Child*Star

Astrological Report for

Marilyn Monroe

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Introduction

I. CHILD*STAR!!

How wondrous is the moment when you first look into the eyes of your newborn child! How miraculous is creation! What deep mysteries bring families together for a cycle of time!

In writing Child*Star, the author, a Montessori teacher, has brought you the best of 23 years of astrological study in addition to the fruit of 10 years' experience in the classroom. You'll find in Child*Star a first-hand understanding of the trials and joys of parenthood.

Being a parent is challenging. A job description for a parent would include something of almost every other job. When we study the child's astrological chart, we can instantly attune to how we can best guide her. Strengths, weaknesses, aptitude and potentials jump off the page. We can see how to turn around negative momentum and maximize talents that otherwise may not have been readily apparent. Understanding leads to greater patience, a virtue of immeasurable worth in child-rearing!

Many parents intuitively take a reading at the moment of birth and even before, through dreams or visions, and receive a prescient knowing of the child soon to be born. The child comes to us with her own birthchart, her particular life plan, which many believe is determined prior to birth.

Nevertheless, there can be no doubt that environmental factors, decisions made by parents, education, and free will can change, alter, or mitigate the prophecy foreseen in the chart, for better or for worse. A seed containing the blueprint of the most magnificent rose will not flower if denied sunshine, water, and good soil. And many have cultivated beautiful flowers in rocky soils through love and care.

How can we challenge the child to bring out the positive Sun sign potential, but, at the same time, teach her to know clearly when she crosses the line into negatives that could cause her much grief and sorrow later, if not corrected now? This is the challenge before us as educators and parents to our children, even to the child within ourselves. So we search the chart with an eye for potential problem areas that could disrupt, hinder or block the child's best expression. We devise how to turn them around. We take note of the positive potential and see how, like a good seed, it can be nurtured to bring forth the ripest fruit on time.

II. In creating this report, certain assumptions have been made:

1. Every child is unique. While most concepts will hit the nail on the head, not all you read will necessarily "fit."

Throughout the report, you'll come across words and phrases like "tends to," "often will," "probably," "might." This is because there is a spectrum of possibility on any given point. At times, these phrases have been omitted, but the concept remains true throughout the report.

2. It is assumed that you are concerned and loving parents who are dedicated to helping your child realize her highest potential.

3. It is assumed that you're willing to look at yourself (as you may find Mom and Dad depicted in the pages of this report) and see where greater self-awareness and self-improvement can help you better raise your child.

4. It is assumed that you're using this report as a key to better understand your child, and as a key to unlock her potential, but that at no time will you use this report (and its recommendations) to replace common sense, and your own good judgment. You are her parents, no one can know her as you do. Remember:

Astrology is meant to CONFIRM, NOT REPLACE, the inner guide!

5. To get the most value out of Child*Star, the author recommends holding "all these things in your heart" and observing the child as she grows. Maria Montessori proved that, by observing the child, you discover the laws of her being. The chart unfolds as she grows.

However, the report may highlight potential talent and skill you may wish to test out by providing your child with opportunities to develop them. For instance, if an aspect (and especially if several aspects) indicates musical talent, you may want to sign your child up for song and dance lessons or teach her how to play a musical instrument.

If playing an instrument doesn't seem to be her forte, try music appreciation. Remember, there's a spectrum of possibility, and it's up to you to discover what motivates your child.

In reading about your child, emphasize the positive. Negative patterns can be changed; indeed, sometimes only a shade of gray separates our Achilles' Heel from becoming our most valuable asset. Conversely, our natural talents can stagnate and, if we fail to develop them, become the open door to self-indulgence.

III. Keywords and concepts that will help you get the most out of Child*Star:

1. Throughout the report, reference is made to planets receiving harmonious or challenging aspects. In astrology, trines and sextiles are considered aspects that indicate energy flowing in harmony. Squares point to challenges, blocks, internal frustrations and also pronounced talents. Oppositions indicate potential conflicts we resolve in the Tai-Chi of our interactions with others. We call squares and oppositions "dynamic aspects." Here is where your child may meet her greatest challenges, but also where she may demonstrate her greatest strengths! In expressing and mastering the dynamic aspects, we grow and can realize our greatest achievements. Remember:

Wherever you find dynamic aspects is where your child may need the most guidance, consistency, and patience on your part.

2. CROSS-REFERENCES: To gather a more complete picture on any given aspect of your child's chart, you may be referred to another related section. For example, every sign is said to be ruled by a particular planet. Aries is ruled by Mars, and the child with Aries Rising is learning how to direct energy constructively. But how will she do it? The report may refer you to another section on Mars.

Another type of cross-reference is necessary when a planet receives more than one kind of aspect. For example, a child with Mars square Saturn can feel blocked, and Child*Star instructs you to see if Mars and Saturn receive positive aspects from other planets -- which will mitigate the difficulty and allow the aspect to manifest in a more dynamic and purposeful way. The positive aspects can also indicate to you how to work out the difficulty successfully.

3. RESOLVING CONTRADICTIONS: What to do when you come across information that is contradictory? None of us is black and white. For example, a child might be extroverted in sports, but shy in academics, or vice-versa. Some children, however, will need help in working out such structural conflicts.

4. Sometimes we come across strengths or talents in the child that may not be our forte. A child with a grand trine in earth signs, but whose parents have little or no earth emphasis in their own charts, may need other, more practical and businesslike people coming into her life to bring out the inherent qualities of efficiency, order, and organization typical of this positive configuration.

5. Astrological knowledge must never be used to demean, criticize, or put anyone down. Take note of areas of great sensitivity, vulnerability, or pain in the child's chart. Find ways to help her master these. Be kind to your child. Her star has appeared and it may be different in magnitude and brilliance than your own! Love her and teach her, and learn from her, but don't expect her to be who you are. While the child is still in the process of turning her weaknesses into strengths, we can often fill in the gap!

V. CONCLUSION: In studying the child's chart -- as a representation of the book of her life with many pages left to write on -- we seek to understand her better in order to guide, help, and instruct her in bringing out her special uniqueness, her calling in life, her special star. In understanding our children, we also come to better understand ourselves, our own inner child.

This report is intended as a stepping stone in your astrological journey -- a fascinating adventure. For those who hold newborns, Child*Star will offer many insights that will prove their worth for years to come. For those of you with older children, this report will shed much light that will help you better understand your child and where she is headed. Some will walk through their childhood again through the pages of this report -- finding, healing, and attuning with the child within.

On the next page you will find a list of the zodiac positions of your child's natal planets, along with the house cusps, for her moment of birth. These have been calculated using sophisticated astronomical formulae to ensure high accuracy.

The author, Kathie Garcia, is interested in your feedback. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to give her a call or write her a note. She can be reached at PO Box 81, Emigrant, MT, 59027. Her telephone number is (406) 333-4757.

The Rising Sign

First let's take a quick look at your child's Ascendant, or Rising sign. Astrologers want to know what zodiac sign is rising at birth, since this gives a picture of the way we appear or come across to others. We look out upon the world through the glasses of the Rising Sign. Your child's Rising Sign will offer clues as to how your child perceives herself or would like others to see her. Many astrologers consider the Rising Sign as important as the Sun Sign in describing identity. This makes sense, since the Ascendant describes the early childhood experience. From myriad impressions and interactions, the child will weave the tapestry of her unique selfhood. If the Rising Sign is very different from the Sun sign, the child may have to work at integrating diverse aspects of her personality.

Lively Leo wears her heart on her sleeve, always managing to come across as confident and sure of herself. (Sometime when the Leo Lion is wounded, her bravado is a dramatic cover-up!) Leo children are typically very free with their emotions which nevertheless tend to stay under control. Your Leo child is affectionate, warm-hearted and effusive. Liking center stage, she may want all the attention on herself! Teach her to be thoughtful. The Sun rules Leo. If your child's Sun is in a Fire sign, leadership potential is enhanced, but she probably needs to learn to "harness the fire" as well as to consider the needs of others. If her Sun is in an Air sign, she is apt to be quite sociable, optimistic and positive. She is probably friendly and communicative. The child with a water sign Sun with Leo rising could be temperamental; she needs a good sense of self-esteem. She could feel hurt easily. An earth sign Sun could be the signature of a banker! Her bravado is likely to applied in practical works (later in work).

Leo Rising

Chart Data for Marilyn Monroe
Koch House System
Planet in Sign Zodiac in House House Cusp

Sun Gemini 10°Ge27' 10th 01st 13°Le04'
Moon Aquarius 19°Aq06' 07th 02nd 10°Vi30'
Mercury Gemini 06°Ge47' 10th 03rd 08°Li22'
Venus Aries 28°Ar45' 09th 04th 06°Sc00'
Mars Pisces 20°Pi44' 08th 05th 15°Sg04'
Jupiter Aquarius 26°Aq50' 07th 06th 15°Cp32'
Saturn Scorpio 21°Sc26' 04th 07th 13°Aq04'
Uranus Pisces 29°Pi00' 08th 08th 10°Pi30'
Neptune Leo 22°Le13' 01st 09th 08°Ar22'
Pluto Cancer 13°Ca24' 11th 10th 06°Ta00'
Midheaven Taurus 06°Ta00' 10th 11th 15°Ge04'
Ascendant Leo 13°Le04' 01st 12th 15°Ca32'

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Planet Aspects

The Sun and Moon

At the time of our birth, the planets (through their configurations and relationships) tell us something about the quality of the moment of time into which we were born. Each planet points to special traits within us. Yet, of all the planets, the two most important planets to astrologers are the "lights," the Sun and the Moon. From where we stand here on Earth, the great shining Sun by day and the reflecting Moon at night are our constant companions. The Sun and Moon are our greatest guides in understanding our children, their temperament, personality, relationship with parents and other significant adults, their sense of purpose, their feelings and much more! The Sun and Moon give us clues as to where our children are headed and how we can help them on the way.

The Sun: Identity, Ego, Will, Father

The Sun represents our identity, or self and as such, colors every other aspect of the chart. In a child's chart, the Sun will reveal much about her emerging personality. Your child's greatest strengths and challenges are often described by the qualities of her Sun Sign. A Leo child, for example, is a born leader but may be pompous. A Piscean youngster may draw upon a rich imagination to inspire others, but may seek to escape reality by retreating into a fantasy world. The wise parent will train the child to manifest the positive qualities of her Sun Sign. The position of the Sun also helps us understand what motivates our children. A child with a Fire sign Sun such as Aries, will generally be motivated by seeking new experiences in which she can assert herself, whereas a Water sign Sun child is more emotional and will seek comfort and security before venturing out. Children born into Earth signs tend to be grounded. They're builders and seek means of practical expression. They want to know, "How does it work?" Air sign Sun children can experience life through thoughts and thrive on social interaction and communication. The Sun also represents the child's perception of the father (or dominant parent) and the qualities the child identifies with within the father. From here, we extend our understanding of this relationship to authorities and adults in general and later, to the child's understanding of her own life purpose. For example, a child with the Sun in harmonious aspect to Mars would likely feel supported by the father and therefore more prone to self confidence than a child born with the Sun square Mars. The latter might feel blocked on some level by the father or dominant parent. Both, however, are dynamic positions indicating leadership potential.

Sun in Gemini
Gemini is an Air sign on the thinking cross. Its symbol is The Twins. Geminis are here, there and everywhere and come up with a thousand questions! (Record her questions in a little book and then research the answers together.) Your little Gemini was born to investigate, search, and explore. She likely seeks to communicate by all available means: talking, writing, broadcasting, learning foreign languages. Phones and walky-talkies make a big hit! Some Gemini children are chatterboxes. Others are exceptionally witty. Teach your Gemini to be still and to listen to what others have to say.

All manner of transportation may catch her attention; scooters, bicycles, skates, whatever, anything in which to get around! Gemini children can be into many projects at once! A skill essential to your little Gemini's future success is the ability to focus and complete the task at hand. As your Gemini grows, you might find ways, such as making lists, to help her order her mind and her tasks. She needs this training to develop good study habits and avoid dissipating her energy.

Gemini children are born mimics. They need good role models. Discernment is advised in the selection of books and movies, since little Gemini will copy (often verbatim) what she sees and hears. Sometimes the Gemini ability to pick up quickly amounts to a high degree of impressionability.

A good book is like a treasured friend to children of this double air (mind) sign. Stack up your library! The Gemini child is often the teacher's pet because she loves to read and enjoys learning a broad range of subjects. Gemini children typically like learning at a fairly brisk pace. Gemini rules writing and journalism. Your child might benefit by keeping a diary. Later she may be interested in working on the school paper. Working with her hands could steady her restless mind. (Sewing, painting, building with legos, washing the dishes, planting) Gemini children seek variety in everything; clothes, food, books and in everyday experience. Some have trouble staying still! Teach your child to concentrate.

Sun Semisquare Venus
This aspect indicates lessons to be learnt in the giving and receiving of love. Your child may have trouble giving herself credit and appreciating herself for who she really is. Perhaps she is shy. Your child could be torn between grand ideas of some ideal love for all beings in a very abstract sense as opposed to loving real people on a day-to-day level, as they actually are. She could give her all to others without thinking of herself or she could be too self-centered, needing to learn to share. Teach your child to practice appreciating the little things in life. By and by, she will attract love to herself. To love others, she needs to first love herself.

The Moon: Emotions, Habits, Family, Mother

In a child's chart, we look to the position of the Moon to understand the child's perception of her mother, of her need to be cared for and to nurture. The Moon also describes the child's experience within her family, with its particular dynamics, tradition and heritage. From these, the child establishes her roots. The Moon, then, indicates the early childhood environment, our early support systems. Emotional responses are traced to the Moon and hence, to patterns established during childhood (and even during other lifetimes). These often become automatic and subconscious in the adult. Thus, the sign placement of the Moon reveals much about our child's emotional needs and expressions. The Moon may dominate the child's chart during the first 7 years of life. The Moon will tell us what the child needs to feel secure and also what kinds of habits would be helpful or detrimental to her development. For example, a child with a Sagittarian Moon is happy when she has plenty of room to explore. (But she needs to learn the value of limits) A Cancer Moon child, in contrast, may cling to Mom's apron strings. (But she may need to overcome fear of making it on her on).

Moon in Aquarius
Aquarius is an Air sign on the feeling cross. Its symbol is The Waterbearer. The Moon in Aquarius child may be a true lover of humanity. Typically, she is altruistic. She can relate to people from all different backgrounds and walks of life. You may find that your child never met a stranger. Your child has a natural impulse to freedom, is inventive and enjoys finding new ways to do things. Computers, electronic devices and gadgetry may capture her imagination.

Your child could seem somewhat detached, less emotional than other children. She may identify strongly with her friends or peer groups. She may need to develop sensitivity, tolerance and kindness. She could be futuristic, ahead of her time, and highly independent.

Negatively, children with the Moon in Aquarius are sometimes willful, mentally stubborn, or downright rebellious! It's vital that she learn to account for her actions. The Moon in Aquarius child may perceive the mother as open-minded. She may share an intuitive understanding with her. If afflicted, the mother could be seen as eccentric, inconsistent or simply not around.

Moon Square Saturn
Children born with the Moon square or opposite Saturn may have to grapple with trying conditions at home: apart from circumstances, the parents could be excessively strict, severe, rigid or emotionally distant. These attitudes inhibit the spontaneous flow of emotions in the child. In households where this is not the case, the child is nevertheless apt to perceive it as so. She needs an extra dose of affection, particularly from her mother! She needs to know she is worthy of being loved. Teach her to see what is good about herself and others. Remind her that when we smile the world smiles with us, but when we cry we often cry alone!

Moon Opposition Neptune
The child born with this Moon-Neptune aspect needs to sort out the real from the unreal. The line between fact and fantasy may not be apparent. Your child may need your help bringing things into focus without shattering her gentle dream world. She may tend to over-react, because she takes things very personally. There could be some rather harsh realities connected to her upbringing and if so, the child could retreat within her imagination to cope. This child might be very imaginative and artistic but needs to learn to look at life objectively. Search for ways to develop your child's creativity. Teach her to maintain order in the environment.

The Inner Planets: Mercury and Venus

The planets Mercury and Venus, along with the Sun, Moon and Mars describe the child's emerging personality. These inner planets are located between the orbit of the Earth and the Sun. Venus indicates how the child appreciates and measures her experience, and describes the values established during childhood. Venus tells us how the child expresses love, the things that mean a lot to her, and her appreciation for beauty (or lack of it). Mercury tells us something about our child's perception, verbal expression, schooling --in short, how her mind works, how she thinks and communicates.

Mercury: The Mind and Communication

Mercury represents thoughts, ideas, and the mental process in general. Communications -- by phone, letter, spoken, or however -- are ruled by Mercury. Also thoughts, connections, phone wires, and everything that connects and conveys -- even forms of transportation. In the child's chart, Mercury describes the myriad aspects of schooling -- teachers, study habits, homework, learning skills, concentration (or lack of it). Your child's relationship with brothers and sisters are indicated by Mercury as well. The way your child thinks, receives, shares and transmits information and knowledge will be revealed by studying the position of Mercury in her chart. Mercury relates to hands, fine motor abilities, and to handwriting and drafting skills. Mercury by sign and element tells us how the child studies and what she likes to study, and how we (her parents and teachers) can help her gain greater academic expertise. Children with Mercury in Fire signs think and talk simultaneously and are spontaneous. They enjoy games that make learning fun! Children with Mercury in Air Signs can chatter away and still keep going! Words can come alive for them and they enjoy listening to (or creating) colorful tales and stories. Communication is their thing. They may have to work at being listeners, however! Children with Mercury in Water signs may need help thinking clearly since emotion runs into thoughts. These children like profound subject matter. Children with Mercury in Earth signs generally have a good measure of common sense. Hands on training suits them best.

Mercury in Gemini
Gemini is an Air sign on the thinking cross. Its symbol is The Twins. Mercury in Gemini children typically love learning. Wit comes naturally as does curiosity about just about everything! She loves finding things out -- speculating, investigating. She is likely to be clever but not necessarily known for deep thinking. She loves to talk, exchange ideas, read books, travel. her restless mind keeps her busy exploring, testing. Debates, games, and puzzles please her. She likes to think on her feet and could be easily bored with tedious schoolwork or chores. Stress honesty with her. Good study habits and an orderly environment help her do best at school. She may tend to scatter her energy into too many projects at once or to dissipate energy through too much chatter. Teach her to create a schedule and stick to it!

Venus: Values, Love, Art

Venus rules our values and sense of appreciation. When we appraise or appreciate something, whether that be another person or a new car, this is Venus -- the sense of love and compassion we may feel. Venus in the child's chart shows us what kinds of things our child appreciates, her innate sense of beauty (which can be developed), the manner in which she interacts with her friends and with adults, and how she shows love. Children with Venus in ardent Leo, for example, are demonstrative and fun-loving. They tend to shine and love bright, colorful things. Venus in Scorpio children, on the other hand, may be shy but exceptionally kind and thoughtful. These children may want Mom all to themselves! The Venus in Libra child is a social butterfly and loves beauty in her clothes and bedroom. Venus in Taurus loves beautiful things, pretty rocks and later precious stones. She may be a gourmet. She may need help learning to share what she sees as prized possessions. A study of Venus by sign, house and aspect also reveals something about your child's taste in food, eating habits, care of possessions and attitude toward money and belongings.

Venus in Aries
Aries is a Fire sign on the action cross. Its symbol is the Ram. Shy flowers, stand back! Your child is apt to be independent and single-minded, demonstrative and outgoing. Quick to start up a friendship, your child may not find it so easy to settle into one. Lessons in give and take with school chums prepare her for more serious relationships later on. At best, your child is happy and friendly. But watch out for a self-centered attitude that is demanding or says "me first."

Venus Sextile Jupiter
Even in a more serious chart, this aspect lends a touch of generosity and joy. It is considered a fortunate aspect: good things tend to come your child's way. One day she could end up with a lot of money, property -- possessions of all kinds. She is likely to be generous and warm by nature, and probably gives as much as she gets. There could be a love of travel and exploration; of art, culture and religion. Unless strongly counter-indicated, children with this aspect tend to get along well with their elders. The negative manifestation of this aspect is a tendency to be wasteful, extravagant, self-indulgent. Without self-discipline in diet, individuals with this aspect tend to put on weight. The child may have a sweet tooth. Encourage her but teach her restraint!

The External Planets: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn

The major planets outside the Earth's orbit (external to us) are Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. These are the planets describing the outer world and circumstances surrounding the child, the status, well-being and conditions she is born into and what urges her on to greater achievements as she grows. Mars will tune you in to what motivates your child and the way she approaches life. Jupiter shows us how she is most apt to channel that energy, and Saturn decrees what sort of obstacles will confront her on the road to success. Again: Saturn tells us about the territory we will be going through, Jupiter the way or path through it, and Mars what kind of push or drive we can count on to keep going.

Mars: Action Through Desire; Drive, Motivation, and Anger

Mars is the planet of emotion and drive. When we search for the meaning of something, it is Mars that urges us on, keeps us searching. Mars will tell us what motivates our child, what captures her interest. By studying the aspects formed between Mars and other planets we discern if our child expresses desire in a healthy and direct manner or whether she feels blocked (squares) by inner or outer conditions. We also learn how our child expresses anger, whether in strong bursts (Mars in Fire Signs), bottled up and tears (Mars in Water Signs) or with cutting words (Air signs). With greater understanding we can help our child deal with her feelings in a constructive way. Mars tells us about our child's interest and aptitude (or lack of it), for physical exercises, sports, recreation. Mars drives us against things, too, and sends us into war and combat. Mars imparts courage and stamina. The house position of Mars in the child's chart will tell us in what area of life she is likely to enter the greatest degree of active conflict or activity: In the 11th, with friends, in the 3rd, perhaps with sisters and brothers, or in competitive learning at school.

Mars in Pisces
Pisces is a Water sign on the thinking cross. Its symbol is The Fishes. The Mars in Pisces child is moved to in some way sacrifice in order to help others. Your child has an innate sense of compassion and may surprise you with wise perceptions that transcend knowledge and her years. She may feel hurt when others fail to appreciate her ministrations. Intuitive, she has an inner drive to embrace all that's psychological, religious, and mystical.

Because children with their action planet in Pisces are sensitive and can visualize easily, many show early signs of musical, artistic or literary talent. You may discover that your child is attuned to higher realms. This can manifest as a devotional nature, a love of beauty, a belief in miracles!

The Mars in Pisces child usually benefits by early religious training. At times, your child might appear lost in the clouds! Help bring out her natural creativity and imagination, but also help her tether her mind to the here and now! Teach her to "dive in the waves" rather than evade problems. Your child may need your help overcoming her fears. Sometimes, children with this placement are moody. Some find it hard to take criticism. A good balanced diet would help your child keep her feet on the ground. At best, a position of enlightened compassion and an excellent placement for nurses, social workers, healers, teachers. Mars in Pisces also favors work behind the scenes, such as theater production. Negatively, children with this position may brood, whine or complain, or call attention to themselves through physical ailments. Teach her to rise above it! She may find it difficult to challenge problems head on. Make sure your household is free of alcoholism and teach your child the danger and futility of escapism.

Moon Semisextile Mars
Children with this energetic aspect are full of punch! It's probable that your child likes people, and finds it easy to get along with almost anybody! She could have an extra ounce of courage and daring! Some form of sports or physical creative discipline, such as dancing, will almost certainly appeal to her! (If either the Moon or Mars are in water signs, your child might take to the water like a fish!) your child is a natural! She knows how to motivate and inspire others and could be a mini-politician in her own right! Your child might enjoy coaching or training younger children. With her powerful spirit, she will attract many friends and positive experiences.

Mars Trine Saturn
This is a sign of excellent managerial ability. At best, this aspect indicates patience, courage and resourcefulness. Your child is capable of much discipline. Her work tends to be well organized and efficiently produced. She is willing to work hard and expects to receive the reward of her efforts. Some children with this aspect, however, get frustrated and angry when their efforts are blocked. Encourage your child to develop a positive attitude. Avoid being overly critical, excessively strict, judgmental or condemnatory with this child.

Jupiter: The Teacher; Opportunity, Career and Life Path

The Hindu word for Jupiter is Guru. Jupiter is the guru and guide, the way we go through life, our life path and personal philosophy. Our first teachers and guides are usually our parents. Then there are our school teachers, ministers, and other significant adults who enter our life and guide us. Jupiter is the body of knowledge and wisdom made available to us, our method for dealing with the laws of life, our Saturn, or limitations. Saturn represents the father, structure, rules of behavior and social norms we must learn to abide by. Jupiter is the light or path. Jupiter rules religion, philosophy, culture, travel, history; how we expand our horizons, our philosophy of life. It has always been an indicator of how successful we may be, our vocation. In the child's chart, we look to Jupiter for clues as to how our child seeks to know more about life, what appeals to her, and where she may need to pull in the reins and balance exploration (Jupiter) with greater discipline (Saturn). A child with Jupiter in the 1st house in Aries, for example, will jump to the occasion for a trip, an experience to broaden her horizons and self-understanding but will need to find the balance between opportunities for growth and responsibilities (Saturn).

Jupiter in Aquarius
Aquarius is the sign of individuality and freedom and Jupiter relates to new horizons, so you can bet that your child will seek unique and creative ways of self-expression. A true progressive, especially in community or group work, she may be democratic to the point of being radical -- an idealist, a revolutionary, a reformist or a rebel! This is the position of the scientist who opens up new vistas, works on group projects, catapults reform. Teach your child that true freedom is framed by accountability and that no one can be a law unto themselves. As she matures, your child will show a great interest in new trends and world affairs. This placement favors a career in aeronautics, diplomatic corp, personnel management, reform movements and astrology. Your child is future-oriented.

Venus Sextile Jupiter
Here we have the mark of a happy, affectionate child. Your child may have an innate love of the law and working things through, and she is not put off by problems and obstacles. On the contrary, she looks forward to solving them. Your child gets along well with peers and elders, possessing an innate ability to work with others. This may later lead to a position in law or public relations. Artistic talent is also indicated and decorating, interior design, and the like may be her cup of tea. This is considered an excellent aspect for teachers and publishers. Your child may love sports and the outdoors. Because she is generous and loving, your child is likely to be popular. This aspect is considered fortunate, but too much of a good thing can be detrimental! Teach your child the wisdom of "all things in moderation."

Saturn: The Lawgiver; Rules, Responsibility, Trials, Growth, Father

Saturn rules the laws and limitations of this material world we all live in. Saturn indicates where we are bound to learn, the narrowness that makes our way felt, the walls that make homes possible. Saturn holds us together as much as apart. Saturn represents the law and is said to be the Great Teacher. Saturn defines and clarifies. Saturn represents the reality of life in the physical universe. We understand how vital it is that our children learn to accept responsibility, maintain their environment in order, finish homework and projects on time, learn how to delay gratification. Hopefully, they learn as they grow how to turn mistakes into lessons, obstacles into stepping stones to success. Saturn represents the father or dominant parent, all adults whom the child looks up to as authorities. Saturn represents the law of the land we're born into, the family rules and traditions and our own innate or developed sense of fairness. Saturnian qualities are rarely self-evident in the small child. Children have to learn self-discipline, order, patience, obedience. This they do in cycles of time. Saturn represents the process of maturity, the outlines for growth presented to us by our teachers and our inner biological clock. Saturn by sign, house, aspect and Saturn cycles in your child's chart and in your own provide a wonderful blueprint whose design you can follow to help your children grow to be successful in this world.

Saturn in Scorpio
The greatest lessons we learn in Scorpio are selflessness and nonattachment to personal desires. Scorpio trials somehow never leave us the same; if we are to rise out of the base (scorpion) human condition we must pass through a transformation process! You can prepare your Saturn in Scorpio child to later pass every test by emphasizing this rule of thumb for right action: right reason, right motive, right cause! This is the placement of the steward of the goods of others. You will need to impart right values and principles regarding money and sex to your child during the growing up years. Teach her, through anecdote, stories, example, and consistent training that the ends don't justify the means.

Your child may be especially good at keeping her cool when anyone else would explode but encourage communication between you lest she bottle up her feelings and withdraw within herself. Your child could be perfectionistic to an extreme! A powerful and dynamic placement, Saturn in Scorpio favors financiers, principals and administrators, corporate heads and planners, managers, brain surgeons and researchers and any position demanding drive, persistence and exactitude.

Moon Square Saturn
The child with a Moon/Saturn contact needs to feel nurtured and loved by her mother. If the Moon is well aspected, the mother is teacher, disciplinarian, and constant in her care and so the child feels secure in the relationship. With afflictions, the child may see the mother as demanding or critical of her (whether or not this be so), or may feel she cannot live up to her (perceived) expectations of her. In either case, the mother's influence is strong and influences the child's relationships with women as an adult. Especially busy single, divorced or working mothers need to assure themselves that their Moon/Saturn child gets the attention she needs. A fanatically strict upbringing, judgmental parents, absent parents or harsh conditions could result in the child feeling unworthy, lonely, self-critical. Moon/Saturn children generally do their best work in structured situations. They benefit by routines, and thrive when endowed with meaningful responsibilities. Praise and approval may mean a lot to her, and she needs plenty of it in honest measures! Teach her to think positively. No complaining allowed! Count your blessings together daily! Leave room for fun! Your child may enjoy caring for a younger sibling. A pet puppy could be her pride and joy! As an adult, your child could be attracted to social services.

Mars Trine Saturn
The word here is accomplishment. If there is a job to be done, your child can do it. Your child is likely to be a prodigious worker, pouring herself into her tasks with absolute determination. She is responsible to the extreme and takes on obligations as though she just can't get enough. Your child enjoys choices and decision-making and needs opportunities to take responsibility in the home and at school. She would make a good teacher in matters of organization, practical competence, and the like. She could show a drive to be thorough and responsible down to the smallest details. This aspect often indicates a strong relationship with the father or dominant parent.

Jupiter Square Saturn
Your child may have to work especially hard when it comes to matters of self-discipline. She needs consistent training and education. Your child may tend to go against authority (parents, teachers, adults in general), clashing with them rather than finding a way to work with and learn from them. You can help your child master this square and avoid the pitfalls, by teaching her sound personal habits during childhood, such as completing tasks and putting away personal belongings in their right place, being on time, promising only that which she can realistically fulfill, and having the patience to get the training necessary to get the job done. Follow-through is critical in school work and later in career training. Although she may tend to live as if there were no tomorrow, your child needs to be willing to accept responsibilities and obligations. If organization and punctuality are not stressed during childhood, it could hamper her career potential later on.

During her youth the child with this aspect could set herself up against authorities. Perhaps she feels that her attempts to reach out for meaningful experiences are thwarted by parents (particularly the father), rules, family or religious traditions. If the socio-cultural or religious background is (perceived as) excessively rigid or prejudicial, the child could break from family tradition when she is older.

The Outer Planets

In the previous sections, we have dealt with planets that we can see with our naked eyes. In general, these planets refer to life as we know and live it and are the so-called inner planets. Beyond these are three planets that are not visible in the sky and which have cycles longer than the average human life span. Since they are beyond Saturn or time, astrologers call them the trans-personal or transcendental planets -- Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. Here you will find information on issues and attitudes typical of your child's generation. Uranus represents the sense of discovery, new frontiers, revolutions and consequent changes we make. Neptune reveals how we understand and accept these discoveries, our understanding of mystical and/or inner realities, the expression of devotion and compassion. Pluto points to the great challenges confronting ourselves and our civilization. How can we best prepare our children to meet these challenges? To fulfill their fiery destiny individually and collectively? To stand firm amidst the winds of change? To reach out for worlds beyond the physical? To feel secure in their relationship to God? For most of us, the challenges increase as we mature but certainly the foundation is set in childhood!

Uranus: The Awakener; Rebellion, Breakthroughs, Insights, Originality

Uranus is the planet that indicates how we free ourselves from the difficulties and problems life presents us. Uranus represents our link to the higher mind, Universal Intelligence. Here is the way insights come to us, how we discover or come to know and understand ourselves. Uranian energy shows us how to find new uses for old things. It rules inventions and sudden insights into our life -- everything that is unusual, eccentric, and out of the ordinary. Uranus is, in many ways, the opposite, or undoing of Saturn. We look to Uranus in the child's chart to understand her personal sense of uniqueness, where she dares to be different. Uranus also may reveal individual genius, talent, interests. With hard aspects, or if Uranus is placed in the 1st, 4th, 7th, or 10th houses, we may have to deal with willfulness and/or rebelliousness in the child, or she may perceive herself as somehow different from the rest. Parents and teachers can help the child with strong Uranian aspects by providing her with avenues for individual expression and creativity, and by recognizing her natural bent to experiment with new ways of doing things. At the same time, the child needs to learn that there is no true freedom without accountability. Be consistent in applying the rules. She needs to know the consequences of her use of free will.

Uranus in Pisces
Your child was born into a sub-generation who offer us new insight into all mystical, occult, and religious matters -- visionaries. They gravitate toward New Age methods of worship and service. They are very broad-minded in the areas of philosophy, music, drama, poetry, and the arts. They are also innovative in psychology. Theirs is the quest to break free from the past and seek a higher road; new dreams, new reality. This is a great position for a career in movies and films. Teach your child to anchor her ideals, and to choose her friends wisely. With difficult aspects to personal planets, the child may tend to avoid confronting unpleasant realities. She could be unreliable or find others take advantage of her kindness. Teach her to dive in the wave and conquer her problems which otherwise could take on greater than life dimensions in her mind!

Venus Semisextile Uranus
Your child is popular and friendly. As your child matures, you will find that she is receptive to new ideas and concepts. She could be interested in technology and new scientific frontiers. Children with this aspect are attracted to novel ideas and experiences. Your child is apt to be open about sharing her feelings with others, and expresses genuine concern for their welfare. She is at once emotionally sensitive, but objective. Electronics, computers, communications (in fact, everything electrical) are right up her alley. This aspect favors a career in broadcasting. She values independence in partners, friends, and love. She is what is called a "free spirit", and respects freedom for others, as well.

Jupiter Semisextile Uranus
Your child is bright and independent. She values freedom and nonconformity. A great problem-solver, she enjoys working out new solutions, trying new things. At school, your child is sure to come up with a different approach and will be happiest if challenged by innovative material. She may find it hard to buckle down to repetitive exercises such as math and language drills, routine chores. Try to find ways to make learning challenging, exciting and fresh! She likes to hear about the latest frontier. As an adult, her career may be unusual, out of the ordinary. Especially with positive Mercury aspects, she will bring a lot of mental skill and understanding to whatever she does. She is apt to have a natural bent for electronics, computers, and the like. Your child is adventuresome, enjoys traveling, exploring and the outdoors. If other aspects indicate patience and structure (check out Saturn and Mercury), your child could be a gifted teacher.

Neptune: The Savior; Illusion, Ideals, Imagination, Spirituality

Neptune provides the key for unlocking our child's imagination! Neptune represents the bridge to worlds we cannot see. Neptune, then, tells us about the child's need for worship, adoration, devotion. Neptune relates to music and the arts and is prominent in the charts of many creative people. Being an outer planet, Neptune also paints a picture of the collective dreams of our child's generation, dreams which may build upon, alter or even challenge our own. Neptune's influence tends to be subtle, often affecting us on subconscious levels. If afflicted, Neptune can indicate areas where the child may feel confused, uncertain or fearful. Read Neptune by sign, house and aspect but realize that your child may not consciously be aware of Neptune's influence until she reaches adulthood.

Neptune in Leo
Neptune is in the sign of romance! This generation were in love with the drama and glamour of the movie star, hence "The Roaring Twenties." Forever on stage and always the center of attention, they floated with glitter and glamour. Life at its best for them is handsome, dramatic. As a group, they adore children, creative artists, and animals. This is a dangerous position for financial speculation; extravagance and impulsiveness could bring economic disaster. With contacts to personal planets, Neptune in Leo can indicate psychological or spiritual blind spots.

Mars Quincuncx Neptune
The child with a Mars/Neptune quincuncx is often idealistic, perhaps dreamy and desirous of helping others. She could have an active imagination and if Venus is well aspected or prominent in the chart, the child is likely to have artistic and/or musical talent as well. Because the planet of action through desire (Mars) makes an adjustment aspect (quincunx) to the planet of the sublime and the subconscious (Neptune), the child may need help in getting started on things, in focusing her attention, in sorting out the real from the unreal. She could live in her imagination, or easily feel confused as to the best course of action. Encourage her creativity (especially by involving her in activities requiring imagination and discipline), but help her learn to communicate openly and honestly. Your child needs to learn to be discerning in who she associates with and how much she gives to others. Help your child build a healthy self-esteem so she can stand up on her on two feet and not give in to unreasonable demands of others in adulthood. Astrologers often consider the quincuncx to be a health aspect: in this case we see the necessity for strengthening the constitution and perhaps building up the immune system through right diet and exercise.

Jupiter Opposition Neptune
Your child is likely to be generous and kindhearted. She enjoys traveling, learning about people in far-away lands and hearing historical tales. She has a good imagination and can visualize easily. She may need to develop some dose of common sense to balance this out (good Mercury/Saturn aspects and earth contacts help). Your child is devotional by nature and would benefit by early religious training (not of the rigid sort). Teach her to always mean what she says and not to make promises she cannot keep or others might consider her dishonest. Woolgathering could be a problem at school (unless offset by strong Mercury/Saturn aspects). You can help your child make her dreams come true by teaching her to finish her projects on time (starting with putting the building blocks back on the shelf is not too early), stressing the importance of order and neatness in her room, desk, homework, appearance, labeling her clothes and bringing them home from school, and by finding creative ways to channel her imagination. In short, teach your child to discipline the mind. Your child may tend to promise more than she can realistically accomplish.

Saturn Square Neptune
Overcoming fear and accepting responsibility are themes of this challenging square. Your child needs a strong sense of self-esteem. She also needs to learn to "dive in the wave" or problems can seem overwhelming. A healthy relationship with the father will help mitigate the negative influences. Sometimes the child feels that parents, authorities, family tradition or heritage block her path or sense of spirituality.

Pluto: The Shadow; Deep Fears, Inner Change, Growth, Regeneration

Pluto is the planet of profound change, of generation and regeneration. Pluto often touches upon the most sensitive psychological areas within us. Once touched, we have no choice but to change and grow. If Pluto aspects a personal planet in your child's chart, she will experience an intense desire for self-transformation on some level of her being. Pluto contacts often teach us through intense experiences. We feel as if we've lived several lifetimes in one! The struggle of our century with nuclear power is a Plutonian issue. Will this intense power be used as a dynamo of life or to devastate life? Stress the positive, be ready to help your child navigate through intense emotions she may feel, but not necessarily comprehend. Teach her to express this power wisely.

Pluto in Cancer
Pluto entered Cancer on the heels of WWI. New concepts in governments were formed: Communism, Fascism, the New Deal. Then there was the Depression. Many people across the world lost their homes as boundaries shifted and famines plagued the lands. Many underwent drastic changes affecting their sense of security. As a group, it is no surprise that the Pluto in Cancer generation strives for freedom from want. Home and family situation could be a focus for growth and real learning -- an area of great sensitivity or vulnerability.

Sun Semisextile Pluto
Check and see if other elements of the chart point to leadership, for this position if often found in the charts of those who make a significant impact in the lives of others. Your child may go through periods of incredible change and transformation during her life. She is a natural detective and analyst, psychologist and fact finder, and enjoys getting beneath the surface. See to it that your child is challenged intellectually at school and has opportunities to take the lead.

Challenges and Abilities

Potential

Life can be challenging, and things are not always easy. The major challenges in a natal chart are where we can expect increased activity and personal involvement -- ready or not. These critical areas of life can be difficult, and the resulting confusion and possible obscuration often makes it hard for us to see and act with normal clarity. Some of these aspects are apparent in little children, others describe yourselves, her parents and teachers, and the environment you provide for her. Other aspects may show up later, at about age 12 or older, even in young adulthood. Your knowledge of these areas in your child's chart should give you a greater understanding as to how to help her turn stumbling blocks into rings on the ladder of success. Therefore, when it comes to the following factors in your child's chart, you may wish to exercise extra patience.

Moon Square Saturn 02°21'
Children born with the Moon square or opposite Saturn may have to grapple with trying conditions at home: apart from circumstances, the parents could be excessively strict, severe, rigid or emotionally distant. These attitudes inhibit the spontaneous flow of emotions in the child. In households where this is not the case, the child is nevertheless apt to perceive it as so. She needs an extra dose of affection, particularly from her mother! She needs to know she is worthy of being loved. Teach her to see what is good about herself and others. Remind her that when we smile the world smiles with us, but when we cry we often cry alone!

Moon Opposition Neptune 03°07'
The child born with this Moon-Neptune aspect needs to sort out the real from the unreal. The line between fact and fantasy may not be apparent. Your child may need your help bringing things into focus without shattering her gentle dream world. She may tend to over-react, because she takes things very personally. There could be some rather harsh realities connected to her upbringing and if so, the child could retreat within her imagination to cope. This child might be very imaginative and artistic but needs to learn to look at life objectively. Search for ways to develop your child's creativity. Teach her to maintain order in the environment.

Talents and Abilities

Despite whatever problems we may have, there are areas of life where we have clear insight and real talent -- natural ability. When it comes to these matters, our judgment is sharp and we always manage to take charge. We have the knack. It may be as simple as the ability to work hard and accomplish things without something going wrong. An innate sense of the workings of these parts of life makes it easy for us to learn and accomplish things where they are concerned. Positive aspects in your child's chart are like money in the bank. It does little good if not wisely invested. Too much ease in a chart can result in lack of motivation. Therefore, provide your child with opportunities to bring out and develop areas of inherent ability.

Mars Trine Saturn 00°43'
This is a sign of excellent managerial ability. At best, this aspect indicates patience, courage and resourcefulness. Your child is capable of much discipline. Her work tends to be well organized and efficiently produced. She is willing to work hard and expects to receive the reward of her efforts. Some children with this aspect, however, get frustrated and angry when their efforts are blocked. Encourage your child to develop a positive attitude. Avoid being overly critical, excessively strict, judgmental or condemnatory with this child.

Venus Sextile Jupiter 01°55'
Even in a more serious chart, this aspect lends a touch of generosity and joy. It is considered a fortunate aspect: good things tend to come your child's way. One day she could end up with a lot of money, property -- possessions of all kinds. She is likely to be generous and warm by nature, and probably gives as much as she gets. There could be a love of travel and exploration; of art, culture and religion. Unless strongly counter-indicated, children with this aspect tend to get along well with their elders. The negative manifestation of this aspect is a tendency to be wasteful, extravagant, self-indulgent. Without self-discipline in diet, individuals with this aspect tend to put on weight. The child may have a sweet tooth. Encourage her but teach her restraint!

Major Life Periods

What follows amounts to a brief overview of the first thirty years or so of your child's life -- a road map of the years to come. Since childhood, adolescence, and early adult life are so crucial to each of us, an attempt has been made to describe these formative years. Based on the gradual movement of the planet Saturn, this is one of the most tested of all astrological techniques. It is used by almost every professional astrologer as part of any personal consultation. Provided that your child's time of birth is more or less accurate, you will find this information both accurate and informative.

Personal Background

By age seven, the child has absorbed an enormous amount of learning. Her physical body has reached 70% of her growth potential. Permanent teeth (teeth relate to Saturn) begin to emerge. She passes from the absorbent mind stage into the stage of active reason. She is on her way to becoming an independent adult. Saturn represent rules and laws. At seven years of age, Saturn forms its first square and you can expect your child "to test the law," at home and at school. Astrologically, this is a critical point in her development. Your child may be a very social child -- an accomplished leader at the age of even seven or eight and a real socialite in the early teens. All of this is somewhat premature, so don't be surprised if your child later loses some of her interest in the external, social scene during the middle teen years. At that time, your child just may discover a more subjective side of herself and could elect to take a more inward direction. Turning away from the social scene, your child could spend many years pursuing her inner life. At about age 14 or 15, Saturn opposes its own position in the chart and most teens pass through a kind of identity crisis. Balance is the key but the adolescent who says to herself, how can I be free to make my own decisions, but who is usually not ready to leave the nest! This more involuted and personal time may intensify when your child is 21 or 22 years old and last until your child is around 30 years of age. At that time your child may go through a remarkable change, sort of discovering herself all at once. The more inward years of inner searching will pay off with new confidence and real direction. Your child is likely to begin her real life's work after this time, and her middle years will be very strong and successful.

Current Situation

Now for a close-up of recent years: while landscape was quite general, the dates given in this close-up should be much more precise. Don't look here for a day-to-day account of life but rather to get a picture of this stretch of time, "these years." In 28 to 30 years, Saturn will return to its natal position at birth and we experience the so-called "Saturn return." At age 14 (first Saturn opposition) and again at age 29 (first Saturn return), we become very aware of Saturn's influence in out life. Important events, or points of growth may occur around age seven as well (first Saturn square). I do not believe, however, that the child is AWARE of Saturn's influence in a personal sense. Saturn in the child's chart may indicate conditions in his environment, his relationship to others, and especially to his father and other significant authority figures in his life. Saturn represents the law, limits, restrictions, attitude toward responsibilities, hard work, and fairness. The child learns these in stages. A Saturnian key is "maturity."

Please note that for Newborns and children less than seven years of age, the report may indicate a year prior to the actual birth of the child. If this is the case for your child, it means that Saturn was at the degree on the cusp of the quadrant in question on the date indicated. If this occured about 3 years ago, for example, Saturn will remain in that quadrant for about 4 more years.

Mar 03, 1992 1st Pass D> (Age 65 9m)
Sep 06, 1992 2nd Pass R< (Age 66 3m)
Nov 22, 1992 3rd Pass D> (Age 66 5m)

The above dates marked the end of Saturn's transit through the personal, subjective quadrants of your child's chart. (The latter may not apply for Newborns). The 7th house is an "Angular" houses. When Saturn passes through one of the four angular houses, it signifies a shifting of gears. As Saturn continues its travel through the 7th house and the 3rd quadrant, your child will become increasingly more aware of social relationships. Of course, this will be more apparent in the older child than in an infant or toddler, but even the nursery calls for learning cooperation, etiquette, and right interaction, all themes of this period. Sharing things and sharing notions comes into play as well. If your child is in Elementary school or High School, she may now begin to gradually come into her own! Some children may feel lonely, or left out. The question is, What is my place among my friends? Recognition (or non recognition) among peers could become increasingly more important. The older child especially could form lasting friendships or/and encounter conflict among his peers.

Saturn in 03rd Quadrant

The Elements, Modalities, and Angularity

Elements, modalities, and house quadrants. These are all techniques used by astrologers to gain a general picture of energy patterns and focus, temperament and modes of action. How does your child's planets and houses total up? Which does she have in abundance, and which does she lack, if any? Those with high totals show what we can or must do in life; plus points to be developed. These are qualities we have. "Wants" are areas that may be weaker and need developing or balance. Sometimes people overcompensate the "wants" and even pretend to have them. The old adage is: we become what we want (or lack), while we do what we can (or have to do) with what we've got. Here are your child's totals:

Have Air
There is an emphasis on communication, expression of ideas, and the connections between things, places, and people. She tends towards mental pursuits and admires intelligence. You can reach her through reason.

Have Water
Your child is apt to experience life mostly through her emotions and how she "feels" about someone or something. Her intuition is likely to be strong and can guide her accurately in making forecasts or decisions. She could be compassionate and/or psychically attuned. Because of her sensitivity, she might recoil from more aggressive types.

Want Earth
Your child may be strong on mental activity and action but may need to acquire basic common sense and the ability to deal with practical matters. She may require your help "getting down to business;" completing her chores and attending to basic necessities. She could be "spacy," out of touch with the physical dimension of reality. She needs to get centered. A balanced diet would help. (Strong Saturn aspects by sign, aspects, and house or an Earth sign Ascendant would compensate)

Want Cardinal
Not a great starter, your child may have trouble initiating things and getting them moving. She may need your help in learning how to be more assertive and outgoing.

Have Angular
Your child's energies run effectively toward making herself felt in the material, tangible outer world. She is an "action" person who gains the attention of others and seems to get things moving. The circumstances of her life suggest extroversion.

Want Cadent
This is a busy pattern -- showing the need to master the daily details: being on time, schedules, tasks. Your child makes contact with a lot of people.

Patterns; Inner and Outer Self

Here we are examining basic patterns, called astrological configurations, within your child's charts. These will reveal much about your child's basic attitude or approach to life. The more one studies astrology, the more it comes down to a basic understanding of these simple patterns. The configurations can provide valuable information as to the general direction of your child's life, and her mode of action. It is particularly interesting to note differences in comparing the Heliocentric and Geocentric patterns. While Heliocentric interpretations are still in an experimental stage, some modern astrologers suggest that a comparison of these patterns reveals the difference, if any, between our outer personality (the way we appear to others) and our real inner self; how are we, in fact, as people get to know us? Not all people are as they seem.

Geo: Square Helio: Square
Your child's appearance is out front. Outside or inside, there is not much difference. She is as she appears to be!

Inner Meanings, Life Patterns

Square Type
Your child may be very gifted, having great magnetism and warmth and also a keen and powerful mind. She can do almost anything she wants to do in this life, if she can manage to get moving in one direction and keep at it! This is a very fortunate pattern, but one that may result in laziness (unless Mars and Saturn are well placed). She could be more interested in social life than in schoolwork! People will value your child for her warmth and dynamic qualities. You may find that your child can relate to almost all types of people with equal ease.

Inner Keys

Each person has one or more key qualities. Here we are not referring to the outer appearance or personality, but rather to inner qualities: how someone is when we really get to know them.

Saturn
At heart, your child has a deep sense of responsibility and purpose, and this seriousness is genuine and felt by others. She is willing to take on responsibility and may seem like she was born "grown-up." she seems to gravitate to those things which last and hold true, and is always separating the wheat from the chaff. She manages to get down to the bare bones. Matters of law, religion, and philosophy hold her interest. In this life, she may pass through many trials and accomplish much.

Keys to Understanding Your Child's Personality

Moon
The key to understanding your child's personality can be found in the environment or support system that surrounds her. Moon types are very influenced by early childhood conditions, habits and habitat. Your child may feel the need for the encircling network of family and friends to feel secure. Security is vital to her sense of well-being and she could feel easily threatened. She seeks to nurture and to be nurtured. She could be highly emotional. When she learns to find peace within herself, she could be a healer, an artist, an active manager and/or could work effectively with the public.

Jupiter
Your child's sense of personal philosophy is perhaps the key element in her personality make-up. How she manages difficulties, finds that diplomatic solution, or comes up with the right approach all are built around her convictions. Her outward charm and ability to be all things to all people is what is most central to her personality. This ability to solve problems, to advise and put others at ease is the key to coming to know her.

The Personal Hot Spot

Saturn
Your child likes to take charge. Responsibilities and work are a prime focus in her life. She could be ambitious, concerned about what she will do when she grows up. She could seem older than most children. She may have to surmount many obstacles during her life. She needs to learn to be orderly. The father (or dominant parent, father substitute) may play an important role in her life. Help her look on the bright side.

House Activity and Emphasis

The twelve houses of the horoscope, particularly when they are occupied by a planet, provide a clue to areas of special activity in the child's life and development. They paint a picture of the environment in which she will work out the challenges and talents signified by the planets and aspects. Here is an analysis of house activity based on planet emphasis:

First House: Physical Appearance, How Others See Me, Personality

First House
The 1st house is the house of "Me!" How I see myself, the "me" I would like to be, and how others see me: in short, my identity. The key phrase of the first house is "I AM." This house rules our personal self and everything about us that draws a reaction from our surroundings or from others. The 1st house describes the early childhood environment (or the child's perception of it). Much of the child's identity will be a reflection of the environment in which she grows up. The child's projected image (personality) will reflect her experience and assimilation of her interaction with others. The sign on the Ascendant (1st house cusp) and its ruler (see intro.) are key components to understanding your child's emerging personality. Any planet "rising" in the 1st house is going to color the personality considerably. For example, if Neptune is in the 1st house, the child will be sensitive and impressionable, no matter what sign is on the Ascendant. A child with Venus in the 1st house is likely to be attractive and charming. Mars in the 1st house is common in the charts of athletes. Astrologers will often blend the characteristics of the Sun sign with the sign on the Ascendant. For example, a child with an Aries Sun is usually somewhat self-centered. If the child, however, has Pisces Rising then she is likely to be assertive but compassionate and interested in serving others. Sometimes, however, the child may experience a conflict; in this case, for instance, part of the child may want to jump right into new experiences (Aries) whereas another part may be shy or afraid (Pisces). The child could feel overwhelmed (Pisces) by the stern parental rebuke given in response to a typically Arian impulsive action! All this may seem very complex, but you can take it step by step. Are any of us really all that simple to understand? You will have to study well the Sun sign and the Ascendant (and the sign and house the Ruler is in) plus the nature of any planet in the 1st house. Learn the keys, be sensitive and observe the child. You will see how it all comes together.

Leo on First House Cusp
Leo energy is expressive and concerned with dramatic self-awareness and a sense of pride and ownership. Here is a sense of confidence from which the emotive and outgoing Leo energy operates. Often very artistic, and always theatrical and expressive, this sign is good for creativity and the arts. Your child may seek creative means to express herself through the affairs of the house with Leo on the cusp.

Neptune in First House
O boy, have you got a real charmer -- able to enchant, perhaps entertain others. Children with Neptune in the house of self, are especially sensitive to subliminal energies in other people and in the environment. Your child needs to be surrounded by harmony and order. If born into a harsh or discordant household, she would probably withdraw. Your child requires a good balanced diet to help her concentrate and stay tethered to the task at hand. Help her channel her imagination into works (try music, art, dance, poetry) and teach her to avoid woolgathering. Your child is kind hearted and compassionate, but may take on feelings and problems not her own. Her ideals and her ability to see the whole picture are obvious to all who come to know her. Especially if aspected to Venus or the Moon, this Neptune positions could indicate work with the public or artistic & musical talent. Teach your child the hard facts on alcohol and drugs. Since this position can indicate a tendency toward self-deception, place a high premium on honesty in your household. Your child will need a strong self-esteem to avoid the pitfalls of this placement. Teach her that to love others, she must first love herself.

Second House: Possesions, Talents, Resources, Sense of Self-Worth

Second House
The key phrase of the 2nd house is "I have." The 2nd house, then, deals with our material security, our means of livelihood, our resources and talents, and how we utilize the resources of this world. The 2nd house also reveals much about our values, what is valuable to us. We study this house for clues as to the child's basic attitudes and sense of self-worth. The sign on the second house cusp and any planets in the 2nd house will tell you how your child is most likely to deal with things. Here we see her attitude toward her belongings. Responsibility, stewardship, and sharing all come into play here. If your child does not have any planets in the 2nd house, look to the sign, house and aspects of the planet ruling the sign on the cusp, and to the planet Venus, for clues as to money making potential and spending habits.

Virgo on Second House Cusp
Virgo energy is analytical and precise, always separating what is worthwhile and worth supporting from that which is outmoded and of no further use. The affairs of the house with Virgo on the cusp reveal the area of life in which the child seeks to serve, and/or where she may take a systematic and detailed approach.

Third House: Communication, Early Education, Brothers & Sisters

Third House
The key phrase for the 3rd house is "I think." At no time is the 3rd house more important than during childhood. This is because the 3rd house is the house of early education. The astrologer looks to the sign on the 3rd house cusp, its ruler and any planets abiding there (and to the planet Mercury) to get a picture of the child's approach to learning. The 3rd house is a very mental house, concerned with finding, researching, communicating, and all manner of questioning. Traditionally this house rules brothers and sisters. Planets in the 3rd house can tell you something about your child's interaction with her siblings, and with neighborhood pals. Children with personal planets (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and Mars) in the 3rd house tend to be very active at school.

Libra on Third House Cusp
Libra energy is always facilitating and responsive, assuming the appropriate reaction or response to any question or statement. This is certainly the social sign, par excellence. The affairs of the house with Libra on the cusp indicate where your child may enjoy working with a close pal; this may also be where she must learn lessons in cooperation. Libra can tie in the theme of beauty and diplomacy into the affairs of the house whose cusp it is on

Fourth House: Home, Family, Needs, Mother

Fourth House
The 4th house is the house of the home and family. The 4th house represents our roots and also relates to our perception of our mother. The sign on the 4th house cusp and any planets abiding here describe the early home environment. Young children yearn to feel secure within the arms of mother and father, within the walls of home. The small child fears abandonment. This house tells about the emotional foundation upon which the rest of the chart can stand or collapse. Traumatic childhood scenes take years to resolve. A memory of a nurturing and secure experience helps the adult get through many a storm. Since many of the early patterns are repeated, the fourth house (and the sign, house position and aspects of the Moon) describes how your child is likely to manage her own family one day. Land and property also come under the fourth house domain.

Scorpio on Fourth House Cusp
Scorpio is the most dynamically creative sign and the most abused! Intense, passionate, and very personal, Scorpio rushes past superficialities and right to the heart of any matter. Scorpio relates to sex, death, regeneration and resources we share with others. Scorpio energy will intensify and concentrate the affairs of the house whose cusp it sits on.

Saturn in Fourth House
This position calls for reinforcement at home from loving parents. Communication and trust need to be established from day one, else your child may feel emotionally cut off from family members. Avoid being excessively strict with this child. Sometimes Saturn's presence in the house of home (4th) points to considerable family responsibility, whether during childhood or in adult life, or both! Later (teen years) your child will profit by an afternoon job, or some responsibility outside of the home. This placement is favorable for the manufacture of domestic products, hotel management, real estate work, farming, construction, factory jobs, ecology and home businesses.

Fifth House: Self-Expression, Creativity, Giving/Receiving Love

Fifth House
The 5th house is the house of dramatic self-expression; its key phrase is "I create." Many actors have planets here. The 5th house relates to fun and recreation: planets in the 5th house plus the sign on the cusp provide clues as to what kind of recreation your child might enjoy. Fire signs may like sports, competitive games and outdoor exploration. An Earth sign on the cusp could take to nature walks, hiking, building, mechanics. For these children, work can be fun! Children with Air signs on the 5th house cusp are going to enjoy mixing with other people. A Water sign on the 5th house cusp may enjoy family outings, be attached to loved ones, find their niche through the arts. The giving and receiving of love is also connected with this house. Children with personal planets in this house (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, and Mars) feel most fulfilled when they are actively creating, sharing, expressing their emotions.

Sagittarius on Fifth House Cusp
Sagittarius is associated with religion, philosophy and travel. Your child may seek to "expand her horizons," or to express her highest ideals and personal philosophy through the affairs of the house on whose cusp Sagittarius is found.

Sixth House: Responsibility, Work, Health, Habits

Sixth House
The key phrase of the 6th house is "I work." That which was conceived in the 5th house is applied and produced in the 6th! In an adult chart, this house indicates employment, attitude toward work, and relationship with employees and/or co-workers. In the child's chart, we study the 6th house to understand her daily habits. How she handles her chores, how she approaches her school work. Is her handwriting sloppy or neat? Is she happy to help others when asked or does she complain? The 6th house rules dress and appearance. This house also tells us about eating habits, diet and basic health. Obviously, eating habits and diet will affect health for better or for worse, as the case may be. A water sign on the cusp, or the Moon or Neptune in the 6th indicates that emotions will affect health and vice-versa. The sign on the cusp and planets in the 6th house can show you health areas that may require your attention.

Capricorn on Sixth House Cusp
Capricorn is the business energy of the zodiac. Given to clear-headedness and practical insight, this sign takes a distanced perspective, a cool appraisal. Lessons in power may be indicated in the affairs governing the house hosting Capricorn on its cusp. Or this may be where your child is particularly willing to work hard for earned results.

Seventh House: Relationships with Others

Seventh House
The 7th house is the house of partnerships, relationships, social life, and all that carries us beyond our personal self into an awareness of other people, community, and the like. Children with planets in this house seek to understand themselves through others. They are rarely alone. How does your child deal with competition? Is she able to hold her own in a match? Can she stand up against peer pressure? To succeed with 7th house issues, the child needs to feel secure within herself (1st house polarity.) Planets in the 7th house and the sign on the cusp can also provide clues about your child's interaction, as she matures, with the opposite sex. For instance, a child with Mars in this house or Aries on the cusp would likely be bold in relationships, and hence, make friends easily. Nevertheless, she could incline toward arguments and contention (Mars) in close friendships (and later in marriage). She may, however, be willing to work hard (Mars) to make a relationship (7th house) work. The wise parent would teach this child the dangers of entering into relationships impulsively.

Aquarius on Seventh House Cusp
Aquarius is the sign of brotherly love. Aquarian energy is futuristic, prophetic, communal. The focus is on the goal, and the goal is for the many, not the few. This sign tends toward independence. The house with Aquarius on the cusp sometimes indicates areas of special talents.

Moon in Seventh House
The child with the Moon (emotions) in the 7th house (other people) is sociable and emotionally responsive to others. Friends, partners, and close relationships mean a lot to her. They are a primary source of strength, and she looks to them for support and encouragement. Her self-image may be unduly influenced by other peoples' opinions. More likely than not, you're going to have to teach your child discrimination in her choice of companions. Her choice of buddies is apt to be based on feelings, and initial emotional response. If she feels at peace within herself, she will be less likely to enter potentially compromising relationships for emotional or domestic security. In adult life, she is liable to choose a profession that will allow her plenty of social interaction. This position favors the legal profession, work with the public, and any position requiring tact and diplomacy.

Jupiter in Seventh House
Your child likes having a close companion, but to be happy she will have to develop a strong sense of identity lest she be overly influenced by her friends. Her life path likely involves very close relationships with others. Even as a child your child may show a desire to give to others. Teach her to discriminate in her choice of friends for the lessons she learns in youth will influence her choice of partner in adulthood. A basic honesty, and a strong sense of fairness generally make children with this placement popular. Your child may be adroit at settling disputes among friends. Unless afflicted, Jupiter in the 7th indicates a prosperous and fortunate marriage. Later she may be attracted to law, public relations, or sales.

Eighth House: Pain, Sharing, Attitudes toward Sex

Eighth House
The 8th house is traditionally the house of death and regeneration. This is the house of surgery: where something must be removed so something else can thrive. Thus, this house also covers initiation: getting rid of excess parts of ourselves that we no longer need so we can get to the heart and deeper meaning of life. The no-nonsense quality of the eighth house makes it good for business ventures since here we are stripping away the dross to reveal the truth or essence of the subject. But what meaning does the 8th house hold for the child? Any planets in the 8th house will give a Scorpio, hence deeply subjective, coloring to the chart. The key phrase here is "We have": for the adult, the 8th house relates to shared money, property, resources. It all begins during childhood. How does your child approach sharing her things with others, in carrying out joint responsibilities. Also, how does the child deal with pain, crises, even the death of significant others? This is the house of sex, and moreover, the house of desire. Planets in the 8th house and the sign on the cusp shed light on the child's ability to attract things to herself through desire, and to let go when necessary or right.

Pisces on Eighth House Cusp
Pisces energy runs deep and toward the psychological -- whatever is beneath the surface. Pisces is said to be related to the past, to memories and to karma. Pisces pertains to "hidden enemies" and also to illumination. The affairs of the house with Pisces on the cusp may signal an area of vulnerability in the chart, where your child could be subject to illusion, or where she could be particularly sensitive, intuitive and imaginative. (i.e. Pisces on the 7th house cusp could indicate disappointments in relationships, perhaps due to a tendency to attract unstable partners. On the other hand, Pisces on the 7th house cusp could indicate a sensitive, spiritual partner).

Mars in Eighth House
Not content with appearances, your child is driven to reduce everything to the bare essentials, the nitty-gritty. This compelling urge for integrity and contempt for the superficial may offend some. Mars in the 8th is compelling, self-motivated, one- pointed. "Let all your desires be good desires" is the rule of thumb, for the desire nature is strong and can be blinding! As with Mars in Scorpio, Mars in the 8th confers emotional intensity. You will need a firm but loving hand with this child lest you lose half the battle by inconsistency! Make sure your child is honest with himself and others. Surgery, hairdressing and other work requiring precision and concentration is favored. Banking and handling of corporate or joint finances may be indicated. This Mars placement also favors work in the military.

Uranus in Eighth House
Uranus is well placed in the 8th house. Children with this placement may shine in the sciences. Uranus here often indicates a love of invention, an innate ability to ferret out the answers to puzzles and mysteries. Your child could be fascinated by metaphysics, parapsychology, atomic energy and/or physics. She may surprise you by startling questions and unique observations. At a later stage in her life, she could actively seek the answer to spiritual mysteries. A unique experience could launch her into a higher level of consciousness. Sometimes this Uranus placement indicates business acumen. Lightning fast when it comes to the business deal, Uranus in the 8th house individuals frequently seem to have direct insight into what is worthwhile and worthless in a situation.

Ninth House: Faith, Ethics, Cultural Traditions, Higher Education

Ninth House
The 9th house covers higher education, long journeys and religion (the longest journey of all). Here is what remains of the purification that takes place in the 8th house -- the seed, or essence, of an entire cycle of experience. Religion comes from a Latin word that means to bind back, and thus refers to all things that last or endure, such as the truth. Essential ideas, philosophy, and the courts of law belong here. In your child's chart, the 9th house reveals the influences shaping the's child's notions of right and wrong, her search for higher meaning, where she reaches out to know more, the (life-long) evolution of her belief system. As a youth, she is apt to be more concerned with her direct experience than with abstract thoughts. From these, however, she will draw conclusions shaping her beliefs. Priests, judges, historians, college professors, philosophers and explorers often have key planets here. The child with planets in the 9th house enjoys expanding her horizons through travel.

Aries on Ninth House Cusp
Aries is the sign of the pioneer and leader. Aries energy is attention-getting and assertive, tending to provoke a response from the surroundings, from others. The house with the Aries cusp shows you in what area of life your child is most apt to be assertive, and even a bit impulsive. Here is where she can learn the lessons of patience.

Venus in Ninth House
Your child's love of truth makes philosophy and religious ideas a life-long habit. She appreciates things of a global or universal level and could love to travel. Tales of knights of old, El Cid and other Epic adventures will capture her imagination as will colorful stories of the lives of the saints East & West. Geography and foreign language may be her favorite subjects. Appearances mean little to him, for she values honesty and candidness in friends and partners. A love of horses and riding is common. A favorable position for careers in sales, law, travel, anthropology, philosophy, the clergy, equestrian activities, sales, export-import, and foreign trade. This Venus placement also gives a love of sports or of the outdoors. Sometimes this position indicates marriage to a foreigner!

Tenth House: Father, Authority Figures, Peer Status, Career Potential

Tenth House
The 10th house is the point of crystallization, what we give back to the world in concrete form: hence, the 10th house deals with career, and subsequently status and reputation. The 10th house is connected with authorities: father, government, employer, Guru. In studying the planets in the 10th house plus the sign on the 10th house cusp in the child's chart (and Saturn), we discover clues about the nature of the child's ambitions (what she wants to do and who she wants to be when she grows up), how she deals with authorities, how she handles responsibility, and her relationship with her father or dominant parent. The child's way of dealing with her elders during childhood obviously will be transferred to dealing with her boss later on! Children with planets in the 10th house may be thinking ahead. Children with the Sun, Jupiter or Saturn or many planets in the 10th house often want to be someone of consequence in this world! The 10th house relates to Saturn and hence to maturation through time. Sometimes planets in the 10th house (especially the Sun or Saturn) indicate a need for much training before reaching the career goal.

Taurus on Tenth House Cusp
Taurus energy is stable. Here is where your child is likely to be resourceful, where talent may lie! She could perhaps make money from the issues related to this house. Taurus is the way we "have" things, how we possess and acquire things. The house cusp can tell you where the child might need to learn the lessons of obedience or non-attachment.

Sun in Tenth House
Your child's personal reputation and honor are apt to be of the utmost importance to her. She possesses a natural sense of organization and practical insight. Given the right training, she could excel at managing or supervising others. If not now, ambition and status may take a front seat later in her life. Born with a natural air of authority, your child may balk at taking orders from adults! Teach her humility and she will go far! She may need much training and experience before reaching the top. This position confers administrative ability, may relate to construction and inclines to a life of public service. An upbringing stressing self-discipline, and the father's example in particular in preparing the child to be successful in the world, is especially critical for the child with this placement.

Mercury in Tenth House
When it comes to business and career, your child has a mind that just can't help but take care of business. Her thoughts and ideas are nothing if not practical, and her clear-sightedness makes some form of management or supervision almost unavoidable, even during the growing up years. In fact, your child may be more responsible than her peers. She is liable to continue her studies beyond the high school level, whether at college or vocational school. This is an excellent position for a career in public speaking; Mercury in the 10th also favors a career in journalism, transportation, teaching at the administrative level, technical work, drafting, and speechwriting.

Eleventh House: Friends, Aspirations, Community

Eleventh House
We have been on the mountain and had a vision (10th house). In the 11th, we bond with others who share our vision and can help us realize it. Thus, this is the house of friends and community life. The young child is greatly influenced by her companions. As she matures (and particularly during pre-adolescence and teen-age years), peer pressure and conformity may take precedence over parental guidelines in her mind. Planets in this house and the sign on the 11th house cusp indicate what traits your child may admire in a friend and the kind of friends she is likely to attract. For example, if Uranus is in the 11th house or if Aquarius is on the cusp, the child would attract friends who are unique, unusual, somehow different. If Gemini is on the cusp, she may enjoy having many friends, but could be fickle. Traditionally, the 11th house is called the house of "hopes and wishes." The 11th house provides clues as to how to tune into the child's aspirations; how to teach her goal-fittedness; how to measure our projected aspirations for her against her own! The 11th house also addresses the child's willingness (or lack of it) to cooperate with others in group projects.

Gemini on Eleventh House Cusp
Gemini is concerned with connections and communication of all kinds; letters, wires, telephones, voice, thoughts, writing,and mental processes in general. Gemini is the gadfly, the communicator, the busy-body of the zodiac. The Gemini cusp can reveal in what area of life your child is apt to show curiosity, mental interest and diversity.

Pluto in Eleventh House
People born with Pluto in the house of friendships experience spiritual regeneration by learning to cooperate and get along with others. Teach your child always: right reason, right motive, right cause, that her innate reformist impulse may always be to help and not to manipulate others. A burning zeal for the ideal world and a need to be part of a group of like-minded souls could be major factors in her makeup. She learns and grows through her efforts to help others and to make her inner vision into a reality, but could alienate friends by coming on too strong! Friends mean a lot to your child but even at an early age, you would do well to guide her away from those who would lead her astray. She may be highly individualistic, or conversely pulled by peer pressure. Teach her the virtue of standing up for the truth, even if that sometimes makes us unpopular!

Twelth House: Fears, Fantasies, Imagination, Compassion

Twelfth House
The 12th house is called the house of endings. This house is considered "karmic" in that here, within the layers of the subconscious, are buried the records of the past. The 12th house relates to fears and "hidden enemies": fears born of past memories. Here to we also uncover hidden strengths and the courage and illumination to transcend our fears. The 12th house relates to the imagination. A child with many planets in the 12th house could be extremely imaginative but could be so sensitive as to withdraw. Music, meditation, dance and art are good ways to bring 12th house children out of the "retreats." The sign on the 12th house cusp can tune you into potential areas of vulnerability in your child's psychic make-up, hidden fears, as well as hidden talent waiting to be drawn out! The 12th house shows the inclination to sacrifice for others. Many or key planets in this house could signify a career in medicine, social work, or behind the scenes production.

Cancer on Twelfth House Cusp
Cancer is the mother of the zodiac, always making a home, protecting and providing for others. The house with Cancer on the cusp is where your child is likely to look for security. The child could be particularly sensitive to the issues of that house.