posted October 13, 2012 01:47 AM            

I'm not on LL much but I saw your thread and your story resonated with me so I just wanted to give you my perspective and input. I hope it helps. Looking at your placements, well you're dominant water. 5 planets in water to be exact with 3 personal planets (Sun, Mercury, Mars). I'm going to go on record to say I think you're temptation to overrate might have more to do with your aspects and Pisces placements,and maybe even your restless Gemini Moon. Regardless though, by the looks of your chart you are definitely capable of having a voracious sexual appetite. However, I don't know if your eating habits are a symptom of not being able to fully express yourself sexually but they could very well be. You'd know better then I. You've got the stamina to do many physically intense activities, and if you aren't finding adequate outlets for your sexual energy as they say maybe try to sublimate that energy through something else, such as in writing or dance or whatever interests you deeply.

I've got Mars and Pluto as dominant placements in my chart as well. A brief example of this is my Mars in Aries Quintile Pluto in the 8th and that type of energy plays a central part in my chart. I mean like you when I was young I wasn't aware of my sexual intensity and the energy that I gave out to people. But it took me until my 20s to realize it wasn't something others were projecting on me, it was surprisingly something within myself that I was pushing out to others. Funny thing is I grew up in a pretty restrictive home situation like you. It must be cosmic putting individuals with such potent energy in a situation that tries to limit it. There Pluto goes, testing us. But life is all about lessons and I'm actually thankful for my upbringing as restrictive as it was.

My advice to you is to own that energy, that's pretty potent power you have there. You can do powerful things with it. You can even use that sexual power, to curb your overeating habits. Seriously. You've got amazing will power meaning when you dedicate yourself to an objective, you don't give up. Scorpio/Pluto dominant people are the cold turkey types. Which works in your favor. With Saturn on your Mars, you've got discipline, apply that to managing those habits. I only say this because I don't think your eating habits are related to your intense sexual energy. Therefore using this as a tool to curb your habits could be successful.

I don't and have never really correlated a link between sexuality and eating habits. Scientific studies be dam#ed! I think many studies are flawed anyways because of the probability for data contamination and flaws within measuring accuracy. But I will say there could be an additional variable within that link your making between your overeating habits and your sexuality. With your Pisces placements, a sign ruled by a planet that likes illusions and has escapist tendencies, it wouldn't be surprising to point to your Neptune placements as the possible culprit.

I guess what I'd suggest is begin to think deeply about what your thoughts and feelings are when you feel the urge to overrate, where are those desires stemming from, are they emotional, physical, mental, psychological...etc. And what are your thoughts when those desires arrive, are you thinking of something depressing, stressful, stimulating? Try to isolate how you're feeling and thinking in those exact moments. Use that keen Gemini Moon to pinpoint exactly where those desires to eat in excess stem from.

Lastly, as far as trying to manage that libido of yours, I'd suggest trying to understand your sexual nature more thoroughly. What's helped me control my own Martian/Plutonian libido is through deep insight into my desire nature and my urges. You slip here and there, (a couple drunken late night drinks lead to big mistakes) however be honest with yourself. Don't let your Neptunian placements attempt to deceive you. When you apply a psychological lens to your sexual nature and begin to understand those desires that felt so overwhelmingly strong to the point of nymphomania one moment, with analysis can suddenly seem insignificant in the grand scheme of things. Just find ways to satisfy yourself through connecting deeper with your sexuality.

Embracing your sexuality does not mean becoming the hooker of your town especially in the case of Scorpio. It means connecting with that intense stirring inside of you that arises when ever lustful temptation hits. Try to understanding your eating habits separate from your sexuality and see where digging deeper into the underlying themes of each leads you. In order to heal you need to first understand. You are by nature a sexual person. You need to understand that part of yourself and accept it if you already haven't. It doesn't mean you're a harlet, or capable of being one, it just means you've got a great deal of power within you that you can use to do some really powerful things. Especially with Saturn conjunct your Mars, you could build empires with that kind of focused and potent energy.