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elements, polarities, modalities and orientations in the horoscope: Part 3

Today's discussion POLARITIES!

What are polarities? They are another aspect of the elements. It is actually the Yin and Yang of the elements.

Let's take the element of FIRE. What other element is needed to support a fire, what element is compatible? The obvious answer is AIR because a FIRE cannot burn without it. AIR literally feeds the FIRE allowing it to grow to its maximum potential and is necessary for its continued existence.

Another example on the other side, EARTH. Let's say you plant a seed. In parched EARTH your seed will not grow, WATER is necessary to nourish the soil so that it can grow to reach its full potential.

Thus there are two polarities:
EARTH and WATER(YIN[-]) and FIRE and AIR(YANG[+])

Yin energy is receptive. It is negatively charged and corresponds to EARTH and WATER because the signs in those elements are more receptive, introspect and self-repressive. They draw to them those things they need and conserve their energy within. Their keyword is SECURITY.

On the other hand, Yang energy is active. It is positively charged and corresponds to FIRE and AIR because the signs in those elements are more active, outgoing and self -expressive. They pour their energy into the world and are the go-getters of the zodiac. Their keyword is FREEDOM.

The more AIR and FIRE your child has in his/her chart the more resilient they will be.
The more EARTH and WATER your child has the more quiet and introverted they will be.

My little boy has 7 planets or sensitive spots in YIN or negative polarity and 6 in YANG or positive polarity. On the surface it looks pretty evenly placed but most of his personal planets(Sun, Moon, Mercury, Mars and his Ascendant(Rising Sign))are YIN(remember this is negative, introspective energy) Only his Venus is YANG (and Midheaven, so he will probably appear more outgoing than he is) He is very demonstrative (Venus in Leo) but mostly to his mommy and mostly in the privacy of home. Many of his generational planets are YANG so he is part of a generation as a whole who will go out into the world and pour their energies into it.

Make a note of your child's planets in both polarities and look to see where the personal planets are located. Following is a table with keywords to help you understand your child's energy better.

KEYWORDS FOR THE POLARITIES

YANG (+)
FIRE(aries,leo,sagittarius)
AIR(gemini,libra,aquarius)

EXHALE
active
masculine
day force
extroverted
positive
electric
levity
conscious
logical
individualistic
outgoing
expressive
left-brained

YIN(-)
EARTH(taurus,virgo,capricorn)
WATER(cancer,scorpio,pisces)

INHALE
receptive
feminine
night force
introverted
negative
magnetic
gravity
instinctive
intuitive
social-collective
ingoing
receptive
right-brained

Yeah we added a non water baby!

Okay so not a big deal I suppose but we were swimming in water babies! We have to come up for air sometime!!I'm working on the next lesson hope to have it posted within the next day!

My chart link expired!!

I'll re-post it here so if you want to see it you can!

elements, polarities, modalities and orientations in the horoscope: Part 2

Elements and modalities:

There is usually a small box on the natal chart (see image above) that tells you the elements and modalities of your child's chart. Across the top are letters C, F & M; these stand for Cardinal, Fixed & Mutable and are your modalities. Down the left side are letters F, A, E, & W; these stand for Fire, Air, Earth & Water and are your elements.

Today we will go over the Elements.

If you look at the above box you will notice that my boy has 4 planets and his midheaven in FIRE signs, 1 planet(and Chiron) in AIR signs, 1 planet in EARTH signs and 4 planets,ascendant and north node in WATER signs. What does this tell us? Only looking at planetary signs, it tells us that he is going to be a very sensitive (WATER predominant) boy who is also enthusiastic and self-sufficient(FIRE predominant). Now, his father and I will have to watch the boy to make sure that he learns practicality(EARTH lacking) and reasoning(AIR lacking).[ We will re-examine the lack of elements when we discuss the houses in the natal chart for the lacking elements may not actually be lacking at all!]

Note: When tabulating your totals give extra weight to the Sun, Moon, Ascendant and Midheaven

Again, we will go into more detail about how everything interrelates later in the lessons, for now make a little list of how many points are in each of the elements and jot down a couple words from the keywords below that describe how they are showing up in your child's personality.

Keywords for the Elements

FIRE
aries leo sagittarius
fiery, ardent, enthusiastic, spontaneous, self-sufficient, romantic
misused: bossy, too forceful

EARTH
taurus virgo capricorn
practical, earthy, dependable, conservative, sensual,
love material comforts, good recuperative powers
misused: dull, too materialistic

AIR
gemini libra aquarius
good communicators, intellectual, able to handle abstract reasoning,
logical, broadminded, objective, idealistic, unprejudiced
misused: cold, impractical

WATER
cancer scorpio pisces
feeling, sustaining, receptive, emotional, intuitive, responsive, sensitive, deep, susceptible to moodiness, easily influenced by the environment(no fighting in front of these little ones!!)
misused: can be self-indulgent, self-pitying, wavering
(note: because of societal pressures these signs are
usually harder for boys to handle than girls)

elements, polarities, modalities and orientations in the horoscope: Part 1

You can get a pretty good overview of your natal chart simply by delineating your chart for these four concepts. Using my sons chart, I will show how this is done.

Elements and modalities:

There is usually a small box on the natal chart (see image above) that tells you the elements and modalities of your child's chart. Across the top are letters C, F & M; these stand for Cardinal, Fixed & Mutable and are your modalities. Down the left side are letters F, A, E, & W; these stand for Fire, Air, Earth & Water and are your elements.

Today we will go over the Modalities.

Looking at my buggy boy's chart you can quickly see he has most of his planets or sensitive points located in FIXED signs [There are 7 planets and sensitive points located in fixed signs in order from left to right & top to bottom are: Venus, Saturn, Midheaven, Neptune, Chiron, Mars and ascendant(or rising sign)]

He has 3 planets in CARDINAL signs [Sun, Moon, Mercury] and 3 planets/ 1 sensitive point in MUTABLE signs [Jupiter, Pluto, Uranus and his north node]

Now the fun part! What does this mean?
Well, in this case we are talking about a pretty FIXED chart.
Now the bug is only a year old and let me tell you, he is definitely a creature of habit, stuck in his ways and stubborn. He likes routine and if anything disrupts that routine, well, we have one cranky little critter on our hands.

The good news for our little boy is he has 4 MUTABLE placements and 3 CARDINAL placements. Now, while not perfectly balanced there is at least some flexibility(mutable) and initiative(cardinal) in his chart. The fact that his Sun, Moon and Mercury are all in Cardinal signs shows that he will have initiative and the ability to engage in purposeful activity. He is quite the little explorer and he is very active from the moment he wakes up. His flexibility is more of a generational effect [the planets located there are considered generational, their orbits are so slow that many children born within a certain period of time will have these planets in the same sign]
Since mommy has an overabundance of mutable planets in her chart, we hope that she will be able to help him develop a little more flexibility!

We will go into more detail about how everything interrelates later in the lessons, for now make a little list of how many points are in each of the modalities and jot down a couple words from the keywords below that describe how they are showing up in your child's personality.

Keywords for the Modalities:

Qualities of the Cardinal Modality
aries - libra - cancer - capricorn

Skillful Application:
generating, beginning, doing, initiating,
originating, enterprising, active, direct,
purposeful

Unskillful Application:
starts but does not finish, impatient,
dissatisfied, overactive, forceful,overcommitted

Qualities of the Fixed Modality
taurus - scorpio - leo - aquarius

Skillful Application:
concentrating, stabilizing, sustaining,
finishing, establishing, preserving, conserving,
steadfast, focused, powerful, persistent,
constant, determined

Unskillful Application:
stubborn, rigid, resistant to change,
stuck,obsessed, overly retentive, inert,

habit-bound

Qualities of the Mutable Modality
gemini - sagittarius - virgo - pisces

Skillful Application:

distributing, adaptable, flexible, adjustable,
connecting, linking, mental, adapting, learning,
changing, versatile, dual

Unskillful Application:
scattered, unfocused, depleted, dissipated,
diffused, distracted,inconsistent, prone to worry,
indecisive, restless, unfinishing