Change of career

[Neptune Rising]

Hi,

I'm not all that good at reading my own natal chart, so I was hoping to get a little advice from other wiser astrologers here, please.

All my life I've worked in various offices to keep the wages coming in, but in my spare time I've qualified as a yoga teacher and now I'm going to do a holistic massage course. I really feel I want to give some healing help to society and this is a way I can do that. I've never really felt this so clearly as I do now. I feel the most satisfied when I teach people yoga, but I've only ever taught friends, I have some mental blockage towards advertising myself to the public. I'm just wondering though if my chart shows any talent or ability in these areas. I had the idea to massage/teach yoga as an occupation.

I can see my 10th house ruler is in my 2nd house, and trine to Pluto. Would this indicate any healing or teaching ability? I've also looked at Chiron. I have these aspects to Chiron:
Sun square Chiron
Saturn square Chiron
Moon semi square
Mars trine
I was wondering if Neptune/Sagitarius in my 1st sextile Pluto/Libra in my 10th house would give me the ability to heal/soothe/massage/teach people..?

Thank you,
NR

[wilsontc]

Neptune,

Using Noel Tyl's Midheaven Extension theory:
Virgo (ruled by Mercury) modifies Midheaven (outer world)
Aquarius (ruled by Uranus) modifies Mercury
Scorpio (ruled by Pluto) modifies Uranus
Libra (ruled by Venus) modifies Pluto
Aquarius (ruled by Uranus) modifies Venus
So your outer world connections flow into an interconnection of Uranus (friends, also innovation), Pluto (transformation, also healing), and Venus (relationships), indicating an innovative way to heal through relationships.

Venus is focused in the 2nd house (physical), so these are "physical" types of relationships.

This sounds like yoga to me! Keep your day job and practice giving lessons in your spare time, charging whatever you think it is worth. And see if you get people to come: if you're good, they will pay for the experience.

Careering,

Tim

[Neptune Rising]

Wow thanks very much Tim!

Thats really encouraging! I'll get rid of this mental block to teaching 'strangers'! At my old work loads of people were asking me to teach them yoga at lunchtime, but I couldn't because there was no spare space..and I didn't have the confidence.

I'm also trying to build a website with a few words about yoga philosophies and meditations for whoever comes across it - I guess that is the Aquarius influence.

I hope it all comes together. Maybe when Saturn crosses my MC I'll have the push to get things moving more.

I love that about the modifications too, I never thought of looking at the chart in that way. I always love learning things here.

Best wishes,
NR