Minderwiz
Reading Part One
I'm posting this in roughly three parts. The first is a fairly general reading concentrating on the main features of your chart. It does give clues to the answer you are looking for. However I will develop on that theme more in the second post looking at Returns, Transits and Progressions and more particularly (hopefully) in a horary reading on the question you asked.
Well, the most obvious feature of your chart is the five planet stelium in Aquaries which straddles the MC. With Sun and Venus (10th) and Saturn (9th) all conjunct the MC and Jupiter conjunct the Sun and Mercury conjunct Jupiter, both in the 10th. . Because the conjunctions overlap it is possible to treat this stelium as a continuous conjunction.
The MC shows how the potential in the Ascendant will be realised and indeed the extent to which realisation requires concerted effort.
The overall element balance shows a lack of Fire, the ability to assert and drive forwards, though this is partly offset by the house placements – Again you might, through experience have learned to assert yourself, but it is unlikely to come naturally to you. The strengths lie in Air – ideas and the mind and through the development of the Earth element through experience to give a substantial grounding.
The Chart shape is a very rough ‘see-saw’ , balancing around the 5th/11th axis – your challenge is to balance the career, the realisation of potential, the social position on the one hand with ensuring adequate relaxation and maintaining a balance of health on the other.
In your case the Ascendant is in Gemini, ruled by Mercury (itself part of the tenth stelium). You were also born at a Mercury Hour so Mercury is an important planet in your chart. Modern Astrologers have Mercury exalted in Aquarius, though this is not part of the traditional exaltations and it rules the Air triplicity by night (though yours is a day birth). With such an Ascendant you will project to the world as a friendly, gregarious person, into everything and wanting to know about everything. Geminis are often seen as someone who starts things and then finds themselves diverted by something more interesting. However in your case I think you probably have learned to overcome that tendency because of the Aquarian fixed quality that dominates your chart.
Your Ascendant is trined by both Venus and Jupiter, the two benefics. This should mean that you get on well with people and easily form relationships and that you have a fairly strong need to develop and grow as a person, both spiritually and in knowledge. This tendency is again reinforced by the 10th Stelium and Aquarius MC. The Ascendant and first House also give an indication of general health, and with the trines from the benefics this is likely to be generally good. Perhaps the main threat would come from any over indulgence.
The Ascendant Ruler, Mercury is conjunct Jupiter, which makes for big ideas, an expansive mind and interest in philosophical and spiritual ideas and possibly a tendency to talk a lot. Mercury is also opposed by Uranus, which suggests radical and/or unconventional ideas. Stephen Arroyo links this combination to a photographic memory. The problem may be that with the opposition the pairing brings flashes of inspiration which might be lost. You have a strong Saturn in your chart and this may give you the discipline to learn how to keep hold of such inspirational flashes.
The Aquarius MC is flanked by Sun and Venus and Saturn. Saturn has much essential dignity – it is traditionally the ruler of Aquarius and rules the Air triplicity by Day (and yours is a day birth) – Here it will bring the discipline, planning and organising skills you need. It also rules the ninth house of journeys – educational, spiritual, philosophic and geographical. It act as the disciplined link between the need to develop yourself and the demonstration of that development in the social world. It also suggests that you are a disciplined learner and have a clear way forward. The Gemini side may lead to you wanting to know about everything – Saturn gives you the power to realise that goal. It rules your Sun and is conjunct with it, giving you a powerful and controlled means of expressing your creativity, through your work and through your public work. It is also the sole dispositor of all the other planets in your chart – everything leads back to Saturn’s control.
The Aquarius MC wants to ‘know’ and ‘know everything’ but even more it is very important that you can prove to yourself that you know. You have all the means necessary for that quest available. Your Sun in the tenth wants to express your creativity and will through your career (or social position), Venus provides the means of using relationships to this end and having the personality that easily forges relationships (though the independent ‘you’ is always distinct, never a secondary figure in relationships). Jupiter gives you the ability to expand yourself through your work and deeds and Mercury gives you a mind focussed on work, career and social position. The MC also is an indicator of Spiritual Awareness. In Aquarius this comes first through knowledge, study and interaction with others. Then intuition develops and combined with knowledge provides the means through which the intellect becomes aware. The number of planets here also emphasises the need to achieve that spiritual awareness.
Are there any downsides to this? Firstly an emphasis on the public and social side can lead to a neglect of the private and domestic side. In your case the Sun rules your fourth house. You are likely to be proud of and confident in your roots and family and in your domestic circumstances. The house may not nescessarily be spotless but it is your ‘den’ where you can feel safe and prepare for the further learning to be done. The North Node lies in your fourth and looking at this from a Karmic perspective it may well be that you need to develop the power to look inside yourself and learn about what is there, rather than the easier route of public knowledge and public ‘career’.
The only planet of significance that I have omitted is the Moon in your sixth. The Moon for modern Astrologers tends to represent the female side, intuition and receptivity. It is not particularly strong in Scorpio, despite Scorpio being a Water sign it is in its Fall. The sixth is the House of ill health and the Moon rules the breast and chest area. The Moon is squared by both the benefics and Venus is the sixth House ruler. I would treat the squares more as warnings on a health side not to over indulge – smoking out, alcohol in moderation and eat wisely – result no problems. The Moon is also conjunct Neptune, there may be no real health problems but it is possible that there are imaginary ones! At a more postive note many would see this as a conjunction of intuition and spirituality. It might in some circumstances indicate a susceptibility to emotional problems, however you do not have an abundance of Water that would fuel such a situation, so I would not treat it as very likely.
I'm posting this in roughly three parts. The first is a fairly general reading concentrating on the main features of your chart. It does give clues to the answer you are looking for. However I will develop on that theme more in the second post looking at Returns, Transits and Progressions and more particularly (hopefully) in a horary reading on the question you asked.
Well, the most obvious feature of your chart is the five planet stelium in Aquaries which straddles the MC. With Sun and Venus (10th) and Saturn (9th) all conjunct the MC and Jupiter conjunct the Sun and Mercury conjunct Jupiter, both in the 10th. . Because the conjunctions overlap it is possible to treat this stelium as a continuous conjunction.
The MC shows how the potential in the Ascendant will be realised and indeed the extent to which realisation requires concerted effort.
The overall element balance shows a lack of Fire, the ability to assert and drive forwards, though this is partly offset by the house placements – Again you might, through experience have learned to assert yourself, but it is unlikely to come naturally to you. The strengths lie in Air – ideas and the mind and through the development of the Earth element through experience to give a substantial grounding.
The Chart shape is a very rough ‘see-saw’ , balancing around the 5th/11th axis – your challenge is to balance the career, the realisation of potential, the social position on the one hand with ensuring adequate relaxation and maintaining a balance of health on the other.
In your case the Ascendant is in Gemini, ruled by Mercury (itself part of the tenth stelium). You were also born at a Mercury Hour so Mercury is an important planet in your chart. Modern Astrologers have Mercury exalted in Aquarius, though this is not part of the traditional exaltations and it rules the Air triplicity by night (though yours is a day birth). With such an Ascendant you will project to the world as a friendly, gregarious person, into everything and wanting to know about everything. Geminis are often seen as someone who starts things and then finds themselves diverted by something more interesting. However in your case I think you probably have learned to overcome that tendency because of the Aquarian fixed quality that dominates your chart.
Your Ascendant is trined by both Venus and Jupiter, the two benefics. This should mean that you get on well with people and easily form relationships and that you have a fairly strong need to develop and grow as a person, both spiritually and in knowledge. This tendency is again reinforced by the 10th Stelium and Aquarius MC. The Ascendant and first House also give an indication of general health, and with the trines from the benefics this is likely to be generally good. Perhaps the main threat would come from any over indulgence.
The Ascendant Ruler, Mercury is conjunct Jupiter, which makes for big ideas, an expansive mind and interest in philosophical and spiritual ideas and possibly a tendency to talk a lot. Mercury is also opposed by Uranus, which suggests radical and/or unconventional ideas. Stephen Arroyo links this combination to a photographic memory. The problem may be that with the opposition the pairing brings flashes of inspiration which might be lost. You have a strong Saturn in your chart and this may give you the discipline to learn how to keep hold of such inspirational flashes.
The Aquarius MC is flanked by Sun and Venus and Saturn. Saturn has much essential dignity – it is traditionally the ruler of Aquarius and rules the Air triplicity by Day (and yours is a day birth) – Here it will bring the discipline, planning and organising skills you need. It also rules the ninth house of journeys – educational, spiritual, philosophic and geographical. It act as the disciplined link between the need to develop yourself and the demonstration of that development in the social world. It also suggests that you are a disciplined learner and have a clear way forward. The Gemini side may lead to you wanting to know about everything – Saturn gives you the power to realise that goal. It rules your Sun and is conjunct with it, giving you a powerful and controlled means of expressing your creativity, through your work and through your public work. It is also the sole dispositor of all the other planets in your chart – everything leads back to Saturn’s control.
The Aquarius MC wants to ‘know’ and ‘know everything’ but even more it is very important that you can prove to yourself that you know. You have all the means necessary for that quest available. Your Sun in the tenth wants to express your creativity and will through your career (or social position), Venus provides the means of using relationships to this end and having the personality that easily forges relationships (though the independent ‘you’ is always distinct, never a secondary figure in relationships). Jupiter gives you the ability to expand yourself through your work and deeds and Mercury gives you a mind focussed on work, career and social position. The MC also is an indicator of Spiritual Awareness. In Aquarius this comes first through knowledge, study and interaction with others. Then intuition develops and combined with knowledge provides the means through which the intellect becomes aware. The number of planets here also emphasises the need to achieve that spiritual awareness.
Are there any downsides to this? Firstly an emphasis on the public and social side can lead to a neglect of the private and domestic side. In your case the Sun rules your fourth house. You are likely to be proud of and confident in your roots and family and in your domestic circumstances. The house may not nescessarily be spotless but it is your ‘den’ where you can feel safe and prepare for the further learning to be done. The North Node lies in your fourth and looking at this from a Karmic perspective it may well be that you need to develop the power to look inside yourself and learn about what is there, rather than the easier route of public knowledge and public ‘career’.
The only planet of significance that I have omitted is the Moon in your sixth. The Moon for modern Astrologers tends to represent the female side, intuition and receptivity. It is not particularly strong in Scorpio, despite Scorpio being a Water sign it is in its Fall. The sixth is the House of ill health and the Moon rules the breast and chest area. The Moon is squared by both the benefics and Venus is the sixth House ruler. I would treat the squares more as warnings on a health side not to over indulge – smoking out, alcohol in moderation and eat wisely – result no problems. The Moon is also conjunct Neptune, there may be no real health problems but it is possible that there are imaginary ones! At a more postive note many would see this as a conjunction of intuition and spirituality. It might in some circumstances indicate a susceptibility to emotional problems, however you do not have an abundance of Water that would fuel such a situation, so I would not treat it as very likely.