Sun in 8th House Overlay (Once Upon A Time)
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Artwork by Aldous Massie.
Synastry. Don’t let astrology limit you, you can have the relationship you dream of!
First, I would like to state that I am not an astrologer. I’m writing this description or whatever you’d like to call this because I created a playlist based on this synastry overlay. My process of creating playlists is like an author writing a book. For this reason I wanted to write this short story (or whatever you’d like to call this) to explain my song choices into my own words based off of the research I did on the Sun being in someone’s eighth house. If you have any experience with this overlay or if you are an astrologer, let me know your thoughts and experience because I genuinely am interested.
Deep transformations (8th House) of the ego (Sun).
There’s a mysterious physical connection between the Sun and the Eighth House person from the start. The Eighth House person is deeply physically attracted to the Sun person and physical intimacy can happen quickly with this synastry overlay. While this is the case, this connection is far from superficial. The eighth house represents the hidden, shared resources, transformations, etc. The Sun represents the ego, willpower, the conscious mind, etc. The Sun person is coming in and lighting up the things that the Eighth House person chooses to keep hidden. This can leave the Eighth House person feeling exposed and extremely vulnerable at the hands of the Sun person. On the other hand, the Eighth House person has a way of sort of making the Sun person feel trapped in their world of eighth house things. This can scare the Sun person because they’re being faced with the awakening of their hidden things in the light and that can lead to a deep transformation occurring in their life. While this synastry overlay can be challenging, it has the potential to create a binding and deep connection if both parties are open to being vulnerable and understanding with each other. I see it as a synastry overlay that kind of turns you inside out, but for the better. It teaches you how to love who you really are and not just the you that you choose to show to the world.
Okay, now to get into the playlist I created and the story it tells based off of this synastry overlay. The playlist (can be found by pressing the link at the bottom of this post) contains 5 songs put all together to create an 18 minute long vibe with the subtitle “Moonlight.”
To start this playlist, I used the song Hurting by SG Lewis and AlunaGeorge. To me this song can be used to represent the Sun person and all the thoughts going through their mind about the Eighth House person, as well as the transformations and healing that they go through as an individual. From the first line of this song we can see the Sun person coming to the realization that it’s really up to them as an individual learning to transform the ego, “I'm in trouble now, 'Cause it's down to me to heal.” Verse 2 may be short, but I truly feel like it represents how anybody would feel if someone were to come into your life and basically bring out all of the things that you keep in the dark and hide behind barriers that you only breakdown when you’re alone, “I wanna blame you now, but I know what tortures me. Those lies that I tell to myself disguised and sending me to hell.” The Sun person essentially feels psychologically troubled and wants to put the blame on the Eighth House person for these feelings. As a cover-up for how uncomfortable they feel, they put on a facade to hide their own personal eighth house feelings, and living a lie can make them feel like they’re living in hell. Despite feeling like they’re living in hell, they’re still really scared to put their trust in the Eighth House person (rightfully so), that they’d much rather just put all the blame for how they’re feeling on them. Even though the Sun person wants to run, they still feel these intense feelings and pull towards the Eighth House person. “Hurting for your body and your soul. But I know you had me begging for the power that you stole.” As a result of the feelings that the Eighth House person uncovers, it can leave the Sun person feeling powerless at the hands of the Eighth House person, but still no matter how far they want to run they’re bewitched by the Eighth House person and want their body and soul. Then, the outro of this song leaves a bit of longing and optimism that this connection can work, “And I can't wait till I look at you and all I see is love. 'Cause I'm tired of trying to hate you.” …
The second song of this playlist as well as the namesake of the subtitle of this playlist is Moonlight by Ali Gatie. I used the subtitle “Moonlight.” because in the darkest of nights — through the darkness of the eighth house — the Sun person becomes the moon. The Eighth House person is the darkness, but the Sun person is their light. The Sun person is shining light onto the insecurities of the Eighth House person. Although the Sun person is being transformed through this connection, they’re also helping the Eighth House person to find and love their most authentic self. It’s an equally transformative connection, which can somehow explain why both partners are shaken, yet spellbound by the other. From Verse 1, the lines, “I bought you things that I didn't even have the money for. If I could make you feel so rich, I don't mind feelin' poor.” We see another eighth house theme which is other peoples money/shared resources. Ali Gatie mentioned using this line as a metaphor for loving someone so much that what you buy them can feel as if it’s yours too, like their happiness makes you happy. For me, and in connection to this playlist, it represents the lengths that you would go through to make the other feel happy and satisfied, despite the damages that it can bring into your life. I wanted to use this song as a representation of the Eighth House person in this playlist so this next line is their feelings towards the Sun person. “There's something 'bout you so addictive, had me needing more.” In my research it was mentioned that the Eighth House person feels an intense, uncontrollable connection to the Sun person and deeply wants them, all of them. After encountering the Sun person, these list of lines from this song can represent the profound feelings and thoughts that the Eighth House person has about the Sun person:
“Ain't nobody gon' love you like I love you.”
“Ain't nobody gon' want you like I want you.”
“Ain't nobody gon' trust you like I trust you.”
“The thought of losing you just makes no sense inside my head.”
“I can't love nobody anymore, you're the only one that I ever want.”
“Nobody love me like you, and I can't love nobody back.”
“What am I supposed to do? If I'm so in love with you.”
From verse 2, “I cannot get over you, doesn’t matter what I do”. The Eighth House person feels as if the Sun person has a pull over them, no matter how much they try to get rid of the feelings and the thoughts running circles around their head. “Everyone just looks like you. Girl, I smell you everywhere. Smell your perfume and your hair.” It can feel as if the Sun person is haunting them in a way because no matter what the Eighth House person tries, the Sun person follows them without even physically being present. It makes sense that with this synastry overlay, both parties can feel a deeply intense connection and can try to ignore it by keeping their distance from the other, which can make them question the feelings and the connection felt, “You’re the reason I believe that love is real (love is real). Ain’t nobody make me feel the way you make me feel. Darling, tell me, is it real? Or was I lying to myself just to make it feel so real?” …
The third song of this playlist is Pressure by Tone Stith and this song I feel can represent the questioning of the connection that both parties can have, but also them trying to overcome the fear that this connection blooms between them by weeding it out and making a place for the beneficial and positive aspect of this synastry overlay to get some sunshine and be watered and nurtured. They ask themselves questions along the lines of the end of the last paragraph, “Was I lying to myself just to make it feel so real?” and also, the questions asked throughout this song:
“Do you love me, or the thought of me?”
“Do you love me, every part of me?”
“Do you know that love comes and go?”
“How you know, how you know, how you know?”
“How you know this is what/where we 'posed to be?”
“How you know you ain't trippin'?”
“How you know that you're ready?”
“I could be out here wildin', how you know that you trust me?”
“Everybody wanna say somethin', but are you gon' believe me?”
This next line I feel can represent the Sun person trying to get the Eighth House person to see the beauty in their individuality, the beauty in being their most authentic self, “I be tryna show you that you valuable. Yeah, I know you got a lot goin' on, and you keep a lot inside, holdin' on.” Again, it’s a trust thing. The Sun person can only try to get you to see the beauty in yourself, but do you trust them enough to open your eyes and your heart to see for yourself? To love yourself deeper than the surface? But I do personally think that it is important to — like this song mentions — take things nice and slow and don’t pressure each other to open up, just let it happen naturally. This next line is from the pre-chorus, “You told me anything that you want.” Based on my research it was mentioned that both parties will share secrets with each other and have open discussions about taboo subjects and topics that most people try to avoid. Once the Sun person and the Eighth House person start getting comfortable with each other, then yeah, you’ll be more open with each other and tell each other things that you would otherwise be uncomfortable sharing with people outside of this profound connection. Start sharing things that you’ve probably always thought you’d take to the grave. And that starts happening because, “We’ve been getting comfortable.” …
I guess it wouldn’t be a description of an eighth house synastry overlay if the topic of sex wasn’t brought up at least a hundred times? Lol. To represent the sexual aspect of this overlay, I used the song Let’s Get It On by Marvin Gaye. Honestly, I feel like this song speaks for itself from the title to the actual song, so I’m not going to spend too much time trying to break down my interpretation of the lyrics. I truly feel that if you close your eyes and listen or make love to this song with your partner then you’ll catch a vibe lol. This line is from Verse 2, “We’re all sensitive people with so much to give.” This I feel is a representation of the Sun person and the Eighth House person’s vulnerability in this synastry overlay. This overlay brings their vulnerabilities to the forefront, yet at the same time, they actually do have so much to give each other. I mean that in a body, mind, and soul way. From the transformations that they go through mentally, to the connection that they feel for each other on a soul level, and the loving of their bodies from the other to themselves. Oh my gosssshhhh this next line is actually so beautiful, it’s “Since we got to be, let’s live, I love you.” But what just made me love it even more is the annotation written about it on Genius which is:
“Gaye knew all too well that merely existing is not the same as living life to the fullest. To deny ourselves the opportunity to express our feelings and connect with each other because of repressive taboos, he implores, would be a tragic denial of our own life’s potential.”
Like oh my gosh, that is just so freaking beautiful, can I just end this paragraph here? Lol. I feel like their annotation kind of just put into words the fighting the feelings that the Sun and the Eighth House person can do in this connection, but then making the conscious decision to stop denying yourself of the opportunity of experiencing a love and a connection so profound because of fear, the eighth house is often referred to as the house of taboos so just like they said, “because of repressive taboos.” And ignoring it would be a tragic denial of our own potential because in my opinion (please use discernment based off of your situation) this type of connection can be a painful transformation DURING the process, but in the end I feel you’re coming out of it a better person as an individual. I actually did want to end this song description here, but there’s more lyrics I wanted to get into such as, “giving yourself to me can never be wrong if the love is true.” This to me represents the answer to the questioning of whether or not you can trust each other. If the love is true then this next line from verse 3 will do the talking, “let your love come out. If you believe in love.” This next line is from the bridge of this song and to me it’s the Eighth House person talking, “I know you know what I been dreamin' of, don't you, baby? My whole body makes that feelin' of love, I'm happy.” From the research I’ve done, this kind of connection has a sexual theme from the start so the Eighth House person is letting the Sun person know that they’ve been wanting this sexual experience with them from the first moment they met and have even fantasized and dreamed about it and now that they’re here, feeling you, connecting with you on a whole new level, their entire body is lost in it, they’re letting their feelings unfold and take over during this experience instead of repressing them. These next few lines are all from the refrain of this song, “If the spirit moves you, let me groove you good. Let your love come down.” Now to me, this is the Eighth House person talking to the Sun person and telling them to let go, in more ways that one of course. “I've been sanctified, hey, hey. Girl, you give me good feeling. So good, somethin' like sanctified.” Oooweeeeeee this line right here is spiccccyyyy lol. Mmmhhh let’s see, though having sex can be considered sinful to some, is it okay to say that every release from this sexual experience can feel as if they’ve just confessed all their sins and are now free from it? “Nothing wrong with love. If you want to love me, just let yourself go. Oh baby, let's get it on” …
The final song of this playlist is Steam by Shagabond and goodboy noah. This line is from the first verse, “I ain't got no words to describe you.” This line represents how bewitched both the Sun and the Eighth House person feel about one another. This next line is from the pre-chorus and I feel like it connects to the ‘Let’s Get It On’ theme of the last song, “All I really want, is loving on the table. I don't wanna hold it back no more.” The next line is from Verse 2, “Don't know what time it is, 'Cause that don't mean a thing.” Like, what is time when you’re lost inside the pleasure of it all? When you’re experiencing a rebirth of all that you’ve ever known? “Wake up from my dream and I see better things.” To me, “the dream” is the world that you’re living in filled with all of the things that you repress, surrounded with barriers “protecting” the things that you want to hide which can prevent you from letting go and actually living because you’re scared to live fully. When you wake up from all of that and let the barriers drop, you see how much better life can be. This is from the Break-Down of this song, “Wanna ride you, and inside you. Speaking my language, look into your eyes, and I've gotta insist, this is all the love that I'm ever gonna need.” Now after all the Sun and the Eighth House person has gone through, there is clarity in this connection. They’re finalllyyyy speaking the same language. They don’t even see other people anymore, this is all they need. Which is where this might get a little obsessive and possessive, so watch out for that. This line is from the chorus, “I love you more than life itself.” Ooooooo lol, I think it speaks for itself. I’m gonna end this final song breakdown with the first few lines of the pre-chorus, “'Cause all I really want, is us inside the pages. Look at what we wrote, a story for the ages.” …
Through the darkness of the eighth house, the Sun brought light and became the “Moonlight” that shone on their Happily Ever After…
Added March 1, 2023: So I’m sitting here bumping Bryson Tiller and Just Another Interlude comes on and I immediately connect it to this synastry overlay. I want to add it to the playlist because I feel like it combines all of the songs mentioned in this post. The link to the playlist can be found by pressing the link after the added song.
Artwork by Aldous Massie
Synastry. Don’t let astrology limit you, you can have the relationship you dream of!
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