Retrograde Planets in the Birth Chart

Retrograde Planets in the Birth Chart
Retrograde Planets in the Birth Chart: “Woman Drying Her Hair” by Joseph DeCamp (1898)

Retrograde Planets in the natal chart usually indicate an evolutionary need to undo or redo something with regard to the archetypal symbolism of that planet. In this post, I will briefly* address the possible meaning(s) of each retrograde planet in the birth chart, regardless of all other possible factors which may modify these basic interpretations. Therefore, please keep in mind that these are only possibilities rather than certainties: Continue reading “Retrograde Planets in the Birth Chart”

Chiron in the Birth Chart (Pt. 1: Houses 1, 2, 3)

Chiron in 1st House, Chiron in 2nd House, Chiron in 3rd House
Chiron in the 3rd House: “Portrait of Picasso” by Juan Gris (1912)

[This is a continuation of the previous post]. In this article I will address Chiron in 1st House, Chiron in Aries, or Chiron in aspect to Mars; Chiron in 2nd House, Chiron in Taurus, or Chiron in aspect to Venus; and Chiron in 3rd House, Chiron in Gemini, or Chiron in aspect to Mercury: Continue reading “Chiron in the Birth Chart (Pt. 1: Houses 1, 2, 3)”

From Pluto to the Sun: A Metaphoric Journey of the Soul (Pt. 2)

Saturn Station, Jupiter, Mars and Venus Stations: Painted lovers kissing each other, while a baby angel is kissing the foot of the male lover.
Palma il Giovane: “Venus and Mars” (1590)

[This is a continuation of the previous post]. Now in this fourth station, the soul has entered the Saturnian land of “time” and “mortality” (element of Earth). Number 4 also stands for solidity and stasis (as represented by the 4 sides of a square). Things feel to be heavy and slow in Saturn Station: Continue reading “From Pluto to the Sun: A Metaphoric Journey of the Soul (Pt. 2)”