posted August 02, 2006 03:34 PM              

Also maybe a Mercury in the 6th house SQUARE a Neptune in the 8th house.

Those are some possibilities.

Insomnia is a medical disorder in most cases so it would most possibly relate back to the 12th or 6th house.

I hope that helps.

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Virgo Rising, Sagittarius Sun, Pisces Moon

posted August 02, 2006 05:12 PM            

I would say that it's my:

1. Moon in Pisces in 6th square the opposition of retrograde Saturn in Gemini in 9th and Jupiter-Neptune in Sagittarius in 3rd
(this t-square sucks! this can indicate numerous issues) - mutable,cadent t-sqare can be quite restless

2. 4 planets in 3rd(Mercury,Venus,Jupiter,and Neptune)

3. Virgo Ascendant

4. Mars Aquarius in 6th

5. Unaspected Uranus

also:

3rd house ruler(Pluto) in 1st in mutual reception with 1st house ruler(Mercury in 3rd)

Mercury conjunct Sun/Neptune midpoint
Uranus conjunct Mercury/Ascendant midpoint

I am too high strung and too sensitive for my own good

posted August 07, 2006 03:29 AM              

You are getting excellent feedback on this ...

The first thing I thought of was Mercury/Gemini/3rd House and/or Mercury/Virgo/6th House. I was really surprised to learn about the Neptune/Pisces/12th House influences, but I can see that now.

For example: A Virgo Gemini/Mooner or Gemini/Virgo Mooner seem to have experience with insomnia.

But since Neptune/Pisces/12th House is very much about the hidden dream life, I can see where any disruption in energy flow would confuse the Natal person. BUT I wonder if those people also do well with little sleep to begin with! I think this is important to consider because it might seem like insomnia to some, but they function just as well as anyone else ...

posted August 07, 2006 03:19 PM            

Here is something on Dyspraxia in regards to problems sleeping.

Dypsraxics (along with people who have similar conditions on the Autistic spectrum) may have difficulty sleeping since there is an inability to force the brain to stop thinking and "shut down". A dyspraxic is nearly always thinking about several unrelated things at once, (the inverse is also possible, with only one dominant thought occupying the dyspraxic's entire attention span at any given time) so this may cause easy distractability and daydreaming[citation needed]. It is quite easy for someone with dyspraxia to concentrate entirely on a particular thought instead of on the situation at hand. For this reason, dyspraxia may be misdiagnosed as ADHD since on the surface both conditions have similar symptoms in some areas[citation needed]. Many people with dyspraxia have short-term memory issues and may forget instructions they received only seconds before, tend to forget important deadlines, and are constantly misplacing items[citation needed].

note: Dyspraxia can be misdiagnosed as ADHD.
The symptoms overlap. If the person has significant coordination problems and not just memory/attention/concentration/restlessness/fidgety issues, they should get tested for Dyspraxia.

posted August 09, 2006 04:32 AM            

I think that the fact that my Sun, Mercury (in Gemini) and Venus are in the 12th house has something to do with it. I also have many strong hard aspects to Neptune (only two soft aspects) and I believe that those are also partly responsible.

This is also true for Mercury where I have many hard aspects (Mercury opp. Neptune) and only one soft one...it's really and truly difficult to shut down my brain. Plus, I prefer the night to the day.

Also, I am a Cancer with a fair amount of Cancer in my chart and so sometimes I like to add worry to my excessive thinking, just for fun of course.

I will say too that I do not operate at all well with little sleep.

Interesting topic.

posted August 12, 2006 03:37 PM              

Good point regarding Transits needing to be considered as well. The whole subject of Transits and sleep can easily make me go off into multiple tangents.

Love -

You made me wonder about Cancer energy experiences with insomnia, and most of all, their own perception of their own sleep routine. In other words, I have a Cancer Moon (I don't think the 4th House would pertain here, do you?) -- and I too do worse with too little sleep. It may be because that energy is already "Crabby" and knows well enough to leave it alone when possible.

Someone else who feels like they've had a lack of sleep might fit under a whole'nother slew of adjectives.

posted June 22, 2016 10:12 PM            

It always takes me 1-5hrs to fall asleep, ever since I was a teen. I think TOO MUCH....I can't stop myself

posted June 22, 2016 10:13 PM            

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Originally posted by alanabelle86:
can Mercury...ever be square to the Sun?? I thought it was too close, and could only be found in conjunction...

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