It'd be funny to go back to the Tulip Craze period and sit in on a conversation between a mass-psychosis suffering husband and his still-sober wife. "You sold our house for some freakin' tulips!" "But, honey, we're gonna be rich!" Ha ha. (I suppose the absurdist writer in me appreciates picturing such scenes, despite their tragic outcomes).
Anyway, nice article. I'll have to ponder more about having "empty" 8th House ruled by Aquarius and "empty" 11th House ruled by Taurus. For whatever reason, I've always gotten the heebie-jeebies around groups, such as being in church as a kid when everyone in the congregation would read passages from the Bible at the same time. So many of my planets are in cardinal signs, including a Capricorn stellium (Sun, Moon, Jupiter conjunction with the North Node, born on an eclipse, plus Mercury), as well as Pluto and Uranus in Libra in the 4th House, with Uranus in a very tight conjunction to my ASC. Oh, and Mars conjunct Neptune in Sagittarius. Feels like lots of ways at looking at how I have this lifelong allergy to mass psychosis.
Yes it would have been a sight to see! Your empty 8th and 11th house still have a story to tell even though they don’t have planets there, look to the sign rulers Venus and Saturn for futher insight.
Having Uranus on your ascendent will always make you stand out from the crowd, you are unique by your very nature 😊
Oops, I miswrote about my Uranus--it is a very tight square from Libra 22 degrees to my Cancer 22 ASC. Within one minute. Sorry about that confusion!
And yes, I've been doing some Saturn-focused personal growth ever since Saturn entered Capricorn in 2018 and feel I know Saturn pretty well now. Maybe, in 2025, I'll ask Venus for that deepening relationship to see what comes up.
Another great offering of astrological insight, Caroline! I’ve wondered most of my life about social/societal psychosis and if/how the star maps could be used to understand them.
11th house Gemini… my ability to be accepted/seen as neutral by groups (and their groupthink) and yet remain independent of them is starting to make more sense. Plus, being 7th house Aquarian (moon there too) which offers (I think?!) progressive/forward thinking ideas around morality and justice (which almost always challenges any group think) is making some sense as well.
Thanks Heather, that really does mean so much to me 😊. Gemini is fun loving in the 11th house and enjoys the company of friends.
There is another side to Gemini though (everything has a shadow) there can be a risk of gossiping or other underhand behaviour - something to watch out for.
Aquarius in the 7th could mean you attract / are attracted to people with strong Aquarian energy. Which can be great just be mindful of the desire to be swept up in their ideals of what society should / could be 😉
Oh yes, on all counts! For whatever reason I’ve kept my distance all these years from ideals (but as a child, ‘of course’ I knew the right way 😅) these days I’m steeping deeper into the mystery of what’s possible, rather than attempting to ‘know’ what’s ‘best’. I’ve just never felt safe around groupthink, no matter whose side it’s on, and I do love friends, but one on one… any more than 3 at a time and I retreat!
It'd be funny to go back to the Tulip Craze period and sit in on a conversation between a mass-psychosis suffering husband and his still-sober wife. "You sold our house for some freakin' tulips!" "But, honey, we're gonna be rich!" Ha ha. (I suppose the absurdist writer in me appreciates picturing such scenes, despite their tragic outcomes).
Anyway, nice article. I'll have to ponder more about having "empty" 8th House ruled by Aquarius and "empty" 11th House ruled by Taurus. For whatever reason, I've always gotten the heebie-jeebies around groups, such as being in church as a kid when everyone in the congregation would read passages from the Bible at the same time. So many of my planets are in cardinal signs, including a Capricorn stellium (Sun, Moon, Jupiter conjunction with the North Node, born on an eclipse, plus Mercury), as well as Pluto and Uranus in Libra in the 4th House, with Uranus in a very tight conjunction to my ASC. Oh, and Mars conjunct Neptune in Sagittarius. Feels like lots of ways at looking at how I have this lifelong allergy to mass psychosis.
Yes it would have been a sight to see! Your empty 8th and 11th house still have a story to tell even though they don’t have planets there, look to the sign rulers Venus and Saturn for futher insight.
Having Uranus on your ascendent will always make you stand out from the crowd, you are unique by your very nature 😊
Oops, I miswrote about my Uranus--it is a very tight square from Libra 22 degrees to my Cancer 22 ASC. Within one minute. Sorry about that confusion!
And yes, I've been doing some Saturn-focused personal growth ever since Saturn entered Capricorn in 2018 and feel I know Saturn pretty well now. Maybe, in 2025, I'll ask Venus for that deepening relationship to see what comes up.
Another great offering of astrological insight, Caroline! I’ve wondered most of my life about social/societal psychosis and if/how the star maps could be used to understand them.
11th house Gemini… my ability to be accepted/seen as neutral by groups (and their groupthink) and yet remain independent of them is starting to make more sense. Plus, being 7th house Aquarian (moon there too) which offers (I think?!) progressive/forward thinking ideas around morality and justice (which almost always challenges any group think) is making some sense as well.
Thanks Heather, that really does mean so much to me 😊. Gemini is fun loving in the 11th house and enjoys the company of friends.
There is another side to Gemini though (everything has a shadow) there can be a risk of gossiping or other underhand behaviour - something to watch out for.
Aquarius in the 7th could mean you attract / are attracted to people with strong Aquarian energy. Which can be great just be mindful of the desire to be swept up in their ideals of what society should / could be 😉
Oh yes, on all counts! For whatever reason I’ve kept my distance all these years from ideals (but as a child, ‘of course’ I knew the right way 😅) these days I’m steeping deeper into the mystery of what’s possible, rather than attempting to ‘know’ what’s ‘best’. I’ve just never felt safe around groupthink, no matter whose side it’s on, and I do love friends, but one on one… any more than 3 at a time and I retreat!
This is such a cool post so creative
Thanks Nicole, really appreciate it