posted January 01, 2011 03:42 PM            

Aww you're one of the few people who like that position, usually lunar virgos are seen as too serious/shy/reserved and plain BORING lol. But I like your description..

posted January 01, 2011 03:51 PM            

So, for instance, I have my Venus at 0' Virgo, and that means it is at the degree that begins the sign and therefore is the precedent of that sign. So, in theory, I should be the most exacting/perfectionistic/other typical Virgo tendencies with regards to relationships/creativity/other typical Venusian things.

Not sure if it's true. I have Venus in Virgo at 0' and Saturn in Scorpio at 0'. I am fairly exacting and perfectionistic/Virgo like when it comes to relationships, but I don't think I'm that bad. Saturn is unfortunately also right on the cusp of my 12th house, so it generally is a mystery for me.

posted January 01, 2011 05:21 PM            

just kidding. but i really feel my Saturn there, it's a Leo ruled 9th house. the easiest one to decipher is my taste in things. i love history and i look up to the way people lived in the old times. i'm very strict with the way i dress too, very old-fashioned. the only piece of modern technology in my house is probably my laptop and internet…

posted January 03, 2011 11:22 AM            

My ASC is at 1 Aries, with my chart ruler Mars at 0 Scorpio. The rest of my axes also falls at those critical points- DSC at 1 Libra and IC/MC at 0 Cancer/Cap. My NN is at 0 Aries and my Sun is at 1 Sagittarius.

I read a pretty good article about this here- http://www.dearbrutus.com/critical_degrees.html
The article refers to critical degrees moving 12.51 forward from 0 Aries. But I think 0 degrees and 29 count as critical degrees no matter what the sign.

Looking at Sabian symbols has also been helpful.

The gist of it to me is that critical degrees can be extremely idealistic and see themselves as part of the world at large. I didn't notice this in myself until I met someone else recently whose chart is also dominated by critical degrees and felt like we were very similar in that way. In a way, I think there's a feeling of being an incarnate of the "standard" of the energy expressed by the planet or angle. This can feel depersonalized to me, but as that article mentioned, I think because of the extreme idealism and tendency to implicate oneself within the world at large- there is a tendency to go inward and become "inactive" in that planets domain when you feel like your own idealistic energy is not being matched by outside circumstances.

posted January 03, 2011 01:52 PM            

I kind of agree with that article I posted in that if you feel like the planet at a critical degree is not getting used in the outer world in a way that matches your ideal, it will tend to shut down and go inward. I see my Scorpio Mars as super idealistic about sex, psychology, and ego death. I've always felt I carried some kind of archetypal manifestations of this in my own life- probably aided by my Sun in the 8th.

From a very young age, I was interested in sex and wanted to explore it. I felt like I had an intuitive understanding of what sex might mean to me. At the time I couldn't articulate why and didn't really have the knowledge or experience to but as I got older I began to realize it was for a very Scorpio related reason- ego loss. I was also always compulsively interested in psychological make-up- I think my interest in astrology comes from that. Mars is from what I've read very much associated with ego- and I think my Aries ASC denotes a strong ego. But with its own ruler in quincunx to it, I tend to oscillate between extremes of acute egotism and total ego death. This is probably why I was also always interested in drugs. Since my Mars is in the 7th- ideally I assert myself in a relationship oriented way, that is aimed at being totally melded with another. Realistically this is more how things have played out-
-I tend to consciously associate more with my SN ruler- Venus. I like to think I am sweet and charming. My SN ruler is also conjunct Uranus. So in terms of relationships, my knee jerk reaction is to stay out of them and maintain independence mixed with some kind of flirty, flighty charm. This is not helped by that point I was making earlier about Mars becoming dormant if it feels like its ideal isn't being met. I know what personal relationships, particularly sexual ones can be- I feel like I've experienced and am capable of the heights of this- if I feel like I'm not going to get that with someone, my Mars goes to sleep in the outer world and gets directed inward. At my worst, my Mars is completely inactive. I don't go after what I want despite having STRONG desires for it, usually this is related to personal relationships since its in the 7th. What I guess ends up happening is that being in the 7th- I end up attracting the very energies I repress and refuse to take responsibility for. I attract people that are very sexually aggressive, very manipulative, very controlling, very intent of figuring out every little aspect of my psyche. I've had some disturbing experiences with this. I think it again, has to do with Mars being at a critical degree. It's like I attract the ULTIMATE Scorpios. I can go a LONG TIME without a partner or sex. I am very controlled about this. But that energy does need to go somewhere, so the more I stay out of it with a partner the more I rely on myself to continue to control until I feel like someone is worthy enough for me to let go ENTIRELY. It's super extreme.

posted January 05, 2011 11:45 AM            

Jupiter 4° in Cancer
Ceres 3° in Cancer
Nessus 1° in Libra
Fortune 0° in Aries
S. nod 0° in Aries

Ha with having some "strong Cancer" I wouldn't say I'm a cry baby. But many have said that I complain too much.
And anyone wanna take a wack at what having 0° in the S. nod of Aries?