posted August 25, 2007 05:29 AM            

I picked up mum's old copy of Penny Thornton's Synastry book, flipped through and found a bit on moon in 7th house. (Which is what I have.A Leo moon) It depressed me! it said that its a difficult placement to have it in (though I did some internet research before writing this) and most say it is a pleasing placement. Thornton's said there could be delays in relationahips and everything is about the emotional part of the relationship. I know its easy to dismiss something cause it isnt what you want to hear but i wondered if anyone could help me out on this one.

posted August 25, 2007 10:19 AM            

A lot depends on how your moon is aspected and how it relates to other planets and houses. Someone with a Leo moon in the 7th house that's trine the Sun and Jupiter will have a very different "moon story" than someone with a Leo moon in the 7th house squared Saturn and Mars, for example.

All of those different aspects help determine whether you'll experience that moon placement as pleasant and pleasurable or uncomfortable and challenging, in relation to the rest of your chart and life.

posted August 25, 2007 11:02 AM              

The most important factor about the seventh house and any planets in it, is that it is the "not me" house---being opposite of the first or "me" house. This Moon placement usually means one of two things: Either you think that you are not like your mother, or you do not want to be like her. In some way, mother is at odds with "me". See?

For a female that can color the whole chart because the Moon is a major part of our gender-model. It also emphasizes the tendency to "marry your mother" meaning that we are attracted to those who psychologically resemble her. This latter is the dynamic of "chemistry."

In one way or another, you will have to make peace with this. One way is to realize that you do inherit part of your genes from Mom, but that does not mean that you have to use these qualities in the same way that she does.

More mundanely, should you have children, you can be a different kind of mother than she was. Or, if not, you can use your "mothering capacity" to care for "children in consciousness" or your own inner child. In one way or another, you almost certainly need to mother yourself--meaning take care of you.

posted August 25, 2007 12:01 PM              

Although I haven't seen anything on placements from him, I find Frank Pilkington a great predictive astrologer, and he blends the psychic side with it as well. I also like this month's forecast from Rose? on Madalyn Aslan's site.

I used to wish I had Moon or Sun in 7th (or something at least) - thought it would'a made me better at relationships. I hated my planets in the 6th 'cos apparently it emphasizes service to others (which I hate). B*ll*cks. Remember, there are never any right or wrong placements. Virgo, which rules the 6th, does indeed rule service to others - but it also rules fashion and craftsmanship, a career in which, I am now pursuing.

Don't take these things too seriously, and don't let yourself get depressed by other people!!

Love,

posted August 25, 2007 02:30 PM            

I found Peny Thornton to be a little negative...but others may enjoy her book.

So am I right in thinking this is a good placement for relationships? I dont think im very good at them. Or I pick guys who end up leaving(normaly cause im attracted to international foreign men).

anyways, thanks for your insights.

Sparkling

Born on 26 Nov 1983 local time 9:49 am
in Melbourne, AUSTL U.T. 22-49
144e58, 37s49 sid. time 12:46:06

Planetary positionsplanet sign degree motion
Sun Sagittarius 3°05'47 in house 11 direct
Moon Leo 13°18'01 in house 7 direct
Mercury Sagittarius 17°35'37 in house 11 direct
Venus Libra 17°48'34 in house 10 direct
Mars Libra 4°24'23 in house 9 direct
Jupiter Sagittarius 17°45'48 in house 11 direct
Saturn Scorpio 10°17'03 in house 10 direct
Uranus Sagittarius 8°58'38 in house 11 direct
Neptune Sagittarius 28°00'30 in house 12 direct
Pluto Scorpio 0°45'32 in house 10 direct
True Node Gemini 15°57'53 in house 5 direct

House positions (Placidus)Ascendant Capricorn 26°39'56
2nd House Aquarius 17°25'43
3rd House Pisces 11°57'52
Imum Coeli Aries 12°31'49
5th House Taurus 18°40'12
6th House Gemini 25°01'12
Descendant Cancer 26°39'56
8th House Leo 17°25'43
9th House Virgo 11°57'52
Medium Coeli Libra 12°31'49
11th House Scorpio 18°40'12
12th House Sagittarius 25°01'12