This experimental post depends on your comments for its success.
The idea is for anyone to submit a chart or their chart data. The chart will be posted on the blog, and APA members and others are encouraged to post, as a comment, an initial outline interpretation at the very top level. This should be around 3-10 paragraphs with, for example:
- What is your intuitive reaction to the chart overall – chart image, shaping, direction?
- What key features might you expect to be of major significance for this person?
- What sort of issues might be arising for the person at this point in their lives?
Others may comment on your interpretation, or produce their own.
The idea is to give us all a bit of practice and to give outsiders some idea of the astrological psychology interpretation process – indeed they can submit their own data and see their own chart and the initial reaction of practitioners and students.
Our first chart is of a public figure, male. The important thing is the chart, not who he is.
15.09.1984, 1620, Paddington, England
Go to it!
Please suggest further charts for this series – either send the Huber natal chart or birth date, birth time and place of birth, together with name or pseudonym.
Send to webmaster@astrologicalpsychology.org.
This looks like a lot of fun! I’m excited to see other Huberites relate to this. Cheers.
The following analysis is from John Grove. NB you can comment direct on the blog. Comments do not need to come through me.
1. Image: A funnel with energy being forced through its small opening with tremendous pressure. He is an adaptable and a loving individual who tries to create a new situation(s) by being open to learning and research. Although his audience is in the outer world and he is his own authority; yet he is driven by affiliations for belonging to his family, tradition and identity with his homeland.
2. His artistic endeavors are based on a highly sensitive feeling function (tension ruler moon conj. node) and his ego need for sympathetic, empathic understanding. He is a person who desires to realize his emotional needs for love and contact with others with the expectation that his drive for achieving artistic success may not be actualized. He is pessimistic and fails to see the need for change. There may be much self- doubt and distraction until he mobilizes patience and discipline to hone skills as an artist (vocal, visual, audial, design). He has a tortured temperament but the ability to be a master in use of his skill. Eventually he may materialize his vision through sweat and hard work; dramatized by near catastrophic and possible failure by being too attached to old routines. Sometimes living on the edge of depression. Paradoxically, he is patient, distracted and indecisive yet critically in need of making real his artistic vision a success though individualistic action. His relationship with his mother is of some note as she could have been a dominant and most powerful figure in the family. He could have been expected to prove himself to her for acceptance and this could have been a driving force in his establishing his style of hard work and discipline to reach his goals. Perhaps they had opposing views of the world or that she was challenging his goals in some way. His father had a harmonious and strong tie with him. His life is a long journey of growth and transformation helped by his freedom and insight to make the right decision for himself when a crisis happens.
3. He is dealing with a restless time, yearning for some remote goal with the help of his colleagues and associates. He may have much anticipation that a breakthrough is just on the horizon. Making efforts to evaluate the pros and cons of going forward with his vision may cause him irresoluteness. And thinking through this process to achieve his artistic objectives now may be so distracting to partnerships that it causes a need for critical communication on a deep level with others. But he could finally reach a decision and aim for one goal, putting all his energy into its realization. And in the end, he should be forgiven for his one-pointed focus to the detriment of other life issues.
Chart #1
I see a parachute soaring over the ground, with the pilot secure in his 4th house basket. He can see far and wide, an overview of all the world. And all those talents at the disposal of the tension ruler – himself and his emotional nature.
Yet there is an enormous tension across the 4/10 axis of individuality – between himself as individual and the collective around him, between obligations to self, to family, to society. Related was a probable tension in the relationship with his mother (stressed Saturn just before cusp), who may have seemed somewhat distant (one-way opposition). This is also the nodal axis, so although he may be comfortable as a sort of leader in society (10th house/ south node), there is a strong pull towards his own family/collective needs, which may be what he is drawn towards.
This is probably a very sensitive and idealistic man with many green aspects, projection triangles, but also well grounded in earthy planets. In 2020 Age Point passes over the DC and he probably gains greater awareness of the full potential of all those high planets. And of his destiny, as AP is in Cancer, whose energies complement those of his 4th house north node. The low point Jupiter/Neptune opposition in 2018 could have set the scene for this.
Cautionary note. Since I set the chart exercise I know who the person is, which may have influenced what I say!
For me, the chart image conjures up the sense of a pennant that is pinned to the ground by the pointy end and is flapping or vibrating violently in the wind. This makes me feel that this person’s environment has a tremendous, perhaps unnerving or maybe invigorating effect on them. Although firmly anchored to the ground, they may find it difficult to maintain any kind of stability.
The Moon in the 4th house is where this pennant is pinned, which means that this is someone who is firmly and emotionally attached to family, roots, heritage and the past. However, the upward direction of the aspect lines means that they also long to be free to live life as they choose. They have very high aims in life. This is someone who is striving to free themselves from the constraints of the collective and is endeavouring to develop their own views and opinions (Sun stressed before the 9th house). Thinking independently will cause conflict with the desire to fit in with and remain attached to their heritage and family of origin (Moon in the 4th house). The mainly triangular aspect pattern means that this individual is passive, sensitive and receptive and they’ll happily go along with others who are perhaps steadier of more active.
Saturn in the 9th house means that the way this person tries to feel secure is by gradually developing, forming and taking responsibility for their own views on life. However, as Saturn is in the stress zone before the 10th house, the beliefs on which they base their opinions will be constantly shifting, which will constantly unnerve them. This person is also striving to reach security in the the 10th house and they’ll go overboard in attempting to carry out and maintain some form of public function or role in the world.
Another thing to note about Saturn and security is that it is only connected to the main aspect pattern by one broken, linear opposition aspect, which may mean that this planet often acts as an unaspected planet. Like an untrained dog off a lead, Saturn and a desire for security may not always respond to it’s owner’s call. This person may sometimes demonstrate great structure and control (especially as it is in a linear aspect), particularly in 9th/10th house matters, but lose grip on the ability to maintain it at other times and in other areas of life.
Born in September 1984, this person is now approaching the age of thirty six. For the last few years they‘ll have been endeavouring to establish their true function in the world yet finding that they are not entirely in control of their own destiny. Currently, they’ll be feeling that the things that are happening are beyond their control; it won’t be until they’ve reached the age of 36 that they‘ll finally be able to achieve success of their own terms.
With their South Node in the 10th house, they‘ll be more comfortable living as as a distinct individual in a position of power. However, the North Node in the 4th house and conjunct the Moon indicates that in order to achieve their spiritual goal they should get back to grass roots and involve themselves more on a emotional level with the people. If they distance themselves from family and humanity to far they’ll be unable to identify with the people they‘d like to influence.
With the Moon and North Node in the 4th house at the apex of several Projection Triangles, this person could spend a great deal of their life projecting their emotions and feelings, and the ability to feel connected to family and community, onto other people. However, at some point in their lives they could find fate intervenes and they’ll be forced to own this feature of their personality. They may then begin to use emotions, feelings and their sense of belonging to help others.
I’ve enjoyed reading these shared thoughts on the chart. As I know who this person is, and sometime ago I wrote about their chart on my astrological blog, I’ve held back from joining in. Barry has asked me to add a few comments though, based on what’s been written by the other contributors, so here goes!
The visual images are all ric, and well-supported too, as the chart is specuated upon, My own image was of a bunch of flowers, almost being produced with a “ta-da!” flourish, the blooms all at the top with the hand holding the bouquet at the bottom – Moon/Node – which is identified by all as being a significant feature in this chart. It is, and you’ll understand why when Barry announces whose chart it is.
Each response offers a wealth of material to draw upon, should any of you meet this person for a consultation. You’ve all offered plenty of insights you could use if this was for real and I hope that gives you confidence to know yes, you’re all on the right lines! Not only that, my sense is that you would be treating this person with respect, whatever question or problem he came to you with, and you’d be able to help him if he needed clarity at his current stage of life.
Thanks to all who contributed – and here’s to the next one!
As a final comment, Chart #1 was the chart of Prince Harry.
Anyone like to suggest how closely the above interpretative sketches might relate to the realities of Harry’s life as they understand it?