I have six planets in cardinal signs, 3 in capricorn, 3 in libra (nice and balanced ) and control issues are always around my life somewhere and prominent in my relationships. I like to control sometimes and I find being controlled comforting sometimes. And soemtimes I just wanna break the rules and muck stuff up. Hehheheh. You need to have something to resist against if you’re going to rebel . .

LOL at Foxy! No Cardinal in my chart, but with Scorpio, etc. there are definitely control issues here - so I can totally relate!

I’ve got a cardinal chart and control is definitely an issue, but how it gets played out depends on the situation. When I was a kid I was on the receiving end of control (from authority figures - Saturn), and now that’s eased up but it’s been replaced by self-control. Uranus trines to Aries make me rebellious and freedom-loving, so I accept orders from myself only!

But I do enjoy being in charge of myself quite a bit; self-discipline and self-control fill me up. Making my own decisions, carving out my own path and being responsible for how things turn out - incredibly satisfying! Nothing quite like it. When I need a lift, I just look at what I’ve done for myself and feel better instantly. Controlling others just can’t compare.

Everyone’s different so I can only speak for myself - as a submissive, it’s less about giving up control and more about giving up responsibility for a while. In the BDSM community, it’s called a power exchange. I have a great sense of responsibility and it’s such a relief to sort of shrug it off and say, “oh, well, I would have never done that but I was blindfolded and handcuffed. What could I do?”. :p

well, yes. sometimes it’s nice to not have to be gunning all the time and instead let someone else take the reins….
as long as you can trust them.. that’s the tricky thing.

Have lots of cardinal energy and being a Cap Sun have always loathed it when people assume I am a control freak. So, otherday when I was studying medical astrology I loved what I discovered. The physiologies in the body that are governed by Capricorn are the organs that ’stimulate’ others. Rather than words like ‘use’, ‘control’ - which is what they do sure, but more they ‘direct’ the energy, they ’stimulate’ certain bodily activities e.g. Capricorn watches over / rules the anterior pituitary which then orchestrates a host of hormonal activity depending on the feedback it receives from the blood regarding the state of the body. So, the controller receives information and then directs instruction according to what is needed. No class struggle here, pure function.