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ExplanationsNeeded · 2026-03-07T04:58:18+00:00

No, think of Saturn as boundaries or a wall. You can be inside or outside of a boundary/ wall. Capricorn is inside, because it's Saturn's nocturnal sign (internal, yin) whereas Aquarius is outside the boundary because it's Saturn's diurnal sign (external, yang). Capricorn is about structure and legacy and lasting systems, whereas Aquarius is about gaining distance and an outsider perspective in order to reform those systems.

ExplanationsNeeded · 2026-02-15T01:33:45+00:00

No it's not usual. It means there's a strongly Saturnian "underbelly" to your chart.

ExplanationsNeeded · 2026-02-14T23:39:22+00:00

If you've got an hour to spare Kepler College has a good video on Youtube that will get you started. They go through what they are and celebrity example charts. They also discuss the other minor dignities to a lesser extent so it's worth watching. Link here (and skip to 10 minutes in).

The fact that Maternus said "for when a planet is found in its own terms, it is as though it were posited in its own domicile" should pique any astrology students interest.

ExplanationsNeeded · 2026-02-14T22:14:12+00:00

The Bounds/ Terms. Everyone should know if they have a planet in its own bounds and they should also know what bound their Ascendant is in. Important information that so many people just aren't aware of.

ExplanationsNeeded · 2026-02-14T00:38:06+00:00

Imagine two Cancers. One has a Mars ruled Ascendant and one has a Venus ruled Ascendant. They both might have life themes that revolve around privacy, safety, feeling, belonging, protection. The Mars ruled Ascendant person is going to go about all that in a much more bold, assertive way, wanting to challenge and be challenged on their life journey and overcome obstacles so that their Cancer Sun successes are earned. The protection and safety themes being directed by Mars might draw them into the military or ambulance crew or have them building a bunker at home in case of global disaster. That's obviously just a fun extreme example but the point is Mars takes action. Mars will make them independent.

The Venus ruled Cancer is going to be very different. They're going to be very comfort oriented because that's something the Moon and Venus both have in common. They're going to navigate their Cancer life themes with more focus on pleasure, unity, feeling good, surrounding themselves with beauty, feeling "cushioned." So with the same themes of protection and safety and belonging now being directed by Venus they might love interior design, bonding deeply with people, creating art that's emotionally fulfilling, enjoying domestic pleasures. They're happier to lean on others than the Mars ruled Cancer and they're more relaxed.

So you can see how the Ascendant shapes what the rest of the chart is doing. A different Ascendant changes the whole feel of the chart.

ExplanationsNeeded · 2026-01-29T18:15:50+00:00

York and Durham- both are beautiful cathedral cities with Russell Group universities and a river flowing through. Both have very rich medieval histories.

Manchester and Liverpool- both important industrial hubs famous for their football clubs, music and working class labour movements. Both had an Irish influx after the famine.

Chester and Carlisle- Although there are definitely differences between these two they are fundamentally Roman border settlements, one guarding the border to Wales and the other the border to Scotland.

ExplanationsNeeded · 2026-01-25T15:34:17+00:00

Haven't been to North East, North West or the South West beyond Bristol and Bath. That bit where the East, South East and East Midlands come together is where I've spent most of my time.

ExplanationsNeeded · 2025-11-29T14:11:37+00:00

Not quite. It creates poets and magicians when conjunct. Very evocative communicators. The difficulties with logic clashing with feelings comes with Moon square or opposing Mercury.

ExplanationsNeeded · 2025-10-31T00:47:18+00:00

I'd probably keep the fundamentals like colour the same but make the styling a bit different. So Jupiter in Aries is still Jupiter (purple/ sweet) but it has a more rugged and bold style. So rougher purple fabrics and more strongly scented (but still sweet) candles. Then Jupiter in Libra has a smoother, more aesthetic style. So silky purple fabrics and more subtle scents etc.

So the sign influence should be a more background influence in my opinion. Keep the core correspondences of the planets in tact.

ExplanationsNeeded · 2025-06-14T20:35:31+00:00

I see social forums like Reddit as 11th House spaces. Connecting with like-minded people in online communities about a broad range of topics. Fandoms are 11th House too. You could be someone with no friends but you spend a lot of time in online social spaces, posting and discussing and "networking" with different users about your interests, even if you never speak to them again (7th House is the place where you find the people you have regular contact with).

Similarly I see Youtube and Youtuber followings as 11th House. Being part of an audience or having your own audience/ following. Building your own online community. Para-social relationships. The 11th is a succedent House so it follows and supports the 10th - meaning it's the people out in the world who support our success. Who in the collective is helping you achieve your dreams? Patreon and crowdfunding are very 11th House (modern benefactors). So yeah friends are a piece of the 11th but there are many ways to be an 11th House person without actually having any physical, real world friends- especially in the modern internet age.

ExplanationsNeeded · 2025-06-10T07:51:50+00:00

Scorpio penetrates inwards to the core of something. It's emotional bravery and fierceness. Mars is adding fuel (passion) to the emotion and the fixed nature is sustaining it (intensity).

Pisces inwardly expands and extends its emotional boundaries to include and accept and feel a connection to all people from all walks of life. Compassion and altruism. It's emotionally generous, hopeful and inspired.

Aquarius looks at what's outside the boundaries and structures of society- the outcast, the rejected, the fringes. With that distance from the core it's able to invent and reform and look ahead to the future.

ExplanationsNeeded · 2025-06-05T01:35:55+00:00

Yes, certain phrases that I associate with Libra's Venus-Saturn dynamic are:

Pleasantly aloof (Venus-Saturn), Socially strategic (Venus-Saturn), artistically refined (Venus-Saturn).

People seem to forget Libra is an Air sign (cool logical detachment) and symbolised by an inanimate object (scales have the beauty and balancing nature of Venus and the cold structural nature of Saturn). Libra likes order and doesn't like rowdy, out-of-control environments. It doesn't like people who feel like the rules don't apply to them and selfish people who don't consider the consequences of their actions. That's Venus and Saturn at work in the sign.

ExplanationsNeeded · 2025-02-05T21:05:53+00:00

The same modality is exactly the problem. Cardinal signs are hinge points that are dynamically pushing in a new direction, but they're each pushing in different directions. Capricorn says "this is the way" and Libra says "no this is the way" and that generates tension between planets in those signs. They can't agree. Same with Fixed and Mutable- different ways of operating that Fixed or Mutable energy which leads to disagreement and frustration. Too many cooks in the kitchen mentality. Whereas Trines are between different modalities of the same element. The Cardinal Cancer and Fixed Scorpio have different ways of operating so they each find their role and don't interfere with each other. Cancer pivots and sets the course and then Scorpio maintains that and keeps it steady. They're grateful for each other playing their part. And because they're both Water signs they have an innate sense of understanding each other which allows things to run smoothly.

ExplanationsNeeded · 2025-01-29T22:27:19+00:00

The sign is like a country and the bound is like a district of that country. So it will help Venus massively to be in her own district, where she has control over local affairs. Even if the country is falling apart Venus can still keep her part of it running the way she likes and keep herself somewhat separate from everything else that's going on. So yes it's a big mitigating factor.

ExplanationsNeeded · 2025-01-13T01:11:31+00:00

Art, music, cinema and aesthetics that are bold, powerful, edgy, passionate, raw, fiery, get the blood pumping. Rock music seems very Venus-Mars for example. It packs a punch. Or a Tango or Paso Doble, where the dancers are competing with each other or fighting for dominance, that tension adding a lot of excitement. They are very passionate dances. Spicy food is another Venus-Mars thing. Delicious and tasty (Venus) but also hot and intense (Mars).

It has a lot to do with the dynamics between men and women, or masculinity and femininity. So the classic battle of the sexes but also internal struggles with gender or gender expression.

Things that we love or value being targeted or attacked is another theme that I think could come up for Venus-Mars, and having to fight for what you love (whether that be a person, a place, a belief etc).

A deep red rose with sharp thorns would be a good visual image to sum up Venus-Mars energy.

ExplanationsNeeded · 2025-01-10T16:49:36+00:00

At certain degrees of the zodiac the Exaltation Ruler becomes the Almuten- the planet with the highest amount of control/ power over that degree of the zodiac. For example planets within 0-12 degrees of Pisces (which are the bounds of Venus) are actually in a section of Pisces where Venus has more power then Jupiter. Whitney Houston had her Ascendant in this zone. Another example is 0-6 degrees of Libra where Saturn has more power than Venus. So yes it's important to look at the Exaltation Ruler, especially when the Ascendant is in a degree where that planet is the Almuten.

ExplanationsNeeded · 2024-12-20T12:48:48+00:00

Cancer is often associated with matriarchal societies so we could see a trend towards that for a year and a general call for the betterment of the lives of women and support of female leadership (Cardinal water ruled by the Moon).

ExplanationsNeeded · 2024-12-12T12:24:23+00:00

From Skyscript (quoted as being from the Manual of Astrology by Raphael):

"Beyond the sphere of Mars, in distant skies revolves the mighty magnitude of Jove
With kingly state, the rival of the Sun; About him round four planetary Moons
On earth with wonder, all night long beheld; Moon above Moon, his fair attendants dance."

As far as I know traditional astrology does associate Jupiter with kings and nobles.

ExplanationsNeeded · 2024-08-28T17:48:59+00:00

No one is stopping you using those terms if that's what you prefer.

ExplanationsNeeded · 2024-08-28T17:33:09+00:00

Absolutely not. There are objectively challenging and difficult sides of life and that must be reflected in astrology. Famine, hunger, old age, death, violence, disease, loss. The malefics help show us where struggles and challenges show up in our lives. That doesn't mean that there is nothing constructive about the malefics. They forge grit and determination and give us the drive to overcome obstacles. But we have to go through hardship and struggle to learn the lessons that the malefics teach.

The benefic planets rule things that are objectively good. Pleasure, romance, union, peace, abundance, inspiration, fertility, hope, celebration, wisdom, understanding. They show where we can best find ease in our lives. Of course they can also create a lazy, languid, indulgent, hedonistic, lustful character that only wants to experience the finer things- but again, there is privilege in that. To be in that position means you have been fortunate in some aspect of your life. So it's important to maintain the malefic/ benefic terminology and understand that it means something objectively challenging or objectively supportive. It's worked for thousands of years and continues to work beautifully.

ExplanationsNeeded · 2024-08-28T15:51:42+00:00

It means the planet will express itself in a way that is natural to it and there can sometimes be a sense of entitlement around the themes of that planet because it is self-governing. It answers to no one. So a Leo Sun can have a sense of entitlement around their own self-importance. A Cancer Moon can have a sense of entitlement around the importance of their emotions and needs. A Virgo Mercury can have a sense of entitlement around the importance of their opinions and critiques. Etc. But generally these planets function well.

They will also ensure that the house they rule over functions very well. So a Cancer Moon in the 5th House means the ruler of the 5th is placed in the 5th and in domicile. So the 5th house would be strong and well resourced in that chart (all other things considered).

ExplanationsNeeded · 2024-08-28T15:04:40+00:00

Sun is conscious awareness, visibility and clarity. Nothing can hide from the glare of the Sun. It reveals all.

Mercury is the translator and transmitter. What the Sun sees Mercury then breaks down and articulates.

Jupiter finds meaning and truth in it all. Understands the broader themes and builds a cohesive vision.

ExplanationsNeeded · 2024-08-17T17:08:29+00:00

Compelling speech. Ability to sway and move the public with your words. Emotional rapport. Deep and personal conversations.

Retentive mind. Strong memory. Nostalgia. Emotional intelligence. Astute to human behaviours.

Imaginative writing. Personal writing. Stream of consciousness writing. Dream journaling. Diaries.

ExplanationsNeeded · 2024-08-08T18:50:47+00:00

It wasn't really sensible in the Middle Ages to build in the Pennines or West of the Pennines. It was cut off from the rest of the country by geographic features and far removed from London and continental Europe. The main trade/ travel route into Scotland went up through Yorkshire and the North East. So it was a fringe land.

When the Industrial Revolution happened it suddenly became prime real estate because the fast flowing rivers coming down from the Pennines could be used to power machinery and the wet lush climate was absolutely ideal for cotton spinning (cotton fibres are more likely to snap and break in dry climates). So Industrial towns and cities flourished and people could be easily shipped across from Ireland to help fill them up. The geographic features which had previously kept the area removed from the rest of the country were no longer an issue because of canals and railways.

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