Hi Joanne, I think in this case, we have to look at the whole chart as being the company chart, so again, as you see (interesting) the Company is signified by Libra, Venusian things like money). In the other horary the MC was ruled by Venus as well.
this Ascendant has SPICA in exact conjunction. Spica is the most benific star, BUT the Ascendant is falling in the Via Combusta, meaning that the company has burned itself somehow. He is in a bad situation, even though Spica keeps his head above the water. Spica could also show that the company is worth a lot.
The ruler Venus is found in Capricorn very close to the 4th house, the house of endings and about to oppose the MC (the culmination point, the future and goal of the company).
Venus is not well placed in Capricorn and at this degree Peregrine as she is not in one of her essential dignities (very beginning of sign), nor is she ruler of the triplicity. In fact,she is nearing the end of her sign and about to enter her 4th house of endings.
Looking at the companies 10th house, we see that the Moon rules it and the Moon is strong in sign where she is exhalted, but not very happy in the 8th house and about to make a square with the South Node, worse, she is VOC AND Moon is conjunct the most malific star Algol!!
Moon is ruled by Venus and we know how weak Venus is.
What we have here now is something really strange. Ascendant in Via Combusta but with Spica conjunct the Ascendant (something good and something bad) and Algol conjunct the VOC Moon!! who is however strong in sign (again something good and a lot bad).
Both, Ascendant and Moon are ruled by Peregrine Venus in opposition to the MC. so I dont think that the bad can be taken away by the good in this case. I think the bad things are stronger here.
Should we maybe look at the 10th house as representing the big boss?? That could well be possible. The company's boss has done something with other people's money, or evaded tax or something. Whatever happened, it is likely that the manager or the boss have made mistakes.
Saturn retrograde shows the gambling. He is in terms of Mercury. Both a retrograde planet and Mercury retrograde can show stealing, thiefs. Mercury is in his own term and face AND is ruler of the triplicity by night of Aquarius. He rules the 12th house of secrets and hidden things and he is in the 4th house of the "family" of the company. It shows the losses from gambling. (the 12th house of the 5th!) Moon is leaving the square to the Sun. the Sun shows hopes and wishes and Moon apparently has lost hope. Moon also left the trine to Venus.
The 10th house cusp moved away from the POF and the Moon as well. Venus opposed the POF recently. The company could well be too deep into depts (Moon in 8).
The 2nd house of the chart, showing the financial strength of the company, is ruled by Mars at 25° Gemini, in the 9th and in his own term. But Mars is also VOC and in face of the Sun who is in detriment in Aquarius and in term of Jupiter who is in fall in Capricorn at the moment! So Mars is facing bad financial weakness and is probably asking (Gemini, talking to) for foreign investment (hence placement in the 9th and Mars also represents other people, the 7th). They might get it because the Ascendant is about to trine Mars. I still think that a take over could be possible as Mars is ruled by Mercury, positioned in the building (4th house) of the company and the Sun is going to trine Mars. Everything will happen in about 1° (Mars to MC and Sun to Mars and Venus opp. to MC ). This could be either one Month or one year.
Moon will very soon sextile MC, so that could be that the financial support from a foreign investor could come soon (maybe that is why Spica is on the Asc., luck coming towards them.).
This is my version of this chart. Looking forward to other interpretations!!
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