The Highest Intelligence Is Empathy

goddesses for the signs

Aries: Pele - Hawaiian volcano goddess. Is both creator and destroyer of land // Ishtar - Mesopotamian Goddess of sexual love, fertility, and war

Taurus: Flora - Roman Goddess of flowers // Inanna - Sumerian Goddess of sexual love, fertility, and warfare

Gemini: Baubo - Greek Goddess of mirth, jests, and bawdy humour // Saraswati - Hindu Goddess of Knowledge, the Arts, Mathematics, Education, and cosmic Wisdom 

Cancer: Yemaya - Yoruban Mother Goddess, Goddess of the Ocean // Artemis/Diana - Greek/Roman Goddess of the hunt, virginity, and childbirth. Associated with the moon

Leo: Amaterasu - Japanese sun Goddess // Kuan Yin - Chinese Goddess of Mercy and Compassion

Virgo: Brighid - Celtic Goddess of poetry, healing, and crafts // Sophia - Greek Goddess of wisdom

Libra: Lalita - Hindu goddess of beauty. Name means beautiful, playful, beloved // Ma'at - Egyptian Goddess, personified concept of truth, balance, justice, and order

Scorpio: Hectate - Greek Goddess of witchcraft and magick, crossroads, and the harvest moon // Eos - Greek Goddess of the dawn

Sagittarius: Cerridwen - Celtic Goddess of transformation // Tara - Hindu, Mother Goddess, the absolute, unquenchable hunger that propels all life.

Capricorn: Cybele - Greek Earth Mother // Fortuna - Roman Goddess of fortune

Aquarius: Athena - Greek Goddess of wisdom, defensive and strategic wars // Isis - Egyptian Mother Goddess, matron of nature and magick, Goddess of creativity and the underdog

Pisces: Hestia - Greek Goddess of the hearth and domestic life // Maya - Hindu Goddess of Illusion and Mystery

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Newborn Deer

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goddesses for the signs

Aries: Pele - Hawaiian volcano goddess. Is both creator and destroyer of land // Ishtar - Mesopotamian Goddess of sexual love, fertility, and war

Taurus: Flora - Roman Goddess of flowers // Inanna - Sumerian Goddess of sexual love, fertility, and warfare

Gemini: Baubo - Greek Goddess of mirth, jests, and bawdy humour // Saraswati - Hindu Goddess of Knowledge, the Arts, Mathematics, Education, and cosmic Wisdom 

Cancer: Yemaya - Yoruban Mother Goddess, Goddess of the Ocean // Artemis/Diana - Greek/Roman Goddess of the hunt, virginity, and childbirth. Associated with the moon

Leo: Amaterasu - Japanese sun Goddess // Kuan Yin - Chinese Goddess of Mercy and Compassion

Virgo: Brighid - Celtic Goddess of poetry, healing, and crafts // Sophia - Greek Goddess of wisdom

Libra: Lalita - Hindu goddess of beauty. Name means beautiful, playful, beloved // Ma'at - Egyptian Goddess, personified concept of truth, balance, justice, and order

Scorpio: Hectate - Greek Goddess of witchcraft and magick, crossroads, and the harvest moon // Eos - Greek Goddess of the dawn

Sagittarius: Cerridwen - Celtic Goddess of transformation // Tara - Hindu, Mother Goddess, the absolute, unquenchable hunger that propels all life.

Capricorn: Cybele - Greek Earth Mother // Fortuna - Roman Goddess of fortune

Aquarius: Athena - Greek Goddess of wisdom, defensive and strategic wars // Isis - Egyptian Mother Goddess, matron of nature and magick, Goddess of creativity and the underdog

Pisces: Hestia - Greek Goddess of the hearth and domestic life // Maya - Hindu Goddess of Illusion and Mystery

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New Moon in Aries

Date: April 15th, 2018

Rulers: Mars, Fire, Cardinal

Affects: impulsive actions and behaviors, increased bravery, energy, restlessness, ambition and drive, becoming more susceptible to anger, aggression, and irritability, quick actions, headaches, migraines, and break outs

What It’s Good For: building self-confidence, relieve your inner feelings of anger and aggression, exercising, finishing up projects, achieving goals, enduring through tough times, receiving quick results and answers, lead instead of follow, speak up for yourself and others, overcoming challenges and conquering fear and self-doubt, manifesting new beginnings

Crystals: jade, dalmatian jasper, sunstone, citrine, clear quartz, bloodstone

Herbs: sage, basil, pine, wormwood, chervil

Incense / Oils: dragon’s blood, sandalwood, jasmine, sage

Colors: red, orange, yellow, black

How to approach a chart

General notes:

Make sure you know about your “tools” before you start to avoid wrongly interpreting or missing something. These “tools” are knowledge of the basics/things like

the flat wheel

the elements

the sign’s, planet’s, and house’s keywords / archetypes

the modalities

rulerships

In an astrological chart, southern and sorthern as well as east and west are switched so south is up, north is down, west is right, east is left. (for A.1)

Make sure you have birth data that’s as accurate as possible. We’re talking birth certificate or biography accurate.

Clearly always feel free to add more as you please, but these things should be included to create a rough outline of any chart.

A) Overall Impression:

Are more planets in the southern (upper half) or northern (lower half) hemisphere of the chart? Are more in the eastern (left half) or western (right half) part?

Are there any interceptions/duplications? If so, where? 

Where are the angles?

Any obvious chart patterns?

Any big stellia?

B) Narrowing it down a bit - Sorting into categories:

How much energy is concentrated in a certain element, modality, and polarity?

How many bodies fall into angular houses/cardinal signs, how many into succedent/fixed and cadent/mutable?

How many bodies fall into fire houses/signs, how many into earth, air, and water?

How many bodies fall into an active/masculine house/sign, how many into a passive/feminine sign?

Are there any significant lacks of a certain category? Does the chart significantly lack a certain element’s, polarity’s, or modality’s energy?

How many aspects are present? Of what kind? How many conjunctions? How about sextiles, trines, oppositions, and squares?

C) Making it exact - Placement positions, major aspects, etc.:

What houses and signs do the individual planets and luminaries fall in?

What major aspects form between which planets?

Are any planets strongly afflicted or beneficially aspected?

What is the chart ruler and where is it?

What house cusps do the signs fall on?

Are any planets in retrograde?

D) Looking for details - Degrees, lords, rulerships, etc.:

What decans do the planets fall in?

Where are the lords of the houses seated?

Are any planets dignified or exalted? In detriment or fall?

Are any planets in an anartic degree?

Where are the rulers of certain placements seated?

What is the tightest aspect?

E) Delineation

The actual delineation (= interpretation/analysis) of the chart can begin here. Taking the above steps shouldn’t involve active interpretation just yet as you are simply creating an outline for the chart and objectively view the distribution of energies in it. It is supposed to ensure having the big picture in mind from the beginning on as well as making sure that nothing is forgotten.

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Europa & Io

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Processed by Kevin M. Gill

Astrology: The 7th house and the relationship partner

Our ascendant sign indicates how we distinguish ourselves as an individual. It depicts the characteristics we project into the outer world and how we proclaim our “I am”.

In regards to this, our descendent then indicates who we declare as “They are”. The sign here indicates the type of people we attract or are attracted to as they provide contrast to who we define ourselves as - Ever heard “opposites attract”?

The 7th house is often associated with romantic relationships, however this is commonly the simplified modern interpretation of this house.

Essentially what the 7th house represents is any situation where you are in ‘contract’ with another person in a one-on-one circumstance. You come to agreements here, and this is why this house is associated with the marriage partner (and also business relationships and deals, as well as law and close friendships).

The sign here indicates the characteristics attractive in another person, and also indicates who is drawn to you. It is often 9 times out of 10 that we have our longest and most successful relationships with people who have the sign on out descendent on one of their personal planets or their rising sign.

Many other factors can alter this such as:

The ruler of the sign on our DC (sign/house and aspects play a vital role in interpretation)

Venus house, sign and aspects

Juno house, sign and aspects

Looking at the ruler of the 7th house and its condition is very important if you 7th house is empty!

No…this does not mean you’ll live alone with 9 cats and a parakeet called Charlie…your 7th house ruler will give you more information as to the nature of your potential future relationship partner.

In fact, if your 7th house is empty, the bond you can create when someones planet falls into this house can strengthen your connection with them as their presence seems to ‘complete’ you in a way you find magnetic and romantic.

Check the sign on your descendent + the sign the ruler is in (regardless if you have planets in the 7th or not) as this will highly indicate the most likely people you’ll form relationships with.

Note* This will also indicate how you will act in relationships with other people! (This will greatly depend on if you subconsciously project these characteristics onto another person/if they have planets in this sign)

Also take note of any planets in the 7th house

* The house of the 7th ruler (+ aspects) will also have an influence - for advanced readers

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Aries 7th (Look for Mars Sign)

An independent relationship partner

A hot headed and temperamental partner

A masculine and driven partner

Someone who is sporty and always on the go

Having a partner who takes the lead in relationships  

Being competitive with the relationship partner

The partner is fiery, passionate and highly sexual

Play fighting with the partner

Having a tomboy partner

Someone who is defensive and aggressive

Someone who goes head first into things without much forethought

A partner who can be selfish

A partner who is a fighter and daring

Having a partner who’s are pioneer and aims to reach the top

Having a partner who’s into weapons, fighting, sports and/or competing

A partner who’s into violent movies and/or video games

A partner who can put themselves first

The relationship partner is daring, courageous and has little to no fear of anything or anyone

A partner with a “Try me” attitude

A partner who doesn’t take “no” for an answer

Having a partner who prefers to do their own thing

Having a partner who makes it hard to pin down because they want to be independent and solo

A hot headed and boisterous partner

A partner who is physically fit, athletic and sporty

A partner whines always looking for something new to do

A masculine partner

The relationship partner tends to start things but not finish them

Taurus (Look for Venus Sign)

A slow moving and steady partner

A very attractive and aesthetic partner

Having a partner who’s artistic and enjoys making things

A relationship partner who enjoys makeup, hair, beauty, perfumes, jewellery clothes

A partner who has a love of money and material possessions

A Possessive partner

Having a partner who can be stubborn and/or lazy

Partners favourite date is Netflix and chill…

Having a partner who spoils you (buys you things, takes you out for dinner)

A hard working and determined partner

The relationship partner makes the most money

The relationship partner enjoys living on the land, nature and animals

Partner is simplistic and repetitive

The partner doesn’t like change

A partner who enjoys buying and spending

The partner can be a bit of a hoarder

Having a partner that only wants the best and finest things in life

A partner who love giving and getting physical affection

A sensual and hedonistic partner

Partner can’t keep their hands off you

The relationship partner loves food, soft blankets and has ‘their’ seat/spot/side of the bed ect…

A partner who can be stingy and holds onto money

A partner who provides you a sense of security in the relationship

The relationship partner grounds you in the here and now

Gemini (Look for Mercury Sign)

A chatty, funny and quick witted partner

A partner who does all the talking

The relationship partner is glued to their phone or other technology

A partner who love to socialise and go out in the town a lot

The partner constantly texts, snapchats, calls, even face time you

A partner who loves to read and/or write

The relationship partner constantly changes their mind and opinion on things

An intelligent and bright partner

The relationship partner asks a lot of questions about…everything

Having many conversations with the partner

Can talk to the partner about anything

The partner is curious and is always wanting to learn and know about ‘what’s new’

An inquisitive partner who will always find out the information they are looking for

The partnership feels more brotherly or sisterly

Having a partner who’s constantly ‘In the know’

A partner who seems to mimic what you do

The partner takes on the same trends as you do

A youthful (or younger) partner

The relationship partner sometimes doesn’t listen because their mind is somewhere else

Having a relationship partner with someone you grew up with

A partner who’s light hearted and tends to avoid things that are deep and emotional in nature

Having a partner who constantly changes their ideas, thoughts and opinions on things

A partner who enjoys exploring the neighbourhood

A partner who has a strong association with their siblings (or cousins)

Cancer (Look for Moon Sign)

A sweet, gentle and caring partner

A partner who greatly enjoys physical affection - especially hugs

The relationship partner has a soft, feminine nature about them

The partner is a bit of a homebody

The partner enjoys cooking/home made meals over going out

A partner who is family focused/wants to create their own family

The relationship partner is strongly associated with the mother figure (for better or for worse)

The partner can be moody and irritable

The relationship partner can be overly emotional about things

A partner who prefers to have their own privacy

The partner wants to be cared for and coddled like their mother would

The partner likes family tradition

An intuitive and receptive partner who seems to know what you’re feeling all the time

The partner likes to stay at home while you go out and do work

The partner has a soft bodied figure

The partners sensitive and their emotions can be unpredictable at times

The partner can be needy and clingy at times

A partner who acts like a baby when they don’t get their way - “But _____, I waaaant iiiit!”

The relationship partner is sentimental about things in the relationship - “Remember when we ___?”

The partner is protective and defensive (For you and/or themselves)

A partner who loves their home and being comfortable as much as possible

Leo (Look for the Sun)

A happy, cheerful and bright eyed partner

The partner is dramatic, fun and playful

The relationship partner is a bit of a show off (will do/say things to impress you or make you laugh)

A flamboyant and eye catching partner

Your partner can steal your spotlight

The relationship partner is bossy

A partner that treats you like a king/queen (and expects the same)

A generous and gold hearted partner

The partner is fiercely loyal and defensive

The partner can have a lot of pride in their relationship with you (and/or you to them)

The relationship partner shows you off (e.g. selfies on Facebook, snapchat and instagram with every #love tag they can think of)

The partner enjoys romantic dates such as going out to movies and to dinner

A partner who makes you feel special

The partner can be quite jealous

The partner can put themselves first at times

The partner will act like a clown just to make you laugh (being a bit of a show off at the same time)

The partner will do things to receive your love and praise

The partner can blow things out of proportion

A partner who can pout and give the silent treatment when mad - or flip a table or two

The relationship partner wants to be seen by others with you (look at how cute we are everyone)

The relationship partner is creative (either artistically or in the way they think/go about doing things) eg. Cook a recipe in their own creative way

A partner who can be extravagant (and depending on your other placements, you may or may not enjoy it!) e.g. Buys you a massive teddy bear on Valentine’s kind of extravagant

The partner can be vain at times (e.g. its date night, and they’re in the mirror checking their hair or outfit when its time to go - “Hang on babe, I don’t look amazing just yet”)

An attractive, passionate, charismatic and magnetic partner

Virgo (Look for Mercury/Ceres)

A modest and quiet partner

The partner is perfectionistic and does things in a particular way (because its the right way)

The partner is critical and fault finding about practically EVERYTHING

A partner who is very helpful and loves to use their skills to assist you in anyway they can

The partner acts like a bit of a servant for you at times

The partner enjoys cleanliness and organisation

A partner who gets mad when you move or rearrange their stuff

The partner is a workaholic and can at times be too focused on doing their job

The partner is a skilled labourer and craftsman (can be one of the top people in their field)

A partner who is efficient in the things they do

The partner is very picky and choosy about particular things - “You want to go to X for dinner?…what’s on the menu?…where else can we go instead?”

The partner likes keeping journals, records and sticky notes

A partner who can be quite particular about their appearance

A partner who is very health conscious (Fitness powders and supplements galore)

The partner enjoys healthy/clean eating and exercise

The partner loves pets and small animals

A partner who has a particular morning and/or night routine

The partner can be critical of the way you do things (usually its because its not the way THEY would do it)

A partner who does things exactly by the book

The partner prefers to do the chores (To be helpful…and because they want it done a particular way)

The partner doesn’t like to get dirty and dislikes anything they define as ‘gross’ (bugs/toilets/feet)

Libra (Look for Venus/Juno)

A partner who is fair and desires equality in the relationship

The relationship partner is considerate of your ideas, what you want and your opinions

The partner’s favourite phrases with you are “If you want/What do you want to do/If you’re happy, I’m happy”

A pleasing and charming partner

The partner can’t seem to make decisions for themselves

A relationship partner who loves beauty, fashion, makeup and is quite attractive

The partner is a diplomatic and tactful towards you

The relationship is very sociable and enjoys making conversation

The partner can be very agreeable (sometimes too agreeable)

A partner who will defend you and take your side or try to make you come to their side of the argument

A partner who can avoid issues in the relationship just to keep it happy and harmonious

The partner dislikes coarseness and rude behaviour

The partner can avoid problems and issues

A musical, artistic and/or aesthetically inclined partner

A partner who tends to not defend themselves

The partner can talk their way into getting you to see things from their perspective

The partner can give up things they like and take on things you like

The partner mirrors you

A partner who avoids confrontation and disagreements at all costs

The partner is passive aggressive

The partner says they’ll do something, then decide not to (inconsistent)

The partner is a traditional romantic

A relationship partner who would rather avoid diving deep into emotional issues just to keep the peace

A partner who is a champion at arguing and making a point

Scorpio (Look for Pluto)

A deeply sexual and magnetic partner

The partner is greatly aware of everything you try to hide from them

The partner sees through you like glass

You feel completely merged and at one with your partner

Your relationship partner is deeply raw and authentic

A relationship partner who is attracted to the darker the darker, more taboo aspects of life

A relationship partner who feels, thinks and does things in an intense or an extreme way (eg. Workouts for a solid 2 hours)

Having a love/hate and extreme highs and lows with the relationship partner

The partner is obsessive and possessive of you (and/or you to them)

The partner is easily jealous

The partner can be intimidating

A relationship partner that provokes emotional extremes in you

A partner who has great healing and transformative abilities

The partner takes an all or nothing approach to the relationship

Feeling possessed by the partner

The partner is into the occult, shamanism, reiki, tarot and mediumship

The partner can be a bit controlling

A partner who can make you feel secure but can take it away just as easily

Being completely energetically connected to the partner

Sharing everything you have with the partner

The relationship feels like a birth, death and re-birth cycle

The partner heals you

You change who you were/are during and after being with the relationship partner

The partner is secretive and may not reveal much about themselves

Sagittarius (Look for Jupiter)

An optimistic, happy-go-lucky, and humorous partner

A religious or spiritual relationship partner

A partner who loves travel/is from overseas

The relationship partner is philosophical and open-minded

The partner is jovial, light hearted and playful

A relationship partner who likes to live on the wild side

A partner who enjoys freedom of doing what they want, when they want

The relationship partner doesn’t want to be tied down

A partner who is hard to pin down

The relationship partner enjoys big conversations about life and the universe

The partner is sport and athletic

You become a nomad with your partner

Travelling a lot with your partner/Travelling to meet the partner/meeting the partner through travel

A partner who has a hard time committing due to wanting to be free and go and come when they please

The relationship partner loves the great out doors

A partner who loves big animals (horses for example)

Doing wild and adventurous things with your partner (e.g skinny dipping under a full moon)

Camping and living a gyspy life with your partner

The partner is a bit of a hippy

The partner can be self-righteous and opinionated

A partner who avoids deeper emotional issues in the relationship

A partner who has a hard time being deeply emotionally intimate

Expanding your life experience with your partner

The partner helps you explore different cultures and has adventures experiences with you (e.g. bungee jumping in New Zealand)

A partner who acts as a teacher or guru

Capricorn (Look for Saturn)  

A responsible and mature relationship partner

The relationship partner may be older than you

A partner who tends to claim the authority in the relationship

An ambitious, driven and a career forced partner

A partner who desires to achieve their goals

The partner is practical and grounded in ‘reality’

The partner is hardworking and can be a workaholic

The partner pushes you towards your own ambitions and becomes the driving force to help you achieve your goals

The relationship partner brings structure to your life in the relationship

A partner who doesn’t stop working and has a hard time relaxing

The relationship partner doesn’t quit until they achieve the

The partner has a sense of seriousness about them

A relationship partner who is conservative and traditional

A partner who can be a bit stingy with money

The relationship partner affects your public status (for better or for worse)

The partner is dutiful and loyal

A partner who can be controlling and a bit demanding

A partner who has a hard time showing their emotional side

The partner sees the relationship as ‘business’

The partner doesn’t deal well with emotional turmoil

The partner has a strong connection to their father figure (for better or for worse)

A partner who can push you to the top

The partner likes to be dominant in relationships (or you)

Meeting the partner through career, family meeting or a business meeting

Aquarius (look for Uranus)

An eccentric, out of the box and unusual partner

“They’re weird but I like them that way”

A partner who’s into all things ‘space’ (Astrology, astronomy, aliens 👽)

A partner who is a humanitarian and has dreams to re-invent the world (or at least in government or politics)

A partner who is helpful and caring towards their friends and strangers

A partner who does charitable services to help others

The relationship partner has a odd quirk about them

The relationship partner is highly intelligent to the point of genius

A partner who has a weird and unique way of thinking and seeing the world around them

Experimentation in the relationship

The relationship isn’t a ‘traditional’ relationship (eg. Only seeing each other so often to something like polygamy)

A partner who can be more focused on their friends then the relationship

The partner has a fear of intimacy/doesn’t want to be held down

The partner is into nerd culture (GOT/Walking Dead/Star Trek/StarWars. Ect…)

A partner doesn’t see themselves as being ‘special’ but ‘just like everyone else’

Having an open relationship

There is a distinct need for ones own personal freedom in the relationship

Going through ups and downs/ on again, off again relationships

The partner can be emotionally distant and aloof

The partner rebells if you impose rules on them in the relationship

Same sex relationships

A relationship partner thats more like a best friend than a romantic partner

Breaking all the rules when it comes to relationships

Pisces ( Look for Neptune)

A sensitive, gentle and compassionate relationship partner

The partner is dreamy and somewhat ethereal in their nature

The relationship partner is spiritual and ‘new age’ inclined

A partner who cares about all life

The partner is psychic, empathic and a mystic

The partner acts as your knight in shinning armour (saviour)

The partner can act like a victim or martyr (most likely because of their own demise)…and you have to be their saviour

A partner who needs taking care of

The partner is unconditionally loving and caring

The relationship wants to merge themselves with you, body, mind and spirit

The partner is attached to your hip

The partner is overly romantic (though may not always act on their relationship fantasies)

A partner who has addictive tendencies (not just drugs and alcohol, but to anything in general - food, movies, video games, psychic readings ect)

The partner can have a bad habit of isolating themselves

The partner is artistic and imaginative

A relationship partner that can lie to get themselves out of trouble (and they’re often convincing)

A partner who can be overly sensitive and emotional

A partner who has a lot of dreams but doesn’t seem to act them out (without your assistance at taking care of the details)

The partner isn’t overly interested in sex and finds satisfaction in just being near you

A partner who can be clumsy because their head is always in the clouds (and you ground them)

A partner who loves fantasy

Non binary sexual relationships

A partner who loves film and photography

The partner can be impractical and somewhat gullible

The partner is sympathetic and forgiving  

A partner who has no sexual preference (and/or you)

“If Only The Sky Would Disappear” by Cameron Gray

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the pisces pain can be this recurring and gnawing inability to cope with present reality and the harsh world as is. emotions can feel physically painful, and the senses can be easily overstimulating. pisces can desire to be somewhere else so badly, at times feeling so exhausted they could sleep until death

“I’m not everything I want to be, but I’m more than I was, and I’m still learning.”

— Charlotte Eriksson

Elemental Mars & Anger

Water Mars: Deep emotional anger, anger is almost always associated with an emotional stimuli. High chance of being angry criers. Anger is held deeply inside the psyche. Emotions overflow into the anger, making the anger more overwhelming for longer.

Earth Mars: Slow to anger but angry for a while. Usually has a couple different reasons for anger. Tries not to show ugly anger. High tolerance for control of anger but does have a limit. Harbors anger but tries not to let it cloud their ambitions.

Air Mars: fleeting anger that is usually suppressed by logic. Verbal attacks, or rational attacks. Either eeriliy calm when super angry, or go completely batshit. No in between. Unpredictable anger when reached a certain limit.

Fire Mars: Impulsive anger. Quick to ignite but flutters out quickly. Anger and passion can be blurred by others. Can swing into and out of anger. Emotionally driven anger, but not as deep as Water. Dry anger that usually is loud and brash, demands to be noticed.