Free Astrology Advice: Horary Question – Should I Write?
February 23, 2007 by admin
Horary Question:
I am currently a stay-at-home mom, and before that I was a teacher. However, I am still wanting to work. What is the best career path for me? Does writing play any part in my future? I would like to know, because for the last year I’ve been laboring away on a novel and since the baby I never seem to have time to return to that passion.
—T.
Nina Gryphon:
Dear T.,
For vocational questions, it is best if we have a few alternatives to examine, since the number of jobs out there in the world is literally infinite. You provided one possibility, which is writing, and we can certainly discuss that. However, you will see that there are other possibilities in the chart, and this way, I can only guess what is appropriate to your situation. The horary question for your chart is below:
In this horoscope, writing is going to be shown by Mercury, which is the planet naturally ruling intellectual pursuits such as writing. We see that Mercury is in Pisces, and it is retrograde. Mercury is separating from the Sun at 5° Pisces, and the Sun rules you in this horoscope, because it is the ruler of the first house of self. So at first glance, we could say that you and your writing are on divergent paths.
As you said, a big part of the problem is that you’re busy taking care of your baby. And, of course, the chart shows that. Mercury is in the sign of its detriment and fall in Pisces, so we have to look at the ruler of Pisces to see what is afflicting Mercury. That planet is Jupiter, ruler of your fifth house of children. Moreover, Jupiter is in the detriment of Mercury, in Sagittarius. So the baby harms the writing.
Let’s see what lies ahead, however. We see that the Moon will shortly square Mercury, and indeed, the Moon has just entered Mercury’s sign, Gemini. So you have been thinking about taking up writing again. My concern is that the writing will turn out to be yet another chore for you. The fact that the Moon and Mercury are applying with a difficult square aspect tells me that there will be some effort involved here, and it may not be entirely pleasant. Also, Mercury is disposited by the ruler of Pisces, Jupiter, so the writing will always have to take a backseat to the needs of the baby.
Shortly, Mercury will enter Aquarius by retrograde motion. At that point, Mercury is going to be Peregrine, which is a considerable step up from its bad state in Pisces. However, in Aquarius, Mercury will also be in the detriment of the Sun, so we see that it’s going to be harming you. Most likely, it will be hard to both be a new mother and a writer.
Usually, when we are provided no vocational options, we cast about for any other likely planet. Here, I would have to go with Mars, which is in its exaltation and in house of its joy, the sixth house. Mars in the sixth house of illness might indicate some kind of medical profession, so this is one alternative you could investigate.
— Readers who are interested in a horary reading with Nina Gryphon (free or paid) may contact her via her astrology readings webpage.
Free Astrology Advice: Horary Question – What Happened? Will We Reunite?
January 15, 2007 by admin
Horary Question:
Last year, I started a new job and eventually noticed that one of my coworkers seemed to be interested in me. I was also becoming very interested in him – there was definitely something between us. I asked him out, but he declined because we worked together. However, he said if that weren’t the case, he’d be with me in a heartbeat.
We never saw each other outside of work, and our interactions were always very professional and appropriate. Our relationship was really never more than friendship, although my feelings for him continued to increase.
Unfortunately, my department supervisor began to bully me, set me up to fail, and instigate rumours about me within the company. I knew she considered me a threat, and I wondered if she had taken an unhealthy interest in my friendship with this man and was somehow jealous.
This man seemed to distance himself from me, although he never treated me any differently. I used to see him all the time at work, and then suddenly, he was never around. By July, I hardly ever saw him, and in September, I quit the company because I couldn’t stand the bullying and harassment from my supervisor. I haven’t seen or spoken with him since then.
My question is basically: What happened? It seemed that he and I were getting along very well, and I have absolutely no doubt that there was something between us, and then suddently it was gone. Apart from possible interference from my supervisor, I cannot seem to find an obvious reason for the feeling to just go completely dead, unless I completely misunderstood his attentions.
Was he really interested in me? And if so, why did everything suddenly disappear? Is there any chance that he and I may renew our bond in the future?
—R.
Nina Gryphon:
Dear R.,
Situations like the one you describe always make me wonder what the heck was really going on behind the scenes. In my experience, a lot of workplace politics is stranger than fiction, and often, when relationships in the workplace come to light, one can feel as though one is living on the set of a soap opera. So when I examine this horary horoscope, I will keep an eye out for interesting and complex relationships you may not have known about. The horary chart for your question is below:
In this horary chart, you are shown by Mercury, ruler of the first house of self. We will also look at Venus, which rules your female urge to find a mate, and at the Moon, which shows your emotions. The man in question is shown by Jupiter, ruler of your seventh house of partners, and by the Sun, which shows his male urge to find a mate. We will look at the way these planets interact to determine the influences upon your relationship.
We see that the Moon is in Sagittarius in the seventh house, showing that emotionally, you are still quite interested in your former coworker. We also see that you have mostly gotten over the heartbreaking nature of the situation, since we see that your significator, Mercury, has just moved out of Capricorn, where it was in the fall of Jupiter, into Aquarius. Your acute disappointment in the unpleasant end of the relationship has mostly passed.
We see that the Moon has just separated from a sextile to Venus, and prior to that, separated from a conjunction with Jupiter. When we see a separating aspect between the two people you want to bring together, this usually means that the two of you got as close together to a relationship as is going to happen. This notion is confirmed by the fact that Jupiter is in its own sign in Sagittarius, where it is in the detriment of Mercury. In other words, this man is very interested in protecting himself at work and he has his own interests in mind, and this harms you (Mercury). In short, I do not think that a relationship will be rekindled with him, since he is too interested in himself to put himself out for you.
So, it looks as though the reason he backed away from the relationship, was that it was starting to impinge upon his comfort level. If he found himself having feelings for you, this was not part of his plan, and he had to distance himself.
I did wonder to what degree your former boss played into this. The boss is shown by the ruler of your 10th house of superiors, Saturn, which is in its detriment in Leo, and retrograde. This is one nasty individual, and the fact that Saturn is in an angular house, shows that she had the means to really make your life unpleasant, and she did. Saturn squares the ascendant-descendant axis in mundo, harming your relationships. What is interesting is that Saturn is not in negative dignities of Mercury, suggesting that whatever she did to you, it was not personal. It was strictly business. Note that Saturn is in Leo, which is ruled by the Sun. As you will recall, the Sun is the “me Tarzan” part of your former coworker. I do believe your boss was interested in this man, and she did what she could to get you out of the picture.
— Readers who are interested in a horary reading may contact Nina Gryphon through her astrological reading request form.
Free Astrology Advice: Horary Horoscope – Should I Stay Home or Return to Work?
December 8, 2006 by admin
Question:
I need to know if I should return to my job as a criminal prosecutor. I had a baby in 2004, whom I love more than anything. I became immediately very sick after giving birth and have been off work ever since. I’m supposed to return to work in January, my boss is now calling me to come in December. She’s putting a lot of pressure on me. I used to love my job, but I feel sick at the thought of returning. There’s a woman there, quite senior to me, who put a lot of effort into trying to ruin my life. She lied to many people about me. She tried to influence people into disliking me. She tried to ensure I got bad work reviews. She’s been continuing her efforts even though I have been away for over two years.
The job is also stressful simply from a heavy workload perspective. At the same time I really love my child and spending time with her. Sometimes, however, being at home 7 days a week is stressful and unfulfilling because I have a very traditional husband who is also bossy and often uncommunicative. I am worried that if I quit my job I’ll just be locked up in the home like the woman in the childhood story “Peter Pumpkin Eater”. He has benefited greatly b/c I’ve been home and sick and now that I’m feeling better, seems to resent it if I want to take a night off even to go to a bookstore. Can you help me with some free advice?
—J.
Nina Gryphon:
Dear J.:
Your situation sounds difficult, because no matter which option you choose, you will encounter some pressure. As always, I have cast a horary chart for the moment that I understood your question. Horary astrology is perhaps the oldest form of astrology; it casts a horoscope for the moment of the question, with the idea that the answer is contained in the horoscope. It used to be extremely popular in ancient times, when few people knew their time of birth, or could not afford to have an in-depth natal interpretation. The horoscope for your horary question is below:
In this horoscope, you are shown by Venus, ruler of the first house of self. The Moon also shows you, but more with reference to your feelings in this situation. Venus is in Virgo in the sixth house, about to conjoin the malefic South node. In Virgo, Venus is in the sign of its fall, and the sixth house is the house of illness. It appears that you are not in a very good position at the moment. It could be that you’re still dealing with the residuals of your sickness, and as a result, feel less than in full control of your life.
The Moon has just moved into Scorpio, and is on the verge of entering the seventh house of partners. We can see your emotional ambivalence about your husband’s influence; the Moon is in its fall in Scorpio, showing the high levels of frustration you’re feeling. However, the presence of the Moon in the seventh house shows to what degree your husband has control over your emotions. This is not a healthy situation, as I’m sure you’re aware.
Let us take a look at your job. It is shown by Saturn in Leo, ruler of your 10th house. Is it a good job? No; Saturn is in its detriment, so there is a real sense of pressure and even lack of reward. Saturn is in the fifth house of children, so we can see that your job is potentially afflicting your child. This is not unusual, as you obviously would not be able to spend as much time with your baby. If we place you, or rather Venus, just inside the 10th house, we can see how you would theoretically fare at your job. Venus in the 10th house in a night chart, which this is, does not have very much dignity in Capricorn. But it is not in terrible shape, either. It’s sort of a neutral situation without too much benefit or loss. If we place the Moon in the 10th house, showing how you would feel at your job, we do not get a warm and fuzzy feeling. Moon in Capricorn is in its detriment, so we get the sense that you would feel emotionally starved and generally unhappy.
If we place the Moon in the fourth house, it puts Moon in Cancer, which is the sign of its domicile. So there is a real sense that you would feel emotionally fulfilled staying at home. Venus is not terribly strong in Cancer either, so ultimately, it does not make a huge difference whether you go to work or stay at home, if we just look at the practical aspects of the situation. If we look at the emotional side of it, staying at home seems much more pleasant.
Perhaps a good middle ground would be to find another job: lawyers do have many options, and I am sure that you could find some kind of work that did not require you to work with people you don’t like or the kind of hours that you simply cannot sustain with a small baby.
—Readers who wish to arrange for a private consultation with Nina Gryphon may contact her at nina@gryphonastrology.com.
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