posted August 24, 2007 01:13 PM            

I've read interps for myself that indicate I wouldn't be a good parent as I'd identify too easily with my children. That could be true, but I would consciously want to work with my hypothetical wife on what our joint values are for parenting.

My Pluto sextiles my Venus/Neptune conjunction in the 7th. I believe this whole circuit of energy is what gives me my artistic bent. 5th house self-expression meets Venus and Neptune in Venus-ruled 7th house. All those water planets join (Moon conjunct Pluto, Pluto sextile Neptune) helping that creativity.

I think I'm also a huge fan of entertainment due to my 5th house placements. I don't think I could ever be one of those snobs bragging about how they never watch tv. If I'm not watching tv, I'm watching a movie, playing a game, playing my guitar, recording music, etc. I'm constantly entertaining myself. Part of this tendency is also my Gemini Rising. I love sitcoms and comedy especially, which I'd tribute to the 5th house.

I can't tell you whether or not I'm having a hard time growing up and acting mature. I'm a Capricorn with Saturn in the 1st. Capricorns are born old. With Gemini Rising I'm forever young. I guess I'm a mix. I've never been married, and I don't think I'd mind if I never was.

posted August 24, 2007 02:23 PM            

Did it take me longer than most to "grow up"? In some people's eyes, probably. I didn't "settle down" until my Saturn Return. I traveled a lot and pretty much lived to have fun. It put me a bit behind the starting line later on w/ career and such, but I was able to make it up to my satisfaction.

I also work with children, and have wanted to be a teacher for as long as I can remember. I teach music classes to elementary school aged children in after school and community center programs, and I find that I can really relate with them. I vividly remember what it's like to be 6...8...11.

Can it be a bad thing? For sure - there's not growing up, and then there's not growing up, as in immaturity, not paying bills, not holding jobs, not realizing that life ISN'T always fun, and coming to grips with that reality without getting bummed out.

What planet the stellium is in makes a big diff too. I have 5 planets in Scorp in the 5th...I find that plays itself out in the form of me loving to perform (5th House), I'm a musician, but I like to hide (behind my drums) while doing it (Scorpio).

posted August 24, 2007 03:55 PM            

I have a young Saggie gfriend who has a loaded 5th house....Jup, Uranus, Sun, Neptune, Venus with Sun, Nep and Venus being in close conj in Sag in the 5th, and I have hesitated over and over to do a "reading" for her due to little experience with 5th house natives...

I will say, though, she is CLEARLY the parent where she and her parents are concerned...a very mature 24 yr old, with a 5 mo old baby at home has to parent her parents going through a nasty divorce...

posted August 24, 2007 03:59 PM            

It's my personal opinion that you can tell more from just knowing him as a person than anything in his chart when it comes to that kind of thing. Does he come across as emotionally immature? All about himself? Being "special" or whatever? If so, IMHO you don't need conjunctions and planet placements to tell you that he's not father material, at this point in his life anyway.

posted August 24, 2007 04:06 PM              

SUN
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CHIRON

And I am very playful and am like a big kid myself. I don't have any children but i love to play and keep my nieces overnight and make all day plans with them. They claim I am their fav auntie and I love to make them laugh.

posted August 25, 2007 07:27 AM            

My website has a few dead links I haven't uploaded yet, and I haven't finished proofreading it...but it's www.creative-chaos.us . You can email me through any of the email addys on that site.

posted August 25, 2007 08:03 AM              

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I could ever be one of those snobs bragging about how they never watch tv.

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posted August 26, 2007 12:03 AM            

I would love to have real drums. Heck, I'd love to play with other people. Right now the only time I do that is a couple Fridays a month when I go out with a ministry that feeds the homeless. Another guy and I play music for a few hours those nights. I play bass those nights.

I've had a fair share of disappointing collaborations with other musicians, so at times I feel like maybe I'm supposed to do it all on my own (which is totally contradicted by my chart's 7th house emphasis). That's where the electronic drums come in. I don't really, truly like them either. I'm always finger drumming in real life (with my Gemini restlessness), and it's much more exciting than some of the drum loops I've recorded. I'd love to have a drum set and place to play them myself. That would be awesome.

Now I'm going to go check out your site.

Oh, I figured you must live around me somewhere. I live in east Pleasanton, and I work in San Ramon. The Improv class I signed up for is in San Ramon.

Cat71,

posted August 26, 2007 06:01 AM            

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Right now the only time I do that is a couple Fridays a month when I go out with a ministry that feeds the homeless.

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god, you're hot.
(I do improv too...if you'd like a private tutor... )

posted August 26, 2007 08:24 AM              

Most of these recreational kind of things were suddenly reduced to class projects or mandatory things that required them, even though I wish I could have focused on them a lot more. *Sigh*

Nowadays, I'm still obsessed with music, although I haven't played any in a while. Sometimes I regret having learned flute instead of something like cello; I'd love to be able to play that, but I do take it out from time to time anyway to play random songs I've picked out by ear. I was kind of in the middle of learning guitar but never really had a proper instructor so i had to teach myself and that didn't go as I'd hoped because it was on and off, even though I'm sure I'll pick it up again.

I've always had friends or acquaintances in bands But I don't think they were aware that I'd be interested in being involved in a band or anything. I can sing, read, and write music but haven't really written much for myself. Gosh, I hate myself for not being as duteous and industrious in this area as I could be. It's pretty sad because I'm always in love with musicians, usually drummers.

As for acting, I probably would have liked it had I tried it, but I was always doing music...

When it comes to kids though, I don't think I can imagine having to teach or handle them. I know I have the patience for it since I've had to babysit a lot recently and actually outlasted my sister who just adores children. But then, I'm not really interested in them.