posted November 13, 2006 04:55 AM              

For example.... Mars and Venus in gemini in the 8th house. Is that person likely to be conflicted about wanting a deep and intimate connection with someone and also feeling they want a variety of partners and experiences? Has anyone got similar placements? Or know someone who has?

posted November 13, 2006 05:10 AM            

I believe both are important, some might not agree though.It's like compatibility between sun signs.People ask why scorpios are not compatible with leos or aquas but it's far more than sun signs involved in a relationship.So i'd say that the whole chart is important both in natal interpretation and synastry.

PS:excuse my lack of logic in this post, i haven't had my morning coffee yet.

posted November 13, 2006 05:24 AM            

However, when you're interpreting a chart...like you used Mars/Venus in Gemini, 8th house

posted November 13, 2006 05:36 AM              

For example my Moon is in Cap so Im very guarded with my feelings, very practical, like a good deal etc and its in the 6th house - so all this manifests in my day-to-day life: Im a vegetarian mostly because its less expensive and faster to cook, Im sadly very very up to date with housekeeping to the point where I cant feel "at peace" unless every bit is picked up, very picky about where I sleep, eat, how clean the restaurant is etc., I regligiously attack sales. I also develop good working [6th house] relationships with older [capricorn] women [moon].

Its all a combination. For mars venus gem in 8th I would say that the persons sexuality is very fluid and in need of good communication to get them going. Theyd be very loving and romantic in sex [venus] but theyd also display aggressive qualities [mars] at certain points, with a certain ability to be detached [gemini], maybe theyd like a lot of phone sex. Also apparently mars in a house is where you prefer to have sex, or the circumstances you like so maybe theyd be very turned on after having a "deep" conversation, or it so happens after theres a death the sexuality would get turned on, something related to death, maybe having sex in a graveyard. Im just playing around with the associations. These are 8th house things: psychology, death. Youd have to add everything up but ingeneral thats my impression of that placement in the chart.

posted November 13, 2006 06:56 AM            

Welcome to LL, Zephyr!

posted November 13, 2006 08:45 AM            

but I do believe that house placements are more important because I feel that they are more personal.
for instance,generational planets in signs have a generational influence. generational planets in signs have an individual influence. I feel that applies to all the planets. I feel that would be logical conclusion.Moon,Sun,Mercury,Venus,Mars,Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus,Neptune,Pluto
in house placements would be more important than Moon,Sun,Mercury,Venus,Mars,Jupiter,Saturn,and Uranus in sign placements.

posted November 13, 2006 09:44 AM            

I kinda view it as...well...the address is more important information than my city. My home address is very personal,and it's sensitive information that I wouldn't give out to anybody or they would know me more while city is more generational. There are so many people in the city,and so it would difficult to track me down if a person only knows my city.

posted November 13, 2006 10:14 AM            

I guess that sign placement is your primary influence.. house placement is the secondary.. For example, My Moon is in Aries 8th house.. I'm very Aries as impulsive, aggressive and fiery.. but that house placement directs my Aries energy into something deep, intense and passionate about the depths of psychology and emotions.. Maybe the sign placement is your primary energy and potencial, while the house placement is the "direction", the energy that molds your sign energy and guide it to wherever it leads to (as in in my case, it leads me to something more deep psychologically and emotionally).. ^_^

posted November 13, 2006 10:40 AM              

I agree on everything you said. I also think, house-positions are more personal. That doesn`t mean sign-positions aren`t important.
I identify strongly with my Moon in aquarius and also all those sagittarius-placements.
I think sign-placements are important, but they are the same for every person born in the same week as me for example. They are still significant, of course.
but house-placements are far more individual, because they change so fast.
Well, but I know everyone has their own opinion, and I don`t want to argue about this. I think everyone has to find their own system, that works for them.

posted November 14, 2006 07:27 AM              

Thanks for your welcomes as well. I've been interested in astrology for years but still lack confidence when it comes to interpretation of other people's charts. No matter, I love it anyway!

Take care Y'all!