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T O P I C R E V I E WNatsukashiiShe passes snide remarks and has turned people against me. (People that dont have any impact on my career - just two other women who are on the same level as her in the organisation. She is very much junior to me but does not report to me. She is loud and attention seeking and seems to have no sense of decorum or placeWhy is she doing this and how do I deal with her?I would put up a synastry or composite chart but I dont have her time of birthShe is making my working life miserable with her backbiting, envy and commentsI've been advised to make allowances for her lack of maturity but she is 27!Please help me LeonisStar quote:Originally posted by Natsukashii:She passes snide remarks and has turned people against me. (People that dont have any impact on my career - just two other women who are on the same level as her in the organisation. She is very much junior to me but does not report to me. She is loud and attention seeking and seems to have no sense of decorum or placeWhy is she doing this and how do I deal with her?I would put up a synastry or composite chart but I dont have her time of birthShe is making my working life miserable with her backbiting, envy and commentsI've been advised to make allowances for her lack of maturity but she is 27!Please help me Envy. You said it yourself. She's very much your junior? I'm guessing she is jealous and competitive in the work place. She sounds like she's going out of her way to turn people against you for the chance to bring you down even more, whether or not they affect your job security. The best thing to do would show her that it is NOT affecting you and that you are still strong in your position so she realizes she can't do anything about it.Astrologically... she sounds to me like she has Mars in the 10th in Leo or Scorpio hehehe. I know that house placement is supposed to be an uplifting colleague but it also expresses a feeling of superiority and a determination to succeed no matter what, and the nasty side of both Leo and Scorpio can get, well, nasty.NatsukashiiHi LeonisStarI did her chart without the time of birth and she definitely had Mars in ScorpioYou are right....it's envy and insecurityThanks for taking the time , appreciated!EllynlvxIf I had her birth information, I would post the Synastry Report right here on your Thread for you.I can do it with her Planets in your Houses, and it will be basically correct.NatsukashiiEllynvx..... You are spoiling me!!Heartfelt thanks... My DOB is Jan 26 1967 born at 12: 13 am in Durban South AfricaHer DOB is June 26 1986Born in Verulam South AfricaWe started off friendly but she suddenly turned... She appears to get people to like her by doing things for them, buying them stuff, basically pampering themWaiting eargely for your feedback EllynlvxOh, I have yours!Will be right back...Edit at will.EllynlvxSynastry Report for coworkerNat KnowflakecoworkerNat KnowflakeReport For coworkerNat KnowflakeMooncoworkerNat's Moon in Natsukashii's 4th HouseStay emotionally close to home with Natsukashii, as that is where you have themost impact. Your reactions may be taken as gospel, and feelings expressed offthe cuff may be taken more fundamentally than you imagine, so be aware.coworkerNat's Moon Conjunction Natsukashii's VenusYou are instantly sensitive to Natsukashii's needs, an antenna for Natsukashii'sdesires. Ideal for anything from a lover to a personal shopper. Conversely, yourfeelings are ideally suited to please Natsukashii and your every reaction is a newtreat.coworkerNat's Moon Trine Natsukashii's MarsWhen Natsukashii makes a move, chances are you're going to know what it isright away and probably support it. Similarly, Natsukashii will generally knowwhat to do to pull you into the play in a positive way. Whether or not you're theintended receiver, you're ready to catch the pass.SuncoworkerNat's Sun in Natsukashii's 8th HouseIn some kind of strange fashion, it may seem to Natsukashii that you aresomething lost, to be reclaimed, perhaps even to go into debt for. Just makesure you are not also the one Natsukashii borrows from, unless you truly want tobe.coworkerNat's Sun Trine Natsukashii's MarsA give and take makes rhythmic work energies flow in tandem, so thatNatsukashii's spark and push gets your shove and follow-though rolling like asteam engine. It's about passing the ball just enough to move the play forwardeach time.coworkerNat's Sun Square Natsukashii's SaturnI say yes, you say no, you say stop, I say go, go, go. Hello, goodbye, and aroundagain as you try to light up Natsukashii's blues while defending your own positiveside. This can make progress on joint projects difficult.MercurycoworkerNat's Mercury in Natsukashii's 9th HouseNatsukashii's sky-high goals, aspirations, plans, and spiritual possibilities are allon the tip of your tongue -- at least that is the way Natsukashii may see it, andseeing is believing. Help where you can, but remember you're not really a guru.coworkerNat's Mercury Conjunction Natsukashii's MoonWhen Natsukashii is at a loss for words to express the feelings of the moment,you can probably provide them. Conversely, Natsukashii likely intuits what youare going to say before the words leave your mouth. It's a mind/emotion link thatmay sometimes amaze.coworkerNat's Mercury Opposition Natsukashii's SunYou may be hard-pressed to put a finger on what makes Natsukashii tick, butyou should avoid any arguments that might spring up in the attempt. Words arenot the only channel of communication open to you, so when words fail, trysomething else.coworkerNat's Mercury Square Natsukashii's MarsYou may have just the answer about how to help marshal and organizeNatsukashii's energies, but the chances are Natsukashii won't agree or go alongwith it. No point in arguing if you don't come to a fairly quick solution. To each hisown.coworkerNat's Mercury Conjunction Natsukashii's JupiterYou can take Natsukashii's most abstract and off-the-wall notions and put theminto clear language so they can be put to real use. Conversely, doing so putsyour brain into a new gear that you might have missed, so there's growth allaround.coworkerNat's Mercury Trine Natsukashii's SaturnIf you want solid long-term support for your ideas, Natsukashii is likely to provideit, or at least will always be there to give you the A-OK sign when you need it. Alot of things just go without saying between you, which is as it should be.coworkerNat's Mercury Conjunction Natsukashii's MidheavenYou would make a great publicist for Natsukashii, as you know just what to sayabout what's going on about Natsukashii's career and reputation. In the process,you'll find your own abilities highlighted in return as others better see whom yourepresent.coworkerNat's Mercury Trine Natsukashii's AscendantAnything good you have to say about Natsukashii's appearance will beappreciated, and expected, as a matter of course. Anything bad -- well, there'snot likely to be much, or if there is, you haven't thought about it much. Verysupportive.VenuscoworkerNat's Venus in Natsukashii's 10th HouseForwarding career and reputation comes easily here, and mutual promotion willlikely be successful. Separate desire from true admiration, so you don't getblinded by impulse while others watch.coworkerNat's Venus Opposition Natsukashii's SunNatsukashii wasn't born to please you, so don't expect it. That doesn't mean youcan't get along just fine, only that you shouldn't expect Natsukashii in yourpocket all the time. When you're not getting what you want here, look elsewhere -- no one will mind.coworkerNat's Venus Opposition Natsukashii's MercuryIf it seems that Natsukashii says things just to put you off, get over it and get onwith it. It's not intentional, just off on another trip that may not be the one you'relooking for at the moment. Try more non-verbal communication to touch base.coworkerNat's Venus Conjunction Natsukashii's MidheavenYou may be a bit taken by Natsukashii's reputation and general status in theprofessional or social community. At least you like what you hear, but you shouldtake a look whether it's the person or the myth you like better.MarscoworkerNat's Mars in Natsukashii's 3rd HouseYou can be a welcome jolt in the brain for Natsukashii, energizing the graymatter and pushing the conversation along to evermore interesting levels. Thetrick is to motivate thought without breeding argument.coworkerNat's Mars Opposition Natsukashii's MoonYou may find that you unintentionally grate on Natsukashii and evoke emotionsthat are unsettled and perhaps unsettling. Thus, disputes when they arise shouldbe settled based on the issues, not on the emotions surrounding them.coworkerNat's Mars Square Natsukashii's MarsBecause your work and energy rhythms are decidedly different, you may be bestoff pursuing separate but equal tracks rather than disputing what to do with asingle project. Look for a third party to arbitrate where who does what.coworkerNat's Mars Opposition Natsukashii's JupiterNatsukashii's imagination may not really benefit from your attempt to be thedriving wheel. Your intent is welcome, but you may find yourself pushing againstthe flow or tail-spinning efforts unnecessarily without meaning to. Be willing togracefully back off when asked the first time.coworkerNat's Mars Sextile Natsukashii's SaturnNatsukashii can be a good influence on your work habits and energyexpenditures in general, teaching you how to conserve your resources and getthe most results out of the least efforts. A calming and sustaining influence.coworkerNat's Mars Sextile Natsukashii's AscendantCooperative physical efforts, from outdoor work to dancing, can go easily andnaturally and probably don't require much thought or planning. Nor do they takeup much priority, either, and are natural resources to draw on for other things.JupitercoworkerNat's Jupiter in Natsukashii's 5th HouseYou're the one to suggest new ways to play -- in school, the boardroom, or thebedroom. Be a fount of creative new ideas and approaches and Natsukashii willbe the first to enthusiastically redesign the game. Make the suggestion, then becarried along.coworkerNat's Jupiter Trine Natsukashii's MoonYou encourage in each other both positive feelings and personal growth, asfeelings develop in an easy way, just fast enough to enjoy, not so quick as tooverwhelm. It's not something you even notice that much, except when you lookback on it later.coworkerNat's Jupiter Trine Natsukashii's JupiterTogether you have a good sense of where you fit into larger scale developmentsand can give each other good free advice on where you've been and where youmight go next. Development without competition can make for good partnership.coworkerNat's Jupiter Conjunction Natsukashii's SaturnYou will tend to encourage Natsukashii to break boundaries, while Natsukashiiwill encourage you to establish them. At worst this could make you seem radicaland Natsukashii a wet towel, but at best it leads you both to mutual growth thatmaintains stability and integrity.coworkerNat's Jupiter Trine Natsukashii's AscendantMutual praise and admiration is easily expressed by the simple act of beingcomfortable together and feeling that in itself is taking you somewhere. Lookinggood is feeling good, and vice versa, and it doesn't take words to say it.SaturncoworkerNat's Saturn in Natsukashii's 1st HouseYou can be a stabilizing force or a wet dish cloth where Natsukashii's self-imageis concerned, so be sensitive to where creative criticism ends and put-downbegins. It's OK to rein in a wild horse, but not to break the spirit of a thoroghbred.coworkerNat's Saturn Trine Natsukashii's MoonYou can provide Natsukashii with emotional support and stability just by beingthere and providing a sympathetic presence. Allow yourself to be taken forgranted as a shoulder to lean on, as that is a gift Natsukashii will always bethankful for.coworkerNat's Saturn Sextile Natsukashii's SunIt probably doesn't take much for you to be supportive of Natsukashii'spersonality, not so much by what you say as by what you don't say. WhenNatsukashii needs solid backing, yours should be there without comment,reflected by your sheer presence alone.coworkerNat's Saturn Trine Natsukashii's JupiterEven when you have differing philosophies about a wide range of things, theywill not seem to get in the way. You will find yourselves discovering commonground anyway, along with an easy live and let live attitude.coworkerNat's Saturn Trine Natsukashii's MidheavenYour stability may do much to enhance Natsukashii's reputation, althoughneither of you may have a clue as to exactly why or how. Your presence wouldappear to add some kind of credibility, with Natsukashii's success only adding toit.UranuscoworkerNat's Uranus in Natsukashii's 2nd HouseYou can have a somewhat unsettling effect on Natsukashii's personal resources,perhaps without meaning to. When you need to make demands, however corrector necessary, try to give warning -- and do it in increments, not suddenly and allat once. Sudden overloads are not helpful.NeptunecoworkerNat's Neptune in Natsukashii's 2nd HouseYou may not have a really tight grip on Natsukashii's finances and resources, sobe careful about what conclusions you draw. There may be lots more or lots lessthere than you think, and you have the ability to even make Natsukashii unsureabout it.PlutocoworkerNat's Pluto in Natsukashii's 12th HouseWhen it comes to sensitive issues, you may be able to strongarm Natsukashiimore than you might expect. Tweaking hidden agendas may allow temporarycontrol, but in the long run could escort you to the door. It's hardly worth it.EllynlvxDefinite Mars, Mercury and Pluto problems.Uranus as well, most of them Retrograde.Twelfth, third and MidHeaven. Cusp of the second for Uranus.EllynlvxDon't think I ever did a Natal for you either, here you are:Astro*Talk Astrological Report forNatsukashii KnowflakeAstro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeIntroductionAstrology is as old as measured time. Although there are many different approaches toastrology, all astrologers appear united in the idea that there is a connection between theheavens and the Earth -- they share one common space. For centuries there has been amisunderstanding concerning the nature of astrology to the effect that the heavens somehow"influence" events here on Earth. This theory of celestial influence has penetrated into themodern world until today it is the main concept or idea of astrology supported by the public --the lay astrological audience.Professional astrologers do not hold with theories of celestial influence. Instead, the modernastrologer conceives of the heavens and Earth as united, interpenetrating, and sharing acommon space and time. The great cosmic or celestial events happening around and beyond theEarth (eclipses, lineups, and so on) are not seen as CAUSING events to occur on Earth, but asgreat signatures of events ALSO happening here on Earth. In other words, there is no "cause" inthe heavens followed by an "effect" here on Earth. Instead, both planetary and earthly eventshappen simultaneously and are mutually reflective. Neither is the cause of the other; both arethe product of the moment, one acted out in the heavens above, the other here on the Earthbelow.While astrologers don't feel that heavenly events are the cause of events here on Earth, theydo feel that specific heavenly events are enacted here on the Earth too -- at the same moment. Inother words, there is only one grand "play." The great drama enacted in the sky is also acted out(in exact detail) here on Earth in the same instant. Another way to say this is that the Earth ispart of the cosmos and shares in that cosmic moment. Scientists have been discovering (forexample) that sunspots, solar flares, and solar activity have a very definite (and almostimmediate) effect here on Earth. Astrologers tend to feel that all major cosmic events such aseclipses are interactive; they represent an activity also taking place within us and ourconsciousness.In summary, astrology is a study of heavenly cycles and cosmic events as they are reflectedin our earthly environment and vice- versa -- a vast cosmic clock. Astrologers find the cosmicpatterns revealed in the rhythmic motions of the planets a great help in shedding light on theseeming helter-skelter of everyday life. Astrologers may have their heads in the heavens, butonly to better guide their feet here on Earth.We hope you enjoy your Astro*Talk profile. It has been calculated using sophisticatedastronomical formulae to ensure high accuracy. On the next page you will find a list of thezodiac positions of your natal planets along with the house cusps for your birth moment.Introduction Page 2Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeYour Rising SignFirst let's take a quick look at your ascendant, or rising sign. Astrologers want to know whatzodiac sign is rising at birth, since this gives a picture of the way you appear or come across toothers.You appear intense and passionate and probably tend to gravitate to positions of power andcontrol. You come across as somewhat secretive, penetrating, and at all times very sensitive.You can get to the heart of things.Scorpio RisingYour Chart DataNatsukashii KnowflakePlanet Sign Position House House CuspsSun Aquarius 05°Aq15' 03rd 01 22°Sc06'Moon Leo 00°Le31' 09th 02 19°Sg05'Mercury Aquarius 10°Aq37' 04th 03 12°Cp19'Venus Aquarius 23°Aq56' 04th 04 06°Aq19'Mars Libra 24°Li35' 12th 05 05°Pi00'Jupiter Cancer 28°Ca42' R 09th 06 11°Ar21'Saturn Pisces 25°Pi57' 05th 07 22°Ta06'Uranus Virgo 24°Vi06' R 11th 08 19°Ge05'Neptune Scorpio 24°Sc06' 01st 09 12°Ca19'Pluto Virgo 20°Vi21' R 11th 10 06°Le19'Midheaven Leo 06°Le19' 11 05°Vi00'Ascendant Scorpio 22°Sc06' 12 11°Li21'Program Copyright 1985-2008 Matrix Software, Inc.Introduction Page 3Planet AspectsThe Lights: The Sun and MoonAt the time of our birth, the planets (through their configurations and relationships) tell ussomething about how things were when we were born. Each planet points to special qualitieswithin us. Yet, of all the planets, the two most important planets to astrologers are the "lights,"the Sun and the Moon. From where we stand here on Earth, the great shining Sun by day andthe reflecting Moon at night are our constant companions. They have much to tell us as towhere we have been and where we are headed.The Sun: Your Self and FutureFrom the Sun comes light, that which draws us into life. The Sun represents all the changeswe have not yet taken, that part of us that we have not yet experienced but are headed toward.The Sun represents our identity, or self, in that it is toward these that we are moving anddeveloping. Thus, it also represents that which we will become: older people, authorities --those we look toward, or up to. Our essence, or future. Teachers, gurus, and older (moreexperienced) people are represented by the Sun. The Sun is "hot stuff," those further up the roadof life experience.You are open-minded and democratic, enthusiastic, and have a definite sense of mission.Above all, you are a progressive and enjoy putting into practice that which is good for all. Youraltruism could appear as coolness. At home with different cultures, peoples, and lands, you loveto work with (and in) groups.Sun in AquariusYou will find yourself torn between an environment that is very comfortable and supportiveversus a real need to grow, progress, and push out on your own. You are always being caught inthe middle, forced to choose between surroundings that are supportive (but not progressive) andnew directions that bring advancement that may be at the expense of your comfort. Gettingthese two opposing directions to work together may require some real compromising skills onyour part. This could manifest as a love of history versus future trends, older persons versusyounger, and so on.Moon Opposition SunPlanet Aspects Page 4Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeYou communicate with consummate skill, and it is stimulating just being with you. Your highdegree of mental concentration makes you an excellent student, able to excel in speaking,writing, and all types of communication skills. Your ambitions go hand-in-hand withcommunication and using the mind, and the two should never be far apart.Sun Conjunction MercuryYou may end up making a living at something not entirely in your best interests. There is atendency to get carried away when it comes to vocational choices, and you could find yourselfpursuing possibilities that lead nowhere. This going against yourself, so to speak, may alsobring you in opposition to those in authority. You may have to examine carefully any careerchoices you make.Sun Opposition JupiterYou tend to be a home body, and family interests often outweigh career concerns. Thiscould prove difficult if you neglect practical matters or go out of your way to challenge those inauthority. Others may find you uninterested in fame and career.Sun Opposition MidheavenThe Moon: The Support SystemHere is information about the kind of environment we create around us, our support system.It is not only the surroundings that we set up today, but the Moon also represents our past, theparticular history and social background out of which we grew. Aside from our socialbackground, the Moon governs all of the old habits that we have grown beyond. We tend tolook down on, or back on, our Moon. It represents those experiences out of which we havecome, all those younger souls who are unconscious, or "sub" conscious to our own level. This iswhy it is said that the Moon is a mystery planet, for it is both our parent and our child: ourparent in that out of it we were born, our child in that we can't but respond to others who arenow living as we once did.You are gregarious, even to the point of bringing out the performer in others. You somehowalways manage to find a creative environment or the creative in any environment. You are greatwith kids and big on animals, sports, and the outdoors. You are an instant umbrella of warmth,friendship, and self-expression.Moon in LeoYou may find yourself torn between two loves or passions, a love of the past versus thefuture, mother versus father, a younger crowd versus an older crowd. A basic antagonism ofhome and surroundings against the need to grow, progress, and push on.Moon Opposition SunYou may find yourself being too harsh or forceful when dealing with others, especially ingroup situations. The social fabric around you is something you tear through all too often inyour drive to get things done. This can result in a distinct lack of support or assistance fromothers. Since you tend to ignore sentiment and the feelings of others, you are often left on yourown. This non-cooperation makes it hard to really get ahead.Moon Square MarsPlanet Aspects Page 5Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeThe public loves you, and it may be hard for you to avoid working with and for others. The wayfor you involves working with people. Everyone sees you as genuine and giving and tends totrust you on sight. Your ability to counsel others is excellent, and you are always sought out foradvice. A born leader, others find it easy to take instructions from you and tend to follow yourexample. You enjoy helping others solve their problems.Moon Conjunction JupiterYour sense of responsibility is so well developed that you always end up managing anysituation you become involved in. You are disciplined, work hard, and are good at gettingothers to work with and for you. Perhaps a little too serious and frugal, you enjoy getting alongon less. Essentials are what count. You like to keep to yourself and tend to avoid too muchsocializing. Others may prefer keeping some distance too.Moon Trine SaturnYou have a built-in sense of what the public wants and can always come up with just theright image. You find it easy to work with the emotions and feelings of others, and with greatimagination. Your sense of the ideal springs to life whenever other people are involved. A bornarranger of atmospheres, you enjoy working with groups of people. You are also very creativewhen it comes to your home and surroundings.Moon Trine NeptuneEverything seems to conspire to put you in the limelight. You always come off well in agroup and manage to get your ideas across.Moon Trine AscendantYou are expert at manipulating the public and its many moods. Your practical sense forgroup psychology may find you in real demand as an organizer and producer of public events.You have real insight into feelings, moods -- what makes people work.Moon Conjunction MidheavenThe Inner Planets: Mercury and VenusThe planets Mercury and Venus have more to do with our internal and personal life thanwith life outside us. These inner planets are located between the orbit of the Earth and the Sun.We can look to qualities that are inside us. Venus indicates how we appreciate and measure ourexperience, how we value life. Mercury tells us something about how our mind works, how wethink and communicate -- our intrinsic brightness.Mercury: The Mind and CommunicationMercury is the light in our eyes, the ever-changing consciousness within us that moves fromidea to idea. Thus Mercury has always represented thoughts, ideas, and the mental process ingeneral. It governs not only ideas, but communications, too. Communications -- by phone,letter, spoken, or however -- are ruled by Mercury. Also thoughts, connections, phone wires,and everything that connects and conveys -- even conversations.Planet Aspects Page 6Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeYou are an impartial thinker, democratic to the point of being impersonal. Fascinated by thelatest technology, you have very original ideas, an inventor. Always thinking of the world as aunity, you are idealistic and believe in putting into practice what is preached. You aregroup-conscious, community-oriented.Mercury in AquariusYou are very bright, and you may be very proud of your mind and all that it can do. Youhave a high degree of concentration that makes you an excellent student and able to excel inspeaking, writing, and all types of communication skills.Sun Conjunction MercuryYour mind runs to domestic issues; home and family are always on your mind. This traitcould work against your career interests, especially if your job requires managerial andorganizational skills. Perhaps a home business would be good.Mercury Opposition MidheavenVenus: Values and DiscriminationVenus rules our values and sense of appreciation. When we appraise or appreciatesomething, whether that be another person or a new car, this is Venus -- the sense of love andcompassion we may feel. By the same token, this planet rules enjoyment too. Whether it beself-appreciation or just plain old decadent self-enjoyment by having a good time, this is Venus.When we go shopping or are on a spending spree, it is Venus that allows us to appreciate andvalue all the good things of life.Marriage for convention's sake, if at all, is your motto. Let's not get too personal oremotional. A friend's friend. You love to work for a great cause or purpose, and a better worldis the place to be. You appreciate what's fair and democratic, and feel most happy in a group orcommunity.Venus in AquariusYou love to work with younger people and would make a superb teacher or coach. Youappreciate a heart-felt approach and are an enthusiast if there ever was one. You understand andencourage emotions, feelings and creativity and find it easy to work in these areas. You valuedrive and the ability to get things done. Matters of the heart, marriage, and the like are areaswhere you can help others.Venus Trine MarsYour value system has little room for the mystical, much less whatever the psychics aretalking about. When these things crop up, you cut them off early on. Your position is simple:dreams, images, spiritual thoughts, and what-not are just not your cup of tea. You don't care forthem. And yet, this whole subject fascinates you. There is a siren-like quality to all of this,calling and luring you. Sooner or later, this must be worked through.Venus Square NeptuneYour love of family and home and lack of interest in external affairs (be they friends orwork-related) needs to be noted and kept in balance.Venus Square AscendantPlanet Aspects Page 7Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeThe External Planets: Mars, Jupiter, SaturnThe major planets outside the Earth's orbit (external to us) are Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.These are the planets of the outer world -- life as we find it outside ourselves. Mars tells ussomething about the drive and energy we have, Jupiter shows us how to best channel thatenergy, and Saturn decrees what sort of material or territory we will be passing through. Again:Saturn tells us about the territory we will be going through, Jupiter the way or path through it,and Mars what kind of push or drive we can count on to keep going.Mars: Drive and EmotionsMars is the planet of emotion and inner motivation or drive. When we search for themeaning of something, life or whatever, it is Mars that urges us on, keeps us searching. Marsalso drives us against things, too and sends us into war and combat. The urgency of Mars, thesearch for meaning, is identical to the need for union, yoga, and marriage. Mars is the planet ofunion, and marriage is the most common form of yoga. When we have questions about theopposite sex, we are looking at the planet Mars.You have an inner urge to be all things to all people and would rather bend than argue ormake an issue. You are a natural diplomat, always courteous and concerned with the comfortand welfare of others. You stay in the background, but are able to manipulate and bring outcooperation in others every time.Mars in LibraYour own forcefulness and drive can make it difficult for others to offer you nourishmentand support. You can be too harsh to allow any real sentiment and feeling to flourish. You tendto ignore personal history and any display of emotions.Moon Square MarsAll heart! Feelings are always out front and entirely natural. Love of action, motion (sports,physical, sex, and the like). An expert at matters of the heart. Children, animals, and all creativework get top billing. Always act on instinct, feelings.Venus Trine MarsYou may lack coordination, in particular in relation to making career moves. Youremotions, led by your temper, can send you off in a direction that is anything but where youreally want to go. There is a basic struggle between your feelings and your livelihood;therefore, it is important to find work that does not deny your feelings, or they will explode.Acting only on your feelings and doing "whatever you want" with no thought for a plan is alsonot helpful. Advice from a trusted friend is in order to help coordinate your job and youremotional life.Mars Square JupiterPlanet Aspects Page 8Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeJupiter: Career and Life PathJupiter is the planet of success and simple survival, the way we have to solve the problemsthat confront us. Thus Jupiter has to do with the way in which we can be successful, ourvocation. The Hindu word for Jupiter is Guru. Jupiter is the guru and guide, the way we gothrough life, our life path or vocation. Jupiter is the method each of us has for dealing with thelaws of life, our Saturn, or limitations. Jupiter is the light or path. Jupiter provides us with oursense of direction, the path we are on, the way we handle life. It affects how we approach life'sproblems. It has always been an indicator of how successful we may be, our vocation.A career in big business is possible, for you like broad, secure foundations. It is importantfor you to feel safe, and you are very domestic -- family, home, and kids. Supportive, nurturing,you use your intuition and gut instinct over thought and deliberation. Fiercely loyal, you are astreet fighter when protecting your own interests or those you love. Very dependable.Jupiter in CancerYou could find yourself pursuing options and paths that end up leading away from yourown best interests. Your particular solutions to problems may go against, or prove challengingfor, those in authority. Your methods may provoke the establishment.Sun Opposition JupiterA born teacher or group leader, counselor or guide. Others find it easy to take directionfrom you by example alone. You enjoy immersing yourself in a group, solving problems,raising spirits, and so on. People admire your openness and generosity.Moon Conjunction JupiterYou tend to have trouble coordinating your drive with good career moves. You rush intothings, often against your own best interests. You have to be careful selecting a life path, so youdon't ignore feelings and emotions.Mars Square JupiterYou are a natural architect and builder, able to use your mind to make decisions in mattersof form and function. For you, the goal and the way to get to it are the same thing. You like tobuild each step and have each decision be an end in itself. Things must be done right. You alsohave great skill with the law, whether man-made or those of nature, and you can put all of thisinto words. You could well teach others in these areas. You understand how to handleauthorities and have a natural gift at solving problems.Jupiter Trine SaturnYou are independent and value freedom and nonconformity. A great problem-solver, youenjoy working out new solutions, trying new things. Your career will be anything but ordinary,and leave it to you to find unusual ways of supporting yourself. You bring a lot of mental skilland understanding to whatever you do, and could teach or help others to take a moreindependent approach to their life or career. You pursue electronics, computers, and the like.Jupiter Sextile UranusYou would do well in a career in music, poetry, psychology, philosophy -- the realms of thePlanet Aspects Page 9Astro*Talk Natsukashii Knowflakeimagination. You work well in these areas and can help or teach others by sharing yourunderstanding. You can serve as a guide to the nether worlds of the mind and psyche --religions, mysticism, and so on. Spiritual problems and questions are easy, for you always graspthe unity behind what appears separate.Jupiter Trine NeptuneYour manner is so facilitating and attractive to others that you would make an excellentcounselor or teacher. You find it easy to solve the problems that present themselves, and othersbenefit from this ability of yours.Jupiter Trine AscendantCareer is very important, and you have superb management abilities. You are expert atmanipulating a situation to the benefit of all concerned.Jupiter Conjunction MidheavenSaturn: ResponsibilitiesThe process of finding out who we are (self-discovery) starts when we come to grips withwhatever problems life presents to us and begin to get a handle on them. In other words, if wehave not dealt with Saturn, or time (that is, if we don't have some control of time), there is littleopportunity for other questions. Saturn rules the laws and limitations of this material world weall live in. Saturn indicates where we are bound to learn, the narrowness that makes our wayfelt, the walls that make homes possible. Saturn holds us together as much as apart. Saturn issaid to be the great teacher, the planet that keeps us from getting carried away in one directionor another. Although it always seeks to limit and determine any thought, word, or action, it alsodefines and clarifies. Saturn is called the prince of the material world.There could be problems with selfishness. You tend to ignore or avoid opportunities to helpout and give of yourself. You fear the deeper, mystical side of life and need to practice puttingothers before yourself. Also learn to use intuition and feelings. Lend a helping hand.Saturn in PiscesA tireless and disciplined worker, you have a tendency to be serious and to prefer beingalone over entering the social scene. You can get the most out of others, get them to work underyou. A wisdom that comes from simple needs. Conservative. Careful.Moon Trine SaturnYou possess an architect's vision for what needs to be done and how to do it right to make itlast -- an expert or true builder. Knowing what tool to use and just how and when to use it. Asense of the right path or dharma. With you, the means and ends are identical.Jupiter Trine SaturnYour innate seriousness and sense of obligation tend to set themselves up against anythingthat is new and different. Independence on the part of people or events somehow challengesyour authority and never fails to invoke an argument or stand-off. Change, even novelty, is seenas threatening and confrontational. Even so, the forces of change assert themselves now andagain, managing to over-rule and overturn whatever you have managed to tie down.Saturn Opposition UranusPlanet Aspects Page 10Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeHere is the ability to ground and make spiritual ideas a practical matter, bringing themdown to Earth and into everyday life. You have great discipline when it comes to working withspirituality and unity -- whatever binds or links all of us together. You would be able to teachand show others these realms. No pie-in-the-sky for you. You grasp the principles that bindthings together, the essentials of a workaday, practical religion, a down-to-Earth mysticism.Saturn Trine NeptuneYou are very touchy and tend to keep your vulnerability hidden from others. You work hardat avoiding personal confrontation and sensitive issues. In fact, you are very determined aboutthis. Areas where you are insecure seldom have any opportunity to get aired out and toughenup. Your serious exterior covers over tender feelings. Duties and responsibilities could keepyou from opportunities for change and inner growth.Saturn Opposition PlutoYou express yourself deliberately and don't waste your words. You have a natural sense oforganization and come across as disciplined and careful, perhaps a little too sober.Saturn Trine AscendantThe Outer PlanetsIn the previous sections, we have dealt with planets that we can see with our naked eyes. Ingeneral, these planets refer to life as we know and live it and are the so-called historical orclassic planets. Beyond these are three planets that are not visible in the sky and which havecycles longer than the average human life span. Since they are beyond Saturn or time,astrologers call them the trans-personal or transcendental planets -- the planets beyond thephysical. One of the ways astrologers learn something about our life beyond time (eternal life)is through these three outer planets: Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. Here we find information onhow we discover ourselves (Uranus), how we understand and accept these discoveries(Neptune), and, in time, how we depend and identify with them (Pluto).Uranus: Break-Thrus & InsightsOur responsibilities can tend to weigh us down, and we each have our particular ways ofgetting around (or breaking through) the mass of obstructions that tends to congeal around us.The planet that has to do with how we get beyond the difficulties and problems life presents usis Uranus. Here is the way insights come to us, how we discover or come to know andunderstand ourselves. It has to do with finding new uses for old things, and it rules inventionsand sudden insights into our life -- everything that is unusual, eccentric, and out of the ordinary.It is the reverse of the status quo and is always unconventional and heretical. Uranus is, in manyways, the opposite, or undoing of Saturn.You find new ways to serve others and you have brilliant insights into diet, health, ecology,conservation, and the like. New or alternate life styles and ways to make a living interest you.You are economy personified, always able to salvage and redeem anything. You like to tendand care for people and things. You relax by working.Uranus in VirgoPlanet Aspects Page 11Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeUnusual occupations. Hate the everyday and the rut. Instead, always finding ways to breakthrough or away from what hems you in. Value independence, personal freedom; insist uponand exist on the wildfire at the fringe or very front edge of life.Jupiter Sextile UranusYour natural sense of responsibility struggles against a rebellious streak, a wish to breakaway and dare to be different. You may find yourself opposing authority now and again orhaving unusual friends. You overturn the apple cart every once in a while.Saturn Opposition UranusYour insight and vision into what unites people and into the dreams and mystical regions ofour mind is profound. You have an enchanting way of working and communicating with othersin these matters and with music and the arts. New paths to world or personal unity are a majorinterest, and you have a very practical sense of how to make your dreams real.Uranus Sextile NeptuneSecrets have a short half-life around you, for you have them out in a wink of an eye. Youare brilliant when it comes to insights into the mind, psychology, and motivation -- yours orothers'. Your intensity is obvious, and some may prefer to keep their distance rather thansubject themselves to your laser eye. Nothing is passed over without being turned inside andout. Your analytical powers are superb, and you enjoy finding new avenues of inner growth.Uranus Conjunction PlutoYou are probably very witty and prefer an unusual method of presenting yourself orcommunicating to others. Original and quick with words and ideas. Unconventional.Uranus Sextile AscendantNeptune: Ideals & ImaginationEven the most hard-nosed of us have moments of real understanding, when things are seenas linked together and one piece. We stop getting the idea in little flashes and just get the wholething. It dawns on us. We each have our own way of letting go, having communion, and (as thepoet wrote) letting "the dewdrop slip into the shining sea." These moments and this state ofmind are, in fact, the source for all our imagination. There are many ways of seeing through theseparateness in the world to the unity behind it.Unafraid of the "dark" side of life, you are interested in esoteric religion, everythingmystical or occult, and so on. Sexuality and physical desires are encouraged and seen asspiritual. Money, power, and things of this world are O.K. too. The physical is ideal.Possessions.Neptune in ScorpioA born director and orchestrator of the moods and emotions of a group. A sharp sense ofdrama and a feeling for spiritual ideas and for art in general. Dreamy. Able to understand thepublic's mood and what is required to please. Could be deceptive.Moon Trine NeptunePlanet Aspects Page 12Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeYou won't let yourself care for or really go all out for your dreams and ideals. There issomething in you that wants to ignore or cut short your mystic and dreamy side. Your dreamstend to intrude and haunt you. There is a real dichotomy.Venus Square NeptunePrefer the forest to the trees, the common to the uncommon or special. At home in ideas ofman's essential unity. Religious and psychological ideas are natural. Will act as a minister toothers, like it or not. You can sense and see the unity of life.Jupiter Trine NeptuneMaking "spirit" matter in day-to-day life, making the ideal real by bringing it down to earth.Incorporation. Perhaps a fear of losing oneself in the beginning, but in the long run, a love ofthe sea, space, and merging into one. At-one-ment.Saturn Trine NeptuneA new and waking vision of unity. A powerful sense of music and a faith in making theideal a reality--for reality to be as we dreamed it and our dreams to become as real. Newconcepts in group work. The dewdrop slips into the shining sea.Uranus Sextile NeptuneYou work with real imagination and understanding in areas of the mind that are the mostpersonal or private -- depth psychology. You are like a midwife of the spirit, assisting at thebirth of each individual going through a spiritual or re-birth process. You accept the naturalprocess of birth, spiritual and physical, and have dedicated yourself to helping it along. Youwould make a great teacher in these areas.Neptune Sextile PlutoYou have a way of entrancing others and bringing them under the spell that you weave sowell with your imagination and sense of communion.Neptune Conjunction AscendantPluto: Inner Change and GrowthPluto is the planet of profound change, starting deep within us and moving toward thesurface. It often touches upon the most sensitive psychological areas inside us. Once touched,we have no choice but to change and grow. The most sensitive of experiences, the times ofgreatest vulnerability, are times of complete identification with an experience, a person, or athing. We know in these instants that we are looking at our self, what we are. The most personalof experiences is one of complete identification with a person, moment, or idea. Perhaps this isonly possible for most of us when we look into our child's eyes, and then only infrequently.Love is not the experience here, but total identification. This is very sensitive stuff. To touchupon this material is to go through deep inner change and transformation -- inner alchemy.Identification and experiencing that life is our own creation and that, in fact, you are I and I amyou. This experience breaks us down and humbles. When we touch upon this experience, wecannot but die to what we have been thinking and doing up to now. It reduces us to our mostsensitive because -- in a flash -- we see or remember that it all is us, our life.Planet Aspects Page 13Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeYou tend to be radical when it comes to self-analysis, which means health care, food, physicalwell-being, and so on. Serving and caring for yourself and others are primary sources of innergrowth and changes. You are sensitive to criticism.Pluto in VirgoYour conservative tendencies may find you somewhat superficial. You avoid looking at orworking with inner, emotional, and sensitive areas of your psyche unless forced. You fear andyet are attracted to intense, passionate issues and emotional displays.Saturn Opposition PlutoYou are insightful, always darting straight to the heart of things and never shy aboutworking with the most sensitive and vulnerable areas of the human psyche. You love new anddifferent ways of self-discovery and transformation.Uranus Conjunction PlutoA searing vision that cuts through what passes for conventional religion. A vision of theendless process of life ever being born afresh. Great acceptance and faith in the natural processand next generation. Love of children and animals.Neptune Sextile PlutoYou always manage to come across as intense and personal when communicating andpresenting yourself to others. Others can be fascinated by the way you come on.Pluto Sextile AscendantChallenges and AbilitiesFocusThese are areas of life where we show intense focus and activity. For better or worse, thesequalities stand out and are obvious to all those who come to know us. They are very clear partsof our character.The public loves you, and it may be hard for you to avoid working with and for others. Theway for you involves working with people. Everyone sees you as genuine and giving and tendsto trust you on sight. Your ability to counsel others is excellent, and you are always sought outfor advice. A born leader, others find it easy to take instructions from you and tend to followyour example. You enjoy helping others solve their problems.Moon Conjunction Jupiter 01°50'You have a way of entrancing others and bringing them under the spell that you weave soChallenges and Abilities Page 14Astro*Talk Natsukashii Knowflakewell with your imagination and sense of communion.Neptune Conjunction Ascendant 02°00'Secrets have a short half-life around you, for you have them out in a wink of an eye. Youare brilliant when it comes to insights into the mind, psychology, and motivation -- yours orothers'. Your intensity is obvious, and some may prefer to keep their distance rather thansubject themselves to your laser eye. Nothing is passed over without being turned inside andout. Your analytical powers are superb, and you enjoy finding new avenues of inner growth.Uranus Conjunction Pluto 03°45'You communicate with consummate skill, and it is stimulating just being with you. Yourhigh degree of mental concentration makes you an excellent student, able to excel in speaking,writing, and all types of communication skills. Your ambitions go hand-in-hand withcommunication and using the mind, and the two should never be far apart.Sun Conjunction Mercury 05°21'You are expert at manipulating the public and its many moods. Your practical sense forgroup psychology may find you in real demand as an organizer and producer of public events.You have real insight into feelings, moods -- what makes people work.Moon Conjunction Midheaven 05°48'Career is very important, and you have superb management abilities. You are expert atmanipulating a situation to the benefit of all concerned.Jupiter Conjunction Midheaven 07°38'ChallengesLife can be challenging, and things are not always easy. The major challenges in a natalchart are where we can expect increased activity and personal involvement -- ready or not.These critical areas of life can be difficult, and the resulting confusion and possible obscurationoften makes it hard for us to see and act with normal clarity. Therefore, when it comes to thefollowing factors you may wish to exercise caution and extra patience.Your value system has little room for the mystical, much less whatever the psychics aretalking about. When these things crop up, you cut them off early on. Your position is simple:dreams, images, spiritual thoughts, and what-not are just not your cup of tea. You don't care forthem. And yet, this whole subject fascinates you. There is a siren-like quality to all of this,calling and luring you. Sooner or later, this must be worked through.Venus Square Neptune 00°10'You tend to be a home body, and family interests often outweigh career concerns. Thiscould prove difficult if you neglect practical matters or go out of your way to challenge those inauthority. Others may find you uninterested in fame and career.Sun Opposition Midheaven 01°04'Your love of family and home and lack of interest in external affairs (be they friends orwork-related) needs to be noted and kept in balance.Venus Square Ascendant 01°50'Challenges and Abilities Page 15Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeYour innate seriousness and sense of obligation tend to set themselves up against anything thatis new and different. Independence on the part of people or events somehow challenges yourauthority and never fails to invoke an argument or stand-off. Change, even novelty, is seen asthreatening and confrontational. Even so, the forces of change assert themselves now and again,managing to over-rule and overturn whatever you have managed to tie down.Saturn Opposition Uranus 01°51'You may lack coordination, in particular in relation to making career moves. Youremotions, led by your temper, can send you off in a direction that is anything but where youreally want to go. There is a basic struggle between your feelings and your livelihood;therefore, it is important to find work that does not deny your feelings, or they will explode.Acting only on your feelings and doing "whatever you want" with no thought for a plan is alsonot helpful. Advice from a trusted friend is in order to help coordinate your job and youremotional life.Mars Square Jupiter 04°07'Your mind runs to domestic issues; home and family are always on your mind. This traitcould work against your career interests, especially if your job requires managerial andorganizational skills. Perhaps a home business would be good.Mercury Opposition Midheaven 04°17'You will find yourself torn between an environment that is very comfortable and supportiveversus a real need to grow, progress, and push out on your own. You are always being caught inthe middle, forced to choose between surroundings that are supportive (but not progressive) andnew directions that bring advancement that may be at the expense of your comfort. Gettingthese two opposing directions to work together may require some real compromising skills onyour part. This could manifest as a love of history versus future trends, older persons versusyounger, and so on.Sun Opposition Moon 04°44'You will find yourself torn between an environment that is very comfortable and supportiveversus a real need to grow, progress, and push out on your own. You are always being caught inthe middle, forced to choose between surroundings that are supportive (but not progressive) andnew directions that bring advancement that may be at the expense of your comfort. Gettingthese two opposing directions to work together may require some real compromising skills onyour part. This could manifest as a love of history versus future trends, older persons versusyounger, and so on.Moon Opposition Sun 04°44'You are very touchy and tend to keep your vulnerability hidden from others. You work hardat avoiding personal confrontation and sensitive issues. In fact, you are very determined aboutthis. Areas where you are insecure seldom have any opportunity to get aired out and toughenup. Your serious exterior covers over tender feelings. Duties and responsibilities could keepyou from opportunities for change and inner growth.Saturn Opposition Pluto 05°36'You may find yourself being too harsh or forceful when dealing with others, especially inChallenges and Abilities Page 16Astro*Talk Natsukashii Knowflakegroup situations. The social fabric around you is something you tear through all too often inyour drive to get things done. This can result in a distinct lack of support or assistance fromothers. Since you tend to ignore sentiment and the feelings of others, you are often left on yourown. This non-cooperation makes it hard to really get ahead.Moon Square Mars 05°56'You may end up making a living at something not entirely in your best interests. There is atendency to get carried away when it comes to vocational choices, and you could find yourselfpursuing possibilities that lead nowhere. This going against yourself, so to speak, may alsobring you in opposition to those in authority. You may have to examine carefully any careerchoices you make.Sun Opposition Jupiter 06°34'Talents and AbilitiesDespite whatever problems we may have, there are areas of life where we have clear insightand real talent -- natural ability. When it comes to these matters, our judgment is sharp and wealways manage to take charge. We have the knack. It may be as simple as the ability to workhard and accomplish things without something going wrong. An innate sense of the workings ofthese parts of life makes it easy for us to learn and accomplish things where they are concerned.Your insight and vision into what unites people and into the dreams and mystical regions ofour mind is profound. You have an enchanting way of working and communicating with othersin these matters and with music and the arts. New paths to world or personal unity are a majorinterest, and you have a very practical sense of how to make your dreams real.Uranus Sextile Neptune 00°00'You love to work with younger people and would make a superb teacher or coach. Youappreciate a heart-felt approach and are an enthusiast if there ever was one. You understand andencourage emotions, feelings and creativity and find it easy to work in these areas. You valuedrive and the ability to get things done. Matters of the heart, marriage, and the like are areaswhere you can help others.Venus Trine Mars 00°39'You always manage to come across as intense and personal when communicating andpresenting yourself to others. Others can be fascinated by the way you come on.Pluto Sextile Ascendant 01°44'Here is the ability to ground and make spiritual ideas a practical matter, bringing themdown to Earth and into everyday life. You have great discipline when it comes to working withspirituality and unity -- whatever binds or links all of us together. You would be able to teachand show others these realms. No pie-in-the-sky for you. You grasp the principles that bindthings together, the essentials of a workaday, practical religion, a down-to-Earth mysticism.Saturn Trine Neptune 01°51'You are probably very witty and prefer an unusual method of presenting yourself orcommunicating to others. Original and quick with words and ideas. Unconventional.Uranus Sextile Ascendant 02°01'Challenges and Abilities Page 17Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeYou are a natural architect and builder, able to use your mind to make decisions in mattersof form and function. For you, the goal and the way to get to it are the same thing. You like tobuild each step and have each decision be an end in itself. Things must be done right. You alsohave great skill with the law, whether man-made or those of nature, and you can put all of thisinto words. You could well teach others in these areas. You understand how to handleauthorities and have a natural gift at solving problems.Jupiter Trine Saturn 02°44'You work with real imagination and understanding in areas of the mind that are the mostpersonal or private -- depth psychology. You are like a midwife of the spirit, assisting at thebirth of each individual going through a spiritual or re-birth process. You accept the naturalprocess of birth, spiritual and physical, and have dedicated yourself to helping it along. Youwould make a great teacher in these areas.Neptune Sextile Pluto 03°45'You express yourself deliberately and don't waste your words. You have a natural sense oforganization and come across as disciplined and careful, perhaps a little too sober.Saturn Trine Ascendant 03°52'Your sense of responsibility is so well developed that you always end up managing anysituation you become involved in. You are disciplined, work hard, and are good at gettingothers to work with and for you. Perhaps a little too serious and frugal, you enjoy getting alongon less. Essentials are what count. You like to keep to yourself and tend to avoid too muchsocializing. Others may prefer keeping some distance too.Moon Trine Saturn 04°34'You are independent and value freedom and nonconformity. A great problem-solver, youenjoy working out new solutions, trying new things. Your career will be anything but ordinary,and leave it to you to find unusual ways of supporting yourself. You bring a lot of mental skilland understanding to whatever you do, and could teach or help others to take a moreindependent approach to their life or career. You pursue electronics, computers, and the like.Jupiter Sextile Uranus 04°36'You would do well in a career in music, poetry, psychology, philosophy -- the realms of theimagination. You work well in these areas and can help or teach others by sharing yourunderstanding. You can serve as a guide to the nether worlds of the mind and psyche --religions, mysticism, and so on. Spiritual problems and questions are easy, for you always graspthe unity behind what appears separate.Jupiter Trine Neptune 04°36'You have a built-in sense of what the public wants and can always come up with just theright image. You find it easy to work with the emotions and feelings of others, and with greatimagination. Your sense of the ideal springs to life whenever other people are involved. A bornarranger of atmospheres, you enjoy working with groups of people. You are also very creativewhen it comes to your home and surroundings.Moon Trine Neptune 06°25'Challenges and Abilities Page 18Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeYour manner is so facilitating and attractive to others that you would make an excellentcounselor or teacher. You find it easy to solve the problems that present themselves, and othersbenefit from this ability of yours.Jupiter Trine Ascendant 06°36'Everything seems to conspire to put you in the limelight. You always come off well in agroup and manage to get your ideas across.Moon Trine Ascendant 08°26'Landscape: Major Life PeriodsWhat follows amounts to a brief overview of the first thirty years or so of your life -- a roadmap of the years to come. Since childhood, adolescence, and early adult life are so crucial toeach of us, an attempt has been made to describe these formative years. Based on the gradualmovement of the planet Saturn, this is one of the most tested of all astrological techniques. It isused by almost every professional astrologer as part of any personal consultation. Provided thatyour time of birth is more or less accurate, you will find this information both accurate andinformative. Here is a general life overview, followed by a close-up on your current changes --what is happening right now. First the overview:Your Personal BackgroundYou are somewhat of a late bloomer, spending your childhood up until the age of 11-12 in apleasant and more social frame of mind. At that time you will turn away from the more outwardscene and begin to take a greater interest in your inner, subjective life. From the age of 11-12until perhaps 18-19, you will find yourself ever more on your own, quite inner-directed andalways independent. From the age of 19 until 25-26, this will intensify even further and youwill examine and explore deep within you. Those who love you may well worry and feel thatyou are hard to reach and understand. You yourself could feel too much on your own, evenalone. This solitary period will end shortly after your 25th year, at which time you will begin toemerge and to build and move outward. Your rise to social and material success will be quiteremarkable from that point forward. Your early thirties are years of great success.Landscape: Major Life Periods Page 19Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeYour Current SituationNow for a close-up of recent years: while landscape was quite general, the dates given inthis close-up should be much more precise. Life is composed of sections of time, each devotedto one kind of activity or another. We go along for a while in one direction until somethingchanges within (or outside) us and we head off in a new course. Some of our earlier activitiesdry up and new ones spring up in their place. What follows is an analysis of the time period inwhich you find yourself now. Don't look here for a day-to-day account of life but rather to get apicture of this stretch of time, "these years."Sep 05, 2005 1st Pass D> (Age 38 7m)Feb 16, 2006 2nd Pass R< (Age 39 0m)May 22, 2006 3rd Pass D> (Age 39 3m)You are riding a high now in terms of taking advantage of the cycles in your life. This maywell be a high-water mark; however, this is also the beginning of a series of years during whichyou should begin to consolidate and tie down the advances you have made in recent years. Itmay be best to begin to dig in and strengthen your current position rather than expand outwardtoo much. You will find your mind beginning to turn away from the external (the material) andto be concerned with more inward and spiritual ideas. All of this will become clear over thenext several years. This time marks a change of direction for you, away from the material andglitter, toward inner needs and security. You will find yourself more concerned withmaintaining and strengthening your position, rather than pushing outward. In summary, a kindof high-water mark in the outward and social department. These years should be easy and filledwith opportunities and friendships. Enjoy them. More demanding and inward years will beforthcoming a little further on down the road.Saturn in 04th QuadrantThe Elements, Modalities and AngularityElements, modalities, and house quadrants. These are all techniques used by astrologers togain a general picture of how a person measures up. How do your planets and houses total up?Which do you have in abundance, and which do you lack, if any? Those with high totals showwhat we can or must do in life. These are qualities we have. However, most people are moreinterested by what they lack or want -- their lowest totals. They tend to study their "wants,"imitate, and even pretend to have them. The old adage is: we become what we want (or lack),while we do what we can (or have to do). Here are your totals:The Elements, Modalities and Angularity Page 20Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeThere is an emphasis on communication, expression of ideas, and the connections betweenthings, places, and people. What goes on in your mind is the all-important motivation in yourlife. You tend towards mental pursuits and admire intelligence.Have AirYour inner self-confidence may be lacking, and you could try to overcome this by defensiveaggressiveness. You probably wish you had more of the self-assurance your fiery acquaintanceshave.Want FireA solid supporter, always gravitating to the heart of things. You may have trouble gettingmoving, but once rolling, others better watch out. You have a stick-to-itiveness that alwaysfinds you in the thick of things, toughing it out.Have FixedNot a great starter, you may have trouble initiating things and getting them moving. Youmay need help from friends or others in learning how to be more aggressive and outgoing.Want CardinalCircumstances can throw you into positions where you must use your mind and deal withcommunications, service, or enclosed hidden interests. You may deal with education,psychology, spiritual enlightenment or teaching principles and techniques.Have CadentYour Burn RateWe all change, but the question is: At what rate? Some of us tear through change afterchange, one phase following another, year after year, while others move at a more serene pace.Or, one area of our lives may be hectic and forever changing, while other areas are quitetranquil. Why do some people seem to live lifetimes within lifetimes? Here is an analysis ofyour particular rate of change or "burn rate," including the particular areas of your life (planets)where you can expect continued change and growth. Areas where there is a very low index ofchange (indicating clear and easy use of the qualities involved) will also be pointed out. If youhave sometimes wondered about the areas of your life where the candles burn at both ends, hereare the details.You have a high burn rate (index of change) and tend to run hot and fast. It is almost likehaving many lifetimes within this single one. Things are always fast and furious with you, andyou seldom remain calm for long. Your thirst for experience and growth keeps you always onthe move. You work through an enormous amount of change compared to an average person. Inparticular, the following qualities are areas where you have experienced and will continue toexperience much change. These areas of life persist in presenting themselves to you, so youYour Burn Rate Page 21Astro*Talk Natsukashii Knowflakemay already have become very experienced in them. On the other hand, they could be arenas inwhich you struggle but have not yet attained mastery.A majority of planets in the FUTURE suggests that you tend to run ahead of the pack,taking changes and acting things out before they become accepted and a part of the status quo.Things happen to you that you come to understand over time.Planets in High FocusEmotional change and growth will be in high focus and amount to a constant in your life. Ahigh burn rate here suggests that feelings, motivation, and sheer drive will be a trademark aswell as a source of continual experience and learning. You find yourself in constant change inmatters of feelings, and emotional scenes are part of your stock and trade. Experience in theserealms will be extensive.MarsYou have a high rate of change when it comes to what you believe in -- your ideals anddreams. You adjust and change your ideals often and struggle not to get carried away with eachnew vision. The world of your imagination is a major focus of change.NeptunePatterns: Your Inner and Outer SelfHere we are examining your basic attitude or approach to life, what is called by some thearchetype or soul-type. If you know something about your particular soul-type, this can providevaluable information as to the general direction and purpose of your life. In particular, it isimportant to note the difference, if any, between our outer personality (the way we appear toothers) and our real inner self; how are we, in fact, as people get to know us? Not all people areas they seem.You are not what you appear to be. Your personality, the way the world sees you, appearsmore independent and outgoing than is the case when people get to know you. An extrovertedmanner screens a more inward and quiet-seeking self. In other words, you are much moresensitive and concerned about what others think than meets the eye. Although your outerpersonality may look tough and self-centered, you are more sensitive to the needs and feelingsof others than you let on. Whereas your appearance and personality may bring you unwantedattention, the real you prefers to stay out of the limelight. Appearances aside, let's take a look atthe real or inner you.Geo: Square Helio: TrinePatterns: Your Inner and Outer Self Page 22Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeYour Soul TypeThis is quite a rare configuration. You are at home in the world of concepts and ideas andare able to grasp the gist or whole picture when given just a few facts. Your innate sensitivity toothers makes you custom-made for any of the service occupations, where you can diagnose orinterpret what others are unable to express. You have as fine a mind as they make and maysuffer from over-sensitivity. Characterized by high energy, you tend to be impatient and alwayseager for a new experience. The experience itself is what is foremost in your mind, not so muchwhat you can get out of it. You seek contact, involvement, and are not much concerned aboutmatters of personal privacy.You will find yourself giving way to others in almost all situations. You may find that youalmost always must be the bigger person, so get used to waiting for and on others. In a word,you will be serving and taking care of others, like it or not. Your ability to manage andsupervise people and things, plus a built-in sense of responsibility, make you a uniquecharacter. There are not many of your caliber out there when it comes to management.You do not shine in a social situation, unless you take control, and even then this is nosubstitute for the animal attraction you may wish you had, but lack. You might better get usedto the idea of taking care of and serving others. Your sensitivity to others makes you a perfecthost, always helpful and aware of what is needed.Because you appear so self-sufficient, others may find it very difficult to imagine that youmight need love and attention. In a word, you see them before they have a chance to see you.You react to them before they can objectify, or even manage to see your condition. You mightas well get used to it.You reason and analyze endlessly and are never happier than when fully engaged in someproject. If not altogether engaged in work, you may tend to worry and have feelings ofinadequacy.It is not easy to judge you on appearances. You may tend to doubt that others can knowyour value without having seen what you have done and can do. Your accomplishments areyour self-image, rather than your personality.Grand TrineThe Key to your Inner LifeEach person has one or more key qualities. Here we are not referring to our appearance orpersonality, but rather to our inner nature, how we are when someone really gets to know us.At heart, you have a deep sense of responsibility and purpose, and this seriousness isgenuine and felt by others. You seem to gravitate to those things which last and hold true, andare always separating the wheat from the chaff. You manage to get down to the bare bones.Matters of law, religion, and philosophy of the most resolute kind hold your interest.SaturnYou have an uncanny ability to get beyond the status quo, always coming up with new waysof doing things. You can take the most mundane stuff and find that new angle. UnpredictablePatterns: Your Inner and Outer Self Page 23Astro*Talk Natsukashii Knowflakeand spontaneous, you seldom lean on precedent, preferring to create as you go. All will agreethat you are indeed very original, unconventional, and possess deep and accurate insights. Muchof what makes you "you" depends on this independence and love of freedom. You discoverinner ways that are fresh and vital.UranusThe Key to your PersonalityYour sense of direction (handling a person or a problem) is perhaps the key element in yourpersonality make-up. How you manage difficulties, find that diplomatic solution, or come upwith the right approach all are built around your talent. Your outward charm and ability to be allthings to all people is what is most central to your personality. This ability to solve problems, tocounsel and always to put others at ease is the key to meeting and coming to know you.JupiterThe Personal Hot SpotYour career, sense of judgment, and problem-solving ability are at the top of the list as thekey components to look out for whenever you are stroked or stressed.JupiterInterface: Innermost qualitiesThis feature is based on an intricate analysis of the position of a particular planet in relationto the orbital planes of the other planets. The resulting series of crossings, or nodes, tells ussomething about the nature of our innermost inclinations (Inc) and disinclinations (Dis). Theseindicators are not to be considered at the level of our personality, but rather are deep-seatedparts of our innermost character -- our internal biases. These pros and cons are not apt to changein the course of our lifetime.Your conservative values clash with whatever is unconventional and different. You don'tvalue novelty and do your best to ignore changes. You appreciate tradition and regularity, andyour value system is dead set against anything new or out of the ordinary. Despite your feignedignorance to the contrary, you suffer regular infusions of change, which you find verydisturbing. New things threaten to overpower you.Venus Dis UranusYour conservative values clash with whatever is unconventional and different. You don'tvalue novelty and do your best to ignore changes. You appreciate tradition and regularity, andInterface: Innermost qualities Page 24Astro*Talk Natsukashii Knowflakeyour value system is dead set against anything new or out of the ordinary. Despite your feignedignorance to the contrary, you suffer regular infusions of change, which you find verydisturbing. New things threaten to overpower you.Uranus Dis VenusMajor Transits Happening NowAstrologers use the term "transits" to mean the positions of the major planets that areoverhead (in the sky) right now and their relationship to our birth chart. Transits are veryimportant indicators of the current situation in which we find ourselves. They can provideinsight into what we are now going through. Here are the dates when the next major transits forthe planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto are exact in your chart. Some dates willhave already passed and some are still to come. Remember, with these large planets transitsdon't just happen on the day when they are exact. They cover a wide span of days, weeks,months, and sometimes years, depending on which planet is involved.In general, transits of Jupiter take from several days to a week or two to complete, whilethose of Saturn take from two weeks to a month to play themselves out. With the outer planets,the period of activity is even longer: transits of Uranus take about two months, Neptune three orfour months, and Pluto takes about a year. Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto move so slowly that thecomplete transit experience may take a year or two to complete itself. So be prepared to workwith these situations.Aug 22, 2013 1st Pass D> (Age 46 6m)Jan 31, 2014 2nd Pass R< (Age 47 0m)Apr 10, 2014 3rd Pass D> (Age 47 2m)A bout of philosophy or even a little religion could have an enormous effect on your careerduring this time. Lasting values (whatever you find to be true and lasting) can guide you now,opening up avenues that have remained blocked.Jupiter in Ninth HouseOct 28, 2013 1st Pass D> (Age 46 9m)Nov 16, 2013 2nd Pass R< (Age 46 9m)Jun 01, 2014 3rd Pass D> (Age 47 4m)You may find that both your personal growth and your career may depend upon how youMajor Transits Happening Now Page 25Astro*Talk Natsukashii Knowflakecan handle the very sensitive psychological material that may be coming up now. You willbenefit from analytical insights, getting to the heart of things. Penetrating.Jupiter Sextile PlutoJun 19, 2014 3rd Pass D> (Age 47 4m)You will prosper by pursuing your ideals and most deep-seated dreams of how life couldbe. Don't be afraid to project that image, make those dreams real. Ideas of group cooperationand communion (mass images) could further your career.Jupiter Trine NeptuneJun 19, 2014 3rd Pass D> (Age 47 4m)A time to take risks and dare to be a little unconventional. You will prosper through newinsights, inventions, and an independent point of view. Your career could open up by taking theroad less traveled by, daring to be the oddball... new approaches.Jupiter Sextile UranusJun 21, 2014 3rd Pass D> (Age 47 4m)You may not feel like taking the obvious road to success that has opened in front of you.Good choices from a career standpoint may tend to ignore your feelings and ambitions. Yourown basic drive may be at odds with the direction your life is taking.Jupiter Square MarsJun 28, 2014 3rd Pass D> (Age 47 5m)A real time to buckle down and consolidate your career. Your organizational abilities andsense of responsibility will be what guide you and prove successful. Your career could assumea much more determined and solid form -- a firm foundation.Jupiter Trine SaturnJun 15, 2013 2nd Pass R< (Age 46 4m)Jul 30, 2013 3rd Pass D> (Age 46 6m)Circumstances may affect you in a very direct manner. The great wheel of change mayappear to move at a snail's pace or grind to a halt. A time during which everything you do mayseem more difficult and require great effort. Could be tough.Saturn Square SunMar 23, 2013 2nd Pass R< (Age 46 1m)Oct 06, 2013 3rd Pass D> (Age 46 8m)Major Transits Happening Now Page 26Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeA lot of mental energy churning around, but it may be hard to put it to work. Circumstancesmay prove difficult regarding communication, writing, ideas, and the like. Things can get tight,and you may find it hard to think or study during this time.Saturn Square MercuryJan 01, 2014 1st Pass D> (Age 46 11m)May 06, 2014 2nd Pass R< (Age 47 3m)A good time to make some changes and reach new levels. A lot of personal and sensitivepsychological material may be surfacing, but you can handle it and turn it to your advantage.You may look back on these months as very transformative.Saturn Sextile PlutoJan 24, 2014 1st Pass D> (Age 46 11m)Apr 10, 2014 2nd Pass R< (Age 47 2m)A time for real determination. A giving-up of much superficiality in favor of in-depthlearning and self-discipline. Separating the wheat from the chaff in your personality.Saturn in First HouseMay 07, 2013 1st Pass D> (Age 46 3m)Oct 01, 2013 2nd Pass R< (Age 46 8m)Feb 27, 2014 3rd Pass D> (Age 47 1m)A time to have new thoughts and sudden insights and to get an unexpected boost in the wayyou think, speak, or write. Communications are facilitated, connections of all kinds, news, andso on, are furthered, often at the expense of tradition, established order.Uranus Sextile MercuryMay 24, 2013 1st Pass D> (Age 46 3m)Sep 12, 2013 2nd Pass R< (Age 46 7m)Mar 13, 2014 3rd Pass D> (Age 47 1m)A change that brings new insights into how you can take better advantage of your currentsituation. You are more able to see what is worth saving and what is worth letting go. You mayhave breakthroughs (perhaps unconventional) in health and diet.Uranus in Sixth HouseMay 01, 2013 1st Pass D> (Age 46 3m)Jul 15, 2013 2nd Pass R< (Age 46 5m)Feb 22, 2014 3rd Pass D> (Age 47 0m)Major Transits Happening Now Page 27Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeYou may find yourself emotional and expressive in a most imaginative and almost mysticalsense. Creativity -- the arts, theater, sports -- take on an almost ideal and other-worldlydimension. A sense of acting out your own dream.Neptune in Fifth HouseFeb 01, 2014 1st Pass D> (Age 47 0m)You become very expert at search and inquiry into the nature of a subject, be it life,scientific research, or what-have-you. A passion for searching, finding out, and communicatingtakes hold. Intense pursuit of limits.Pluto in Third HouseHouse Activity and EmphasisThe twelve houses of the horoscope, particularly when they are occupied by a planet,provide a clue to areas of special activity and use. Here is an analysis of house activity based onplanet emphasis:First House: Appearance, ApproachThe first house has to do with how we appear or the way we come across, thus ourappearance and personality. This is the essential stuff that bubbles up in us spontaneously andthat is obvious to others as our trademark or activity. It is what makes us each so personallydifferent. This house rules our personal self and everything about us that draws a reaction fromour surroundings or others.First HouseScorpio is the most famous sign. Intense, passionate, and very personal, Scorpio rushes pastsuperficialities and right to the heart of any matter. A loyal friend but a fanatic foe, this signdoes well in politics and all areas where someone who dares is rewarded. Often associated withsexual energy, perhaps due to its tendency to strip away veneer, laying bare anything that isthere.ScorpioYou are a real charmer -- able to enchant others and bring them under your spell. Youmanage to communicate an almost mystical sense to a group. Your ideals and ability to see thewhole picture are obvious to all who come to know you.Neptune in First HouseHouse Activity and Emphasis Page 28Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeSecond House: Possessions, ReactionsThe second house is concerned with how we respond to or field whatever impulses orunique and personal qualities we manifest via our first house. This is how we hold or "have"things (possessions, material goods, money, and the like). The second house always refers tohow we secure ourselves, the kind of response we get from life and those around us.Second HouseSagittarius is nothing if not direct, candid, and to the point. Sometimes harsh, this energyalways is concerned with the absolute truth of the subject at hand. Associated with philosophy,religion, and all things that last, Sagittarius energy is always welcome in politics as well associal and community endeavors, where its basic fairness and evenhandedness is helpful.SagittariusThird House: Inquiries, CommunicationsThe third house is concerned with explorations, investigations, and inquiry and research ofall kinds. It also rules connections, communications, wires, tubes -- anything that we can getthrough with our body, mind, voice, letters, what-have-you. It is here that we explore andsearch for the limits of our life, whatever we are working with at the moment. A very mentalhouse, concerned with finding, furthering, peering, and all manner of questioning. Traditionallyrules short journeys, siblings.Third HouseCapricorn is the business energy of the zodiac, for it is the very opposite of the emotionalCancer. Given to clear-headedness and practical insight and vision, this sign always takes adistanced perspective, a cool appraisal. Logical and painstaking, Capricorns love hard work andearned results. Money and things in general are very important.CapricornYou are very communicative, not a little curious, and like to talk, speak, write, and so on.Study, research, and investigations of all kinds appeal to you. You are always searching outsome answer or another. Siblings are important too.Sun in Third HouseFourth House: Home, Family, SecurityThe fourth house is where we send down roots, find our limits, and generally secureourselves. It is the end of any searching we might have done in the third house. Here we find orend our search, settle down, and manage to get in possession of the whole situation. This is ourhome and the base from which we can work, feel, and experience. This is the root of ourexperience, the core or thick of it.Fourth HouseAquarius, the sign of humanitarian goals and altruism. Always impartial and nonsectarian,Aquarian energy is communal (even global). The focus is on the goal, and the goal is alwaysone that is for the many and not the few. Thus this sign is connected to far-seeing visions, worldHouse Activity and Emphasis Page 29Astro*Talk Natsukashii Knowflakeviews, and group work of all kinds. This sign tends towards coolness, independence.AquariusYour mind tends to settle on issues of security -- home, family, and such. Your thoughtshave great substance and feeling. An interest in history, the past, and nostalgia may be lifelong.Mercury in Fourth HouseYou love your roots, whether home and family, ancestors, or history in general. You areprobably a collector and very discriminating in this area. You appreciate emotions and like toget a sense or feel for whatever is happening.Venus in Fourth HouseFifth House: Expression, CreativityThe fifth house has to do with awareness, emotion (to move out), and expression (to pressout). Here there is always a growing sense of self-confidence and even a pride of ownership,since we begin to recognize and own our experience. We know that we have had or are havingan experience. All forms of expression and offspring are connected to this house -- children,animals, creative expression, and so on. A sense of direction and ownership takes hold at thispoint in our experience.Fifth HousePisces energy runs deep and toward the psychological -- whatever is beneath the surface.This sign is understanding, patient, and long-suffering. Pisces tend to absorb all the little barbsand digs coming from outside. They always have their mind on an inner goal, something moreimportant. They are very forgiving and accepting -- giving of themselves for the sake of moreimportant issues.PiscesYou find it difficult to let go, emote, and express your feelings, and tend to be cautious andrestrained. Feeling creative may be difficult, for you are very hard on yourself in this area. Youmay have approach/avoidance reactions with children, animals.Saturn in Fifth HouseSixth House: Responsibility, Work, HealthThe sixth house has to do with salvaging and preserving what is good and healthy in ourexperience. Here we separate the wheat from the chaff. We begin to care for ourselves and ourexperience and thus health, nutrition. The idea here is that we are able to analyze our experienceand have thoughts about what is pure and what is not. The sixth house is an attempt to save theheart of an experience, one that already by that attempt is beginning to pass or not cohere.Sixth HouseAries is the sign of the pioneer and leader. It is always impulsive, concentrated, andspontaneous. Act first and think about what you have done later. Rushing in where others fearto tread, the Aries energy is attention-getting. It always provokes a response from thesurroundings, from others. There is something essential and instigative that starts or causesHouse Activity and Emphasis Page 30Astro*Talk Natsukashii Knowflakesomething else to happen -- a reaction or response.AriesSeventh House: Relationships, Other PeopleThe seventh house is the house of partnerships, relationships, social life, and all that carriesus beyond our personal self into an awareness of other people, community, and the like. Thisincludes spiritual awakening and the discovery that we are more than just our personality. Herewe begin to respond to our personal needs (and those of others) for the first time. We can seewhat is going on and are committed to it; thus, marriage and yoga, or union, is indicated in thishouse.Seventh HouseTaurus manages to respond, possess, and "have" just about everything possible. This is anurturing and fertile sign in that any seed or impulse is cradled, bringing forth growth anddevelopment. Taurus is the way we "have" things, how we possess and acquire things. There issomething gentle, regular, steadfast, and determined about Taurus. Always accepting,mothering, providing a base for... a matrix or womb where growth takes place.TaurusEighth House: Business Savvy, EliminationThe eighth house, traditionally the house of death, is concerned with getting rid of excessparts of ourselves that we see we no longer need. Thus this house also covers initiation and anyactivities where we are transforming toward a more integral position, getting to the heart ofthings. The no-nonsense quality of the eighth house makes it good for business ventures sincehere we are stripping away the dross to reveal the truth or essence of the subject.Eighth HouseGemini is concerned with connections and communication of all kinds -- letters, wires,telephones, voice, thoughts, writing, and mental processes in general. Gemini is the gadfly, thecommunicator, the gossip of the zodiac. Searching conversations, scientific inquiry, research,and so on belong here. Gemini energy is unattached, independent, and inquisitive.GeminiNinth House: Religions, Philosophy, IdeasThe ninth house covers long journeys and religion (the longest journey of all). Here is whatremains of the purification that takes place in the eighth house -- the seed, or essence, of anentire cycle of experience. Religion comes from a Latin word that means to bind back, and thusrefers to all things that last or endure, such as the truth. Essential ideas, philosophy, and all thatis the very heart of things belong here.Ninth HouseCancer is the mother of the zodiac, always making a home, protecting and providing forothers. A sensitive sign where feelings and real experience count more than cold logic. Itdoesn't get any more physical and emotional than here. This sign has a sense of substance, aHouse Activity and Emphasis Page 31Astro*Talk Natsukashii Knowflakehome base or foundation. Cancer energy is always limiting, bringing us down to Earth,grounding our every thought in experience, in substance.CancerYour sense of honesty and truth is something that others sense in you and support. Youmight find yourself teaching or guiding groups in matters of religion or philosophy. Travel,especially with others, is indicated.Moon in Ninth HouseYour devotion and search for truth may carry you across the globe and certainly to the farreaches of philosophy and religious thoughts. Your career may hinge on your need to alwaysget at the seed, essence, or heart of every question.Jupiter in Ninth HouseTenth House: Practical Vision, VocationThe 10th house is a house of practical vision and clairvoyance, for here we can see clearlywhat is. Reputation and career are often connected to this house, since the areas where we cansee with greatest clarity are those we most often can put to use to make a living. In summary,this house is where we have real vision and can see to do and work. Planets transiting this housemay provide moments of insight and clear-seeing as well.Tenth HouseLeo energy is expressive, emotive, and concerned with awareness and a sense of pride andownership. Here is always a sense of home base or confidence from which the aggressive andoutgoing Leo energy operates. Often very artistic, and always theatrical and expressive, thissign is good for creativity and the arts. Warm and big-hearted, this sign belongs to love ofanimals, sports, children.LeoEleventh House: Dreams & Visions, CommunityThe 11th house has to do with putting our visions and dreams to work. We have been on themountain and had a vision (10th house). Here we take our vows never to forget what we haveseen and to work hard to make these dreams into reality. Thus this house has always beenconnected with altruistic and humanitarian goals and trying to set them in motion. It is thehouse of friends and community, because when we are powered by a real insight or vision weshare with all -- irrespective of differences.Eleventh HouseVirgo energy is analytical and precise, always separating what is worthwhile and worthsupporting from that which is outmoded and of no further use. A mental sign, where thinkingand examining are in high focus. Also, a different kind of mother, here an endless caring andworrying (fussing) about just about everything. Always compassionate and responsive, Virgoenergy is service-oriented above all, often thinking and caring more about what others are doingand thinking than for self.VirgoHouse Activity and Emphasis Page 32Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeYou may enjoy eccentric or unconventional friends, and groups with some kind of humanitarianflavor will appeal. You have very original ideas when it comes to community, making ourcollective dreams into a reality.Uranus in Eleventh HouseYour burning zeal for the ideal world and your need to be part of a group of like-mindedsouls are major factors in your makeup. You learn and grow through your efforts to help othersand to make your inner vision into a reality.Pluto in Eleventh HouseTwelfth House: Sacrifice, Psychology, AcceptanceThe 12th house is about all that we go through in order to make our dreams into reality andmanifest them in the world around us. It covers what we are willing to put up with, thesacrifices we will make in order to bring across what is really important. This is connected toprisons, institutions, betrayal, self-undoing, and the like, because it is here that we must chooseto take some possible abuse for the sake of the message we are carrying, or blow it all awaywith a negative reaction.Twelfth HouseLibra energy is always facilitating and responsive, assuming the appropriate reaction orresponse to any question or statement. What is sometimes seen as two-faced is only Libra'sfacility at responding to each in kind. This is certainly the social sign, par excellence.Impersonal and impartial, this sign doles out only what is demanded, never overdoing things.LibraYou have a high degree of motivation when it comes to giving and to personal sacrifice.You feel understanding and accepting and are easily moved by the problems of others.Psychology in all of its forms is a driving force in your life.Mars in Twelfth HouseHouse Activity and Emphasis Page 33EllynlvxIf you would like me to edit anything, just let me know.RosalindUnfortunately there is nothing you can do. The better you are the more envied you are.NatsukashiiYou are right Rosalind....she does seem insecure about herselfGuess ignoring her would be best....if only she would be so loud and abrasiveNatsukashii quote:Originally posted by Natsukashii: Ellynvx...thank you for this....my cup runneth over! It feels like Xmas!I read your posts there is a lot to take in ......will read it again and get back to you with my comments. Looks like she has some good qualities but our aspects complicate thingsWill give you feedback tomorrow morning after I have read your post in depthTake careNNatsukashii quote:Originally posted by Natsukashii:[Oops double post sorry [/B]NatsukashiiHi EllynvxSorry this took so long it's been crazy the past week. From what you wrote here my synastry with this women should be quite good, all things considered...and we did get on well initially. She appears to be the kind of person who thrives on the approval of others even going to the extent of doing things they could easily do for themselves. She is very popular. I on the other hand am a bit of a loner and don't go out of my way to make people like meAs the older and supposedly wiser person I have invited her to talk about it but she denies that anything is wrongI guess the best thing to do is just ignore it all, hard as it is and hope that this too will pass and that the day will come when I don't have to hear the snide remarksI have begun to retaliate in kind and that's giving her exactly what she wants. I'm hoping to leave this all behind anyway and am actively looking to find another job...not because I'm not good at what I do but because I am tired of petty schoolgirl politics.I'm going to do what I should have done in the first place - focus on meThanks Ellynvx Natsukashii quote:Originally posted by Ellynlvx:If you would like me to edit anything, just let me know.The natal was pretty accurate...people don't "see" me as I really am and it's true that I know them more than they know me. I tend to be drawn to the mystical side of life but am a little afraid of the path it may lead me to, re the transits I'm hoping too change jobs and am awaiting the outcome of my interviewsHopefully I will get it!EllynlvxBest of Luck!The Synastry was afflicted, especially in Mars, Pluto maybe Uranus? areas.I looked at the grid, and it was tough ones, like Mars-Moon.Sandra018 quote:Originally posted by Natsukashii:Hi EllynvxSorry this took so long it's been crazy the past week. From what you wrote here my synastry with this women should be quite good, all things considered...and we did get on well initially. She appears to be the kind of person who thrives on the approval of others even going to the extent of doing things they could easily do for themselves. She is very popular. I on the other hand am a bit of a loner and don't go out of my way to make people like meAs the older and supposedly wiser person I have invited her to talk about it but she denies that anything is wrongI guess the best thing to do is just ignore it all, hard as it is and hope that this too will pass and that the day will come when I don't have to hear the snide remarksI have begun to retaliate in kind and that's giving her exactly what she wants. I'm hoping to leave this all behind anyway and am actively looking to find another job...not because I'm not good at what I do but because I am tired of petty schoolgirl politics.I'm going to do what I should have done in the first place - focus on meThanks Ellynvx Hi Natsukashii,sorry for budding in,i wanted to tell you these situations happen often at work places. It happened to me plenty of times.In the past I used to get involved in the back and forth, now I ignore it.I feel by not engaging, they lose the energy to do bad things...imagine how silly they would feel after sending a nasty email( for example) and you being kind as if it doesn't effect you..they would say this is not even working..just think about it it works Also, another point if you engage in any type of back and forth, you are on the same level with that person. If you ignore them, you rise above.Good luck,its not easy, I should know! Natsukashii quote:Originally posted by Sandra018: Hi Natsukashii,sorry for budding in,i wanted to tell you these situations happen often at work places. It happened to me plenty of times.In the past I used to get involved in the back and forth, now I ignore it.I feel by not engaging, they lose the energy to do bad things...imagine how silly they would feel after sending a nasty email( for example) and you being kind as if it doesn't effect you..they would say this is not even working..just think about it it works Also, another point if you engage in any type of back and forth, you are on the same level with that person. If you ignore them, you rise above.Good luck,its not easy, I should know! Thanks Sandra018I appreciate the advice ...and will certainly try to implement it..thanks for taking the time to advise
Why is she doing this and how do I deal with her?
I would put up a synastry or composite chart but I dont have her time of birth
She is making my working life miserable with her backbiting, envy and comments
I've been advised to make allowances for her lack of maturity but she is 27!
Please help me
quote:Originally posted by Natsukashii:She passes snide remarks and has turned people against me. (People that dont have any impact on my career - just two other women who are on the same level as her in the organisation. She is very much junior to me but does not report to me. She is loud and attention seeking and seems to have no sense of decorum or placeWhy is she doing this and how do I deal with her?I would put up a synastry or composite chart but I dont have her time of birthShe is making my working life miserable with her backbiting, envy and commentsI've been advised to make allowances for her lack of maturity but she is 27!Please help me
Envy. You said it yourself.
She's very much your junior? I'm guessing she is jealous and competitive in the work place. She sounds like she's going out of her way to turn people against you for the chance to bring you down even more, whether or not they affect your job security. The best thing to do would show her that it is NOT affecting you and that you are still strong in your position so she realizes she can't do anything about it.
Astrologically... she sounds to me like she has Mars in the 10th in Leo or Scorpio hehehe. I know that house placement is supposed to be an uplifting colleague but it also expresses a feeling of superiority and a determination to succeed no matter what, and the nasty side of both Leo and Scorpio can get, well, nasty.
I did her chart without the time of birth and she definitely had Mars in Scorpio
You are right....it's envy and insecurity
Thanks for taking the time , appreciated!
I can do it with her Planets in your Houses, and it will be basically correct.
Heartfelt thanks... My DOB is Jan 26 1967 born at 12: 13 am in Durban South Africa
Her DOB is June 26 1986
Born in Verulam South Africa
We started off friendly but she suddenly turned... She appears to get people to like her by doing things for them, buying them stuff, basically pampering them
Waiting eargely for your feedback
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Report For coworkerNat KnowflakeMooncoworkerNat's Moon in Natsukashii's 4th HouseStay emotionally close to home with Natsukashii, as that is where you have themost impact. Your reactions may be taken as gospel, and feelings expressed offthe cuff may be taken more fundamentally than you imagine, so be aware.coworkerNat's Moon Conjunction Natsukashii's VenusYou are instantly sensitive to Natsukashii's needs, an antenna for Natsukashii'sdesires. Ideal for anything from a lover to a personal shopper. Conversely, yourfeelings are ideally suited to please Natsukashii and your every reaction is a newtreat.coworkerNat's Moon Trine Natsukashii's MarsWhen Natsukashii makes a move, chances are you're going to know what it isright away and probably support it. Similarly, Natsukashii will generally knowwhat to do to pull you into the play in a positive way. Whether or not you're theintended receiver, you're ready to catch the pass.SuncoworkerNat's Sun in Natsukashii's 8th HouseIn some kind of strange fashion, it may seem to Natsukashii that you aresomething lost, to be reclaimed, perhaps even to go into debt for. Just makesure you are not also the one Natsukashii borrows from, unless you truly want tobe.coworkerNat's Sun Trine Natsukashii's MarsA give and take makes rhythmic work energies flow in tandem, so thatNatsukashii's spark and push gets your shove and follow-though rolling like asteam engine. It's about passing the ball just enough to move the play forwardeach time.
coworkerNat's Sun Square Natsukashii's SaturnI say yes, you say no, you say stop, I say go, go, go. Hello, goodbye, and aroundagain as you try to light up Natsukashii's blues while defending your own positiveside. This can make progress on joint projects difficult.MercurycoworkerNat's Mercury in Natsukashii's 9th HouseNatsukashii's sky-high goals, aspirations, plans, and spiritual possibilities are allon the tip of your tongue -- at least that is the way Natsukashii may see it, andseeing is believing. Help where you can, but remember you're not really a guru.coworkerNat's Mercury Conjunction Natsukashii's MoonWhen Natsukashii is at a loss for words to express the feelings of the moment,you can probably provide them. Conversely, Natsukashii likely intuits what youare going to say before the words leave your mouth. It's a mind/emotion link thatmay sometimes amaze.coworkerNat's Mercury Opposition Natsukashii's SunYou may be hard-pressed to put a finger on what makes Natsukashii tick, butyou should avoid any arguments that might spring up in the attempt. Words arenot the only channel of communication open to you, so when words fail, trysomething else.coworkerNat's Mercury Square Natsukashii's MarsYou may have just the answer about how to help marshal and organizeNatsukashii's energies, but the chances are Natsukashii won't agree or go alongwith it. No point in arguing if you don't come to a fairly quick solution. To each hisown.coworkerNat's Mercury Conjunction Natsukashii's JupiterYou can take Natsukashii's most abstract and off-the-wall notions and put theminto clear language so they can be put to real use. Conversely, doing so putsyour brain into a new gear that you might have missed, so there's growth allaround.coworkerNat's Mercury Trine Natsukashii's SaturnIf you want solid long-term support for your ideas, Natsukashii is likely to provideit, or at least will always be there to give you the A-OK sign when you need it. Alot of things just go without saying between you, which is as it should be.
coworkerNat's Mercury Conjunction Natsukashii's MidheavenYou would make a great publicist for Natsukashii, as you know just what to sayabout what's going on about Natsukashii's career and reputation. In the process,you'll find your own abilities highlighted in return as others better see whom yourepresent.coworkerNat's Mercury Trine Natsukashii's AscendantAnything good you have to say about Natsukashii's appearance will beappreciated, and expected, as a matter of course. Anything bad -- well, there'snot likely to be much, or if there is, you haven't thought about it much. Verysupportive.VenuscoworkerNat's Venus in Natsukashii's 10th HouseForwarding career and reputation comes easily here, and mutual promotion willlikely be successful. Separate desire from true admiration, so you don't getblinded by impulse while others watch.coworkerNat's Venus Opposition Natsukashii's SunNatsukashii wasn't born to please you, so don't expect it. That doesn't mean youcan't get along just fine, only that you shouldn't expect Natsukashii in yourpocket all the time. When you're not getting what you want here, look elsewhere -- no one will mind.coworkerNat's Venus Opposition Natsukashii's MercuryIf it seems that Natsukashii says things just to put you off, get over it and get onwith it. It's not intentional, just off on another trip that may not be the one you'relooking for at the moment. Try more non-verbal communication to touch base.coworkerNat's Venus Conjunction Natsukashii's MidheavenYou may be a bit taken by Natsukashii's reputation and general status in theprofessional or social community. At least you like what you hear, but you shouldtake a look whether it's the person or the myth you like better.MarscoworkerNat's Mars in Natsukashii's 3rd HouseYou can be a welcome jolt in the brain for Natsukashii, energizing the graymatter and pushing the conversation along to evermore interesting levels. Thetrick is to motivate thought without breeding argument.coworkerNat's Mars Opposition Natsukashii's MoonYou may find that you unintentionally grate on Natsukashii and evoke emotionsthat are unsettled and perhaps unsettling. Thus, disputes when they arise shouldbe settled based on the issues, not on the emotions surrounding them.coworkerNat's Mars Square Natsukashii's MarsBecause your work and energy rhythms are decidedly different, you may be bestoff pursuing separate but equal tracks rather than disputing what to do with asingle project. Look for a third party to arbitrate where who does what.coworkerNat's Mars Opposition Natsukashii's JupiterNatsukashii's imagination may not really benefit from your attempt to be thedriving wheel. Your intent is welcome, but you may find yourself pushing againstthe flow or tail-spinning efforts unnecessarily without meaning to. Be willing togracefully back off when asked the first time.coworkerNat's Mars Sextile Natsukashii's SaturnNatsukashii can be a good influence on your work habits and energyexpenditures in general, teaching you how to conserve your resources and getthe most results out of the least efforts. A calming and sustaining influence.coworkerNat's Mars Sextile Natsukashii's AscendantCooperative physical efforts, from outdoor work to dancing, can go easily andnaturally and probably don't require much thought or planning. Nor do they takeup much priority, either, and are natural resources to draw on for other things.JupitercoworkerNat's Jupiter in Natsukashii's 5th HouseYou're the one to suggest new ways to play -- in school, the boardroom, or thebedroom. Be a fount of creative new ideas and approaches and Natsukashii willbe the first to enthusiastically redesign the game. Make the suggestion, then becarried along.coworkerNat's Jupiter Trine Natsukashii's MoonYou encourage in each other both positive feelings and personal growth, asfeelings develop in an easy way, just fast enough to enjoy, not so quick as tooverwhelm. It's not something you even notice that much, except when you lookback on it later.
coworkerNat's Jupiter Trine Natsukashii's JupiterTogether you have a good sense of where you fit into larger scale developmentsand can give each other good free advice on where you've been and where youmight go next. Development without competition can make for good partnership.coworkerNat's Jupiter Conjunction Natsukashii's SaturnYou will tend to encourage Natsukashii to break boundaries, while Natsukashiiwill encourage you to establish them. At worst this could make you seem radicaland Natsukashii a wet towel, but at best it leads you both to mutual growth thatmaintains stability and integrity.coworkerNat's Jupiter Trine Natsukashii's AscendantMutual praise and admiration is easily expressed by the simple act of beingcomfortable together and feeling that in itself is taking you somewhere. Lookinggood is feeling good, and vice versa, and it doesn't take words to say it.SaturncoworkerNat's Saturn in Natsukashii's 1st HouseYou can be a stabilizing force or a wet dish cloth where Natsukashii's self-imageis concerned, so be sensitive to where creative criticism ends and put-downbegins. It's OK to rein in a wild horse, but not to break the spirit of a thoroghbred.coworkerNat's Saturn Trine Natsukashii's MoonYou can provide Natsukashii with emotional support and stability just by beingthere and providing a sympathetic presence. Allow yourself to be taken forgranted as a shoulder to lean on, as that is a gift Natsukashii will always bethankful for.coworkerNat's Saturn Sextile Natsukashii's SunIt probably doesn't take much for you to be supportive of Natsukashii'spersonality, not so much by what you say as by what you don't say. WhenNatsukashii needs solid backing, yours should be there without comment,reflected by your sheer presence alone.coworkerNat's Saturn Trine Natsukashii's JupiterEven when you have differing philosophies about a wide range of things, theywill not seem to get in the way. You will find yourselves discovering commonground anyway, along with an easy live and let live attitude.
coworkerNat's Saturn Trine Natsukashii's MidheavenYour stability may do much to enhance Natsukashii's reputation, althoughneither of you may have a clue as to exactly why or how. Your presence wouldappear to add some kind of credibility, with Natsukashii's success only adding toit.UranuscoworkerNat's Uranus in Natsukashii's 2nd HouseYou can have a somewhat unsettling effect on Natsukashii's personal resources,perhaps without meaning to. When you need to make demands, however corrector necessary, try to give warning -- and do it in increments, not suddenly and allat once. Sudden overloads are not helpful.NeptunecoworkerNat's Neptune in Natsukashii's 2nd HouseYou may not have a really tight grip on Natsukashii's finances and resources, sobe careful about what conclusions you draw. There may be lots more or lots lessthere than you think, and you have the ability to even make Natsukashii unsureabout it.PlutocoworkerNat's Pluto in Natsukashii's 12th HouseWhen it comes to sensitive issues, you may be able to strongarm Natsukashiimore than you might expect. Tweaking hidden agendas may allow temporarycontrol, but in the long run could escort you to the door. It's hardly worth it.
Uranus as well, most of them Retrograde.
Twelfth, third and MidHeaven. Cusp of the second for Uranus.
Astro*Talk Astrological Report forNatsukashii KnowflakeAstro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeIntroductionAstrology is as old as measured time. Although there are many different approaches toastrology, all astrologers appear united in the idea that there is a connection between theheavens and the Earth -- they share one common space. For centuries there has been amisunderstanding concerning the nature of astrology to the effect that the heavens somehow"influence" events here on Earth. This theory of celestial influence has penetrated into themodern world until today it is the main concept or idea of astrology supported by the public --the lay astrological audience.Professional astrologers do not hold with theories of celestial influence. Instead, the modernastrologer conceives of the heavens and Earth as united, interpenetrating, and sharing acommon space and time. The great cosmic or celestial events happening around and beyond theEarth (eclipses, lineups, and so on) are not seen as CAUSING events to occur on Earth, but asgreat signatures of events ALSO happening here on Earth. In other words, there is no "cause" inthe heavens followed by an "effect" here on Earth. Instead, both planetary and earthly eventshappen simultaneously and are mutually reflective. Neither is the cause of the other; both arethe product of the moment, one acted out in the heavens above, the other here on the Earthbelow.While astrologers don't feel that heavenly events are the cause of events here on Earth, theydo feel that specific heavenly events are enacted here on the Earth too -- at the same moment. Inother words, there is only one grand "play." The great drama enacted in the sky is also acted out(in exact detail) here on Earth in the same instant. Another way to say this is that the Earth ispart of the cosmos and shares in that cosmic moment. Scientists have been discovering (forexample) that sunspots, solar flares, and solar activity have a very definite (and almostimmediate) effect here on Earth. Astrologers tend to feel that all major cosmic events such aseclipses are interactive; they represent an activity also taking place within us and ourconsciousness.In summary, astrology is a study of heavenly cycles and cosmic events as they are reflectedin our earthly environment and vice- versa -- a vast cosmic clock. Astrologers find the cosmicpatterns revealed in the rhythmic motions of the planets a great help in shedding light on theseeming helter-skelter of everyday life. Astrologers may have their heads in the heavens, butonly to better guide their feet here on Earth.We hope you enjoy your Astro*Talk profile. It has been calculated using sophisticatedastronomical formulae to ensure high accuracy. On the next page you will find a list of thezodiac positions of your natal planets along with the house cusps for your birth moment.Introduction Page 2Astro*Talk Natsukashii Knowflake
Your Rising SignFirst let's take a quick look at your ascendant, or rising sign. Astrologers want to know whatzodiac sign is rising at birth, since this gives a picture of the way you appear or come across toothers.You appear intense and passionate and probably tend to gravitate to positions of power andcontrol. You come across as somewhat secretive, penetrating, and at all times very sensitive.You can get to the heart of things.Scorpio Rising
Your Chart DataNatsukashii Knowflake
Planet Sign Position House House CuspsSun Aquarius 05°Aq15' 03rd 01 22°Sc06'Moon Leo 00°Le31' 09th 02 19°Sg05'Mercury Aquarius 10°Aq37' 04th 03 12°Cp19'Venus Aquarius 23°Aq56' 04th 04 06°Aq19'Mars Libra 24°Li35' 12th 05 05°Pi00'Jupiter Cancer 28°Ca42' R 09th 06 11°Ar21'Saturn Pisces 25°Pi57' 05th 07 22°Ta06'Uranus Virgo 24°Vi06' R 11th 08 19°Ge05'Neptune Scorpio 24°Sc06' 01st 09 12°Ca19'Pluto Virgo 20°Vi21' R 11th 10 06°Le19'Midheaven Leo 06°Le19' 11 05°Vi00'Ascendant Scorpio 22°Sc06' 12 11°Li21'Program Copyright 1985-2008 Matrix Software, Inc.Introduction Page 3Planet AspectsThe Lights: The Sun and MoonAt the time of our birth, the planets (through their configurations and relationships) tell ussomething about how things were when we were born. Each planet points to special qualitieswithin us. Yet, of all the planets, the two most important planets to astrologers are the "lights,"the Sun and the Moon. From where we stand here on Earth, the great shining Sun by day andthe reflecting Moon at night are our constant companions. They have much to tell us as towhere we have been and where we are headed.The Sun: Your Self and FutureFrom the Sun comes light, that which draws us into life. The Sun represents all the changeswe have not yet taken, that part of us that we have not yet experienced but are headed toward.The Sun represents our identity, or self, in that it is toward these that we are moving anddeveloping. Thus, it also represents that which we will become: older people, authorities --those we look toward, or up to. Our essence, or future. Teachers, gurus, and older (moreexperienced) people are represented by the Sun. The Sun is "hot stuff," those further up the roadof life experience.You are open-minded and democratic, enthusiastic, and have a definite sense of mission.Above all, you are a progressive and enjoy putting into practice that which is good for all. Youraltruism could appear as coolness. At home with different cultures, peoples, and lands, you loveto work with (and in) groups.Sun in AquariusYou will find yourself torn between an environment that is very comfortable and supportiveversus a real need to grow, progress, and push out on your own. You are always being caught inthe middle, forced to choose between surroundings that are supportive (but not progressive) andnew directions that bring advancement that may be at the expense of your comfort. Gettingthese two opposing directions to work together may require some real compromising skills onyour part. This could manifest as a love of history versus future trends, older persons versusyounger, and so on.Moon Opposition SunPlanet Aspects Page 4Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeYou communicate with consummate skill, and it is stimulating just being with you. Your highdegree of mental concentration makes you an excellent student, able to excel in speaking,writing, and all types of communication skills. Your ambitions go hand-in-hand withcommunication and using the mind, and the two should never be far apart.Sun Conjunction MercuryYou may end up making a living at something not entirely in your best interests. There is atendency to get carried away when it comes to vocational choices, and you could find yourselfpursuing possibilities that lead nowhere. This going against yourself, so to speak, may alsobring you in opposition to those in authority. You may have to examine carefully any careerchoices you make.Sun Opposition JupiterYou tend to be a home body, and family interests often outweigh career concerns. Thiscould prove difficult if you neglect practical matters or go out of your way to challenge those inauthority. Others may find you uninterested in fame and career.Sun Opposition MidheavenThe Moon: The Support SystemHere is information about the kind of environment we create around us, our support system.It is not only the surroundings that we set up today, but the Moon also represents our past, theparticular history and social background out of which we grew. Aside from our socialbackground, the Moon governs all of the old habits that we have grown beyond. We tend tolook down on, or back on, our Moon. It represents those experiences out of which we havecome, all those younger souls who are unconscious, or "sub" conscious to our own level. This iswhy it is said that the Moon is a mystery planet, for it is both our parent and our child: ourparent in that out of it we were born, our child in that we can't but respond to others who arenow living as we once did.You are gregarious, even to the point of bringing out the performer in others. You somehowalways manage to find a creative environment or the creative in any environment. You are greatwith kids and big on animals, sports, and the outdoors. You are an instant umbrella of warmth,friendship, and self-expression.Moon in LeoYou may find yourself torn between two loves or passions, a love of the past versus thefuture, mother versus father, a younger crowd versus an older crowd. A basic antagonism ofhome and surroundings against the need to grow, progress, and push on.Moon Opposition SunYou may find yourself being too harsh or forceful when dealing with others, especially ingroup situations. The social fabric around you is something you tear through all too often inyour drive to get things done. This can result in a distinct lack of support or assistance fromothers. Since you tend to ignore sentiment and the feelings of others, you are often left on yourown. This non-cooperation makes it hard to really get ahead.Moon Square MarsPlanet Aspects Page 5Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeThe public loves you, and it may be hard for you to avoid working with and for others. The wayfor you involves working with people. Everyone sees you as genuine and giving and tends totrust you on sight. Your ability to counsel others is excellent, and you are always sought out foradvice. A born leader, others find it easy to take instructions from you and tend to follow yourexample. You enjoy helping others solve their problems.Moon Conjunction JupiterYour sense of responsibility is so well developed that you always end up managing anysituation you become involved in. You are disciplined, work hard, and are good at gettingothers to work with and for you. Perhaps a little too serious and frugal, you enjoy getting alongon less. Essentials are what count. You like to keep to yourself and tend to avoid too muchsocializing. Others may prefer keeping some distance too.Moon Trine SaturnYou have a built-in sense of what the public wants and can always come up with just theright image. You find it easy to work with the emotions and feelings of others, and with greatimagination. Your sense of the ideal springs to life whenever other people are involved. A bornarranger of atmospheres, you enjoy working with groups of people. You are also very creativewhen it comes to your home and surroundings.Moon Trine NeptuneEverything seems to conspire to put you in the limelight. You always come off well in agroup and manage to get your ideas across.Moon Trine AscendantYou are expert at manipulating the public and its many moods. Your practical sense forgroup psychology may find you in real demand as an organizer and producer of public events.You have real insight into feelings, moods -- what makes people work.Moon Conjunction MidheavenThe Inner Planets: Mercury and VenusThe planets Mercury and Venus have more to do with our internal and personal life thanwith life outside us. These inner planets are located between the orbit of the Earth and the Sun.We can look to qualities that are inside us. Venus indicates how we appreciate and measure ourexperience, how we value life. Mercury tells us something about how our mind works, how wethink and communicate -- our intrinsic brightness.Mercury: The Mind and CommunicationMercury is the light in our eyes, the ever-changing consciousness within us that moves fromidea to idea. Thus Mercury has always represented thoughts, ideas, and the mental process ingeneral. It governs not only ideas, but communications, too. Communications -- by phone,letter, spoken, or however -- are ruled by Mercury. Also thoughts, connections, phone wires,and everything that connects and conveys -- even conversations.Planet Aspects Page 6Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeYou are an impartial thinker, democratic to the point of being impersonal. Fascinated by thelatest technology, you have very original ideas, an inventor. Always thinking of the world as aunity, you are idealistic and believe in putting into practice what is preached. You aregroup-conscious, community-oriented.Mercury in AquariusYou are very bright, and you may be very proud of your mind and all that it can do. Youhave a high degree of concentration that makes you an excellent student and able to excel inspeaking, writing, and all types of communication skills.Sun Conjunction MercuryYour mind runs to domestic issues; home and family are always on your mind. This traitcould work against your career interests, especially if your job requires managerial andorganizational skills. Perhaps a home business would be good.Mercury Opposition MidheavenVenus: Values and DiscriminationVenus rules our values and sense of appreciation. When we appraise or appreciatesomething, whether that be another person or a new car, this is Venus -- the sense of love andcompassion we may feel. By the same token, this planet rules enjoyment too. Whether it beself-appreciation or just plain old decadent self-enjoyment by having a good time, this is Venus.When we go shopping or are on a spending spree, it is Venus that allows us to appreciate andvalue all the good things of life.Marriage for convention's sake, if at all, is your motto. Let's not get too personal oremotional. A friend's friend. You love to work for a great cause or purpose, and a better worldis the place to be. You appreciate what's fair and democratic, and feel most happy in a group orcommunity.Venus in AquariusYou love to work with younger people and would make a superb teacher or coach. Youappreciate a heart-felt approach and are an enthusiast if there ever was one. You understand andencourage emotions, feelings and creativity and find it easy to work in these areas. You valuedrive and the ability to get things done. Matters of the heart, marriage, and the like are areaswhere you can help others.Venus Trine MarsYour value system has little room for the mystical, much less whatever the psychics aretalking about. When these things crop up, you cut them off early on. Your position is simple:dreams, images, spiritual thoughts, and what-not are just not your cup of tea. You don't care forthem. And yet, this whole subject fascinates you. There is a siren-like quality to all of this,calling and luring you. Sooner or later, this must be worked through.Venus Square NeptuneYour love of family and home and lack of interest in external affairs (be they friends orwork-related) needs to be noted and kept in balance.Venus Square AscendantPlanet Aspects Page 7Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeThe External Planets: Mars, Jupiter, SaturnThe major planets outside the Earth's orbit (external to us) are Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.These are the planets of the outer world -- life as we find it outside ourselves. Mars tells ussomething about the drive and energy we have, Jupiter shows us how to best channel thatenergy, and Saturn decrees what sort of material or territory we will be passing through. Again:Saturn tells us about the territory we will be going through, Jupiter the way or path through it,and Mars what kind of push or drive we can count on to keep going.Mars: Drive and EmotionsMars is the planet of emotion and inner motivation or drive. When we search for themeaning of something, life or whatever, it is Mars that urges us on, keeps us searching. Marsalso drives us against things, too and sends us into war and combat. The urgency of Mars, thesearch for meaning, is identical to the need for union, yoga, and marriage. Mars is the planet ofunion, and marriage is the most common form of yoga. When we have questions about theopposite sex, we are looking at the planet Mars.You have an inner urge to be all things to all people and would rather bend than argue ormake an issue. You are a natural diplomat, always courteous and concerned with the comfortand welfare of others. You stay in the background, but are able to manipulate and bring outcooperation in others every time.Mars in LibraYour own forcefulness and drive can make it difficult for others to offer you nourishmentand support. You can be too harsh to allow any real sentiment and feeling to flourish. You tendto ignore personal history and any display of emotions.Moon Square MarsAll heart! Feelings are always out front and entirely natural. Love of action, motion (sports,physical, sex, and the like). An expert at matters of the heart. Children, animals, and all creativework get top billing. Always act on instinct, feelings.Venus Trine MarsYou may lack coordination, in particular in relation to making career moves. Youremotions, led by your temper, can send you off in a direction that is anything but where youreally want to go. There is a basic struggle between your feelings and your livelihood;therefore, it is important to find work that does not deny your feelings, or they will explode.Acting only on your feelings and doing "whatever you want" with no thought for a plan is alsonot helpful. Advice from a trusted friend is in order to help coordinate your job and youremotional life.Mars Square JupiterPlanet Aspects Page 8Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeJupiter: Career and Life PathJupiter is the planet of success and simple survival, the way we have to solve the problemsthat confront us. Thus Jupiter has to do with the way in which we can be successful, ourvocation. The Hindu word for Jupiter is Guru. Jupiter is the guru and guide, the way we gothrough life, our life path or vocation. Jupiter is the method each of us has for dealing with thelaws of life, our Saturn, or limitations. Jupiter is the light or path. Jupiter provides us with oursense of direction, the path we are on, the way we handle life. It affects how we approach life'sproblems. It has always been an indicator of how successful we may be, our vocation.A career in big business is possible, for you like broad, secure foundations. It is importantfor you to feel safe, and you are very domestic -- family, home, and kids. Supportive, nurturing,you use your intuition and gut instinct over thought and deliberation. Fiercely loyal, you are astreet fighter when protecting your own interests or those you love. Very dependable.Jupiter in CancerYou could find yourself pursuing options and paths that end up leading away from yourown best interests. Your particular solutions to problems may go against, or prove challengingfor, those in authority. Your methods may provoke the establishment.Sun Opposition JupiterA born teacher or group leader, counselor or guide. Others find it easy to take directionfrom you by example alone. You enjoy immersing yourself in a group, solving problems,raising spirits, and so on. People admire your openness and generosity.Moon Conjunction JupiterYou tend to have trouble coordinating your drive with good career moves. You rush intothings, often against your own best interests. You have to be careful selecting a life path, so youdon't ignore feelings and emotions.Mars Square JupiterYou are a natural architect and builder, able to use your mind to make decisions in mattersof form and function. For you, the goal and the way to get to it are the same thing. You like tobuild each step and have each decision be an end in itself. Things must be done right. You alsohave great skill with the law, whether man-made or those of nature, and you can put all of thisinto words. You could well teach others in these areas. You understand how to handleauthorities and have a natural gift at solving problems.Jupiter Trine SaturnYou are independent and value freedom and nonconformity. A great problem-solver, youenjoy working out new solutions, trying new things. Your career will be anything but ordinary,and leave it to you to find unusual ways of supporting yourself. You bring a lot of mental skilland understanding to whatever you do, and could teach or help others to take a moreindependent approach to their life or career. You pursue electronics, computers, and the like.Jupiter Sextile UranusYou would do well in a career in music, poetry, psychology, philosophy -- the realms of thePlanet Aspects Page 9Astro*Talk Natsukashii Knowflakeimagination. You work well in these areas and can help or teach others by sharing yourunderstanding. You can serve as a guide to the nether worlds of the mind and psyche --religions, mysticism, and so on. Spiritual problems and questions are easy, for you always graspthe unity behind what appears separate.Jupiter Trine NeptuneYour manner is so facilitating and attractive to others that you would make an excellentcounselor or teacher. You find it easy to solve the problems that present themselves, and othersbenefit from this ability of yours.Jupiter Trine AscendantCareer is very important, and you have superb management abilities. You are expert atmanipulating a situation to the benefit of all concerned.Jupiter Conjunction MidheavenSaturn: ResponsibilitiesThe process of finding out who we are (self-discovery) starts when we come to grips withwhatever problems life presents to us and begin to get a handle on them. In other words, if wehave not dealt with Saturn, or time (that is, if we don't have some control of time), there is littleopportunity for other questions. Saturn rules the laws and limitations of this material world weall live in. Saturn indicates where we are bound to learn, the narrowness that makes our wayfelt, the walls that make homes possible. Saturn holds us together as much as apart. Saturn issaid to be the great teacher, the planet that keeps us from getting carried away in one directionor another. Although it always seeks to limit and determine any thought, word, or action, it alsodefines and clarifies. Saturn is called the prince of the material world.There could be problems with selfishness. You tend to ignore or avoid opportunities to helpout and give of yourself. You fear the deeper, mystical side of life and need to practice puttingothers before yourself. Also learn to use intuition and feelings. Lend a helping hand.Saturn in PiscesA tireless and disciplined worker, you have a tendency to be serious and to prefer beingalone over entering the social scene. You can get the most out of others, get them to work underyou. A wisdom that comes from simple needs. Conservative. Careful.Moon Trine SaturnYou possess an architect's vision for what needs to be done and how to do it right to make itlast -- an expert or true builder. Knowing what tool to use and just how and when to use it. Asense of the right path or dharma. With you, the means and ends are identical.Jupiter Trine SaturnYour innate seriousness and sense of obligation tend to set themselves up against anythingthat is new and different. Independence on the part of people or events somehow challengesyour authority and never fails to invoke an argument or stand-off. Change, even novelty, is seenas threatening and confrontational. Even so, the forces of change assert themselves now andagain, managing to over-rule and overturn whatever you have managed to tie down.Saturn Opposition UranusPlanet Aspects Page 10Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeHere is the ability to ground and make spiritual ideas a practical matter, bringing themdown to Earth and into everyday life. You have great discipline when it comes to working withspirituality and unity -- whatever binds or links all of us together. You would be able to teachand show others these realms. No pie-in-the-sky for you. You grasp the principles that bindthings together, the essentials of a workaday, practical religion, a down-to-Earth mysticism.Saturn Trine NeptuneYou are very touchy and tend to keep your vulnerability hidden from others. You work hardat avoiding personal confrontation and sensitive issues. In fact, you are very determined aboutthis. Areas where you are insecure seldom have any opportunity to get aired out and toughenup. Your serious exterior covers over tender feelings. Duties and responsibilities could keepyou from opportunities for change and inner growth.Saturn Opposition PlutoYou express yourself deliberately and don't waste your words. You have a natural sense oforganization and come across as disciplined and careful, perhaps a little too sober.Saturn Trine AscendantThe Outer PlanetsIn the previous sections, we have dealt with planets that we can see with our naked eyes. Ingeneral, these planets refer to life as we know and live it and are the so-called historical orclassic planets. Beyond these are three planets that are not visible in the sky and which havecycles longer than the average human life span. Since they are beyond Saturn or time,astrologers call them the trans-personal or transcendental planets -- the planets beyond thephysical. One of the ways astrologers learn something about our life beyond time (eternal life)is through these three outer planets: Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. Here we find information onhow we discover ourselves (Uranus), how we understand and accept these discoveries(Neptune), and, in time, how we depend and identify with them (Pluto).Uranus: Break-Thrus & InsightsOur responsibilities can tend to weigh us down, and we each have our particular ways ofgetting around (or breaking through) the mass of obstructions that tends to congeal around us.The planet that has to do with how we get beyond the difficulties and problems life presents usis Uranus. Here is the way insights come to us, how we discover or come to know andunderstand ourselves. It has to do with finding new uses for old things, and it rules inventionsand sudden insights into our life -- everything that is unusual, eccentric, and out of the ordinary.It is the reverse of the status quo and is always unconventional and heretical. Uranus is, in manyways, the opposite, or undoing of Saturn.You find new ways to serve others and you have brilliant insights into diet, health, ecology,conservation, and the like. New or alternate life styles and ways to make a living interest you.You are economy personified, always able to salvage and redeem anything. You like to tendand care for people and things. You relax by working.Uranus in VirgoPlanet Aspects Page 11Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeUnusual occupations. Hate the everyday and the rut. Instead, always finding ways to breakthrough or away from what hems you in. Value independence, personal freedom; insist uponand exist on the wildfire at the fringe or very front edge of life.Jupiter Sextile UranusYour natural sense of responsibility struggles against a rebellious streak, a wish to breakaway and dare to be different. You may find yourself opposing authority now and again orhaving unusual friends. You overturn the apple cart every once in a while.Saturn Opposition UranusYour insight and vision into what unites people and into the dreams and mystical regions ofour mind is profound. You have an enchanting way of working and communicating with othersin these matters and with music and the arts. New paths to world or personal unity are a majorinterest, and you have a very practical sense of how to make your dreams real.Uranus Sextile NeptuneSecrets have a short half-life around you, for you have them out in a wink of an eye. Youare brilliant when it comes to insights into the mind, psychology, and motivation -- yours orothers'. Your intensity is obvious, and some may prefer to keep their distance rather thansubject themselves to your laser eye. Nothing is passed over without being turned inside andout. Your analytical powers are superb, and you enjoy finding new avenues of inner growth.Uranus Conjunction PlutoYou are probably very witty and prefer an unusual method of presenting yourself orcommunicating to others. Original and quick with words and ideas. Unconventional.Uranus Sextile AscendantNeptune: Ideals & ImaginationEven the most hard-nosed of us have moments of real understanding, when things are seenas linked together and one piece. We stop getting the idea in little flashes and just get the wholething. It dawns on us. We each have our own way of letting go, having communion, and (as thepoet wrote) letting "the dewdrop slip into the shining sea." These moments and this state ofmind are, in fact, the source for all our imagination. There are many ways of seeing through theseparateness in the world to the unity behind it.Unafraid of the "dark" side of life, you are interested in esoteric religion, everythingmystical or occult, and so on. Sexuality and physical desires are encouraged and seen asspiritual. Money, power, and things of this world are O.K. too. The physical is ideal.Possessions.Neptune in ScorpioA born director and orchestrator of the moods and emotions of a group. A sharp sense ofdrama and a feeling for spiritual ideas and for art in general. Dreamy. Able to understand thepublic's mood and what is required to please. Could be deceptive.Moon Trine NeptunePlanet Aspects Page 12Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeYou won't let yourself care for or really go all out for your dreams and ideals. There issomething in you that wants to ignore or cut short your mystic and dreamy side. Your dreamstend to intrude and haunt you. There is a real dichotomy.Venus Square NeptunePrefer the forest to the trees, the common to the uncommon or special. At home in ideas ofman's essential unity. Religious and psychological ideas are natural. Will act as a minister toothers, like it or not. You can sense and see the unity of life.Jupiter Trine NeptuneMaking "spirit" matter in day-to-day life, making the ideal real by bringing it down to earth.Incorporation. Perhaps a fear of losing oneself in the beginning, but in the long run, a love ofthe sea, space, and merging into one. At-one-ment.Saturn Trine NeptuneA new and waking vision of unity. A powerful sense of music and a faith in making theideal a reality--for reality to be as we dreamed it and our dreams to become as real. Newconcepts in group work. The dewdrop slips into the shining sea.Uranus Sextile NeptuneYou work with real imagination and understanding in areas of the mind that are the mostpersonal or private -- depth psychology. You are like a midwife of the spirit, assisting at thebirth of each individual going through a spiritual or re-birth process. You accept the naturalprocess of birth, spiritual and physical, and have dedicated yourself to helping it along. Youwould make a great teacher in these areas.Neptune Sextile PlutoYou have a way of entrancing others and bringing them under the spell that you weave sowell with your imagination and sense of communion.Neptune Conjunction AscendantPluto: Inner Change and GrowthPluto is the planet of profound change, starting deep within us and moving toward thesurface. It often touches upon the most sensitive psychological areas inside us. Once touched,we have no choice but to change and grow. The most sensitive of experiences, the times ofgreatest vulnerability, are times of complete identification with an experience, a person, or athing. We know in these instants that we are looking at our self, what we are. The most personalof experiences is one of complete identification with a person, moment, or idea. Perhaps this isonly possible for most of us when we look into our child's eyes, and then only infrequently.Love is not the experience here, but total identification. This is very sensitive stuff. To touchupon this material is to go through deep inner change and transformation -- inner alchemy.Identification and experiencing that life is our own creation and that, in fact, you are I and I amyou. This experience breaks us down and humbles. When we touch upon this experience, wecannot but die to what we have been thinking and doing up to now. It reduces us to our mostsensitive because -- in a flash -- we see or remember that it all is us, our life.Planet Aspects Page 13Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeYou tend to be radical when it comes to self-analysis, which means health care, food, physicalwell-being, and so on. Serving and caring for yourself and others are primary sources of innergrowth and changes. You are sensitive to criticism.Pluto in VirgoYour conservative tendencies may find you somewhat superficial. You avoid looking at orworking with inner, emotional, and sensitive areas of your psyche unless forced. You fear andyet are attracted to intense, passionate issues and emotional displays.Saturn Opposition PlutoYou are insightful, always darting straight to the heart of things and never shy aboutworking with the most sensitive and vulnerable areas of the human psyche. You love new anddifferent ways of self-discovery and transformation.Uranus Conjunction PlutoA searing vision that cuts through what passes for conventional religion. A vision of theendless process of life ever being born afresh. Great acceptance and faith in the natural processand next generation. Love of children and animals.Neptune Sextile PlutoYou always manage to come across as intense and personal when communicating andpresenting yourself to others. Others can be fascinated by the way you come on.Pluto Sextile AscendantChallenges and AbilitiesFocusThese are areas of life where we show intense focus and activity. For better or worse, thesequalities stand out and are obvious to all those who come to know us. They are very clear partsof our character.The public loves you, and it may be hard for you to avoid working with and for others. Theway for you involves working with people. Everyone sees you as genuine and giving and tendsto trust you on sight. Your ability to counsel others is excellent, and you are always sought outfor advice. A born leader, others find it easy to take instructions from you and tend to followyour example. You enjoy helping others solve their problems.Moon Conjunction Jupiter 01°50'You have a way of entrancing others and bringing them under the spell that you weave soChallenges and Abilities Page 14Astro*Talk Natsukashii Knowflakewell with your imagination and sense of communion.Neptune Conjunction Ascendant 02°00'Secrets have a short half-life around you, for you have them out in a wink of an eye. Youare brilliant when it comes to insights into the mind, psychology, and motivation -- yours orothers'. Your intensity is obvious, and some may prefer to keep their distance rather thansubject themselves to your laser eye. Nothing is passed over without being turned inside andout. Your analytical powers are superb, and you enjoy finding new avenues of inner growth.Uranus Conjunction Pluto 03°45'You communicate with consummate skill, and it is stimulating just being with you. Yourhigh degree of mental concentration makes you an excellent student, able to excel in speaking,writing, and all types of communication skills. Your ambitions go hand-in-hand withcommunication and using the mind, and the two should never be far apart.Sun Conjunction Mercury 05°21'You are expert at manipulating the public and its many moods. Your practical sense forgroup psychology may find you in real demand as an organizer and producer of public events.You have real insight into feelings, moods -- what makes people work.Moon Conjunction Midheaven 05°48'Career is very important, and you have superb management abilities. You are expert atmanipulating a situation to the benefit of all concerned.Jupiter Conjunction Midheaven 07°38'ChallengesLife can be challenging, and things are not always easy. The major challenges in a natalchart are where we can expect increased activity and personal involvement -- ready or not.These critical areas of life can be difficult, and the resulting confusion and possible obscurationoften makes it hard for us to see and act with normal clarity. Therefore, when it comes to thefollowing factors you may wish to exercise caution and extra patience.Your value system has little room for the mystical, much less whatever the psychics aretalking about. When these things crop up, you cut them off early on. Your position is simple:dreams, images, spiritual thoughts, and what-not are just not your cup of tea. You don't care forthem. And yet, this whole subject fascinates you. There is a siren-like quality to all of this,calling and luring you. Sooner or later, this must be worked through.Venus Square Neptune 00°10'You tend to be a home body, and family interests often outweigh career concerns. Thiscould prove difficult if you neglect practical matters or go out of your way to challenge those inauthority. Others may find you uninterested in fame and career.Sun Opposition Midheaven 01°04'Your love of family and home and lack of interest in external affairs (be they friends orwork-related) needs to be noted and kept in balance.Venus Square Ascendant 01°50'Challenges and Abilities Page 15Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeYour innate seriousness and sense of obligation tend to set themselves up against anything thatis new and different. Independence on the part of people or events somehow challenges yourauthority and never fails to invoke an argument or stand-off. Change, even novelty, is seen asthreatening and confrontational. Even so, the forces of change assert themselves now and again,managing to over-rule and overturn whatever you have managed to tie down.Saturn Opposition Uranus 01°51'You may lack coordination, in particular in relation to making career moves. Youremotions, led by your temper, can send you off in a direction that is anything but where youreally want to go. There is a basic struggle between your feelings and your livelihood;therefore, it is important to find work that does not deny your feelings, or they will explode.Acting only on your feelings and doing "whatever you want" with no thought for a plan is alsonot helpful. Advice from a trusted friend is in order to help coordinate your job and youremotional life.Mars Square Jupiter 04°07'Your mind runs to domestic issues; home and family are always on your mind. This traitcould work against your career interests, especially if your job requires managerial andorganizational skills. Perhaps a home business would be good.Mercury Opposition Midheaven 04°17'You will find yourself torn between an environment that is very comfortable and supportiveversus a real need to grow, progress, and push out on your own. You are always being caught inthe middle, forced to choose between surroundings that are supportive (but not progressive) andnew directions that bring advancement that may be at the expense of your comfort. Gettingthese two opposing directions to work together may require some real compromising skills onyour part. This could manifest as a love of history versus future trends, older persons versusyounger, and so on.Sun Opposition Moon 04°44'You will find yourself torn between an environment that is very comfortable and supportiveversus a real need to grow, progress, and push out on your own. You are always being caught inthe middle, forced to choose between surroundings that are supportive (but not progressive) andnew directions that bring advancement that may be at the expense of your comfort. Gettingthese two opposing directions to work together may require some real compromising skills onyour part. This could manifest as a love of history versus future trends, older persons versusyounger, and so on.Moon Opposition Sun 04°44'You are very touchy and tend to keep your vulnerability hidden from others. You work hardat avoiding personal confrontation and sensitive issues. In fact, you are very determined aboutthis. Areas where you are insecure seldom have any opportunity to get aired out and toughenup. Your serious exterior covers over tender feelings. Duties and responsibilities could keepyou from opportunities for change and inner growth.Saturn Opposition Pluto 05°36'You may find yourself being too harsh or forceful when dealing with others, especially inChallenges and Abilities Page 16Astro*Talk Natsukashii Knowflakegroup situations. The social fabric around you is something you tear through all too often inyour drive to get things done. This can result in a distinct lack of support or assistance fromothers. Since you tend to ignore sentiment and the feelings of others, you are often left on yourown. This non-cooperation makes it hard to really get ahead.Moon Square Mars 05°56'You may end up making a living at something not entirely in your best interests. There is atendency to get carried away when it comes to vocational choices, and you could find yourselfpursuing possibilities that lead nowhere. This going against yourself, so to speak, may alsobring you in opposition to those in authority. You may have to examine carefully any careerchoices you make.Sun Opposition Jupiter 06°34'Talents and AbilitiesDespite whatever problems we may have, there are areas of life where we have clear insightand real talent -- natural ability. When it comes to these matters, our judgment is sharp and wealways manage to take charge. We have the knack. It may be as simple as the ability to workhard and accomplish things without something going wrong. An innate sense of the workings ofthese parts of life makes it easy for us to learn and accomplish things where they are concerned.Your insight and vision into what unites people and into the dreams and mystical regions ofour mind is profound. You have an enchanting way of working and communicating with othersin these matters and with music and the arts. New paths to world or personal unity are a majorinterest, and you have a very practical sense of how to make your dreams real.Uranus Sextile Neptune 00°00'You love to work with younger people and would make a superb teacher or coach. Youappreciate a heart-felt approach and are an enthusiast if there ever was one. You understand andencourage emotions, feelings and creativity and find it easy to work in these areas. You valuedrive and the ability to get things done. Matters of the heart, marriage, and the like are areaswhere you can help others.Venus Trine Mars 00°39'You always manage to come across as intense and personal when communicating andpresenting yourself to others. Others can be fascinated by the way you come on.Pluto Sextile Ascendant 01°44'Here is the ability to ground and make spiritual ideas a practical matter, bringing themdown to Earth and into everyday life. You have great discipline when it comes to working withspirituality and unity -- whatever binds or links all of us together. You would be able to teachand show others these realms. No pie-in-the-sky for you. You grasp the principles that bindthings together, the essentials of a workaday, practical religion, a down-to-Earth mysticism.Saturn Trine Neptune 01°51'You are probably very witty and prefer an unusual method of presenting yourself orcommunicating to others. Original and quick with words and ideas. Unconventional.Uranus Sextile Ascendant 02°01'Challenges and Abilities Page 17Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeYou are a natural architect and builder, able to use your mind to make decisions in mattersof form and function. For you, the goal and the way to get to it are the same thing. You like tobuild each step and have each decision be an end in itself. Things must be done right. You alsohave great skill with the law, whether man-made or those of nature, and you can put all of thisinto words. You could well teach others in these areas. You understand how to handleauthorities and have a natural gift at solving problems.Jupiter Trine Saturn 02°44'You work with real imagination and understanding in areas of the mind that are the mostpersonal or private -- depth psychology. You are like a midwife of the spirit, assisting at thebirth of each individual going through a spiritual or re-birth process. You accept the naturalprocess of birth, spiritual and physical, and have dedicated yourself to helping it along. Youwould make a great teacher in these areas.Neptune Sextile Pluto 03°45'You express yourself deliberately and don't waste your words. You have a natural sense oforganization and come across as disciplined and careful, perhaps a little too sober.Saturn Trine Ascendant 03°52'Your sense of responsibility is so well developed that you always end up managing anysituation you become involved in. You are disciplined, work hard, and are good at gettingothers to work with and for you. Perhaps a little too serious and frugal, you enjoy getting alongon less. Essentials are what count. You like to keep to yourself and tend to avoid too muchsocializing. Others may prefer keeping some distance too.Moon Trine Saturn 04°34'You are independent and value freedom and nonconformity. A great problem-solver, youenjoy working out new solutions, trying new things. Your career will be anything but ordinary,and leave it to you to find unusual ways of supporting yourself. You bring a lot of mental skilland understanding to whatever you do, and could teach or help others to take a moreindependent approach to their life or career. You pursue electronics, computers, and the like.Jupiter Sextile Uranus 04°36'You would do well in a career in music, poetry, psychology, philosophy -- the realms of theimagination. You work well in these areas and can help or teach others by sharing yourunderstanding. You can serve as a guide to the nether worlds of the mind and psyche --religions, mysticism, and so on. Spiritual problems and questions are easy, for you always graspthe unity behind what appears separate.Jupiter Trine Neptune 04°36'You have a built-in sense of what the public wants and can always come up with just theright image. You find it easy to work with the emotions and feelings of others, and with greatimagination. Your sense of the ideal springs to life whenever other people are involved. A bornarranger of atmospheres, you enjoy working with groups of people. You are also very creativewhen it comes to your home and surroundings.Moon Trine Neptune 06°25'Challenges and Abilities Page 18Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeYour manner is so facilitating and attractive to others that you would make an excellentcounselor or teacher. You find it easy to solve the problems that present themselves, and othersbenefit from this ability of yours.Jupiter Trine Ascendant 06°36'Everything seems to conspire to put you in the limelight. You always come off well in agroup and manage to get your ideas across.Moon Trine Ascendant 08°26'Landscape: Major Life PeriodsWhat follows amounts to a brief overview of the first thirty years or so of your life -- a roadmap of the years to come. Since childhood, adolescence, and early adult life are so crucial toeach of us, an attempt has been made to describe these formative years. Based on the gradualmovement of the planet Saturn, this is one of the most tested of all astrological techniques. It isused by almost every professional astrologer as part of any personal consultation. Provided thatyour time of birth is more or less accurate, you will find this information both accurate andinformative. Here is a general life overview, followed by a close-up on your current changes --what is happening right now. First the overview:Your Personal BackgroundYou are somewhat of a late bloomer, spending your childhood up until the age of 11-12 in apleasant and more social frame of mind. At that time you will turn away from the more outwardscene and begin to take a greater interest in your inner, subjective life. From the age of 11-12until perhaps 18-19, you will find yourself ever more on your own, quite inner-directed andalways independent. From the age of 19 until 25-26, this will intensify even further and youwill examine and explore deep within you. Those who love you may well worry and feel thatyou are hard to reach and understand. You yourself could feel too much on your own, evenalone. This solitary period will end shortly after your 25th year, at which time you will begin toemerge and to build and move outward. Your rise to social and material success will be quiteremarkable from that point forward. Your early thirties are years of great success.Landscape: Major Life Periods Page 19Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeYour Current SituationNow for a close-up of recent years: while landscape was quite general, the dates given inthis close-up should be much more precise. Life is composed of sections of time, each devotedto one kind of activity or another. We go along for a while in one direction until somethingchanges within (or outside) us and we head off in a new course. Some of our earlier activitiesdry up and new ones spring up in their place. What follows is an analysis of the time period inwhich you find yourself now. Don't look here for a day-to-day account of life but rather to get apicture of this stretch of time, "these years."Sep 05, 2005 1st Pass D> (Age 38 7m)Feb 16, 2006 2nd Pass R< (Age 39 0m)May 22, 2006 3rd Pass D> (Age 39 3m)You are riding a high now in terms of taking advantage of the cycles in your life. This maywell be a high-water mark; however, this is also the beginning of a series of years during whichyou should begin to consolidate and tie down the advances you have made in recent years. Itmay be best to begin to dig in and strengthen your current position rather than expand outwardtoo much. You will find your mind beginning to turn away from the external (the material) andto be concerned with more inward and spiritual ideas. All of this will become clear over thenext several years. This time marks a change of direction for you, away from the material andglitter, toward inner needs and security. You will find yourself more concerned withmaintaining and strengthening your position, rather than pushing outward. In summary, a kindof high-water mark in the outward and social department. These years should be easy and filledwith opportunities and friendships. Enjoy them. More demanding and inward years will beforthcoming a little further on down the road.Saturn in 04th QuadrantThe Elements, Modalities and AngularityElements, modalities, and house quadrants. These are all techniques used by astrologers togain a general picture of how a person measures up. How do your planets and houses total up?Which do you have in abundance, and which do you lack, if any? Those with high totals showwhat we can or must do in life. These are qualities we have. However, most people are moreinterested by what they lack or want -- their lowest totals. They tend to study their "wants,"imitate, and even pretend to have them. The old adage is: we become what we want (or lack),while we do what we can (or have to do). Here are your totals:The Elements, Modalities and Angularity Page 20Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeThere is an emphasis on communication, expression of ideas, and the connections betweenthings, places, and people. What goes on in your mind is the all-important motivation in yourlife. You tend towards mental pursuits and admire intelligence.Have AirYour inner self-confidence may be lacking, and you could try to overcome this by defensiveaggressiveness. You probably wish you had more of the self-assurance your fiery acquaintanceshave.Want FireA solid supporter, always gravitating to the heart of things. You may have trouble gettingmoving, but once rolling, others better watch out. You have a stick-to-itiveness that alwaysfinds you in the thick of things, toughing it out.Have FixedNot a great starter, you may have trouble initiating things and getting them moving. Youmay need help from friends or others in learning how to be more aggressive and outgoing.Want CardinalCircumstances can throw you into positions where you must use your mind and deal withcommunications, service, or enclosed hidden interests. You may deal with education,psychology, spiritual enlightenment or teaching principles and techniques.Have CadentYour Burn RateWe all change, but the question is: At what rate? Some of us tear through change afterchange, one phase following another, year after year, while others move at a more serene pace.Or, one area of our lives may be hectic and forever changing, while other areas are quitetranquil. Why do some people seem to live lifetimes within lifetimes? Here is an analysis ofyour particular rate of change or "burn rate," including the particular areas of your life (planets)where you can expect continued change and growth. Areas where there is a very low index ofchange (indicating clear and easy use of the qualities involved) will also be pointed out. If youhave sometimes wondered about the areas of your life where the candles burn at both ends, hereare the details.You have a high burn rate (index of change) and tend to run hot and fast. It is almost likehaving many lifetimes within this single one. Things are always fast and furious with you, andyou seldom remain calm for long. Your thirst for experience and growth keeps you always onthe move. You work through an enormous amount of change compared to an average person. Inparticular, the following qualities are areas where you have experienced and will continue toexperience much change. These areas of life persist in presenting themselves to you, so youYour Burn Rate Page 21Astro*Talk Natsukashii Knowflakemay already have become very experienced in them. On the other hand, they could be arenas inwhich you struggle but have not yet attained mastery.A majority of planets in the FUTURE suggests that you tend to run ahead of the pack,taking changes and acting things out before they become accepted and a part of the status quo.Things happen to you that you come to understand over time.Planets in High FocusEmotional change and growth will be in high focus and amount to a constant in your life. Ahigh burn rate here suggests that feelings, motivation, and sheer drive will be a trademark aswell as a source of continual experience and learning. You find yourself in constant change inmatters of feelings, and emotional scenes are part of your stock and trade. Experience in theserealms will be extensive.MarsYou have a high rate of change when it comes to what you believe in -- your ideals anddreams. You adjust and change your ideals often and struggle not to get carried away with eachnew vision. The world of your imagination is a major focus of change.NeptunePatterns: Your Inner and Outer SelfHere we are examining your basic attitude or approach to life, what is called by some thearchetype or soul-type. If you know something about your particular soul-type, this can providevaluable information as to the general direction and purpose of your life. In particular, it isimportant to note the difference, if any, between our outer personality (the way we appear toothers) and our real inner self; how are we, in fact, as people get to know us? Not all people areas they seem.You are not what you appear to be. Your personality, the way the world sees you, appearsmore independent and outgoing than is the case when people get to know you. An extrovertedmanner screens a more inward and quiet-seeking self. In other words, you are much moresensitive and concerned about what others think than meets the eye. Although your outerpersonality may look tough and self-centered, you are more sensitive to the needs and feelingsof others than you let on. Whereas your appearance and personality may bring you unwantedattention, the real you prefers to stay out of the limelight. Appearances aside, let's take a look atthe real or inner you.Geo: Square Helio: TrinePatterns: Your Inner and Outer Self Page 22Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeYour Soul TypeThis is quite a rare configuration. You are at home in the world of concepts and ideas andare able to grasp the gist or whole picture when given just a few facts. Your innate sensitivity toothers makes you custom-made for any of the service occupations, where you can diagnose orinterpret what others are unable to express. You have as fine a mind as they make and maysuffer from over-sensitivity. Characterized by high energy, you tend to be impatient and alwayseager for a new experience. The experience itself is what is foremost in your mind, not so muchwhat you can get out of it. You seek contact, involvement, and are not much concerned aboutmatters of personal privacy.You will find yourself giving way to others in almost all situations. You may find that youalmost always must be the bigger person, so get used to waiting for and on others. In a word,you will be serving and taking care of others, like it or not. Your ability to manage andsupervise people and things, plus a built-in sense of responsibility, make you a uniquecharacter. There are not many of your caliber out there when it comes to management.You do not shine in a social situation, unless you take control, and even then this is nosubstitute for the animal attraction you may wish you had, but lack. You might better get usedto the idea of taking care of and serving others. Your sensitivity to others makes you a perfecthost, always helpful and aware of what is needed.Because you appear so self-sufficient, others may find it very difficult to imagine that youmight need love and attention. In a word, you see them before they have a chance to see you.You react to them before they can objectify, or even manage to see your condition. You mightas well get used to it.You reason and analyze endlessly and are never happier than when fully engaged in someproject. If not altogether engaged in work, you may tend to worry and have feelings ofinadequacy.It is not easy to judge you on appearances. You may tend to doubt that others can knowyour value without having seen what you have done and can do. Your accomplishments areyour self-image, rather than your personality.Grand TrineThe Key to your Inner LifeEach person has one or more key qualities. Here we are not referring to our appearance orpersonality, but rather to our inner nature, how we are when someone really gets to know us.At heart, you have a deep sense of responsibility and purpose, and this seriousness isgenuine and felt by others. You seem to gravitate to those things which last and hold true, andare always separating the wheat from the chaff. You manage to get down to the bare bones.Matters of law, religion, and philosophy of the most resolute kind hold your interest.SaturnYou have an uncanny ability to get beyond the status quo, always coming up with new waysof doing things. You can take the most mundane stuff and find that new angle. UnpredictablePatterns: Your Inner and Outer Self Page 23Astro*Talk Natsukashii Knowflakeand spontaneous, you seldom lean on precedent, preferring to create as you go. All will agreethat you are indeed very original, unconventional, and possess deep and accurate insights. Muchof what makes you "you" depends on this independence and love of freedom. You discoverinner ways that are fresh and vital.UranusThe Key to your PersonalityYour sense of direction (handling a person or a problem) is perhaps the key element in yourpersonality make-up. How you manage difficulties, find that diplomatic solution, or come upwith the right approach all are built around your talent. Your outward charm and ability to be allthings to all people is what is most central to your personality. This ability to solve problems, tocounsel and always to put others at ease is the key to meeting and coming to know you.JupiterThe Personal Hot SpotYour career, sense of judgment, and problem-solving ability are at the top of the list as thekey components to look out for whenever you are stroked or stressed.JupiterInterface: Innermost qualitiesThis feature is based on an intricate analysis of the position of a particular planet in relationto the orbital planes of the other planets. The resulting series of crossings, or nodes, tells ussomething about the nature of our innermost inclinations (Inc) and disinclinations (Dis). Theseindicators are not to be considered at the level of our personality, but rather are deep-seatedparts of our innermost character -- our internal biases. These pros and cons are not apt to changein the course of our lifetime.Your conservative values clash with whatever is unconventional and different. You don'tvalue novelty and do your best to ignore changes. You appreciate tradition and regularity, andyour value system is dead set against anything new or out of the ordinary. Despite your feignedignorance to the contrary, you suffer regular infusions of change, which you find verydisturbing. New things threaten to overpower you.Venus Dis UranusYour conservative values clash with whatever is unconventional and different. You don'tvalue novelty and do your best to ignore changes. You appreciate tradition and regularity, andInterface: Innermost qualities Page 24Astro*Talk Natsukashii Knowflakeyour value system is dead set against anything new or out of the ordinary. Despite your feignedignorance to the contrary, you suffer regular infusions of change, which you find verydisturbing. New things threaten to overpower you.Uranus Dis VenusMajor Transits Happening NowAstrologers use the term "transits" to mean the positions of the major planets that areoverhead (in the sky) right now and their relationship to our birth chart. Transits are veryimportant indicators of the current situation in which we find ourselves. They can provideinsight into what we are now going through. Here are the dates when the next major transits forthe planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto are exact in your chart. Some dates willhave already passed and some are still to come. Remember, with these large planets transitsdon't just happen on the day when they are exact. They cover a wide span of days, weeks,months, and sometimes years, depending on which planet is involved.In general, transits of Jupiter take from several days to a week or two to complete, whilethose of Saturn take from two weeks to a month to play themselves out. With the outer planets,the period of activity is even longer: transits of Uranus take about two months, Neptune three orfour months, and Pluto takes about a year. Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto move so slowly that thecomplete transit experience may take a year or two to complete itself. So be prepared to workwith these situations.Aug 22, 2013 1st Pass D> (Age 46 6m)Jan 31, 2014 2nd Pass R< (Age 47 0m)Apr 10, 2014 3rd Pass D> (Age 47 2m)A bout of philosophy or even a little religion could have an enormous effect on your careerduring this time. Lasting values (whatever you find to be true and lasting) can guide you now,opening up avenues that have remained blocked.Jupiter in Ninth HouseOct 28, 2013 1st Pass D> (Age 46 9m)Nov 16, 2013 2nd Pass R< (Age 46 9m)Jun 01, 2014 3rd Pass D> (Age 47 4m)You may find that both your personal growth and your career may depend upon how youMajor Transits Happening Now Page 25Astro*Talk Natsukashii Knowflakecan handle the very sensitive psychological material that may be coming up now. You willbenefit from analytical insights, getting to the heart of things. Penetrating.Jupiter Sextile PlutoJun 19, 2014 3rd Pass D> (Age 47 4m)You will prosper by pursuing your ideals and most deep-seated dreams of how life couldbe. Don't be afraid to project that image, make those dreams real. Ideas of group cooperationand communion (mass images) could further your career.Jupiter Trine NeptuneJun 19, 2014 3rd Pass D> (Age 47 4m)A time to take risks and dare to be a little unconventional. You will prosper through newinsights, inventions, and an independent point of view. Your career could open up by taking theroad less traveled by, daring to be the oddball... new approaches.Jupiter Sextile UranusJun 21, 2014 3rd Pass D> (Age 47 4m)You may not feel like taking the obvious road to success that has opened in front of you.Good choices from a career standpoint may tend to ignore your feelings and ambitions. Yourown basic drive may be at odds with the direction your life is taking.Jupiter Square MarsJun 28, 2014 3rd Pass D> (Age 47 5m)A real time to buckle down and consolidate your career. Your organizational abilities andsense of responsibility will be what guide you and prove successful. Your career could assumea much more determined and solid form -- a firm foundation.Jupiter Trine SaturnJun 15, 2013 2nd Pass R< (Age 46 4m)Jul 30, 2013 3rd Pass D> (Age 46 6m)Circumstances may affect you in a very direct manner. The great wheel of change mayappear to move at a snail's pace or grind to a halt. A time during which everything you do mayseem more difficult and require great effort. Could be tough.Saturn Square SunMar 23, 2013 2nd Pass R< (Age 46 1m)Oct 06, 2013 3rd Pass D> (Age 46 8m)Major Transits Happening Now Page 26Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeA lot of mental energy churning around, but it may be hard to put it to work. Circumstancesmay prove difficult regarding communication, writing, ideas, and the like. Things can get tight,and you may find it hard to think or study during this time.Saturn Square MercuryJan 01, 2014 1st Pass D> (Age 46 11m)May 06, 2014 2nd Pass R< (Age 47 3m)A good time to make some changes and reach new levels. A lot of personal and sensitivepsychological material may be surfacing, but you can handle it and turn it to your advantage.You may look back on these months as very transformative.Saturn Sextile PlutoJan 24, 2014 1st Pass D> (Age 46 11m)Apr 10, 2014 2nd Pass R< (Age 47 2m)A time for real determination. A giving-up of much superficiality in favor of in-depthlearning and self-discipline. Separating the wheat from the chaff in your personality.Saturn in First HouseMay 07, 2013 1st Pass D> (Age 46 3m)Oct 01, 2013 2nd Pass R< (Age 46 8m)Feb 27, 2014 3rd Pass D> (Age 47 1m)A time to have new thoughts and sudden insights and to get an unexpected boost in the wayyou think, speak, or write. Communications are facilitated, connections of all kinds, news, andso on, are furthered, often at the expense of tradition, established order.Uranus Sextile MercuryMay 24, 2013 1st Pass D> (Age 46 3m)Sep 12, 2013 2nd Pass R< (Age 46 7m)Mar 13, 2014 3rd Pass D> (Age 47 1m)A change that brings new insights into how you can take better advantage of your currentsituation. You are more able to see what is worth saving and what is worth letting go. You mayhave breakthroughs (perhaps unconventional) in health and diet.Uranus in Sixth HouseMay 01, 2013 1st Pass D> (Age 46 3m)Jul 15, 2013 2nd Pass R< (Age 46 5m)Feb 22, 2014 3rd Pass D> (Age 47 0m)Major Transits Happening Now Page 27Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeYou may find yourself emotional and expressive in a most imaginative and almost mysticalsense. Creativity -- the arts, theater, sports -- take on an almost ideal and other-worldlydimension. A sense of acting out your own dream.Neptune in Fifth HouseFeb 01, 2014 1st Pass D> (Age 47 0m)You become very expert at search and inquiry into the nature of a subject, be it life,scientific research, or what-have-you. A passion for searching, finding out, and communicatingtakes hold. Intense pursuit of limits.Pluto in Third HouseHouse Activity and EmphasisThe twelve houses of the horoscope, particularly when they are occupied by a planet,provide a clue to areas of special activity and use. Here is an analysis of house activity based onplanet emphasis:First House: Appearance, ApproachThe first house has to do with how we appear or the way we come across, thus ourappearance and personality. This is the essential stuff that bubbles up in us spontaneously andthat is obvious to others as our trademark or activity. It is what makes us each so personallydifferent. This house rules our personal self and everything about us that draws a reaction fromour surroundings or others.First HouseScorpio is the most famous sign. Intense, passionate, and very personal, Scorpio rushes pastsuperficialities and right to the heart of any matter. A loyal friend but a fanatic foe, this signdoes well in politics and all areas where someone who dares is rewarded. Often associated withsexual energy, perhaps due to its tendency to strip away veneer, laying bare anything that isthere.ScorpioYou are a real charmer -- able to enchant others and bring them under your spell. Youmanage to communicate an almost mystical sense to a group. Your ideals and ability to see thewhole picture are obvious to all who come to know you.Neptune in First HouseHouse Activity and Emphasis Page 28Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeSecond House: Possessions, ReactionsThe second house is concerned with how we respond to or field whatever impulses orunique and personal qualities we manifest via our first house. This is how we hold or "have"things (possessions, material goods, money, and the like). The second house always refers tohow we secure ourselves, the kind of response we get from life and those around us.Second HouseSagittarius is nothing if not direct, candid, and to the point. Sometimes harsh, this energyalways is concerned with the absolute truth of the subject at hand. Associated with philosophy,religion, and all things that last, Sagittarius energy is always welcome in politics as well associal and community endeavors, where its basic fairness and evenhandedness is helpful.SagittariusThird House: Inquiries, CommunicationsThe third house is concerned with explorations, investigations, and inquiry and research ofall kinds. It also rules connections, communications, wires, tubes -- anything that we can getthrough with our body, mind, voice, letters, what-have-you. It is here that we explore andsearch for the limits of our life, whatever we are working with at the moment. A very mentalhouse, concerned with finding, furthering, peering, and all manner of questioning. Traditionallyrules short journeys, siblings.Third HouseCapricorn is the business energy of the zodiac, for it is the very opposite of the emotionalCancer. Given to clear-headedness and practical insight and vision, this sign always takes adistanced perspective, a cool appraisal. Logical and painstaking, Capricorns love hard work andearned results. Money and things in general are very important.CapricornYou are very communicative, not a little curious, and like to talk, speak, write, and so on.Study, research, and investigations of all kinds appeal to you. You are always searching outsome answer or another. Siblings are important too.Sun in Third HouseFourth House: Home, Family, SecurityThe fourth house is where we send down roots, find our limits, and generally secureourselves. It is the end of any searching we might have done in the third house. Here we find orend our search, settle down, and manage to get in possession of the whole situation. This is ourhome and the base from which we can work, feel, and experience. This is the root of ourexperience, the core or thick of it.Fourth HouseAquarius, the sign of humanitarian goals and altruism. Always impartial and nonsectarian,Aquarian energy is communal (even global). The focus is on the goal, and the goal is alwaysone that is for the many and not the few. Thus this sign is connected to far-seeing visions, worldHouse Activity and Emphasis Page 29Astro*Talk Natsukashii Knowflakeviews, and group work of all kinds. This sign tends towards coolness, independence.AquariusYour mind tends to settle on issues of security -- home, family, and such. Your thoughtshave great substance and feeling. An interest in history, the past, and nostalgia may be lifelong.Mercury in Fourth HouseYou love your roots, whether home and family, ancestors, or history in general. You areprobably a collector and very discriminating in this area. You appreciate emotions and like toget a sense or feel for whatever is happening.Venus in Fourth HouseFifth House: Expression, CreativityThe fifth house has to do with awareness, emotion (to move out), and expression (to pressout). Here there is always a growing sense of self-confidence and even a pride of ownership,since we begin to recognize and own our experience. We know that we have had or are havingan experience. All forms of expression and offspring are connected to this house -- children,animals, creative expression, and so on. A sense of direction and ownership takes hold at thispoint in our experience.Fifth HousePisces energy runs deep and toward the psychological -- whatever is beneath the surface.This sign is understanding, patient, and long-suffering. Pisces tend to absorb all the little barbsand digs coming from outside. They always have their mind on an inner goal, something moreimportant. They are very forgiving and accepting -- giving of themselves for the sake of moreimportant issues.PiscesYou find it difficult to let go, emote, and express your feelings, and tend to be cautious andrestrained. Feeling creative may be difficult, for you are very hard on yourself in this area. Youmay have approach/avoidance reactions with children, animals.Saturn in Fifth HouseSixth House: Responsibility, Work, HealthThe sixth house has to do with salvaging and preserving what is good and healthy in ourexperience. Here we separate the wheat from the chaff. We begin to care for ourselves and ourexperience and thus health, nutrition. The idea here is that we are able to analyze our experienceand have thoughts about what is pure and what is not. The sixth house is an attempt to save theheart of an experience, one that already by that attempt is beginning to pass or not cohere.Sixth HouseAries is the sign of the pioneer and leader. It is always impulsive, concentrated, andspontaneous. Act first and think about what you have done later. Rushing in where others fearto tread, the Aries energy is attention-getting. It always provokes a response from thesurroundings, from others. There is something essential and instigative that starts or causesHouse Activity and Emphasis Page 30Astro*Talk Natsukashii Knowflakesomething else to happen -- a reaction or response.AriesSeventh House: Relationships, Other PeopleThe seventh house is the house of partnerships, relationships, social life, and all that carriesus beyond our personal self into an awareness of other people, community, and the like. Thisincludes spiritual awakening and the discovery that we are more than just our personality. Herewe begin to respond to our personal needs (and those of others) for the first time. We can seewhat is going on and are committed to it; thus, marriage and yoga, or union, is indicated in thishouse.Seventh HouseTaurus manages to respond, possess, and "have" just about everything possible. This is anurturing and fertile sign in that any seed or impulse is cradled, bringing forth growth anddevelopment. Taurus is the way we "have" things, how we possess and acquire things. There issomething gentle, regular, steadfast, and determined about Taurus. Always accepting,mothering, providing a base for... a matrix or womb where growth takes place.TaurusEighth House: Business Savvy, EliminationThe eighth house, traditionally the house of death, is concerned with getting rid of excessparts of ourselves that we see we no longer need. Thus this house also covers initiation and anyactivities where we are transforming toward a more integral position, getting to the heart ofthings. The no-nonsense quality of the eighth house makes it good for business ventures sincehere we are stripping away the dross to reveal the truth or essence of the subject.Eighth HouseGemini is concerned with connections and communication of all kinds -- letters, wires,telephones, voice, thoughts, writing, and mental processes in general. Gemini is the gadfly, thecommunicator, the gossip of the zodiac. Searching conversations, scientific inquiry, research,and so on belong here. Gemini energy is unattached, independent, and inquisitive.GeminiNinth House: Religions, Philosophy, IdeasThe ninth house covers long journeys and religion (the longest journey of all). Here is whatremains of the purification that takes place in the eighth house -- the seed, or essence, of anentire cycle of experience. Religion comes from a Latin word that means to bind back, and thusrefers to all things that last or endure, such as the truth. Essential ideas, philosophy, and all thatis the very heart of things belong here.Ninth HouseCancer is the mother of the zodiac, always making a home, protecting and providing forothers. A sensitive sign where feelings and real experience count more than cold logic. Itdoesn't get any more physical and emotional than here. This sign has a sense of substance, aHouse Activity and Emphasis Page 31Astro*Talk Natsukashii Knowflakehome base or foundation. Cancer energy is always limiting, bringing us down to Earth,grounding our every thought in experience, in substance.CancerYour sense of honesty and truth is something that others sense in you and support. Youmight find yourself teaching or guiding groups in matters of religion or philosophy. Travel,especially with others, is indicated.Moon in Ninth HouseYour devotion and search for truth may carry you across the globe and certainly to the farreaches of philosophy and religious thoughts. Your career may hinge on your need to alwaysget at the seed, essence, or heart of every question.Jupiter in Ninth HouseTenth House: Practical Vision, VocationThe 10th house is a house of practical vision and clairvoyance, for here we can see clearlywhat is. Reputation and career are often connected to this house, since the areas where we cansee with greatest clarity are those we most often can put to use to make a living. In summary,this house is where we have real vision and can see to do and work. Planets transiting this housemay provide moments of insight and clear-seeing as well.Tenth HouseLeo energy is expressive, emotive, and concerned with awareness and a sense of pride andownership. Here is always a sense of home base or confidence from which the aggressive andoutgoing Leo energy operates. Often very artistic, and always theatrical and expressive, thissign is good for creativity and the arts. Warm and big-hearted, this sign belongs to love ofanimals, sports, children.LeoEleventh House: Dreams & Visions, CommunityThe 11th house has to do with putting our visions and dreams to work. We have been on themountain and had a vision (10th house). Here we take our vows never to forget what we haveseen and to work hard to make these dreams into reality. Thus this house has always beenconnected with altruistic and humanitarian goals and trying to set them in motion. It is thehouse of friends and community, because when we are powered by a real insight or vision weshare with all -- irrespective of differences.Eleventh HouseVirgo energy is analytical and precise, always separating what is worthwhile and worthsupporting from that which is outmoded and of no further use. A mental sign, where thinkingand examining are in high focus. Also, a different kind of mother, here an endless caring andworrying (fussing) about just about everything. Always compassionate and responsive, Virgoenergy is service-oriented above all, often thinking and caring more about what others are doingand thinking than for self.VirgoHouse Activity and Emphasis Page 32Astro*Talk Natsukashii KnowflakeYou may enjoy eccentric or unconventional friends, and groups with some kind of humanitarianflavor will appeal. You have very original ideas when it comes to community, making ourcollective dreams into a reality.Uranus in Eleventh HouseYour burning zeal for the ideal world and your need to be part of a group of like-mindedsouls are major factors in your makeup. You learn and grow through your efforts to help othersand to make your inner vision into a reality.Pluto in Eleventh HouseTwelfth House: Sacrifice, Psychology, AcceptanceThe 12th house is about all that we go through in order to make our dreams into reality andmanifest them in the world around us. It covers what we are willing to put up with, thesacrifices we will make in order to bring across what is really important. This is connected toprisons, institutions, betrayal, self-undoing, and the like, because it is here that we must chooseto take some possible abuse for the sake of the message we are carrying, or blow it all awaywith a negative reaction.Twelfth HouseLibra energy is always facilitating and responsive, assuming the appropriate reaction orresponse to any question or statement. What is sometimes seen as two-faced is only Libra'sfacility at responding to each in kind. This is certainly the social sign, par excellence.Impersonal and impartial, this sign doles out only what is demanded, never overdoing things.LibraYou have a high degree of motivation when it comes to giving and to personal sacrifice.You feel understanding and accepting and are easily moved by the problems of others.Psychology in all of its forms is a driving force in your life.Mars in Twelfth HouseHouse Activity and Emphasis Page 33
Guess ignoring her would be best....if only she would be so loud and abrasive
quote:Originally posted by Natsukashii: Ellynvx...thank you for this....my cup runneth over! It feels like Xmas!I read your posts there is a lot to take in ......will read it again and get back to you with my comments. Looks like she has some good qualities but our aspects complicate thingsWill give you feedback tomorrow morning after I have read your post in depthTake careN
I read your posts there is a lot to take in ......will read it again and get back to you with my comments. Looks like she has some good qualities but our aspects complicate things
Will give you feedback tomorrow morning after I have read your post in depth
Take careN
quote:Originally posted by Natsukashii:[Oops double post sorry [/B]
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Sorry this took so long it's been crazy the past week. From what you wrote here my synastry with this women should be quite good, all things considered...and we did get on well initially. She appears to be the kind of person who thrives on the approval of others even going to the extent of doing things they could easily do for themselves. She is very popular. I on the other hand am a bit of a loner and don't go out of my way to make people like me
As the older and supposedly wiser person I have invited her to talk about it but she denies that anything is wrong
I guess the best thing to do is just ignore it all, hard as it is and hope that this too will pass and that the day will come when I don't have to hear the snide remarks
I have begun to retaliate in kind and that's giving her exactly what she wants. I'm hoping to leave this all behind anyway and am actively looking to find another job...not because I'm not good at what I do but because I am tired of petty schoolgirl politics.
I'm going to do what I should have done in the first place - focus on me
Thanks Ellynvx
quote:Originally posted by Ellynlvx:If you would like me to edit anything, just let me know.
The natal was pretty accurate...people don't "see" me as I really am and it's true that I know them more than they know me.
I tend to be drawn to the mystical side of life but am a little afraid of the path it may lead me to,
re the transits I'm hoping too change jobs and am awaiting the outcome of my interviews
Hopefully I will get it!
The Synastry was afflicted, especially in Mars, Pluto maybe Uranus? areas.
I looked at the grid, and it was tough ones, like Mars-Moon.
quote:Originally posted by Natsukashii:Hi EllynvxSorry this took so long it's been crazy the past week. From what you wrote here my synastry with this women should be quite good, all things considered...and we did get on well initially. She appears to be the kind of person who thrives on the approval of others even going to the extent of doing things they could easily do for themselves. She is very popular. I on the other hand am a bit of a loner and don't go out of my way to make people like meAs the older and supposedly wiser person I have invited her to talk about it but she denies that anything is wrongI guess the best thing to do is just ignore it all, hard as it is and hope that this too will pass and that the day will come when I don't have to hear the snide remarksI have begun to retaliate in kind and that's giving her exactly what she wants. I'm hoping to leave this all behind anyway and am actively looking to find another job...not because I'm not good at what I do but because I am tired of petty schoolgirl politics.I'm going to do what I should have done in the first place - focus on meThanks Ellynvx
Hi Natsukashii,sorry for budding in,i wanted to tell you these situations happen often at work places. It happened to me plenty of times.In the past I used to get involved in the back and forth, now I ignore it.I feel by not engaging, they lose the energy to do bad things...imagine how silly they would feel after sending a nasty email( for example) and you being kind as if it doesn't effect you..they would say this is not even working..just think about it it works Also, another point if you engage in any type of back and forth, you are on the same level with that person. If you ignore them, you rise above.Good luck,its not easy, I should know!
quote:Originally posted by Sandra018: Hi Natsukashii,sorry for budding in,i wanted to tell you these situations happen often at work places. It happened to me plenty of times.In the past I used to get involved in the back and forth, now I ignore it.I feel by not engaging, they lose the energy to do bad things...imagine how silly they would feel after sending a nasty email( for example) and you being kind as if it doesn't effect you..they would say this is not even working..just think about it it works Also, another point if you engage in any type of back and forth, you are on the same level with that person. If you ignore them, you rise above.Good luck,its not easy, I should know!
Thanks Sandra018
I appreciate the advice ...and will certainly try to implement it..thanks for taking the time to advise
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