Mercury in the 12th house is a great position for writers. Communicating from behind the scenes is easy for you. This does not mean that everyone with Mercury here is automatically an author, but many famous writers share this position. You have the need to communicate in a private way, and many times you may…...
Something precious needs protection, and it’s up to you to take care of it. That’s your mission in the world. As befits the nature of Mars, that mission is warrior work. You are likely to make enemies in the process. Furthermore, with your Mars in the tenth house, this battle promises to be public. The…...
Vocational activities involving the arts or beauty industries can be described by Venus here, as can a career utilizing diplomatic skills. More characteristically still, Venus here says that this person is keen to look good when in the public arena. This can mean looking good as in being viewed by the world as ‘nice,’ or…...
Stressful work and stressful responsibilities wear people down. Given a long run of that kind of pressure, you will tend to get snappish, even cold and brutal. With Mars in the sixth house, there is a tendency for you to attract that kind of pressure into your life, especially over time. Given long exposure, it…...
With this placement, it is important that the individual really values their work, not only that they like the work itself but that they are happy with their co-workers. Congenial working relationships are considered to be crucial. The work itself may call for skills of diplomacy or sociability and is unlikely to be heavy or…...
Here’s a very traditional reading of Mars in the second house: conflict and trouble over money. Sometimes fate or karma would have it that with this configuration you run into nasty “random” issues with domestic finances: job losses, accidents, fires, even theft. Such eventualities can indeed lead to trouble as you attempt to survive the…...
Strength: The Lovely One. Confidence in one’s own taste as talent. Business acumen in dealing with art, jewelry, and everything that is beautiful, or that makes a person beautiful. Joy in comfortable surroundings and possessions. Seeks and loves emotional material security. Likes to adorn herself and joyfully shows what she has. Equilibrium and prudence in…...
Many a traditional astrologer would cast a nervous glance at Mars in the twelfth house, viewing it as portending secret enemies, surprise attacks, and injury. That view is unnecessarily grim, although we will integrate it – optionally! – into our evolutionary perspective before we are done. The key here is the realization that edgy, extreme…...
Vanity is often discouraged at an early age with this placement; some people are taught to think of themselves as having missed out in the looks department. One woman I know won a scholarship to go to a prestigious school but felt isolated because her family were poor and she believed that her clothes were…...
Nothing is so effective as intimacy at bringing our craziest, most emotionally charged issues bubbling up to the surface. The eighth house is traditional astrology’s house of death – and the title gets us in the right mood! Something always has to die here, and usually it’s connected with our pride, our defences, or our…...
People sometimes try to think of sex as a biological need, like our need for food. But nobody has yet died from a lack of sex! Others try to spiritualize it and make it something almost otherworldly. That’s closer to the spirit, but let’s stay grounded: sex is very down to earth and physical too…....
Home, ideally, is a place where one can relax. But with Mars in the fourth, it tends to magnetize hassles in your home. You may have more than your fair share of simple mechanical or existential misfortune there – burst pipes, leaky roofs, evil landlords, noisy or scary neighbors. Maybe you work at home, with…...