posted May 29, 2003 04:42 AM              

My third house is very similar to my 12th House (Mercury in Capricorn in the 12th). My third house has Pisces on the cusp, with Saturn conjunct Chiron in Pisces (wide orb). see the Mercury/Saturn/Neptune influences in both 12th and 3rd House? Saturn and Chiron also oppose Pluto and Uranus. The connection between the two often causes problems for me as my perception sometimes is distorted by many things and I am often misunderstood.

My educational environment was all over the place. I went to 6 different schools because my family traveled so much. In my earlier years I was a very shy child. As I became a teenager the Saturn opposing Pluto/Uranus began to develop and I turned into a rebel. Always talking back to the teachers, arguing with authority ... at my highschool prom the principal called the cops on me.

I suppose my relationship with my siblings is very indicative of Saturn in the third, I really don't have one. I am not close to them, never felt like they understood me and have been a loner for most of my adult life.

I would say my third house is best exemplified by the way I write. One of the ways in which I cope with my internal struggles is by writing. Writing has a healing (Chiron) effect on me and sometimes allows me to get a perspective of what's really going on with my 12th house mercury.

This is kind of personal stuff here, I hope that people reading it will respect the fact that it is personal stuff and keep it in this forum.

Love and Light,

posted May 29, 2003 01:32 PM              

I notice that the third house is ruled by Mercury which also rules Gemini and Virgo, one of which opposes and the other of which is square Saggitarius, which is the ruler of my third. I'd be interested to know what this might mean.

For me, the need to communicate is very strong. I may not open up to everybody, but it is very important to me that I do to the people I am close to. If not, I need to communicate with myself, by writing out my feelings in the form of fiction or poetry or just how I may be feeling at the time.

Growing up, I worried less about studying than I did on what the next prank to pull in class would be. All harmless though. School was the most fun part of my life. I still have a lot of friends from school.

My brother and I are kind of close though he resents it if I try to tell him how to "live his life", which of course I know perfectly well how he should! We're good friends though, and we can't handle anyone saying anything about the other even if we do tear each other's hair out on our own time.

I have loads of friends and acquaintances, and a few really close friends, all from different parts of my life. The ones I'm close to have been in my life for ages....since school and before. My friends are the kind you can have a really good time being silly with, but can also be there for you when you need them to be.

As for integrating parts of my personality, there's my optimistic, proud ( I like to think dignified ) side which gets all caught up in the heat of the moment, there's the aloof Ice Queen moon in Aqua to help balance that out, and then there's the Merc in Virgo which analyses and sorts out all the emotions into the worth- keeping and the destructive-and-to-be-discarded ones. It's quite an interesting mix when you're not the one caught up in the never-ending roller coaster ride going on in my head.

posted June 04, 2003 08:36 AM              

My educational environment when i was growing up was an old-fashioned boarding school, which i somehow stuck out although it left my entire family unit with some serious issues. My thoughts on my primary education are better left unsaid.

I relate well to my brother as long as i do not bring any "deep" issues into the discussion

I'm best learning by myself, at my own pace. I am not easily capable of learning in a group environment, and especially not a competitive one.

My friends tend to be a wide range of people whom I feel comfortable talking to about both rational and emotional issues. Anyone with time for me is automatically worthy of respect and i'm very tenacious about my friendships, and will take a degree of punishment before ending one.

In terms of integrating my personality, I generally dont. I tend to isolate my emotions; a kind of dis-integration, or disassociation. They are intense, serious feelings and are usually very hard for me to control - light hearted emotions are felt but the currents run deep and i often overlook them.

posted June 04, 2003 10:43 PM              

We come from pretty humble beginnings so my primary school memories are of a modest school with quite alot of kids, some nicer than others, some richer than others, some better looking, you know. The usual mixed bag of kids.

I went to that school from kindergarden to grade 9. It was like a home to me. I still remember some very nice teachers too! Very special people. Geez this is making me feel all sentimental...sniff...

posted June 11, 2003 04:39 PM              

to answer, your 3rd house encompasses both aquarius and pisces.

it is good the pisces is helping you re-member during the exercise. just tune in to it and be present.

posted June 20, 2003 09:29 AM              

my third house is capricorn.

i don't know how i relate to it. it's devoid of planets. i've never given this house much thought.

grew up in a house filled with books and all kinds of reading material. mom was a walking dictionary, so just asked whenever i felt lazy to reach for the book. eldest brother never was serious in his studies but was mighty intelligent and passed qualifying exams with colors. another got bored with school and skipped classes but topped all math exams. top three in MENSA. (that 'genius' test...don't remember exactly). i was naturally interested in knowing things and loved literature as a kid but did poorly in math and science. was made editor of school paper in high school. we're a close-knit family. there is something about my youngest brother that is special. he lets me feel it's a privilege to have known him there is something unworldly about him but he's not aware of it. my sisters agree. he never gets offended or feels resentment... it's the strangest thing ever!

my bestfriend's a virgo whom i've known for about 20 years now. another close friend is scorpio. both are mothers. when i don't understand things about the world, they feed 'reality info'. most friends are from uni days.

posted June 20, 2003 10:22 AM              

I dont know my ascendant, as I dont know my time of birth. But my third house is empty, there is nothing in it.

I am not to sure how I relate to it.
I went to Catholic School for both Primary and High School. Looking back now it was a good expierence, though I did miss alot of it because I was quite ill when I was younger ( I had a rare blood disorder)and spent alot of time in hospital. though I do remember the classes i had there also. As for the tools I used, i was more of a hands on student, and a visual learner.

posted June 20, 2003 12:11 PM              

My third house is Aquarius, and I am very detached in my thinking. An Aquarius had a huge influence on my direction in life. I prefer small groups but I like to be the leader. I like to find different mediums to paint with. My dream is to find a medium that is unique and original and I have found the only way to achieve my goals is to be the pioneer in my field and teach others.
Sort of like Jimi Hendrix and his guitar playing, he was an innovator with the guitar. I get my work shown only by controlling the entire experience because it's so new but I am used to backing my own projects, I would rather work with the government and get grants than conform.

My experience was boarding school and strict catholic nun emotionally repressed intellectual bondage. My teachers loved me, I knew a lot of virgos who showed how to fit in. I tried the sciences but gave up and went specialized, first ballet school (working out my discipline theme), then Arts, and then Formation, which is french for working under a mentor. I took many side detours by becoming involved with several of my teachers because I matured in looks only very early. In others words I grew a large bust which is a huge detriment for an Arts education. Often my teachers would make me leave class because I was distracting the other students. I had to learn piano at home, and by age 10 I couldn't school with boys.

So you could say I loved education too much, at least the good approval from the authority figures. I am still learning every day by working under inspiring and positive artists. I never hesitate to take a class or offer to teach one even if it's imperfect. My dream is to teach disavantaged children if I can get a grant to do that, otherwise I will have to teach adults but I am not big on talking only showing.

I am pretty detached and prefer writing or painting and visualizing. I write professionally but only deal with an agent. I tried to do everything myself but I have learned to delegate. I integrate my personality by meditating on seashells and the endless cycle of life which always comes back to the beggining, that way I feel full of creative energy. I meditate on pinks and blues and seashores. I try to trust one small decision to someone else every day, and make the big ones myself instead of vice versa..

I rebelled in my twenties and filed a lawsuit in a company I worked for, but not as a teenager. My Arts education was my rebellion because my mother (Scorp) is an ego monster (as much a I love her) and she decided we were to all become nurses or doctors. My sister (Sag with Aries Rising) is still angry at her and me for being cold and detached and prefers to work out deep issues instead of making small talk. We talk about life, babies, love. The only time she likes small talk is when we talk about hair or skin care. Sometimes it's too much but I always let her know I love her no matter where I am. I give her financial advice and help out with long term planning. As teenagers she was fierce about competition and never spoke to me. It's better now and I have a little brother who is an Aquarius so he's really cool. I am teaching him piano.

Natasha

"There are two kinds of women in this world. One who gets power in the world, and one who gets power in a man's bed-Carl Jung"

posted May 22, 2008 07:04 AM            

Not very close to my siblings and my sister and I fought alot.

posted May 28, 2008 10:35 AM              

i went to great schools as a kid. there was always a push to succeed without the pressure that kids feel now-a-days. i was a secure kid for a while but beneath it all i was very insecure. i had no s-elf esteem or confidence so i never thought i was good enough at school or much else. my parents split, mom and dad were not there.

so as for tools: i loved astronomy as a kid so i read some on this subject, looked through picure books we had. i watched nova, pbs specials on anything to do with ocean life and the arctic.

i could not have cared less about school but i enjoyed learning about certain subjects. i liked science, history.

my sister is outgoing. she has limited memory of our childhood. she used to try and always keep the peace and for the most part still does. now, she stands up for hers-elf more. she thinks of others first. she is a great woman. my step sister, she is a bit on the out there side. she is s-elf centered but she would also give you the shirt off her back.

my friends are all different. i have a few very close friends. the rest are aquaintances. they are my support. we all have are quirks and i accept them quirkiness and all; they me, too. we love eahcother to the full sense of what love is.

my personality: i take the good, positive and use that to overcome the negative, sad. i was a cup half empty person for 30 something years. i got tired of it so i summoned all that i could of who/what i am, want to be and retrained my mind, my body, my soul to see that the cup is 1/2 full. i have worked my ass off to understand me, the good, the bad, the ugly so that i can find peace within.