Hello. It's been a while since I've posted. Anyways I wondering: what are some signs of psychic vampirism in the birthchart? I've read somewhere that a strong pluto could be a sign. I'm not sure about anything else. I'm sure that that's not the only one.

And I'm wondering if I am one. I have a strong Pluto ranking as No 4 in the charts

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Hello! I'm new. I apologize if this has been asked or discussed before, but do any of you use astrology to flesh out your fictional characters? I do a lot of writing, just for fun, and recently I've taken to figuring out my character's specific birthdays and birth-times, and how that influences them.

I don't know much beyond the basics, like nothing much beyond the general placement of the sun, moon, venus, mercury, mars, etc. However, I've noticed that I tend to gravitate towards certain personalities, and certain signs when I write. For example, my easiest character to write is my Pisces (with a Taurus moon and Cancer rising), and though I'm not a Pisces, I feel like I understand them well. I also write a Sagittarius (Aquarius moon and Virgo rising), who is very enthusiastic, interested in learning, a perfectionist, and pays attention to details. She's also very easy for me to write. I have the toughest time with characters that I've modeled after friends or family, like my Libra with Capricorn rising, and I'm on and off (depending on my mood) with my Capricorn character who has both a moon and ascendant in Aries.

Anyway, sorry for the ramble, but I was curious if anyone else uses astrology to get a better sense of their characters. Also, do you feel drawn to certain patterns or types in your writing?

Here's the intro to the post, along with the link:

"An interesting chart clearly demonstrating the good and bad sides of Mercury is that of Colt Harris-Moore, a young thief of ambivalent motivation and a brilliant escapist who has survived on his own as a fugitive in the Camano Island area of Washington, living in the woods. He has evaded all attempts at arrest since escaping from a youth home, and remains at large to this day, often committing his (bloodless) robberies barefoot. His apparent determination to avoid violence as well as capture and his cleverness at eluding the police have earned him a solid fanbase online – whether it is deserved or not is another matter entirely. He is almost 19."

http://paxmercurius.com/2010/02/03/the-interesting-case-of-colton-harris-moore/

Very interesting chart, in my opinion, as it demonstrates the way in which essential dignities and debilities fuel the basis of a person's life, but how the aspects between planets make use of that potential - in his case, not especially productively (according to most).

I've been wondering about this for a while now: is there anything in my chart that would indicate a fear/dislike of romantic commitment? (I've found it odd that I'm not the commitment type, considering what they say about Libras and marriage.) I find that I'm generally a fairly open person (especially sexually), but the prospect of serious romantic endeavors make me kind of lock up, emotionally. Comments on the interplay of my Sun, Moon, and Ascendent would also be helpful!

 General insights or comments on other things that stick out to you in my chart are also appreciated :)

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Thanks!

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I'm a Virgo born 9/16 so I know the meaning or the 7, and mercury is virgo ruling planet. But what is Neptune all about? My friend had a "birthday book" that broke down every day of the year and these are the symbols from my birthday.

http://paxmercurius.com/2010/01/29/mercury-part-one/

Mercury - the planet, the god, the alchemical element - is such a massive topic that I am dividing my articles on it into several shorter pieces so that I don't end up writing a book. This one skims over the mythology of Mercury/Hermes, and deals more with the practical applications of Mercury in the natal chart.

For anyone that does things by the Moon, what's your input on when to wash hair? I have the book "Moon Signs" by Sabine Heideweg which has been very helpful, but its a bit vague on when the best time is to actually cleanse hair. Here's the paragraph given in the book pertaining to hair in general:

"The optimal days for cutting your hair are when the moon is in Leo or Virgo. If your hair is cut during a waning moon, it will grow back especially thickly. When grooming or cutting hair, it's better to avoid, if possible, days when the moon is in Cancer or Pisces. But don't let yourself become obsessed with these general guidelines. For many women, their personal cycle is what counts. Immediately after menstruation all forms of hair care, including coloring and styling, work better than at any other time."

To add, I've also read somewhere else that Virgo is a good time to style hair. The same place also suggest that water days are the times to avoid cutting and washing hair, which seems rather conflicting... (Don't wash during a water sign?)

Any ideas? Does anyone else follow the Moon for their activities?

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I was wondering if any of you have any helpful advice for Moon Opposite Uranus. I plan on writing short excerpts on my mirror to look at every morning. Any suggestions/thoughts are greatly appreciated. You can peek at my chart if you want.

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I'm sorry I'm not posting this to the mod post below, but I'm only learning how to interpret charts in my spare moments so my comments would be useless!! I was wondering if anyone could tell me what they think of this chart. Is there anything that sticks out?
Any particularly good or bad things? I've read several websites but I don't understand the interpretations :S( + )

So what would you guys say about a woman with Gemini sun, Taurus moon and a Virgo rising.

What would you say about the following?
Me: Gemini Sun, Sagittarius Rising, Capricorn Moon
Boyfriend: Cancer Sun, Taurus Rising, Scorpio Moon
Coworker: Scorpio Sun, Virgo Rising, Virgo Moon

What would you guys say about a girl who was a Aries sun, Taurus moon, Sagittarius ascendant? I'm just curious.

This is a particularly odd mix. A friend of mine. She is a unique individual. Confusing personality. Anyone hear of this combo or have any experience with it?

Asc Cancer
Sun Aquarius
Moon Virgo
Mar Scorpio
Mer Pisces
Jup Aquarius
Ven Aquarius
Sat Scorpio

Couple questions...

1. How powerful is a progressed chart? Does it totally overwrite the natal chart?

2. What should you refer to when reading for someone who is undergoing their Saturn return, natal or progressed?

I just recently started looking into Sidereal Astrology out of curiosity and damn, it does have its points. Astrology can generally persuade you into thinking its all about you because of its generalities. But sometimes it hits home. While I do agree with traditional or 'Tropical' descriptions of me, there are some parts that have me guessing.

Sidereal caught my interest on one part. A dilemma I have been unable to define because I just don't get it. And when Sidereal said I was an Aquarius Sun and a Libra Moon, a combination that makes you crave a partner or connection, but at the same time need detachment and individuality. That hit home. That has been my biggest flaw in intimate relationships. I secretly want a connection and affection, but when it comes to, I'd rather pat you on the head and talk about psychology of what you just said. I am obsessed with understanding the idea and meaning behind everything. And that never clicked with the Pisces Sun in my traditional chart. And it would explain my utter distaste and revulsion of the over-emotional folk.

And the Libra Moon makes a hell of a lot of sense considering how I am always trying to please people around me. Always aware of them and what might bother them. I could just blend into the background, then suddenly grab all the attention with my eccentric Aquarius Sun.

Not totally sold, but i definitely see something to it. But I'm not totally sold on astrology anyways, I'm into the idea of it. I suggest checking it out.

Anyone else try it out? What did you think?

Normally I don't see the point of posting about this publication, they get so much of Greek and Roman myth wrong it's pointless to point out errors, and it's not like the editors ever publish serious critiques of their articles anyway. This is the main reason why I am not going to bother to email them again the next time around. So I posted this publicly as a warning to others out there who might think there might be more to articles like this than they are worth, and fooled by willfully careless and ignorant publishers and editors.

I bought a copy of this magazine last night because it has a new article by Deborah Houlding in it-this is probably the only reason why the copy of that edition was even worth paying for. The other stuff, not a real motivation to buy, and the articles about what special wonderful unique and beautiful snowflakes Aquariuses are made me want to hurl. But the Sarah Fuhro article about so-called Celtic and Druid astrology and religion was the worst of them all.

First off I'll say here that I am by no means an expert on the Celts, much less a Celtophile. However, I think it's pretty clear that Sarah Fuhro has little expertise in any of the Celtic languages and cultures and literature, and her attitude does demonstrate her own ignorance-most likely willful-about Celtic cultures andreligions.

The Celts did not worship The Goddess. They were not Wiccan or Dianic. They were not a peaceful matriarchy, period. Read the lore and the actual source texts about them (something it seems that too many newage astrologers never even bother to do when it comes to the Greeks, Romans, and Ancient Near East either), especially the translations from the Medieval Irish. They were a warrior society, and female slaves were valuable currency. Yet Fuhro presents a picture of them as being Matriarchal Egalitarian Goddess Worshippers, not what they were, patriarchal polytheists who worshipped both Gods and Goddesses, as most societies were at the time. In fact there has never been any proof of a matriarchal prehistory whatsoever (The Myth of Matriarchal Prehistory: Why An Invented Past Will Not Give Women a Future by Cynthia Eller, though not without some flaws, is still a good book about that subject matter. I know there are better ones, but I have yet to borrow them from the local libraries, and I'm busy with other things now. Like learning about the real astrology).

Remember people, The Mists of Avalon was a work of fiction. Not a history thesis. Fiction.

In an effort to appear legit, she references an article by Peter Bredford Ellis (Early Irish Astrology http://cura.free.fr/xv/11ellis1.html I have a few problems with that article, but I'll get in to more detail about it later-maybe). But that is it, there is no critical thinking here, she has not, apparently, even bothered to learn Old and Middle Irish, much less seriously study Gaelic cultures (and apparently, Hellenistic astrology as well), which would be needed if it's ever going to possibly be reconstructed. She makes a claim about the meaning of Arthur's name, but ignores that it is still a matter of debate among scholars.

Next-Moon Goddesses. The Celts did not have Moon Goddesses, or even Sun Gods. They did, however, have some male gods associated with the Moon, and female goddesses associated with the Sun. Sigh.

Ogham-That was a Irish invention, it was not Druid and pan-Celtic. Sigh.

Celtic religion=Druidry, always!111. Sigh.

The lumping of Celtic gods with Greek and Roman ones in order to make a point. Very badly done. I'm not saying there aren't any influences and Indo-European parallels, but you can't (or at least, hopefully should not) lump Brigid with Venus and expect to be taken seriously.

In the end the article A Druid's Star Lore: The Four Fire Festivals has little if anything to do with actual astrology. There is nothing here about creating a chart, elections, or prediction, you know the kind of thing that ancient cultures actually considered to be pretty damn important (as entire kingdoms and dynasties depended on these things). It is a neopagan Wiccan/Dianic interpretation of Celtic and ancient cultures that does not hold up to the standards of research and scholarship a subject like this richly deserves. But I suppose I should have expected something like this to begin with from a magazine and similar publications that continues to allow newage and neopagan theology color the interpretation of cultures in general. Their standards will always be low.

My next rant might be about Raven Kaldera's Pagan Astrology book, but only after my blood pressure finally lowers.


ETA: I feel like adding Druidry was an earned position, something you worked for decades on within a Celtic community. No one has the right (at least yet, who knows, maybe the CR community will have a real one in 100 years or so) to call themselves a Druid. Call me old fashioned.


ETA 2: I edited a few more dozen times, and perhaps I should have not rushed in to posting it. Despite minor errors on my part, however, I stand by my judgments about this particular trainwreck.

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http://paxmercurius.com/2010/01/14/horary-astrology-a-brief-introduction/

A new post on my favourite kind of astrology, horary, with some examples and link to books in the comments.

The incident with the wallet was a situation that I learned about over IRC, for the curious :D

Out of curiousity, are there any other horary astrologers out there in this community?

http://www.alchemy-works.com/herb_blackthorn.html

I've taken interest in what might be termed "herbcraft". Good page. How many of you actually have real-life experience w/ blackthorn? I don't.