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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Peel away the layers of the onion, and right in the center you find the fourth house. Physically, it’s beneath our feet – where the Sun is around midnight. Similarly, it refers to energies that lie deep down in the...
Question: What is it about Sun-Saturn stress aspects (in particular) that resonate with such pain? One of my favorite famous examples of how Sun-Saturn (a very stressful and oppressing aspect) can manifest is Billy Corgan. Billy is the lead singer...
The pioneering spirit of Mars, when placed in the eleventh house, will make its presence felt in the individual’s social life. Here is the pack leader among a group of friends, spurning them into action and injecting them with enthusiasm...
Anything in the eleventh house tends to gain power and momentum as time passes. With Venus in this position, there are excellent prospects for your long-term growth. “Friends” are a traditional meaning of the eleventh house, although the word can...
The planet’s influence is increased by its position in this, the Venus/Libra house. The need to share the life with a partner is extremely important, and in order to fulfill it the subject may rush into emotional commitments. The way...