The_Sundance_Kid
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Apologies if there are threads on this - I couldn't find any except Koshka's query but I wanted a broader discussion.
In my view the 4th house is supposed to show our roots and our foundations, upon which we build our lives. It is not the same as a sense of identity, as I think identity and one's sense of self expression is a sun thing (and an Asc thing). But I think it is just as important - the 4th house is about what makes you feel secure.
I would like to see how others view their 4th houses - I have a problem with mine which I would like to share.
I have Pisces on my IC, with Jupiter in the 4th house. My parents emigrated from their home country to the UK before I was born and I lived in California when I was young before we moved back to the UK.
When I was 12, at the time of my Jupiter return, I went to my grandfather's funeral in California. It was the first time I had been back to California (or abroad) since I was very young. When I returned I felt this profound sense of loss - that I belonged somewhere else, somewhere other than where I lived.
I've had that feeling ever since. That no matter where I was, there was somewhere else that was where I was supposed to be, somewhere else I was supposed to put down roots. Almost as if there was a cosmic mix up and i had been put in the wrong place.
I feel that if only I knew where I was supposed to be, everything else - career, relationships, family, would fall into place. And it sometimes make me feel like I've lost something - something I can't quite put my finger on. Almost as if I've been exiled from someplace.
It results in a broader question of what I am supposed to be doing, what my purpose is (I guess the 4th house is a natural trine to the 12th and 8th houses).
I know who I am but I don't know what I am supposed to be doing. And sometimes I feel that all of the above is a mask - what if I am not running toward something but am running away from something? Is this pure escapism? I generally get on with people, so I don't think these feelings represent a problem with friendships etc. If anything I have good friends in London and I know more about the history of the area where I grew up than anyone else I know, which make me feel even more conflicted about being somewhere else.
Does anyone else have this feeling and attribute it to any particular astrological signature?
It would be good to know your thoughts and experiences in general about Pisces on the IC or Jupiter in the 4th.
In my view the 4th house is supposed to show our roots and our foundations, upon which we build our lives. It is not the same as a sense of identity, as I think identity and one's sense of self expression is a sun thing (and an Asc thing). But I think it is just as important - the 4th house is about what makes you feel secure.
I would like to see how others view their 4th houses - I have a problem with mine which I would like to share.
I have Pisces on my IC, with Jupiter in the 4th house. My parents emigrated from their home country to the UK before I was born and I lived in California when I was young before we moved back to the UK.
When I was 12, at the time of my Jupiter return, I went to my grandfather's funeral in California. It was the first time I had been back to California (or abroad) since I was very young. When I returned I felt this profound sense of loss - that I belonged somewhere else, somewhere other than where I lived.
I've had that feeling ever since. That no matter where I was, there was somewhere else that was where I was supposed to be, somewhere else I was supposed to put down roots. Almost as if there was a cosmic mix up and i had been put in the wrong place.
I feel that if only I knew where I was supposed to be, everything else - career, relationships, family, would fall into place. And it sometimes make me feel like I've lost something - something I can't quite put my finger on. Almost as if I've been exiled from someplace.
It results in a broader question of what I am supposed to be doing, what my purpose is (I guess the 4th house is a natural trine to the 12th and 8th houses).
I know who I am but I don't know what I am supposed to be doing. And sometimes I feel that all of the above is a mask - what if I am not running toward something but am running away from something? Is this pure escapism? I generally get on with people, so I don't think these feelings represent a problem with friendships etc. If anything I have good friends in London and I know more about the history of the area where I grew up than anyone else I know, which make me feel even more conflicted about being somewhere else.
Does anyone else have this feeling and attribute it to any particular astrological signature?
It would be good to know your thoughts and experiences in general about Pisces on the IC or Jupiter in the 4th.