Your Special Edge

It's true. Women are definitely the intuitive sex. The process of intuitive awareness may be more developed for you as a woman because you are more cyclically aware, thanks to your anatomy and hormonal changes. But there is something more. As a woman, your natural affinity with the energy of the Moon increases your receptivity, an important ingredient in opening to the intuitive process. Intuitive awareness is multifaceted. You can use it when you're dealing with emotional and psychological issues, you can apply it to your creative expression, and you can take advantage of your intuition in your work as part of your decision-making. Developing your intuitive process is like developing any other sensibility - you have to concentrate some time, effort and energy in order to finely hone this element of your psyche. Although some quality of intuition may be there innately, to make the most of it, you must learn to trust, listen and incorporate it into your life.

The parts of your chart which are most strongly associated with intuitive sensibility are the water houses: the 4th House, the 8th House and the 12th House. The 4th House is connected to your soul history. It is here that you seek a sense of home, a connection to your family, and a feeling of safety and comfort. It is here that your soul remembers your past, even if your conscious mind cannot fit the pieces together.

Your soul is dealing with the quest to achieve harmony through conflict with Scorpio on the cusp of your 4th House. This influence may draw you into several crisis periods over the course of your life, and you may have to cope with experiences of loss or feelings of abandonment which can leave a very deep wound in your psyche. What you are experiencing may not even seem to be that big or important, but your soul remembers power struggles which have gone on for centuries. During this life you need to know true healing, which begins with your release of old pain. The energy of Pluto influences this house, adding a high level of intensity to your quest to understand the deeper meanings of life and to discover the mystery of your soul.

Saturn's influence in your 4th House may prompt you to operate from a basis of fear and insecurity. This may be an old memory, hidden in your soul from lifetimes past, but it may also be the result of the things you've learned from your parents or family. If you feel that you will never have enough, stop to honestly evaluate your life. What are you seeking? What are your true soul-level needs? Your intuitive powers can be hampered through this placement since you may mistrust yourself or your abilities to attract and create the life you need to experience. By releasing your extreme hold on the past and focusing on the present moment, you may gain a different perspective. You have the ability to build on a solid foundation, and the part of that foundation which is related to your soul growth includes your need to take responsibility for yourself.

The 8th House brings you into your deepest emotional attachments, and is the space where you are alchemically transformed. This is the seat of your magical power: your ability to change yourself in order to become whole. Here is the heart of healing, but here you also hide your greatest vulnerabilities. Most people shy away from dealing with 8th House issues like sex, death and taxes. After all, there can be problems with any of them, and they are not easy to explore out in the open. But there is more. For your intuitive development, this area represents the part of you which holds your power, and you must learn to accept and embrace this side of yourself to feel truly satisfied with your life.

Your awareness that life exists on many levels is related to the influence of Pisces on the cusp of your 8th House. You can flow with the inevitable changes wrought by life, from birth to death and in between. Transcending your fears or anxieties and allowing yourself to flow into the ultimate source of transformational change may lead you to uncover the mysteries of human sexuality, psychology and healing. You can be highly intuitive, and may gain impressions from people and situations which allow you to penetrate what is hidden beneath the surface. The influence of Neptune as the ruler of this house adds a powerful sensibility to the mysteries of life and allows you to deal with birth, death, sexuality and healing from a spiritual level.

Through the energy of Mars in your 8th House, you are stimulated to dive into the depths of life. Your courageous approach to exploring the nature of personal transformation may lead you into a profound understanding of your own inner psyche. It can also play a role in your ability to help others who are in need of healing, change and personal growth. Active forms of inner strengthening, such as martial arts, hatha yoga, chi gong, or dance can help you to use your body as a means of discovering your personal power and lead to total healing.

The energy of Uranus in your 8th House strengthens your intuitive sensibilities. You may have a very keen awareness of future possibilities and can even experience a projection of yourself into a different time. In many respects this influence is like time travel, although you may not take your body with you! Since there can be an erratic nature to these insights, you may not be able to fully trust changing your entire life based upon your flashes. However, if you can develop the capacity to blend your insights with the facts or data of the situation at hand, you can make some very meaningful alterations to your life experiences.

The 12th House is the space of your dreams. Here, you surrender your conscious self and float into the beyond. This is also the place in your psyche which contains your past, and where you are one with all humanity. Your super conscious self rests in this part of your psyche: the part of yourself that transcends your everyday reality.

You are quite sensitive with Cancer on the cusp of your 12th House. Although you may protect your sensitivities with an aura of confidence, you feel everything around you. It is important that you have a comfortable and safe environment for your sleeping and resting periods, otherwise, you may not rest at all. Your dreams can be quite vivid and full of emotion, filled with images of days gone by and people from your past. But your super-conscious self may also take you into dream states which are somewhat prophetic. Your Moon is also tied to this house, adding a need to become clear about your subconscious motivations and deeper feelings. When using visualization techniques, it is important to allow your emotions to work for you to attain your desires. If you try to repress your feelings about your desires, you will only experience frustration.

Since you do not have any planets in your 12th House you may not feel a strong urge to probe into your dreams, and you may not feel extremely tied to your past. However, to fully understand the nature of this house study the meaning of the sign on the cusp, explained above, and look to the planet associated with that sign.

The energy of your Moon plays an important role in your intuitive development. Since your Moon is related to your subconscious mind, it should not surprise you that this is the part of you that contains all knowledge about yourself and your life. Occasionally it's a good idea to purge from your psyche the things you no longer need - much like an internal house cleaning. Your hormonal cycles provide an excellent opportunity to do just that, and by using this natural rhythm to release, you can feel much more open to clearer transmission of intuitive thinking!

With your Moon in Aquarius your intuitive self is always prompting you to open the doors to your originality. You may spend a lot of time on the mental planes, skimming around the world of ideas, thoughts and possibilities. But you can become caught in the world of your own thoughts and may lose track of the needs of those around you. Sometimes your ideas can be quite unique and progressive, and you may feel that you're ahead of your time. You may never be quite satisfied with yourself until you've learned ways to incorporate both your intuitive and creative processes with your logical and rational processes.

There are other points related to the Moon which you'll find in your chart. They are called the Moon's Nodes, and are not planets, but points in space. The influence of the Moon's Nodes is felt on an inner level. From the South Node, you learn about your past and the natural inclinations which may influence many of your subconscious choices. In some ways, the South Node suggests old habits. The North Node of the Moon suggests a spiritual and emotional challenge, and represents the directions you may feel compelled to follow in your evolutionary path.

Although you may think that it is just your lot in life because you are a woman, you are growing through developing your skills and expressions as a nurturer with your North Node in Cancer. Instead of resenting the fact that you may be a caretaker, finding positive ways to care for others and teaching them how to care for themselves can be extremely rewarding. You may discover that you feel more whole and alive when you are devoting yourself to mothering experiences. Your spiritual path may lead you to uncover the true power of The Goddess, whose care, support and nurture inspire your creativity and inner strength. With the South Node in Capricorn, you need to carefully examine your ambitions for their true motivation. If you are driven to achieve recognition and power just for the sake of being in control, then you are not growing - you are standing still.

Uranian intuition is the flash of insight. Sometimes that flash is so brilliant that you change your entire life to follow it's glow. This is also the part of you which defies restraint, and certainly your intuitive mind can celebrate that possibility!

The influence of Uranus in your 8th House has been explained earlier in this section of your report.

Neptune's energy takes you into the world of the etheric - the place beyond the physical which is filled with mystical wonder. You surrender to this part of yourself when you meditate, when you give in to your creative muse, and when you give of yourself to others. In developing your intuitive and psychic sensibilities, Neptune provides a primary ingredient: letting go. Through this energy you surrender yourself to the greater truth. But be careful: you can also surrender your will to the power of deception and abuse through another of Neptune's doorways!

Your compassionate sensibilities can be projected through your own actions and words with Neptune in your 1st House. Since you're highly sensitive to the vibrations around you, it is imperative that you live and work in an environment which feels good. Harsh circumstances, negative people and overly intense situations can have a detrimental effect upon your health - on every level. You may be psychically gifted and have a powerful sense of the energy of those with whom you make contact. However, you can be deceived or may deceive yourself by seeing only what you want to see.

Pluto's insight is on the deeper psychic level. Through Plutonian energy you can read between the lines. You see the twitch of an eye that tells the truth, you read the movement of hands, the tone of voice that betrays what words fail to say. Developing your Plutonian energy requires that you reach into the very depths of yourself and become familiar with your entire being. Yes, that includes your shadow self, your darker side - and it also encompasses your passion, your strength of survival and your ability to heal.

Although you may be quite aware of the ills which penetrate the social system with Pluto in your 11th House, you may hesitate to become involved in changing them. But it is important that you express your views and ideas, especially in a political sense, because your insights may be those which help to change the system and allow it to undergo great improvements. Community affairs can also be a positive outlet, although your ideas may cause some turmoil to those who would resist change.