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Benedict Moon*
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posted August 07, 2011 06:39 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Benedict Moon*     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
My chart doesn't have a specific planet that makes the most aspects, but I can definitely FEEL which planets are stronger than others...and now I know one reason why. Apparently (how did I miss this?), I have a Cradle in my chart and it involves Mercury, Moon, Pluto, and Neptune.

I've done some research but it suggests the same things as the grand trines or sextiles...laziness or taking the easy way out. I can be laidback when I'm at liberty to be, but I don't think things have come to me that easily (especially not of late). Or maybe that's the counterinfluence of the T-Square that also sits in my chart? Any thoughts?


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posted August 08, 2011 12:19 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for amowls**     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I have a cradle too... a big one. All of my planets are in it, except for Pluto, Venus and Neptune (but Venus taps into it somewhat because it closely aspects 2 planets in it).

The laziness is definitely felt. As if I have all this potential but I'm too lazy to do anything with it. I want to do so many things, but I can't be bothered at the same time. Some things are difficult as in I feel like I'm never going to be recognized for anything ever... but life is still easy despite that.

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posted August 08, 2011 12:26 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Benedict Moon*     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Yeah, I guess it may be the T-Square that keeps me from relaxing too much. Though honestly, if I could just live in my head all day, I probably would. I think that's Neptune's part in it.

And yeah, I'm definitely not an over-achiever if that's what they mean by complacency. I remember some family members wondering why I never wanted to be lawyer like my sister...LOL. I'm very content to work nightshift for rest of my life, for little recognition at all. I'd rather get a reward out of what I'm doing instead of working on something big that has little spiritual benefit for me.

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sand
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posted August 08, 2011 03:17 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for sand     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
i wanna trade charts if this is a lazy aspect as you say! plus u have north node in 2nd. that's all i wanna do iz be lazy and accumulate things. but iv at least 3 t-squares and north node in 8th. when i lie down i already feel tension and being pulled in different directions. oh well enjoy that cradle of yours!

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Benedict Moon*
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posted August 08, 2011 07:52 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Benedict Moon*     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
You sound soooo Taurean right now. I can empathize though seeing as I have Jupiter in Taurus myself (just want accumulate *stuff* and swim in it sometimes). But with that pesky Piscean NN and the 12th house planets, that's not entirely in the cards. poo poo on my shoe! And if you want the cradle you can have it because I have no idea how to use it, and I have a Yod and a T-Square so I can't be all that lazy.

And its funny coz I've always interpreted my NN as being in the 3rd house, and not the second. Though I should probably be going by which one resonates first. Right now, it is the 3rd house interp (doing the Piscean thing in the smaller community atm).


*Edit* On a serious note, maybe with the planets involved it explains how naturally intuitive I am? I dunno, but for me its always been like drinking water.

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posted August 08, 2011 12:46 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for mir     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I had this Cradle Configuration in synastry with someone, involving;

Moon/Pluto/Jupiter/Saturn-Venus (his Saturn conjunct my Venus)

Me;
Jupiter-Venus trine
Pluto-Venus sextile
Jupiter-Pluto sextile

connected to;
Him;
Saturn-Moon sextile

(opposition between Jupiter/Moon)

So okay, there was according to HIM a lack of fighting spirit on my part to make something out of our future and that's why we broke up.. I guess.

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posted August 08, 2011 07:14 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for sand     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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And its funny coz I've always interpreted my NN as being in the 3rd house, and not the second. Though I should probably be going by which one resonates first. Right now, it is the 3rd house interp (doing the Piscean thing in the smaller community atm).

oops yeah sorry about that! i'm bad at reading houses coz mine starts at 0 degrees so when i see another chart i'm like how cud dis bee!

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Benedict Moon*
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posted August 08, 2011 08:00 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Benedict Moon*     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Oh no, its actually at the end of the 2nd house so you were right in that respect, but since its pretty much conjunct the 3rd house cusp, I've clinged to that interprettion more.

And all your houses start at 0? WOW, that sounds awesome!


And @ Mir, I had a grand sextile in synastry with my Ex and one of the biggest problems was lack of motivation to even INITIATE things. Something I blamed more on him, of course, but I'm sure he probably says the same about me even though I was force to do so desperately (Aries Mars) risking my fear of rejection. I think that was the issue on both our parts: fear of rejection (we're both water suns). It really isn't all its cracked up to be in synastry, I agree.

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posted August 09, 2011 07:05 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for mir     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Wow.. a Star of David! Very interesting to hear that it's not something to be blessed with in synastry...

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Benedict Moon*
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posted August 10, 2011 02:21 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Benedict Moon*     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
What I learned from that experience is that it largely depends on if both people are even capable of using the energy. The whole thing just felt apathetic to me which is why I never want to see it again...lol. Odd thing was that it didn't even involve any of the Cradle aspect in my chart. Hmmm....


And this part of an interpretation is interesting....


quote:
The Cradle configuration has two Wedge figures in it, providing two different ways to potentially escape from the stress — or transform it into creativity. However, with so much opportunity to avoid problems, the temptation to take the easy way out is very strong. As a result, someone born with a Cradle configuration in their natal chart may find it very difficult to resolve and heal the conflicts in their life represented by the opposition. By not fully facing this challenge, part of the maturation process is missed and the person may remain under-developed in some ways. Hence the name: Cradle.

The more the person can learn to face and resolve the conflict of the opposition, the more they will be able to use the talents and natural abilities in the Cradle in ways that are healthy, constructive and healing. On the other hand, the avoidance of problems can generate some pretty impressive creative ability, in the broadest sense of the word - not just artistic but any innovative, original or imaginative approach to the obstacles and challenges of life



the conflict is my Mercury-Neptune opposition which doesn't make things any more promising. My thought processes for one thing....ugh, sometimes I feel like there are little blackholes in certain spots of my brain causing errors in train of thought and communication. And during the last solar eclipse that aspected it, it resulted in HUGE external errors. I think the eclipse pretty much FORCED me to deal with this issue head on, instead of leaving it for another day in procastinating fashion. And that leads me to one other thing about this aspect...I used to be a HUGE procrastinator before I entered the healthcare field, until I realized I wouldn't survive a DAY on the job that way. I guess I only change under duress...LOL.


And then there's the issue of reality vs. daydreams. I get so dissapointed with the former that I end up floating off to the latter. =___= That will take a serious life makeover to change, as far as I'm concerned.

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