A few thoughts on reader questions and yes I am keeping the querents anonymous…
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So and so was wondering about Saturn transiting one’s 1st house and I can tell you this:
The 1st astrologer I ever went to told me this transit meant I was “back in charge.”
Saturn is “authority.” Authority that you KEEP or you give away.
Honestly? It was a brutal transit for me. That said, NOT EVERYONE has this experience. Not at all. Depends on you, on your chart, what else is going on sky-wards, the lessons you are supposed to learn, the reasons which we cannot always identify.
When Saturn was in Virgo and in my 1st House, Uranus (sudden) was opposing that Saturn (harsh) by transit and when Saturn conjuncted my Moon Pluto conjuction with Uranus opposing, my world fell apart.
HOWEVER, and this is the up side 😉
Everything I learned at that time (I was learning ASTROLOGY during those years) has become my life.
Nothing was wasted. But yes I was in hell for a few years oh yes I was and it built to a nasty crescendo but then I was saved.
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So and so wanted to know about seeing past-lives in the chart and yes I do look at the South Node (and North Node) for information about this. But I also look at Saturn. (For individual chart or synastry). I also look at the 4th House. Some believe this is the point where the soul enters the person.
I have a lot of Virgo in my chart but also a lot of Neptune. I am skeptical but also a believer. I have compared charts looking for past-life connection. It’s hard for me to generalize though. It’s more “I know it when I see it/feel it” kind of thing because the chart is alive to me, the chart speaks, and there are so many combinations. This is something that does interest me though so your question makes me want to research it and brush up on the “common knowledge” around this topic.
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And about So and So inquiring about outer planets and personal planets together in a stellium. As I was telling her, there’s an entire generation of Sun conjunct Neptune in Scorpio people. I do NOT believe they become Pisces but they are a “different’ flavor Scorpio than generations without this influence absolutely!
I also find, generally speaking, that we TRULY see the essence of a planetary energy this way i.e. I really understand Neptune when I am engaging with a Sun Neptune or a Moon Neptune person rather than a Pisces Sun or Moon.
Or maybe my point is that Pisces Sun has a different manifestation than Sun conjunct Neptune or Moon conjunct Neptune or a Neptune square.
As you get to know people’s charts and get to know people, you will suss out these distinctions for yourself and what they mean to you.
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And, yes, So and So, your obsession with food could very well be related to your Mars in Cancer! Mars (hunts) Cancer (food). The aspects will tell you more. Chart tells a story!
I am happy to answer quick questions in this format, if you have them AND if they interest me. Please don’t get offended if I don’t answer them. I’m a picky Virgo Moon 🙂
Love, MP
And YES I am doing Mini-Moon Readings for the Full Moon in Aquarius!
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oy. i’m seeing saturn in my first in my face… helllooo, lines and wrinkles! sighs. rolling with it, though. and next, saturn will touch my pluto, also in the first.
i have a technical question~ i was going to ask in my last comment, but decided against it, but as i type this i see you mentioned it in a reply to another reader. which astrology software do you prefer? i use astro.com now, but would like to explore other options in the near future… thanks 🙂
I was referring to software that I bought! “Professional” software that costs $$$.
yes, i figured, i think within the next few years i will be wanting in invest. 🙂
Out of sign aspects? I’ve read about them but interested in your opinion, if you have one. I suspect this may be a topic that’s most interesting to people who have these aspects ;). For example: I have Venus in cancer trine Uranus in libra and mars in Leo square neptune in Sagittarius. A trine on top of a square and a square on top of a trine. I don’t feel like they cancel each other out but they can’t be functioning in a textbook manner.
This feels very case by case to me. At first I was thinking of conjunctions but then I reread what you wrote and you weren’t talking about conjunctions. Possibly, I would defer to how close in degree the planets are. But yes I think there is more to consider in such a case… have to break it apart more. I don’t have a unifying theory. Feels very case by case to me. But I may change my mind when I think about this more!
A month or so ago, using my astro software I discovered an out of sign trine that I never knew I had. I use wider orbs so that’s why. I was thrilled to find it. It made me feel better 🙂
Those two examples are wide orbs: 8.5 & almost 10 but my sun (in cancer) also sextiles Pluto in libra & trines Neptune in sag. The orbs are tighter for these aspects: 7 & 4. Maybe this is part of the weirdness around anaretic degrees, my sun is at 29.50 but its still a watery, cancer sun 🙂 It makes me feel better that you think it should be considered on a case by case basis. It seems too complicated for a generic explanation.
Well, I’m sure there are astrologers who will stick to a theory. They are probably fixed signs! I’m cardinal/mutable mostly 🙂 Wow I didn’t know your Sun was THAT FAR into Cancer!. So you are SUPER SATURATED CANCER LADY.
For me it also depends on the aspect itself. A square for example would matter to me way more than a sextile. I feel like I’d have to look at the whole thing.
Here’s an example though: with your out of sign Sun/Neptune trine… if you do consider yourself a Sun/Nep trine type of person I bet you’d find it repeated in your chart elsewhere so that a person digging for this wouldn’t even need to use a wide out of sign trine. If that makes sense.
Makes perfect sense. I think it’s a theme: absorbing things; feelings, knowledge, people… There’s also mercury & Saturn in cancer trine Jupiter in Pisces. N.N. in the 12th (sag). Moon & mercury in mutual reception, Jupiter & Neptune in mutual reception. Mars in the 8th. Complicated. But I have another question 🙂 an easier one. Is the moon still void of course if it will aspect planets in the natal chart? Or will the aspect to the natal chart be somewhat muted?
Sun trine Neptune is def ability to tap into the angelic realms. But Out of Sign would show me there’s a bit of a reach there. AND THEN your North Node shows even more that it will take effort to get there. It’s like your chart is saying to you: LOOK!
That’s an interesting question. For me, first and foremost is how transiting planets interact with one’s own chart chart. But it is an overall energy for that time period when the Moon is VoC.
But the Scorpio Moon DEFINITELY makes aspects to my chart even while void.
Thanks, Aliza!!
Saturn in the first house in my natal chart feels just like that! Brutal, but I know it’s leading to me being saved. 🙂
It feels like a big guy in the sky always making sure I do the right thing – and if I don’t, the ramifications are immediate, obvious, and like a big hammer. (Ouch.)
Maaaaan, I like it how things start lining up, clicking into place, arranging themselves, all on the background of stellar happenings.
I know peeps are full of trepidation about Saturn in Scorp and it WILL move into my 1st house soon enough but for me the changes in “redecorating my abode” to accommodate this long term guest have already started. A little feedback here a little insight there and a splash of occasional self reflection are useful.
I am an optimist and thrive on upheaval….
Thanks for this.
I have read much about Saturn moving into Scorpio in October. I have Saturn in Scorpio in my natal chart, as well as Venus in
Scorpio and Scorpio Midheaven. I am a Cap. If you don’t comment I will not be offended. Just curious. Enjoy your writing and perspective – quite original.
I have blogged a little on this topic. I will see if I can find a decent post on the subject….
http://moonplutoastrology.com/page/2/?s=saturn+in+scorpio
Try this link. You can also enter “saturn in scorpio” in the SEARCH button on the blog.