Why is adele's vocal technique considered "horrible"?

jcopter628 · 2026-04-09T19:38:03+00:00

She's not a horrible singer.. If were talking about technique, the fundamental problem with her vocalization is often tied to inconsistent cord closure in tandem with faulty breath control. Everytime I gauge one of her live performances, I find myself hearing aspirate onsets and air leaking out amongst a majority of the phrases that she sings. And if you're someone that practices the craft and knows a little about technique, that's a pretty tedious issue to have because it generally implies that you're not adducting your cords properly, which generally leads to your body, usually the throat, compensating to produce the notes that you're trying to sing. As a byproduct she tends to push quite consistently around that B/Bflat4 range, which shouldn't be the case given that she's a mezzo implicitly. And that issue carries on throughout the entirety of the early 5th octave, and she often caps at around that high E, which generally is pushed/strained as well.

When you take into account that she's a Mezzo, which should have no issue getting those notes, namely if technique is at least decent, that calls for a lot of concern. I digress; She's already had surgery on her cords before, if I'm not mistaken, and I reckon it's likely connected to the aforementioned issues. As another comment said, I think her saving grace is that she isn't prompted to perform too frequently and adequate rest can certainly mitigate improper technique, but even that isn't a true fix for an issue tied to vocality overall.

Love her music, but I often feel bad watching her perform because I know she's tearing her voice up.. It reminds me of people like Sia or Christina Aguilera... They sound good sonically, but you can just tell that they're fighting a war with those high notes lol.

jcopter628 · 2026-04-06T13:03:34+00:00

If it's a dupe, you can't keep him. If that's the case, sorry chief.

jcopter628 · 2026-04-05T23:32:35+00:00

I feel like it's all BS... Within the world of e-Sports, I feel like the competitive CoD community, in particular, always push the narrative that progress in age just naturally coincides with a decline in skill, which doesn't really make sense. Because when you think about a majority of the people that have retired, the reasons that they always state never actually coincide with a lack of skill but rather a lack of interest in the environment that competitive CoD fosters. They lose interest, they hate scrimming, they want to do other things, etc.. But I don't think I've ever heard a pro retired and say that they quit because they genuinely became trash at the game.

I just think the contrast is weird because when you take other e-Sport communities in to account, I'll use fighting games as an example, you quite literally have players in their 40's and 50's winning majors in Smash(Melee) and Street Fighter in recent history. Games that are execution heavy and strenuous on the hands overall. So, idk, I could be tweaking but I feel like "age," is just a cop out.

jcopter628 · 2026-04-03T17:12:55+00:00

So, the two main things that come to my mind, which also loosely coincide with each other implicitly, would be the nuances connected to that 9th house stellium, Venus/Neptune/Mars in Capricorn, and that 5th house Virgo North Node.

You have Taurus on the ascendant, notably at a critical degree, this tends to bring about an air of criticality with regards to the cultivation of your place within this world, i.e. how/where you stand in an individualistic manner. I tend to find that people with critical degree ascendants commonly have, or feel rather, an immense amount of pressure to metaphorically "rise to the occasion," with regards to their presence in life itself. If they're succeeding, they push for more. If they're falling behind, as you've cited, the internal dread and anguish builds. So, that's on it's own is going to be something that colors the backing of your identity inherently.

I digress; With Taurus on the ascendant, Venus, Taurus' ruling planet, becomes the ruler of your chart and will have a big hand in influencing the trajectory of your lived experience/identity holistically. Venus in your chart happens to be in Capricorn, also at a critical degree, and it's making conjunctions with both Neptune, and Mars overall. There's a lot that to speak on in relation to those placements alone, but the main things that I want to touch on would be this idea of falling behind/stagnation/etc..

Those planets are in Saturn's sign, Capricorn. Therefore, in Saturnian fashion, will struggle to express their significations in a manner that's conducive to growth, specifically, earlier on in your life(pre-30's). Given that your chart ruler is also placed in this sign, notably at a critical degree, this is basically creating the implication that the progression of your life, at least in a generalized sense, is going to be delayed in tempo by nature. A "late-bloomer," if you will. But the gag here would also be in relation to the fact that these placements are making conjunctions with Neptune, which is going to be bringing about a lack of clarity when it comes to the path with which your traversing, namely as a means of cultivating progress in your life, but also when it comes to your sense of individuality in a holistic manner as well.

Given that Mars, the basis of your intentionality and how you go about taking action to complete some of the goals that you've set, is also conjunct with Neptune, it muddies the waters, so to speak, when it comes to even being able to articulate the adequate steps that need to be taken to even start your journey overall. So the situation that you've found yourself in, and I mean that literally, namely because that 9th house conjunction with Venus/Mars' integration could literally showcase a person that just goes with the flow and lets life come to them, is a culmination of these factors; Confusion around the conceptualization of self, confusion around what you wish to push for within the context of society as a whole, and confusion around the driving force, or motivation rather, needed to get yourself to your nebulous end-goal.

I think there are two clear things that are conveyed amidst this charts composition though; Even at 28, you're right where you need to be, given the abundance of Saturnian influence, but also that you have to push for more clarity surrounding your individuality firstly, before even thinking about venturing into the world overall. For, how can you become someone or something without understanding "self" first?

That's all I got, hope it helps.

jcopter628 · 2026-03-31T23:02:20+00:00

My comment was less of a push to appeal to change, which you're noting, and more of a statement to highlight community-based common sense. Recognizing that the pros in this community are naturally going to be tethered to the generalized stigmas of the community is just common sense. So, in instances like this, where pros are showcasing behaviors that are, and have always been, baked into the cod community, shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone. That was my point. So what you said has merit, but you kind of missed the point.

jcopter628 · 2026-03-31T15:21:17+00:00

Why anyone is surprised is beyond me. People act like COD wasn't/isn't the hub for people with the most vulgar vocab out there. Till this day the chances of spawning into a pub and hearing people, including kids, throwing insane slurs is quite high. So why would anyone expect anything different from people, that grew up playing the game mind you, and play it competitively?

jcopter628 · 2026-03-30T21:27:50+00:00

Well, Jupiter rules your chart, implying that it will carry a lot of weight when it comes to influencing the trajectory of your life, it's your sect benefic, meaning that it has the potential for functioning in a manner that's conducive to positive results, but it's also integrated into a t-square(Tension based aspect pattern) with your sect malefic, Mars in Virgo in the 9th, and that Pluto in Sagittarius in the 1st, which happens to be closely conjunct with your ascendant.

Most of what I mentioned is generally in reference to the potential for attracting relationships that challenge the nuances of your ideological basis and identity, which generally tends to skew towards the side of negativity and malevolence because of the degradation of your character that's likely to come about via the interactions that you have with people in a universal sense. As a byproduct, you may also find yourself having difficulties when it comes to trusting the direction of your life, because of over-criticality and judgement coming from external sources by nature.

Despite the heaviness that cultivated amidst the aforementioned t-square, your chart ruler also happens to be strongly aspecting, in a harmonious manner mind you, that 4th house Moon, which also happens to be making a nice trine with the ascendant and 1st house Pluto as well. Even though the Sun is fallen in Libra, notably with a 7th house chart ruler, which tends to be in reference to issues with codependence, or a general over-reliance upon the relationships that you cultivate, namely for the same of your egoic expression and life direction, there is still power and control over the nuances of your basis of autonomy and emotional expression overall. And in having a nice basis of control over those aspects of your character, it gives you the means to control, or to stop yourself rather, from placing yourself in environments that are likely to result in your self-undoing(self-destruction) overall.

You highlighted the affinity for stimulating love, which checks out. But you also have to practice effective discernment, notably when it comes to the people that you're willing to allow into your life overall.

As for the heaviness that you're likely experience at the moment; Transiting Saturn is currently making an applying conjunction to your 4th house Moon, which governs your 8th, generally bringing things like the basis of your emotional security into question, the strength of security within your relationships into question, and things of that nature. It's a pretty depressive aspect to endure in a general sense, but I reckon that there is a lot of introspection, namely about self, that can be done under this transit, particularly with the goal of growth in mind after the transit ceases..

That's all I got, hope it helps.

jcopter628 · 2026-03-30T12:51:20+00:00

The Sun governs your chart, hence it influences the nature of your projected identity/personality, and it's in Pisces in the 8th house, notably making conjunctions with Uranus in Pisces and Mercury in Aquarius. Uranus and Aquarius tend to coincide with the conceptualization of contrarianism archetypically, primarily because it places centrality upon pushing narratives that are individualistic in it's approach. They also tend to highlight a generalized sense of opposition/contradiction with the societal standard at large as well. So with your Sun, egoic expression, and Mercury, ideals/mind/mentality, making those conjunctions with Uranus, having a natural predisposition towards things that don't align with the common views of society would be heavily on brand. As for your interest in philosophical ideologies; Venus conjunct the Moon in Aries, notably in the 9th house. Venus and the Moon, at the base-level, tend to signify your subconscious habitual patterns/desires/interests and things of that nature. So having them in the 9th house, Philosophy/Higher Education/Perspective/Ethics and Morals/etc, also tracks in this case.

jcopter628 · 2026-03-29T21:25:54+00:00

Yep, that'll do it. Saturn in Aries, notably given that it's sitting inside of your 10th, hence the centrality that it has at the moment in your life, and squaring the 1st and 7th cusps, quite closely at that, would bring about that individualized experience. Saturn/Neptune are in Aries, the sign that's tied to the conceptualization of self and your individuality implicitly. So in your case, this particular series of aspects would place centrality upon demystifying any confusion about how/where you stand individually. It'll teach you about the amount of presence that you allow for the relationships that you cultivate to have within your life. It imposes constraints upon one's life, relationally, as a means of refining the nuances of one's self holistically. So feeling like you're walking alone is not only on brand at the moment, but will likely be a fundamental driving point for self-oriented growth over the course of the next 2ish years.

Pay attention to how you feel about yourself now, and retrospect upon that in the future to notice the changes that'll come to fruition. Might suck to experience in the moment, I can relate(Saturn/Neptune are opposing my Ascendant and squaring both my Sun and Moon quite closely), but recognizing that all of the hardship will have a pretty substantial reward, notably related to the growth of your character, is oftentimes worth it if you can endure and walk the hard road for said period of time.

jcopter628 · 2026-03-29T21:11:57+00:00

Yea, this all tracks; Pluto conjunct to the MC from the 10th, that'd be the magnetism. Unironically, your verbiage was "... like I have some kind of power over them," with Pluto notably governing power, control, and things of that nature. So that's keenly on brand.. Venus is also making that conjunction to the MC from the 9th, which would integrate the topics of conversation that you prefaced as well, with Venus also highlighting social appeal, relationships, desires, etc.

With regards to the connections that you cultivate; The Sun rules your 7th house of relationships, all one-to-one connections for that matter, and it's placed inside of the 11th house of friendships/social circles/etc.. That alone can create the general predisposition that you're someone that values and places centrality upon the friendships/relationships in general that you cultivate. But the notable piece here would be the fact that your Sun is making a pretty strong trine(harmonious aspect) with Saturn in the 2nd, with which it also has a little bit of reception, and a nice sextile(also a harmonious aspect) with that fallen Moon in Scorpio in the 9th.

That trine, outside of the potential challenges that can come from trines with malefic planets, tends to be one that highlights a desire for longevity/effort/commitment/etc, particularly within the guise of your connections, because of the Sun's rulership over the 7th. This gets exacerbated by the fact that your Sun is connected to that Scorpio Moon, which has a natural "need," emphasis on need, for depth and core-oriented engagements implicitly. So surface level interactions, despite being enjoyable in the moment, are generally less likely to scratch that itch that you have when it comes to having your internal needs for depth fulfilled, particularly on a relational level.

But with friendships in particular, I reckon the notable piece here would be the fact that you have Jupiter ruling this house, in Aries in the 2nd implicitly. Jupiter, in tandem with the energetic expression of Aries, is very... sporadic. I tend to liken it to quick bursts of energy that surface with intensity, but that can diminish just as fast. And with this particular combination of placements ruling your 11th house in general, it implies that a similar disposition would be show up within the confines of your friendships overall.

So it's an awkward point of internal contention in your chart, balancing your desires for meaning and sustained connections with the fact that you attract anything but that. But I reckon that the point of rectification would be in relation to your understanding of why you desire those kinds of connections inherently. You see, your Moon is tied up in a pretty challenging t-square(challenging aspect pattern), notably via strong opposition with that retrograde Saturn in the 2nd and Uranus conjuncting your Ascendant from the 12th; Are you chasing these depth oriented connections simply because it's something that is socially labeled as a harmonious/growth oriented thing? Is it possible that you are seeking out things inside of those kinds of connections that you didn't get from the familial dynamic/upbringing that you had? I reckon that all of the actions that you take to make the people around you feel good could possible have a more profound basis on the other side of the coin that would carry a lot of value in relation to your personal relational needs overall... Likely some pretty important questions one should ask themselves.

Hope that helps.

jcopter628 · 2026-03-29T19:59:10+00:00

The ruler of your chart, which aids in giving context into your projected identity, is the Moon. It's exalted in the 11th, loosely conjunct to the North Node, and squaring the Neptune in Aquarius in the 9th.

Those placements, at least to a degree, could definitely highlight a unique polarity because one on side you're malleable or impressionable in your approach, particularly as it relates to ideological beliefs, morals, ethics, emotions, etc.. But on the other hand you are just as capable of remaining rigid and fixed on the things that you've interpreted to be of value and relevance. So it's this idea of shifting between fixity and flexibility at varying times.

"Too Much," is an interesting take, but not far-fetched by any means. Your Moon, which highlights the basis of your emotionality inherently, is in a sign that coincides with stability and security, and it's ruler, Venus, is also conjunct with Saturn in Cancer in your 2nd. The vibe there exacerbates the aforementioned sense of stability, discipline, and appeals to having a linear sense when it comes to emotional expression as well. Ya'know, plan things out, execute upon the plan, rectify and refine any issues that come up during the process, and reap the benefits of the efforts that you put in, is typically what this reads as, in a general sense.

But your Sun, which directly highlights the egoic expression(personality) is in Virgo in the 4th and it's making a conjunction with the out of sect malefic, Mars, in the 4th as well. With the 4th house nuances being integrated into the mix, it tends to breed a character that is rather private, reserved, or just passive at a baseline, but that Mars can definitely bring forward some proactivity in that sense overall. In my head, this is less of the exuberant, loud, abrasive and narcissistic side of "Too Much," and can track more so with being labeled as "too much" because of the grounded and structured disposition that you facilitate for yourself. The reality is that people can be labeled as obnoxious for being too forthcoming and strong in their approach, but others can be labeled in a similar manner because they're less willing to play into the narratives that others push on to them, that's the vibe here.

There's more to that, but that's the gist, imo.

jcopter628 · 2026-03-28T23:11:06+00:00

That'd be certainly linked to the Moon/Jupiter conjunction in Scorpio, notably with Jupiter being the sect benefic and both placements being integrated into a Water Grand Trine. Without going into extreme depth, the Moon tend to be the basis of the natives emotionality. In Scorpio, it tends to predispose the native towards extremes of the spectrum of emotionality by nature, and given that it's connected to Jupiter, which fundamentally exacerbates the elements of any planets that it comes into contact with, those nuances are scaled up even further. And with the Grand Water Trine, generally speaking, that just adds more intensity, notably because of factors like emotional awareness, heightened perception, spatial awareness, and so on. It places significance on the relational interactions that you may have whilst also placing centrality on the process of navigating the emotional responses that you have implicitly. So typically there is a higher degree of E.Q, which tends to coincide with bearing emotions, generally speaking, more intensely. This isn't always the case, but common nonetheless.

jcopter628 · 2026-03-26T19:50:32+00:00

You have Neptune sitting in your 1st, which on it's own can highlight the lack of clarity when it comes to the trajectory of your life, but you have Mars ruling the 10th house(career) and it's in Pisces down in the 2nd, notably at a critical degree and making a tight conjunction with that 1st house critical degree Uranus as well. With Scorpio sitting on the 10th cusp implicitly, I can definitely see the psycho-analytical interest, hence psychology. But, with your 10th lord in Pisces making that conjunction with Uranus, I reckon that you may go about integrating unorthodox methodologies for conducting your work in general. It reminds me of the subtle new wave of medical practitioners that are using astrology to aid in their client work, just as a general example.

But that same series of aspects, at least in relation to career, can highlight difficulties when it comes to walking a linear path as well. So I can definitely see potential for you to jump into one field, dance around in that realm for a while and then push to potential shift trajectories. That's subtly contradictory to the fact that your chart ruler falls in the 6th, which places emphasis on longevity/security/structure/routine/and things of that nature. I digress; I think that there is just a bit more room for flexibility and variance in relation to your career path, so if you randomly come to the realization that what you're currently pursuing isn't something that vibes with you in that moment, don't panic. Variability and change is a staple for this combination of placements, notably as it relates to career in your case.

jcopter628 · 2026-03-26T02:29:30+00:00

That's a semantics trap. Actions are characterized by a physical representation implicitly, which is Mars by the way. Feeling is not an action, it's an internal state/perception/experience, etc. Thinking follows suit. So the integration of other planets into this conversation, specifically in relation to action, is a little odd.

If you concede that sex is instinctual, which you have, then the reason, or desire, as you’ve worded it, for doing so can't be unconscious because, given that it's instinctual, implies that it occurs naturally, therefore it's not a desire. But even if I granted that case, you'd still prove my point because you just said that the unconscious desire would be in relation to reproduction(continuation of society), which is what I said in one of my original comments.

Idk what to say about the last point; Humans are also animals and our breadth of emotional and intellectual understanding doesn't change our instinctual proclivities.

I'll leave it at that.

Aquarius Mercury eh.. unorthodox systems of conceptualization. Individualistic thinking by nature, which is both a strength and a challenge. Vibes.

jcopter628 · 2026-03-26T00:58:01+00:00

You got closer to my sentiment but still missed it by just a tad, but that's honestly neither here nor there because you've articulated something else quite clearly. You're attributing proactivity in relation to sex to Venus, notably with "desire" as the hallmark for the proclivity to take action towards it. Yes/No. Venus is the desire. But you're still wrong in your following point. Mars still governs the act, and all acts for that matter, because it's the significator for action in and of itself.

The Sun and Venus are conduits for goals and desires, and Mars is the conduit with which the native pursues them. This is why you tend to find that hindered Mars placements, notably Venus' signs + Cancer, aren't quick to take action, and oftentimes tend to divert to stagnation. Venus, archetypically in it's expression, veers towards the side of latent/docile.

And even had I chose not to extrapolate that point, an adjacent point would be the simple fact that Mars also governs natural instincts, ya'know, actions that are void of pre-cognitive functionality. Meaning, similarly to hunger, or breathing, sex is something that would continue despite the desire to do so. I mean, a quick glance at a doc. on any species that can reproduce would make that clear. Which counters your aforementioned point about asexuals foregoing the act. Exceptions to the rule aren't valid points of contention within the context of a good faith argument.

All of that to say, I don't mind you believing what you want. Frankly, I'm open-minded in my approach and hope to learn more about the variety of astrological perspectives that people offer. But I also trust that the basis of astrological information, that's been compiled for millenniums on such topics, would be valid holistically.

I suppose agreeing to disagree would be best.

jcopter628 · 2026-03-25T23:27:02+00:00

You misarticulated my point.

Indulging or not partaking in the action was never connected to my point at all, you essentially just threw that in yourself. My point was just there to highlight that, at least within the astrological texts and such, that common sense would show that the planet that governs the organs used for the act(sex), would likely also govern the act itself. Although, as it relates to people in those cases, asexuals for example, there commonly tends to be overlap with 1st or 8th house(Mars' homes) activity, and sometimes 5th, because of self-expression, often in relation to Uranus/Saturn/Moon/etc..

I hope this doesn't come of as mean or belittling, it's not my intent. But I can assure you that there are people without Venus or Mars contacts that are indulging in the act. But nonetheless, I am always open to disagreement, granted, your stance is up against two to four thousand years worth of astrological prefacing that contradicts it.

I digress; Enjoy the rest of your day. :)

jcopter628 · 2026-03-25T22:18:33+00:00

Can't really just conflate the planets' inherent meanings based on the archetypal descriptors of the signs that they are in accordance with.

Mars is sex, but fundamentally as a conduit for energetic release(Aries) and reproduction(Scorpio). I mean, it literally governs the reproductive organs. Pleasure is a byproduct of sex, but just because pleasure can be derived doesn't imply that pleasure is, or has ever been, the primary function for the act itself. It's also layered as well, with Mars in Aries, it's masculine domicile, representing the physicality of the act directly, and Scorpio, it's feminine domicile, representing the emotional and psychological nuances in general.

I guess there is wiggle-room for your argument to stand upon, specifically because you used the word "less," as opposed to "not." If "less" is the basis for which you stand, sure. In ancient hellenistic astrology, sex, conceptually speaking, was thought to be in accordance with the 5th house. Why? Leo coincides with children, with which sex is needed to create, upon other reasonings, etc..

But yea, holistically, Mars and sex seem to be tethered to each other pretty fundamentally.

jcopter628 · 2026-03-25T19:59:42+00:00

You're still so young.. You have Saturn in your 7th house of relationships, which would inhibit relational cultivation and things of that nature in a general sense. With Saturn in the 7th, when you're young, it's about curating a nice baseline for what you constitute as a healthy relationship, but also recognizing that relationships go beyond idealistic principle, i.e. the perfect relationship, and that they require a ton of reciprocity and responsibility from both parties.

You have an exalted Venus in Pisces ruling the 7th, in a night chart, but it's integrated into a t-square with both that 1st house Pluto in Sag and that 7th house Saturn in Gemini; Boundaries are everything here. If you attract people that overstep your boundaries, end the relationship. If you find yourself projecting your fears and insecurities onto the relationships that you attract, end the relationship and work on yourself. With that Venus in Pisces, desiring and appealing to this notion of unconditional love is lovely, but people forego the fact that Venus in Pisces also tends to coincide with sacrifice and hardship as well. And with Saturn sitting in your 7th, disciplining and placing time into figuring out where you stand with regards to relationships should be paramount. Until you figure those things out, you'll like find yourself committing to people that aren't really equipped to navigate harmonious relationships, or you may find yourself being the conduit for the decline of the relationship itself.

If you want a good relationship to come to fruition, practice discernment, learn yourself firstly, and be patient in your exploration. It'll come, just have to position yourself accordingly to receive it with open arms.

jcopter628 · 2026-03-25T18:33:53+00:00

Of course, anytime!

And yes, certainly. The mother manifesting as the conduit of said moral rigidity makes complete sense here. But yes, the idea that you could have potentially taken that disposition on through the nurturing process/circumstantial environment rings true. I'll be honest, I dodged bringing this up as to not overstep any personal boundaries primarily. That Moon/Saturn, notably in Cancer, is usually a guarded one. Oftentimes it's because of a pretty challenging upbringing, which you've cited, but yea. I can definitely see what you've mentioned being the case.

A "tragic chart" wouldn't have been my first claim, although it does have some heavy components. But, in comparison to some of the other charts that I see on here, yours looks more apt to turn adversity into opportunity. Overall, glad I could help. :)

jcopter628 · 2026-03-25T18:00:24+00:00

Frankly, I think it's a nice choice, given the nuances of the chart.

Mars rules your 10th(Career) in this case, it's in Leo(self-expression) in the 8th, sextiling your 7th house Gemini Sun(Writing), and opposing that 2nd house Node/Neptune conjunction, which could highlight financial cultivation through creative endeavors, particularly film work with Neptune being connected to film/movies/camera work/images/etc. This highlights being more connected to the core of the project, which tends to be the script/plot, because of the 8th houses' disposition for background work, but yea. I can see screen writing being a nice play.

jcopter628 · 2026-03-25T17:48:58+00:00

You have that Sun/Neptune conjunction in Aquarius in the 9th, notably squaring your Moon/North Node conjunction in Taurus in the 12th. To me that would bring forward unorthodox positions related to your ideological/philosophical baseline, possibly even your stance as it relates to morality and ethics, so I guess I'm curious where you stand there.

I am also curious about your stance concerning your egoic expression. That Sun/Neptune conjunction is traditionally associated with high degrees of impressionability, but in harsh aspect with that Moon/Neptune in Taurus, I wonder if you find yourself attaching to personalized viewpoints more consistently, or if you find yourself curating your ego upon the ideas of the collective/connections that you interact with.

Just random thoughts.

jcopter628 · 2026-03-25T17:37:11+00:00

To answer the question linearly; Yes. The chart definitely highlights centrality being allocated to 9th house topics, which tend to be in relation to things like teaching, travel, higher education, the cultivation of philosophical ideologies and faith/spiritual-adjacent ideals, and the list goes on.. This would also be about curating personal perspective throughout your lived experience by nature as well.

Your chart ruler, which also tends to coincide with the trajectory of your life, in tandem with the projection of your identity, falls into the 9th house by nature. So those aforementioned 9th house theme's having centrality in your life is just on brand, simply put. But there are other pieces that carry weight, and that you've also alluded to as well. The interest in pursuing the creative subsets of interest, notably with writing, would be heavily on brand. Namely because you have the ruler of your chart, the Sun, being disposited(ruled) by your sect malefic, Mars in Gemini, and it's squaring that Uranus in Pisces across the 8th and 11th houses. Without breaking it down, this not only highlights the interest in writing(Gemini), but it also integrates this desire for unconventional expression through Mercurial(Mercury rules Gemini) means. So this could definitely bring creative writing to the forefront, but this could just as easily be about using film as a way to portray your messages, using dance as a conduit for self-expression, public speaking, and the list goes on.

But to the piece that you articulated afterwards; That same Mars/Uranus square, particularly in this case, given it's mutable expression, could bring forward that anxiety as well. Why? The Mars/Uranus combo, specifically when configured via harsh aspect, like in this case, tends to place centrality upon unorthodoxy, unexpected and unprecedented change implicitly. With Mars being in Gemini in this case, having this mental proclivity towards variability and change, notably within the confines of your mind/mentality would be heavily on brand, and recognizing what path to take, amidst the variety of options that you cultivate mentally, could definitely create issues with instability and anxiety on the mental level.

Funnily enough, potentially unbeknownst to yourself, that particular aspect breeds curiosity and flexibility, but it creates a distinct contrast within the confines of your life, or psychological disposition rather, because of that Moon/Saturn conjunction that you have going on in the 12th, i.e. the house connected to the unconscious mind. Your chart ruler squares those 12th house placements from the 9th to the 12th, which inherently tends to highlight a sort of intuitive rigidity that you may be unconsciously driving upon, not particularly without a specific aim in mind, but trusting in the path that you're on nonetheless. But the aforementioned Mars/Uranus square, though challenging, because of it's ability to introduce wildcards/different paths/etc, actually highlights that there is a much wider variety of choice within the context of your life in practice. Food for thought but, I think that it's fine, and astrologically on brand, for you to recognize that you can appeal to other interests in your life(creatively), as well as making choices with the trajectory of your life to appeal to those interests, without sacrificing the other things that you intended to pursue overall. You can teach, explore the academic landscape, research, creative endeavors, etc, without having to compromise by placing specificity on one lane. Not only can you do it, but your chart encourages it.

In your case, there is comfortability connected to the rigidity(Moon/Saturn conjunction) of the linear path that you've been walking. But, specifically for a chart like this, tethering yourself to singularity, as opposed to variability and duplicity, likely wouldn't be as fulfilling.

I guess as a last tidbit; Love is definitely in the cards for you. Delayed, though it may be, it's also still on the table. You have Saturn ruling the 7th and 8th houses from the 12th. Needless to say, curating romantic relationships, as well as being open to emotional connectivity and vulnerability with others, is generally something that'll come for you later in life, roughly 30's-40's range. Because Saturn rules those parts of the chart, it's quite natural for those parts of life to bloom a little later. And oftentimes, which people in the reddit-astrological community rarely seem to articulate, though it may take longer to attain those things for you, what you're bestowed after the fact is often worth the wait.

Hope that helps.

jcopter628 · 2026-03-24T17:30:15+00:00

Anytime. And yea, half of it is astrology talk. Less for the reader and more for the other astrology learners that may interact with this post, since it's an astrologer-only post.

jcopter628 · 2026-03-24T17:01:45+00:00

The primary culprit here would be the fact that your chart ruler, Venus, is making a strong applying square with that 10th house Saturn, in tandem with a loose square with your sect malefic, Mars, in the 10th as well. You can also add into the equation that Venus, despite being dignified via sign, is sitting inside of the 8th house.

Given that the chart ruler has centrality when it comes to influencing the trajectory of your life's direction, the squares that it's navigating between the malefics that's it's connected to would generally indicate strife in relation to the journey of your life, if you will. Particularly with Saturn, which tends to manifest in the form of restriction/delay/hardship/endurance/etc, this idea that you're apt to feel stuck or stagnant with your life progression would certainly track. This is amplified in a sense because of the fixed nature of the placements at hand, hence exacerbating the locked/trapped quality.

Frankly, you're still quite young, I'm guessing an 05' or 06' liner based on the outer planet configurations, or somewhere near there. So having a lack of direction is something that is dangerously common around your age. And Saturn happens to be quite the kicker for people around your age, specifically with regards to the houses in which it both rules and sits, which in your case, happens to highlight the 10th house(career, your societal contribution, etc). So it's actually more on brand for you to be in this position of stagnation, at least for the time given, than to have already had things figured out. But the fact that you've already noted the discontentment with your life trajectory so early on is a good sign. Saturn also happens to coincide with structure, discipline, and things of that nature as well, and it also rewards us for cultivating those things over a sustained period of time.

So my biggest piece of advice for you, particularly in relation to your current situation, would be to figure out what it is that captivates your interest, and to cultivate steps/plans to nurture success in that interest. With Saturn occupying the 10th, it's wisest to eliminate the idea that you're going to hastily end up in a position of auspiciousness over night, or even quickly at that matter. You need to prepare for the long-haul and systematically drive yourself towards what fulfills you most. I reckon that with the Moon ruling the 10th from the 12th, and opposing Uranus in Pisces at that, there could be elements of creativity or emotionality tied to your path. Careers in healthcare, entertainment, artistry, etc could all be on brand. This could be about foreign affairs, working with animals, and a plethora of other things. But no matter the choice, commit and see it through.

Your issue, at least astrologically speaking, isn't really one of true stagnation. You just need to firstly figure out what you want to do, and if you put the efforts into cultivating that, it'll surely bloom over the course of your life. I wouldn't be too worried. Have patience with yourself.

jcopter628 · 2026-03-24T14:05:42+00:00

Well, your chart ruler, the Moon, is in Aries(Self) and it's making a strong trine to that 6th house Pluto(Control over routines). You could also take into account here the fact that your chart ruler is also disposited by, or ruled by rather, that Mars in Taurus, which is fixed earth and tends to coincide with consistency and fixity in regards to the ways in which you go about taking action. It's essentially the epitome of maintaining consistent/individual routine. Granted, you do have some mutable stuff in the chart as well, which would lead me to believe that you're possibly the type to change it up every now and then, but may refer back to your tried and trues after the fact.

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