's influence is directed at herself. She may feel like a second class citizen, she may feel that women have no rights, and she may have little sense of self-esteem. She may be apprehensive regarding the role of the biological female; all phases of the reproductive and mothering process may be affected in some adverse manner, ranging from avoiding motherhood to overcompensating for her dislike or apprehension regarding the child-like process.

In contemporary society, she may be involved with women's liberation for all the wrong reasons. she may be defensive of herself and her rights, not seeing clearly that those ideas could be better established within. If she has no regard for her femininity, she may respond to love and affection with difficulty- it may not seem natural to her. She may reject men who are nice to her, for when a women regards herself as second rate she will suspicious of anyone who likes her. As she becomes conscious of the limitations of the hard aspects, she can cure them and thereby enter into more satisfying relationships.

The aspects to Venus tell whether or not we can easily handle emotional relationships, whether or not we really feel comfortable in an emotional situation or whether we have to work at being able to become receptive to the love vibration in the universe.

Venus in Aries

You love in a child-like way, regarding relationships as being natural and uncomplicated- at least initially. You are giving, guileless and forthright- and somewhat naively expect others to be so too. You are upset when you find that they are not, but noe usually heart-broken. You get back up as quickly as you fell in love in the first place. Your freshness and impulsiveness is spontaneously attractive to others, and more or less cuts through any caution that they might have.

It also makes you very impatient to give, gain or receive love. So much so that you are inclined to mistake infatuations or lust for love, and it takes a while before you are able to spot the difference. Then again, it could be sheer desperation on your part that sets you up with a poor match. There is something impish and naughty about you that can cause others to do childlike things they wouldn't do normally. This has its good  and bad sides in that you are able to introduce a refreshingly primitive glee into your social or romantic sphere. But you can lead others on and then be gone.

Venus in the 11th house

You want to experience these senses and bring this style of loving in an open, friendly, possibly somewhat detached and idealistic sphere of social activity. Your Venus sign qualities may or may not  lead themselves well to this. You very much want your partner to be on good terms with your friends and associates, and to share your social aspirations.

Conflicting aims or social values can spell disruption or death to a relationship. Knowing a lover initially as a friend is a strong prerequisite to having a harmonious relationship. And the actual meeting of your mate is more likely to occur at a club or some group gathering. Your social sense is quite evolved or future-oriented, but in this respect you are inclined to forget that one person's meat is another ones poison.

Venus in the Aspects

Venus opposing Saturn
When Venus and Saturn are in aspect, major phases of personality are forced to consciousness in order that we may mature. These contacts have not been easy ones in the people I've observed, for the energy tends to restrict the part of the self that reaches out for self satisfaction.

The Venus position indicates how our mother affects our psyche in regard to the feminine function; it indicates how she influences the development of a concept of womanhood, the concept of self gratification, and in a personal sense she influences our ability to love and appreciate being loved. Saturn represents our father's impact on our psyche during our early years. The Saturn placement is traditionally interpreted as a restriction; some astrologers explain it as "I lack" and it certainly represents an aspect of personality that is the least confident. The Saturn influence indicates the concept of self-worth and , as maturity occurs, self-confidence can develop in this area because Saturn becomes the strong point in the chart as the cycles of life progress.

The combination of these two facets of life indicate how we view our capacity for self-worth and how confidence affects between these planet sometimes cause an individual to pursue only career goals, for the emotional life my be repressed. In order to overcome Venus-Saturn aspects we have to reestablish personal values as adults. If we become victim of the aspect we often create the same relationship problems that our parents had; we project our parent's values into those people we love, and we may develop an extremely pessimistic attitude about loving. When pessimism is rampant, it usually indicates that all the energies are put into the accumulation of money, for money is a "trustable" commodity.

When people with hard Venus-Saturn aspects are successful in terms of career, it usually indicates that they have not been successful or fulfilled in the love department, for that part of themselves remains undeveloped. At some point in life it is important to experience love and affection; it's easier to reach a higher consciousness when we allow ourselves to be vulnerable in a feeling situation. If we cannot "put out" on a personal level, our philosophy of life is only a theory. A higher consciousness cannot be thought, it must be felt. When loving and appreciating being loved is restricted, the possibility of spiritual attainment remains only in an interesting concept.

Here the energy leaves you having an additional feeling of compromise or  loss ( or both). Venus symbolizes the effect of the mother and Saturn represents the affect of the father on the individual, and the images are confused. One parent may leave when the person is a child; but even if the loss of a parent doesn't occur, the person feels like a victim between the two parents who are each throwing a different vibration into his developing psyche. What is a man? what is a woman? How does one treat men and women, how does one feel about oneself and one's relationships with members of the opposite sex?

This often represents an individual who has losses in love because the psyche is programmed to lose; this individual may fall in love with someone who is unavailable or with someone who dies or who makes him intensely miserable. The parents removed the objects that the person was attached to during his formative years. The "love object" may have been a favorite toy, or a security blanket, or the affection of one of both of the parents. One parent may have been harsh to the other; one parent may have suppressed the other; the child saw the parents disliking each other in some way. So the image in the psyche carries a message that men and women are against each other- each must make the other compromise in some way.

The ability to love is harshened, or lessened and frequently authority is resented. When Saturn oppresses Venus, the father is harsh with the mother because Saturn is a stronger planet than Venus. It makes the person suspicious of their own desires, unnecessarily hard on himself, willing to give up pleasure, and ready to turn from love.

The mother didn't value herself, and this person will absorb her feelings: women have little value, love can hurt or love can be a harsh experience. This individual grows up to be very cautious about developing relationships, and it is this feeling of caution that makes him look for the love insurance policies that are unattainable. This is the type of personality that doesn't give of itself or gives only of the material self, or one who unconsciously picks someone to love who is taken from him.

Venus opposing Pluto

Venus symbolizes the intellectual concept of love; the regard for the feminine or the feminine principle. The attitudes affecting a woman's self worth and her response to her biological role comes from this placement for it indicates the attitudes of the mother in regard to her own nature when the individuals psyche is able to absorb those feelings. Pluto can be identified as the unconscious motivation of a generation as well as symbolizing the portion of the collective unconscious that holds the mythic archetypal images of humanity. When this symbol is not understood consciously, it can reflect as aspect of personality that is less spectacular but more commonly recognized as forms of personal control and obsession. The hard aspects to Pluto will require that the individual move from obsessive responses to transformation and regeneration. The hard aspects may in fact cause more growth potential than the easy ones.

When Venus and Pluto come together it is obvious that the effect of the combines energies will influence the personal capacity for love. The range of feeling experience is phenomenal for one can easily cooperate with the mood of the generation, changing the patterns of social custom in a manner complementary to previous traditions, or one can function in a highly controlled manner.

In the personal sense the combination reflects the possibility of including manipulation in the life experience. Because Venues is involved, the manipulation or obsession or control/power games comes from the mother influence. A person who is exposed to power games in childhood will develop into an adult who thinks that he must control everyone as well- because a child can only imitate what he sees his parents doing. The facet of life that has to do with love and affection will be the areas of heaviest manipulation.

In order to use the tie to the collective unconscious (symbolized by Pluto) the more obvious misuses of the energy will have to be rechanneled. When an individual takes responsibility for his actions, when he can recognize the control games that he plays, he can let them go. When this occurs, the energy becomes creative and exciting. The ideas are new, the fountain from the collective unconscious never runs dry. The struggle is worth it.

The psychological effect of the mother on this individual's developing psyche was a profound one. This person feels the need to compromise as well as control. The other managed the native's development. she may have decided what was good for this person, enforcing her decisions by not allowing him to make any decisions for himself. Because she may have had such an overwhelming personality, the individual develops a resentment toward her and other women over the ensuing years.

The concept of love included management, and this individual may attempt to develop love situations with partners who are easily managed. The female may fear her own femininity and may feel that in order to keep a man around, he must be manipulated. Both sexes will more than often get into role-playing marriages than good relationships, for they won't allow themselves to be spontaneous in love situations.

Pluto aspects inhibit the capacity for letting go of urges to control. The person has known no other way to approach life. Because Pluto symbolizes the collective unconsciousness and the mythic archetypes of human expression, the mother image can become distorted and confused. The personal mother may become confused with the myth is mother image, giving the personal mother a power that she doesn't recognize she has over the child. The resentments caused by this confusion may be difficult to let go until the confusion is consciously recognized.

In order to free the energy so that it can be used creatively, control games must be analyzed. Personal responsibility, morality, and ethics regarding those we love must be established on the conscious plane. We cannot make anyone love us, we cannot make the future of those we love; no one is dependent on us for survival. We cannot be responsible for anyone else.

Venus sextile the Ascendant
(Already covered in the big 3 Aspected)

Putting it All Together:

I naturally love people openly, honestly and unconditionally; generally accepting people as they are. I thrive when the people I surround myself are happy as well.  I grew up in an unloving childhood environment and it was made known that my father was opposed to me coming into this world- if it meant my death or my mothers he chose for me to be aborted rather than loosing her. So when she chose to keep me and bring me into this world it changed my father. He become extremely harsh towards me and refused to show me love; only that I was his burden that he wanted to "wash his hands of." He controlled the household; his rules or the highway. He treated my mother as if he didn't like her and said the reason had to do with me. He taught me to rule with an iron fist; that I was to rule with fear and oppression because it was better than to be loved by all.  My mother took her frustrations out on me making me feel like a was a second class citizen. I never saw them happy together or even laugh in the same room... I learned how to negatively survive this world and as a result I became a very cruel person. It wasn't till I understood that I shouldn't take any of my cues from my parents that I could see their behavior for what it was- horrible and not something that I wanted to pass down to my children. I had to learn which traits to pick and choose from in order for myself to grow. Next I looked to Mother nature and father time to be my surrogate parents so that I could learn positive attributes and instill them deep within me so I could become the person that I am today.  








Mercury Continued: The Aspects...

Mercury Continued: The Aspects

 

 

 

Mercury Sesquisquare Jupiter

 

When these tow planets link together, the ability to use these senses, to communicate, to use the mind, is combined with the relating principle. In order to have a relationship, we must be able to talk about it with the person with whom we are trying to relate. The hard aspects indicate that some lessons need to be learned. Jupiter represents how we absorb the atmosphere around us, how open we are to receiving new life experience. Mercury can indicate how we listen. During the process of individuation we must be able to read the signs along the road.

 

The aspects indicate that this individual is raised in a home where words are not used well, the mood of the childhood environment is somewhat excessive, and people are hurt by words- they aren't supported of each other. The family finds communication difficult; the family members are more involved in role playing than relating. The child absorbs this attitude and assumes that relationships are normal when words are difficult.

 

The aspect needs to be worked through if this individual wants to truly communicate and share his thoughts and feelings with another person. The power of Jupiter, the ability to expand the consciousness, to receive new ideas, cannot take place when one's words are not received well by others. This person has difficulty talking openly once a relationship has been established. He may not relate honestly, he may not listen, he may not hear what others say, he may even destroy relationships by misquoting what he thinks he heard. The ability to communicate can be learned if he thinks it is important enough. Excessiveness can be curbed and understood, for excessive or angry communication only hurts others.

 

Mercury Trine Saturn

 

Mercury is the messenger of the Gods, the symbol of outgoing communication, the mind, the ideas, the five senses. Saturn represents the law, tradition, the psychological influence of the father, our ideas of caution based on apprehensions that we may have absorbed from the early father image. When these tow planets are bound together it indicates that we take communication and words seriously, that inhibitions are traditions taught to us by the father will affect our ability to communicate. IT places restrictions on our confidence regarding our ability to communicate, even when the aspect is soft. This tie indicates a person who is serious, dependable and often hardworking. A certain kind of loneliness may be conferred, for when communication is restricted, limitations may be placed on the abilities to share thoughts.

this person is exposed to a father image that helps him learn how to communicate, even though the family communication tends to be serious. Because of these attitudes absorbed in the early environment, such people follow through on details, work well with the general public and have well-rounded minds.

 

Mercury Quincunx South Node

 

Your Mental/Communicative Function and Your Predispositions and Innate Qualities Exist in a Critical relationship

 

The quincunx of Mercury and the South Node indicates that you are not mentally attuned to your innate qualities or to the predispositions that govern your life and character.  Your mental awareness and connection to your natural talents and resources is not well developed, at least not in the initial phase of your life.  Thus, you are not likely to think much about the talents or innate gifts that you possess.  It is quite possible that you remain unaware of whatever talents and resources have been bestowed on you in this life. This is not to say, however, that each of these functions—the mental/communicative and your innate talents and abilities—are not well developed on their own terms. However, the link between them usually seems to be missing.  You may be intellectually well developed and a good communicator but you are not likely to bring your mental abilities or your communication skills to bear on developing your innate gifts and talents.  Neither are you likely to critically analyze your natural abilities or to communicate about them to others. On the other hand, you may possess talents and resources that are well developed.  However, these are not likely to be intellectual talents or communication skills.  Neither are you likely to think about or communicate your talents, resources or natural predispositions. At certain critical times, however, you may be forced to mentally confront you’re your innate character and those gifts that have been conferred upon you by nature.  Sometimes, a crisis may result from your failure to make good use of your talents or from you having used your innate resources for your own selfish ends.  Sometimes, the crisis that is symbolized by the quincunx is a result of your failure to critically consider your innate gifts and talents or to communicate them to others.  Through your action or inaction, you will generally create a situation from which there is no painless way out.  The call for you to usefully employ your resources and talents may be upon you and it may demand the engagement of your mental or communicative faculties to resolve the dilemma that this presents. The solution is hinted at in the association of the quincunx with the sixth house—involving purification and humility—and Mercury’s association with the sixth house.  It is likely that you will be called upon to purify your mental attitude and/or your attitude about your innate qualities and characteristics or your attitude concerning how you use your natural talents and resources.  This will involve employing the Mercurian tasks of objectification and analysis to clarify your perception of these things.  This may also involve the communication function that is symbolized by Mercury, to be used to share your gifts and talents with others.  The correct choice entails having the courage to face your role in life as in relation to your positive qualities and those innate abilities that you can bring to bear in this life. There may be a moment of opportunity, demanding courage to grasp, during which you can resolve the crisis.  The action that must be taken will usually require or bring about a purification or transformation of either your mental/communicative complex or willingness to employ your innate ability for the good of others or for your own higher good.  If the crisis is resolved, greater depth of understanding about what you have to give in this life, more focused communication and mental growth will occur.  If the crisis is not resolved, mental turmoil and crisis, the waste of your natural abilities and resources, ignorance of your own predispositions and/or personal humiliation may result, but hopefully you will have learned a lesson that can motivate future purification and transformation of your transformative and/or mental/communicative complexes.

 

Transcendent Potential

 

The transcendent potential of Mercury quincunx the South Node is realized when you discover your those spiritual inclinations and resources that lie within you through a process of intellectual inquiry and discovery.  As you come to realize the divine treasure that is your natural birthright, your desire to explore this Treasure, particularly using your intellectual faculties and by communicating with others who have knowledge of this Treasure, becomes a core motivation in your life around which everything else revolves.  Your critical mental faculties are now employed in order to access the spiritual life within and to achieve the high spiritual purpose for which you were born.  Ultimately, however, the intellect itself must be transcended as you dive, naked, into the Ocean of Light and Love. When you are inwardly insecure, you may be too fearful of others’ opinions, or too selfish, to risk sharing your innate abilities and talents with others.  Because you are protecting your insecure ego, you will make certain that the screen of illusion that blinds you to your spiritual birthright remains firmly in place, for piercing through this screen to the Truth would lead to the annihilation of your ego. Instead, you are content to lead a mediocre existence, giving nothing to the world and getting nothing of any real value from this life.

 

Mercury Conjunct Ascendant

(Already covered in the Big 3 Aspected)