waybread
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Oftentimes people turn to astrology to deal with unhappy, troubling issues that aren't going away by pasting a happy smiley-face on them. One of these is growing up with a dysfunctional family; or dealing with family dysfunctionality long after everyone's grown up. I thought it might be useful to discuss how these are likely to show up in the horoscope, and how astrology can be helpful.
The third house is the traditional house of your siblings, if any. The fourth house one's home and early childhood conditioning. Traditionally the 4th was the "house of the father," in the sense of one's paternal inheritance, such as family name or land. (From which we also get real-estate.) Modern astrologers, who like to match up signs and houses by number are more apt to see the 4th house as more like the 4th sign (Cancer) and equate it to the mother. I personally think it could go either way, so perhaps it's best just to see whether your IC and 4th house feels more like Mom or Dad.
Afflicted planets in the 3rd and 4th houses, notably with aspects to or from the heavy outer planets are one astrological indication of a difficult early home life.
If you have no planets in these houses but still experience/d severe problems with close family members, look at the planet(s) ruling the cusp of your 3rd and/or 4th house cusp. (I. e., with Aries on your IC, look for Mars.) What are these planets like by their own house & aspects? They may be off in a different part of your horoscope, but will nevertheless affect the houses that they rule.
I am starting another thread on Chiron, which I think can be painful even if well aspected, so it is sort of a special case.
There's a lot more to be said, or maybe you have your own questions, so I am hoping that we can start a general discussion of the astrology involved for those of us without story-book happy families.
The third house is the traditional house of your siblings, if any. The fourth house one's home and early childhood conditioning. Traditionally the 4th was the "house of the father," in the sense of one's paternal inheritance, such as family name or land. (From which we also get real-estate.) Modern astrologers, who like to match up signs and houses by number are more apt to see the 4th house as more like the 4th sign (Cancer) and equate it to the mother. I personally think it could go either way, so perhaps it's best just to see whether your IC and 4th house feels more like Mom or Dad.
Afflicted planets in the 3rd and 4th houses, notably with aspects to or from the heavy outer planets are one astrological indication of a difficult early home life.
If you have no planets in these houses but still experience/d severe problems with close family members, look at the planet(s) ruling the cusp of your 3rd and/or 4th house cusp. (I. e., with Aries on your IC, look for Mars.) What are these planets like by their own house & aspects? They may be off in a different part of your horoscope, but will nevertheless affect the houses that they rule.
I am starting another thread on Chiron, which I think can be painful even if well aspected, so it is sort of a special case.
There's a lot more to be said, or maybe you have your own questions, so I am hoping that we can start a general discussion of the astrology involved for those of us without story-book happy families.
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