Mars And The Ascendant
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”
–Viktor E. Frankl, Scorpio Mars
No matter what else I’m working on I like to go back periodically and readdress my perspective on the basics. For instance I find it helpful to look at the differences between the Moon and Venus, needs versus wants and the gray areas in between. Venus is the aesthetic and what you want. For me the next thought is “how do you GET what you want?” That’s Mars. So I tend to link the two, Venus then Mars. But it’s also how you get what you need, Moon then Mars.
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Two planets are said to be in mutual reception when each planet is in the sign of the other’s rulership. An example of this would be the Sun in Cancer with the Moon in Leo. Leo is Sun-ruled while Cancer is Moon-ruled; they are in each other’s signs. This gives these two planets an affinity for each other.
If they make an aspect mutual reception elevates the importance or strength of that aspect. If they do not make an aspect this affinity creates a connection not present otherwise. It is a placement of mutual support that links the two energies. An aspect of ease here requires even less energy to manifest. The difficulty of a hard aspect is mitigated by this affinity.
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Demystifying Astrology: How Do Oppositions Work?
Astrology for beginners
Because I am so oriented towards relationships, oppositions are by far the most interesting component of astrology. If you get me started I can go on ad infinitum but I will try to be concise:
If a person has an opposition in their chart is is impossible for them to act both sides of it simultaneously. Reason is the energies are opposite each other so this would be akin to being generous and cheap at the same time. It can’t be done!
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The Fourth House – Your Base
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The 4th house in your chart reveals your base.  For example, if Saturn rules your 4th or if Saturn in placed in your 4th house, I would consider you to be fear-based. If Jupiter ruled your 4th or was placed there, I would think of you as faith-based, etc.
The 10th house is public, the 4th house is not. Whatever is described by your 10th house is there to be seen by the public. In contrast only you and your intimates are likely to be aware of the qualities described by your 4th house. You do have to consider the entire chart as there are exceptions to this and I can serve as an example.
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Beginners Studying Astrology? Get A List Of The Transits To Your Chart For A Year – $10!
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I wrote How To Learn Astrology: Books For Beginners Instructions How To Use Them, a concise how-to on how to settle in and learn to read a chart. I recommended you read through interpretations of the transits to your chart from one of two books in order to get a handle on things. Someone asked where to get such a listing and you can get that here, not only a list but a short interpretation.
Here is a sample:
Demystifying Astrology: What If A Chart Has No Oppositions?
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moonpluto asks on How Do Oppositions Work:
“What about a chart without oppositions? Or a chart that has only one, for example — compare that with a chart that has many…”
If a chart has no oppositions then it has something else. This is like asking, “What if a person does not have long hair?” That would mean they have short hair or perhaps they are bald or their hair is medium. But I think you mean to ask about oppositions and projecting.
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Sun Placement By Sign And House
“I don’t know. I’ve always just loved to kill. I really enjoyed it. But then I got famous, and – it’s just too hard for me. And so many witnesses. I mean, *everybody* recognized me. I couldn’t even lurk anymore. I’d hear, “Who’s that lurking over there? Isn’t that Merv Griffin?” So I came to Europe to kill. And it’s really worked out very well for me.”
–Merv Griffin in The Man with Two Brains
I probably talk about Sun Signs far less than that of any other planet. I figure people who are reading about astrology have probably read up on that bit. It’s the first thing you learn, right? Sometimes it’s good to brush up on the basics, though. It’s really important. It’s your ego, your own experience of self and will, so very personal, and it shows on the outside as well. What could be more important than that? Other things, say the Moon, may be AS important, maybe, but not more.
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How Will The Full Moon Affect You?
“The moon’s the North Wind’s cookie; he bites it day by day.
Until there’s but a rim of scraps that crumble all away.”
–Vachel Lindsay
Wednesday’s Full Moon in Sagittarius happens at 24 degrees, 23 minutes. Most beginners are savvy enough to figure out where that axis falls in their own charts. However, to fully assess the impact on you personally you can go one step further and compare the entire chart of the event with your own. The synastry between the Full Moon chart and yours will give you a more detailed picture.
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Tune into BlogTalkRadio this Friday, April 29th at 10 PM Central
Jason from www.sagittarianmind.com will join me to discuss relationships and how to find compatibility between charts.
Give us a call during the show. We’d love to hear from you.
If you ask me (which you are implicitly doing by continuing to read this) the best thing you can do to improve your skills at chart reading is to put down the books and start actually reading charts.
To “read” a chart doesn’t mean that you know every single thing about it and can tell when the person had their first kiss or is going to die. To read a chart means to look at it. Accept your skill set at your current level and approach the chart with an open mind. Let your eyes wander over the lines. Stop and think about the placements and any personal connections you have to the chart you are reading.
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