posted February 08, 2008 05:04 PM              

So this is what I've been doing and so far it "works" .. I really pay attention to communication when interacting with others..I especially note the things that are talked about. I have found that Mercury falling in another's house, it is the Mercury person who mostly talks about whatever things are associated with the house of the partner.

Example: My Mercury falls in my mom's 6th house..I find *myself* talking to her a lot about everyday things, work, around the house, health, our pets, etc. Her Mercury falls in my 9th, she talks to me a lot about philosophical and higher-minded topics.

Now this is how I do it..since communication is the most obvious and immediate thing to gauge in a relationship (for me at least) I take note of what *I* talk about with someone to find out their ASC.

Example: I noticed I was interested in talking to this guy about himself a lot, I was interested in him, his thoughts, his interests, his past, HIM. I changed his birth info on astro.com til the chart was aligned where my Mercury falls in his 1st house. After that, I realized the rest of my planets in his houses were dead-on accurate..and the ASC it ended up being fit him VERY well.

This doesn't give exact information on the time of birth, obviously..there is about a 1-hour give or take area for the ASC..so the degree is probably off but overall it works.

Any thoughts? Anyone else tried this or something similar with success?

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Capricorn sun / Scorpio rising / Sagittarius moon

posted February 08, 2008 06:39 PM            

My Mercury is conjunct my girlfriend's Sun, so it's on her 11th/12th house cusp. I suppose we do talk about those sort of things. We tried going to church not long ago, because she was looking for a way to be more social. That certainly falls under the 11th/12th house. I tell her all kinds of crazy thoughts and dreams I have, and report to her after every Improv [group] class.

posted February 08, 2008 06:48 PM              

On a (sort of) tangent..because of that method I've realized that the planet person is the one feeling/doing rather than the house person..the planet person is just feeling/doing something in the area (house) of the other person's life. When I read synastry that way, instead of the house person being the one affected, it becomes more accurate.

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Capricorn sun / Scorpio rising / Sagittarius moon

posted February 08, 2008 06:57 PM              

I have a very similar situation with my SO, but with a slight difference. It's the same thing in that I find that I am always interested in talking about HIM...and HE talks about himself alot, too. (I know that sounds pretty egotistical on his part but I really do like it! lol)

The difference is, HIS mercury falls into my first house and MY mercury falls into his seventh. So, I think it means he talks about the "self" and I talk about the "other'...in other words, HIM! lol As a side note, I think this is a good thing, because he has mercury in the 12th house natally, so I don't think he shares a whole lot with other people.