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It seems as though you've got good instincts in what to look for in a chart! Everything you noticed about your chart is pertinent in one respect or another, and there a couple of things I noticed too. But first, I'll answer your questions in order.

1.) Those two clusters of planets are in a sextile relationship. Conjunctions occur when planets share a sign, so these are two conjunctions relating in a sextile. That suggests strong links between your conscious mind (Sun), abilities of self-expression (Mercury), intuition (Uranus), and spirituality (Neptune); these might be areas of your life that you will experience minimal strife with.

2.) These are not your beginner's-astrology influences. I'll give you concise explanations for their influences, though: Chiron in our natal charts points to where we have healing powers as the result of accruing and being transformed by our own deep spiritual wounds. The Lillith suggests how we let go of things (events, property, etc) and how we come to terms with the absolute karmic will of the cosmos.

3.) I don't believe that astrology ever gets that specific. Sure, that has happened for other people with that aspect, but you'll find that life (and karma) has a funny way of surprising you when it comes to answering these things. It could mean you marry into a family with business ties that will pay off in the future, or you may simply marry your best friend. Your Mars-Venus Square might give you some trepidation when it comes to finally allowing yourself to accept a relationship as "safe", by your definition.

4.) With your Ascendant and your Moon so closely aspected, there is probably great relationship between how you think of yourself (Moon) and how you actually behave. With both of these influences in Virgo, that probably reflects a strong will to help others. You must always remember to consider if the recipient of your good will would use it constructively and will answer you with gratitude and respect. You are probably more analytic, disciplined, and organized than most other Pisces. You are also probably very stylish.

1, ii.) Astrology, Nutrition & Health is a great resource if you want to start learning how you can affect your daily and lifelong karma in the simplest way: your diet. It's also highly effective at delivering difficult concepts in simple ways. I recommend this as a companion to the one you listed in your post to anybody who asks. Second suggestion is Astrology, Karma & Transformation: The Inner Dimensions of the Birth Chart. This is a great & dense read by Stephen Arroyo who explores in detail the aspects of inner and outer planets.

2, ii.) I have heard of and used the app. it is sufficient, but I as often as possible use Cafe Astrology. They use a great keyword system that aided me immensely when I was first learning the ins and outs.

3, ii.) It's an aesthetic choice, as far as I know. But if somebody knows otherwise, please inform us both!

That's really neat that your aunt was that into astrology! While all charts are unique and some have some particularly potent configurations, it's easy to cherry pick things and call them "rare" or "special" when they're really not. There are so many moving pieces to consider that every chart is quite interesting.

It's amazing that you have all the notebooks and whatnot. While this subreddit isn't for chart readings, I highly recommend you grab a book, either one of hers or a newer one, and acquaint yourself with the basics. Additionally, if you can I would get a consultation with a professional. It's a great foray into astrology and will give you a starting point if you decide to start learning a thing or two about charts yourself. You have a really cool opportunity with this, and I'm sure your aunt would be delighted!

As far as books, I recommend Horoscope Symbols by Rob Hand, and Understanding the Birth Chart by Kevin Burk in that order. As far as professional astrologers, I recommend anyone on the referral list at the bottom of this post, particularly Kelly Surtees and Austin Coppock. I recommend shopping around and reading some writings of the various professionals on the list to see which ones you like the best.

Best of luck to you!

I strongly recommend searching terms on astro.com's Astrowiki, it's one of the most credible resources you'll find on the web since it's run by Astrodienst.


I'd first start by trying to understand the planets as they are in their signs--so in your case, Venus in Sagittarius. Usually you can just google those, and you'll get a lot of interpretations in the results, so its up to you to come to a general understanding, as planet/sign combinations can look different for everyone depending on other factors.


Once you've done that, you can begin to compare planets in signs with other planets in signs (and somewhere along this line you'll want to take a look at house symbolism. It can be a lot to digest at once, but rewarding when you start making discoveries...or you could start with houses and their traditional rulership first to make things a bit easier--this is sometimes called the 'astrological alphabet').

Now, I have this really great book by Demetra George that was recommended to me on one of the astrology subreddits, and it has done wonders for my learning. It has you writing what's called 'astro-sentences,' where you take keywords of the planet, sign, and house and craft them into sentences you can understand. You do the same with aspects between planets, and she also shows you how to interpret transits. Of course, the book starts with the barebones of astrology though, so if you would consider yourself a beginner, this is a really, really good one to look at. I'd still consider myself a beginner too but... holy cow, the things I've learned man! The things I've learned! (Sorry... Gemini Ascendant...)


Anyway, I hope that's even a little helpful!

Hi! Definitely look at your north node house placement. I once read a post that was like
North Node: My destiny is to sign In house area of life.
But I have my north node in the 8th house and I know it relates to letting people help you. In the past life you were self sufficient Taurus who worked hard for the things they owned. Someone who had material security. In this life, ask for help. Let go of material needs. Find spiritual security or something along those lines.

But also, I recently found this wonderful book on north and south nodes. It’s very informative



Here is a few pages of the Scorpio/8th house chapter!

There’s a lot more in the scorpio chapter, as well. But I just didn’t think it would be cool or fair to the author, to like post the entire thing. The book is worth it, would recommend.

Kabbalah, Magic & the Great Work of Self Transformation: A Complete Course and Outwitting the Devil: The Secret to Freedom and Success are very good for beginner to advanced

There's different view on the subject,

this book is a very interesting read "Personology" by Gary Goldschneider

[Gary Goldschneider chart] (http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Goldschneider,_Gary)

In this book Gary explain 48 different weeks, 12 of them where each cusp are blend with both sign mix up, position where his own 29' degree mars + pluto, 1 degree sun, 2 degree jupiter + venus fall into. So while reading it i see his personal testimony on the matter.

I stop using the concept and now back on the classical cutoff menu. Still many cusp heavy people seem to fell what you describe.

Maybe https://www.amazon.com/Planets-Houses-Experiencing-Your-Environment/dp/0914918273?