The First House Self Identity / Body Appearance

Keywords

Personality
Appearance
Consciousness
Identity
Our Focus
Childhood
Ego
Self
Body

Modality : Angular ~ The Cusp of the First House is the Ascendant or “Rising Sign”.

This “House of Self” represents the personal mental identification & physical appearance involving a persons strengths, weaknesses & primal character. It exemplifies our main mission in life as well as our egoic perceptions of the people on the planet we live upon and what we are here to bring into the world! How we project our ideas onto others & the first impressions we make about life experiences. The way we start things, our relationship with our current environment & the general views we have about life. It is our primal energy that connects up to the sign of Aries & the Muladhara Root Chakra of basic instincts & the foundation of who we are. It also deals with defense mechanisms that we possess to endure any personal pain & how to prevent trauma from occurring in our lives. The Latin motto is Vita which means “The House of Life Itself!”

The Cusp of the First House is the Ascendant or “Rising Sign” which means where the sign was rising on the eastern horizon at the precise degrees & minutes the moment of one’s birth. This pivotal point is where our soul entered the physical dimension & we realized the world the doorway to I AM.

Certain beliefs & paradigms will be imprinted upon us from which ever family we are born into even before we take our first breath! Wether they are half-witted or wise, poor or rich, abusive or loving, etc… will have a direct impact on how we perceive our reality. That’s why being grateful is key to living a fulfilling life, being appreciative to god for your existence and what ever manifests & materializes. We incarnated to learn lessons and grow as spirits on the journey of our conscious evolution. It’s believed by some that we choose our parents before our spirits even enter the gestation period of the womb, perhaps it may or may not be true.

Frequently other signs could completely occupy the latter degrees of the house or even directly on the cusp of the next house which is known as having an intercepted sign. All the characteristics of these extra zodiac signs are added to the quality of the experiences of the first house. The planet that rules the sign on the Ascendant is considered the ruler of the chart & has a powerful role in your life. The sign & planets that reside in this first house can provide strengths for any weaknesses someone may have in their sun sign. Planets located near the ascendant influence the physical self greater while ones closer to the second house speak more about behaviors, style & appearance.

With Sunrise comes new beginnings & open eyed awareness for the individuals personal voyage of discovery which develops their conscious character. The First House represents the realization of one’s truest potential & the process of becoming a unique individual with great contributions that enhance the world with your light.

Questions to Ask Yourself

Who Am I?
What Will I Become?
How Do I Realize My Best Self?
How will I develop?
What is my View on Life?

It all starts at this house & serves to shape our soul for a lifetime. Who we are becoming & what we choose to embody both internally & externally. How we represent our personality & presence of being to the people who surround us. The qualities, morals & values that we approach life with effects our behavior & basic sensibilities.

The planets & signs that reside in this house on a birth chart provide information about the self, personality and how we appear to the external reality of others & what motivates us in life. The essence of who we think we are & how we interact with the world around us.

The first house represents various beginnings from the dawn of any activity to the early phases of a relationship. First impressions, impulses, & new initiatives are an integral part of this house which also guides internal motivation & one’s purpose in life.

Ruling Planet Mars

Zodiac Sign Aries

The Childhood

The First House Rules Early Childhood & our emerging view on the World. It all starts at this house & serves to shape our soul for a lifetime as form into existence. Who we are becoming & what we choose to embody both internally & externally. How we represent our personality & presence of being to the people who surround us. The qualities, morals & values that we approach life with effects our behavior & basic sensibilities.

Protection

Protection is a way of coping with negative worldly experiences & usually is the first response is our defensive systems. Insecure people tend to rely more on their persona or “personal front”. When one presents their personality full on, people may have to dig deeper to understand who they truly are at their core. Someone who shields their soul may be living a stereotypical facade of their rising sign to fortify their feelings from pain and masking their internal state by being consistent with the ascendant. They may be concealing themselves from their true self as well as the external world. Physical expressions of rigidity could manifest in the form of a tight face, folded arms, gripped fists, or other retracted forms of protection resulting in closed off or bizarre emotional expressions. Our body language & facial expressions speak volumes about how we truly feel inside and can be read easily by others who know how. The way we use our posture such as being hunched over can be sign of depression or lack of self worth where some other people might push their chest far out while walking to present a strong exterior self but could possibly be feeling weak mentally on the inside. The way we present ourselves through fashion & style is directly linked to our perspective on who we think we are and how we relate to the world. Some people may wear dull frumpy clothes to fit in or not be seen, while others dress extravagantly to have significance and be noticed by many.

The Moon in the chart reflects how “I feel”. The Sun in the chart reflects how “I see me.” The persona can cloak both. A personality tends to be overdeveloped when they are insecure or have an underdeveloped consciousness. Great emphasis on personality is usually portrayed by emotionally immature adults & young teenagers who are still figuring out who they truly are & focus more on the external package. It would be wise to spend more time developing intelligence through reading & learning from people who have been living longer while also doing your own introspective questioning to remain objective. Much of what we have learned growing up has been taught from our media to conform us into their ideal obedient consumer mold. It would be advantageous to explore new ways of being by turning off the television & exploring new creative outlets to express your soul! To start creating your own life by thinking new patterns of perspective generated from your own being. We get programmed by the people around us, so it’s important to keep good company that nourishes our soul & positively enhances our life. Removing people that do not serve our best interest would benefit our well being & give room to invite new interesting uplifting people into our life.

Elements

Yang Signs – Extroverted Persona ( Bold, Loud & Out There! ) Advertising

Fire – Appear exuberant, highly energetic with lots of dynamic vitality. They give an assured, commanding impression & are charming.

Air – Communicate and appear to be good listeners. They need space, distancing themselves from others with a congenial coolness & are charming. Yin Signs – Introverted Persona ( Quiet, Reserved & Conservative! ) Protection & Concealment

Earth – Appear slow to react, taking time before responding, not too spontaneous. They appear solid, real, grounded and often sensual. They are conscious of their bodies, either comfortable or uncomfortable in them.

Water – Appear sensitive, vulnerable, and sympathetic. They show their feelings, but do not necessarily speak them.

Qualities

Cardinal Signs tend to give the impression of going out from the self towards others, towards external goals. They put out energy and are responsive.

Mutable Signs seem to be in motion, vibrating like humming birds. There is a nervous restlessness about them.

Fixed Signs seem solid, settled, rooted, or stubborn and are rarely rushed. They move deliberately and with dignity.

Example: a Sagittarius Ascendant, Sun in Cancer man comes across as “Hail fellow, well met,” straightforward and blunt. It is only when you really get to know him that you realize how sensitive he is. A Virgo Ascendant, Sun Aquarius lady comes across initially as Miss Prissy, only to have shocked more than one lover by her wildly uninhibited behavior in the boudoir.

The extroverted persona sometimes works too well; it is so successful that the person does not develop inside or experience much soul growth. The introvert has to work harder to develop the inner person and values because he cannot get by on appearances and personality.

The Personal (Aries through Cancer) rising signs appear subjective, naive, childlike. The Social (Leo through Scorpio) signs are aware of others, sensitive to social games going on, interested in other people. Meeting a Universal (Sagittarius through Pisces) sign Ascendant sometimes feels like an encounter with an abstract force or a phenomenon. The individual may be hard to get to know personally.

Two acquaintances that work in TV media have Sagittarius and Aquarius Ascendants and their Suns are in personal signs. On camera and screen they give a “universal” impression. Off-camera they look very different and are rarely recognized by their public.

Planets on or near the ascendant (+/- 10 degrees) will often dominate the ascendant sign qualities. Planets making exact aspects to the ascendant and first house planets will color the ascendant qualities as well.

When you know the rising sign, look to the sign and house placement of its ruler to find the door into the inner person. This is a very good way initially to approach a client coming for a reading. For example, if the ascendant sign’s ruler is in the fifth house, start asking about his or her hobbies, children and creative projects

behavior of the native are largely influenced by this house and any planet or mathematical point that is positioned inside it.

areas close to the ascendant are responsible for the physical self, while areas near to the cusp of the second house represent mostly behaviors; thus it is also ruling style, clothing and everything artificial that is part of the native.

We will later see that the hippocampus and other parts that are connected with one’s subconscious are ruled by the 12th house, especially by the area close to the Ascendant.

The Ascendant is the sharp center of our existence. This is why any planets that are closely conjunct to it, have a very important influence on the body but also are generally involved in nearly everything. The native is directly projecting those planets’ energy through him. Any transit through the first house will impact the native on a highly personal level. In case there are natal planets present in the house, any transit that conjuncts them affects the native in an even stronger way. Because of this, astrological events that occur inside the house can change the self-image and alter the Ego. It is a rather positive thing to have planets residing in the 1st house, especially when they are well-aspected or in some type of enhanced dignity. All planets can manifest in a good way, even “malefics” as Saturn, Mars or Uranus when located inside the house. The way they function is depending on the aspects they receive from other planets. The best ones to have though, is the Sun, Jupiter or Venus, as they give good vitality and urge the individual to live and shine. Pluto can give a very intense personality, Mercury a brilliant mind while Neptune and the Moon frequently create a compassionate person. Nevertheless, all planets have both positive and negative traits when positioned in the house of the self.

one’s individuality, looks, sexual appeal, attraction, bodily features and strength. It gives a clear picture of your vim and vigor, and overall health and wellbeing. It is a window to your general outlook towards life, which largely affects your choices and future course of events.

The first house is the basic connection we have to our body and the incarnation we are in at the moment. This is exactly why it is the most important window into our world of karmic debt and represents the level of ease or hardship we have to go through in order to evolve in this lifetime. If one has a challenge seen through planets set in the first house or its ruler, it becomes obvious that they have a task to resolve and a debt to repay while in this body. Each positive aspect, or a planet in its strong dignity, will speak of gifts we have gathered in previous lifetimes or through our family tree, whatever your chosen perspective.

The important thing to understand here is that there are no bad aspects or positions. Even though certain things can steal a lot of our energy, make us exhausted, depressed or weak, every challenge carries an enormous amount of energy released inside us once it is resolved. Fear of negative aspects simply means we have a lot left to learn, and we are not yet aware of the fact that we have already been living our challenges throughout our entire life.

Areas of Life

If we already defined it as the house of Life, than we have to ask ourselves which areas of our lives does it affect? The truth is this house affects them all. Its primary function is to speak of us in the physical world, with its ruler being our main representative in the zodiac. In the practical sense, this means that the planet ruling the sign in which your Ascendant lies, represents you, with all your energy, potential, and relationships seen through the position and aspects it makes.

In general, it will speak of our appearance and instinctive nature, our physical strength, health, shape, body, and energy, giving each and every one of us a special stamp that should always be taken into consideration while we observe the traits of our Sun sign. We will often stumble upon individuals who diminish Astrology on the basis of inability to divide all humans into only 12 categories. If we only add the Ascendant to this equation, the number rises to 144 combinations and categories of division. And this is just the beginning, for the position of its ruler in a sign, in aspects and with its disposition, lifts the personalization and the purpose of Astrology to an entirely different level.

Body

When we first learn to see and to find our fingers and toes. It’s when we learn to control our hands and feet and become aware of our bodies.

The first house is the first of the angular houses, the powerful supporting pillars of the chart. In terms of parts of the body, the first house rules one’s head and face, and also the parts of the mind that are in charge of conscious thought and activities. The Ascendant is the sharp focus of our reality.

This is the reason that all planets that are connected to it affect the body and are also associated with practically everything about the person. The local is channeling these planet’s energies through them.

The first-seventh axis is the most important in the chart for it describes our view of ourselves as well as our capacity for interpersonal relationships. The first impression we give when meeting someone for the first time. It can be described as the facade or wrapping on the package. It is the outer, superficial self and not the ego, not our fundamental being. It is an exterior device through which we interface with others.

Ascendant Signs in First House

Aries

If your Ascendant is set in the sign of Aries, no matter if it falls on its first or last degree, it makes you an Arian. This position speaks of the importance of knowing one’s limits, your basic instinctive energy, and animalistic nature that needs to be guided, used, and sometimes contained. The main challenge of this position lies in the inability to see other people as equals, have tact, care for others or accept being cared for. It will challenge one’s commitment to relationships, marriage or their ability to find compassion for their own emotional needs, let alone needs of other people. On an individual level, these people are represented by planet Mars.

Taurus

If a personal chart begins in Taurus, we see a person of earthly pleasures, in search for love, hedonism and satisfaction. Depending on the level of challenges this sign, house or Venus have, it can be a very fine position that allows us to enjoy life in full color and using all of our senses. This speaks of an individual well-built, strong and static, and also a bit passive. With an Ascendant in Taurus you might be prone to gain weight or chase too many pleasures through self-destructive behavior. The greatest challenge for a Taurus is to accept the necessity and the beauty of change. Once recognized, it can liberate these individuals to show initiative, vigor, and when needed – fight for their satisfaction. This is someone represented by Venus.

Gemini

If one is to start their life in the body of a Gemini, they have to always stay on the move. This is a sign of spoken word, intelligence, quick experiences, change of character, and movement of all sorts. People born with this rising sign are often fast, thin, movable, unstable, and sometimes superficial. They need to stay well-informed, infiltrated in their social environment, and always have a reason to communicate or brainstorm on issues that surround them daily. Their greatest challenge is to focus on one goal, a point in space and time that gives their life purpose. They need to find synthesis, one thing to cover all of their information, and form a well-educated opinion only after learning their inner truth. They are represented by Mercury.

Cancer

When the first house begins in the sign of Cancer, it is often said to be the sign of home, family and emotion. What we often fail to understand is the sensitivity of this sign and its effect on our physical body. The ascendant represents our physical strength and this isn’t the best possible position to feel strong and confident, or to exercise, or train. Cancer-individuals are often pale, strongly influenced by the movements of the Moon, have a tendency to look like the food they eat, and always have a strong genetic influence on their overall health and appearance. Their greatest challenge is hidden in strong plans, unmovable will, a healthy routine, and responsibility they have to take for the direction their own life is moving in. This is a sign ruled by the Moon.

Leo

With your first house set in the sign of Leo, there is always an ego battle that has to be recognized. This is a fiery sign that gives these people bravery and the ability to show themselves in the best possible light in the most challenging of situations. They are turned to themselves, with a strong physique but little ambition to spend too much time working. Warm and cuddly, those born with the rising sign of Leo can be incredibly “soft around the edges”, with large, round ears, handsome, and dressed in new and branded clothes. Their greatest challenge is to set free of the image they create out of vanity. They need to recognize their individuality and feel free to stand out, be different, become a rebel and think about the wellbeing of humankind. Their ruler is the King of the skies – the Sun.

Virgo

If your ascendant fell in the sign of Virgo, this could easily be a signal that you were born to help others. Even though this is the sign in which Mercury is exalted, it doesn’t give much strength to one’s physical constitution and speaks of all sorts of health issues that might surface. It is a sign that shows a fine physique, someone who looks like a library type, with glasses, thin hear and a strong belief system when it comes to all matters of healing. On the plus side, it will speak of intelligence and mental clarity. The biggest challenge of these individuals is to see the bigger picture, separate from dull details and have some faith in the greater order of things. This leads to their problems with trust and makes them vulnerable to all sorts of deception. Their ruler is Mercury.

Libra

If your first house cusp is set in the sign of Libra, it is like your whole horoscope is turned upside down. While one should be able to drain the energy out of Self, people born with this Ascendant have to find it in people they are surrounded with, always in search for balance, and finding ways to mend relationships to the point in which the don’t trigger exhaustion. This will create a person that needs to be well-dressed and well-behaved at all times, often failing to turn to physical activities and personal boundaries in relation to others. The greatest challenge a Libra first house has to overcome is the acceptance of anger and constructive conflict. They are represented by Venus.

Scorpio

To be born with an Ascendant in the sign of Scorpio, one has to have incredible connection to the material world. This is someone strong, fixed and determined, buy also deeply sensitive and emotional, however hard these individuals might try to resist this fact. This is a sign of dark makeup, people with strong, dark hair, large noses, and fierce attitude always sparkling from their deep eyes. Even if they are born blond, the look in their eyes will always show the power within, as if they had to overcome death even before they were born. The big challenge here is to accept the beauty of constant satisfaction, feel gratitude and forgive those who brought hurt or pain into their lives. Blame, possessive and obsessive behavior are just some of the signs that they have trouble realizing what keeps them healthy and alive. They are ruled by Mars and Pluto.

Sagittarius

Those born with the Ascendant in Sagittarius often get to be physically larger than other people in their family tree. If not, their perspective gets to be wider, their convictions strong and their mind extremely important. Philosophers and teachers, these individuals have the ability to see the bigger picture, but often have trouble staying realistic, while fighting with their need to see the world through pink goggles. Always looking forward, they are usually fun and a pleasure to be with. The challenge they have to face hides in their irrational approach. They have a task to recognize smart, realistic and practical sides to each thing in their life. This is a sign ruled by beneficent Jupiter.

Capricorn

If someone’s Ascendant is set in the sign of Capricorn, they will be practical and turned to material issues and goals in life they feel they have to achieve. Depending on the positions of planets in this house and its ruler, they will be successful or challenged in their reach for a certain destination, defining whether or not they will be able to make a plan they can follow. This can be a sign that speaks of a heavy cross that needs to be carried, just as it can speak of a practical individual able to recognize the use in everything that happens in their life. Strong and stiff, these people often have a spasm to attend to, problems with their spine and bones, or their faith in God and their relation to religion. Their biggest challenge is to find understanding and compassion for those that are weak, overly sensitive or strongly emotional. Their ruler is Saturn.

Aquarius

With an Ascendant in Aquarius, no person can adapt to social norms and blend in. This is someone who looks strange, in any imaginable way, while at times eccentric, wildly liberal or rebellious. These individuals are often tall and etheric, or simply nervous and edgy most of the time. The greatest challenge of every Aquarius is to find their core and the center of their personality, filled with respect for their own needs and personalities of everyone around them. They will fail to see the purpose of authority, and have to understand that royalty, as well as organizing and managing, are necessary and useful in their life. They are ruled by Saturn and Uranus.

Pisces

When the first house begins in the sign of Pisces, we have to understand that this is a person on a mission, born with a higher cause that needs to be recognized. This is someone fine, sensitive, emotional, with big eyes and a tender soul. Often, this is a sign that gives a troubled physique, especially affecting one’s mental state. In order to use the best the sign of Pisces has to offer, a person has to have enough faith, and a strong basis in upbringing and education to fulfill their incredibly large appetite for happiness. Each of these individuals has to accept paperwork, rational thought, and reality in its purest and most obvious form. They have to learn how to handle details and focus on specific small things in order to create a bigger picture with quality. Practice makes perfect, and this is something they should always remember. Their rulers are Jupiter and Neptune.

Planets Influences in First House

It is a fairly positive thing to have planets existing in the first house, particularly when they are very much aspected. All planets can be a positive influence, even the more intimidating planets such as Saturn, Mars or Uranus when they are placed inside the first house. The way they work relies upon the associations they have with other planets on the birth chart. The best ones to have however, will always be the Sun, Jupiter or Venus, as they give great energy and encourage the person to live contentedly. Pluto can give an exceptionally serious identity, while Mercury a splendid personality. Neptune and the Moon every now and again makes for a very caring individual. In any case, all planets have both positive and negative qualities when situated in the first house of the self.

Transits in the First House

Any planetary transits that occur through the first house will affect the person on an exceptionally individual level. In the event that there are natal planets moving through the house, any travel that conjuncts them influences the person in a significantly stronger way. Along these lines, any astrological events that happen inside the first house can change one’s concept of identity and alter one’s ego.

Sun

When well aspected: good health in general full of vitality, great recuperative power. This position of the Sun is favourable to the native’s sense of worth, renders him optimistic, courageous, confident of success and of his ability constantly to master the difficulties of life. This position inclines to take the lead in everything –in as far as others do not oppose this openly. His manner is dictatorial and demands respect. Affliction weakens the vitality, the native is apt to try to support himself on externals and to do things from lack of assurance, of which later on he repents.

Moon

The Moon rising makes the native very sensitive and gives much imagination. We see here a restless nature, always longing for change of surroundings and field of activity, driven forward by a hankering alter new emotions, liking to move in congenial society. When afflicted many indispositions occur which are more or less of a psychical nature.

Mercury

The planet of intellect and discrimination in the 1st house increases the restlessness, changeability and critical spirit, especially pronounced in a characteristic of youth. This type is eloquent, often quick at repartee and humorous, a jolly fellow amusing others. When favourably aspected the mind is more accepted to the charm and wisdom of myths, sagas, legends and fairy tales – the deeper and occult meaning of which is very purely sensed than to exact scientific study. Memory is upon the whole fairly strong. When afflicted the native is not always reliable. Remember, Mercury is the God of merchants and thieves. A person with an afflicted Mercury in the 1st house likes to make others ridiculous and to laugh at them.

Venus

Generally speaking, this position is favourable to the acquisition of friendship and affection, to the development of musical and artistic talents and gives a personal charm that strikes many. Very probably love will play a great part in life. Though really deep feelings of the kind are present, there is a great tendency to flirt especially when afflicted – which entails consequences that were not really intended. And this may give rise to trouble and disappointment. It is advisable for the native to act more thoughtfully, consciously and with greater reserve in these matters, to try to get at other people’s feelings and not put his own self so much in the foreground. Love is not a matter of honour, it is a matter of feeling, in which the partner’s happiness is of the greatest importance.

Mars

Gives a fiery, energetic manner, self-conscious love of enterprise and tireless activity. The native has a deep abhorrence of all that is not frank, fair and honest. Strict justice is the highest ideal which he strives for as much as possible and endeavours to practice. He should cultivate self-control because it is the factor most needed for success.

Jupiter

gives a certain optimism in all enterprise. When everything has been done according to the native’s perception and capacity, with confidence and faith the decision will be left to a higher power. If, when afflicted – expectations are frustrated or if others try to lay too much stress on the possibility of disappointment, a sharp outburst is apt to follow suddenly or a quasi-indifferent silence sometimes completely disconcerts the outsider. In that case, health is not so good as it should be.

Saturn

lays his oppressive hand especially upon outer appearance and manner; if however is harmoniously posited the native’s will be serious and will not degenerate into pessimism. This position of Saturn gives the native something ‘oldies’ in appearance and demeanour and little inclination to form quick attachments. Everything that he takes in hand requires a good deal of patience and perseverance and if no assistance comes through Mars, things will often be given up through lack of these qualities. The result is that only the unpleasantness of work and not its satisfaction will be experienced, which in other respects also affects the native’s love of work unfavourably. He should endeavour to do work for its own sake, rather than for any profit which may accrue. The native works much and strenuously; holidays for which others may perhaps occasionally be envied, would indeed soon lose their attraction. Even in childhood work will occupy an important place in his life, owing to unfavorable circumstances, and later on he is apt to exact much in this respect from others also, which often causes conflicts. He is not usually in the mood for careless, light-hearted merriment; “work and be watchful” is his maxim. The native only works willingly for others, if through his own greater capacities come to light – hence also his love of teaching. Upon the whole his attitude towards strangers is cool, reserved or somewhat forcedly kind; his attitude towards life seems to say “we are not going to expect much, then it is likely to give us more than we anticipate”. This position often causes fits of despondency and distrust. When harmoniously aspected much help may come from a pure, strong, sincere friendship with an eminent man or woman, when the better saturnine qualities, such as sense of duty, reliability, perseverance and self-control become more evident and pronounced. Then, too more rigorous and lucid self-examination will lead to an increase of love, compassion and forgiveness and thought be less exclusively fixed on his own self. The tendency to pay more attention to bad than to good luck should be resisted so far as possible since this prevents the native from beginning a plan or attaching a new task and thus makes a happy solution altogether impossible. Saturn in the ascendant does not make him sanguine; renders him distrustful regarding the possibility of reaching a position, renders him at war with himself and causes him to feel that he is misunderstood and too little appreciated. Opinions and feelings about people and things are pronouncedly “pro” or “con”, although as much as possible this will be hidden. Domestic circumstances – especially in childhood – are by no means rosy; the native should also be careful of health.

Uranus

The planet of new ideas makes the native’s appearance and manner original, bright and lively and gives a special liking for abstract study, occultism and modern lines in science and art. Little store is set on convention and the usual ideas of the surroundings. Placed here Uranus strengthens what is the peculiar and particularly characteristic side of the native and indicates very original theories and methods of working which he applies successfully. He is especially interested in education in the widest sense of the word, the formation development of strong characters. Also philosophy and religion, physics and metaphysics, electro-technics and mechanics. His mind is always seeking to extend the field of its activity and does not shrink from difficult problems especially if he is able to suppose that really valuable results will accrue. The chief difficulty is the gift of the absolute surrender of – himself, through which the link is made between the single individual and the world around him. So long as this has not been reached a certain isolation and unrest will always be felt, in spite of great inner spiritual wealth. When afflicted this position often causes a sudden disturbance in the contact with others (especially with more eminent people), a misunderstanding of the native’s attempts and desires for progress, an intense and vehement craving for something that cannot be reached and so forth. Feeling needs to be better controlled and guided by the true self in order to prevent troubles, sudden separations and alienations. This position indicates occasional blunt behavior, sudden impulses, short-lived exaggerated dread of illness, induced by insignificant occurrences or symptoms.

Neptune

gives a kind nature, although often dreamy and absent-minded and therefore liable to be rude. This position hinders the development of intellect, but furthers that of the sensitive side. Especially in childhood the native’s tendency to wander from a subject will get the better of him, so that he will allow many an opportunity to pass by unused. He is inclined to float on moods, to be influenced by prejudices and sometimes to wish to do too many things at a time. Putting on one side the thoughts of self will improve his temper as well as health. He should not permit himself too much dreaming about remote ideals, or grumbling at the difficulty of attaining them or wasting of time with less important matters, but cheerfully and firmly aim at being of service to others in this way the less pleasant side of Neptune may be overcome by strengthening which is good. This position gives mediumistic and clairvoyant faculties, but at the same time warns the native against their imprudent use. It will be advisable for him to take his bearings in this field beforehand, and not to risk experiments before this astral and mental bodies are sufficiently strong. No spirits nor narcotics should ever be taken. Good recreation and help in gloomy moments may be found in music. Neptune rising always makes the native musical – and though he may lack ability to perform, he is always able to enjoy other people’s playing. When well aspected Neptune in 1st house strengthens the native’s love of nature and attracts him especially to the sea. This position gives the demeanor something inspired; life will probably be characterized by peculiar, circumstances and extraordinary experiences. It is an open question whether the lesson is learned for which they are intended, or whether only a vague submission results. This will depend on the aspects of Neptune. The native should as much as possible maintain his confidence that all things work altogether for good as well as the assurance that he himself can contribute to that end.

Pluto

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