"elemental, my dear watson..."

[arya ishtar]

so, as a newbie (10-ish years of study) i am still working on my *own* chart, as i can say "yea" or "nay" and see what is true and what works, knowing *myself* better than *anyone*. and i can see my trends and propensities and can make course corrections and acknowledge stuff and the like.

decided to analyze my chart based on elements. used a simple calculation i found here: https://astrolibrary.org/interpretations/balance/ (nice, accessible, understandable beginning astro lessons.)
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this interpretation was both bothersome *and* not surprising. more than 5 points in any element is "overly". i am overly (7) air and *no* earth. which explains why i've felt like a helium balloon on a piece of thread in a gale wind my whole life. why i have such a time of it trying to meditate or even just focus. why i have the *desire* to ground but am more often *up a tree.*

how can one compensate/counteract this propensity?!

[RaRohini]

Originally Posted by arya ishtar

so, as a newbie (10-ish years of study) i am still working on my *own* chart, as i can say "yea" or "nay" and see what is true and what works, knowing *myself* better than *anyone*. and i can see my trends and propensities and can make course corrections and acknowledge stuff and the like.

decided to analyze my chart based on elements. used a simple calculation i found here: https://astrolibrary.org/interpretations/balance/ (nice, accessible, understandable beginning astro lessons.)
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(attached for context, not for "read my chart," is that ok or will i be forcibly removed yet again? )

this interpretation was both bothersome *and* not surprising. more than 5 points in any element is "overly". i am overly (7) air and *no* earth. which explains why i've felt like a helium balloon on a piece of thread in a gale wind my whole life. why i have such a time of it trying to meditate or even just focus. why i have the *desire* to ground but am more often *up a tree.*

how can one compensate/counteract this propensity?!

Hi Arya !
I have 4 planets in air signs distributed among Gemini and Aqua and there was a time in my life that i desperately wanted grounding.Thankfully my moon in Taurus led me instinctively. What helped me was :
Shopping and wearing jewelry at grounding points.(If you look at a picture of any Indian Goddess and note where they wear the jewelry..those are the grounding points). Both shopping and jewelry are Taurus heavy.
Another was the grounding provided by the Pagodas or centre heavy spires of Places of worship. Personally i felt Buddhist stupas to have strong grounding energy but Hindu Temples and Churches carry very good grounding as well. May select what suits you. Spiritual singing is very grounding as well as Taurus rules the throat. Food and medicine with daily routine grounds through Virgo energy.
Best of all is meditation with absence of airy thoughts !! Helps the balloon to stay put ha ha 😃

[arya ishtar]

rarohini, i am not a big shopper, but jewelry with stones (and even just rocks) are a big part of my life. and i don't do churches and such, but woods and trees instead. and i om. and sing. dancing really brings me into my body, and, in turn, to the earth. especially tapdance, lol.

so have a handle on *practices* to ground, think i was asking more about how/where to do so in my chart. at least, i think that's what i'm asking. i feel like if my chart shows me deficiencies, shouldn't it *also* show me how to *address* them?

[RaRohini]

Originally Posted by arya ishtar

rarohini, i am not a big shopper, but jewelry with stones (and even just rocks) are a big part of my life. and i don't do churches and such, but woods and trees instead. and i om. and sing. dancing really brings me into my body, and, in turn, to the earth. especially tapdance, lol.

so have a handle on *practices* to ground, think i was asking more about how/where to do so in my chart. at least, i think that's what i'm asking. i feel like if my chart shows me deficiencies, shouldn't it *also* show me how to *address* them?

Hi Arya!
Im not sure whether i understand the question.. i can read only vedic charts..your chart may point to the type of Grounding energy to use by noting the North node South node axis .. for example 2-8 axis mayean Taurus heavy whereas 6-12 axis .virgo grounding and 4-10 house Capricorn grounding..

Also , looking at your answer (trees and woods etc) i an thinking some of your main planets may be in Gemini (Punarvasu star) which is wedded to the environment. Pls look up this star.

[arya ishtar]

no planets in gemini, but *am* gemini rising...

as for nodes, trying to decide whether to use true node or mean node. (so either aries/libra or pisces/virgo.)

[david starling]

Nutation of the Nodes means there's a +/- factor. The Mean is in the middle; it's the average position, always Retrograde at a steady-state. So, I use the Mean as the anchor-point, and True as conditional, depending on other factors, such as Aspects and Transits. Btw.,looks like your Moon's in Scorpio according to the Chart posted here.

[graay ghost]

We seem to hear so little about earth on these boards. I guess possibly most dominant earth types have better things to do.

[conspiracy theorist]

Originally Posted by graay ghost

We seem to hear so little about earth on these boards. I guess possibly most dominant earth types have better things to do.

They're probably on some carpentry forum somewhere

[graay ghost]

Originally Posted by conspiracy theorist

They're probably on some carpentry forum somewhere

You got a link? I yearn to be among my own kind

[david starling]

Originally Posted by graay ghost

You got a link? I yearn to be among my own kind

No worries g.g.--Mother Earth loves you guys more!

[conspiracy theorist]

Originally Posted by graay ghost

You got a link? I yearn to be among my own kind

Here you go:

http://www.woodworkingtalk.com/f17/

[Blaze]

Originally Posted by graay ghost

You got a link? I yearn to be among my own kind

M8- http://www.astrologyweekly.com/forum...php?groupid=10

Join up and start some earthly threads man. I believe in you..... okay, Not really, since I need to see things to believe them, but you understand.

[RaRohini]

Originally Posted by Blaze

M8- http://www.astrologyweekly.com/forum...php?groupid=10

Join up and start some earthly threads man. I believe in you..... okay, Not really, since I need to see things to believe them, but you understand.

Ha ha !! The earthly signs are comfortable in their own planet . It is the visitors who have a hard time adjusting 😃

[sibylline]

Originally Posted by conspiracy theorist

They're probably on some carpentry forum somewhere

Forum? You mean actually practicing carpentry...

Seriously, a true earth person would be working on something in the real world.

[conspiracy theorist]

Originally Posted by sibylline

Forum? You mean actually practicing carpentry...

Seriously, a true earth person would be working on something in the real world.

The forum bit was a part of the joke too ya know

[david starling]

Originally Posted by conspiracy theorist

The forum bit was a part of the joke too ya know

You were joking?

[Julia Karmic Astrology]

Originally Posted by graay ghost

We seem to hear so little about earth on these boards. I guess possibly most dominant earth types have better things to do.

Maybe they are wrestling bears, or training for an olympic gold medal in some sort of life threatening sport.

[david starling]

Originally Posted by Julia Karmic Astrology

Maybe they are wrestling bears, or training for an olympic gold medal in some sort of life threatening sport.

Sounds more like Fire-signs!

[Julia Karmic Astrology]

Originally Posted by david starling

Sounds more like Fire-signs!

I don't have any fire either, so I can only try to imagine what fire and earth people
are like.

[graay ghost]

Originally Posted by arya ishtar

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decided to analyze my chart based on elements. used a simple calculation i found here: https://astrolibrary.org/interpretations/balance/ (nice, accessible, understandable beginning astro lessons.)

Reading that doesn't make much sense for the "mitigating" factors for "weak" elements. The idea that Mars is "fiery" is bad enough, but Mercury being more "air" while Saturn being more "earth" when Saturn is both domiciled and exalted in air signs while Mercury is both domiciled and exalted in an earth sign?