Professional

Natal Report

for

Mohandas Gandhi

Prepared by:

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Planetary Positions

Planet Sign Longitude Declination

qSun is in zLibra 8`55' 40" - 3`32' 00"

wMoon is in gLeo 19`58' 23" +16`02' 00"

eMercury is in xScorpio 3`46' 11" -15`54' 00"

rVenus is in xScorpio 16`26' 01" -17`41' 00"

tMars is in xScorpio 18`24' 00" -17`51' 00"

yJupiter is in sTaurus 20`10' 22" +16`33' 00"

uSaturn is in cSagittarius 12`21' 44" -20`56' 00"

iUranus is in fCancer 21`41' 23" +22`09' 00"

oNeptune is in aAries 18`25' 01" + 5`39' 00"

pPluto is in sTaurus 17`39' 30" + 2`16' 00"

lN. Node is in gLeo 4`11' 11" +19`13' 00"

jAscendant is in zLibra 26`36' 47" -10`16' 00"

kMidheaven is in fCancer 26`46' 11" +20`49' 00"

$Chiron is in aAries 1`23' 16" + 3`38' 00"

Planetary Aspects

Your Sun is Sextile Saturn The orb is 3`26'

Your Sun is Sextile N. Node The orb is 4`44'

Your Sun is Opposite Chiron The orb is 7`32'

Your Moon is Square Venus The orb is 3`32'

Your Moon is Square Mars The orb is 1`34'

Your Moon is Square Jupiter The orb is 0`12'

Your Moon is Semisextile Uranus The orb is 1`43'

Your Moon is Trine Neptune The orb is 1`33'

Your Moon is Square Pluto The orb is 2`19'

Your Mercury is Square N. Node The orb is 0`25'

Your Mercury is Conjunct Ascendant The orb is 7`09'

Your Venus is Conjunct Mars The orb is 1`58'

Your Venus is Opposite Jupiter The orb is 3`44'

Your Venus is Trine Uranus The orb is 5`15'

Your Venus is Quincunx Neptune The orb is 1`59'

Your Venus is Opposite Pluto The orb is 1`13'

Your Venus is Sesquare Chiron The orb is 0`03'

Your Mars is Opposite Jupiter The orb is 1`46'

Your Mars is Trine Uranus The orb is 3`17'

Your Mars is Quincunx Neptune The orb is 0`01'

Your Mars is Opposite Pluto The orb is 0`45'

Your Mars is Sesquare Chiron The orb is 2`01'

Your Jupiter is Sextile Uranus The orb is 1`31'

Your Jupiter is Semisextile Neptune The orb is 1`45'

Your Jupiter is Conjunct Pluto The orb is 2`31'

Your Saturn is Semisquare Ascendant The orb is 0`45'

Your Saturn is Sesquare Midheaven The orb is 0`36'

Your Uranus is Square Neptune The orb is 3`16'

Your Uranus is Sextile Pluto The orb is 4`02'

Your Uranus is Square Ascendant The orb is 4`55'

Your Uranus is Conjunct Midheaven The orb is 5`05'

Your Neptune is Semisextile Pluto The orb is 0`46'

Your Pluto is Semisquare Chiron The orb is 1`16'

Your N. Node is Conjunct Midheaven The orb is 7`25'

Your N. Node is Trine Chiron The orb is 2`48'

Your Midheaven is Square Ascendant The orb is 0`09'

Your Chiron is Trine Midheaven The orb is 4`37'

Planets in Elements and Modes

Fire : wuol$ Total = 5 Weighted Score = 9

Earth : yp Total = 2 Weighted Score = 3

Air : qj Total = 2 Weighted Score = 12

Water : ertik Total = 5 Weighted Score = 12

Cardinal : qiojk$ Total = 6 Weighted Score = 16

Fixed : wertypl Total = 7 Weighted Score = 18

Mutable : u Total = 1 Weighted Score = 2

Weights Used Above

Sun = 6 Moon = 6 Mercury = 3 Venus = 3

Mars = 3 Jupiter = 2 Saturn = 2 Uranus= 1

Neptune = 1 Pluto = 1 N. Node = 0 Ascendant = 6

Midheaven = 2 Chiron = 0

Introduction
The report that you are about to read is a first step in decoding the symbolic language of your birth chart. It explains the raw materials that you have been given for building a life. It outlines how the overall shape of your chart reflects the overall shape of your personality, what your greatest challenges are likely to be, the strengths you have been given to meet these challenges, and the main arenas you are given for playing out your life’s drama.

In this report you may notice certain places where the information seems to be contradictory. This is to be expected, because people are complex. For example, in some situations we are shy and in others, aggressive. When you see repeated patterns, though, take special note: these are apt to be the dominant themes in your life.

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The Main Emphasis in Your Chart
The general distribution of planets around you at your birth is one of the things that shows the overall shape of your personality. Before taking a closer look at the details, let’s stand back for a moment to see whether your chart contains any obvious emphasis in a sign, group of signs, or other division of the horoscope wheel.

Most planets are in the eastern half of the chart.
You prefer to be in charge of your own destiny, rather than following someone else's dreams, adventures, projects or proposals. This tends to make you an outgoing, active person, in charge of your affairs. Independent and outwardly directed, you are conscious of the direction in which you lead your life. An entrepreneurial pursuit of some type will find you at your best. You need followers to help you, so be sure that you attract those who are willing to follow your vision. Be clear, however, as to who is in charge. Joining forces with someone as strong-minded as you may cause the kind of stress that will distract you from your goals. Make all possible allowances for practicality; and then go ahead and pursue your vision.

Most planets are below the horizon.
Your personal sense of identity is very important to you. Who you are and where you have come from are constant sources of interest to you. Your understanding of your cultural heritage and family roots will help you to determine your direction and goals in life. You feel that answers to important questions can best be found within, rather than in the outer world or in a relationship. Self-awareness and self-composure allow you to be self-assured in your career and relationships.

Most planets are above the horizon.
You tend to identify who you are with what you have accomplished in the world. This may make you highly competitive in establishing yourself within a definable lifestyle or career. Your trophy case or the diplomas on your wall may be a source of great personal satisfaction. It is important to balance your need for outer-world-accomplishments with care for your inner self. Also, take great care not to lose sight of the needs of your loved ones.

There are few or no planets in Earth signs.
With a marked lack of planets in Taurus, Virgo or Capricorn, you may find it difficult to handle the practical, everyday details of living with any degree of grace. Practical knowledge is not one of your higher priorities, and you may not particularly like doing things that require hands-on manipulation. You tend to be either unconnected with the day-to-day reality of your life or to make plans that reality dictates cannot come to fruition. Because you dread taking on everyday responsibilities, you may do things that others judge to be childish or irresponsible.

Establishing good habits for daily living will help smooth out some of your inconsistencies. By taking the time to stick with a plan, regimen, or project, you will learn the value of creating things that last. Otherwise you will tend to drift from one idea or concept to another without really settling down and experiencing life on its most fundamental level. Try also to develop your sensual side. Take the time to feel, smell, taste, and physically experience things. Doing this will help keep you in focus and connected to the larger world around you.

There are many planets in Air signs.
With all those planets in signs such as Gemini, Libra or Aquarius, you probably love to live in your intellect, and excel at organizing, planning, and developing new techniques. Your strengths are logic, reason and impartiality. Because of your ability to remain detached and objective, you are a fair-minded judge of most situations. You can see and understand interrelationships that those who are emotionally or practically oriented find difficult to fathom. You could be a fighter for ideas and ideals, like a statesman who lives simply, has few material needs, and is held in high regard for his beliefs.

You like to connect people and ideas. Not being much interested in practical experience, you live in a world of concepts and use social interaction as your medium. Although you are a very social person, you prefer to remain detached. Emotional displays turn you off and you would rather negotiate. You may be in danger of being cold and emotionally insensitive to others. Understand that many do not operate in your rarefied atmosphere, and remember to be charitable if they lead mundane, unimaginative existences.

Unless you also have an emphasis in Earth signs or on such planets as Saturn and the Moon, your life may have a rootless quality. Although you may not notice it, others may be aware of a lack of stability in your material, external sense of being. To achieve balance, you may need consciously to stick to projects, put down roots, and cultivate your emotional life.

There are many planets in Water signs.
With such a strong emphasis in signs like Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces, you tend to move forward in life guided primarily by your feelings. Living in a world of emotion and change, you are extremely sensitive to “vibes.” When you are overwhelmed with feelings, the reality of a situation is of little consequence, and intellectual abstractions have no meaning for you. You may misunderstand the passions of others, thinking that such outbursts are real emotional expressions when these people may be just trying to get your attention.

When you encounter negative emotional situations, it is best to get out immediately, because you tend to mirror whatever vibrations are occurring around you. Then you react unreasonably and create problems for yourself. When, instead, you are surrounded by emotionally healthy situations, you become emotionally healthy.

A motherly person, you can be extremely compassionate, empathetic and protective of those in need. This is because you sense things in an unthinking way. Learn to trust your emotions, intuitions, and psychic ability, because they are usually correct.

Do not, however, trust your fears. You probably have many, but they tend to be irrational and compulsive. Since you can become irrational when you carry your expression too far, learn to trust the middle way and not take things to the extreme.

Your great strength is your empathy with others. If you heed the unsaid influences in every situation, this talent will give you an edge in business, love and play.

There are many planets in Cardinal signs.
Your strong emphasis in signs like Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn gives you an ability to initiate things, whether they be actions, relationships or projects. You do not care whether something has been done before: if it interests you, you will attempt it. Though you tend to be sullen and unhappy in the role of minion, you feel creative and fulfilled in positions of leadership. Once projects are under way, however, you tend to lose interest. It would be ideal to have someone to follow in your footsteps and complete the details.

There are many planets in Fixed signs.
Your strong emphasis in signs like Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius gives you the persistence to bring any project to its conclusion. You are the one who can be counted on to do whatever must be done. A preserver of old traditions and customs, you know that forward progress can occur only if there is a firm foundation to begin with. You are glad to build that foundation. Be aware, however, that others may sometimes view your noble persistence as stubbornness, cussedness or pigheadedness.

There are few or no planets in Mutable signs.
With a marked lack of planets in signs like Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces, you tend to resist, often painfully and stubbornly, when forces outside you demand that you change and adapt to new conditions. You move most easily into new situations when you are the one to initiate the move. Because of your rather unyielding nature, you may find it difficult to coexist with those whose views oppose yours, and they may feel the same about you. To avoid stress, you may find it most comfortable to choose like-minded mates, business partners and friends.

There is an unusual number of planets in Libra.
In order to feel complete, you need to relate to others, especially in a one-on-one relationship. You enjoy the challenges of making a relationship work. In doing so, you may tend to subsume your needs to the needs of the other in order to make things work smoothly. With this much Libra in your chart, having things happen in a graceful and harmonious fashion may be an ideal that you are constantly seeking, at times to your own disadvantage. If planets like the Sun and Mars are strong, however, you may be more inclined to hammer out a relationship of true equals, even if it means fighting sometimes. Your desire for harmony may also come out as a remarkable degree of charm and good taste.

Aspects: Keys to Your Inner Drama
In your birth chart, the Sun, Moon and planets play the central role. They are the actors in the drama, the moving figures on the stage, each with a character of its own. How these characters relate to each other, whether and how they clash or harmonize, whether they bring out each other’s best or worst qualities, is shown by the aspects, or angles, between the planets.

Is the ongoing drama between two planets a continuing tension that periodically erupts into crises (conjunctions, oppositions and squares), a harmonious alliance where the two planets aid and abet each other (trines and sextiles), an uneasy truce full of ambiguities (certain other aspects in neither of these families), or simply indifference (no aspect at all)? Below you will see which pairs of planets are in aspect in your chart.

Each of the following sections lists the aspects in order of their general importance, with aspects involving the Sun, Moon and fast-moving planets coming first. You can get a further idea of their importance in your particular chart by going to the aspect table at the beginning of this report and finding the five or so aspects with the smallest number of degrees and minutes in the “The orb is” column.

Your Major Challenges
We start with your conjunctions, oppositions and squares because these tend to point out the challenges that you have been set in life. Mose people experience these aspects as problems, at least at first. Armed with awareness, however, you can come to view these so-called “ hard” aspects as the blessings that they really are. These are the forces that spur you forward. When you face the challenges that these aspects pose, you grow in strength, confidence, wisdom and maturity.

Sun opposite Chiron
Once you define what you want from life, you can pursue it with great zeal. You often feel aimless and need others to guide you to bring out your best qualities. Growing up in a household without much discipline and direction, you have had difficulty respecting teachers and getting along with your employers. You may overcompensate for insecurities by becoming bossy and dictatorial or by demanding that you get your way. Once you work on increasing self-esteem, your personal and professional relationships will thrive.

Moon square Venus
Your easygoing and charming manner is usually your biggest asset, but it can lead to problems. At times, your desire for life to move smoothly can cause you to compromise in situations that would have otherwise called for you to take independent action. There is such a thing as being too nice for your own good. If you choose companions and associates as loving and sincere as yourself, this will not be a problem. Otherwise, they may take advantage of your good nature.

Moon square Mars
Your moods are so changeable and you are so restless and full of energy that it can be difficult for others to deal with you on a regular basis. Since irritability and a tendency to argue do not make for pleasant companionship, you need to find some way to use up your prodigious energy in ways that will not be threatening to others. Sports or other vigorous activities can be an excellent outlet. Your temper is quick and explosive and you must learn to contain it. Because you tend to take action only after strong emotional input, try to seek out the advice of a respected and practical friend before you make major decisions.

Moon square Jupiter
A positive and confident outlook on life sometimes causes you to attempt to do more than you can reasonably expect to accomplish. Your heart and desires are in the right place, but you do not always have the will or energy necessary to bring your projects to a successful conclusion. The lighthearted, fun-loving and sometimes extravagant manner in which you do things can make you a pleasure to be around. Be careful, however, not to overdo things physically, because you don’t have as much energy as you think you have.

Moon square Pluto
It seems that every time you get comfortable and start to feel secure, something happens to make things more and more emotionally complicated. This disturbing trend goes on especially in your relationships. Almost perversely, you seem to want to take the relationship to an ever deeper and more intense level. This makes you feel more and more guilty and miserable. You or your partner risk becoming increasingly manipulative or jealous, and the relationship turns into a vicious cycle of one crisis after another. Try to relax and enjoy the relative peace between the upheavals. Lower your intensity level if you can, and try to develop a more reserved and detached attitude toward the chaos around you.

Mercury square Nodes
You’re constantly drawn into groups or organizations where you think that you can make a true impact. The results, though, are not always satisfactory. You have a ready wit, but you’re not always tactful when using it, and others seem to take offense. The resulting wrangles and disagreements rarely add to the group’s harmonious evolution. Although it’s important for you to get your point across, you must also realize that you’ll have to be prepared to give in gracefully when others disagree with your way of doing things. If you keep getting rejected, it’s obviously time to change your allegiance, or, perhaps better yet, to go it alone.

Mercury conjunct Ascendant
Others provide you with the constant intellectual stimulation that you need in order to feel comfortable. You are a fund of information for others, too. They seek you out because you are usually up to date on all the currently interesting topics. You need the give and take that sharing ideas with others provides. Known for your wit and sparkling conversation, you nevertheless have to avoid the tendency to chatter mindlessly or to indulge in rumor and gossip.

Venus conjunct Mars
Your emotional responses are very strong, especially those of a sexual nature. Others find your earthy, direct approach to love and sex attractive, even seductive. You pursue your desires with a lusty enthusiasm and you have a great need both to give and receive affection. You have great creative potential, being able to take raw materials and turn them into your own specific idea of what is beautiful and attractive.

Venus opposite Jupiter
You have a sense of scale and proportion that will only be appropriate if you are as rich as a sheik. If not, watch out. When one or two would do nicely, you demand ten or twenty. “Moderation”, “modesty” and “practicality” are words that are not in your vocabulary. If you would but lower your expectations a bit, you would find that you will lead a comfortable, even luxurious lifestyle — your warmth and sincerity will attract good things to you.

Venus opposite Pluto
You show affection in such an intense manner that you often seem to be more at war with your beloved than in a state of caring and loving. You tend to make impossible demands on the other and on yourself in order to prove your love and to feel that the relationship is growing and evolving. This is fine as long as you do not become overly jealous and overly possessive, a trap that is easily fallen into. You have very high expectations of what a relationship should be — just be careful not to force those expectations on your lover lest you meet some very strong resistance indeed.

Mars opposite Jupiter
Your exuberance and high energy level sometimes betray you because you tend to think that you can do whatever you want whenever you want and that nothing will ever go wrong. Even though you usually have a good sense of timing, you often overestimate your abilities and get left in an embarrassing position, having bitten off more than you can chew. With a little caution and self-discipline, you will be able to make your larger-than-life plans bear fruit.

Mars opposite Pluto
You tend to push the universe so hard in order to satisfy your desires that it continually resists your efforts to get ahead. When you choose violent and unscrupulous tactics, this almost always assures that powerful forces will be arrayed against you. When you overcome a tendency toward arrogance and egotism, though, you can be charismatic and effective. You must learn to be as concerned about the needs of others as you are about your own personal needs. You will produce meaningful results when your energies are harnessed for the good of all.

Jupiter conjunct Pluto
Growth and personal improvement are your primary motivations. As such, you have an enormous drive to be successful in your chosen line of endeavor and you will amass vast resources to bring this about. You are seen by others as being powerful and charismatic because you have the ability to know what you want and the will to go out and get it. You have good leadership qualities, but if you want to proceed unchallenged you should be careful not to step on anyone’s toes in making your way to the top.

Uranus square Neptune
You have a genuine interest in spiritual matters and humanitarian causes, and you are known for trying original approaches to these age-old concerns. The fact that you are “going where no one has gone before” is sometimes unsettling to you, causing you to become anxious and fearful about the results of your quest. If your goals are clearly defined and reasonable, push onward, because the uncertainty that you feel is only natural and it is probably temporary. If you are genuinely confused about your goals, though, pull back and thoroughly examine what you are doing, perhaps with the assistance of a valued friend or advisor.

Uranus square Ascendant
There are few periods in your life when you are truly at peace with yourself and with those around you. Usually, you are (over)reacting to what you regard as a threat to your freedom by others and lashing out by doing things that are outrageous and rebellious. This, of course, keeps you in constant hot water as you try to avoid the consequences of your highly undisciplined and offbeat lifestyle.

Uranus conjunct Midheaven
Do not try to make long-range plans with respect to traditional career or life goals, because it just will not happen that way! You are much too independent and outspoken to fit into a common mold. You love a challenge. Your path will become clear to you as you realize that you have chosen to attempt something that has never been tried before. Others will admire you for your decision to go it alone, but some (those who insist on doing things the “usual” way) will regard you as a threat and try to block you. That just comes with the territory.

North Node conjunct Midheaven
You will succeed in attaining your career goals by consciously choosing the correct person or group of people to ally yourself with. You’ll only tend to feel alone and vulnerable if you try to go it alone, but once your allegiance has been given to those who are like-minded, there’s no stopping you. You need the give- and-take that good companionship provides to stimulate your enthusiasm and get you going. Should you make the wrong choice of associates, for whatever reason, you may feel quite stifled and frustrated and find it very difficult to break free and switch allegiances. So be very careful before making any serious commitments.

Your Sustaining Strengths
Trines and sextiles tend to work with a natural harmony that calls for little effort on your part. They show the things that you just seem naturally good at. Usually they point to the more positive parts of your nature, and act as support that you can call on in difficult times.

Because these aspects are so comfortable, they are not likely to push you to expand your limits or cause you to change. It is actually helpful to have a balance of hard aspects (like oppositions and squares) to stimulate you to grow, and soft aspects (trines and sextiles) to ease your passage and provide places to rest.

If you are blessed with a predominance of trines and sextiles, your life may tend to be placid and your nature serene. If so, remember that the world around you is probably sorely in need of these qualities that are yours to bestow.

Sun sextile Saturn
You have the rare gift to be able to be counted on by others. You are known for your steadiness, your practicality, your maturity and your inclination to accept responsibility. Even as a youth you were able to be trusted to do what was right. You enjoy being dependable and expect the same from others. You have very high and strict standards of correct behavior.

Sun sextile North Node
You delight in the society of your peers, especially if they are decision-makers like you. As such, you’re probably a bit of a joiner. Clubs, civic organizations, charitable groups and politics may occupy much of your time and energy. You find that you can make a very real contribution to any of these endeavors because you set realistic goals for yourself and the group. You’re a good judge of character and can motivate others to do your (and the group’s) will. Be careful, though, not to spend all of your time on civic projects. You could neglect your family and loved ones, and they might resent your activities.

Moon trine Neptune
Known for your sensitivity, you have the ability to communicate your rich inner visions to others. At times, however, you tend to get so caught up in these fantasies and dreams that it's difficult for you to function in the mundane, drab everyday world. You are not aggressive by nature and would rather retreat into the world of your imagination where things are eternally noble and beautiful. You are at your best when motivated by your sympathy for those in need and are at your most functional when assisting those in pain or suffering. Beware of a tendency toward deviousness — caused by your attempts to protect your cherished illusions from the demands of reality.

Venus trine Uranus
You find it difficult to stay in any one relationship very long, unless both of you happen to be very unconventional and very creative in always concocting new and exciting things to do together as a couple. Others may judge you as irresponsible and undependable, but you really must be this way in order to maintain your own sense of integrity — you must be free to “do your own thing.” Your flakiness and lack of respect for tradition make you very exciting to be around.

Mars trine Uranus
You have always reacted poorly whenever others have tried to get you to conform to some preconceived notion of propriety. You are independent and free-spirited. Your life is unique and exciting because your restlessness rarely lets you settle down in one place for any length of time. Your tendency to do rash and unexpected things makes you severely accident-prone. Try not to be quite so impulsive.

Jupiter sextile Uranus
You have a positive, upbeat and slightly zany attitude toward life. You are quite creative, optimistically suggesting new and innovative ways of doing things no matter what the cost — let others worry about that. You are unafraid to do things your own way, and lucky breaks seem to happen to you more often than to others of your acquaintance.

Uranus sextile Pluto
You are known for the zealousness that you employ in implementing the changes that you think must be made. This applies not only to your desire to see radical changes occur in society as a whole, but to everyday events as well. You prefer a freewheeling, rebellious lifestyle and enjoy pushing the forces of law and order and traditional values to the limit of their patience. With a little discipline and tact, you might just be able to see some of your cherished new freedoms be made manifest.

Chiron trine North Node
Throughout much of your life you have experienced the pain and isolation of feeling like an outsider. Whenever you come into contact with others who also have difficulty communicating, your sympathy is easily aroused. Identifying with the underdog provides a sense of purpose and gives you an enormous need to reach out to others. Working hard has always been an outlet for self-expression, and it makes you feel needed. Most important, professional recognition does wonders to improve your self-esteem.

Chiron trine Midheaven
Once you discover new and exciting forms of self-healing or therapy, you cannot wait to introduce them to everyone with whom you come in contact. Because of your infectious enthusiasm and the respect that you naturally command, people tend to follow your recommendations. Possessing an uncanny ability to reach out to those in pain, you can easily remedy a difficult situation. Compassion and the ability to heal make you a natural for the fields of medicine, social work or teaching.

Rounding Out the Picture
Two other families of so-called “minor” aspects add yet more information about the way the planets relate to each other in your chart. Semisquares and sesquares (also known as sesquiquadrates) share the dynamic, crisis-prone nature of the square but need to be quite exact in order to be felt.

Semisextiles and quincunxes connect signs that are totally unrelated to each other. They can have an odd, unsettling quality, indicating problems or issues that it’s hard to get a grip on. They are like interesting puzzles that call for a creative solution.

Moon semisextile Uranus
You do not seem to trust your own emotional responses or the emotional responses of others, and this annoys you terribly. Your usual way of proceeding involves having you try to get very close to someone and then panicking and having some sort of unplanned emotional outburst that drives the other away from you. Because this really was not your intention, you get very frustrated and embittered. You must look to your early childhood upbringing in order to understand why this pattern is at work. Perhaps you had an unfortunate experience with your mother — or the person who played that role for you — wherein you were denied the love and security that you should have had and you are now repeating that pattern over and over. Either learn to live alone and like it, or seek the advice of a respected counselor to help put this problem in a proper perspective.

Venus quincunx Neptune
On the one hand, you want the love and affection that everyone deserves and you are willing to give it to others as well as receive it. But, on the other hand, you also have the feeling that love should be raised above the level of the mundane, that it should be based on the noble principle of selfless service. Thus, you often get involved in situations where you project unrealistic expectations on your beloved — high ideals that are impossible to live up to. Or, you blindly serve someone who takes advantage of you. The problem is that you see it all happening and it frustrates you greatly because you cannot seem to control it or break out of the pattern. Difficult though it will be, you must learn to lower your expectations if you would not be continually disappointed.

Venus sesquare Chiron
Your female friends and co-workers have always had a major influence on your life. At times, you are jealous, competitive and afraid that they will overpower you and make you feel inferior. Once you have healed your wounds from the past, you will stop fearing rejection and will be able to experience true, unconditional and passionate love. You must endeavor to keep your self-indulgences under control.

Mars quincunx Neptune
You experience a continuing conflict between the need to stand up and defend yourself — to motivate yourself toward a clear and definable goal — and the feeling that you just do not have the requisite will power or energy to act on your own behalf. You are much more comfortable helping others to reach their goals than you are in helping yourself to do so. The problem here is that you know that this is not right for you and it frustrates you greatly. Your physical energy is an issue for you and you should recognize it as such. Do not attempt any major effort if you are tired or weak if you do, you will probably become ill. Also, build up your self-confidence wherever possible. You have a valid contribution to make.

Mars sesquare Chiron
Instead of lashing out and hurting others, you may become self-destructive and inadvertently sabotage situations and relationships if they do not go your way. Learn patience, and if you hit a snag or do not immediately succeed, don’t get discouraged or angry. Just move on to something else. Don’t hold on to any anger that you might feel about not getting the job done. Rather than punish yourself for making mistakes, learn from them and try again.

Jupiter semisextile Neptune
You have the ability to make farseeing plans about your future development, and, indeed, you spend a great deal of time plotting the successive stages of your growth. But the problem comes when you try to implement these plans. You are usually so out of touch with the gritty necessities of getting along in the real world that you overlook such mundane things as how you would finance your plans or how you will feed yourself. You see this happening and it frustrates you. You must learn to somehow make an accommodation to the requirements of living in the material world if you would pursue your plans and schemes successfully.

Saturn semisquare Ascendant.
Your approach to dealing with others is often quite paternalistic — you fear getting too close to others emotionally, but you would gladly influence the life direction of those you care about by helping them to regulate and order their life-styles. Even as a youth, you are mature and responsible and take great pride in being correct in all that you do.

Saturn sesquare Midheaven
You are a perfectionist by nature, especially when it comes to mapping out strategy for achieving your life goals. You are more interested, it seems, in the successful step-by-step completion of each specific task than in getting there as soon as possible. At times, this can cause you problems because you get sidetracked by trying to make sure that minor details are properly taken care of at the expense of forward motion.

Neptune semisextile Pluto
You, and your entire generation, will witness many revolutionary changes. Ideological conflicts will permeate the fabric of society, with everyone being forced to choose sides. As fortunes ebb and flow, new philosophies of life (including some never even dreamed of before) will be forced on the entire world by the victors — and then they too will be vanquished and replaced by others with a different philosophy, and so on for many generations.

Chiron semisquare Pluto
Reflecting upon childhood traumas with the aid of a professional is essential for you to free yourself of what may be irrational insecurities and fears. Before changing self-destructive behavior patterns, you may experience several failed relationships. So that you do not make unnecessary demands on your partner, develop your own interests. Find an outlet for unresolved hostility and anger through competitive sports such as tennis, marathon running, swimming or volleyball. As you become proud of your accomplishments, you can put an end to power struggles, jealousies, and insecurities.

Houses: Bringing the Planets Down to Earth
The positions of the planets in the zodiac, and the aspects between the planets, are nearly the same for everyone born on a given day. But the houses reflect how the planets were arranged around you and you alone, at a given hour and minute, and at a given place on Earth. Houses therefore personalize the planets, showing how they relate to your own particular life.

The meanings of the twelve houses echo those of the twelve zodiacal signs, but are more specific and concrete. For example, the second sign, Taurus, is much concerned with the material world, whereas the second house deals with your actual possessions: how you feel about them, and how you acquire them.

The house delineations that follow show how the affairs of each house are flavored by the sign that lies on its cusp. Since houses are sometimes larger than signs, a house may also have one or more signs completely enclosed or “intercepted” within it, in which case you will find additional material about the intercepted signs in a house. Most important, you will learn below in what areas of life the planets — the main actors in your drama — are disposed to be most active, and how the way each planet operates is influenced by both its house and its sign.

House 1: Your Interface with the World
The first house focuses on the basic equipment that you have been given for interacting with the world: your body and your physical constitution, your face, your appearance, your personality, mannerisms and the way you present yourself. It may not be how you see yourself, but it is how others tend to perceive you, and you should be aware that it has an important effect on how you are accepted in social situations. Planets in the first house tend to be strong and “out-front,” especially when they are close to (that is, conjunct) your Ascendant.

Libra on the First
Attractive and popular, you have a charm that helps you to get your own way and prevents others from getting angry with you. “Peace and harmony at all costs” is your battle cry. You like to ameliorate or to cosmetically hide any physical ugliness or any angry feelings between people. You prefer to dress elegantly, and pride yourself on your taste. In your attempt to be agreeable at all times, beware of the tendency to compromise yourself. You tend to be a bit of a social butterfly, and at times can be vain and lazy. For the most part, however, you are gracious and affectionate, and your refined and aristocratic demeanor serves as model to others.

Many planets in the First
Like it or not, you are going to be noticed. Something about your physical appearance — your bearing and demeanor — forces you to stick out in a crowd. Your personality can be so dominant that you will be allowed to control the flow and direction of most social interactions. Others will tend to wait for you to take the lead, not only because probably you do it well, but also because they might just be a little bit afraid of you. You must learn to be very aware of the needs of others and to accommodate their needs to yours.

Mercury in the First
You are known for being alert, lively and curious. Your inquisitiveness attracts you to reading and travel. At times, you get very impatient. Your excess nervous energy makes you restless, and you become easily bored. You love to talk to others, sharing new ideas and telling everyone what is on your mind — whether they want to hear it or not. Very playful, you love pranks and practical jokes.

Mercury in Scorpio
You are a born investigator, fascinated by secrets, mysteries and unanswered questions of any kind. You yourself tend to keep your thoughts secret and bottled up, which makes others regard you with suspicion. It is not that you are trying to be evasive, it is just that you would rather not deal with the explosions and hassles that you expect when you reveal your true feelings and opinions. When you become upset or angry, your emotional reactions are overpowering, with all reason and logic tending to disappear in an uncontrollable, passionate outburst. Perhaps as compensation, your sense of humor tends toward quiet sarcasm and irony.

Venus in the First
Your charming, agreeable nature makes you very popular with others. Physically, you are quite attractive and will remain young looking all your life. You are very graceful and possibly quite seductive, and you go out of your way to make a good impression on others. Be careful that you do NOT always try to get your way by coaxing and flattery — it could make you overly dependent on the good will of others. It will be difficult for you, but you must try to learn to be more self-assertive if you would live an independent life.

Venus in Scorpio
Your feelings about others are deep, powerful, intense and complex. When you like someone, you do so totally and obsessively if you do not like someone, they do not exist. Your faithfulness and loyalty to your lover is unquestioned, indeed at times it is too much so — you get so possessive that you almost smother your partner. At times, your feelings are kept deep within you and, because they are so complex and intense, they frighten you — this is the way that you try to ignore them. But the more you try to do this, the more explosive things get when you eventually do express them.

Mars in the First
You are so full of energy, so “wired,” that you always seem to be at the bursting point. Self-assertive, courageous and daring, you have great leadership potential if you can only stifle your impatience with those who do not have your boundless energy and enthusiasm. Participatory sports would be a good way for you to deal with your competitiveness and your need to flex your muscles. When you act without thinking, you are often reckless. That can lead to accidents, so be careful.

Mars in Scorpio
Your likes and dislikes are intense, not casual or superficial. You are known for your persistence and willful obsession. Once you have decided on a course of action, you are unstoppable. Your emotional actions tend to be extreme, although you try to keep them muted. You are not quick to anger; instead, you do slow burns. When you release your anger, it often comes out as sarcasm or irony. Beware of your tendency to hold grudges and to be vengeful. When you do fight or otherwise release your internal tensions, you do so body and soul: you become totally passionate and your outbursts are awesome to behold.

House 2: What You Own and Value
The second house goes a step outward from your own person and has to do with resources that you possess, including money. It shows your attitude toward what you own or would like to own: what you crave and covet, what you most value, how you go about getting it, how you take care of it, and whether or not you hang on to it. By extension, it can also indicate your sense of values: not just material things but also the attitudes and ideas that you hold dear.

Scorpio on the Second
You are emotionally involved with your own personal resources — so much so that you rarely, if ever, share what you have with others. You tend to think that, if you give of what you have, you yourself will become personally diminished. This unreasonable fear of loss makes you very withdrawn and secretive and, at times, quite miserly. You regard your resources as tools to push life to its uttermost limits. You enjoy making investments and are willing to take risks, and you are devastated when things do not work out as planned. But you are a careful planner — your nest egg should grow over time.

Saturn in the Second
You are extremely cautious and conservative about money or any other resource. You tend to have a (perhaps unreasonable) fear that you will not have enough — that there will be shortages — and therefore you stockpile money or supplies. You are not afraid to work hard and long for what you want, so much so that at times you forget how to relax and enjoy what you’ve got. But you are very thrifty and a good planner. Just be careful that your anxieties do not make you too stingy or miserly.

Saturn in Sagittarius
Basically quite conservative, you respect traditional authority figures and are very thankful and supportive of the laws and institutions which govern your life. You learn and accept new ideas only after having very thoroughly examined them. Ideals and abstract concepts are important to you only if they can be used in some practical fashion. You are so practical and so orderly that you have natural skills in planning, administrating and organizing.

House 3: Your Immediate Surroundings
Going a step further out from your own body and possessions, the third house has to do with your immediate surroundings and how you interact with them. The first “social” house, it describes brothers and sisters, neighbors and anyone who just happens to be near you on a daily basis. It also describes daily communication and transportation: letters, phone calls and emails, and routine journeys such as commuting to shopping, school or work. The first “mental” house, it governs early education and basic skills training, paving the way for higher education in the ninth house which is directly opposite it in the chart.

Sagittarius on the Third
You are known for your wide-ranging mental interests. You need constant mental stimulation in order to feel vibrant and alive. You are an eager student and a willing teacher of what you know. You are at your best when those who need your knowledge are allowed to come to you for advice and assistance — and you freely give it. However, you are not known for having a great deal of self-discipline in your studies and, although you usually understand the overall picture, the small but significant details of a subject often elude you. You are not overly sentimental about your home life — you need a place to check into once in a while in order to rest up. But, because you tend to be so very restless, you are soon on the go again.

No planets in the Third
Your third house is not activated by planetary activity. For the most part, how you order your daily life activities is not an issue for you. It is something that you rarely think about or have to plan consciously.

House 4: Where You Come From
Being at the very bottom of the wheel, the fourth house is both where you originate and where you come to rest. As such, it describes your parents and ancestral background, and later the home or protected space into which you retreat each day for nourishment and sleep. A deeply personal house, the fourth is concerned with security and peace of mind, the safety of loved ones, and how you care for others and yourself. The place of your roots and the earth beneath your feet, the fourth house rules the house or apartment where you live and also real estate in general. In your trajectory through life, the fourth house shows your origins and where you are coming from, just as the tenth house and Midheaven describe your career and where you aim to go.

Capricorn on the Fourth
You prefer a structured and regimented home life — everything in your home must have a purpose and must be “in its place.” You regard disorganization or clutter as a personal failure and if there is anything you hate or fear it is to have others think that you made a mistake. You have very specific goals for your family and family members and are devastated when they are not met or are deviated from in any way. You are at your best when maintenance of your home is efficient and carefree — this lets you concentrate on whatever else you need pay attention to in order to get you where you think you should be going.

No planets in the Fourth
You have no planets in the fourth house. This means that home and family are not likely to be major issues for you, or demand much time and energy on your part. For further information on how you handle the issues of security and peace of mind, look to the house and aspects of your Moon.

House 5: Playtime
After being nurtured and restored in the fourth house, you are refreshed and full of energy for play and creative pursuits. Replenished by dreams, you have creative ideas. Nurtured by your parents, you are ready to have your own children. Fresh from the security of home, you are ready to trust the universe and take risks. For all these reasons, the fifth house traditionally rules the child in you and the children around you, your own personal creativity and self-expression, plays and amusements of all sorts, gambling and speculation, and courtship, love affairs and romance. This is an outgoing house, but it is still beneath the horizon, in the territory of your heart’s desires.

Aquarius on the Fifth
When it comes to speculation, you have a detached and objective point of view which can be very helpful — you will avoid the trap of impulsiveness or of making decisions with your heart rather than with your head. But this is disadvantageous when it comes to romance because you are inclined to be turned off by overly emotional reactions on the part of your lover. Also, at times when spontaneity would be desired, you are at a loss. You prefer relationships that have a common intellectual base and tend to be less critical of the other person's quirks and oddities as long as you both think alike. You are very concerned about the welfare of your children and will push them to develop their mental skills, but you would rather not get too close to them emotionally.

No planets in the Fifth
The fifth house of your horoscope contains no planets. This does not mean that you are any less self- expressive or creative or fun-loving than the next person. It just means that your overall character is balanced to the extent that these issues are not usually paramount for you.

House 6: Taking Care of Business
After the candle-lit dinner comes the credit-card bill. Courtship is followed by the nitty-gritty of married life: babies, diapers and saving up for college. After your creative impulse comes the need to learn the technique of actually making something. And if you overexpend your energy, you get health problems. The sixth house rules taking care of business on an everyday level. This includes your job, paying bills and keeping the house clean. It also includes maintaining your body with medical checkups and a daily regimen of nutrition and exercise. In the old books it ruled servants, and it can by extension rule the way you offer service to others. It also ruled useful animals, particularly small ones like cats, dogs, chickens and pigs. Today this usually means small pets, which exist in the personal, intimate part of your life that is signified by houses that lie below the horizon.

Pisces on the Sixth
When you are at your best, you are self-sacrificial and giving at the work place. You try to ease the burden of those around you by doing tasks they disdain — make sure that others are not merely taking advantage of your better nature. When you are at your worst, you fear involvement with others and try to shrink from any responsibilities whatsoever. Health problems occur most often at those times when you are feeling weak and vulnerable and some symptoms can be quite difficult to diagnose. Try to work in a positive environment because you tend to soak up the energies of those around you — negative people drain you and make you dull and listless.

Neptune in the Sixth
You have to learn to build up your sense of self-confidence. Your feelings of personal inadequacy and self- doubt make you think that you always have to give in to others and to serve them. On the positive side, you are a willing worker in any project that appeals to your high standards and ideals. Physically, you are extremely sensitive to outside influences. Unresolved emotional problems can lead to illness or allergies, so try to keep your environment full of upbeat, optimistic people — avoid tension and discord if at all possible.

Neptune in Aries
You, and your entire generation, will witness a major rebirth in spiritual activity. New religions will be formulated and bold and daring leaders will come to the fore. This generation will produce highly idealized religious and military heroes. The bravery and courage of pioneers in many areas of life will be glorified and even beatified.

Chiron in the Sixth
You are a dedicated worker who often places responsibility and duty ahead of having fun. It is not uncommon for you to work into the wee hours of the night. Don’t feel guilty about relaxing and enjoying yourself. Letting your hair down from time to time does wonders for your mental and physical health. Being saddled with physical limitations has given you insight into health problems and a fierce determination to overcome shortcomings. You make an excellent healer, social worker or teacher.

Chiron in Aries
Obsessively independent and intent on enjoying life to the fullest, you may inadvertently neglect those you love. Pay attention to those who mean the most to you, or you may wind up being alone. You clearly want to be a trailblazer in your field. At times, opposition to your ideas leaves you feeling that it is you against the world. An iron will and a pioneering spirit will help you overcome all obstacles and reach your goals.

House 7: Relating One-to-One
If you courted in the fifth house and woke up in the sixth yoked to another in a daily routine, the seventh house gives you a chance to hammer out a relationship of true equals. The goal is wedded bliss and a true sense of relatedness, but along the way there may be fights as you each define your individuality and establish your own territory. Not only is the seventh the traditional house of marriage, it is also the house of open enemies, your sparring partners in life. In general, since the first house is you yourself, the seventh house, directly opposite, is the other person in a variety of situations. Besides signifying a marriage or sparring partner, the seventh house rules business partners, or those on the other side of a desk, such as consultants, lawyers, therapists or astrologers.

Aries on the Seventh
You have an aggressive attitude toward relationships. You need others in order to feel complete, but you always want to maintain the upper hand — to be in charge. You exult in the give-and-take of relating because you learn so much about human motivations and character from your partner. But you tend to be so uptight when you think your rights are being threatened that you often aggravate your partner and this brings the two of you further and further apart. This also causes you to fight equally as hard to maintain the relationship — you are afraid to face the world alone. Thus, relationships, whether of a business or personal nature, can be quite stormy and tempestuous, but you would really not have it any other way.

Jupiter in the Seventh
Relationships (both business and personal) are necessary for you in order to understand the world around you. You need the counterpoint of a partner in order to become exposed to new experiences. When you are left to depend solely on yourself, you tend to withdraw and feel lost and lonely. You are most comfortable with partners who are older or more established than you. You make an effective team player, and, once you have become committed to a person or cause, your balanced and reasonable way of doing things allows you to cooperate easily with others.;

Jupiter in Taurus
Growth only occurs for you after you have found a stable lifestyle and a dependable, protective and secure environment. You are at your best when those around you provide you with a great deal of affection and support. When you feel insecure or threatened, you tend to become possessive and grasping and self- indulgent. You are an inveterate collector with an expensive preference for all the good things that life has to offer.

Pluto in the Seventh
Relationships will be the cause of major life crises for you. You tend to take partnerships (both business and personal) very seriously and you become intensely emotional about them. Because you tend to attract others who are as strong-willed as you are, and because you are so intense, relationships often seem to be more like battlefields than mutually satisfying experiences. You have a deep and abiding interest in studying human motivations and would make a good counselor if you are so inclined. Try, however, to avoid the continuing temptation to deal with others through guilt or some other subtle form of manipulation.;

Pluto in Taurus
Your entire generation was born into a period of smug acceptance of commonplace values. Fashions were opulent and elaborate, and simplicity was virtually unknown. Beauty was defined as the large, the comfortable and the well-stuffed.

House 8: Giving It All Away
Having achieved a relationship of equals in the seventh house, you are ready to give up your separateness in the eighth, merging in sexual union and becoming one on a deep emotional level. If the second house was about grasping and possessing, the eighth is about sharing and letting go. While the second rules your own money, the eighth rules how you deal with other people’s money and how you pool resources. On a mundane level the eighth rules taxes, but on a fundamental level it can rule giving up anything you value, including your ego and even your body. In relaxing your grasp on what you find most dear, you may find that you are really not as dependent on it as you thought. In relinquishing, you achieve a new level of freedom, and feel lighter, renewed and more alive. Related to all this, the eighth signifies mysteries such as death and resurrection, magic and the occult, and the deep parts of the psyche that are beyond our conscious grasp.

Taurus on the Eighth
You have a cautious and conservative approach to investing your resources or the resources of others. You would rather wait and build up your kitty so that you can buy the blue chips with a guaranteed rate of return instead of taking a flyer on some unknown or risky commodity. This is not to say that you do not have huge appetites, though — you are very, very acquisitive. The same applies to your attitude toward sex. You are very loyal to your partner, and very sensual — you demand that your partner pay you a great deal of attention. Your cautious and careful attitude can usually forestall the many financial and personal crises that others seem to have to go through.

No planets in the Eighth
The eighth house of your horoscope contains no planets. This definitely does not mean that you will not enjoy a rewarding sex life or that you will never have any resources to invest or to share in common with another. What it does mean is that these issues will not be as paramount in your life as they are for others. You will experience a certain amount of disequilibrium and/or joy about these matters, but no more than the average person experiences.

House 9: Expanding Your Awareness
Approaching the highest point in the sky, the ninth house wafts you up and out of your rut, giving you a broad and lofty view of the terrain beneath. Whereas the third ruled basic schooling and short trips, the ninth rules higher education and long-distance travel. It removes you from your everyday routine so you can see the overall pattern, the overlooked connections between things. It rules all-embracing concepts (such as your philosophy of life) and institutions (like religion and law) that stand over society and keep it bound together. It can also signify your teachers and mentors, your library, and all else that broadens your outlook.

Gemini on the Ninth
You have the approach of a dilettante when it comes to forming your life philosophy. You are fascinated by so many different ideas and concepts that you find it difficult to choose any one given philosophy as your standard. You do manage, however, to become quite learned in many different areas because of your insatiable curiosity. You have the ability to remain detached and objective enough to sort out competing claims and explain their differences to others. This makes you a good candidate for the teaching professions. You are an avid reader and your innate restlessness probably attracts you to traveling around quite a bit.

Uranus in the Ninth
You are a true freethinker — you love to question everything. The worst thing someone can do to you is to try to influence or control the way you think about something. You will immediately become stubborn and irritable and will pursue exactly the opposite course just to frustrate him or her. You have to be careful to avoid the tendency toward careless, sloppy mental habits — your impulsiveness sometimes forces you to draw quick and unwarranted conclusions. Your restlessness and natural sense of curiosity should make travel a favorite pastime of yours.

Uranus in Cancer
For you, and for your peers as well, the demand to be free from entangling emotional bonds is of paramount importance. You have a unique and unfettered view of family life and will be attracted to experimenting with freeform styles of relationship commitments. This may lead to a rootless, unsettled lifestyle.

House 10: Your Public Self
If the fourth house showed your roots and where you came from, the tenth shows what you are ultimately aiming at in life. Whereas the sixth shows your daily job and how you make a living, the tenth signifies your career, your personal contribution, your reputation and what you become known for. Some astrologers also believe that the fourth house signifies one parent, and the tenth signifies the other. The tenth-house parent is most likely the one who prepares you for the world. The closer a planet is to the Midheaven, the more likely that planet is to be the major significator of your life’s direction.

Cancer on the Tenth
You have the unique ability to strive with great energy and initiative to reach the top of your chosen field and, at the same time, not make anyone feel bitter about how you got there. Your strong sense of compassion and sympathy and true caring about the needs of others makes you respected and loved by your colleagues and those you supervise. Very sensitive to the moods and feelings of others, you pick up “vibes” quickly and can turn them to your advantage. But avoid becoming too overly protective and smothering of those in your care — or they will resist all your best intentions.

Moon in the Tenth
Your mother (or the person who provided comfort and nurture for you early in life) has been very important in shaping your life goals. Your heightened awareness of the needs of others allows you to be successful in most careers that involve a great deal of interaction with the public. It will, however, be a temptation for you to merely reflect the feelings and needs of others. Try to be yourself — your opinions and wants are important, too.

Moon in Leo
You always want to be proud of yourself and will never do anything that will make yourself look bad. You need the respect and admiration of others and enjoy attracting attention to yourself. Everything you do tends to be self-emphasized and self-exaggerated. Very stubborn, willful and independent yourself, be sure to allow others who are close to you the similar right to “be themselves.” Your need for love, affection and reassurance, and your tendency toward vanity, allow you to have your head easily turned by flattery. The more insecure you are, the more you tend to be a showoff. You love games and sports as a matter of fact, you would usually rather play than work. Be careful of a tendency to be snobbish and uppity — it does not become you.

North Node in the Tenth
You tend to have a very practical approach to the way you deal with other people. You rarely, if ever, form casual relationships, and need a real and identifiable purpose for spending time with anyone. While some may regard you as cool and calculating, you’re an excellent companion to those who can be of assistance to you, especially those who can help you move ahead in your chosen career. To avoid acquiring a reputation as a backslapper or social climber, in return you must offer real value to those with whom you want to associate.

North Node in Leo
When it comes to dealing with others, you prefer to take the leadership role, and you enjoy administering and organizing group activities. Others tend to listen to your suggestions because you tend not to be domineering or patronizing. You love to entertain in a big way, and are at your best when throwing a large and lavish party. Your popularity and social success are assured as long as you don’t take others for granted Do resist any temptation to become snobbish and arrogant.

House 11: Your Circle of Acquaintances
The eleventh is the last house of relationships: not brothers, sisters and neighbors who just happen to be around you, not one-to-one partners, but the circle of friends and associates whom you actively choose. It shows the way you make and keep friendships, the organizations you join, the networking you do, and the general way you interact with groups. After you have established yourself as an individual and learned to form personal relationships with others, you are ready to think about the common good. This is why the eleventh often signifies groups dedicated to social or other sorts of collective improvement.

Leo on the Eleventh
You take great pride in your friendships and associations. Because it takes a major creative effort to attempt to work out group rather than personal goals, you gladly donate your time, money and prestige to worthy charitable and community projects. You are attracted to associations with those who can advance your own power, prestige and influence. You usually give back as well as you get, but just make sure that you are not merely trying to toady to others who you may think are better than you. Also, beware of a tendency to be arrogant and supercilious of those you consider your inferiors — it does not become you.

No planets in the Eleventh
The eleventh house of your horoscope contains no planets. This does not mean that you will never have friends or associates or that you will never be active in groups that express your philosophy of life. It simply indicates that these are not paramount issues for you. From time to time, influences from outside you may cause you to become more active in these areas, but this will be temporary rather than life-long.

House 12: The Hidden You
The twelfth house is where planets go just after they have risen. Here planets are still wet behind the ears, blinking in the sunlight and unsteady on their feet. Feeling completely vulnerable, planets in the twelfth tend to hide. Their energies can become repressed and secretive, and sometimes they lurk as complexes in the subconscious. This is why the twelfth is associated with self-sabotage, with hidden enemies, and with prison and whatever else makes you feel confined. The traditional association with hospitals and prisons suggest that constructive ways of dealing with twelfth-house problems include helping others who are similarly repressed or confined. Also, some with a strong twelfth-house emphasis become successful as undercover workers or as the power behind the throne.

Virgo on the Twelfth
Beneath your usually placid surface, you are often troubled by petty annoyances and anxieties. As a matter of fact, you devote much time and energy to seemingly being in total control of your life simply because you are afraid of what might happen should things get out of hand. This, of course, can be quite confusing to you until you learn to deal with this problem with the objectivity that you are known for. Do not be afraid to order and discipline your life in such a way that you can assuage these hidden fears of inadequacy. You should be especially aware that if you ignore these psychological issues, they may surface as physical health problems that will be difficult to diagnose.

Sun in the Twelfth
You tend to be shy and retiring, especially when your sense of self-esteem has been threatened. You often feel that you do not deserve to make a mark in the world, perhaps because of some painful early childhood experience. This is an unnecessary fear, however. You have very good qualities and should be proud of yourself. You are a caring, sensitive and compassionate person, very helpful to others. Your awareness of your own pain and self-doubt makes you very effective in extending your sympathy to others whose problems are more likely than not much more tangible than those that you think are holding you back.

Sun in Libra
Very sociable, you enjoy being with others and definitely prefer not to be alone. Warm and affectionate, you go out of your way to make others like you. You despise ugliness, so that for you being surrounded by beauty and harmony is a necessity of life. You prefer fine clothing, an attractive home and pleasant surroundings wherever you are. Your refined tastes may apply to music and art as well. Because you have the ability to see both sides of any question, you can at times be indecisive, wavering and faltering when forced to make a choice. The positive part of this is that you are remarkably fair-minded and can be trusted to settle disputes. Your greatest challenge is to make the most of the one-on-one relationships in your life.

A Mirror of Your Uniqueness
This report is based on the position of the Sun, Moon and planets at the moment of your birth, as seen from the point on Earth where you were born. Such an arrangement of planets and stars will never be repeated in exactly the same form. Like the genes that determine your body and temperament, your astrological chart is made up of the same basic parts that other humans have, but the arrangement of these parts is uniquely your own.

You could think of your birth moment as a seed that contains the potential for how you will unfold. The arrangement of the planets at your birth does not, however, cause your body structure and temperament in the way that the patterning of your DNA causes it. Instead, the planetary positions at your birth employ the language of symbols to mirror who you are. Like a mirror, your chart enables you to see yourself from outside yourself, and it therefore extends your point of view.

To use a different analogy, your chart shows the deck you’ve been dealt, the raw materials you are given from which to fashion a life. Nobody’s perfect: we are all given our special problems to solve and our special strengths and beauties. In knowing what you have to work with, you will be better able to make use of your gifts, fill in (or at least be comfortable about) what you lack, and grow in the life directions that are right for you and you alone.

Instead of assuming that there is one norm for everyone, astrology attempts to show the special pattern that is right for you. In doing so, it can give you clues as to how you can more fully and consciously fill the unique role that you have been given in this lifetime, and enrich the world with the gifts that only you can bestow.