Astrology

My chart

I am an Aquarius (3rd house), Mercury in Aquarius, though not conjunct my sun. My moon is in the middle of Scorpio, conjunct my ascendant. My sun and moon square, it makes for an interesting life. I have a kite in my chart, Jupiter, Saturn & Moon forming the Grand Triad, Uranus/Pluto (conjunct) opposite Saturn. Mars 12th house, edging close to Scorpio but not quite making it (Libra). Venus exalted in Pisces, where Saturn vexes me.

For more details, you can try figuring out my chart yourself: 2 Feb 67, 01:21 hrs; Dallas TX.

So what does this mean?

It means that I have those wonderful Aquarius traits, being friendly, weird, and stuff, as well as the annoying aspects of being an Aquarius, coldish, aloof, somewhat free-spirited while occasionally forgetting about others, tempered with that awkward and intense Scorpio Moon (and since it's conjunct my ascendant, it's hard for me to hide my feelings).

That Scorpio Moon... when I feel an emotion, I feel it completely. But that Aquarius Sun helps me drop whatever I'm feeling and run off into some other direction, so sometimes I can seem pretty disturbed... I'm not, I just feel things intensely. However, that same awkward arrangement helps add considerable depth to me. The waters of a Scorpio Moon run quite deep, and added to the air of an Aquarius Sun, it gives me a penchant for deeply examining whatever topic I get into (for example, Astrology).

Having Saturn in Pisces must be some kind of cosmic joke, since Saturn generally deals not only with a sense of order, but also with a sense of pain, or unfortunate circumstances, while Pisces is the ultimate "I can do myself in" sign. In my life, it's patently obvious that I'm my own worst enemy. Add the naivety of Venus nearby (although not properly conjunct Saturn, thank goodness), and you've got someone who occasionally gets himself in trouble by trusting people too much.

But then, there's always that Scorpionic Moon looming enough to keep me from being too trusting.

Fortunately, Mars and Venus are sextant in my chart, leading to a nice harmony of masculine and feminine traits within myself. Unfortunately, Mars hangs out in my 12th house, which makes it difficult for me to handle my anger. And when I'm angry, the Scorpio Moon makes sure I'm completely, and irrevocably angry (at least until my Aquarius Sun saves the day and causes me to get pissed off at someone else or something).

Yes, there's tons more, but this gives you some basic ideas. Ultimately, my chart has a lot of complicated issues, and since everything is scattered all over the place, my energies tend to be scattered, too. Still, if you're an Astrology enthusiast, you might find my chart to be just fascinating enough to examine for yourself.

Astrology Software

My personal favorite is Astrolog, a freeware astrology program with tons of goodies, but somewhat geekish to use. It's not as pretty as others, but it has been ported to every operating system I can think of (even the Amiga).