Hey all...I need help determining what type of chart to draw up and what to look for!

My boyfriend and I are moving to a new apartment at the new year, just signed the lease today..and i'm curious what the astrological weather will be like at that time and how it might affect things.

Guess I'm just asking for which chart to have done at astro.com!

-Thanks!

I suppose it would be too general to say Is one sign more likely to have Mental Illnesses (Bipolar, Depression, Scicizophrenia etc.) than the others, so...

Are mental illnesses indicated in your Birth/Natal Chart?
Is there a certain Aspect that indicates mental illness?

http://paxmercurius.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/the-sun/ is the second article I have written on the planets.

http://paxmercurius.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/introductory-series-what-is-astrology-really/ is probably not as relevant for this community, which seems to host more experienced practitioners than not, but may still be of interest.

I have been a busy bee indeed, writing for PM, as well as filling in natal reports for people and sending them off. The blog layout is finally finished: There are now RSS feed buttons on the right-hand column for various feed services and an email subscription link.

In other news, it seems that they have discovered that there was indeed water on Mars, once upon a time. This is personally quite exciting, as I am an advocate of panspermia/inter-planetary seeding of life, and I must wonder what the connections are between these two rocky planets. Check it out on Universe Today - http://www.universetoday.com/2009/11/23/large-ocean-extensive-river-network-rainfall-on-ancient-mars/

Here is my chart. . . it's is what they call a bundle.

See here. . .

http://rebekah1213.livejournal.com/77243.html

I just wondered if anyone else experiences this same energy that I do when any of the luminaries transit Sagittarius (like the Sun is right now). The energy I feel is always that of being more fired up and therefore less tolerant than usual; like there's always an underlying itch that I can't appease. Suddenly stupid things start to really annoy me, like people breathing too loudly or just little things like that. Things I usually let roll off by back suddenly become intolerable. It's also harder for me to sympathize during these times. I guess it's that frank, direct energy of Sagittarius?

Don't get me wrong. I'm am not saying that Sagittarius is a less tolerant sign. It just affects me this way for whatever reason. Maybe it's because Sagittarius is on my 10th house cusp? Maybe because it's trining my Leo Moon the fire quotient goes up so much that it ignites my temper? Does anyone else get this way with Sagittarius or any of the transits in certain signs? I notice I'm a lot more obsessive when the Sun transits Scorpio, etc. I'd like to know how the transits through the signs affect you.

I almost feel stupid now for asking this b/c it's an obvious question. Of course the transits effect us. But still, let's discuss!

Where/is there a place indicating if someone is attractive or unattractive? And also is one (or more) of the 4 elements or some of the 12 signs more (tend to be more) attractive than the others??
I've heard that Fire and Air signs tend to be attractive. I'm a Watery/Airy type myself though. *glaries* Kidding. ;)

Also (while I'm on the outward appearence subject) is it true that Watery signs tend to look a certain way and Fire signs tend to look and certain way etc. with each element and sign??
I've heard Watery signs and espically Pisces tend to have big eyes (and I'm a Pisces and I do) but I've also heard they tend to have darker eyes (but I have a normal to ligher shade of blue eyes). I've heard they tend to be shorter and I indeed am (I'm 5'2). etc.
So is that true and if so what are some outward things that we tend to be able to notice about each element/sign??

What are the indicators of musical talent in a natal chart?
I want to pick up an instrument next year. The will is there, but I am not sure if I even should give it a try. I know that I will only know after trying it actually, but I am curious what indicators are there in a natal chart whether someone has musical talent.
The free natal chart report said that Trine Sun favors musicians?!
It also reads with Venus in I that I am drawn towards music.

( natal chart under the cut )

What exactly does it mean, in synastry, when your North Node falls in the other person's 7th house? Me and one of my best (best) friends each have our North Nodes placed in the other person's 7th house, and then of course, our South Nodes fall in the other person's 1st. It's also the same for the composite (but natally, mine falls in the 8th, and his in the 6th). I'm looking into it myself and trying to draw my own conclusion, but it'd be nice to have the opinion of someone outside of the friendship.

Hi all,
Here's a new recorded class, a 62-minute MP3 on this opposition that's in the charts of everyone born between 1951 and 1991.
I look at each body individually, and then what the opposition is about, and then go through each house pair and explain how the opposition plays out all around the chart wheel.
For more info and to order, click here: http://www.tdjacobs.com/media.html

I just loaded a whole bunch of books on astrology into my google library. They are: ( Read more... )





Book total: almost 3600 books so far. Not all of them are about astrology. Stop me if you've read any of these titles before. Care to add anything to that list?

Btw,I know that certain aspects to certain stars can attribute to blindness later on in life. I forgot what. I'm having a hard time seeing on the road. Afraid the Department of Transportation is gonna flunk me when I go to renew my license. Is there anything (that you know of) that I can look when it comes to transits that'll indicate distorted vision or even blindness?

So, what did the meteor shower symbolize in our charts, if anything at all?

The new moon in Scorpio yesterday has proven to be very trying for me.

First of all, I just wanted to post this because I'd forgotten what it says about the prospects in the Astrology Zone forecasts for November (that I always read) but that it's scary, now that I've read them again, how on the spot they are.

For the past weeks I've been rethinking a choice I made about pursuing a certain direction within the master of Political Science. I've been thinking about the choice between Comparative Political Science and Political Philosophy throughout the summer. I finally made a choice for Political Philosophy, for a number of different reasons that seemed valid to me at the time I had to make the decision. However, I've been particpating in 3 seminars now and I'm not a happy camper. Yesterday I was at my moms when the bomb burst and I just broke down crying because I was so unhappy with my choice (on top of that, I had a bad case of PMS).

I had a fall out with her and went back to my own place when this morning I woke up to make an appointment with my study advisor to discuss the options I have for switching to the other program. So tomorrow we will meet. I'm friggin' nervous.

Also, this morning I finally started my period. This is relevant because the moon has been so influential this time.

My rising sign is Scorpio, 10 degrees, so this new moon was in my 1st house. Also, the Moon, in my chart, rules my 9th house of higher education and philosophy.
And here's what it says in Susan's forecasts:

This time the new moon will fall in your solar first house, the house that describes the essence of your personality and how you view yourself. It is the house that holds all your deeply held thoughts and dreams, and all your plans to move ahead in certain areas. These are private thoughts, entirely yours, so I can't tell you what they are, but you already know. You will have two weeks from November 16 to make an initiation on something dearly important to you.

Just wanted to share because I thought it was amazing and it made me fall in love with the universe even more and with astrology in particular.

I have read countless articles on a strong sense of sexuality within the natal chart. Besides a prominent scorpio or mars, what are the indications of a strong sex appeal?

1. I need a chart that shows when the moon's been in conjunction w/ Pluto & Neptune. Those are my two favorite lunar contacts. The reason I need this kind of chart is because I'm working on a hypothetical birthchart that sets me at least 13 years older than I am. (My favorite one so far is Gemini/Scorpio moon). I don't really care what year or sign as long as the moon's conjunct either neptune or pluto or both. I keep coming up disappointed because the moon's not in conjunction w/ that planet. I can, however, find plenty of charts that detail the moon's phases.

2. Tarots: Some of you like to do the tarot cards. Let me ask you: what d'you make of tarot behavior when the numbers of your name, d.o.b. and zodiac sign all keep pointing back to the same tarot? I've seen this same kind of behavior before with other, more famous people, and I'm not sure what to think of it. (This person's tarot was the pope.) Mine is Aries the Fool. Btw. Is there anything you can tell me about this card that I don't already know?

I've been associating things to the 12 signs the last couple of days. You're free to add what you associate with different signs, it IS quite entertaining!


Aries:
Energy, the basic, fuel, force, speed, the raw, the new, activities, action, urges, flames, the primal, sports, exercise, hunting, aggression, conflicts, guns, knives, arrows, racetracks,

newborns, children, animals, pioneers, athletes, hunters

(This aries list is the most inconclusive, what do you think should be added?)


Taurus:
Property, ownership, land, belongings, legacy, things, crafts, labour, patterns, wood, forms, solid things, gardens, plants, soil, flowers, agriculture, the countryside, fertility, art, collections, savings, money, inheritance, routines, food, dinners, gourmet, wine, tobacco, houses, boats, storages, containers, merchandise,

Owners, collectors, farmers, gardeners, carpenters, chefs, mechanics,


Gemini:
Communication, words, speech, conversations, exchange, mobility, letters, marketing, affairs, sales, the commercial, the light, the temporary, plastic, journalism, articles, *newspapers, magazines, humour, comedy, traffic,

communicators, salesmen, businessmen, journalists, schauffeurs, comedians,

*I think gemini is the printed word, newspapers,magazines and all that, but the modern news outlets,the internet and the technology involved makes the mass communication an aquarian matter.
So while gemini stood for the media outlets and mass communication in the past (envision the cigarsmoking journalist in the 1950's) nowadays it's an aquarian and even a hint of pisces-thing since modern technology and "virtuality" has taken a vital role in the communication channels, which in all "astro-logic" the current neptune in aquarius and uranus in pisces speak for themselves.


Cancer:
Home, family, the past, personal matters, inner/private spheres, emotions, sleep, *dreams, lakes, seas, drinking water, nourishment, safety, protection, shelters, origin, childhood, fairytales, fantasy, beds, retrospection, intuitions, sentimental values, traditions/family traditions, habit patterns, cycles, retainment,

mothers, historians, caretakers and ??

*(Pisces is most commonly associated with bodies of water and also sleep, but I've noticed people that have professions involving water studies etc tends to have prominent cancer placements, in the case of pisces it relates more to vast oceans and metaphorical oceans such as the universe and things like virtual realities. As for sleep, cancer rules the night hours and natural cycles of sleep, fantasy and dreams, while the type of sleep and dreams associated with pisces are more visionary and even artificially induced)


Leo:
Warmth, scenes, performances, fronts, podiums, extravagance, luxury, performance arts, fame, leading roles, shows, theatres, drama, acting, hobbies, sensations, exaggerations, entertainment, headlines,

Leaders, exhibitionists, rulers, actors, celebrities, bosses, kings
(this leo list also falls a bit short, so feel free to say what you think should be added)


Virgo:
Instruments, details, design, analysis, calculations, words, writing, lists, crafts, techniques, handmade things, discretion, the systematic, health, fruit, vegetables, studies, bookeeping, logic, fabric, metals, tools, filigrees, pens/pencils, threads, herbs, small things, doodles, quality, functions, information,

Designers, maids, engineers, nerds, taylors, secretaries, housewives, servants


Libra:
Social gatherings, parties, invitations, memberships, romanticism, esthetics, sensualism, justice, fareness, images/looks, esthetic/romantic enviroments, pleasures, dining rooms, social arts, symmetry, exhibitions, prestige, status, glamour, luxury, social range, dance, alcohol, drinks, bars, social experiments, perspectives, film, photo,

Teenagers, socialites, hipsters, members, architects, filmmakers, photographers


Scorpio:
Depths, deep seas, undercurrents, transformations, birth/death, destruction/recreating, the hidden, psychology, psychoanalysis, research, desire, mysteries, secrets, magic, power, obsessions, metaphysics, the subconscious, underground scenes, archeology, drills, cores,

psychologists, poets, detectives, experts, addicts, artists, magicians,


Sagittarius:
Culture, travel, experiences, expansions, the unlimited, adventures, spirituality, religion, extravagance, sensations, metropoles, themeparks, luck, consumption, adrenaline, neon signs, import/export, other countries, the wilderness, jungels, vast spaces, expeditions, imigration, casinos, gambling, games, stadiums

Adventurers, foreigners, nomads, conquerors, adrenalin junkies, missionaries, gamblers, thrill-seekers


Capricorn:
Structures, buildings, structured matter, constructions, the old, the sustainable, corporations, businesses, industries, work, professions, careers, authorites/authority, conservatism, captialism, traditions, duties, rules, laws, powerpositions, formalities, *facades, stones, stairs, chains, mountains,

Old people, authorities, hermits, businessmen, father figures,


Aquarius:
Electricity, technology, innovations, modern things, experiments, wires, computers, the internet, society, the people, the enviroment, public places, crowds, organisations, transport, subways, airplanes, large boats, the future, networking, society issues, debates, politics, news, media, schools, concerts, festivals, special effects, riots, *comedy,

Young people, students/teachers, technicians, computer nerds, politicians, social workers, innovators, entrepeneurs, rebels, eccentrics, humanitarians, comedians, bloggers,

*in a way comedy seems to relate more to aquarius than gemini. Alot of comedians have aquarius positions or uranus influence in general more so than gemini I've noticed. Afterall comedy is all-in-all about making the 'crowd' laugh. However I think comedy is associated with both gemini and aquarius.


Pisces:
Oceans, virtual realities, channels, the universe, the abstract, tones, music, dimensions, mediums, fantasy, illusions, belief, spirituality, healing, art, fogs, screens, holograms, merging/fusing, chemistry, chemicals, potions, drugs, sedatives, hallucinations, dreams, allergies, drinks, smells, poison, toxins, gas, oil, magic, tricks, fraud, make-up, dance, grace, suffering, illnesses, *the media, cyberspace, the mass consciousness

Artists, chemists, drug addicts, magicians, healers, fortune tellers,

*As the media qualifies as a channel I think it is a pisces thing.



So, what do you think correlates to what sign and/or do you have any further thoughts on this?

Hey everyone, just wanted to do a quick poll. I was curious as to what most people who study western astrology thought about Chinese astrology. Thanks for your input! Feel free to elaborate in the comments.
Poll #1485579
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 38

Do you believe in chinese astrology?

Also i'd like to clarify something as someone made a point as to the wording of my question... my use of the word belief. I'm usually not inclined to use the word "belief" in association w/astrology because then you're kind of grouping it with religion, and its more of observation of synchronicity than anything. However I guessed that wording it that way would be least confusing to the general community. Maybe I should have been more conscientious of how i worded that. But I'm sure you get the "gist" of my question, and it is to satisfy my curiosity as to whether western astrologers put weight into chinese astrology. So just take that into mind, thanks :)

http://paxmercurius.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/transits-archons-and-free-will/

I wrote an article on the topic of free will in astrology - predicative astrology in particular - and how Occult/Gnostic concepts of free will are strongly bound up with the concept of the planets as spirits. There's more to the bibliography than I put there, but I thought I'd include only a couple for brevity's sake :D

I get these emails about astrological events that are going to happen and what it usually means for me. This is pulled directly from it so have a look.

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Just for fun we've developed a new app that calculates your personality profile based on your western and eastern horoscopes. Visit http://www.iconjurecandles.co.uk/eastwesthoroscope/index.html - Or on Facebook, http://apps.facebook.com/eastwesthoroscope - Pass it on to your friends!

I have one last question for the nite, and I'll acquiesce for a while.

How many of you use the fixed stars in your horoscopes? I used to like to keep track of fixed stars, but it's been a while. Even if I didn't know what they meant (when in contact w/a particular planet of mine) or if they'd be irrelevant if the right planet wasn't in aspect to them. I'd at least know where they were and what the star was about. No astrologer has ever done a horoscope for me or anyone I know that included the fixed stars or things like the weeping degree of pisces.

Laters.

Let's say that the ruler of the 8th house, when in contact w/ someone else's major planets or angles, such as the midheaven, asc. etc., is supposed to be an indicator of sexual attraction. But what if the ruler of your (or even hers) 8th house is deterred or fallen or otherwise in a bad spot, somehow. For example: Mine is Mercury, and he is deterred in Sage. Does the deterriment of this planet effect attraction at all?

Btw. Where is your Mars? I'm looking for Mars in Gemini or Virgo. Mars in Cap & Cancer. Mars in Taurus or Scorpio. Mars in Cap/Can must be at around 27 d. Mars in Taurus/Scorpio must be at 17 d.

http://paxmercurius.wordpress.com/

Having made the decision to start working as an astrologer, I have put up a website! The blog features topical posts, updated every two or three days at this stage, as well as information on services that I offer.

As an astrologer, I draw heavily on my spiritual background in Hermetic occulistism and Gnosticism, and in my training as a literature critic, teacher and counsellor. I am sure there will be the occasional bit of good-natured snarking at conspiracy theorists and New-Age nutters, too.

At this stage, I am looking for a limited number of volunteers who would like free chart readings - this is for practise, as I feel myself to be at an 'apprentice' level in regards to my abilities. The rule is 'One Chart Per Person' - I would also like some ongoing contact with anyone who would like a full reading done, for feedback, discussion and confirmation on the interpretation of their charts.

If you would like to participate, please email me with your name, details, chart data, any questions, and a contact (email or instant messenger, your preference). Natal charts, synastry or composite charts and electional (deciding on a date for particular events) charts are my main offerings at the moment.

I would like some volunteers for forecasts, as this is the area I am currently studying. If you'd like a forecast, I'd be very grateful to draw up transits or horary for someone willing to commit to updates about whether or not they are accurate over the coming months.

Edit: Whoohoo! The response to this was awesome - plenty of volunteers have signed up. Unfortunately, I only have so much time on my hands, so I am not accepting further requests at the moment. However, the Chart of the Week event will be starting up soon on Pax Mercurius, so keep an eye on the feed and comment there when its announced.

After a few months off, it's out. In iTunes and at http://tdjacobs.com/blog.
I answer a listener question about a life transition including work, and then take a look at Hillary Clinton's chart in terms of her karmic skipped steps, some heavy squares to her nodal axis.

Now that saturn has finally transited into my twelfth house, I am watching anxiously for that "initiation" into the next house theme, and unlike my previous saturn transits I don't have any idea of what to expect. Maybe I'm dull, but the usual interpretations don't seem relevant to me at all. Then I read that most astrologers don't actually know what the 12th house signifies. If any of you geniuses can supply me an explanation that makes sense, gives me a good idea what's coming, I'd appreciate it.

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