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posted August 22, 2011 07:33 PM            

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Aries/Libra intercepted - who am I/how do I learn to relate? In Aries, you’re trying to
learn to do your own thing without help from the environment. Libra is looking for a
relationship but it can’t successfully have one if it doesn’t have a clear view of who it is
individually. If Aries is intercepted, Pisces is on the house cusp. Pisces teaches you to
have faith. Aries is the leap of faith that activates the creative vision. If Libra is
intercepted, Virgo is on the cusp. You’re trying to be balanced and equal and find
harmony within an area of life where you’ve been taught to be critical. Trying to do both
at the same time is confusing and jangly, but you can learn to value both.

Taurus/Scorpio intercepted - I need to have this for me/elimination. Taurus is where you
learn to accumulate those things that give you comfort and a sense of worthiness. Scorpio’s role is to eliminate those things that hold us back from evolving. It deals a lot with trust. Libra on the cusp is about establishing cooperative partnerships, and Scorpio is about how you maintain those relationships. What parts of you do you need toexamine and let go of so you can really merge with another person? Intercepted Taurus
may be accumulating things, habits, and attitudes but not realizing that at some point those things become obsolete and must be recycled. Intercepted Scorpio may throw out too much and too soon. Scorpio’s role is to regenerate but it needs to know what still has value before it just starts eliminating stuff.

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Gemini/Sagittarius intercepted – accumulating/disseminating information. Gemini
intercepted person is always asking questions but not really getting answers because the
environment doesn’t really connect with what you’re talking about. Where Gemini is intercepted you may accumulate data without considering where the data fits. In the area
of life ruled by Sagittarius, which is where you see the broader picture, your ideas can get so abstract that you can’t verbalize them in a way that makes sense to anyone else. Your belief systems may not really fit the environment you’ve been brought up in. Look
outside, look inside, but don’t expect to find all the answers in the circle of people around you.

Cancer/Capricorn intercepted - belongingness in the inner and outer worlds. In the Cancer area of life, your role is to create a sense of emotional security. In Capricorn, the issue is social security, knowing where you belong in the outside world and feeling comfortable with that. If Cancer is intercepted, the world you were brought up in wasn’t able to give you the kind of nurturing that made you feel safe. With Gemini on the cusp, you got information instead of security. If Capricorn is intercepted, Sagittarius on the cusp so
you got a lot of lofty ideas that had no connection with what you actually needed to do to be successful. These are polarities we all deal with every day of our lives, but they are emphasized with the interceptions.

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Leo/Aquarius intercepted - Pride, self-confidence/the importance of the larger community to work together for progress, change. Leo is where you need to feel good about yourself, to have that sense of self-importance we all need. When Leo is intercepted, it’s in a house ruled by Cancer, which is much more reserved and uncomfortable in the outside world. Leo intercepted is like there’s an actor inside. You have to find that creative center through more unique avenues; look outside the box to get answers those around you can’t give you. Aquarius is where we all want a sense of social connectedness and contribution to social reform. It’s trapped in Capricorn’s house.
Maybe it will take a powerful transit to hit you over the head and bring out the Aquarius
energy. Transits say, “do it now, do it now, do it now!” They bring out the energy that’s
been boxed up inside of you.

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Virgo/Pisces intercepted - Critical, analytical/Don’t worry about the details, just believe in the ideal. With Virgo intercepted, you’re struggling to be more organized and analytical. You may have a weird sense of order that works only for you. Leo on the
cusp is saying just go out and be yourself, while you’re inside taking yourself apart. With Pisces in the opposite house, you’ve forgotten how to put yourself back together again. Pisces is where you need to be happy with your dreams. The Aquarius house cusp is
telling you to be more scientific or progressive; not to let your fantasies and ideals drag you down. But once you contact them, they don’t drag you down; they make you whole.

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posted August 22, 2011 07:39 PM            

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Intercepted houses
With interceptions there will also be signs that “own” 2 houses, called
intercepted houses. Watch the degrees. The house with the lesser degree is more evolved
and will empower you. This house has been intercepted and dragged into the following
sign.
For example, if you have the same sign on the 7th and 8th houses, relationships and
regeneration go hand in hand. You get into relationships that constantly regenerate you.
The problem is generally not getting into the relationship but maintaining the
relationships.

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posted August 22, 2011 07:51 PM            

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i have 2nd house sag at 0 degrees and 3rd house sag at 29 degrees using placidus. my 8th and 9th duplicate too in gemini.

so what's that sag-gemini, cap-cancer, or leo-aqua?

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posted August 22, 2011 08:02 PM            

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Cap-Cancer are both intercepted.. barely, not sure if that counts:/

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posted August 22, 2011 08:12 PM            

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yeaah my houses are really close! thanks! love ur threads as always!

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In Capricorn, the issue is social security, knowing where you belong in the outside world and feeling comfortable with that. If Cancer is intercepted, the world you were brought up in wasn’t able to give you the kind of nurturing that made you feel safe. With Gemini on the cusp, you got information instead of security. If Capricorn is intercepted, Sagittarius on the cusp so
you got a lot of lofty ideas that had no connection with what you actually needed to do to be successful.

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hmm.. i dunno. i have moon in 10th. i'm very comfortable in the outside world. if that's what it means. i think i've never felt unsafe actually. i do relate to the sag part. people assume i know what to do even as a kid. i haven't had that many major blunders nor failures but i'd imagine i'd be much more successful with a little guidance. tho i'm not sure if i'd respond well to guidance anyway. so ya never really know i guess!

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posted August 23, 2011 06:23 PM            

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So my third and fourth house is Cancer (2.20 and 22.59) My ninth and midheaven is Capricorn (2.20 and 22.59. That's a coincidence I don't have an Aries or Libra house. Pisces (22.21) is the twelfth and goes right to Taurus ascendant (11.50) and Virgo shimmies over into the Sixth (22.21) from the fifth which is the Leo (17.29) house, then Scorpio (10.49) shows up in the seventh. Phew. I have no idea what any of that means-lol.

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posted August 23, 2011 07:57 PM            

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Cancer & Capricorn (2.20 and 22.59) That's a coincidence

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All opposite houses should measure the same

Cancer & Cap are the duplicated signs, since they "own" two houses.

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Originally posted by pisces moon:
I don't have an Aries or Libra house

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Intercepted signs always occur in pairs. For example: If Virgo is intercepted, its polar opposite, Pisces, will also be intercepted. This causes another set of zodiac sign polarities to rule two house cusps apiece, granting those energies added influence in your life.

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Since both Cap and Cancer take two houses, there are two signs (Aries/Libra in your case) that end up not being on the cusp of any house. These are called intercepted signs.

Intercepted signs indicate where we neglected to grow and expand in former life times. They indicate serious neglect on our part over the span of several lifetimes, so in this lifetime our souls are anxious to develop and incorporate the positive sign characteristics into our life expression. In order to ensure that we do so, the intercepted sign energies create obstacles and problems in our lives until we learn to use the energies constructively.

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posted August 23, 2011 07:57 PM            

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Gemini/Sagittarius intercepted, the posted description fits. Worlds apart.

"For example, if you have the same sign on the 7th and 8th houses, relationships and
regeneration go hand in hand. You get into relationships that constantly regenerate you.
The problem is generally not getting into the relationship but maintaining the
relationships."
---This is me, Aquarius on 7th and 8th.

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posted August 23, 2011 10:12 PM            

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pisces moon- i have the same exact thing in my chart.

whenever i read house cusps for my intercepted sign and cusp ruler i always feel like i can relate to both. in my 6th house were my libra is intercepted i have my sun, merc, and mars in there too. i guess for my 12th house since pisces is on the cusp it tends to avoid confrontation and likes to daydream... a lot and since aries is suppressed when i do express it its more like an explosion. im either really passive or at times rather agressive. i guess i can see where balance is needed where work comes in.

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Originally posted by Nicole401:
Since both Cap and Cancer take two houses, there are two signs (Aries/Libra in your case) that end up not being on the cusp of any house. These are called intercepted signs.

Intercepted signs indicate where we neglected to grow and expand in former life times. They indicate serious neglect on our part over the span of several lifetimes, so in this lifetime our souls are anxious to develop and incorporate the positive sign characteristics into our life expression. In order to ensure that we do so, the intercepted sign energies create obstacles and problems in our lives until we learn to use the energies constructively.

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Hi Nicole, Thanks for explaining it to me. I think I get it somewhat now. For some reason a lot of the astrology stuff confuddles me

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Originally posted by BeholdAstarte:
pisces moon- i have the same exact thing in my chart.

whenever i read house cusps for my intercepted sign and cusp ruler i always feel like i can relate to both. in my 6th house were my libra is intercepted i have my sun, merc, and mars in there too. i guess for my 12th house since pisces is on the cusp it tends to avoid confrontation and likes to daydream... a lot and since aries is suppressed when i do express it its more like an explosion. im either really passive or at times rather agressive. i guess i can see where balance is needed where work comes in.

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Hi Behold, My Pisces/Aries operates pretty much the same way. It's like don't sweat the small stuff and most things are just that but when the big stuff comes about I'm anyting but laid back and passive. I get things acccomplished that, in some cases, people told me were impossible.

Right now my focus is on getting that fire lit under my ass when it's not an emergency and for myself. Tis not easy but anything worthwhile rarely is.

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Watch the degrees. The house with the lesser degree is more evolved
and will empower you. This house has been intercepted and dragged into the following
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That's interesting... I hadn't heard that before, but I guess it makes some sense. That would mean that my 12th house ruled by Scorpio is stronger than my 1st house ruled by Scorpio. I think that could make some sense, since I am very metaphysically and spiritually minded, but there isn't a huge amount in my chart that indicates that. Plus, it would indicate the hidden (12th house) being brought out into the open (1st house) which is something I am often uncomfortable with doing with that particular facet of my personality. Only certain close friends know about that facet of my personality.

I personally have Leo/Aquarius intercepted (in the 3rd/9th houses), and I'd have to say that I probably feel the Aqua intercepted the most. I find it difficult sometimes to relate with large groups of people on a superficial social level.

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Nicole, could you tell me more about duplicated Gemini/Sag and 2/3 & 8/9 house connection? Gem owns 2/3, Sag 8/9. Thanks

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Sure Chaos!

Aries and Libra Duplicated: Taking direct action will tend to come more naturally, especially in the life areas governed by the houses with Aries on the cusp. Of course, you have to check the location and condition of Mars in the horoscope for contrary indicators. On the opposite side of the chart, Libra will be on two houses. In those departments, the ability to socialize and cooperate will be prominent.

Taurus and Scorpio Duplicated: Stability, persistence, practicality, and accumulation of resources and values are the way out of the problems indicated by your intercepted signs . This is especially true in the things governed by the houses with Taurus on the cusp. The opposite houses will have Scorpio on the cusp, and that is where you can have power, where you can influence the values of the people around you. The houses with Scorpio on the cusp also show where and how you can regenerate yourself whenever you feel drained. Be sure to check the location of Venus and Pluto (Mars as well; it’s the secondary ruler of Scorpio) to get further information (and to see if there are contrary indicators).

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Gemini and Sagittarius Duplicated: Communications and travel are your way out of the problems caused by your intercepted signs . My own chart is a good example. I have Aries intercepted, which means I tend to daydream for a long time before taking action, and then dive in like I never thought about it before. With duplicated Gemini and Sagittarius, the way out is to read, study, and discuss proposed courses of action first (and then try to talk someone else into taking the action for you!). Don’t forget to check the aspects and the house and sign positions of Mercury and Jupiter for further information on these matters, and to see if there are contrary indicators.

Cancer and Capricorn Duplicated: Cancer shows where we need a sense of security; need to “feel at home.” Capricorn, by contrast, shows the life areas where we have to organize and build, where we can be efficient.

Leo and Aquarius Duplicated: The houses with Leo on the cusp are where we can be “on stage.” The houses with Aquarius on the cusp show where we can destroy the stage and replace it with a bizarre new model.

Virgo and Pisces Duplicated: The houses with Virgo on the cusp are areas where we tend to either keep busy or be extra critical. The houses with Pisces on the cusp show where can use our imagination, instincts, and sympathy.

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First and Second Houses, Seventh and Eighth Houses: Your possessions and sense of self-worth are dependant on who you are. A perfect example is Prince Charles, heir to the British throne. Another would be George W. Bush. On the opposite side of the horoscope, the partner (7th house) would tend to be looked upon as an asset (8th house).

Second and Third Houses, Eighth and Ninth Houses: You can’t just sit on your values (2nd house). They have to be communicated (3rd house). On the other side, values of the groups you belong to also have to be taught (9th house). Ross Perot shows this clearly. During the 1992 presidential campaign, he booked half hour segments on TV and used it to try to teach economics to the voters.

Third and Fourth Houses, Ninth and Tenth Houses: This is a perfect combination for a teacher, writer, or advisor. The famous and amazing astrologer Bob Marks (Hey! That’s me!);-) has this in his horoscope.

Fourth and Fifth Houses, Tenth and Eleventh Houses: Career (10th house) is connected with dealing with groups of people. The people are the important thing here. Career is secondary. Clara Barton, founder of the Red Cross, had this combination.

Fifth and Sixth Houses, Eleventh and Twelfth Houses: With the house of love and creativity (5th) joined with your house of work (6th), you need work that you can love or through which you can express your creativity.

Sixth and Seventh Houses, Twelfth and First Houses: With the houses of work and marriage linked, you could be married to your work, or you could work with your marriage partner. The 12th house deals with everything hidden and mysterious, so it’s no surprise to find that illusionist David Copperfield has the same sign on both his 12th and 1st houses.

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MORE ABOUT INTERCEPTED SIGNS:

Aries-Libra Intercepted: Intercepted Aries makes it difficult to take action. Since Pisces is
the sign on the cusp (beginning) of the house, the person will generally find it easy to
daydream in the area of life ruled by that house, and daydream, and daydream…Taking
action tends to get put off. When they finally do act, they are likely to suddenly dive in as if
they had never thought about the thing they were considering. Pisces is dreamy and
peaceful. Aries is aggressive. Intercepted Aries makes it difficult to be assertive in the life
area ruled by the house where it is located. Pisces on the cusp would rather avoid
confrontation. Those with an intercepted Aries may fear taking action or asserting
themselves. Emotional pressure can build up, and when they finally do assert themselves,
they frequently explode, doing something totally inappropriate.
In the opposite house, it is difficult for them to form partnerships where both parties are equal.
For example, if the intercepted Libra is in the 6th house, that would cause problems treating
co-workers as equals. If it were in the 11th house, the problem would be with friends. Since
Virgo is the sign on the house cusp, a person with intercepted Libra will be seen as a servant
in that area, or as someone who is always supplying services, or who always has the
answers. Conversely, other people may be the ones who are forced into the role of servants.
A balanced relationship is difficult to achieve and sustain.
How do you deal with these problems? Look to Venus and Mars in your horoscope. Their
sign and house placements, as well as the aspects they form may offer a way out. Also, see
which signs appear on two houses. The functions of these “duplicated signs” and the areas of
your life affected by the houses they occupy can give you an escape hatch from the
interceptions.

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Taurus-Scorpio Intercepted: These are signs of completion. Aries and Libra (signs of
action) would appear on the house cusps, showing that it is easy for these people to start
things. When it comes to finishing, though, forget it.
Taurus has to do with what a person values as well as the desire to accumulate what is
valued. Scorpio is more complicated. It is the sign of shared values, values we share with
those around us. But it is also the sign of elimination. When our possessions and values are
no longer useful, Scorpio (the sign of death and rebirth) either fixes or gets rid of them.
When these signs are intercepted, the natural polarity is broken. In the house with Taurus
intercepted, we may constantly accumulate and seldom eliminate. Since Aries is the sign that
begins the house, there is usually no trouble starting things. But, they are very difficult to
finish. Example: if Taurus is intercepted in the 5th house (hobbies, sports, games, children,
and, of course, romance) it could indicate someone who is always starting hobbies or taking
up a new sport which they quickly drop. Their closet is full of all the equipment they bought,
which they cannot bring themselves to throw away. They could also be very good at starting
romances, but be unable to sustain relationships. They probably do a lot of one-night stands.
When it comes to children, they can be good at bringing them into the world, but soon loose
interest in taking care of them. The children themselves (especially the first child) may also
develop the habit of starting and not completing. Sometimes, the first child will be forced into
the role of “parent”, made to assume parental responsibilities.
If Taurus is intercepted in the 5th house, Scorpio must be intercepted in the 11th house
(friends, hopes, and wishes). Libra would be on the house cusp, so this person would want
relationships with friends to be “charming”, in good taste, socially acceptable. If anything
happens to be wrong with the friendship, the unpleasantness would get swept under the rug
and not openly confronted. Libra hates to make “scenes.” The Scorpio ability to confront, and
if need be, to end the friendship is suppressed because of the interception. Perhaps it was
the case that when they were a child, the parents told them that they had to be nice to their
friends no matter what. Somehow, their early environment didn’t give them the skill to
confront issues that were emotionally “messy.” Naturally, ignoring trouble doesn’t make it go
away forever. Like a volcano (ruled by Scorpio!) pressure builds and then blows up. Minor
problems that could have been easily solved if taken care of early on, can wind up destroying
a good friendship. Conversely, a “friendship” that should have been ended a long time ago
can continue for years and cause nothing but suffering.
How do you deal with these problems? Look to the sign and house placements of Venus and
Pluto in your horoscope (and Mars as well since it co-rules Scorpio). The signs and houses
they occupy show you possible solutions. Check your “duplicated signs” too. They show
functions you can emphasize. The houses these signs occupy show the life areas that offer
ways out.

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Gemini-Sagittarius Intercepted: These are communication signs. Gemini is also the sign of
curiosity. Wherever Gemini is located in our horoscopes, it gives us the ability to quickly
gather information and objectively. Sagittarius is the sign of generalities. It takes the details
Gemini gathers and puts them together into principles.
Interception breaks the balance. In the house with Gemini intercepted, all sorts of useless
information will be gathered. The intercepted Sagittarius can’t help them discriminate
between facts that are significant and those that are drivel. Since Taurus begins the house,
there is also a tendency to be closed minded (thanks to Patricia Konigsberg for that useful
tidbit). Everything presented to your mind (especially in the area governed by the house
containing the interception) has to be solid and tangible, or it will tend to be rejected. There is
also a tendency to keep quiet about any idea that could get you embarrassed in public.
In the opposite house, where Sagittarius is intercepted, Scorpio is on the cusp. Everything
there is heavy. Scorpio likes to get into things in depth. But with Sagittarius intercepted, you
could find it difficult to express your opinions with enthusiasm, or even to express them at all!
After all, Scorpio does like to keep secrets. Since Gemini is intercepted on the other side of
the horoscope, you may have a problem coming up with reasons to back up what you say so
your claims can sound like dogmatic (take it or leave it) assertions. Too often, other people
will leave it and not pay attention to your views.
To deal with the problems of this interception, first look to the sign, house, and aspects of
Mercury and Jupiter. These can indicate possible solutions. Then check your duplicated
signs. They show more ways out of your interception dilemmas.

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Cancer-Capricorn Intercepted: Cancer rules emotions and our home, out personal space.
Capricorn governs our ambitions and our ability to make it “out there” in the world. Both of
them are Cardinal Signs, signs of action. The signs before them are Mutable Signs, signs of
communication. When Cancer and Capricorn are intercepted, we may have no trouble talking
about what we are going to do. The problem is actually DOING something!
Compare intercepted Cancer (a cardinal sign) with intercepted Aries (also a cardinal sign).
With an Aries interception, Pisces (a mutable sign) is on the house cusp, so we can dream
easily enough, but there is trouble taking action to bring the dreams into reality. With
intercepted Cancer, we have another mutable sign, Gemini, on the house cusp. This means
we can intellectualize, but there is trouble expressing how we feel about anything. When
emotions do come out, they can do so suddenly and fitfully. With the intercepted Aries, our
assertion and aggressiveness tends to be inappropriate, so other people don’t accept it. With
intercepted Cancer, our emotional expression is also likely to be inappropriate (usually, it is
some sort of outburst) and that also is a major turn off.
Sagittarius begins the house where Capricorn is intercepted. Sagittarius is the architect,
Capricorn is the builder. Usually, there is no trouble making plans. The problem is actually
DOING something about them. Capricorn is also the organizer. When it’s intercepted, our
ability to organize and control is blocked. When it does come out, that cheerful, happy-golucky
Sagittarius that everybody sees in us disappears. Suddenly, there is a Capricorn control
freak! Once again, like the inappropriate aggression of intercepted Aries and the
inappropriate emotional outbursts of intercepted Cancer, the sudden discipline and desire for
control of an intercepted Capricorn is usually…inappropriate.
In the Northern hemisphere, if late Sagittarius is on the Ascendant, Capricorn is usually
intercepted. The people with this were, in early childhood, forced to suppress their serious,
ambitious side (Capricorn) and put on a happy face (Sagittarius). In the 7th house where
Cancer is intercepted, one of two things can happen. Either the marriage partner seems to be
a sparkling, talkative, intellectual Gemini (not necessarily a Gemini Sun sign, but a Gemini
type) who later turns into a complaining, demanding whiner, or the partner pictures us as the
light, breezy Gemini type and WE turn into the negative Cancer type, with never-ending
emotional demands.
An example of intercepted Cancer and Capricorn is Oprah Winfrey. She has a Sagittarius
Ascendant with Capricorn intercepted in her first house and a Cancer interception in her 7th.
Wait a minute! Oprah is a workaholic. She isn’t all talk and no action, and she certainly
doesn’t suppress her Capricorn drive and ambition.
First of all, where is her Saturn (the ruler of Capricorn)? It makes a close square with her Sun
and Venus. That’s her way out. She got into that “locked room”, that intercepted sign, and
stayed there! Secondly, Sagittarius and Gemini, the signs that appear on the cusps of the
houses containing the interceptions, are also her duplicated signs. This means that they also
offer a way out of her problems. All talk and no action? Talking IS the way Oprah takes
action. She has a talk show, a magazine, and a book club.

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Leo-Aquarius Intercepted: Leo is where we want to be on stage. Aquarius is where we
want to rebel and be original and “different.” Aquarius, being an Air Sign, gives Leo an
awareness of others so it won’t run roughshod over them. It also gives originality to Leo’s
self-expression. Leo gives a sense of purpose to the rebellion and originality of Aquarius.
Without this, Aquarius would be merely an eccentric crank, rebelling only for the sake of
rebelling. And that’s what can happen when these signs are intercepted.
In the house where Leo is intercepted, we find it difficult to get noticed, take center stage, to
get applause. Since Cancer is on the house cusp, other people will view you in this area as
nurturing and emotional. In other words, they are likely to come to you for emotional support
instead of giving you the attention you inwardly crave.
In the opposite house where Aquarius is intercepted, the drive to be original and different is
suppressed. Capricorn is on the house cusp, and that sign is cautious, conservative, and very
concerned with its public image. Every client I have seen with a Capricorn Ascendant and
Aquarius intercepted in the 1st house learned early in life that their desire to different, to
explore new, strange, and socially unacceptable things was not going to be tolerated. They
covered it up with a Capricorn veneer so they could appear to be “normal.” And when the
pressure builds up, when they do finally rebel, it could be extreme and inappropriate.
Your Sun and Uranus, rulers of the intercepted signs, could show the way out of these
difficulties. For other ways out, look to the duplicated Signs in your horoscope.

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Virgo-Pisces Intercepted: Virgo, like Gemini, is ruled by the planet Mercury. Gemini rules
the arms while Virgo rules the small intestine. Gemini gathers information, Virgo assimilates
it. Gemini is fast and can do more than one thing at a time. In fact, it has to or it gets bored!
By contrast, Virgo is slow, careful, and meticulous. And it always has questions. Remember
“Colombo”, the T.V. detective played by Peter Falk? The most famous line from the show is
“Just one more thing…” Falk is a Virgo Sun sign. I think one of the reasons he was so
successful with the role of Colombo is that Colombo is a Virgo type, always looking for tiny
details.
While Virgo deals with material reality, Pisces, its polar opposite, rules imagination and faith,
dreams and ideals, things that cannot be touched, weighed, or measured. The dreams and
ideals of Pisces can never be reached, but striving for them is what keeps us all going! Years
ago, I met a self-made billionaire. He said that to achieve anything, you had to have a picture
of what you wanted “like watching it on television.” Pisces rules the ability to have that
picture.
With interception, in the house containing Pisces we have great difficulty discriminating,
telling the difference between achievable goals and total fantasy. There can be great visions
of things we would like to do, but without the help of Virgo, we don’t know how to do them.
The house with the Pisces interception shows where we can be easily deceived, by ourselves
as well as others.
Virgo is intercepted in the opposite house, and that’s where we can be too critical and
judgmental. Without the help from the intercepted Pisces, Virgo becomes the true cynic,
knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing. It can work the other way too. In the
house with the Virgo intercept, we may attract people who, at first, seem sunny, optimistic,
and generous (Leo begins the house where Virgo is intercepted). It isn’t until we’ve been
sucked in that they start tearing us apart with relentless criticism.

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