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1. Your
Mars–Moon conjunction, straddling
the Midheaven, opposes Pluto and Uranus,
straddling the IC, and squares Saturn and
the Sun, as well as Venus and Mercury,
on either side of the Ascendant. Using
10° orbs, not every planet is square
to or in opposition to every other planet
in the configuration, but they are all
tied together, and I count this as one
big t-square involving the angles.
2. The
six-pointed star is composed of Moon–Mars
(Midheaven) trine Neptune trine Venus–Mercury.
Jupiter trines Pluto–Uranus (IC),
and Uranus trines Saturn. The Moon
sextiles Jupiter, which sextiles Neptune,
which sextiles Pluto (IC), which sextiles
Mercury. Mars–Moon (Midheaven)
opposing Pluto–Uranus (IC) is
also part of this configuration. While
I don’t generally use 10-degree
orbs for sextiles, it is appropriate
when slower-moving planets are involved,
such as Jupiter and Neptune, since
they stay in relationship with each
other over a longer period of time.
For more about star patterns, see
Dane Rudhyar, Person
Centered Astrology, Aurora Press,
1980, p. 218.
3. The
classic eight-pointed star pattern
consists of two interlaced grand crosses
(two sets of oppositions connected
by squares), with semi-squares connecting
each point. In this chart, there is
no complete grand cross, but 7 out
of 8 points do hold planets. The points
are: Saturn, the Moon, Neptune, Pluto,
Venus, Mars, and Jupiter. Planetary
support is found in the grand trine
including the Sun, Uranus, and Saturn.
4. See
footnote 2.
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AskAstroCoach.com » » Lemon
Squeezer
Lemon Squeezer
From The
Mountain Astrologer, June-July
2004 (1)
Q. After
five years of trying to conceive, my husband
and I finally got pregnant, and I gave birth
to our little girl in 2002. She is our miracle
baby. As she grows up, I would like to give
her the loving, fun, and happy home life I
never had as a child. But I’m worried
about the close conjunction between my Pluto
and her Mars–Mercury near our ICs, opposing
my Mars–Moon conjunction near our MC's.
What good can come of these aspects? Also,
my little girl's Moon squares her Pluto! How
I can work with and embrace these aspects,
to give her the love, happiness, and security
she deserves? How can I make lemonade out of
all these lemons? Please help!
— Lemon Squeezer
A. Clearly,
your daughter is both an enormous blessing
and a huge challenge. Are you up to it? You
bet! Your daughter’s chart activates
your (mainly) cardinal t-square, which sends
your fight-or-flight response into overdrive.
Your t-square includes eight planets, as
well as your Ascendant and Midheaven/IC,1 so
your baby’s arrival brings up separation
anxiety, control issues, and fear that you
may not be able to protect her or that she
won’t like you.
Don’t allow this planetary pattern
to overwhelm you. Reach beyond its limitations
into the expansive perspective shown by the
magnificent implied six-pointed star pattern
formed by your entire chart, which enables
you to transform your life and your relationship
with yourself.2 If you
empower yourself this way, every relationship
will become enhanced, including the one with
your daughter.
Natal Chart - Mom
Source: Birth Certificate
The archetypal six-pointed star pattern
offers the potential to integrate spirit
(the upward-pointing triangle) with matter
(the downward-pointing triangle). It implies
powerful challenges (three sets of oppositions)
along with a multitude of blessings (two
interlaced grand trines, with each point
of the star sextiling the next). Although
your chart does not complete the archetype,
there is quite enough of this pattern to
support your aspirations of creating a loving
home and a happy childhood for your daughter,
while effectively meeting any challenges.
What you need to make delicious lemonade
(besides a juicer and some sugar) is self-management,
which means choosing not to entertain
your fears. Move beyond your t-square
to your compelling grand trine and
series of sextiles. Access your Mars–Moon
conjunction in Aries at the Midheaven,
for personal empowerment. Enjoy your
daughter: Express your love, intuit
her needs, and trust divine guidance
(1st-house Venus–Mercury conjunction
trine 5th-house Neptune trine 10th-house
Moon–Mars.

Inner Wheel - Daughter
Outer Wheel - Mom
Source: Birth Certificate
Your daughter’s
chart pattern is an implied eight-pointed
star, showing an energetic personality
with the power to overcome obstacles.3 Can
she make her own lemonade? Yes, and
she’ll learn how through her
relationship with you.
Accept that you are the perfect mom
for this blessed little girl. Should
problems develop between you in later
years, call upon the accessible series
of sextiles4 in
your chart to create solutions. You
have an abundance of maternal resources
to call upon, when you’re not
paralyzed by self-induced fear. The
trust you’re building with your
daughter now can be relied upon later.

Natal Chart - Daughter
Source: Birth Certificate
Above all, let love override all
else. Don’t allow your t-square
to overwhelm the powerful gifts shown
in your chart. Stop reading any and
all astrology books that give negative
interpretations that only feed your
fears. And most of all, stay focused
in the present moment. Ask yourself: “Am
I enjoying my daughter now? And now?
And now?” Remember, it’s
your experience of each moment that,
through the years, will create the
close and strong bond you long for.
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