posted January 04, 2009 11:28 AM         

I think you're on to something. I think the things we fear have a pull on us because karmicly we got burned by those issues. But we are not unfamiliar with them, we just don't want to be burned again.If we could just do those things without any consequences....

posted January 04, 2009 01:02 PM         

On the south node though, I can say that I've never dug the Sadges. They aren't my style. I ONCE had a crush on a Sadge and that was only after knowing him as a friend for a LONG time.

posted January 04, 2009 01:38 PM         

I have been attracted to Leo females but I think my biggest weakness is for Libra females. However, if I met a Leo female with a Libra Moon, Leo Merc, and Cancer Venus conjunct mine, it would be a match made in heaven LOL! I love their personalities and I can deal with their pride issue LOL!

posted January 04, 2009 01:47 PM         

My Saturn is in Gemini in the 1st. I like Geminis, but I haven't had the opportunity to date many of them. I'm also sometimes attracted to Aries, but that seems to happen amongst the modalities, that you like other people of the same modality.

My South Node is also in Cancer, but I'm a Capricorn Sun, so it would make sense for me to be attracted to Cancers. I have dated a number of Cancers, but they never work out, so I've pretty much sworn them off.

posted January 04, 2009 05:52 PM         

my saturn is in Aries and l used to be an aries addict but then l went to AA and cured myself

posted January 04, 2009 07:01 PM         

I also don't enjoy the company of virgos where my south node is.

posted January 04, 2009 07:32 PM         

A couple of people have pointed out attractions to people who share their Midheaven - I can totally relate to this also, and I've seen it in others. I just feel it's not the same kind of attraction for me. But I also think for myself it's hard to distinguish, what with the South Node and Saturn in Cancer, and the Midheaven in a sign that's the very opposite.

posted January 05, 2009 03:27 AM         

Virgo males have never been a big attraction, no significant crushes on any guy with that sun sign. I've been attracted to Aries though, but the sign Aries falls on my 5th house cusp... so romantic attractions to people of this sign are understandable.

For identifying someone’s type when looking at the natal chart first I check the obvious things… 5th house cusp and ruler, plus planets in the 5th for… who is romantically exciting to you (also check the sign next along after the cusp sign if a large part of it falls into the 5th house). Then, 7th house cusp and ruler, plus planets in the 7th house for…who gives you a feeling of sweet liking. And last but not least, 8th house cusp and ruler, plus planets in the 8th for… who attracts you in an intriguing ‘lets merge’ type of way…

Then if these placements show no clues I look to the HIDDEN INDICATORS OF ATTACTION…

The first one is the house cusp symbolically related to the sign of the DSC. For example, if you have a Pisces DSC look at the sign on the 12th house cusp to sigh who else you could be attracted to (also look at planets in the 12th and the sign of the cusp ruler). If you have an Aquarius DSC look at the 11th house symbolism for extra clues. For a Capricorn DSC look to the 10th house and so on through the zodiac

I call the house symbolically related to the DSC sign the ‘Extended DSC’ because it can function as an extension of the 7th house in terms of what you attract.

Celebrity example…

Katie Holmes has Leo rising with Aqua in the DSC, and Tom Cruise’s Sun falls in Cancer in her 11th house…Tom Cruise has Scorpio rising with a Taurus DSC, and Katie’s Sun falls in Sagittarius in his 2nd house.

The second more hidden indicator of attraction is the VERTEX AXIS…

If a person has an important planet in their chart conjunct of oppose your natal Vertex in synastry this can indicate that this person will have a significant impact on you, and their influence will linger in some way on your psyche… for good or ill.
The Vertex and Anti-Vertex are said to represent your unconscious DSC, in the sense that you may consciously look for the qualities of your DSC in others, but you also need the energies symbolized by the Vertex axis in a relationship (either side can work in a DSC like way). For example, someone with a Gemini DSC with Jupiter in the 7th (me) may look for a Gem-Sag type energy in others, to put a little fun in their life, but if they have the Vertex in Taurus, with the Anti-Vertex in Scorpio, then they also need financial security and deep trust and intimacy in their relationships (and in my case this is certainly true). Even if there is no conjunction or opposition to either side of this axis by degree, it is not uncommon to find these two signs popping up over and over again in a partner’s chart. This axis represents traits we might not even be aware we are attracted to until someone with these qualities shows up in our lives and awakens us to these tendencies.

Celebrity example…

Katie Holmes’ Vertex is 12 degrees Capricorn; Tom Cruise’s Sun is 11 degrees Cancer. Katie’s Mercury is 6 degrees of Sag, and Tom’s Vertex is 8 degrees Gemini.

Brad Pitt’s Vertex is 28 degrees Cancer conjunct Angelina Jolie’s Venus/Asc conjunction at 28 degrees Cancer. Angelina Jolie’s Vertex is 11 degrees Sagittarius conjunct Brad Pitt’s ASC at 12 degrees Sagittarius.

posted January 05, 2009 06:22 AM         

Unfortunately my MC is also in capricorn, so no luck there either.