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Mutual Reception

Mutual Reception

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Mutual Reception

Two planets may be in mutual reception when each planet is in the other planet’s sign.

 

Example: The Sun in Cancer and the Moon in Leo are in mutual reception because the Sun rules the sign of Leo and the Moon rules the sign of Cancer.

 

Technically planets in mutual reception need a Ptolemaic aspect joining them to be considered in mutual reception, but this strict rule can we waived now and then I believe.

A planet in its own sign cannot be in mutual reception with another planet.

Mutual Reception by Sign

When mutual reception by sign occurs, and each planet is in the other planet’s sign, it’s like the two planets have entered the party but it is crowded.

Only at the “aspect” have they found each other in the melee.

Then when it’s a Ptolemaic aspect they fall in love in the Moonlight.

Sigh…

 

Relationships Bonds

When two planets are in mutual reception it creates a bond between them that cannot immediately be seen as with an aspect.

Mutual reception is like a back-channel of energy that flows but you can only see it when you take a closer look.

Like when someone is chatting behind your back to another person and they have an allegiance to them and you don’t realise they are related, like cousins, and that is the connection.

 

Mutual Reception Pairs

Aries

  • Sun in Aries and Mars in Leo
  • Moon in Aries and Mars in Cancer
  • Mercury in Aries and Mars in Gemini
  • Venus in Aries and Mars in Taurus
  • Jupiter in Aries and Mars in Sagittarius or Pisces
  • Saturn in Aries and Mars in Capricorn or Aquarius
  • Uranus in Aries and Mars in Aquarius
  • Neptune in Aries and Mars in Pisces
  • Pluto in Aries and Mars in Scorpio

Taurus

  • Moon in Taurus and Venus in Cancer
  • Mercury in Taurus and Venus in Gemini
  • Mars in Taurus and Venus in Aries
  • Jupiter in Taurus and Venus in Sagittarius or Pisces
  • Saturn in Taurus and Venus in Capricorn or Aquarius
  • Uranus in Taurus and Venus in Aquarius
  • Neptune in Taurus and Venus in Pisces
  • Pluto in Taurus and Venus in Scorpio

Gemini

  • Sun in Gemini and Mercury in Leo
  • Moon in Gemini and Mercury in Cancer
  • Venus in Gemini and Mercury in Taurus
  • Mars in Gemini and Mercury in Aries
  • Jupiter in Gemini and Mercury in Sagittarius or Pisces
  • Saturn in Gemini and Mercury in Capricorn or Aquarius
  • Uranus in Gemini and Mercury in Aquarius
  • Neptune in Gemini and Mercury in Pisces
  • Pluto in Gemini and Mercury in Scorpio

Cancer

  • The Sun in Cancer and the Moon in Leo
  • Mercury in Cancer and the Moon in Gemini or Virgo
  • Venus in Cancer and the Moon in Taurus or Libra
  • Mars in Cancer and the Moon in Aries or Scorpio
  • Jupiter in Cancer and the Moon in Sagittarius or Pisces
  • Saturn in Cancer and the Moon in Capricorn or Aquarius
  • Uranus in Cancer and the Moon in Aquarius
  • Neptune in Cancer and the Moon in Pisces

Leo

  • The Moon in Leo and the Sun in Cancer
  • Mercury in Leo and the Sun in Virgo
  • Venus in Leo and the Sun in Libra
  • Mars in Leo and the Sun in Aries or Scorpio
  • Jupiter in Leo and the Sun in Sagittarius
  • Saturn in Leo and the Sun in Capricorn or Aquarius
  • Uranus in Leo and the Sun in Aquarius
  • Neptune in Leo and the Sun in Pisces
  • Pluto in Leo and the Sun in Scorpio

Virgo

  • The Sun in Virgo and Mercury in Leo
  • The Moon in Virgo and Mercury in Cancer
  • Venus in Virgo and Mercury in Libra
  • Mars in Virgo and Mercury in Scorpio
  • Jupiter in Virgo and Mercury in Sagittarius or Pisces
  • Saturn in Virgo and Mercury in Capricorn or Aquarius
  • Uranus in Virgo and mercury in Aquarius
  • Neptune in Virgo and Mercury in Pisces
  • Pluto in Virgo and Mercury in Scorpio

 

 




 

Libra

  • The Sun in Libra and Venus in Leo
  • The Moon in Libra and Venus in Cancer
  • Mercury in Libra and Venus in Virgo
  • Mars in Libra and Venus in Taurus or Scorpio
  • Jupiter in Libra and Venus in Sagittarius or Pisces
  • Saturn in Libra and Venus in Capricorn or Aquarius
  • Uranus in Libra and Venus in Aquarius
  • Neptune in Libra and Venus in Pisces
  • Pluto in Libra and Venus in Scorpio

Scorpio

  • The Sun in Scorpio and Mars or Pluto in Leo
  • The Moon in Scorpio and Mars or Pluto in Cancer
  • Mercury in Scorpio and Mars or Pluto in Gemini or Virgo
  • Venus in Scorpio and Mars or Pluto in Taurus or Libra
  • Jupiter in Scorpio and Mars or Pluto in Sagittarius and Pisces
  • Saturn in Scorpio and Mars or Pluto in Capricorn or Aquarius
  • Uranus in Scorpio and Mars or Pluto in Aquarius
  • Neptune in Scorpio and Mars or Pluto in Pisces

Sagittarius

  • The Sun in Sagittarius and Jupiter in Leo
  • The Moon in Sagittarius and Jupiter in Cancer
  • Mercury in Sagittarius and Jupiter in Gemini or Virgo
  • Venus in Sagittarius and Jupiter in Taurus or Libra
  • Mars in Sagittarius and Jupiter in Aries or Scorpio
  • Saturn in Sagittarius and Jupiter in Capricorn or Aquarius
  • Uranus in Sagittarius and Jupiter in Aquarius
  • Neptune in Sagittarius and Jupiter in Pisces
  • Pluto in Sagittarius and Jupiter in Scorpio

     

    Capricorn

    • The Sun in Capricorn and Saturn in Leo
    • The Moon in Capricorn and Saturn in Cancer
    • Mercury in Capricorn and Saturn in Gemini or Virgo
    • Venus in Capricorn and Saturn in Taurus or Libra
    • Mars in Capricorn and Saturn in Aries or Scorpio
    • Jupiter in Capricorn and Saturn in Sagittarius or Pisces
    • Uranus in Capricorn and Saturn in Aquarius
    • Neptune in Capricorn and Saturn in Pisces
    • Pluto in Capricorn and Saturn in Scorpio

    Aquarius

    • The Sun in Aquarius and Saturn or Uranus in Leo
    • The Moon in Aquarius and Saturn or Uranus in Cancer
    • Mercury in Aquarius and Saturn or Uranus in Gemini or Virgo
    • Venus in Aquarius and Saturn or Uranus in Taurus or Libra
    • Mars in Aquarius and Saturn or Uranus in Aries or Scorpio
    • Jupiter in Aquarius and Saturn or Uranus in Sagittarius or Pisces
    • Saturn in Aquarius and Uranus in Capricorn
    • Neptune in Aquarius and Saturn or Uranus in Pisces
    • Pluto in Aquarius and Saturn or Uranus in Scorpio

    Pisces

    • The Sun in Pisces and Jupiter or Neptune in Leo
    • The Moon in Pisces and jupiter or Neptune in Cancer
    • Mercury in Pisces and Jupiter or Neptune in Gemini or Virgo
    • Venus in Pisces and Jupiter or Neptune in Gemini or Virgo
    • Mars in Pisces and Jupiter or Neptune in Aries or Scorpio
    • Saturn in Pisces and Jupiter or Neptune in Capricorn or Aquarius
    • Uranus in Pisces and Jupiter or Neptune in Aquarius
    • Pluto in Pisces and Jupiter or Neptune in Scorpio

     

    Conclusion

    And that’s the lot. It is quite a comprehensive list and one chart may or may not have any mutual receptions.

    You may decide to only use the traditional planets from the Sun to Saturn and this would be the case for creating a dispositor tree.

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    Aspiring Astrologer Activity: Mutual Reception

    In your astrology journal and using a chart with a mutual reception, please do the following:

    • State the two planets in each other’s sign.
    • Decide if there is a Ptolemaic aspect between them or not.

    Extend Yourself

    • Interpret the mutual reception pair by considering the planets, signs, houses, house rulers, aspect (or not) and possible energy that can be brought forwards as they are in cahoots with each other (100 words).

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    Astrology Basics: The Signs

    Astrology Basics: The Signs

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    The 12 Signs of the Zodiac

    Signs can be categorized by their components of polarity (masculine or feminine), element (fire, earth, air or water) and mode (cardinal, fixed or mutable).

    Signs can be interpreted by these three distinct components in a broad way.

    This time we will take a look at the meaning of each sign in more detail and discover some of the personality traits, body parts, careers, and correlations associated with each sign.

    This is not to say that someone with the Sun in a particular sign will have that specific career, but it shows the inclinations for someone with a strong sign energy, through multiple planets, or if the Midheaven in that sign, to be attracted to the type of a careers and activities associated with the sign.

    The Meaning of the Signs

    Each sign has a different meaning and when a planet is in one sign it will behave differently to when in another sign.

    In your chart the planets will be in a variety of signs.

    The Sun passes through all the tropical signs.

    There are twelve signs of the tropical zodiac: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces.

    The signs start at Aries the first sign and end at Pisces the twelfth sign.



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    Aries

    The Sun is in Aries from March 21 to April 20.

    Taurus

    April 20 – May 21

    Gemini

    The Sun is in Gemini from May 21 to June 21.

    Cancer

    The Sun is in the sign of Cancer from June 21st to July 23rd.

    Leo

    The symbol for Leo is the lion. The Sun is in Leo from July 24th to August 22nd.

    Virgo

    The symbol for Virgo is the Virgin and the Sun is in Virgo from August 23rd to September 23rd.

    Libra

    Scorpio

    The symbol for Scorpio is the Scorpion and the Sun will be in Scorpio from October 23rd to November 22nd.

    Sagittarius

    The symbol for Sagittarius is the Archer and the Sun is in Sagittarius from November 22nd to December 22nd.

    Capricorn

    The Sun is in the sign of Capricorn the Sea Goat from January 1st to January 21st and from December 22nd to December 31st.

    Aquarius

    The Water Bearer is the symbol for Aquarius and the Sun is in your sign from January 21st to February 21st.

    Pisces

    Pisces is the sign of the Fish. Its symbol is two fish tethered together but swimming in the opposite direction. The Sun is in Pisces from February 21st to March 21st.

     

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    Alison helps you uncover your individual creativity and lead a fulfilling life using your own astrology. She shares her wisdom from the heart with a touch of humor. She offers Consultations for everyone and Coaching for Aspiring Astrologers.

    If you’d like to get in touch with Alison, you can reach out to her via email at starzology@gmail.com.

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    The Astrology of Autumn

    The Astrology of Autumn

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    by Alison Price
    Image by Michal Kubisek

    Image by Michal Kubisek

    Autumn

    The Four Seasons

    There are four seasons each year; spring, summer, autumn and winter.

    The seasons start when the Sun enters one of the four cardinal signs which are Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn.

    These seasonal ingresses are the time markers for the year and the basis for calculating the tropical zodiac, which is the one used on my site, and that references time not space.

    The Sun spends three months, or one quarter of the year, in each season.

    Autumn or Fall

    As the Sun leaves Virgo and enters Libra the third season of the year Autumn begins.

    During its passage of Libra, Scorpio and Sagittarius the autumn season develops and the beginning is very different to the end.

    Mild temperatures at the start of Libra lead through to cooling and far crisper weather at the end of Sagittarius.

    The Harvest

    Autumn is the time to gather in the crops and store grains to sustain animals and us over the long winter and into the early spring.

    We who live in the developed world and reside in major cities may be slightly out of touch with the sequence of growth and harvest for food.

    We just pop into the local deli or bakery and pick up a fresh loaf of bread, baked and sliced that morning.

    Rural dweller on farms and small-holdings do notice the changing year more closely.

    Libra

    Venus rules Libra and she also rules sugar and the fructose in all fruits and berries.

    During the Libra part of autumn the late fruit is harvested (the early fruit harvest starts at Lammas on August 1st).

    Typically at this stage the food plants have their sugars fully developed even in crops like onions and potatoes.

    Plants are ripe and juicy.

    Scorpio

    As the Sun enters Scorpio the leaves fall profusely and annual plants start to decompose to provide nutrients for the next year’s trees and crops.

    This is the transformation period of plant’s decay and part of the cycle of nature.

    It is reflected in astrology by the Sun being disposed by Pluto as the ruler of Scorpio.

    In many plants the seeds for the next year are being created in pods and flower heads and they wait for the Sagittarian breezes to blow them hither and thither.

    Seed distribution is a process of autumn and can be spread over the whole three months.

    Sagittarius

    The last sign of autumn is Sagittarius.

    By now all the leaves have fallen and bare branches abound and this allows the wind to whisk through the branches.

    Jupiter’s influence as the planet of Sagittarius now disposes the Sun and we can see much further through the trees and our horizons are broadened at this time.

    The late crops are now in and the animals have grown in their thicker coats ready for the cold ahead.

    The final migrations have finished and long journeys by birds and herds have come to an end.

    Did you notice? Really?

    Did you notice all this going on?

    No?

    Neither did I.

    But I live in Vancouver city where I can see the changing seasons by the trees in the streets being stripped bare and the varying colours throughout the city’s parks.

    This year I hope to pay more attention, will you?

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    Halloween

    Halloween

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    Halloween

    October 31st

    October 31 is Halloween and this time is also known as All Hallows’ Eve.

    The Astrology of Halloween

    Astrologically the sign Scorpio is associated with the end of things, death and the dead.

    The animal that symbolizes Scorpio is the scorpion. Not all scorpions are poisonous but many are deadly.

    It seems the smaller the species the more venomous the sting. Several scorpions simply paralyze their prey and eat them live.

     

    Sun’s Position

    Every Halloween, on October 31st, the Sun is at 7°/8° Scorpio, but technically Halloween occurs when the Sun reaches 15° Scorpio. Which is a few days later.

    We use the date of October 31st, which is fine, to get the date in the calendar and it is now a set convention.

    But as aspiring astrologers reading this I just wanted to be clear on the Sun’s position.

    Halloween Traditions

    Halloween is traditionally the night the dead rise from their graves until the dawn of All Saints Day when they are once more put to rest.

    Hence skeletons and ghosts are the theme.

     

    Trick or treat

    Now this is a practice that sticks in my craw.

    I love that the kids dress up and have super inventive costumes. This stimulates creativity and their imagination.

    I love the streets and gardens decorated with tombstones, spiders and pumpkins.

    Some have smoke and eerie music to set the tone for the evening.

    Having lived in Africa, where hunger is pretty much the norm for many people, the practice of buying candy to give to the kids at the door, so they can have a sackful at the end of the night is strangely disturbing.

    I would be happier if the kids gathered food for those in need instead.

    Maybe I’m still not fully assimilated into life in North America.

    They do say that resistance is futile.

    All Saint’s Day

    All Saints Day follows Halloween on November 1st each year.

    Samhain

    Samhain Timing

    Traditionally Samhain begins at sunset on October 31st each year.

     

    Samhain Traditions

    It is an old Celtic festival which came from the northern hemisphere and celebrates the completion of taking in the harvest and crops.

    It indicates the darker days of the year and winter will soon be upon us.

    Samhain is traditionally celebrated with the burning of village bonfires.

    Samhain and Halloween are dates in the Wheel of the Year.

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    I have a couple of articles on the Wheel of the Year which you can check out below.

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    Saturn in Scorpio

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    Saturn in Scorpio: Controlled Resources

    Scorpio is the sign concerned with (amongst other things) money owed, debt levels, mortgages, insurances, wills and estates.

    So when Saturn moves into Scorpio we can expect stricter controls, restrictions and virtually being caught between a rock and a hard place to become the norm.

    Credit will be curtailed. Lenders will tighten up even more. During this period cash is king.

    You can expect to be approached by people you know to lend them money. This may sound laughable at the moment because maybe you do not have much yourself, but when this time comes along, you will be richer than those asking for the loan.

    We also need to remember that Scorpio is the sign of death, murder and violence. Scorpio also is concerned with sex and perversion. During the transit of Saturn these events should be restricted and controlled better.

    Saturn is the planet that rules governments but forced restrictions on any population do not always work out the way those in authority would like.

    1982 Saturn in Scorpio: Resources and mining

    To see how Saturn is likely to work through Scorpio we can look back to when it was last there which is thirty odd years ago. Saturn entered Scorpio in December 1982.

    We can consider how was the situation with the government (Saturn) back then. I can’t remember all the details but I do know that in July 1985 the country where I was living  went under a state of emergency because of the mining unrest. There was a curfew in major cities and rioting in the streets.

    We also saw restrictions on gasoline sales. You could not buy gasoline after 6:00pm or on a Saturday or Sunday. This is another example of how governments (Saturn) restricts certain the resources (Scorpio) of the Earth.

    Oil and gas are a focus as they are created deep underground by pressure (Scorpio). Remember the pressure cooker?

    Saturn limits everything it touches. During this period the gold price is probably going to rise because the mines cannot get production up. Output will be limited either by the government or industrial strike action.

    Gold is always high on the list when there are restrictions on the monetary base. Saturn teaches us hard lessons in life.

    Scorpio ascendants start a diet

    If you have a Scorpio ascendant you will change physically and look different. This will occur when transiting Saturn leaves Libra and goes into Scorpio it will very soon cross your own ascendant going into your first house.

    This indicates a time for limited physical mobility or heavy lifting as in, weights at the gym. Firming up they bod.

    It can be a time of actually reducing body mass (losing weight) because of a lack created by Saturn. It can also be a time when you may feel older or even get wrinkles. Argh!

    Coping with resource restrictions

    If we look at a simple resource that can be restricted, such as food, during the Saturn in Scorpio period my suggestions are as follows:

    • Take what you want but eat what you take, don’t waste food.
    • Prepare yourself a strict budget and menu plan.
    • Only buy what you need.
    • Eat more cold food.
    • Don’t turn on the oven to make a piece of toast.
    • Do not waste energy.
    • This is the time to cultivate your own vegetables (in a cold frame).
    • It is a time to preserve (Saturn) fruits in jams and chutneys.
    • Practice self sufficiency.

    These are just some examples of how you can work with the Saturn influences when it moves through the different signs.

    I am considering the water crisis (Scorpio) which will probably escalate and literally become the “Blue Gold” previously only seen in sci-fi movies.

    Obviously during Saturn through Scorpio you perhaps should not take more credit. You could strive to respect your financial commitments and pay your bills on time.

    If you recall the old adage of “Never a borrower or a lender be” that one sits well for Saturn in Scorpio.

    The astrology suggests we will experience a credit dry-up. This will be the initial affect and as Saturn moves towards the end of Scorpio and passes out into Sagittarius. Only then will we see the final effects of the Saturn transit of Scorpio.

    It is at times like this that I feel the need to save cold hard cash in a shoebox under my mattress.

    Maybe this is simplistic but to me it is a solution to get through the two-year period when Saturn is in Scorpio.

    Saturn will probably leave Scorpio with a legacy of tighter restrictions on the resources of the Earth both financial, mineral (mining) and vegetable (food) which will carry on into the future.