Free Astrology Advice: Horary Astrology – When Will I Get a New Job?
May 11, 2007 by admin
Horary Question:
Taking a huge risk, I resigned from my job. I sacrificed many things in life, took many risks to be qualified. My family is big and had to struggle even for basic things in life. And I found this job on my own at a diplomatic mission. They paid me the same salary as that of the clerk but I did a risky, important job. Superiors would commend me all the time, and they liked the change I brought to the department.
I gave myself one year to prove myself to the mission. At the end of it I asked them to bring my salary to the echelon I was entitled to. I was refused. I resigned on the 6th of March. Now I am working very hard to get a job in which I want to be as long as it is necessary. I am tired of changes in my life. I am just too tired. When will I get my new job?
—J.
Nina Gryphon:
Dear J.,
I can understand how frustrated you must feel after putting in so much effort only to be refused just compensation. Let us take a look at the astrological indications for your next job. I cast a horary chart for the time that I understood your question. The horoscope is below:
In this chart, you are shown by the Moon, ruler of the first house of self. The Moon is in the ninth house of foreign travel and expansion of one’s horizons; as you said, this seems to fit with the general type of work that you have been doing and seek to do in the future. The job that you will get is ruled by the 10th house of work, and its ruler is Jupiter. Jupiter is very strong in its own sign of Sagittarius, and it is in the sixth house of service. Most likely, you will be required to work in a supportive role, and may help your coworkers do their jobs better as part of your job description. We see that the Moon (you) is very interested in Jupiter (the job), as the Moon is in Jupiter’s sign. Jupiter is also a little interested in the Moon, which, given they could have anyone they wanted for the position, is an excellent sign. Jupiter is in the face of the Moon.
The good news is that the Moon and Jupiter are applying to aspect, indicating that you and the job will meet. This will happen in about 8°, which translates to about nine or 10 time units, given that we are dealing with mutable signs. Most likely, this refers to weeks. You asked this question in April, but the chart I am working from has been cast for this morning, so we would expect you to get that job nine or 10 weeks from today, May 11.
I think you’ll be pleased to know that as time goes on, you will get paid according to your skills and responsibilities in this new job. This will be one of the main factors for deciding to take a job. Mars rules the next sign from the 10th house, indicating money from the job. Currently, it is in its own triplicity in Pisces, so it is moderately strong, indicating that the money will be good, though not great. The good news is that it is about to move into Aries, its own sign (and will get strengthened thereby) indicating that over the time of your tenure in this job, you will get raises that reflect your level of responsibility.
—Readers who wish to get a reading from Nina Gryphon may visit her webpage at Gryphon Astrology.
Free Astrology Advice: Horary Question – When Will I Find a Better Job?
March 5, 2007 by admin
Horary Question:
Will I be able to change my job to a less stressful environment during 2007? I am a business executive and have been experiencing a very stressful job situation since 1999. I changed my job in November 2003 but has not seen any improvement in my tension.
I am very hardworking and dedicated to my job, my staff, and my employer. I do everything within my power with utmost dedication but results are not commensurate with my efforts. Projects get delayed and revenue targets are not met. Although I have brought significant reduction in annual operating loss of my current company, yet it is not enough to ensure sustainable growth and profitability. That’s why I want to take up some other job, which is not as stressful as my current job.
—M.
Nina Gryphon:
Dear M.,
Well, I don’t envy you. It so often seems that the people keeping companies running are those getting the least authority and credit for it. I guess they are too busy working to schmooze. Let’s see what lies ahead for you this year, job-wise. I cast a horary chart for the time that I understood your question. The horoscope for your question is below:
You are shown by ruler of the first house of self, Mars in Aquarius. This means that you are very much in the power of whatever is signified by the ruler of Aquarius, Saturn. Saturn is currently very negative; in the sign of its detriment (Leo) and retrograde. When the Great Malefic is unhappy, he is quite nasty. Saturn rules your 10th house of career, so we see that your current job is indeed quite negative. Mars has recently left the sign of its exaltation, Capricorn, where he was still in the power of Saturn, but at least held a high position. At the moment, Mars is still influenced by Saturn, because Mars is in Aquarius, but no longer enjoys such an exalted place. This might have to do with the change of your job almost 3 years ago.
We don’t see anything better happening to Mars in the near future, but we can also take a look at your co-significator, the Moon. The Moon is in the detriment of Saturn, so it shows that emotionally, you really hate your job. The good news is that the Moon is applying to a very strong Jupiter in Sagittarius. Jupiter is the Great Benefic, so one would assume that happy days are ahead. The aspect between the Moon and Jupiter will occur in about 3°, so we would imagine that you will improve your situation in three months (hopefully this does not signify years!). Jupiter is also the planet ruling Pisces, which is the next sign into which Mars will ultimately pass. This is another hint that another, much better job lies ahead for you.
—Readers who are interested in a horary reading (free or paid) with Nina Gryphon may contact her via her astrology readings webpage.
Free Astrology Advice: Horary Question – Where Are My Boss’s Forms?
March 4, 2007 by admin
Horary Question:
Last November my boss went on an overseas trip. I completed his travel claim form and sent it to Helen for processing. She was away on her annual leave and the temp can’t remember where she put it. The situation is desperate as the claim involves approximately $25 000 (US). I think it’s in Helen’s office on the second floor – but she is not willing to listen to me. Can you help me find these claim forms?
—C.
Nina Gryphon:
Dear C.,
Lost object horaries can be the most satisfying when they work, but sometimes, they can just be too darn puzzling. I have to admit my rate of success with these is not nearly as good as with other, run-of-the-mill type questions. That said, let’s give it the old college try. The horary chart for your question is below:
Your boss’s forms are shown by the Moon, because it is the second house from the 10th, so the boss’s possession. Before we get into where these forms may be, let’s take a look at whether they will be found. We would want some kind of applying aspect between the Moon and either your significator or your boss’s. The Moon is currently void of course, showing that will not make any aspect in its current sign of Virgo. This is one testimony against forms being located. I also do not love the fact that both of the luminaries are under the horizon, indicating that the object cannot be seen. I do like the fact that the Moon is right on an angle, which increases the odds it will be recovered.
The Moon just inside the first house indicates it is very close to your usual place at work. I suggest you take a good look at and in (and behind) your desk and anywhere near your area at work. To give you a sense of what I mean by “close,” I remember once I played a game where I had someone hide an agreed-upon object in my house, and then I had to use horary to find it. The object’s significator was just inside the first house cusp as the Moon is here. The person had placed the object under the mattress of my bed. I would say that is close.
Perhaps the temp had put them somewhere on your desk, and they got shuffled in with some other documents. I hope this is of some help, and let me know if this saga has an ending.
—Readers who are interested in a horary reading (free or paid) with Nina Gryphon may contact her via her astrology readings webpage.
Free Astrology Advice: Horary Question – Will I Be Published in 2007?
January 17, 2007 by admin
Horary Question:
Will I be published in 2007? I have been writing since I was nine but ten years ago, I began to take workshops for fiction and then I went to grad school for non-fiction writing. I graduated in January 06. I haven’t been published but then again, I haven’t really made enough of an effort in putting my stuff out there. I enjoy writing fiction more but I have found that people respond better to my non-fiction autobiographical essays. However, writing about my life makes me feel EXTREMELY exposed plus I really don’t feel that it’s my best writing.
Anyway, I am 37 and I feel that it’s time to really put my writing out there. I would love to support myself through my writing someday, and I wanted to know if this year I can at least make a start.
—M.
Nina Gryphon:
Dear M.,
I am always excited to get questions from writers, as I love literature and the whole literary world. And I can relate, at least vicariously, to the struggles of trying to get published. What’s good about your question, astrologically, is that it is a straight yes or no question, so we can see very quickly whether you will get published this year or not. There are not a whole lot of shades of gray in this scenario.
I cast a horary chart for the time that I understood your question. Horary astrology answers almost any question, with the horoscope being based on the moment that the astrologer understood the question. The horary chart for your question is below:
First, we will want to see whether you will sell your manuscript. To do this, we would want some kind of aspect between you and the publisher or agent, who is shown by the seventh house of partners or “any old people.” You are shown by the ruler of the first house, Mars in Capricorn in the ninth house. The ninth house is a cadent house, showing that you do not have a ton of control in the situation, because of course the final decision is left up to the other party. The agent or publisher is shown by Venus in Aquarius in the 11th house, which is considerably better positioned to control the situation than Mars.
Mars and Venus are not coming to an aspect, nor are we seeing translation or collection of light, whereby other planets can help make the aspect happen. We are also not seeing the Moon (your co-significator) about to meet Venus, which would give us some hope. So it is unlikely that you’ll sell your manuscript in 2007.
It may be helpful to see why the manuscript will not sell this year. There are two main reasons as shown in this horary chart: one, Venus is in the detriment of the Sun, because of Venus’s placement in Aquarius. The Sun rules are fifth house of creations, so we can see that the agent or publisher will not love your manuscript. The good news, of course, is that this is something you can remedy by rewriting or changing your work. Second, we see that your work is afflicted because of a very debilitated Saturn in your fifth house of creative work. Saturn rules your 10th house of career, or your mom, and also the 11th house of money from your career. So it may be that you are simply too busy working and making money to spend as much time on your work as is necessary.
Of course, none of this precludes your selling the manuscript in 2008 or at some other time. The best advice for 2007 would be for you to spend the time that you need working on the manuscript and making it as good as you possibly can.
—Readers who wish to get a horary reading may do so via the astrology reading form on the Gryphon astrology website. If you are seeking a free astrology reading, please be advised that space for free horary readings is extremely limited.
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 Astrology – Will I Have a Successful Career?
January 10, 2007 by admin
Horary Question:
Will I be successful in my career? The problem is that I feel insecure of my capacities. I wish to be a successful person, but I don’t feel that I hold the enough energy or power to do so. I am studying sociology now, and I am surrounded of many professionals, and I just wish I could become like them. I know that I must act, not complain, but it seems to me that no matter how hard I try, I can’t get good enough. On the other hand I don’t know if I’ll ever work in the field of sociology.
In a previous period of my life (I mean prior to my college years) I used to be very hard working and now … it’s not that easy. Back then I thought I will turn out to be successful, but for the moment I don’t know anymore. Somehow I feel insecure because I’m practically all alone, no parents to guide me (in the sense that they can’t give me advice about this). The thing is that in my family nobody has such a brilliant career and therefore I’ve got this strange feeling that I just can’t do better. As a student I meet a lot of great people and I’m somehow afraid that once I finish the university I won’t get to be at their level and I’ll end up feeling nostalgic about this period in my life.
—N.
Nina Gryphon:
Dear N.,
I can understand your concerns; when one is in school, it is so easy to feel intimidated by the very successful professionals and academics all around. Before we get into the astrological component of this, I would encourage you to spend time talking with people whom you admire, and ask them how they became successful, what they did, what advice they would give you, etc. You will find this gives you concrete ideas that you can incorporate into your own career plan.
But let us get to the astrology. I cast a horary horoscope for the time that I understood your question, and you can view the horoscope drawing below:
In this horoscope, we will look at your significator, Venus, and your co-significator, the Moon. We will also look at the ruler of your 10th house of career, Saturn, to supplement our understanding.
Venus is in the 10th house, in Aquarius, the sign of Saturn. We can immediately see that your career is very much on your mind, and it is the main driving force in your life at this time. The Moon, which shows your emotions, is in Libra, the exaltation of Saturn. In the malefic sixth house of servants and slaves, the Moon shows a very clear picture of your feelings of inadequacy. On the one hand, you feel yourself to be lowly, and on the other, you exalt your career (Saturn), expecting great things from it and from yourself.
To get a general sense of your career future, we will need to look at where Venus, and to some degree the Moon, are going. Venus is about to conjoin the Part of Fortune in the 10th house, and at the same time, it will sextile a very powerful Jupiter in Sagittarius in the seventh house. As you can probably guess, both of these indicators are extremely fortunate and promise success in your career, as the Venus-Part of Fortune conjunction will occur in the 10th house of career. Jupiter is in the seventh house of partners and significant others, indicating that success will come through the people with whom you partner, whether on a personal or professional level.
The question is whether you will succeed in the field of sociology. The career itself is shown by a very weak Saturn in the fifth house. Saturn is in Leo, the house of its detriment, and it is retrograde. We also noticed that the Moon is about to square the Sun, ruler of the fifth house (where Saturn is located), with some problematic receptions. The fifth house rules children and your own creations of any kind. With Saturn afflicting this house, there seems to be a sense that your chosen career is somehow harming any projects you’re working on. Without additional background as to your situation, I do not know what this indicates specifically. However, I do suspect that if you’re working on research projects, articles, or theses, you may need to rethink whether you want to work on them.
— Readers who wish to get their own horary reading may contact Nina Gryphon through her Reading Requests page.
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.
Free Astrology Advice – Horary Astrology: Should I Apply for This Job?
November 1, 2006 by admin
Question:
I am currently an assistant director at a medical training program. I have had some problems over the last year with the Director not communicating with me and making me look bad to some of the residents. I have been interested in eventually becoming the Program Director for some time. However, besides not communicating with me and making me look bad she also let things at the program fall into disrepair. The residents are not happy and some are considering leaving the program to go somewhere else. Also, her resignation comes in the middle of our recruiting time when we are looking for our next class of residents and this doesn’t bode well for us as far as getting a good class for the upcoming year (students don’t like to come to programs in flux as it make them anxious about the stability of the program).
I had considered eventually seeking a position as Director at another program, but recently our Director announced she was resigning. Not just from the position, but from the organization itself. Now the position is opening to both internal and external candidates. Finally, I am concerned that our site visit and accreditation are due this time next year and I have never even been a part of one, let alone in charge of it. I guess some of the question has to do with will I succeed if I get the position or will it all fall apart around me. With my difficulties over the last year I don’t know if I should apply or not. So, my question is . . .Should I apply for the Director position, and if so, will I get it?
—J.
Nina Gryphon:
Thank you for sending in your question,, J., and I can understand the difficulty of your situation. There are issues here regarding the quality of the job, whether you would even want to do it, and perhaps some questions of self-worth. What we’ll want to look at in this horoscope is whether you will get the job, and the quality of the job itself.
I cast a horoscope for the time that you sent in, since you asked a horary question yourself at your own location. Sometimes, when my clients do this, I will run my own chart and look at them both. In your case, I will just look at your horoscope, however. For readers who are just joining us, horary astrology is an old method that casts a horoscope for the time the astrologer understood question, and looks for the answer in the horoscope of the question. The horary chart for your question is below:
You are shown by Saturn in Leo in the seventh house. Some astrologers will not interpret charts when the seventh house is afflicted, because they believe that it shows the astrologer will be wrong. I wish I had those amazing powers that would allow me to discern charts where I would be correct or incorrect. Then I would be correct all the time. Except that the chart shows that I’m wrong in making that decision, so there is a logical fallacy here… But I digress. Saturn is quite strong because it is angular, so you definitely have a lot of power to act in the situation. Because Saturn is just outside the seventh house cusp, it shows that you are dominating your rivals for the position. As assistant director, I would expect you’re in a somewhat better position than many other candidates. However, Saturn in its detriment is not going to be a shoo-in. If you were my client, I would send you off for a series of cleansing baths right away. People who have been in traumatic or abusive situations for a long period of time usually need fairly extensive psychic scrubbing so they are ready to face the world with their full strength once again.
Let us take a look at the rivals for the job. They are ruled by your seventh house Lord, the Sun, since the seventh house is the house of our open enemies and opponents. The Sun is not great now, and it will get worse. It is about to be eclipsed by the Moon, which represents you. After that, it will enter Libra, the sign of its fall and the sign where it exalts Saturn. You definitely have an advantage over your opponents here, as they are going to be somewhat intimidated if you enter the ring.
The job itself is shown by Jupiter at 16 Scorpio in the ninth house. At 16 Scorpio, Jupiter is Peregrine, having no dignity at that point in the zodiac. This describes very well what you said about the program; that it is in flux. Peregrine planets are ones with no moral rudder, so the drift this way and that. As Bonatti said, planets that are Peregrine can go toward good or evil, but will naturally tend more toward evil. So we see that the program is not terrible, but is definitely in need of a firm hand and decisive action so it does not go off the deep end. To the extent that you can provide that, you would be a pretty good choice for Director. If we put Saturn just inside the 10th house, we see that it would also be Peregrine, which is not great, but it is an improvement from your current detrimented state. Putting the Moon just inside the 10th, showing how happy you would be at your job, it is also Peregrine. So the job is not going to give you the warm fuzzies, but it’s not going to hurt you either. Also, note that if we put any of your planets inside the 10th house, they would be very close to Antares, a Royal star suggesting endings. So you could take the job but perhaps would later leave it for something else.
To show whether you will actually be offered the job, we would want to see contact between Jupiter and Saturn, the significators of you and the job. Jupiter and Saturn will eventually come to a square, but not before Saturn is sextiled by Mercury and then Mars. This is known as prohibition, because another planet or planets get in the way of a perfecting aspect. So the judgment would have to be that you will be en route to getting a job, but something will prevent that from happening. Mercury rules the fourth and fifth houses, so there is a possibility that your home or your child could simply take precedence over this. Or maybe the boss of a competitor will put in a good word for them (turned 10th house from the seventh). Mars rules your second and ninth houses, so this could be financial, related to your knowledge, or some combination thereof.
So the odds don’t seem terribly high of you getting the job, but you could probably put the fear of God in your competitors for the position, which may make applying for it worth it, depending on your situation. But then, I’m a Mars type of person, so consider the source. And remember, I would highly recommend taking those cleansing baths, regardless of what happens.
—Readers may contact me, Nina Gryphon, for private consultations at nina@gryphonastrology.com.
Free Astrology Advice: Horary Astrology – Career, Love and Marriage, Oh My!
October 30, 2006 by admin
Question:
I would like to know about my love life in the future, mainly if I will marry and be happy, also if my ex-boyfriend will come back to me, or if the current man I am with is the one (I am 20 years old, by the way)? I want to explore near and far future, if that is possible. I would also like to know about my career path, what is going to happen with my career, what will I be, and how will I get started?
—T.
Nina Gryphon:
Dear T.,
Perhaps because I tend to be overly descriptive myself, I am in awe at the way in which you put so many important issues in such a short space. This would be an excellent place in which to let my readers know that if they want more specific information in their answers, they will need to include more specifics. That said, it’s amazing just how much blood we can squeeze from a stone, or rather how much information we can squeeze from such a short question. Typically, answers of as major import as you mention are best reserved for in-depth natal readings, which I also do off the blog for a fee. However, because this advice column is about horary astrology, I am sure that the readers will appreciate the way in which we can get to the important issues even without delving into the deep recesses of a person’s horoscope.
As always in this column, I used horary astrology to analyze your question. This is a very ancient method which uses the moment of the question to find an answer in the horoscope cast for the question. If you think about it, everything in the universe has a birth chart, no matter how great or small. Your question has a chart as well, and inside it is the answer. The horary chart for your question is below:
You gave multiple questions; this is fine, and I will take your questions in the order in which you have given them. In this horoscope, you are shown by Venus. Venus is not doing terribly well in this horoscope, or it should say it thinks it’s doing okay, but it really isn’t. Venus is in Virgo, which is the sign of its fall — Venus is also in its triplicity. So we have this interesting ambiguity, were planet is doing okay (triplicity), but the overall picture is relatively bleak (Venus is in fall). Venus is also in the 12th house, which it rules, because 12th house is the house of self undoing. Venus is a seductive planet, showing that we all have a tendency to very easily slip into self undoing and bad habits. So this gives us a picture as to what is going on with you, you’re probably not making very good decisions right now, but you feel pretty good about that. In other words, you are happily self undoing.
Marriage is definitely possible for you; since you’re 20 years old, the odds are going to be heavily tilted toward your marrying at least once during your lifetime. I don’t see any afflictions to the seventh house or its ruler that would be total deal breakers, so I can only assume that you will marry. The fact that Mars, the Lord of the seventh house, the house of partners, is in the first house itself, shows us that you’ll probably marry pretty easily, and the guide will come to you of his own accord. The Moon is also applying to Venus in Virgo, which is an overall good indication for marriage. I am not too thrilled to see this happening in the 12th house and also in Virgo, which is a barren sign, but I think this will speak more to the quality of the marriage.
Even if we look at the part of marriage, which is a point calculated using the degree of the ascendant, the ascendant, and the position of Venus, we see that it is at 18° Aries in the seventh house, and the picture is not terribly positive. Its ruler is Mars in Libra in the first house. The fact that Mars is angular and in your own house shows that you will get married, likely within a few years and easily. However, I am not sure that the marriage will be of very good quality. Would you want your marriage to be symbolized by the God of war in the sign of his detriment? I should think not. Most likely, you’ll marry quickly, but the relationship will be far better at the beginning than later on. Depending on your cultural and religious views, this may mean that you will divorce.
I also wanted to know if your boyfriend will come back. I think there will be an opportunity for him to come back, but I don’t think anything will come of it. The Moon will translate light between Venus and the Sun, with the Sun being his male libido aspect, so there is some sense of mutual physical attraction here, but when the Moon conjoins the Sun, we are going to get a solar eclipse. This does not bode well for the relationship. So I do not think you’ll come back, but I do not think you have a whole lot to regret, given that his planet, the Sun is not in very good shape here. Yes, it will move into Libra, where it loves Venus (you!) soon, but there are no upcoming aspects to confirm your getting together.
I think your current guy is a better bet, if he is Mercury in Libra in the first house, as I suspect. You like him, he likes you (note the mutual reception by sign), and he seems much more desirable than the ex boyfriend. The Sun is just not doing too well, given that it’s about to be eclipsed. I’d rather have a Mercury in Libra, even though it doesn’t have a whole lot of dignity, but it’s just doing so much better than the Sun. Does this mean that your current boyfriend is Mr. Soulmate, who will love you forever and ever? Maybe. You could do a lot worse.
You also asked about your career, and wanted to know what you will be when you grow up. Whenever people ask about careers in horary questions, I always request that they give me a few options. There are just way too many jobs out there in the world, so we have to narrow it down. If your career is shown by the Moon in Virgo about to conjoin Venus (because Moon rules your 10th house of career), we have a few interesting possibilities. The 12th house is normally malefic, so this could just show that your career will not be a good one all have to do with the self undoing professions, which I will be if your imagination. However, the 12th house also rules prisons and large animals. So you could work as a corrections person, but given that your career is shown by the Moon, you’d be more likely to be a counselor in some institution of that sort. You might also work with animals, such as a vet or something. The fact that the Moon is with Venus, and in a Mercury sign gives us a sense that there is some analytical work as well as aesthetic work involved here. One possibility is that you are destined to be a designer of horse dress for racehorses. Obviously, I’m only joking, but if we do not have options to choose from, we have to use our imagination, and mine is extremely fertile.
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Free Astrology Advice – Horary Astrology: Should I Go into Acting?
October 19, 2006 by admin
Question:
I’m thinking of changing careers, I really want to get into acting, or that sort of thing, but I am not sure, because I am a single mother to three kids and a divorce behind me. I work in administration at the local health department in a very small community. I have always wanted to be an actress; as a kid it was my dream. Everything about me tells me it’s what I should do, and my dreams are very important to me but I’m afraid. Can you help?
—B.
Nina Gryphon:
Dear B.,
Perhaps because I have friends and acquaintances in such a wide variety of jobs, it is always very interesting to me to look at questions regarding vocations. Acting or the arts is commonly inquired about, as many people would like to get into it, but know that it is a very competitive field, and one in which it is not easy to make a decent living. What we have to do in this horoscope is to look at the planet and house that is significator of acting, and see whether it is strong. If the planet or planets have strength, we can confidently say that acting will be beneficial for you. If not, it would be best to keep it to a hobby.
As I always do for the advice column on this blog, I cast a horoscope for you using horary astrology, which is a method that casts a chart for the moment of your question. The idea is that the answer to your question is contained in the horoscope of your question. It is as though the question is its own birth chart, but just for the “birth moment” of your concern. The time and date are set for the moment and place where I received your question.
Your horary chart regarding your vocation is below:
Many horoscopes give us the answer in several different ways; this is an example of such a chart. In this horoscope, you are shown by Saturn, Lord of the first house itself. Saturn is not doing terribly well, as it is in Leo, the sign of its detriment. This can simply mean that you are discouraged and unhappy about your current life situation and are looking for a way out. Acting may be the dream that you have always held in the back of your mind, and now, in times of difficulty, you are turning to it.
Even though acting may at first seem Mercurial (Mercury being the trickster god), it is ruled by Venus, which rules actors and plays, and presumably, the movies. In this horoscope, Venus is not very strong. It is in Virgo, the sign of its fall, and in the malefic eighth house. This is one testimony that acting will not give you the satisfaction or financial support you need. Of course, this does not mean that you shouldn’t try it as a hobby, on a part-time basis. That would be an excellent way to test out the waters, both in terms of making it a career, and in seeing how satisfactory it would be as a pursuit.
Now, to confirm this testimony, we would also look to the fifth house and its ruler, which naturally rules acting, being the house of pleasure and entertainment. The fifth house is ruled by Mercury, because the fifth cusp is in Gemini. Mercury is somewhat better off than Venus, but still not great. Mercury is Peregrine, which means that it is in a degree in the sign where does not have dignity. That is rather better than being in fall, but would not promise an amazing career.
The nice thing with Mercury is that it is in Libra, where it exalts Saturn. So this shows that while acting may not be an amazing profession, it is one that will treat you reasonably well. Note, however, that the antiscion of Mercury opposes our fallen Venus. So even though Mercury is reasonably good, there will still be some kind of hidden problems with your acting career.
As far as making a living from acting, we would have to look at the second house from the fifth, which shows money from entertainment. This is ruled by the Moon, which is in Virgo. The Moon does not have a lot of dignity where it is, which makes me think that you will not be able to have a solid, reliable income from acting. Again, this does not preclude you from picking it up as a hobby.
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