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What Do I Need to Know?

1. Core Theme to focus on

2. Negatives of not addressing the theme

3. Positives of addressing the theme

4.Course of action to take

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Astrology 101: An Introduction to Your Chart

Your natal chart is a snapshot of the sky when you were born.

The constellations take up equal amounts of real estate in the sky on your chart, and you stand in the middle. Imagine if you could look up at the sky and see every planet clearly. All of the constellations along the ecliptic have divided their respective chunks of sky into their own unique territories, like a clock–these are the signs. 12 to 1 is Aries, 1 to 2 is Taurus, and so on.

You are at the center of this clock, but the clock has many hands. The clock has a hand for each planetary body, for your ascendant, for your midheaven, etc.

Ignore ascendant and midheaven for a moment–the planetary bodies go around the clock at the speed of their planetary orbits. The Pluto hand CRAWLS around the clock. The Mercury hand speeds around it in a tizzy. They go around and around and around and then–

Someone slams the big red button. All of the clock’s hands stop. Why? Because you were brought into the universe.

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What Makes a Zodiac Sign?

Back in ye olde Greek days, ancient astronomers noticed that the whole sky of stars all moved together (we know now that it’s because the Earth is spinning and orbiting the sun). However, there were some lights that traversed through the canvas of stars and moved at a different pace–they named them “planets,” which translates to “wanderer.” They also noticed that all of the planets (and the sun and moon!) moved across the same line in the sky–this line is called the ecliptic.

There’s tons of constellations–probably hundreds!–but there’s only twelve that intersect with the ecliptic. These are the zodiac signs.

Whenever someone says that “the sun is in Taurus” or “Saturn is in Capricorn,” that planet is literally traversing through that particular constellation in the sky. And that’s pretty cool, imo.

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Your Three Big Signs

In your natal chart:

The constellation the SUN is located in is called your sun sign. Back when the Greeks invented the Zodiac, the Earth was the middle of the universe–not the sun, as we know to be true now. Your sun sign represents you at your core. Your true self.

The constellation the MOON is located in is called your moon sign. This sign represents your internal self. How you react to things on the inside. How you perceive things.

Your ASCENDANT or RISING sign is the constellation that was ascending on the eastern horizon at the specific time and location you were born. This sign also determines your MIDHEAVEN, because your ascendant determines the starting point for your houses. Your ascendant sign is how other people view you. Your “external mask” (or, as I like to call it, your “customer service face” haha). It is your first, natural reaction to new situations.

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A Clock Within A Clock

Next, there’s houses. House I is your ascendant, and each following house goes in rotation through the Zodiac signs (unless you land on a cusp). This second circle of shenangigans is overlaid on top of the “clock” we talked about earlier. This is why you need someone’s birth location in addition to their birth time when you do their natal chart. Without it, you don’t know what sign was on the horizon when they were born. It’s important to note that for some weird reason, not every house is the same size? Some are smaller than others, unlike the perfectly spaced out constellations.

The Houses:

House I is the house of self and self-image. (ASCENDANT)

House II is the house of self-worth and money.

House III is the house of communication.

House IV is the house of home, family, roots, and security. (IMUM COELI) [1st mystical house]

House V is the house of creative self-expression, romance, creativity, pleasure.

House VI is the house of health and service.

House VII is the house of relationships and other people. (DESCENDANT)

House VIII is the house of transformation and sexuality. [2nd mystical house]

House IX is the house of belief systems and higher learning.

House X is the house of career, responsibility, and reputation. (MIDHEAVEN)

House XI is the house of aspirations, personal goals, and groups.

House XII is the house of self-undoing, privacy, secrets, and soul growth. [3rd mystical house]

Other important parts of a natal chart include the MIDHEAVEN, the IMUM COELI, and the DESCENDANT:

Your MIDHEAVEN is the cusp of the 10th house of the natal chart, and represents our visible achievements in the eyes of society (basically, your reputation). It’s our “public face” as opposed to the more personal face of the ascendant.

Your DESCENDANT sign is on the cusp of the 7th house of the natal chart–directly across from your ascendant–and represents the type of person you are the most attracted to (and that are attracted to you). These are people you easily get along with.

Your IMUM COELI (Latin for “bottom of the sky”) is on the cusp of the 4th house, across from the midheaven. The Imum Coeli is said to refer to our roots and also to the least conscious part of ourselves. It symbolizes foundations, beginnings in life, what may have been experienced through parental inheritance and homeland influences, need for security and relationships with the home and family life. It also may describe the circumstances that we will encounter at the end of our lives.

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Heavenly Bodies

We’ll just cover the planets for now and worry about asteroids later. Here’s a list of the planets and how often they change zodiac signs:

The Planets:

Sun (your personality; every month)

Moon (moods & emotions; every 2-3 days)

Mercury (mind & communication; every 3-4 weeks)

Venus (love & attraction; every 4-5 weeks)

Mars (drive & energy; every 6-7 weeks)

Jupiter (luck, growth, & wisdom; every 12-13 months)

Saturn (discipline, fear, & challenges; every 2-3 years)

Uranus (change & originality; every 7 years)

Neptune (dreams & healing; every 10-12 years)

Pluto (power & transformation; every 12-15 years, can vary)

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So what do we get when we combine all of these? Well, I’m glad you asked!

PLANETS tell us WHAT is happening.

ZODIAC SIGNS tell us HOW it’s happening.

HOUSES tell us WHERE it’s happening.

For example:

MERCURY in ARIES in the FIRST HOUSE could be interpreted as:

This person is very quick-witted and sharply intelligent. It is very important to them that others know that they are intelligent. They are unafraid to argue and butt heads with others.

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Astrology and Elemental Imbalance

Elemental imbalances occur when an individual has a limited element present in their birth chart and most often an excess of another. An unattended imbalance can cause stress of extremes of an element being projected by ones personality (Think of the knights in the Tarot).

Having 10 planets in the natal chart, including the rising sign, we naturally have a high chance of having an elemental imbalance in our birth chart and personality.

An imbalance of elements often looks like a minimum of 2 planets in an element, often seen as only having 2-0 planets missing from being familiar with that elements associations.

Having aspects from planets that naturally contain the missing elemental energies prominent in the natal chart (example, if you lack air but have many mercury aspects), this can aid the elemental lack, though it will not necessarily bring the elements in ones personality into balance for the planet will still be in an excess sign (example mercury in pisces), and it will still act accordingly to the element it’s placed in.

Fire Signs: Aries/Leo/Sagittarius

Air Signs: Gemini/Libra/Aquarius

Earth Signs: Taurus/Virgo/Capricorn

Water Signs: Cancer/Scorpio/Pisces

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Signs, symptoms and manifestations of having a limited element in the chart

Limited Fire:

Lacking passion and enthusiasm to do things

Having difficulty standing up for yourself

Tending to drift along with the flow of things which ends up being time consuming and making things progress slower than others

Feeling easily offended by harsh words or criticisms

Feeling uncomfortable around those who are quite flamboyant and expressive

Can’t stand noise of fast movement of things and people

Being highly introverted

Often feeling a lack of creativity

Lethargy and low energy often

Inertia and lack of motivation to take action

Feeling cold often

Often being too passive

Hypersensitivity to everything/everyone

Limited Air:

Leaping before thinking which ends up resulting in problems later on

Cognitive issues

Disconnected from others (either from self isolation of difficulty relating to people)

Limited socialising

Difficulty understanding other perspectives and ideas

Prefer expressing the self through non-verbal ways of communicating

Not a fan of social media and/or technology

Quiet (or very loud) speaking voice

Difficultly conveying thoughts and ideas cohesively

Tending to care more about ones own endeavours or how one self feels over another

Putting oneself down in analytical and ‘logical/rationalising’ areas of life (aka “Im dumb because i don’t know or understand this”)

Getting too emotionally involved with people, places and situations

Having a difficult time when it comes to standing back and rationally observe whats going on.

Limited Earth:

Having difficulty creating a practical plan and routine

Not caring too much about the material world and possessions

Having a difficult relationship with ones own body (can develop eating problems, wanting body modifications, excess dieting and bodybuilding)

A difficulty getting in touch with the body and its functions (can’t tell if hungry or full, if its hot or cold ect)

Having a difficulty staying grounded and often day dreaming

Giving things away to freely

Having a poor sense of taste, touch, sight, smell and hearing in one form or another

Difficulty creating the reality one wants

Not feeling connected to nature or animals

Getting too lost in thoughts, ideas and feelings and forgetting the reality of whats going on around you

Not caring about money or material possessions making the day-to-day life difficult

Not bothering keeping track of money and bills

Avoidance of hard work if possible

Easily physically fatigued

Limited Water:

Difficulty bearing with ones own emotional nature and that of others

Repressing emotions then realising them in private when they overflow

Becoming angry/agitated

Difficultly empathising with others

Not truly understanding what one is feeling

Expressing feelings inappropriately (getting angry over the little things/being calm when a tragedy occurs ect)

Rejecting ones own pain/refusing to feel it

Getting frustrated with those who are in an overly emotional state

Trying to rationalise and make feelings a practical and manageable thing

Thinking oneself out of feeling (excess air)

Expressing rage then calming down immediately after (excess fire)

Over spending (excess earth)

Difficultly in discriminating or recognising inutile hints and psychic messages

Avoiding closeness and touch of others

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Signs, symptoms and manifestations of having an excess element in the chart (3+ planets in element)

Excess Fire:

Feeling restless and having trouble sitting still/relaxing

Constantly thirsty/Drinking very little water

Feeling restless

Fluctuating Temper/Easily provoked

Loud and bold (at inappropriate times)

Over enthusiastic about ones own passion

Expression can overbear others at times

Can be desensitised to the feelings of others

Frustration when things are going ‘slow’

Leaping before looking

Excess air:

Talking too fast/Too loud/Too much

Not listening to others

Excess thinking to the point of blurring out reality

Dominant and sometimes intrusive thoughts

Fluctuating emotional stability

Difficulty relating to others on an emotional level

Detachment to people, places and things

Over intellectualising and over processing things

Consistent/loud mind chatter

Inability/Difficulty relaxing due to a need to move or fidget

Short attention span

Excess Earth:

Stubbornness

Low energy/Vitality

Slow process on tasks

Can lack drive and enthusiasm

Set in ones own ways

Emotionally distant by focusing only on what the 5 senses can provide

Focus on material gain and maintenance

Excluding family and relationships for work

Over/Under eating

Obsession with body (for good or bad)

Overworking ones self

Slacking and lazing around excessively

Excess Water:

Fearful and oversensitivity

Focusing too much on feeling to the point of creating a foggy reality

Not seeing reality for what it is

Living in a world of daydream

Feelings hurt easily

Fluctuating emotional state that can be difficult to control

Lacking drive to take action

Avoidance of everyday tasks if possible (chores/jobs/managing money)

Excess desire to connect with the higher realms and detach from the body

Physical weakness/lethargy

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How to balance your elements

When we are unbalanced, we either draw others to use (or us to them) to act as an external reflection of the things we lack within ourselves, however, its possible to engage in other activities that can help bring our elemental lack into appropriate balance that can allow for self-healing and improved wellness.

At times due to elemental imbalances in out chart, we may be drawn to another who has excess of the element we lack (even signs) as to experiences a sense of ‘ying and yang’ by interacting with another. You may find you personally may greatly clash with another, yet you are reluctant to part because they seem to ‘fulfil’ you in a way you can’t explain.

For the element you lack the most in your chart, see the table below to find out ways you can help bring the lacking element in your personality.

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Trippy prism rainbow though incense smoke. (Source)

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Oohhhhhhh I lovvvveeee this 💜💙💚💗

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Pink Fairy Armadillo

Known as the smallest species of armadillo, the pink fairy armadillo has a body that is approximately 90-115 millimeters in length, excluding the tail. It is called pink fairy armadillo because its body is pale rose or pink in color. What makes this animal special is that it can bury itself completely in just a few seconds when it is scared.