posted June 10, 2008 01:49 AM         

Saturn is transiting our composite 7th btw, and Pluto is transiting my natal ASC, so I'm aware of what they mean but I want to know how it's ALL working. I'm sure it's all do with things like different expectations, frustration with each other, etc etc... but yeah I would appreciate some insight.

I can post the charts later if anyone wants, but for now here's our data:

Me: 26 April 1975, 8.30pm, Dunedin, New Zealand
Him: 18 June 1971, 3.30am, Dunedin, New Zealand

Thank you!

posted June 10, 2008 02:07 PM         

I bet you're tired of seeing me pop up to talk about that frickin' Pluto crossing your ASC again, but...

It is a stressful transit, both positively and negatively, Pluto's answer to most things is like lighting tiny scented votive candles with nuclear bombs when a tiny match will do.

I just glanced at your chart quickly and noticed another thing. Your Ascendant/Descendant axis is right at the midpoint of your Venus/Saturn midpoint.

Ascendant = Venus/Saturn - Hiding one's light; withdrawing; fear of not being accepted.

Pluto is not allowing this to be anymore, if that's something that you can relate to, especially in terms of relationships. Pluto also signals power struggles, so you are changing and with that, your relationship changes. It's imposible for you to be in the background with Pluto transiting your ASC. Pluto creates prominence and publicity. The astrological paparazzi has found you.

Transiting Pluto = Venus/Saturn - Unusually strong tensions toward separation; wasting emotions.

I know you want to keep your relationship, but I think your relationship isn't what it was. It's different and perhaps you are both discovering that you might not like the changes. Maybe if you view it as a different animal now, or the difference between a cute little puppy and a 4 year old dog, they are definitely two different things. Four year old dogs are lovely, but when you wanted a puppy, it's not the same thing.

That was a really bad analogy, but unfortunately very realistic when it comes to some people getting puppies and wanting them to stay that way forever. Four year old dogs are great.

Anyway, it's affecting 1st House, 6th House and 11th House issues. Your identity and health (hopefully your health stuff is already in check from the last transit) 6th house work issues, and of course 11th house issues of receiving love, hopes, wishes, dreams and friends.

Yeah, this is big life triggering stuff, the only way through it is to walk through it.

While trying to leave you with some hope, I checked to see what Jupiter is doing, it's not really touching any of your planets right now, but at least it's in your 2nd house of finances, so hopefully you're doing alright financially, but I'm sure it's blowing up issues of self-worth in a big way. Let's hope you're feeling positive about yourself because of it.

Anyway, you're in my thoughts.

Geocosmic Valentine

posted June 10, 2008 08:01 PM         

That was very nice of you to take time out of your schedule to do a personal reading. I don't post reading requests much, but it is very interesting to read your analyses and learn new things.

Best Regards,

posted June 11, 2008 01:25 AM         

Thanks so much for the insight! So it looks like Pluto is the thing here... it's so weird because I felt good when Pluto hit my ASC... but I think it's retrograding now so maybe that's something to do with it.

Wow at the Saturn Venus midpoint... I'd never looked at that before. That particular dynamic is something I've never been consciously aware of, but since you pointed it out maybe I should think about that. Astrology never really appears to be wrong - so I will take some time to consider how that particular energy manifests for me. I consider myself to be quite confident, especially with Pluto squaring my ASC/DSC - but now should I be looking at the fact that Pluto may be squaring the Saturn Venus midpoint? Withdrawing and fear of not being accepted aren't things I'd really considered to be a problem for me - BUT I must say that when confronted in a way that I perceive to be an attack on my personality or my likes/dislikes, I have been known to really react to that and stand my ground on purpose, out of principle really. And I feel good when I am fully accepted and praised and what have you - my Leo MC makes certain of that. lol. So I think it's more that I feel disappointed when I don't have complete admiration, as overly egotistic as that sounds. But it shouldn't be about what others think, it should be about what I think and who cares about everyone else...

And yes to the astrological paparazzi - that is happening. I just found out on Friday that I am known publicly/am a subject of interest - which I find really odd, considering that I mind my own business. People are wanting to know things about me, etc, and I'm now acutely aware of my public image and things like that. It's just so weird. So I guess I can put it down to the Pluto.

Yes I do want to keep the relationship, and he does too. BUT it's at the point where he'll need to accept my growth as a person instead of acting in a way that I feel is restricting that growth. A major, MAJOR example was six weeks ago now and I felt that he really violated my right to do what I wanted - and it seems to have been since then that things went really bad. It took me a long while to forgive him for disrespecting my wishes, and maybe he's picked up on that and gone into a funk because of it.

My health is getting better, but I feel that it actually relates to emotional/stress issues - namely from work and relationshps. When the stress goes, my health is better - which goes without saying really. It's obvious.

As for the issues of self-worth. That's interesting because I do feel positive about myself, BUT at some level I'm being upset at not being valued by others in the same way that I value myself. Like I mentioned about the astrological paparazzi (lol), yes I'm getting a lot of attention and it's not BAD - but within that I also feel that I'm being judged on appearances and people are missing the truth about me as a person. Interestingly, I've had the opportunity to correct it three times recently - ie to show my depth when people have misjudged me as being just a pretty face.

posted June 11, 2008 05:52 PM         

btw: this is interesting - Pluto just finished its transit of his 8th house. I'm not sure what else this means, BUT he is just finishing up some in-depth research into his family history, secrets and all!