posted September 13, 2015 03:09 PM            

Basically, I've been having terrible depression for about 9 months now, and it picked up a lot in the spring and has just gotten worse. I've also had some frustrating and sad issues with friends and romantic partners over this period of time, and university has been a struggle to say the very least. Why is this? What's going on? What can I do to mitigate it? And, of course, when will things start to turn around?

Here's my natal chart with transits:

posted September 15, 2015 10:23 AM            

Transiting Pluto is hovering backwards into your 8th house - I imagine this has been a time of severe depression for you. Thoughts of death, maybe sicknesses in others, possibly the death of a relative? This would lend you to emanate a very deep intensity that could put the average, unsuspecting person off to the vibe you're giving right now. You also have natal moon/pluto in Scorpio so you're already a fairly somber person. Speaking of studies, when Pluto goes direct at the end of the month it'll slip in your 9th house, which is the house most associated with studies. I'm not sure what your major is, but stick to it. University and the completion of your education will launch you into a really transformative time in your life. If you can have the opportunity, study abroad or travel for a little bit. Communicate with people from different states/cities/countries at school. It'll lend you a kind of worldliness that's always exponential for mental growth.

You also have t.Chiron opposing your Sun, and eventually it will hit your Jupiter. Have you been lashing out a lot lately? Your temper short? Chiron oftentimes acts as a barrier against future hurt - it becomes this enormous shield we carry with us. We become jumpy and edgy whenever it's around our personal planets. This can sometimes repel people away, but if they did something to offend you, you stated your boundaries, they ignored it and then the Chiron temper came out.... they probably shouldn't be in your life anyway. Never trust anyone that doesn't respect your given boundaries. It's a dangerous precedent to set for future interactions with them, knowing they don't respect you enough to listen to your comfort level.

Your chart ruler has been retrgrograding (and in the shadow of the retrograde) since late June. Venus retrograde is always especially tough for Venusian people - it throws us into a tailspin and our usually killer intuition is thrown off balance. It's hard to tune into the mood of the universe and sometimes we meet the wrong people at the right time.