posted April 04, 2013 08:34 AM            

Men with dominant feminine signs are similar. And it's quite interesting, actually. I know a handful of men with feminine signs in their chart and they will over-exaggerate their masculinity and furiously reject whatever they see as feminine or "weak". But in doing so, they are still touchy and sensitive. Their ego is more susceptible to hurt in some ways. They may take on a more nurturing role in personal relationships while putting up a hard front in other areas of life.

posted April 04, 2013 10:13 AM            

Gender masculine/feminine is about whether your personality is dominant or submissive, and if your taste is rough and basic or arty and refined.

Astrological masculine/feminine is whether you are reserved, quiet and introspective or outgoing, direct, and expressive. It’s also about how you value security Vs freedom.

A man heavy in Earth and Water could still be dominant in a gender related way, it’s just that he has more of a ‘strong-silent type’ personality, rather then an outgoing sociable type personality. The reserve that an Earth/Water guy with a strongly masculine gender has, can actually be quite intimidating. All they have to do is give you a look and you get it…

Same goes for women. A female with heavy Air and Fire could be super feminine in a gender related way (agreeable, submissive) only she has a more friendly talkative personality… Unless Saturn is strong in her chart, this type of female is often quite girlish and flirty. Nobody would think she was ‘masculine’ in a million years.

Planets, more then signs, seem to be responsible for gender bending so to speak.

Strong Mars, Sun, and sometimes Uranus, on females can make tomboys, and what some people like to call ball-busters!

Strong Venus, Moon and Neptune, on males can make effeminate guys, and metro-sexuals.

Most people are a mixture of influences though, and it can be hard to separate it all out. What I’ve noticed is that males more easily respond to the masculine planets in their chart, while females tend to respond more easily to the feminine planets in their chart, in terms of gender.

For example, a male with Mars conjunct Sun will be way more macho then a female with the same aspect. Yes, she’ll be forceful and energetic, and maybe a tomboy, but a guy with the same aspect will still be more dominating then she is.

On the other hand, a female with Venus conjunct Moon will be way more submissive then a male with the same aspect. Yes, he’d be artistic, charming, easygoing, nice, and all of that, but she’d have an even softer version of all these characteristics.