Hello! I've Been Trying To Research Magic, But Unfortunately Most Books I Find Are Specific Wicca, Which

hello! i've been trying to research magic, but unfortunately most books i find are specific wicca, which i'm not interested in. do you have any book reccomendations that arent wicca centric? thank you! i love your blog :^)

Oh heckin yes I do My amazon wishlist is literally like six pages long… ALL BOOKS

WARNING: This Is Going To Be Extremely Long!

First though I want to note that while I 100% understand your feelings about the Wicca stuff (being a very NOT Wiccan Witch), not all books that are Wicca leaning are bad! I’ve gotten loads of useful information from books that tended to be a little new agey. That’s where being objective comes in! With ANY book, you should take it with a grain of salt, and some with a whole shaker. But it’s up to you to pay attention to misinformation and conflation, and to know how to do research to prove or disprove that something in a book you read is true or not. Does that make sense?? 

Anywho, a couple of books that are still kind of “Wicca-y” but great:

Grimoire of the Green Witch

The Goodly Spellbook (This one is an INCREDIBLY AWESOME REFERENCE)

The Modern Guide To Witchcraft (Written By Skye Alexander who seems to mass produce books, so need some good fact checking here)

The Modern Witchcraft SpellBook (Written By Skye Alexander who seems to mass produce books, so need some good fact checking here)

The Witches Broom (LOTS OF SALT but good basic history)

The Witches Athame (LOTS OF SALT but good basic history)

The Witches Mirror (LOTS OF SALT but good basic history)

Cottage Witchery (This author is pretty good about keeping away but there’s still some slips)

Practical Protection Magick (This author is pretty good about keeping away but there’s still some slips)

The Big Book of Practical Spells (Written by Judika Illes, who did the Encyclopedia of 5,000 Spells; it’s a good book, but there’s too much Cultural appropriation for my taste. Tread Lightly, and bring that shaker I was talking about)

Those are all books from my personal collection that I would recommend! Now as for the Non-Wicca Books, Let’s dive in! Not all of these have I read or owned, and they are in no particular order. You’ll notice most of them relate to “Traditional Witchcraft” or West Country, because that is where my practice is focused. 

The Tradition of Household Spirits: Ancestral Lore and Practices 

The High Magic of Talismans and Amulets: Tradition and Craft

Cornish Charms and Cures

To Fly by Night: An anthology of Hedgewitchery

Treading the Mill: Practical Craft Working in Modern Traditional Witchcraft

Popular Magic: Cunning-folk in English History

The Black Arts: A Concise History of Witchcraft, Demonology, Astrology, and Other Mystical Practices Throughout the Ages

Grimorium Verum

The Devil’s Dozen: Thirteen Craft Rites of the Old One

The Witching Herbs: 13 Essential Plants and Herbs for Your Magical Garden

Defences Against the Witches’ Craft - Anti-cursing Charms from English Folk Magick, Traditional Witchcraft and the Grimoire Traditions

Nummits and Crummits: Devonshire Customs, Characteristics, and Folk-lore

Encyclopedia of Folk Medicine: Old World and New World Traditions

The Art of Black Mirror Scrying

Enchantment: The Witches’ Art of Manipulation by Gesture, Gaze and Glamour

CHILDREN OF CAIN: A Study of Modern Traditional Witchcraft.

The Pillars of Tubal Cain

Witch’s Workbook

The Left Hand: The Cabal Grimoire of Walking in Darkness

Profane Seals: A Compendium of Vile Sigil Magick - Volume I

Eye of the Oracle: The Cabal Grimoire of Psychic Magick

The Book of Smokeless Fire

Azoetia: A Grimoire of the Sabbatic Craft

Between the Living & the Dead: A Perspective on Witches & Seers in the Early Modern Age

The Night Battles: Witchcraft and Agrarian Cults in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

The Horn of Evenwood: A Grimoire of Sorcerous Operations, Charms, and Devices of Witchery

The Cunning Man’s Handbook: The Practice of English Folk Magic, 1550-1900

Ecstasies: Deciphering the Witches’ Sabbath

The Book of Oberon: A Sourcebook of Elizabethan Magic

The Grimoire of Arthur Gauntlet (PB)

Witchcraft: A Handbook of Magic Spells and Potions

Cecil Williamsons Book of Witchcraft: A Grimoire of the Museum of Witchcraft

Under the Witching Tree: A Folk Grimoire of Tree Lore and Practicum

Veneficium: Magic, Witchcraft and the Poison Path

Witchcraft For Tomorrow

Pharmako Gnosis: Plant Teachers and the Poison Path

The Witches’ Ointment: The Secret History of Psychedelic Magic

The Visions of Isobel Gowdie

The Taper That Lights The Way: Robert Cochrane’s Letters Revealed) 

The Call of The Horned Piper

A Deed Without a Name

Heritage Witchcraft (This one is kind of useless unless you’re taking his Classes)

Letters from the Devil’s Forest: An Anthology of Writings on Traditional Witchcraft, Spiritual Ecology and Provenance Traditionalism

The Devil’s Plantation: East Anglian Lore, Witchcraft & Folk-Magic

Liber Nox: A Traditional Witch’s Gramarye

Thirteen Pathways of Occult Herbalism

Traditional Witches’ Formulary and Potion-making Guide: Recipes for Magical Oils, Powders and Other Potions

The Black Toad

Traditional Witchcraft: A Cornish Book of Ways

PHEW!

That was a lot! Okay anon I hope this gives you a good starting place! 

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4 years ago

the many faces of saturn

the archetypes have many faces. mercury is not just about being a tricker and the moon doesn’t cry all the time. we’re predisposed to seeing mostly those faces of the archetypes which are strongly expressed in our chart and often remain blind to the rest. 

how do archetypes express their different sides most clearly? through aspects. in this post, i’m gonna go quickly over the expressions of saturn, one of the most multifaceted gods. it’s very easy to conclude saturn is one-dimensional and lacks complexity since it’s an archetype known for its connection to limitations and respect for clear and direct laws and authority. that’s why we often forget how complicated structures, one of the main things associated to the saturn archetype, are.

saturn is also connected to conflict. yes, we’re used to think about mars when it comes to confrontations or about mercury when it comes to arguments and debates. but saturn really steps in when things are about to get tense. this is not the martian way of stepping up face to face to the problem and telling it to shut the fuck up. this is not the mercurian propensity to turn everything into an intellectual butting of heads or the jupiterian inclination for endless philosophical debates where they get the final word. no, this is about friction between two opposing archetypes that you can’t turn away from before you raise your level.

i’m gonna explain this a bit. saturn is, in its very nature, an androgynous archetype. just like mercury. this means it combines two opposing principles - this is also what it teaches us how to do. that’s why when saturn is aspecting a planet, it’s there to teach that planet how to balance its nature with the exact polarity of its nature in order to attain its most perfect and elevated expression. saturn pushes you to gaze into the abyss of the negative expression of every archetype it aspects and to work hard on managing it and containing it. and to use it for your own good rather than just run from it. 

that’s why saturn demands conflict. it doesn’t let you turn away from the tension and it keeps you in its chokehold. “choke me daddy”, as the memes would say lmao

let’s have a look at the polarities it underlines when it aspects the planets.

sun in aspect to saturn - expression of the self vs control of the self. if you consciously develop the sun more or it’s more dominant in your chart, you’re going to rebuke anything you perceive as an attempt to restrict your self-expression, identity, and needs of the ego. if you consciously develop saturn more or it’s more prominent in your chart, you’re going to suffocate your desire to shine and express yourself authentically and to live feeling as if you’re not fulfilling your creative & individual potential. the key to balance is use control on the self not as a form of restriction but as a way to direct your growth and expression in the direction that you authentically feel inclined to take.

moon in aspect to saturn - nurturing the inner child vs telling it to behave. if you consciously develop the moon more or it’s more prominent in your chart, you’re going to expect everyone to baby you and go around calling everyone who isn’t eager to be your emotional slave “toxic” - you might also focus hard on meeting everyone else’s emotional needs and on making them feel completely comfortable, thus disregarding your own comfort. if you consciously develop saturn more or it’s more dominant in your chart, you’re going to scold yourself for every emotional expression or even for feeling anything and to expect the world to always treat you coldly, which will make you react to it with the same harshness. there will be a feeling of “the world is hostile so it’s not safe for my soft parts to be out there”. the key to balance is to let yourself feel emotions without trying to restrict them or encourage them in the process and to take a more analytical approach afterwards when you decide whether you need to provoke more of this feeling in your life or to learn how to avoid it.

mercury in aspect to saturn - theory vs practice. also known as intellect vs experience. if you consciously develop mercury more or it’s more prominent in your chart, you are going to focus too much on rationalizing things and analyzing them, leaving behind any practical understanding of the matter. if you consciously develop saturn more or it’s more dominant in your chart, you will scoff at people who don’t have substance behind their theories and speak without experiencing something first. you may be inclined to disregard the power of the mind and to be the kind of person that wants material proof of everything and “won’t believe it until i see it”. the key to balance is to accept the importance of both functions and to put them to work together - theorize boldly but then try to apply it in practice or freely analyze your experience in order to crystallize their essence.

venus in aspect to saturn - loving yourself & others as they are vs pushing yourself/them to be better so you/they are deserving of love. if you consciously develop venus more or it’s more dominant in your chart, you’re going to lack the drive to develop your gifts because you’re going to feel like what you have now is enough. there is a tendency to stay in bad relationships because it’s easy for you to see the beauty in everyone and to not demand anything better. if you consciously develop saturn more or it’s more prominent in your chart, you’re going to struggle with maintaining a healthy self-esteem and you’ll find it extremely difficult to love and accept yourself. you’re going to feel like you’re never good enough - the same might be seen in your relationships with other people, you’re often focusing on their weaknesses and pushing them to be better, forgetting to celebrate their strengths. the key to balance is to learn the importance of every stage in life and that living in the present is vital for creating the future - love the Self that lives in the now because she is the creator of the Self you’d love to be in the future. the artist is just as important as the artwork and in the end, they are one and they have been one all along.

mars in aspect to saturn - acting on impulse vs planning. if you consciously develop mars more or it’s more prominent in your chart, you’re going to look down on all sorts of thought out and structured long-term investments and actions and lack impulse control, acting mostly on your instinctive drive. if you consciously develop saturn more or it’s more prominent in your chart, you’re going to feel your impulsive drive constantly restricted and as if you constantly have to restrain your instinctive urges like some sort of wild animal. there is a difficulty in starting any action. the key to balance is learn how to harness the impulse so it can drive the plan forward. know yourself better and learn how your impulses arise and why - then be prepared to use them when it happens in a way that benefits your goals.

jupiter in aspect to saturn - puer aeternus (the eternal boy) vs the old man. if you consciously develop jupiter more or it’s more prominent in the chart, you’re going to experience difficulties settling down and being responsible, you’re going to feel as if everything is trying to “tie you down” and is an obstacle to your personal freedom. if you consciously develop saturn more or it’s more dominant in your chart, you’re going to purposefully restrict your freedom and constantly create structures and hierarchies that give you the feeling of stability that you crave. a part of you, the part of unlimited creative potential, may feel suffocated. the key to balance is to understand they are both sides of the same coin and can’t live without one another. the old man can teach the eternal boy how to realize his creative potential and the eternal boy can help the old man reconnect with that part of us that feels free and just experiences life without judgement or limitations.

uranus in aspect to saturn - the perfect world of the spirit and the mind vs the flawed and mortal world of matter and physical incarnation. if you consciously develop uranus more or it’s more dominant in your chart, you’re going to seek out an escape or a way to defeat the messy world of emotions and matter and you will live mostly in your head, denying yourself the rest of life. if you consciously develop saturn more or it’s more prominent in your chart, you’re going to try to castrate the immortal and limitless world of ideas and abstractions and to deny yourself the power of rebellion against the prison of matter. the key to balance is to channel the hunger for perfection into incarnating physically that world of ideas and abstractions - can be through your work or your art. this is a generational aspect so it affects on a less personal level.

neptune in aspect to saturn - perception vs judgement. if you consciously develop neptune more or it’s more dominant in your chart, you’re focusing too much on understanding others and putting yourself in their shoes. this emphasized connection to the entirety of the human consciousness may drain you and leave you unable to define and defend your own boundaries, to choose what is good for you as opposed to what is good for others - sometimes we all need to make that choice if we don’t wanna turn into doormats. and this kind of behavior can be extremely damaging for the people around you too, not just yourself. if you consciously develop saturn more or it’s more prominent in your chart, you’re going to put effort into shutting yourself away from anything that makes you feel connected to the whole and a part of everything. you may be too cautious of who you let close to you and who you approve of in general and to judge everything harshly, thinking everyone is always out to get you. the key to balance is to perceive the world in its wholeness and to judge what is best for every part of the whole, realizing that everyone deserves to be happy and satisfied without someone having to sacrifice themselves for it. this is a generational aspect so it affects on a less personal level.

pluto in aspect to saturn - tearing yourself down vs building yourself up. if you consciously develop pluto more or it’s more dominant in your chart, you’re going to always seek out for ways to destroy yourself even by creating drama and harmful situations/relationships for yourself in order to become someone else, someone stronger and more powerful. if you consciously develop saturn more or it’s more prominent in your chart, you will be stuck on bettering and maintaining structures that are no longer necessary or useful just because you don’t want to destroy what you’ve invested time & effort in. the key to balance is to work on knowing yourself better so you can pick which structures of your life/personality are needed and which aren’t and to fearlessly destroy those that serve no purpose, building the new ones from scratch. this is a generational aspect so it affects on a less personal level.

ascendant in aspect to saturn - who you are vs who you think you should be. there is a limiting quality to your self-expression and fear of being judged for behaving in a way that’s not approved by whoever you see as an authority. if you consciously develop your ascendant more or it’s stronger in your chart, you may develop quite a scandalous reputation or appear as someone inconsiderate and uncooperative. you may give off a “i will not give you what you want” vibe that pushes people away subconsciously. if you consciously develop saturn more or it’s more dominant in your chart, you may restrict yourself painfully and feel like you’re suffocating from pretending you’re someone you’re not. you’re the voice of the inner judge that is constantly scolding you for being who you are and giving off the wrong message. the key to balance is in self-reflection - you need to learn how to discern between who someone else wants you to be, who you are and who you want yourself to be. certainly there are traits that others want you to be that you aspire to develop for yourself simply because it will elevate the Self you are now. instead of adopting those traits out of fear for being judged or abandoned or alienated, focus on filtering out those that truly don’t match your authentic desires and on trying to develop those that you find worth in.

north node in aspect to saturn - the road ahead vs blocks and obstacles. if you consciously develop your north node more or it’s more prominent in your chart, you’re going to rush forward to fulfill your life purpose without stopping to learn the lessons that the path is actually paved with. and that sorts of…defeats the purpose. if you consciously develop saturn more or it’s more dominant in your chart, you’ll be so stuck on removing any barier from your way and on dealing with your hardships that you’ll get carried away from actually moving forward and from remembering you have aspirations you wanna reach. the key to balance is to deal with obstacles in the way that the person you imagine yourself to be after fulfilling your life purpose would deal with them. that’s how you become them.

/conjunctions, oppositions and squares will be felt the strongest and demand attention; trines and sextiles are more balanced in general but there is still work to be done; inconjunctions often manifest in your life in ways that you’re not quite aware of and need extra conscious effort to be noticed/

4 years ago

Is it possible to ask for advice on safety when practicing tarot? Thanks, dear Diana, for your time. 🙌

How to Stay Safe When Reading Tarot

Fulfil These Prerequisites

Consider Your Health

Never Read for Someone You Dislike 

Do Not Influence Your Readings

Do Not Worry About Being Cursed

Do Not Assume that Tarot Hates You

But Try Not to Offend Your Cards Anyway

Learn the Truth About Superstitions

Avoid Falling into Addiction

Do This When Another Reader Scares You

4 years ago

Spiritual Guidance

-Tarot Spread

for when you’re feeling lost/stuck/distressed regarding your spiritual journey; perhaps you feel you’re losing faith

[i made & used this and it seriously helped me so much]

Spiritual Guidance

Where am I now/what state am I in, spiritually?

What I want/where I want to be, spiritually.

The root of the issue, what caused these feelings of distress. Wether you’re aware or not, this card will tell the deeper depth of the problem.

What is keeping you feeling this way or your anxieties about & affecting your situation.

Where you have been, what you have learnt/seen on your spiritual journey.

Where you are going. If the card is negative, this simply means to follow the advice given throughout the reading in hopes to avoid said outcome; if positive, this tells your outcome following the advice.

What should I keep/take with me moving forward?

What should I leave behind to positively move forward?

What is my power/what will support me as I go?

What challenges might I face as I continue my spiritual journey?

The advice card; this card will give you knowledge as to what you should or should not do to break out of this distress and get back on track.

Finally, this card will entail what you can expect following the given advice.

Best wishes to you all! 🔮💜

4 years ago
Flee On Sight

Flee on sight

4 years ago

Hello Diana! I was wondering if empaths are real. A lot of people are quick to self assign themselves as empaths but I'm not sure if it's true. I know witches are able to read minds at times, but my question is more like... Are they as common as people make them out to be? I would suspect it's a more rare ability... (Thank you for your time!)

Empaths: My Biggest Culture Shock

The global online witch community is dominated by white people from a Wiccan or a New Age background. Most of the time, their concepts are absolutely foreign to a traditional hereditary witch like me. I spoke about this before: twin flames and all. But among all of their terminologies, “empath” was what shocked me the most.

The fact that an empath is a special type of witch

A witch is a mortal touched by magic. Someone who can see beyond what the eye can see. Hear unspoken words, feel unexpressed emotions, taste what isn’t there, sense what hasn’t happened yet. Bend the laws of nature and defy those of gravity.

An empath is a mortal who can experience others’ experiences. Feel someone’s joy or sorrow. Hear someone’s happy or tragic thoughts. Absorb the living’s and the dead’s memories in certain environments. Understand the state of mind of some animals.

So if you are a witch, you should be able to do anything that an empath can. If you cannot, then you have not reached your full potential yet.

I was surprised that empath is being treated as a special subcategory. These skills are magical, but within the realm of witchcraft, they are ordinary.

The fact that people think the weak are the strong ones

Any witch who is going through a spiritual awakening may have a hard time coping. Because one moment, life is normal. The next, it feels like you are in a horror or a psychological thriller.

But the best of us survive without a scratch. And then we learn to accept our new “normal”. We move forward, attuned to our more powerful selves.

And yet I have read countless accounts of those who failed to attune... being hailed as powerful empaths. Those who cry in public for no reason. Those who wake up in the middle of the night shaking. Those who are overwhelmed by the emotions around them.

They are those who failed to adjust to their new reality. They should not be hailed or admired. They should be helped and advised. Their body is not accepting their new identity. Their conscious self is rejecting their higher self’s authority.

If the above upheaval is something you are going through, here are tips on how to survive your spiritual awakening and how to strengthen your magical powers.

4 years ago

Stress Relief

Moon, Mars, Saturn, Ceres, 5th house cusp, or 6th house cusp may apply.

The majority of these things may work for everybody but I’m listing them as most effective for specific signs based on their rulerships & such.

ARIES: physical activity / physical exertion through sports, fitness, or sex; thrill & excitement, adrenaline; creativity; dynamic motion (not necessarily of the body, sometimes even driving in a car suffices); decisive action & choice.

TAURUS: relaxation, luxury, indulgence, physical pleasure, sensory stimulation; creativity, art in general, working with the hands; nature, animals; making or listening to music, singing; physical comfort and affection; sleep.

GEMINI: speech, conversation, jokes & humor; variety, distractions, multi-tasking, activating & challenging many parts of the brain/mind at once; absorbing new information, methods, technique, trivia, and so on; background noise.

CANCER: emotional expression (crying, yelling, venting, etc).; nurturing / taking care of others OR being nurtured / taken care of; cuddling, physical affection, cradling / being cradled; sleeping; soft, safe, and comfortable atmospheres.

LEO: no-pressure performance; self-expression in any form (fashion, speech / conversation, creativity & art, etc); praise & encouragement (given or received); self-esteem exercises; positive energizing interpersonal connection.

VIRGO: problem-solving, puzzle-solving, rationalizing, analyzing; cleaning, organizing, doing chores, practicing good hygiene; self-care, nurturing the physical body, making healthy decisions; relaxation, breathing exercises.

LIBRA: expressing their thoughts; beautification (of self or surroundings); partnership, teamwork, receiving or giving advice, harmonious cooperation; diplomatic debates, peaceful social interaction, pleasant conversations.

SCORPIO: intimacy, sex / sexual release, safe emotional bonding; much alone time, privacy, peace & quiet; expressing their emotions somehow, sometimes vicariously; actively debilitating and/or healing the source of their stress.

SAGITTARIUS: getting away from the source of stress in big or little ways (vacation or even just taking a walk); finding meaning in the situation / their feelings, philosophizing; humor, release through laughter, playful banter.

CAPRICORN: dealing with & reducing the source of stress directly; support, encouragement, warmth & attention, being reminded of their worth; concrete rewards; planning, having solid goals & safety nets, priorities; delegating tasks.

AQUARIUS: community, teamwork, widespread cooperation, a large support system, sharing their circumstance with others somehow; knowing their place & value; having an important purpose & a clear vision; understanding, awareness.

PISCES: removing themselves from reality to recharge through dreams, fantasy, art, or substances; creativity, imagination; emotional expression, often through creativity; crystal healing, meditation, chakra readjustment; sleeping.

4 years ago
For Those Of You That Like Omens. Found It On Pinterest, Don't Know Original Source

for those of you that like Omens. found it on pinterest, don't know original source

4 years ago
Optimizing Your Days Of The Week
Optimizing Your Days Of The Week
Optimizing Your Days Of The Week
Optimizing Your Days Of The Week
Optimizing Your Days Of The Week
Optimizing Your Days Of The Week
Optimizing Your Days Of The Week

Optimizing Your Days of the Week

**Exceptions for daily aspects & planetary positions of course**

4 years ago

Hello Lady Diana. I appreciate and respect your advice very much. When I originally got into witchcraft I immediately saw how weak modern witchcraft is. I love your honesty and it stopped me from thinking I was far too cynical of it. I have a question if you could answer for me. I understand there is a difference between Judgment and Justice but I’ve never really understood. Could you explain them to me? Best regards.

JUSTICE VS. JUDGEMENT

When you hurt someone unfairly

Justice: “You will be punished for what you did.”

Judgement: “You will feel guilty and atone for your sins.”

When someone hurt you unfairly

Justice: “They are about to get what they deserve.”

Judgement: “This ordeal was meant to awaken your power.”

When you are asking about a potential lover

Justice: “A Libra is coming. Someone lovely and graceful.”

Judgement: “A Scorpio is coming. Someone dangerously beautiful.”

When you are asking about a current lover

Justice: “They will leave after they have taught you a lesson.”

Judgement: “They are the one you will spend forever with.”

When you are questioning someone’s loyalty

Justice: “This person is fair but not devoted.”

Judgement: “This person will kill and die for you.”

When you are asking about money

Justice: “The money you deserve will be handed to you.”

Judgement: “You will discover how to make the money you need.”

When you are asking about a career path

Justice: “This is the smart and safe choice.”

Judgement: “This is your true calling. Your life purpose.”

When you are asking about a legal matter

Justice: “Whatever is fair and truthful will prevail.”

Judgement: “Whatever happens will change your life forever.”

When you are asking about health

Justice: “Balance will be achieved, but full recovery is impossible.”

Judgement: “Your wellbeing and vitality will be reborn completely.”

As you can see, Justice is passive, while Judgement is active. If life is a game that we play, Justice simply declares the winners and the losers. Judgement, however, is the crowd that is cheering you on or booing you out.

4 years ago

The Midheaven and the Public Appearance

Many people who have been studying have become quite understanding of the nature of their rising sign and how this reflects their personality as an individual (as the 1st house of ‘I am’).

Though the Ascendant plays an important role as to how you recognise yourself, your personality and sense of individuality, your Imum Coeli, Descendant and Midheaven also play an integral role to core components of who you are in relation to the context of your family, relationships and in the eye of the public.

Ever noticed how your personality changes when you’re with your family compared to when your with friends or your romantic partner? And bringing the romantic partner into the family life can initially cause a sense of tension? (4th/Cancer square the 7th/Libra…makes sense!?).

In this segment, we are going to explore how the sign on your Midheaven can display how you are perceived in the eye of the public. This means how you will appear to people who barely know you, people who you walk by in the street or on the bus, to your social media platforms and the reputation you gain through your career. When watching celebrities on television, you are far more likely seeing their MIDHEAVEN sign (and 10th house activity).  

Take note the sign of the ruler of your Midheaven is in and read about that placement as well (especially if you have an empty 10th house) + you may also like to read about the planets in the 10th, though the sign of your midheaven and its ruling planet will be far more potent in relation to how you are perceived in the public eye and what you are most ‘famous’ for.

Note

I have listed as many possible positive and ‘not so positive’ reputations you may gain in the eyes of the public. Those that apply will greatly vary on the entire natal chart.

I am specifically referring to the Midheaven though planets in the 10th house will affect the presentation of the public image so those may be accounted for.

Aspects to the midheaven such as the conjunctions and opposition may be accounted for, though trines, textiles, and squares can give energy to the Midheaven also, their manifestations will be slightly more subtle. If you are new or intermediate to astrology, aim to only read about conjunctions or oppositions to your MC if you have any. Oppositions will indicate conjunctions to the IC (Imum Coeli) and this will mean that planet is hidden from the public.

Aries (Mars)

Known for being a Pioneer and a self premotor

Being known as an entrepreneur

Independent and Passionate in the eyes of the public

Known for having a fiery personality

Temperamental and Aggressive in the eyes of the public

Talks about/focuses on the self

Selfie fiend

Social media tends to focus on the self

Sexual presentation to the public eye

Known for associations with sex

Not caring about the publics opinion

Being known for being Impulsive  

Made it to the top through their own efforts

Known for physical fitness/athletic ability

Number one (in their own world)

Competitive in the eyes of the public

Moving ahead regardless of what anyone else does/says

Possibly swearing/harsh language or humour

Self-focused role modelling for others

The public looking up to you for leadership

Taking the lead for the public

Fighting for your goals/ambitions/career  

Known for pushing through and fighting against all odds

Masculine sense of power and authority

Being recognised for ones own efforts

Fearless of the public

Known for starting (or contributing) online fights

Known for being combative

Being known for starting a new trend

Not scared to be on stage

Assertive, strong, persistent and forceful in the eyes of the public

A reputation for being single/doing things solo

Can be seen as naive to the public

Known for speed/doing things quickly/fast service

Taurus (Venus)

Beautiful in the eyes of the public

Sensual and natural public presentation

Known for wealth (how much or lack there of)

Known for being stubborn, persistent and strong willed

Known for being slow at progressing (perhaps mainly in career)

Bringing beauty and sensuality to the public

Being comfortable and calm in the eyes of the public

People see you for your beauty, water and what you have

People recognise you for the quality of what you have, your career and the things you make

Being recognised for your down to earth nature

Being known for being grounded and practical

Known for connection with nature, the land and mother earth

Known for the things you produce

Being known for your weight

Being recognised for your voice/singing/speaking

Being recognised for artistic endeavours

Known for being reliable and predictable

Can stay in the public eye for as long as you want

Being known to be cool, calm and soothing to the public

Known for body work (from body art, makeup, massaging, wrestling ect)

Recognised for being materialistic

Well known for disliking change

Well known for staying in a particular field for a long time

Known for physical strength

Known for being lazy, hedonistic and unmotivated

Known for doing little physical labour

Gaining a reputation for buying and selling things

Gemini (Mercury)

Known for written blogs, books, newspapers, magazines ect

Known for numerous posts on social media

Known for being very active on social media

Being talkative, communicative, inquisitive and curious in the eyes of the public

Known for your skills in technology/like-dislike of them

Being a teacher/source of a lot of information in the eyes of the public

Sharing a lot of information through all forms of communication

Known for being articulate, quick witted, humorous and good with words

Known for being a wordsmith and playing with the meaning of words

Known for written works/informative works

Having many usernames/nicknames/several personas, and constantly changing them

Having many social media accounts

Known for being inconsistent in the eyes of the public

Having serval careers/jobs at once

Doing many different things at once in the eyes of the public

Known for being a bit of a comedian

Known for what you say and how you say it (talking too fast/too slow/not much/or a lot)

Being intellectual and mentally stimulating in the eyes of the public

Known for the information you give

Known for your siblings

Well Known in your neighbourhood

Known for the neighbourhood you grew up in

Well known in the the local town

Known for association with technology and communication devices

Popular on the internet

Well known by people on public transport

Being known as a ‘know it all’

Cancer (Moon)

Being known for your family/family name

Being known for who your mother is/was

Known for your relationship with mother figure

Being known for your association with women and mothers

Being known as a gentle and nurturing person

Known for being at home a lot

Known for working at home/the home property/your home

Known for growing, caring and mothering people/things (animals or land)

Being recognised for being moody or ‘crabby’

Being known for being clingy

Known for being sweet and sensitive

Known for being a parent

Being emotional vulnerable in the eyes of the public

Well known for your emotional nature (for better or for worse)

Being protective and defensive in the eyes of the public

Known for being temperamental and over emotional

Known for being soft and timid

Known for addressing female/women’s issues

Known for real estate

Crying in public

Being well known for being protective

Being protective and defensive of your public image

Being vulnerable to the people of the public

Known fort your sense of intuition

Being at home in the eyes of the public

Being the mother figure for the public

Nurturing and caring for the public/the career

Known for being conservative, private and traditional

Having a motherly public image

Leo (Sun)

Known for being creative and playful in the eyes of the public

Known for being bold and courages in the eyes of the public

Shining on stage

Enjoying the attention and admiration of the public

Performing your absolute best when you know everyone is watching

Being a show off in the eyes of the public

Being over dramatic in the eyes of the public

Known for being confident and your authentic self in the eyes of the public

Being fun and childlike when relating to the public

Well known for your hair

Being seen as bossy and acting like a little princess

Known for being very generous to the public

Known for putting on a performance (for good or bad)

Well known for expressing oneself

Known for being vain and having an overwhelming ego to the public

Known for having a status of near royalty

Being seen as a king or queen in the eyes of the public

Known for relationship with the father figure

Known for being special, passionate, demonstrative and dignified in the eyes of the public

Being well liked and charismatic to the public people

Known for being happy, warm and friendly  

Having a sunny disposition in the eyes of the public

Being seen as a show off

Seen as having a bright, sunny and happy personality in the eyes of the public

Known for creativity and self-expression 

Virgo (Ceres - or Mercury if using traditional ruler)

Known for being practical, on point and on time

Well known for a sense of practicality and efficiency

Known for being nit-picky and fault finding in the eyes of the public

Being seen as quiet and shy in public

Known for being innocent and modest

Known for following the rules

Being observant and orderly in the eyes off the public

Known for being a health guru

Begin recognised for worth ethic and precision

Known for being an expert at what you do

Having a near perfect public image

Well known for service and employee status

Known for doing a job very well

Having a routine in relation to being in the public

Well known for being narrow-minded and perfectionistic

Being critical of the public

Known for cleanliness and orderliness

Known for self-deprecation and/or being an overachiever

Wanting to appear perfect in the eyes of the public

Well known for being humble, unselfish and hardworking

Know for being a specialist

Having keen observation skills in the eyes of the public

Putting the public into categories

Trying to perfect the public

Known for being minimalistic 

Known for playing the role of the nurse and caregiver 

Seeming as if you take care of your own problems (you’re your own saviour)

Libra (Juno- or Venus if using traditional ruler)

Known for being harmonious and sweet

Known for being beautiful

Well known for your marriage or relationship partner

Recognised when with, or in relation to the romantic partner

Known for having feminine qualities

Known for artistic/musical abilities

Known for being a fence sitter

Being peaceful and charming in the eyes of the public

Being agreeable to what they public wants/does/says

Known for being a romantic and attractiveness

Being diplomatic and a gentleman/woman in the eyes of the public

Known for being indecisive and compromising

Known for your business partnerships and deals

Known for your appearance (beauty)

Being known for your aesthetic tastes

Taking the opposing viewpoint of the public

Known for being flirtatious and flattering

A reputation for being superficial or too agreeable or passive

Known for always being with someone else

Being seen as a model

Being known for fairness and equality (either in or out of politics)

Gaining a reputation for not standing up for yourself

Known for being two-faced

Projecting a false public image

Gaining a reputation for being the ‘side person’ in tasks and careers

Known for being a councillor or a mediator

Scorpio (Pluto)

Hidden from the eyes of the public

Known for being mysterious and secretive

Barely seen in the public eye

Known for being transformative and intense

Known for being dark

Been seen as sexual and magnetic in the eyes of the public

Diving deep into the psyches of the public

Provoking a sense of intimidation in the eyes of the public

Known for being quite powerful

Known for being dominant and in control

Causing intense reactions in the public

Known for your powerful position over the public

Transforming the people of the public

Obsessing over your public image

Known for being taboo, raw and authentic

Having a love/hate relationship with people of the public

Known for healing, shamanistic and mediumistic abilities

Being known for associations around birth, death and transformation

Known for being intensely passionate

Known for being self-destructive (and to heal the self after)

Being known for being obsessive and destructive

Keeping yourself hidden from the public

Being known for associations with violence, horror and gore

Known for contact emotional fluxes

Known for witchcraft 

Epitome of a character from The Walking Dead or Game of Thrones

Known for having deep psychological penetrative abilities

Your shadow self on display for everyone to see

Exposing the truth to the public

Sagittarius (Jupiter)

Gaining a reputation for being philosophical and spiritual

Known for being a happy-go-lucky and a optimistic person

Known for publications and teaching

Being happy, fun and good humoured in the eyes of the public

Being playful and jovial in the public eye

Being well known overseas and or for associations with foreign cultures

Being known as stretching the mind of the public

Known for being religious or anti-religious

Known as being opinionated and/or argumentative

Known for being self-righteous

Being inspirational and giving hope and faith to the public

Well known for being blunt and straight to the point

Known for being brash and openly honest

Known for being a thrill seeker and a bit of a daredevil

Gaining a reputation for being a traveler and being a bit of a gypsy/nomad

Known for associations with horses and/or the great outdoors

Speaking the truth to the public, without censoring yourself

Known for being a freedom loving hippy

Known for being sporty and/or athletic

Known for ‘telling it like it is’

Known for going with the flow

Being known as someone who’s hard to pin down

Seeing being a bit wild in the eyes of the public

Known for casual, laid back attitude

Known for being philosophical and open minded  

Being known to casually drop an ‘f’ bomb and swear when feeling like it

Capricorn (Saturn)

Perceived as being older than you really are by the public

Known for being ‘mature for your age’

Known for the father figure

Known for being wise

Seen as being an authority figure

Seen as having a fatherly disposition

Looking older than you really are in the eyes of the public

Known for being strict and conservative

Known for creating structure and regulating the people of the public

Seen as a responsible leader in the eyes of the public

Known for being hardworking/very involved in your career

Seeming hard and cold to the people of the public

Being real and practical in the eyes of the public

Being seen as a professional

Being very well reserved and direct in the eyes of the public

Having a rigid public appearance

Not showing weakness or emotions in the public eye

Commanding the public’s respect

Known for being stern and serious

Known for being highly ambitious

Being seen as classical and traditional

Known as being the boss or the leader

Gaining a reputation for being in control (for good or for bad)

Being known for being retractive and limiting the self

Known for being hard on the self and overworking

Being known for your struggles and hardships

Being known for taking power back

Known for never asking for help

Aquarius (Uranus)

Being known as an eccentric

Being publicly known for doing things outside of the box

Known as being a bit of a nerd

Known as having a love of outer space

Being known for use of technology

Popular on the internet

Known for being a bit of a rebel

Posting weird things on the internet

Being known as been a political reformer/rebel

Known for wanting to change the way society works

Known for having a strange hobby/collection

Nerd culture (Star Trek/Star Wars/Game of Thrones/The Walking Dead ect…)

Known as being an alternative hippy

Known for Astrology

Public viewed as emotionally detached from the public

Public seeing you as a casual friend

Known for doing things in a unique and self-stylised way  

Being too unpredictable for the public to have an expectancy of you

Known as ‘The weird one’

Being known for association with aliens

Known for being all over the place and erratic

Public never knows what to expect of you

Feeling at one with the public

Known for being exciting, overwhelming and extreme

Pisces (Neptune)

Publicly known for spirituality and psychic abilities

Known for associations with angels and spirit guides

Being known for love of fantasy

Projecting an ideal self to the public

Having an illusional public persona

Known to constantly change persona

Known for being dreamy and unrealistic

Known for being a saviour/victim/martyr

Being known for being an over romantic

Being seen as gentle, sweet and having your head in the clouds

Being seen as being out of touch with reality

Being known for cosplay, dressing up as fantasy or fiction characters

Known for artistic abilities

Being known for healing

Gaining a reputation for being a storyteller and/or a bit of a lair

Known as being a great actor and moulding into different personas with conviction

Being known as an empath and hyper sensitive

Known for associations with drugs, alcohol or other addictions

Known for being unconditionally loving to the public

Being peaceful and soft spoken in the eyes of the public

Known for being a volunteer and charity work

Having a reputation for being a dreamer and having a strong imagination

Known for association with the water and the ocean

Public seeing that you live in your own dream world

Disappearing in the public

Known for magic (witchcraft/tarot ect) 

Blending in on social media

The Midheaven And The Public Appearance

(Image from Pinterest, artist: Vickisigh ) 

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