Career-related concerns
Hi guys,
I am basically going through an existential crisis, I've never felt more lost and confused so if anyone could help me, I would be immensely grateful. I won't give emotional detail, just the facts and the questions.
Also I'm not sure where to post this, as I mention natal aspects, transits and progressions in this post, so I apologize if it is misplaced.
Short summary: In the last 6 months, I started a business as an astrologer, but I am now being pushed to try to get an occupation more closely related to my degree in Economics. My mom initially pushed me towards starting the astrological business and she has always resiliently believed I should not work for someone else. A couple of days ago (after the recent eclipse which fell in my 10th house), she changed her mind and now thinks that the astrology thing may not be the best thing for me in the long-run, she thinks she's holding me back from getting a life and that maybe I should just go try to get a financial job.
Regardless of what to do about the job thing, I have really mixed feelings of trying to do anything at home now, I kind of want to leave home (but I have no income/job to facilitate that) and my confidence has reached a definite low after the events this week.
Now for the astrology: I had been anticipating the upcoming conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn at 0 degrees of Aquarius for a couple of reasons:
-Firstly, I think this could mark the official downfall of the financial system (but that this could depend on how this ongoing election crisis goes) and that many financial jobs/fields could essentially be deleted, bringing the onslaught of crypto into the world. I made a whole video on why I think this could happen so if anybody's interested in my weird theory, let me know lol, but I am also expecting a deepened recession next year because this Jupiter-Saturn conjunction will lead directly into the upcoming Saturn-Uranus square.
-Secondly, I was anticipating this because when trans. Jupiter and trans. Saturn move into Aquarius, they'll also be moving into my 6th house and will conjunct my 6th house ruler, Uranus, and Jupiter as well. I've heard these transiting aspects can indicate a time when you see your efforts over the past few months/years bear fruit (with regards to career/occupation). I'd also been keeping an eye on this year because this was when the trans. North Node would be transiting over my 10th house.
I had wanted to time my efforts before these beneficial career transits because the outcome of these transits of course really depends on my own efforts. I am now really worried about the underwhelming degree of success I may have at this time due to the fact that recently all I have done was astrology, nothing to do with economics. I had been hoping for something good to happen during those transits, not just me getting the first random job I could find remotely related to my degree.
I had been anticipating that perhaps my astrological business would really start taking off when I reached those transits in February and through the rest of 2021. But now due to these developments at home, I feel really useless as a person and insecure about my astrology endeavors and I kind of just want to leave home however possible, so that I can at least feel better about whatever I'm doing somewhere else.
Only after Jupiter went direct in my progressed chart this year (which coincided with when I started the business), did I notice that my 6th house cusp falls in Aquarius, is ruled by Uranus, which has rulership over astrology, and I wondered if that might indicate that I could end up having a career as an astrologer/turning my recreational activity into a full-time job (would really appreciate any input on that, not sure if that's just wishful thinking lol).
When I tried getting various jobs before (mostly waitressing), these occupations were routinely interrupted after very short periods of time (like literal weeks/months) by various random erratic events (Uranus ruling my 6th, I guess). So I kind of am not sure how things would work out for me if I went for a conventional job or tried to climb the ladder of a high-level occupation (ie: investment banking).
I considered investment banking/getting into trading in the past, but I'm conflicted as to how well my chart is suited to that. I do have a dual interposition between my 5th house ruler (speculation) and 8th house ruler (Neptune) but they form a loose square to one another. I have been curious in the past whether this could indicate an area of strength for me, but because of the square, I worry that I might actually be susceptible to loosing a lot of money in trading/dealing with other people's money. I'd really appreciate any input or thoughts that anyone can offer on that.
With Uranus ruling the 6th, I am wondering if perhaps it might be better for me to try to gear myself towards a job related to cryptocurrencies. Due to the astrological business, I met some guys that trade cryptocurrencies so I kind of have an interest in that now. I also very recently began trying to learn website design, python and some coding so that I can create an idea for a website that I'd thought of. I really consider myself more of an entrepreneur, but I realize that right now I guess I need to focus on finding a job to support myself. I was making money with the astrology business, but I guess not quickly enough for my current setup (living at home).
My main worry is that if I go for something like investment banking, that's an undertaking which requires me to put in time/effort equipping myself with the skills and experience necessary to even have a chance of entering that competitive field. My best chance would be working for free for a few months in order to get some experience and then trying to land an internship after that.
I'm anticipating those transits and I'm fearful that I could put all that effort into landing an occupation in a financial field, then having it ripped out from under me right as I'm about to start, if the economy collapses in the next two years.
So really if someone could just help me figure out what's happening and if I've actually been wasting all the time leading up to those transits in the 6th, that'd be really cool, I just feel really worthless right now for a multitude of reasons, so if anybody could even give me just some life advice, I'd be beyond appreciative.
Hi guys,
I am basically going through an existential crisis, I've never felt more lost and confused so if anyone could help me, I would be immensely grateful. I won't give emotional detail, just the facts and the questions.
Also I'm not sure where to post this, as I mention natal aspects, transits and progressions in this post, so I apologize if it is misplaced.
Short summary: In the last 6 months, I started a business as an astrologer, but I am now being pushed to try to get an occupation more closely related to my degree in Economics. My mom initially pushed me towards starting the astrological business and she has always resiliently believed I should not work for someone else. A couple of days ago (after the recent eclipse which fell in my 10th house), she changed her mind and now thinks that the astrology thing may not be the best thing for me in the long-run, she thinks she's holding me back from getting a life and that maybe I should just go try to get a financial job.
Regardless of what to do about the job thing, I have really mixed feelings of trying to do anything at home now, I kind of want to leave home (but I have no income/job to facilitate that) and my confidence has reached a definite low after the events this week.
Now for the astrology: I had been anticipating the upcoming conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn at 0 degrees of Aquarius for a couple of reasons:
-Firstly, I think this could mark the official downfall of the financial system (but that this could depend on how this ongoing election crisis goes) and that many financial jobs/fields could essentially be deleted, bringing the onslaught of crypto into the world. I made a whole video on why I think this could happen so if anybody's interested in my weird theory, let me know lol, but I am also expecting a deepened recession next year because this Jupiter-Saturn conjunction will lead directly into the upcoming Saturn-Uranus square.
-Secondly, I was anticipating this because when trans. Jupiter and trans. Saturn move into Aquarius, they'll also be moving into my 6th house and will conjunct my 6th house ruler, Uranus, and Jupiter as well. I've heard these transiting aspects can indicate a time when you see your efforts over the past few months/years bear fruit (with regards to career/occupation). I'd also been keeping an eye on this year because this was when the trans. North Node would be transiting over my 10th house.
I had wanted to time my efforts before these beneficial career transits because the outcome of these transits of course really depends on my own efforts. I am now really worried about the underwhelming degree of success I may have at this time due to the fact that recently all I have done was astrology, nothing to do with economics. I had been hoping for something good to happen during those transits, not just me getting the first random job I could find remotely related to my degree.
I had been anticipating that perhaps my astrological business would really start taking off when I reached those transits in February and through the rest of 2021. But now due to these developments at home, I feel really useless as a person and insecure about my astrology endeavors and I kind of just want to leave home however possible, so that I can at least feel better about whatever I'm doing somewhere else.
Only after Jupiter went direct in my progressed chart this year (which coincided with when I started the business), did I notice that my 6th house cusp falls in Aquarius, is ruled by Uranus, which has rulership over astrology, and I wondered if that might indicate that I could end up having a career as an astrologer/turning my recreational activity into a full-time job (would really appreciate any input on that, not sure if that's just wishful thinking lol).
When I tried getting various jobs before (mostly waitressing), these occupations were routinely interrupted after very short periods of time (like literal weeks/months) by various random erratic events (Uranus ruling my 6th, I guess). So I kind of am not sure how things would work out for me if I went for a conventional job or tried to climb the ladder of a high-level occupation (ie: investment banking).
I considered investment banking/getting into trading in the past, but I'm conflicted as to how well my chart is suited to that. I do have a dual interposition between my 5th house ruler (speculation) and 8th house ruler (Neptune) but they form a loose square to one another. I have been curious in the past whether this could indicate an area of strength for me, but because of the square, I worry that I might actually be susceptible to loosing a lot of money in trading/dealing with other people's money. I'd really appreciate any input or thoughts that anyone can offer on that.
With Uranus ruling the 6th, I am wondering if perhaps it might be better for me to try to gear myself towards a job related to cryptocurrencies. Due to the astrological business, I met some guys that trade cryptocurrencies so I kind of have an interest in that now. I also very recently began trying to learn website design, python and some coding so that I can create an idea for a website that I'd thought of. I really consider myself more of an entrepreneur, but I realize that right now I guess I need to focus on finding a job to support myself. I was making money with the astrology business, but I guess not quickly enough for my current setup (living at home).
My main worry is that if I go for something like investment banking, that's an undertaking which requires me to put in time/effort equipping myself with the skills and experience necessary to even have a chance of entering that competitive field. My best chance would be working for free for a few months in order to get some experience and then trying to land an internship after that.
I'm anticipating those transits and I'm fearful that I could put all that effort into landing an occupation in a financial field, then having it ripped out from under me right as I'm about to start, if the economy collapses in the next two years.
So really if someone could just help me figure out what's happening and if I've actually been wasting all the time leading up to those transits in the 6th, that'd be really cool, I just feel really worthless right now for a multitude of reasons, so if anybody could even give me just some life advice, I'd be beyond appreciative.
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