Predictive Astrology - To Be Or Not To Be

My interest in predictive astrology has been sparked again. It seems each time I try to get into it, it's just too overwhelming and frankly, I just don't get how we can "change" or have changes happen to us by the movement of the planets in the sky.

Uranus is the planet that has changed my mind about predictive astrology. It has affected me entirely too much for me not to believe in it. So, I'm paying more attention to things like transits, secondary progressed chart sign and house changes and transits, etc.

Maybe it's also because this is the year that my Sun progresses into the next sign of Aquarius and I've just had my 2nd Lunar Return back to it's natal position. And since my Moon is Natally at 27º Virgo I think I may have one more month of Virgo-ness until my Progressed Moon progresses into Libra for the 3rd time in my life. It should be interesting.

But, I suppose looking at "trends" and "themes" are the point with predictive astrology. I am very far away from saying to people that next Thursday at 11:11 am you will meet the love of your life - which is of course what people really want to hear. Who wouldn't? But, that's not how things work. Besides, quite frankly, I would much rather enjoy having something like that happen naturally instead of knowing before hand. Well, I suppose I would like to know if I would need to be dresses especially nice that day, have my hair curled and fixed and plenty of flattering make-up on. Other than that - natural and in perfect harmony and synchronicity is just fine with me.

When someone's Sun and Moon change their Progressed Sign within the same year - that is definitely a major change. It also happens that My Progressed Sun and Moon are Trine each other this year and Sextile my Natal Sun as well.

Uranus, Mars and Jupiter have all conjuncted and crossed over my Ascendant in the past 6 months making for some very interesting fireworks and drastic changes in my personality, attitudes and behavior. Keep in mind that these planet in conjuncting the Ascendant are also Opposing my Descendant and Squaring my IC/4th House Cusp and MC/10th House Cusp. I've often wondered why these 4 points are Square to one another - is that the Cross we have the bear in this life time - to be constantly trying to integrate these highly difficult points? Probably so.

After learning that about Age 41 or so we experience our Uranus Opposition I discussed with many people what happened in their lives at that age. What was reported was usually a divorce or a marriage, which is definitely very life-altering. For me, I got married at my Uranus Opposition and in a very quick time frame. I also talked with people who can't remember anything outstanding happening at that time in their life. I suppose the impact of the Uranus Opposition can come and go in some people's lives without it's massive, explosive, unpredictable energy making a life-altering change in some people's charts - but I doubt it.

Jupiter has recently move from Aries to Taurus and will soon be exiting my first house. Now that I realized was providing me with an extra dose of confidence to the point of it being too much and something I wasn't used and I didn't know how to handle that energy very productively. As I said, I'm going to be paying more attention to progressions, transits, solar and lunar charts, etc. to see how energies affect me and the people around me and in my life. My "day job" is currently in customer service and I can tell when people are behaving more erratically that normal.  I can also say that perhaps Jupiter has given me an extra dose of personal awareness.

I can definitely say that these 3 planets functioning together and impacting my Ascendant and first house had the energy of a constant electrical voltage flowing through me at varying levels. I felt like the energize bunny turned on high some days and other days people just needed to turn me off so I could get some rest. It was a constant high it seemed now that I'm almost through feeling this first house energy with Jupiter. Although, the energy of Uranus at about 6 degrees Aries which will be impacting my Ascendant again when it goes Retrograde. It seems I'm to experience this "personal" Uranian energy for quite some time as it transits my 1st House as it makes a Grand Trime with my Natal Sun and Natal Uranus as well.

Very Uranian time for me energized by Jupiter expansiveness and the Mars energy.

Back to Basics - Hemisphere & Quadrant Emphasis

Since I've been studying astrology more extensively for the past 7 or 8 years, I've come across many techniques that I enjoy learning about but I also find myself reading over the basics again when an article about them crosses my path and I find that I discover new meaning in them.

In my first post I mentioned the man that I met in the past year and how he dramatically impacted my life.  Just for the sake of ease, let's just call him "Joe".  Obviously I looked at his charts and our charts together and ran charts for other people in his family and life. One of the great things about meeting someone new is to use them as motivation to learn more.

"Joe" has his Sun in his 11th House and has 5 planets in his upper left quadrant. He has 2 more planets conjuncting his Ascendant and another planet in his 3rd House. That makes 8 planets in the left hemisphere. He has one planet in the 5th house and one in the 6th, with no planets in the upper right quadrant.

This was an interesting study for me in opposite chart emphasis since 5 of my own planets are in the upper right quadrant and none of my planets are in the upper left quadrant. Add to this that 4 of my planets are in the lower left quadrant, two of these conjunct the descendant and the remaining 10th planet in my 12th House.  I have a bucket chart with the "handle" in the form of Mars in Pisces in the 12th House - not the best or strongest placement for the planet of energy and action but that is a whole other posting in and of itself.

So, since I've been merrily going along doing charts with planet energy in Signs and House descriptions and giving the quadrant and hemisphere emphasis there just due in the interpretations, I now feel that making a much larger deal about this life point of view is called for.  And frankly, it really won't make much difference to the person in individual readings but when they begin needing to find out how they function in relationships, that is when this is a major factor in terms of relationship expectations.

I mean, let's face it . . . 11th House Sun is functioning "out there in the world" in the groups and masses of people they meet.  In that realm they do a fabulous job especially when they have a Libra Sun as "Joe" does.  The 11th House is that of Friends, Hopes, Wishes, Groups, etc. That actually fits him quite nicely as he is very into spreading good feelings out into the world one little, non-personal hit at a time. It's what he does and he does it extremely well in a very humanitarian sort of way. Those are the positives.

The challenge with the 11th House Sun is that enjoying close intimate personal relationships is more difficult for them. As my trusty first astrology book I bought on charting says, "The subject must be careful not to distance himself from close contact with others. There can be conflict here."

It has occurred to me that all of us who live our lives in one way and have our own perceptions can not see life nor feel it from the perspective of another person.  Human interactions teach us these things if we are wiling to listen and at least acknowledge that another viewpoint exists. This is a core life lesson to learn that some of us have in our "make-up" (chart).

As I thought about the 11th House further in terms of Joe and what that meant to him, it occurred to me that not only was my Progressed Sun already in my 11th House and had been for about 7 years, but my Progressed Sun was changing Signs from Capricorn to Aquarius this year, in my 11th House. I think it was a good time to meet Joe which gave me a push to investigate just what I'm supposed to be doing with this newly acquired energy.

I suppose being very oriented to other people in my life, it is now time to wake up and smell the "invest in yourself and make an impact in groups" developing part of myself. After all, I think perhaps my Chiron at 7º Aquarius is there for a reason, right?  Interestingly, many things fall into place when at the time you just don't realize that things are all coming together for a reason.

After pondering these 4th quadrant and eastern hemisphere vs. western sphere chart emphasis for awhile I looked at some of the other charts in my files. As it turns out my very own Mother has a very strong 4th quadrant chart! That really put some missing pieces of the puzzle together for me with her and why she is so self-sufficient and sometimes seemingly aloof. Self-sufficiency is definitely a big part of having a strong 4th quadrant chart. I would love to develop more of that self-sufficiency. I mean, I love doing things on my own, but there are some days when I would just like to have a partner in crime to run around with doing errands or those especially unpleasant errands, like going to pay bills, etc.  Having someone to talk and laugh with, for me, makes life more pleasant and much more bearable. Of course, that could also be my "let's go and have fun" Sag Sun part of me. It may also have to do with Leo being on my 6th House of daily routines.

I've noticed things about the other quadrants that I can fairly easily recognize in people now that I meet. I have a friend who seems very "into herself" and she has a 1st house quadrant emphasis. While also very self-sufficient, this is the quadrant where people focus on "themselves" and that is so apparent many times. I can easily spot these people now. In addition, the 2nd House quadrant people are also working on themselves (vs. top of the chart quadrants who focus on "out there" people and things), these people tend to get "hurt" more than others I've noticed. I think it's all in your perspective and from what corner of the char you may be looking out from.

So don't forget to place a proper amount of emphasis on the quadrants and hemispheres and include them as major factors to take into consideration in terms of life orientation and personal relationships.

Significant Relationships

I've often wondered what makes one relationship better, more significant or more important than another one. I think I'm getting closer to finding the answer.

Keep in mind that I am a constantly questing Natal Sun Sagittarius (with Mercury and Saturn also in Sag) with my Sun progressing from Capricorn to Aquarius this year (2011). The Sun's progression from one sign to another marks a very important transition in our lives which is why I mention that. I'm sure there is a lot more to say about that, but one of the main things I'm feeling is that I'm losing my anchor - my foundation. I get that feeling a lot these days. The progression will be exact in June - another couple of months.

While my Progressed Sun changing signs was not my original intent of writing today, I think it one of the major factors in this period of change I'm experiencing.  Because of a recently made new friend with a man I became to know over the period of four months, and realized he was triggering more than just friendship feelings in me, I found myself doing more in-depth research regarding our shared astrological influences.

I did not realize how powerful someone triggering my 7th House with their Sun & Venus and my 8th House with their Mars & Neptune could be . . . but I realize it now. What the books and articles all tell you, 90% of the time is that the "other person" (him) feels it too. Maybe not in the exact same way, but definitely feels it. I found this not to be the case . . . so far.

I have on my list to continue my quest to continue to research these strange phenomena that caused me to have stronger feelings that I have for anyone since the last significant man I met 25 years ago.

There are so many ways to look at chart comparisons and explanations out there that it boggles the mind. Isn't there a simpler way to determine this, I ask myself? Apparently, there is if we choose to only look at how the planets in each of our charts affect the other ones, or in other words, the inter-chart synastry aspects. This man and I have very few "classic" synastry aspects and I wondered (other than my own individual chart) what this strong draw was I was having.

Okay, time to reveal that I have 01º Scorpio Venus EXACT Conjunct Neptune in my Natal Chart. There are only a few minutes separating these two planets in my natal chart. This conjunction is in my 7th House. This man's Moon is 0º Taurus in exact Opposition to my Venus/Neptune conjunction, which also places his Moon in my 1st House. That is the most exact aspect he and I have between our two charts, so I began to look elsewhere as to why I was feeling more than what one aspect would indicate. These 3 planets mixed together are also very mild in their expression, however we have to note that all three are in the Fixed Signs of Taurus and/or Scorpio – the value and possession Signs and Houses for me as well.

Oh, and just to be clear, my Sun falls in his 1st House, my Venus in his 12th House and my Mars in his 5th House, with my Moon/Jupiter conjunction in his 11th House. While we had fun together, which he fully admitted and I do also, he only sees me as a "friend" . . . a "funny friend". Can someone please tell this guy that telling a woman that is almost like answering in the affirmative the question "does this make my butt look fat?" Although, after much pondering, I know that I would rather be a funny and fun friend than not a friend at all.  I do like to be funny and we did have some great times. What he doesn't realize is that his Jupiter is in my also in my 1st House along with his Moon, which makes him funny also.

My point with all of this is that it's all just poochnane. That is a word I made up in the past couple of weeks the meaning of which is: "It doesn't mean anything . . . but really it means everything." There is no reason for anyone to understand that except me but I wanted to write it down. Although, while I looked that word up on the Internet and didn't find anything, I feel as if I've heard that word somewhere before - as non-sensical as it sounds, which is one of the reasons I like it.

I believe relationships are there for us because we all have the need to have meaningful life experiences. I mean basically it's dust to dust in the end for all of us mere mortals, so whatever is meaningful to us in the middle of all of that dusting and yes, also for our soul development, is what relationships are for. There are meant to reveal parts of ourselves . . . to ourselves . . . for the growth of our soul. If it is true that we really do choose the soul we bring to this lifetime with then why do we choose things that make us hurt . . . a lot?

Here is a link about Healthy mature Intimate relationships that I found interesting.