Thanks Osamenor for the reply and great questions, much appreciated.
And sorry yes, your right!...it's my correct chart but I got the transit wrong. I think it's Mars that is actually transiting my 8th??...rather than my sun ☀️
Mars transits your eighth house every two years. Presumably, you don't confront this question every two years.
The relevant transit, I think, is Pluto opposite your Sun. That's been going on the last couple of years. Pluto to Sun blasts Pluto's taboo, stirring things up, obsessive, dark energy at your sense of self and your core being (Sun). It's a very potent transformative time. If you're into BDSM, it's natural for those desires to be extra potent for you right now, and for you to want to surrender to them completely. Confronting past trauma and addiction, especially of a sexual nature, is also very Plutonian, and the healthiest response you could have to a Pluto - Sun transit.
You also have Neptune coming in for an opposition to your Moon. That could also be linked with a desire to surrender, very deeply and completely, and it's a great transit for spurring creativity.
I am definitely kinky, submissive etc - but is there any indicators in my chart of actual like, sacred devotion/slave commitment to a Master/owner? Is it part of my "fate" I suppose - or at least, just part of my...journey.....
Im leaning towards yes....but be very curious to see if it is supported by my chart - as more than just a bedroom kink - but a lifestyle.
Thanks
If you hadn't told me that you practice BDSM, I wouldn't have picked it out of your chart. Birth charts don't reveal that, not definitively. What they show is why you would, if you do. What's in it for you, deep down.
With that in mind, there are several parts of your chart that become keys. To name a few:
- Your Saturn/Uranus conjunction. Saturn rules your fifth house of sexuality (fifth is the traditional house of sexuality; eighth also reflects sexuality but can say some different things about it). Uranus is the unusual, revolutionary, out of the box. That conjunction is the focal point of both a yod and a t-square. Planets that are the focal point of an aspect pattern, especially a challenging one like a yod or a t-square, are planets that WILL NOT be ignored. You have to integrate them in order to function well. That can be quite challenging, especially in the case of a yod. Doing something unusual and out of the box with your sexuality is a response to that.
Saturn is the planet of authority. It represents masters and mentors. It also represents self authority and hard won wisdom.
- Venus at your MC square your nodes. Venus represents who and what attracts us, how we attract others, and our general style of loving and relating. The nodal axis represents, among other things, life path. Where you started from, where you're going. Squares to the nodes can indicate lessons to learn, something that must be integrated, probably over a long process, or, interestingly, temptations. The midheaven being the highest point in the chart, it can represent people who are above us, who have authority over us. It also says something about how we ourselves handle authority over others, if we have it. What kind of boss you have, and what kind of boss you are if you yourself are the boss.
Venus at the midheaven could indicate a dominant style of loving, or a desire to be dominated by a partner. Since you've said you're submissive, my guess is that the desire to be dominated wins out for you, or perhaps that you've had to learn it, it didn't come naturally at first. Maybe you are, or have been, dominant in other areas of your life.
- Another t-square pointing to your Mars may suggest significant challenges around sexuality for you, especially since Mars rules your eighth house and is placed in the seventh (eighth whole sign). One of the squaring planets being Neptune suggests a strong possibility of addiction. Or of desire to surrender. Or of a spiritual element to your sexuality. Or all of the above.
It could be delved into even more. The short answer is, your desires aren't unsupported by your chart.
It sound like you have a lot of good support from people in the BDSM community, and a decent sense of what you're getting into. The one caveat that comes to mind for me is that your desire for such complete surrender will probably fade some when your Pluto - Sun and Neptune - Moon transits move on. Whether that means the desire goes away completely or just becomes a little less intense, or anything in between, I don't know, but don't assume you'll feel the same way forever. It's a journey, not a destination.
