1st house planets effect on the body

[j_marie_89]

I was diagnosed with asthma at the age of three and I also have severe peanut and tree nut allergies, along with terrible sneezing and rashes induced by cats, hamsters, dust mites. I am petite, my hair is extremely curly and my skin is naturally dry, I had eczema as a kid. My body has been a weak point since I was little. Except for a brief time taking gymnastics, I shied away from sports both from fear of competition/embarrassment and the limitations of my lungs.

Over the past several months I have begun a running routine and started eating consistently healthfully. I feel stronger than ever, and my asthma symptoms have been nearly non existent, but my skin seems to be going berserk. I've been breaking out on my cheeks and chin, and my skin is so dry around my eyes and mouth that it's flaky. My eyes are puffy almost every morning even though i drink as much water as I can.

I'm trying to figure out what the astrological/psychological source of the problem is. My life feels more under control now than it has ever been- thanks to the influence of saturn in Libra and my own hard work- so it's frustrating that my own body is the one part not cooperating... Throughout my teenage years I had an eating disorder and a drug problem; perhaps the energies I used to take out on myself psychologically are manifesting physically now- with pluto having transited from the 12th house to the 1st.

I want my appearance to reflect the well-being i feel inside. I am considering going back on the pill to get the acne under control because I'm afraid it's going to scar, but I am hesitant because my menstrual cycle coincides with the full moon and i am very fond of feeling so lunar and connected to the heavens.

Can anybody help me figure out what transits/progressions may be causing this or share how they deal with similar influences? Am I simply stuck with physical ailments flaring up out of nowhere all the time or is there a way to keep my body in balance? Natural remedies perhaps?
I have moon, uranus, saturn, and neptune conjunct the ascendant and uranus, saturn, neptune squared by my sun and mars, opposite jupiter in the 7th, and I'm afraid that's as bad for the body as it sounds.

thanks
jamie

[Olivia]

The asthma looks like it's represented by the Mercury/Moon square - you've got a very strong Mercury, but it's detrimented in Sag, and that's where the Moon is - smack on the ascendant, no less. You don't want planets aspecting places of detriment or fall, it just makes it easier for bad things to happen - in your case, for the asthma to express.

Moon isn't well-situated on the ascendant because it's a fluctuating planet, which isn't what you want for your health. But as you're well aware by now, that mostly means - changing conditions.

As to the skin problems now - you have Sun/Mars both debilitated in Libra natally, in square to natal Saturn in Cap. Cap is going to strengthen Mars, and Mars rules skin eruptions like acne, while Saturn rules the skin generally. And transitting Saturn is sitting on that natal Sun-Mars conjunction, stressing it further, which is probably what set it off.

I'd rather see a horary and I'm not expert in medical astrology but - Saturn's a dry planet, excessively so, and cold, which is what makes it malefic. Mars is also excessively dry, and hot. The Sun is dry and hot.

You've definitely got an excess of dry going on around this, though whether it's accompanied by too much heat or too much cold (Cap and Libra are both cold signs, but Sag is hot and dry, and your Moon is hot and wet) I'm not sure. It could be just plain too much dry.

Have you tried wet treatments for the acne? By that I mean things like hyaluronic acid serums, or tamarind seed serums that make sure your skin stays hydrated, and maybe an oil like hazelnut, emu, or hemp to make sure it's got enough oil in it. Most people think it sounds nuts to put oil on acne but it's really not - I've seen it help time and again. Virgin coconut cream (not fractionated coconut oil) helps with spots for a lot of people - and you can use it as a hair conditioner, and cook with it - it's a great oil.

Look at some of the stuff over at gardenofwisdom.com - Markey's got about nine gazillion different types of natural oils and serums, with very little synthetic anything, and a forum if you have questions. No, I don't work there. I used to, though, in the interests of full disclosure - but I don't get any money from them, haven't done for many years now.

You might also want to try eating more wet foods, which would be appropriate at your age, anyway.

It probably won't alleviate the skin problems entirely - Saturn transits tend to be miserable like that, and Mars is currently in Capricorn squaring Saturn making the whole thing more miserable. That, at least, will be over in another few months.

Nonetheless, it should help to alleviate things considerably.

[j_marie_89]

Thank you for the interpretation and the link =D

I never thought of Mercury squaring my moon/asc in Sag being malefic; it was always the aspect whose effects I didn't quite understand. It makes sense that the worst of it is expressed physically.

I've been afraid to put any oils on my face but its so dry now that the dryness might be exacerbating the acne, I'll look into it, and wet foods too.

Mars transiting Capricorn is definitely not my favorite place for it.. I could deal with Saturn on my sun/mars but with Mars squaring them in the 1st house now, I feel like I'm taking a beating- Mars- and there's nothing i can do about it- Saturn.

When you say Capricorn strengthens Mars- does this mean my natal Libran Mars gains strength because it aspects Saturn in Capricorn, or that the strength of Saturn is even harder on my natal Mars and worsens its detriment?

[Olivia]

I'm thinking that the Libra-Cap square is making the bad side of Mars misbehave even more - it's one of those weird squares where on the one hand, Mars is exalted in Cap, but on the other it's detrimented in Libra - in those cases, it's always a judgement call, but given you've got Saturn in Cap natally (strong), and Sun in Libra (weak, it's in fall), the detrimental side of things seems to be winning out in this case.

Ugh. But it will go away. Not much help right this minute, I know, but at least Mars only spends a couple of months in a sign, not two and a half years.