Parkers' Encyclopedia of Astrology: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Astrology

Uranus in the FOURTH HOUSE

A certain perversity will be discernable, with moodiness and unpredictability. A desire for a stable home life will conflict with a need for freedom from responsibility. Original ideas should not be set aside, but be properly developed.

Uranus in PISCES

Pisces is a sign noted for kindliness and charity, and those with Uranus in Pisces will bring the humanitarian elements of the planet to the fore. These tendencies will not dominate the personality completely, but there will certainly be a basic sympathy for those working to improve the lot of the less fortunate. The tension implied by Uranus will come into contact with the emotional forces of Pisces, and if they are recognized and channelled constructively they can work well. Pisceans and Virgos will feel this influence strongly; Cancerians and Scorpios will benefit most.

Hipparchus (190BC–ca.120BC) The greatest pre-Ptolemaic Greek astronomer, Hipparchus’s work towers over that of his contemporaries. He discovered PRECESSION and compiled the first star catalogue to be set down in the West. He is believed to have invented the ASTROLABE. He wrote at least 14 books, though none has survived. His work was of great value to astrologers, and he may at least have theorized about the subject: Pliny states that he ‘can never be sufficiently praised, no one having done more to prove that man is related to the stars and that our souls are a part of heaven’

Hermes A HYPOTHETICAL PLANET said to rule Gemini. In mythology Hermes is identical to the god Mercury

fall A planet is described as being ‘in fall’ when it is in the sign opposite that of its EXALTATION.

dual signs Gemini, Sagittarius, Pisces.

Chiron in AQUARIUS

This is an extremely helpful placing of Chiron for anyone who suffers from ill health, mental or physical, for its curative powers are considerable, and can lead not only to better health but to a stronger realization of the self and of self-value. There can be a degree of perversity, and a fear of commitment in personal relationships – the idea of total faithfulness to one person will be difficult to comprehend, as will any restriction of personal freedom in any area of the life. ‘The right partner’, if found, will be an enormous source of pleasure, but it is entirely possible that the life will be lived, equally happily, without a permanent partner.

Neptune in the FOURTH HOUSE

This position of Neptune often reflects on the childhood of a subject, which may have been bewildering and confused, generally because home circumstances were chaotic and undisciplined. Not, however, unhappy; the imagination will have been stimulated (particularly perhaps by the mother). There may have been little attempt to instil a moral sense, and some confusion about the difference between right and wrong may take time to resolve.

Neptune in AQUARIUS

(1998–ca.2010) It is considered that the temperate qualities of Neptune should marry well with the compassionate elements of Aquarius, though the isolated, independent Aquarian traits are foreign to the sensitive, perceptive emotions of Neptune. On a personal level the marriage of the two should not be incompatible.

Moon in the ELEVENTH HOUSE

It is very often the case that those with the Moon in the eleventh house are happiest when involved with others, in a group of those with like interests. The satisfaction and reassurance they gain from this may stem from the fact that they had difficulties in relating to their contemporaries when they were young, feeling themselves in some way to have been ‘outsiders’, and now determined to compensate. A result may be overcompensation, so that other people begin to feel smothered, or too heavily depended upon. Coming to terms with this, and learning not to rely too profoundly on others, is important if independence is not to be sapped