posted March 05, 2019 06:45 PM
Absolutely agree with Melinn. I have quite a busy 7th house and think the projection works both ways really i.e as you perceive, others expect etc To me its like the 7th is also an unconscious social contract one has with others to respond in a "particular" way.
I for instance feel like it is expected of me to take the lead or do things myself.That is if I don't "take charge" or actively pursue something, I will be held personally accountable for failure(Mars).
When I was younger,I was expected to succeed in things or beat the competition. It was a way of "earning" approval.So i guess it may have morphed to social "approval".
I also learned that I was expected to be "deep" like Huey from "The Boondocks".I had to look at what lies beneath and be the one to solve psychological puzzles.
( Pluto in 7th).
Also included therein was the perception that others expected maturity from me and so my interactions with people are more formal,proper and structured(Saturn).
Whilst there is also a part of me that feels like I am expected to look good/be aesthetically pleasing and make people smile etc.(Venus)
Mars/Pluto/Saturn/Venus all interating with the 7th.Its no wonder I steer clear of relationships. I fear so much projection on myself that there will be no time to be me.
I didn't see it before but I realize my Sun/Neptune/ Jupiter/Mercury in 9th serves more as a hologram than a definitive identity.
Its the 7th house angle planets that I am really serving. Trying to live up to external expectations and perceived "approval".