Astrology Explored

April 1, 2008

Lately I have been feeling ‘gut’ anxiety off and on at random times. I feel like something is ‘off’ in my universe at the moment but I can’t seem to figure out what it is. In fact, it doesn’t make a lot of sense to me because I’m doing better than ever in my career. . .

I am, for the most part, more at peace than I have been for a long time.

So why the random anxiety? Does my chart show anything that could be ‘off’?

Birthdate: August 10, 1984, 10:31 AM, 44N49 91W30

Dear Anxious,

There are quite a few reasons for you to feel anxious, astrologically speaking, but I think the root cause if that your husband is subtly pressuring you to start a family, and you have some real issues about that.

Why do I say that? Transiting Neptune in the fifth house of children and creativity is opposite your Sun in Leo. Jupiter in Capricorn, representing your husband, is in your fourth house. Jupiter in the fourth house always represents an expansion of the home, including the addition of children. Committed Capricorns like the idea of parenthood. This was Capricorn dominant Brad Pitt’s motivation when he ditched Jennifer Anniston and took up with Angelina Jolie. Oh, after Shiloh, she said she just wanted to adopt to expand her family, but here she is, pregnant again, reportedly with twins. She did this for Brad, who wanted more biological children. Capricorns have a way of getting their way. Living with one, you know what I mean.

There is a whole Neptunian theme running through your current transits, indicating that this issue not being looked at clearly, kicking up your sense of unease. Saturn is sitting on your planet of your value system, Venus, which is inconjunct your freedom loving Aquarian moon, and Uranus, (the ruler of Aquarius) inconjunct your Leo Sun. Inconjuncts are called the seesaw aspect for good reason. With an inconjunct you swing from one position to another, unable to resolve your dilemma. The only way to resolve an inconjunct is to make a decision and have faith that it will work out. Of course, you feel that motherhood would restrict your freedom and with that Aquarian moon, you doubt how well you would handle the job. Aquarian moons always feel a little divorced from nurturing roles, and in truth, it takes a little more work on the Aquarian moon’s part to feel it. But it goes a little deeper than that, doesn’t it? You have some real fears, represented by Saturn sitting on your Venus, that you would not be a good parent. You do not have to repeat the parenting patterns of your own mother and father. That is a free will choice for you to make and a primary learning experience of this lifetime.

With transiting Pluto making a challenge aspect to your Venus, you are tasked with transforming your ideas about this issue. Ms. Leo, you don’t like being forced to do anything, but with Pluto, you must transform or else! This is not a issue that you can put off.

Oftentimes, with a Pluto transit, a few sessions with a professional counselor helps to clarify issues and helps you frame a good response to the changes in your life. With your Leo Sun and Aquarian moon, you have tendency to go your own way, but here you do need a helping hand.

Explore this issue now. This isn’t one to avoid. Next February, transiting Jupiter crosses over into your fifth house forcing the issue in its own special way.

astrology, zodiac, horoscope, Pluto, Neptune, Inconjuncts