posted April 03, 2015 02:43 PM            

I have the same problem when it comes to reading natal charts. I don't know how to flow information together and I'm too scared of saying the wrong thing.

I want to be able to predict the future so badly but I don't know where to start.

posted April 03, 2015 04:47 PM            

I don't really do transits. They make me too paranoid

As far as the natal, Astrology is a language and it takes 2-3 years for it to come together in order to use it ime

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posted April 04, 2015 10:42 AM            

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posted April 04, 2015 08:14 PM            

So what I think someone else said was to look at the transiting planet first (Eg Pluto), then look at whatever it is aspecting (Eg Venus) and then look at the houses that Venus rules to see where it would happen in life.

My question was why don't you take into account the houses that the transiting planet (Pluto) rules? And if you do/can, how would that be incorporated?

posted April 04, 2015 11:16 PM            

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posted April 05, 2015 07:32 AM            

quote:

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Originally posted by aleenaxo:
What is the difference between the house the transiting planet rules vs the house the natal planet being aspect rules when interpreting transits??

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I am not that good with transits BUT I think one has to look at the natal and identify the house ruler of each house. For me, I have Pisces on the 6th house cusp so Neptune rules my house of health. Hence, Neptune STAYS as my house of health ruler throughout my life.

However, this Transit Neptune would not have this moniker. The transit planets are their own entities.

When Neptune transits my chart, it brings Neptune, in general. It does not bring health issues to me due to it's 6th house rulership.

Hence, if tr Neptune was coming in the sky and hit my 1st house, I don't think it would mean health, per se.

I think it would just bring the traits of Neptune.

However, in my own chart,the other House rulers may touch Neptune in a way to impact my health.

So, if I had ruler of the 5th square Ruler of the 6th, I may have trouble getting pregnant, for example

Maybe, someone can tell me if this is right.

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posted April 05, 2015 10:18 PM            

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Originally posted by aleenaxo:
Ohh okay that makes sense!

I have transiting Neptune trine natal Venus right now, and Venus rules my forth and ninth house so I'm going to try and see what I come up with!

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Sounds good, my Friend. Transits are not my thing. I am not that attracted to them, as I am the natal and synastry.

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posted April 06, 2015 12:09 PM            

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posted April 06, 2015 12:37 PM            

Each full natal takes me 3-5 days. I never rush and I do one at a time, only.

I devote myself to it and meditate on it etc

It is quite a wonderful journey for both people.

I have Jung conj the Sun, so I do charts in a deep way and explore the psyche of the person.

Some people don't want this/can't face this and I am not the Astrologer for them

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posted April 06, 2015 12:39 PM            

As of now, there is not a birth time. However, he does look like a Leo Ascendant. To me, Leo is the worst place to have the Ascendant. I hate to say that because Leo Ascendants get upset but I have promised to be honest. Leo in the Ascendant position brings forth the worst of Leo. Leo’s worst is being very self centered. When you meet a person who looks like a lion and will not stop talking about himself, he may very well have a Leo Ascendant.

Leo Ascendants may dominate conversations.You can not get a word in edgewise. Leo Ascendants may not comprehend normal social cues. If you want them to leave, they may not realize that you are trying to give them hints. You may, literally, have to walk them to the door, open it and propel them out.

I had to do this with a Leo ASC. I took his Bible and carried it to my front door and opened it. Then, I said, “Good bye”. He did not realize what happened.

For Ariel, I will speculate that he has a Leo Ascendant. The time of birth gives us the Ascendant and the Houses. Without time of birth, this is missing. We do know the signs of each planet. We do know the aspects though. The aspects are represented by the red, blue, green and black dotted lines on the chart.

What I Know For Sure:

Moon in Aquarius conjunct Pholus Retrograde

This one aspect provides us with a lot of information. Moon in Aquarius is a cold moon. One would not expect warm fuzzies and hugs and kisses from this moon. One would not expect kind verbal endearments. One would expect someone who would give money and time to charities but nary a hug to a crying child. I exaggerate, a bit, but that is the true nature of the Aquarius Moon. If one does not call things as they are, one will learn a watered down version of Astrology and I respect Astrology and my readers too much for that.

Ariel’s Aquarius Moon is conjunct Pholus. I am quite familiar with Pholus, as I watch for it in charts. I pay attention to it in my own chart. Pholus explodes what it touches. Picture a child having a tantrum because he wants a package of gum in the grocery store. That is a picture of Pholus. Look at what Pholus touches in the chart and you will see where the adult explodes.

Pholus will make a person explode until he learns what Pholus is trying to teach. Looking at Pholus in this way makes it like a pus pimple or an infection. It is not trying to be “bad” by pushing it’s way to the surface. It is trying to heal.

I have Pholus conjunct Chiron. I have exploded my pain, to the dislike and dismay of man. I did not stop until I exploded enough that I healed. That is a perfect picture of Pholus conjunct Chiron.

I know a very, sexy man who has Pholus conjunct Ceres. Ceres is unconditional love. He exploded a feeling of unconditional love that made him impossible for most woman to resist. He had Eros conjunct the ASC which was a factor ih his being very erotic. We all want sexiness( Eros conj the ASC) combined with overflowing unconditional love( Pholus conjunct Ceres). Hence, this man was a player with great success.

Back to Castro. Moon conjunct Pholus would make for an explosion of the Moon. The Moon is one’s deepest heart and most intimate, intense, personal feelings. By the cold nature of the Aquarius Moon, one would expect a disconnection from one’s emotions. The disconnection from his emotions would make his explosions all the worse because when people who stuff emotions explode, it is far worse than fiery people who let anger out on a regular basis Not all people with Moon conjunct Pholus are killers. Please, take that caveat and apply it to the rest of the article. However, all Moon/Pholus people will have emotional explosions, in my opinion.

Retrograde Chiron

Many people have a Retrograde Chiron. Retrograde of any planet makes the native go deeply into the interior nature of the planet. With Chiron, it is pain. These natives are dealt a hand of pain by life. They cannot walk free from their pain until they cycle it, over and over and over and over. I have Chiron Retrograde conjunct Pholus. If you know me or ever read my articles, you know that I have cycled my pain over and over and over. I have exploded it, too. However, now I try to be of service to others with the same issues.

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posted April 06, 2015 12:39 PM            

Many people have Retrograde Saturn.It makes one self doubting and insecure. It is a low self esteem aspect. If one persists in trying to mature, one will overcome this in later life. Saturn does allow for this as Saturn is akin to a stern father. He forces you to be responsible. He forces you to toe the line. You may feel very burdened by him but when you are older, you will have gotten wisdom.

The native with Saturn Retro does suffer from deep insecurity, which is not fun. I don’t think someone would choose Saturn Retro but it can reap rewards if the native sticks to the straight and narrow. This is Saturn’s lesson. Ariel did not do this, of course. This placement would show me that he suffered deep insecurity and low self esteem. If we knew his time of birth, we could tell in which sphere of life this manifested. We don’t know, but later when I speculate on his time of birth, we can re-visit this.

Retrograde Neptune

Many people have Retrograde Neptune. Retrograde Neptune forces the native to seek and search very deeply for God. The native will not be satisfied with a superficial relationship with God. This placement could be in the chart of a zealot as Retrograde planets are kind of an itch that must be scratched. They are akin to being in a dark tunnel, blinded. There is no way out but through. However, some people may never come out. They may be lost in the dark abyss and not find God. The Retrograde native will take a journey into darkness. It will be a different journey with each Retrograde planet.

With Neptune, it would be into the darkness of finding God. With Saturn, it would be into the darkness of finding self. With Chiron, it would be into the darkness of pure pain. Will the native emerge from these dark voids? Some people don’t. I think it would be fair to say that Ariel did not.

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posted April 06, 2015 12:40 PM            

Retrograde Jupiter is not as common as the previous Retrograde planets. Retrograde Jupiter could make a person feel like a loser. Jupiter is good luck. Retrograde is a cycling and recycling. Hence, the native may feel like good things pass him by. This could build great resentment. I think that a person with Retrograde Jupiter would need to be able to deal with failure and not let it overwhelm him to the point of giving up, entirely. My guess is that Ariel could not do this. As such, he turned to life in the netherworld.

Cancer Sun Combust Venus

This one surprises me a bit. This native is very charming. Sun combust Venus is a male model kind of aspect. I say this in the sense that they are charming and very likeable. They are likeable in a nonthreatening way, rather than in a super macho way which may be too aggressive for some people. When I say male model, I mean harmonious, balanced and kind of non aggressive as the pictures of male models appear.

Sun combust Venus may be a promiscuous person. It does not have to be, of course, but it seems as if men with this aspect tend to be promiscuous. This aspect is not hidden and clandestine, as one would think would be the case in a person who did Ariel’s crimes. It is a rather up front and direct charm aspect. I am trying to think of a famous person who would embody Sun combust Venus. I would say George Cloony. That is the feel of Sun combust Venus. It is not a dark underworld kind of feel as Michael Corleone in Godfather Two.

Cancer Sun, Cancer Venus

These placements make for a homebody. This man does not need a glittery lifestyle. He does not need to show off a woman as a Leo Venus would. His idea of a good date is a home cooked meal and watching a movie in an easy chair. He loves home and family, most of all. This description is not directly related to this man or this case. I was just elaborating on these placements and we will use this information, as we go on.

Venus combust Mercury in Cancer

This is another charm aspect in terms of being a sweet talker. This man could compliment and flatter you without seeming fake or creepy. This man would be a “feel good” to be around. His charm would be verbal. He would know what to say, how to say it and to do so at the appropriate time. Think diplomat.This surprises me, as men who have this would be able to be charming in a legitimate way and not need to resort to violence. However, as we move onto aspects, we should find more answers. I am just outlining single placements of planets in signs and conjunctions, at the mome

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posted April 06, 2015 12:41 PM            

This Mars can be very, very stubborn. It takes a great deal of time to make up it’s mind but then sticks to it with a resolute stubbornness. I could see how Ariel would be a Mars in Taurus, as he managed to stay a depraved course for a very, very long time.

Air Singleton–Moon ins Aquarius

A Singleton is an interesting phenomena. The Singleton is a one of anything. In this case, it is one Air planet. If he had no air planets, it would be an Air void. An Air Void would go well with a crime like this because the Air Void has a great deal of trouble communicating. The Air void can become a volcano because he cannot communicate the problem when it is small.By the time he does communicate, the problem has assumed boulder status and is ready to run over him and everyone else. Ariel has the classic problem of letting things build up for so long that he explodes even though he has a Singleton and not a classic Air Void, in my opinion. When a person has one planet short of any void, he still shows traits of the void, in my experience with charts.

The Singleton has a different slant than the Void,however. The Singleton feels he needs to prove himself.To make it practical, I think Ariel needed to prove he was intellectual. The Singleton seems obsessed with mastering the traits of both the sign and the planet. I think his struggle to be understood and known ( and not being able to do it) was a major factor in his resorting to an underworld life with a captive female as a substitute for a real relationship.

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posted April 06, 2015 12:41 PM            

I have listed planets in signs and some conjunctions but the story does not seem to be told well enough, yet. I think the aspects will shed more light. Placements are planets in signs and houses. Aspects are the workings of planets in signs and houses. If the planets and houses are the actual cae such as a BMW or a Chevy, the aspects are how it zooms from zero to sixty or how it putters and barely gets off the ground. The workings are very important when we study a man such as this. Judging from the many red lines in his chart( hard aspects) he had many struggles and many frustrations. We will discuss these as we move on.

Moon conjunct Pholus Oppose Uranus

We discussed Moon conjunct Pholus. Ariels’ Moon conjunct Pholus has one of the worst possible oppositions. That is an opposition to Uranus. Uranus is a live wire. I have articles on Uranus conjunct Mercury, which confers a brilliance. However, these natives, often, have mental instability. Think of a live wire shooting through your mind. That is Uranus( the planet of electricity) conjunct Mercury( the planet of the mind)

Back to Ariel. Moon oppose Uranus is a person who does not like routines and does not like commitment and does like kink. When a woman asks me if a man will commit and I see Moon oppose Uranus, I have to say that he may not commit easily or at all. Fear of commitment and wanting to play life loose and free with commitments and relationships is classic for this aspect. Think of the song “I am a Wanderer”

His Aquarius Moon is kind of a double dose of Uranus as Uranus rules Aquarius. Aquarius moon has a fear commitment, anyway.When we add the opposition to Uranus, we have a person who probably would not want( or could handle) a conventional relationship or marriage.

When we add Pholus to the mix, we have a person who has cold emotions but can explode when his emotions get overwhelmed. On top of that, he wants eccentricities, as Uranus is the planet of the eccentric and the kinky.Hence, from all of this, we can see instability in daily life, fear of actual commitments with woman and tantrum like emotions, all of which he displayed.

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posted April 06, 2015 12:42 PM            

Moon square Mars is classic for men who hate woman. Do all men who have moon square mars hate woman? I would say so. Why do I say this? The chart never lies. We may not like hard truth but I try to live grounded in reality. One could mitigate the word hate with resent, don’t like, feel anger toward and a number of ways to say it which may be more palatable but it is the same.

The moon is woman, one’s mother and one’s own feminine side( as men have a feminine side) Mars is the planet of aggression, passion and war. The square locks these together in a tug of war which is inextricable. To me, any square cannot be changed. It can be worked around. Other aspects can soften and mitigate it, but it is what it is, for better or worse.

Back to Ariel. So far, one of the most telling aspects for the gruesome life he lived is the above one. His Moon is explosive due to Pholus. It is cold and not empathetic, due to Aquarius. This is exacerbated by Moon oppose Uranus whereby eccentricity and kinkiness enter. To that, we are add hatred of woman. Not all men who have these aspects do what Ariel did, obviously. However, all will have similar emotional issues, in my opinion.

Mars square Uranus( 5 degrees)

Mars in hard aspect to Uranus is classic for being accident prone.We don’t want Mars conjunct Uranus, as the conjunction is the most intense aspect, more so than the square. If you think of it logically, Mars is action and Uranus is instability,not a good mix. The square locks in action with instability. This native may act erratically. He may act in weird and kinky ways. This aspect is consistent with the very bizarre life that Ariel led. Do all people who have Mars square Uranus live a bizarre life. No, but I bet that they all want to.

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posted April 06, 2015 12:42 PM            

This is the most telling part of the chart, so far. The T square is very, very, very hard. Criminals seem to have these overall chart shapes such as the T square, Grand Cross and Grand Trine.. I will explain the T square, why it is so hard and how it relates to Ariel and his life of horrors. The T square is the combined configuration of Moon square Mars, Mars square Uranus and Moon oppose Uranus. If you look at his chart, you will see a big, red triangle . This is the T square. We don’t have houses. I wish we did as these will show us the spheres of life which are most important to Ariel and in which his T square will play out. I will speculate later on some possible house placements but for now we will have to ignore houses.

The T Square is in what is called the Fixed Quadriplicity. The Quadriplicity categories are Cardinal, Fixed and Mutable. Quadriplicity denotes how strong( in terms of leadership and being a self starter) stubborn or adaptable to change one is. Quadriplicity is important when looking at T squares. The worst Quadriplicity for a criminal is cardinal .Cardinal will take take the strongest action and not need outside approval. Cardinal signs are leaders. Cardinal signs are good for a heroes, but not for a criminals. Many men who are wife beaters have strong cardinal features such as a Cardinal ASC. This is classic for physical abusers. This is because the cardinal signs will put what they think and feel into action more than the Fixed and the Mutables.

The Fixed signs have the trait of stubbornness. They will be like a dog with a bone .Once they make up their minds, they will not change. Hence, Ariel was able to stick to his plan for a decade. I would not have been surprised if his T square Quadriplicity was cardinal though, as he was brutal. I would not have expected mutable as they leave one plan when it gets too hard and go onto the next.

We talked about each aspect that makes up the T square. There is kind of a closed loop with the two squares and the opposition. Pholus is in there, too. Pholus explodes what it touches. It touches Ariel’s emotions and his drive. Uranus is in there and it hates convention and is eccentric and kinky. Eros is in there, too, making Ariel’s drives very erotic. There is kind of a loop that goes round and round like the water in the Dead Sea. It is stagnant.There is no opening though which fresh water can enter. I think this would describe the world of Ariel Castro.

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posted April 06, 2015 12:42 PM            

This is Ariel’s one trine. This trine is very good for getting done what you need to, with discipline. I have this and think my ability to discipline myself is from this. A trine is a gift and a blessing. Ariel has it in earth signs so his use of it would be in the practical world. I have it in water, so my use is more in the emotional world, as a centering for my emotions. At any rate, I can see this trine playing into Ariel’s bizarre lifestyle. Ariel could discipline himself in practical matters of the earth. The fact that he could keep these woman prisoners for years is a sign of discipline and a manner of controlling the material world in an intelligent and crafty way. Ariel is a disciplined person, in other words. Someone without this discipline could not have carried out this nefarious plan. That person would have made fatal mistakes and been discovered much earlier. If I decide to prolong this article, I may talk about the transits at the time he was discovered. They are very telling, as well.

Mars in Taurus conjunct Eros( 3 degrees)

Three degrees is wide for an asteroid but I do consider three degrees as the outermost bounds for an asteroid conjunction. Again, when a man has Mars conjunct Eros and several of Ariel’s charm aspects, he would not need to resort to aberrant behavior to get woman. Mars conjunct Eros is a sexy guy. He would vibe erotic vibes. Woman would feel that from him, with no effort on his part.

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posted April 06, 2015 12:43 PM            

Three degrees is wide, even more so in a square but we don’t know the exact degree of the Moon, as we don’t have time of birth, so the square could be closer. For this reason and because I do count 3 degree conjunctions as the outer most orb, I would count it. Eros square moon combined with moon square Mars exacerbates the trait of dislike for woman with his erotic side split off from his own emotions and sensitive side. This aspect adds to the fact that Ariel can objectify woman and see them as erotic objects for his use. This fits with his crimes.

Algol( 25 degrees Taurus)–A Fixed Star

This would be the first thing an Astrologer would look for in a case like this. Algol is the fixed star of evil. I studied a chart of a serial killer who had Algol conjunct the ASC. I am not saying everyone with Algol conjunct the ASC would become a serial killer, but everyone would have strong, dark impulses he would have to fight off.

With Ariel, we don’t have time of birth, so don’t know in which House or which angle Algol sits. However, it is conjunct Nessus, which is the asteroid of abuse. I would call this very, very, very dark.To make it practical. I would put these together as evil playing out as abuse, which is exactly what transpired.

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posted April 06, 2015 12:43 PM            

This is quite amazing, too. Lie is self explanatory. It is conjunct the asteroid of abuse. He would abuse and lie. He would lie and abuse. Both fit.

Mercury Retrograde conjunct the Asteroid Swindle

Mercury Retrograde is very common. It makes a person have to go deeply into any subject in order to understand it. However, then he can use it in more creative and masterful ways. I have it and love it but I have it in Gemini, where it is exalted. Ariel has it in Cancer, where it may be a struggle to learn and to communicate. I am getting a sense as I do his chart that he swallowed and swallowed and swallowed things because he did not know how to voice them. Then, they exploded. I am adding up several parts of his chart to get this. I think he was a super pressure cooker and the valve which he could not access was the ability to communicate.

However, here we are talking about the Asteroid Swindle, too.The Asteroid Swindle is what it says it is. I have seen the Asteroids Lie and Swindle prominent in the charts of con men. The strongest placement for an asteroid is not when it conjuncts an another asteroid but when it conjuncts an angle( ASC, IC, DSC or MC) or a personal planet such as the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Mars or Venus. I would add Saturn and Jupiter here, too, although they are not technically personal planets.

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posted April 06, 2015 12:44 PM            

Using the 15 degree Leo Ascendant:

Dejanira conjunct Vertex

If one puts Ariel’s ASC at 15 degrees Leo which is a critical degree for evil, his Vertex conjuncts Dejanira. This is the most chilling aspect so far. I will try to explain. The vertex is a fated point. The Anti-vertex is opposite the vertex. The Anti-vertex seems to be what you are. The vertex seems to show what life brings you. Life beings him Dejanira, which is victims. I am literally chilled by this.

Mars conjunct the MC

Using the 15 degree Leo ASC, he would have Mars conj the MC. His actions did reach all sectors of society in a well publicized case. This would fit. He could not hide what he did. It was shown to the world, which is the classic description of a planet conjunct the MC. With a planet conjunct the ASC or MC, people will see it, whether you like it or not. With the ASC, your small world will see it. With the MC, the greater society will see it.

Aqua Moon conjunct the DSC( 3 degrees)

This is quite an amazing aspect in light of the story. What conjuncts the DSC is what the person rejects in himself and finds in the partner. This is the classic interpretation of planets conjunct the DSC, in my opinion. Hence, we have a telling situation in which Ariel looks for his own emotions and his own sensitivity in woman. He, virtually, cannot get it on his own and his partners provide it. This will not result in what Ariel did, of course, but you could see how it would factor in.

I have an article on the 7th House and Co-dependency. I think a full 7th house is hard because a person projects out many parts of himself and looks for them in the partner. This is simply a hard situation

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