What
follows is an exact copy of Arnold Schwarzenegger's Western astrological birth chart
interpretation from an excellent licensed astrological software program I have on my
computer. Keep in mind that this is just a report so it cannot weigh the
importance of different factors or blend together all of the subtle nuances that
come into play when interpreting a symbolic astrology chart. There are
MANY more astrological techniques that come in to play when interpreting an
astrology chart but as far as reports go this is a pretty good one.
The Merlin Report
for
Arnold
Schwarzenegger
July 30, 1947
4:10 AM
Graz, Austria
Russell Rowe
1502 Cuyamaca
Avenue
Spring Valley,
California 91977
Phone:
619-347-5440
E-mail: grussrowe@cox.net
Website:
RussellRowe.com
The
interpretation of your astrology chart begins on the following page.
You will find that the interpretation of your chart is
written in simple language, uncluttered by astrological jargon. If a statement
appears to contradict another statement, then you exhibit these opposite
qualities at different times in your life. For example, a statement that you are
highly sociable and gregarious and a statement that you prefer solitude
seemingly contradict each other; this means that you vacillate, and need both
sociability and solitude at different times.
The astrological factor that the interpretation is based
on is also given. The astrological factor is given for the benefit of
astrologers and students of astrology. If you are not a student of astrology,
then obviously the factor will not be meaningful to you, and you can ignore it.
If you find this interpretation of your birth chart
interesting and informative, you might want to discuss your birth chart with a
professional astrologer to learn more about the astrological influences on your
life.
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Your birth chart interpretation is based on the
positions of the planets at the time of your birth. For the benefit of students
of astrology, these positions, along with other technical information, are
listed below:
Sun 6 Leo 05 Pluto 12 Leo 46
Moon 3 Cap 31 N. Node 0 Gem 33
Mercury 18 Can 03 Asc. 19 Can 07
Venus 26 Can 22 MC 24 Pis 22
Mars 20 Gem 06 2nd cusp 11 Leo 16
Jupiter 18 Sco 00 3rd cusp 2 Vir 45
Saturn 11 Leo 35 5th cusp 18 Sco 32
Uranus 24 Gem 30 6th cusp 23 Sag 47
Neptune 8 Lib 27
Tropical Koch Daylight Savings Time observed
GMT: 02:10:00 Time Zone: 1 hours East
Lat. and Long. of birth: 47 N 05 15 E 27
Aspects and orbs:
Conjunction : 7 Deg 00 Min Trine : 5 Deg 00 Min
Opposition : 5 Deg 00 Min Sextile : 4 Deg 00 Min
Square : 5 Deg 00 Min Quincunx : 3 Deg 00 Min
Conjunct Asc: 3 Deg 00 Min Above, 5 Deg 00 Min Below
Chapter 1:
General Characteristics
Your fundamental needs, values, and orientation
towards life are symbolized by the four astrological elements. Each person has
their own unique balance of these four basic energies: fire (warmth,
inspiration, enthusiasm), earth (practicality, realism, material interests), air
(social and intellectual qualities), and water (emotional needs and feelings).
Your "elemental make-up" is described below.
Remember that most people are "unbalanced" or lopsided, and if you are
lacking or deficient in a certain element (or elements), it simply means that
you need to consciously develop that aspect of yourself to learn to appreciate
and/or to work harder in that dimension of life.
Sometimes we overvalue the element that we are least
endowed with, sensing it as a lack within ourselves, but more often we neglect
or ignore it. The qualities described below will be reiterated and explained in
more detail in the following chapters.
Fire and Water are Strong (F,E,A,W Scores = 15,10,6,18):
Your life is apt to be full of emotional extremes,
turbulence, joy and sorrow, arising out of your own passionate nature and
unpredictability. You are impulsive and temperamental. For you, everything is
intensely personal and colored by emotion. You may have difficulty viewing a
situation from a detached, impartial or rational perspective, and you have
little inclination to structure and order your life. However, developing
self-discipline, organization, and focus is essential. Otherwise you will be
prone to tremendous moodiness, alternating between high inspiration and
despondency.
At times you feel much internal pressure, for you have
two strong impulses which can be in conflict with one another. The desire for
independence and freedom, the need for self expression and ego recognition, and
an urge to leave the past behind in order to propel yourself into new
experiences may be at odds with other, equally strong needs: attachments to
people and to the familiar, a compelling urge for emotional closeness and union,
and a desire for security. Balancing these two drives is a significant challenge
for you.
Even though your life is less even and perhaps less
stable than others', most likely you would not change it, for you are very
alive, sensitive, and responsive to the ever-changing, dynamic quality of life.
Chapter 2: How
You Approach Life and How You Appear To Others
The following is a description of your basic stance
towards life, the way others see you, the way you come across, the face you show
to the world. In Chapter 3 you will read about the "The Inner You: Your
Real Motivation", which describes the kind of person you are at heart and
where your true priorities lie. Read this chapter and the next one and compare
them - there may be significant differences between them, in which case
"the inner you" may not shine through and others are in for some
surprises when they get to know you at a more than superficial level. This
chapter describes the costume you wear, your role in life, while Chapter 3 talks
about the real person inside the costume.
Cancer Rising:
You appear gentle and soft, and you act rather reserved
with others until you know them well and feel it is safe to be open with them.
You have a strong need for emotional security and a sense of belonging, and are
deeply attached to the past: your heritage, roots, family, cherished friends,
familiar places, etc. Making radical changes or moves away from what is known
and safe can be very painful and difficult for you. You tend to cling and hold
on to people, memories, possessions of personal or sentimental significance.
Having a home, a safe haven, is very important to you.
You approach life emotionally and subjectively and are
sensitive to the emotional atmosphere, the subtle undercurrents of feeling in
and around you. Instinctive and nonrational, you are often unable to give a
clear, simple explanation for your actions. Something FEELS right, or it
doesn't.
Your emotions and personal loyalties tend to color your
thoughts and opinions. You view life from a very personal perspective and often
cannot mentally detach yourself from your own personal bias and prejudices. You
are apt to be concerned primarily with how something affects you and those dear
and close to you, rather than with the principle or the broader social
implications. For instance, you may be very patriotic and feel that whatever
"my country" does is right without really knowing much about the other
nation's policies or point of view. Put simply: if it is good for me and mine,
it is good. If it is not good for me and mine, it is no good.
You are tenaciously loyal, protective, and supportive of
those you care about, and have a very strong nurturing, motherly nature
(regardless of your gender). You empathize with others and intuitively sense the
feelings and needs of other people. Compassionate and sympathetic, you are
easily moved by others' pain, and you are often the one others seek out when
they need comfort, reassurance, or help.
Your moods fluctuate and change frequently and you are
sometimes open, sometimes withdrawn emotionally. You communicate nonverbally and
appreciate a person who can pick up subtle cues and hints, rather than having to
make everything explicit.
You never forget either kindness or unkindness shown to
you.
Mercury Conjunct Asc.:
You are mentally active and restless and you like to
talk, communicate, and exchange ideas with others. You express yourself well,
and are suited to activities that involve presenting ideas to other people, such
as teaching, sales, etc.
Jupiter Trine Asc.:
You seem tolerant, broad-minded, and well-educated
or as if you have traveled widely. You radiate a certain distinction, even
nobility. You're apt to have a significant impact on the people you encounter,
without even realizing it -- a positive, encouraging one.
Asc. Conjunct Saturn/Uranus
At times you may feel that you are all alone in the
world and that other people only cause difficulties for you. Constantly bounced
to and fro by others, you have a strong desire to free yourself from your
stressful surroundings.
Asc. Conjunct Uranus/Pluto
You are likely to live in an unusual or somewhat
restless environment. You need your freedom and may be a bit inconsiderate and
combative toward others at times. You have a strong desire to exceed your
limits, even if it means having to use force.
Chapter 3: The
Inner You: Your Real Motivation
Ascendant in Cancer and Sun in Leo:
As described in the previous chapter, you instinctively
protect, nurture, and support others, and as discussed below, you love to be a
leader. The combination of these two sides of yourself results in your being a
good leader of your family, or any club or group to which you belong. You treat
people with a lot of personal attention and care, and others appreciate this.
You also often take things too personally, and many
times you think that things are directed at you personally when they are not.
Behind your rather gentle, soft appearance you are very
willful and stubborn, a surprise to people as they get to know you better.
Sun in Leo:
Proud and intensely individual, you really want to stand
out, to be the very best you can be, and to be recognized and appreciated for
your unique contributions. Doing something well and being respected for it is
extremely important to you, and you cannot tolerate being in the background,
taking orders from others, or being "just one of the team". You must
put your personal stamp on whatever you do, and direct your own course in life.
You need to have a place where you can shine, express yourself creatively, and
be the one in charge.
You have big dreams and the determination, spirit,
vitality, and enthusiasm to bring them into being. You also have a noble,
romantic heart, and a love of the dramatic, colorful, and extravagant.
For you it is true that "all the world's a
stage" and you secretly (or perhaps not so secretly) desire to be the Star
or Hero in the play. You want to be great, and to receive the love and applause
of an adoring audience, even if the "audience" is just one other
special person. You need someone to believe in you and your dreams. Though you
appear radiantly self-confident and independent, you are actually very much
dependent on the affirmation, love, and recognition of others. You cannot bear
being unnoticed or unappreciated.
You also love wholeheartedly and generously and really
know how to make the person you love feel special. You love the magic of
"being in love" and know how to keep the romance alive in your
relationships. You are also immensely loyal and will defend your loved ones and
stand by them to the end - as long as they never offend your pride or betray
your trust. However, you like to be the strong one in a relationship and you
really do not share the leading role very easily. Ideally you need to find a
person who is as strong-willed as yourself, but who will not try to dominate or
compete with you.
Your strengths are your zest and love for life, your
creative power, and your warm and generous heart. Your primary fault is your
tendency to be very egocentric, so concerned with the impression you are making
and with your own creative self-expression that you forget there is another,
larger world that does not revolve around you.
Sun in 1st house:
You have a clear sense of yourself and therefore
convey a strong impression to others of who you are and what you want. Assertive
and self-motivated, you can be a leader - one whom others look to for direction
- but you compete and often clash with other strong individuals. You feel a need
to be in control of your own life and you can be too self-involved, too immersed
in your own interests, and oblivious to others at times.
Sun Quincunx Moon:
There is an ongoing, subtle conflict within you,
between your conscious attitudes and aspirations, and your deeper emotional and
subconscious beliefs, needs, and feelings. This creates considerable inner
stress and sometimes paralyzing indecision, mostly due to the fact that you may
be trying to follow a path that is at odds with your subconscious desires.
Chronic tightness or tension in your body may well be a signal that you are
denying or suppressing the messages from your subconscious or emotional self.
Ideally, you will learn to accept the two quite
different aspects of yourself and to express both of them. If you cannot do
this, you're apt to attract many people into your life who reflect your denied
or repressed qualities, and who seem to make your life difficult. (Read Chapter
4's description of your moon sign and compare it to the above interpretation of
your sun sign in order to get a better picture of the duality described here.)
Sun Conjunct Saturn:
You have a mature and often somber demeanor. You are
serious, reserved, self-disciplined, highly responsible and conscientious. You
advance in life rather slowly, through your own efforts and persistence. You are
also rather stern and judgmental, especially with yourself. Cautious and
careful, it is difficult for you to really let go, to be spontaneous and
playful. You like to be in control of yourself.
Sun aspects Saturn and Neptune:
While you are realistic and conscientious (or overly
conscientious), as described above, you also have an otherworldly, dreamy, or
mystically-inclined side, as described below.
Sun Sextile Neptune:
You are very open and receptive to the spiritual,
intangible, and subtle realms, and can easily receive or give conscious guidance
based on your inner attunement. You take many things for granted, such as the
existence of an afterlife or the effects of subtle influences like aromatherapy,
spiritual healing, etc. These things seem obvious to you, whereas to many people
they are a matter of conjecture or even illusory. You may not realize you have
spiritual gifts because they come so naturally to you.
Sun Conjunct Pluto:
Inwardly you are zealous and fanatical, though you may
hide your personal desires and intentions, and the intensity of your feelings.
You are driven by a deep inner sense of destiny and mission and an almost
compulsive desire for personal recognition. You have an infatuation with power
and are incredibly willful and stubbornly fixated on achieving greatness or
being Somebody Special. You tend to worship heroes who have powerful personal
magnetism and charisma, and often seek to emulate them. You have potential for
tremendous good or tremendous evil.
Chapter 4:
Mental Interests and Abilities
Mercury in Cancer:
You are highly interested in inner, subjective, and
personal issues, and your thinking is based more on feelings, intuition,
personal experiences, and prejudices rather than reason or logic. Intellectual
abilities and accomplishments without heart or soul mean little to you. You are
empathic and would be an excellent counselor, for you are a sensitive listener
and deeply interested in a person's feelings and inner life. In addition to
psychology, you are drawn to education, art, poetry, music, or mythology. You
are not especially confident about speaking in public, but will open up and
share your thoughts in small, intimate groups. You enjoy keeping a diary or
personal journal and reading the chronicles of others' lives and personal
development.
Mercury in 12th house:
You don't speak up readily, even when you have a
lot to say! Also, your mind tends to drift and you find it difficult to study
very factual material that doesn't have much color or imaginative appeal. Your
intuition and first impressions are likely to be quite accurate, however, and
you tend to depend upon this faculty in making decisions.
Mercury Trine Jupiter:
You have an ongoing interest in learning and expanding
your mental horizons. You enjoy traveling, philosophical discussions, and
exchanging ideas with those of different experiences and viewpoints.
Broad-minded and fair, you are well-suited to law, consulting, diplomatic
relations, and also business. You learn quickly, and can pick up on a new idea
or concept with relative ease.
Mercury Conjunct Saturn/Uranus
You have a great deal of nervous energy and are likely
to feel a strong sense of uneasiness. Others can expect to be hit back hard when
they provoke you. You are able to make changes if necessary, but in general are
somewhat reluctant to take chances.
Mercury Conjunct Uranus/Pluto
You have a restless mind and constantly occupy yourself
with new things and plans. Creative, inventive and resourceful, you are an
indefatigable mental worker. You also have the need to pass your knowledge on to
others and you do this very excitedly.
Chapter 5:
Emotions: Moods, Feelings, Romance
Moon in Capricorn:
Serious and responsible, you try to carry the world on
your shoulders and rarely let others know that you need help and support. You
deny or ignore your own emotional needs and feel that others will not accept you
if you appear "weak". You are especially uncomfortable with emotional
dependency, and will tell yourself and others (even children) not to be a
"baby". You need to accept that no one is self-sufficient all the
time, and to be gentler with your "childish" emotional needs and
wants. To others, you may appear to be rather hard-nosed and tough, with a
businesslike attitude toward their personal concerns and feelings. Actually, no
one is a truer friend. Your feelings and loyalties run deep, but you often do
not let people know how much you care. You also need to learn to relax, enjoy
yourself, and play sometimes.
Moon in 6th house:
You have a sympathetic nature and instinctively
reach out to people in need of help. You also have a deeply ingrained tendency
to want to improve or "fix" other people's lives, which can be
annoying to the person who has no desire to be changed or "helped" in
this way. For you, affection and caring must be expressed in tangible acts or
service of some kind.
Moon Square Neptune:
You are a dreamer, attracted to the inner, mystical side
of life, and may have trouble distinguishing the real from the imagined or
illusory. You do not enjoy confrontation and become very evasive when problems
in your personal life arise, escaping into your imagination in order to avoid
dealing with them directly. You are also rather gullible and naive about people,
especially if your sympathy has been aroused. You are very sensitive to music
and can use it to bring yourself into emotional balance and harmony.
Moon Opposition Sun/N. Node
You are very compassionate and love to share your
feelings with others. You are always in search for new contacts and enjoy
working together with others in meetings, clubs or associations.
Moon Opposition Mercury/Mars
Your thinking and acting is strongly influenced by your
feelings. You have great mental energy, are somewhat restless, curious and
impatient, and at times you may need to slow down. You love debate and argument
and also have good writing ability.
Moon Opposition Mars/Asc.
You are hot-tempered and tend to get annoyed and angered
easily. Very competitive, you are always willing to take on any challenge. Tact
and diplomacy is not one of your strong points and you must learn to master your
irritability and quarrelsomeness.
Venus in Cancer:
Sensitive and sentimental, you are deeply attached to
your family, old friends, familiar places, and the past. You are romantic and
tender in love, and the remembrance of birthdays, anniversaries, family rituals,
and other days of personal significance is very important to you. You seek
caring, emotional support, and security in love. You like to be needed, to
cherish and protect your loved ones, and you are somewhat possessive of them.
Venus in 1st house:
You are very much aware of your personal
appearance, attractiveness, and charm, and you can be rather narcissistic. On
the other hand, you are concerned with getting along with others and you have a
pleasing, agreeable manner that people find quite appealing. You use tact or
charm to get what you want rather than intense effort or force. Your desire for
love and affection colors everything you do.
Venus Conjunct Sun/Mercury
You have a good understanding of your own needs but also
are genuinely interested in other people. Others are attracted to you because of
your gentle, kind and friendly manner and you may feel especially drawn to young
people.
Venus Conjunct Sun/Asc.
You have an affectionate nature and are in harmony with
your environment. Charming and friendly, you are on good terms with most of the
people in your sphere. Your friends and associates mean a lot to you and you
relate to them in a positive and loving way.
Chapter 6:
Drive and Ambition: How You Achieve Your Goals
Mars in Gemini:
You are a "busy bee" - energetic, restless,
and forever on the go. Your active mind is always buzzing with ideas and you
find it difficult sometimes to relax, slow down, or take time to reflect and
replenish yourself. You tend to live on nervous energy. You can accomplish much
in short bursts but projects that require long-term commitment, stamina, and
steady, persistent effort are not easy for you. You often scatter your energies
into so many directions and activities at once that you cannot finish or follow
through on some of them. You need variety, change, and mental challenges.
You have a sharp and eager mind, and you enjoy games and
competitions that have a mental component. You like to match wits with someone
else.
You often achieve your desires by your verbal skill,
your ability to speak clearly, vigorously, and convincingly for what you want.
Your drive and energy is more mental than physical. You use your wit,
intelligence, communication skills, social sophistication, and awareness to
achieve your goals.
Mars in 11th house:
You are a team player and work well in
collaboration with others who share your goals, ideals, and intentions. You can
coordinate group efforts and inspire people to work toward a shared goal.
Team sports are also a lot of fun for you, and you
could be a leader, coach, or director of any group endeavor.
Mars Quincunx Jupiter:
While you enjoy challenging yourself to extend
your abilities or try new activities, you are apt to bite off more than you can
chew. Failures or accidents due to overestimating your prowess or capacities and
being overly eager and poorly prepared, may result. Fortunately these
disappointments or blunders do not dampen your spirits or your ambitions
permanently; you have a lot of resilience and optimism. Most likely you'll need
to develop your physical coordination and sense of timing in order to do some of
the activities you dream of doing.
Mars Conjunct Uranus:
Dynamic, self-willed, and fiercely independent, you have
extraordinary drive and energy. When you want something, you want it NOW, and
you act quickly, impulsively, and decisively. Your impatience inclines you to be
abrupt with people and reckless. You need a great deal of personal freedom to do
things in your own way and do not happily conform to schedules, rules, or
regimes imposed by others. You are intolerant of authority and can be very
rebellious. You are very frank with others, sometimes brutally so. You may have
an explosive temper. High-strung and often nervous and tense, you find it
difficult to slow down, pace yourself, or relax. You are always on the go. You
are restless, daring, and experimental.
Saturn Sextile Neptune:
You are able to do your work and take
responsibility for overcoming your own problems and challenges in life, while at
the same time being open to spiritual comfort, aid and guidance. A good balance
between being well-grounded and being receptive to spirit or the inner world is
working in your favor. Enjoying simplicity and cultivating peace enable you to
evolve and to work through your challenges.
Mars Square MC:
You are intensely competitive, and may engage in
furious battles of will, numerous conflicts, and possible public controversy, on
your way to gaining your objectives. You could be drawn to activities that are
dangerous, in the line of fire, so to speak. You put yourself on the line. Anger
or recklessness could be your downfall.
Uranus Square MC:
Your drives and ambitions in life may seem crazy
or eccentric to the more conservative people you know. There may well be no
security or safety net (no retirement pension, no insurance benefits) in the
work you do. You are suited for freelancing, or professions that involve lots of
change, innovation, variety, irregular schedules, and the like. Expect the
unexpected and numerous ups and downs in the course of your life. You may change
course often, and try many different things.
Venus Trine MC:
In many ways your rise in the world is an easy
one, aided by your personal charm and attractiveness, your ability to please
people, and your excellent social instincts. Artistic ambitions are also an
aspect of this.
Chapter 7:
Growth and Expansion: Areas That You Enjoy
Jupiter in Scorpio:
Your strength lies in your unwillingness to settle
for superficiality or shallowness in any area of your life. You are unafraid of
going to extremes and experiencing the depths. The mysterious and the unknown
are very attractive to you. Your intuitive understanding of others' inner drives
and motivations is highly developed also.
Jupiter in 4th house:
You are very hospitable and love having a large,
comfortable, gracious home where you can welcome guests as well as family. Your
childhood or heritage was very nourishing and supportive, giving you a solid,
emotionally secure basis for your life, and you are therefore inclined to share
what you have freely and generously.
Investing in your home or real estate is likely to
be very rewarding for you.
Chapter 8:
Areas That Challenge You Or Are Difficult For You
Saturn in Leo:
You are very self-conscious and have a great need
for ego-affirmation and praise. Expressing yourself freely, openly, and unself-consciously
is not easy for you. You tend to work hard at playing and "having
fun", rather than being light-hearted and spontaneous. Developing self-love
and self-acceptance regardless of your "performance" is an important
task for you.
Saturn in 2nd house:
Your fears revolve around money and material
security, and you work very hard to ensure that your assets are solid. You may
be very conservative, even stingy, with your money because you are afraid there
won't be enough. You may turn this fear around and become very shrewd about
investments and financial matters.
Saturn Conjunct Pluto:
You are suspicious of groups, crowds, and social
organizations. You are quick to notice social games and insincerities, and you
avoid the limelight and glamour. You are direct and to the point in speech and
manner, stubborn and inflexible, and often unwilling to communicate your
innermost feelings and thoughts.
Now we will discuss patterns of behavior which you
instinctively and habitually revert to when under stress - a mostly unconscious
process and one which you are apt to overdo because it is so familiar and thus
easy for you. The direction you need to follow in order to develop balance,
greater awareness, and wholeness is also described.
N. Node in Gemini:
You need to take what you have learned (either through
formal education or your own questing and life experience) and share it with
others, communicate it, express it in a way others can benefit from. Knowledge
and understanding which does not enhance the quality of life for yourself and
others in your world is of little real value. Putting your understanding,
philosophy, and convictions into practice in your daily interactions with
people, and in the multiple small choices you make everyday will enable you to
really test your belief system and discover more about life.
When under stress you are apt to seek refuge in
imagining that the grass is greener elsewhere, rather than working with what is
at hand. Cultivate your ability to live in the present!
N. Node in 11th house:
The arena you are most likely to wrestle with these
issues is in any involvements you have with teams, clubs, organizations,
networks, and the like. The qualities described above need to be channeled into
some sort of group effort or experience, or have some impact on society at
large.
N. Node Conjunct Sun/MC
You tend to pick your friends and associates very
carefully and are always on the look-out for responsible and congenial people.
This enables you to feel secure with your colleagues and you enjoy good
relations with them.
Chapter 9:
Originality and Imagination
Areas Where You
Are Creative, Unique, Unstable, or Compulsive
Uranus in 12th house:
Most people do not see your wild, daring,
"crazy" side, and you yourself may be unaware of it! You tend to hold
back the unconventional, inventive, impulsive side of you nature - or to live it
out only in your private fantasies. You may have strange dreams!
Neptune in 4th house:
Your childhood and early home life were colored by
a great deal of confusion or by people with unusually active imaginations,
aspirations, or fantasies. It is difficult for you to see your childhood and
your relationship with your parents in a clear, realistic light. You may search
for the ideal, loving home you wish you had, or believe you had, when you were a
child. Finding inner peace and a sense of emotional security within yourself is
important to you.
Pluto in 2nd house:
You are likely to have a fixation on money,
wealth, and material resources. You may totally renounce material desires and
ownership, or become obsessed with having, owning, and accumulating. Your
attitudes towards owning, keeping, and sharing will undergo major changes in
your lifetime, and your fortunes are likely to run very hot or very cold.
Uranus Conjunct Mercury/N. Node
Your ideas and thoughts are likely to change quickly and
you also may receive sudden new ideas and plans during team-work with others. In
fact, the most stimulating ideas you get probably will be through other people.
Uranus Conjunct N. Node/Asc.
You constantly have a need to be around other people and
often may suddenly seek the company of others. You tend to be somewhat
impulsive, and some of your experiences with others are likely to be quite
unusual.
Pluto Opposition Moon/MC
Your feelings and emotions are directly tied to your
ego; if you achieve status, honor and prestige, you function well, but if your
ambitions are thwarted, you may feel depressed and inhibited. Your mother
probably had a strong influence on your life's work.
Chapter 10:
Generational Influences: Your Age Group
In this chapter we will discuss characteristics and
traits of your generation. Of course, you may not share all of the
characteristics of your generation, but you are greatly affected by the tone
that is set by your generation.
The first topic is "The Subconscious and Emotional
Drive of Your Age Group". In this section we will describe a deeply felt
urge, even compulsion, of your age group. This deeply felt drive comes to the
surface with great force and power, and consequently leaves in its wake
considerable upheaval and change. The second topic is "The Ideals and
Illusions of Your Age Group", that describes the dreams, fantasies, and
spiritual aspirations of your age group. The third and last topic is "What
is New and Different in Your Age Group", which describes areas in which
your age group tends to be innovative, inventive, unusual, and also where it may
be unstable and unreliable.
The characteristics described below may affect a group
of people for anywhere from a few years to about 30 years. There are one or more
different astrological factors described in each of the three sections below.
The
Subconscious and Emotional Drive of Your Age Group
Pluto in Leo:
You are part of a 20 year period that is often referred
to as the "ME" generation, a generation that has a very proud and
self-reliant attitude. You are a generation that is very concerned with
self-development and personal integrity. Women's rights and minority rights are
issues that your generation has fostered and they reflect your concern with
individual respect, integrity, and honor. Your age group has a deeply felt sense
that each person has an equal right and opportunity to fully develop his or her
inner potential.
However, your group also finds it difficult to be part
of a team and a strong egotism makes group efforts difficult; you tend to see
the individual as more important than the group. You also defy authority and
often feel that no one has the right to tell you what to do. The strong movement
to refuse drafting into the military is one example of your age group's strong
sense of individual rights and freedom.
Your age group has popularized the idea of
self-development, and has contributed a great deal to the development of
individual potential as well as human rights. However, there is also a tendency
to be rather self-centered; others may wonder how you can spend so much time
developing yourselves and have so little time to contribute to your families!
The interest in personal development also sometimes
manifests as a fascination with particular individuals and a great deal of hero
worship. Every generation, of course, has lots of idols, but your generation is
particularly prone to needing a specific individual to represent and embody an
idea or feeling, and to serve as a focal point of interest. Perhaps the most
extreme example of this is the concept of the guru that was popularized by your
age group.
The Ideals and
Illusions of Your Age Group
Neptune in Libra:
You are part of a 14 year group of people who have a
very idealistic sense of brotherhood and universal cooperation, which, among
other things, fostered the peace and freedom movement. Your age group is also
interested in the spiritual philosophy and ideals of other cultures, and is not
at all dogmatic in its approach to religion. You incorporate the approaches of
other religions. Your age group tends to have an eclectic approach to religion,
utilizing elements from many religious perspectives (e.g. Eastern and Western),
and finds it difficult to follow traditionally defined religious practices.
A gullibility and an unwillingness to be decisive and
judgmental inclines your age group to be easily deceived, and consequently many
of the well-intended ideals and goals are frustrated by a lack of clear purpose
and direction.
What is New and
Different in Your Age Group
Uranus in Gemini:
You are part of a 7 year group of people who are
progressive and creative thinkers. Academic achievement is high and academic
standards are higher with your age group than with others. You are a curious and
inquisitive bunch, and many discoveries and clever insights are brought forth
from your age group. The love of learning never dies with your age group, and
your curiosity and inquisitiveness does not wane in later life, as is common
with others.
