posted September 27, 2005 08:37 AM              

Well…I guess on some level I knew my ascendant couldn’t be Aries. I can be aggressive…but not when we first meet!

Plus this whole thing has changed my houses.

I no longer have an 8th house Jupiter it’s now in the 9th. Actually…………this explains why I pass exams even tho I rarely study.

And my Mercury is now in the 12th and not 11th.

I think the thing that’s scaring me the most…is my Saturn and Pluto are in the 8th why do I have a bad feeling…….

AND my Moon is in the 7th.

I think the ONLY thing that makes sense - is my Uranus in the 9th. The whole rejecting your upbringing and beliefs thing - incredibly accurate.

I have so much reading to do - no idea what half this stuff means.

*sigh* guess I can’t be in the Aries rising club with sue, cancerrg & Blue moon

posted September 27, 2005 08:55 AM            

I would be happy to get rid of my old Cappy Rising lol and Sun/Uranus opposition on IC/MC line!

Please post your old and new stats, I'd love to have a look at your charts

posted September 27, 2005 10:03 AM              

This reminds me of the time when me and my best friend were younger (like 9 or 10) and she believed she was a Pisces, as opposed to Aries. When I told her she was wrong, she was SO upset! But she is such an Aries is is quite ridiculous. Her only piseces is her venus.

After you learn all the aspects of your chart, I bet you'll feel much better!

By the way, my mom didn't even remember whether my b-day was on a Tuesday or Thursday when I was born! (Ok, it's not as bad, but still. Turns out I was born on lovely Friday the 13th, but I digress.)

posted September 27, 2005 10:06 AM              

I mean, you're still the person you are WN..and that Saturn or Pluto in the 8th isn't gona make you some sort of psycho just because an interpretation somewhere says so..

Just making sure you know that

PS And if you thought your Jupiter in the 8th description rang true THEN it most probably IS true of your character

posted September 27, 2005 10:11 AM              

But i think you can do it in astro.com,try the extended chart selection...and play around,you have a lot of choices there...

posted September 27, 2005 11:05 AM              

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By the way, my mom didn't even remember whether my b-day was on a Tuesday or Thursday when I was born!

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posted September 27, 2005 11:42 AM              

Pop wow that’s worse than me! I’m assuming he found out as an adult…oh my gosh I woulda lost my mind.

Peri I’ll post my stuff on the next post

Hot ice, no Pisces rising - actually I would have preferred Taurus.

Gemini rising - I thought my Moon was in the 6th.
What’s it like - well I guess it explains why emotional security is so important to me. But I hide it well I play detached…but my gosh I can’t stand being alone. I know it sounds bad…that’s why I hide it.

“I've been thinking about how when we learn a lot about astrology we start to over-identify with our charts..and also do this with other people in our lives..”

That’s very true Lauren…I’m still me - a little confused granted…but still me.

“and that Saturn or Pluto in the 8th isn't gona make you some sort of psycho just because an interpretation somewhere says so..”

posted September 27, 2005 11:46 AM              

OK I know this sounds weird…but showing my chart makes me feel like I’m standing naked in front of you all I’d feel less nervous actually.
So NO critical eyes...you all hear?

posted September 27, 2005 01:37 PM              

*edited to add

I just realised something.

posted September 27, 2005 02:57 PM              

Just out of curiosity: what house system are you using? (Edit: Placidus, I see!) Perhaps you can consult a few alternatives for a second opinion about those unsatisfactory planet placements?

posted September 27, 2005 07:38 PM              

If you had doubts, you could have just acquired your birth certificate. Don't blame your mother when you could have taken it upon yourself to confirm your own birth time. Surely, had your moon been in the 6th, you would have done that, rather than carry on some weird, codependent emotional drama like this. I have a 7th house Pisces moon, and thank the stars I also have an 6th house Aqua Mars with Virgo rising - I research everything and don't take anyone's word unless they've proven they are believeable.

I also doubt you actually reject your upbringing - if you did, you wouldn't give a rat's *ass what your mother thought about things like astrology. You DO care, and apparently it's a huge unresolved issue you need to address (speaking frankly as one 7th house moon to another), or your mother's influencee on you will always hold you down. I suspect you wish you could reject your unbringing, but feel powerless to do so. So instead you simply *believe* you have (very Piscean). The truth is more likely you are deeply resentful of your mother's power over you andwill be as long as you don't confront that.

posted September 27, 2005 07:48 PM              

It was funny, but for a while, all of the online astro programs were saying Leo Rising to me and then it's like they all became 'accurate' at the same time and changed it to Cancer. I have no idea what shifted, it was the weirdest thing, it's like they all 'wisened up' on me at the same time. Best of luck to you in accepting yourself as you really are.

posted September 27, 2005 10:38 PM            

Not every aspect is set in stone, nor will everything manifest in a negative way. These are potentials and tendencies that exist, not absolutes. The natal chart is a complex mix of every sign, planet, and house. And this mix is unique to each individual. One aspect might suggest you're one way, another in your chart might suggest the opposite. Things balance each other out. "Negatives" don't always manifest in a strong way - postives can outweigh the negatives, particularly with concious intention.