mdinaz
Well-known member
Here is a chart of an alcoholic. Feel free to interpret.
I see a lot of signatures there that could trigger addictive behavior. However, that comes to the question of WHY someone drinks. I think you need several factors in place to create an alcoholic or any addictive behavior - the astrological signatures, the opportunity, and the environment. The astrological signatures we can see in the chart. The opportunity comes with transits. The environment we cannot predict and often comes down to free will - the person has to take the first step, or not.
People drink or engage in addictive behavior for many reasons. Not all signatures will be conducive to each one.
1. Traumatic events (death of someone close, PTSD from war, etc)
2. escape personal pain (depression, bad home environment, etc)
3. escape chaotic environment (bad marriage, celebrity, etc)
4. peer pressure (young person in a party college atmosphere)
5. boredom (soldier far from home and little else to do)
6. physiological problems (body is addicted to the substance even after just a couple events)
Each of the reasons above may be result of different astrological signatures and triggers. In the chart you have provided, the signatures I see as "possible" triggers but not guaranteed (still need opportunity and environment) are:
1. Uranus opposite Chiron - classic addictive behavior indicator. Escaping (uranus) of personal emotional pain (chiron), a struggle (opposition). Made worse with Chiron in Aquarius (erratic behavior, drugs, fantasy)
2. Mars conjunct Pluto square Saturn - major problems with self control, abilities to solve problems or handle stress compromised. Mars semisextile Uranus provides outlet with addiction through Chiron. Sun conjunct Pluto also in Leo, gives "poor me" syndrome.
3. Moon trine Uranus, with Moon in Aries. More open to bold, obnoxious behavior, easy release point of stress.
4. Moon opposite Jupiter - struggles with excess, can over do things or over indulge. Jupiter in Libra so maintaining balance a struggle.
5. Mars sextile Neptune, classic substance abuse signature. Provides opportunity for abuse, doesn't guarantee it, but certainly makes it much easier and more appealing.
6. Moon square ASC - highly susceptible to outside influences, negatively impacted by the outside world. Sun also sesquiquadrate the ASC, same issue, heavily impacted by outside world.
I see a lot of signatures in this chart to indicate the POTENTIAL of substance abuse. We'd have to study the transits to see if they are triggered into action. With Uranus having crossed the Moon and Pluto crossing the ASC at the very least, I'd say yes.