The Only Astrology Book You'll Ever Need

by Joanna Martine Woolfold

  MERCURY in (Planet of the mind): You are able to earn money in intellectual enterprises—writing, teaching, lecturing—or in any field of communications. You like to spend money on travel and education, and for gadgets that make your life easier. Sometimes you have more than one source of income. Good points: quick mind for financial opportunity, good bargaining powers, talent for salesmanship. Bad points: careless with money, impractical, vulnerable to trickery and theft.

  VENUS in (Planet of love and pleasure): You tend to prosper through social connections, marriage, or artistic pursuits. Business ventures with a partner are lucrative. You like to spend on clothes, jewels, personal adornment, and pleasures. If you are a man you tend to spend money on women. Good points: generous, fair and honest in financial dealings, an ability to use beautiful things profitably (fashion, decorating, art gallery, etc.). Bad points: extravagance, love of luxury and expensive possessions, inadequate willpower.

  MARS in (Planet of energy and assertiveness): You have good earning power and make gains through your own effort and competitiveness. Money is important to you, and you aggressively go after it. You tend to have frequent financial crises, but you recover quickly. Good points: efficient, enterprising about new profit-making ideas, often have your own business. Bad points: impulsive spender, lavish, careless, vulnerable to losses because of fire, haste, or rashness.

  JUPITER in (Planet of luck and expansion): You tend to make money easily and have a talent for financial dealings. Other people are attracted to your expansive ways and you often benefit through social contacts. Depending on the other factors in your chart, you will gain affluence or spend all you get in wild extravagance. Traveling or the travel industry is another source of wealth for you. Good points: honest in dealings, generous, visionary about new moneymaking ideas. Bad points: materialistic, careless, apt to suffer loss through legal entanglements.

  SATURN in (Planet of discipline and limitation): You are ambitious about acquiring material comfort and tend to make long-range financial plans. You are thrifty and shrewd, cautious about your investments; blue-chip stocks are more your style than get-rich-quick schemes. Money doesn’t come in quickly; gain is slow and steady, and you must put in considerable effort. Good points: practical, persevering, hardworking. Bad points: stingy, may encounter delays and obstacles in acquiring money.

  URANUS in (Planet of change and originality): You tend to have an unusual source of income or your money opportunities pop up suddenly and unexpectedly. Your long-term financial picture will probably have spectacular fluctuations. If there are no opposing influences in your chart, you can expect to gain overall. Antiques, curios, and collectibles are lucrative for you. Good points: inventive, resourceful, unusual eye for value. Bad points: sudden losses, erratic money dealings, financial problems with friends.

  NEPTUNE in (Planet of spirituality and illusion): You are intuitive and imaginative about making money. A more logical person would say your financial affairs are not run in a businesslike way. In acquiring objects, you tend to be more interested in their esthetic value (their meaning to you), rather than their material value. Good points: generous to others in need, gain through creative work, un-materialistic. Bad points: a careless or indifferent attitude toward money, too easily imposed on or swindled, lazy.

  PLUTO in (Planet of transformation): You are adventurous about money and not afraid of taking risks. You like to diversify, and during your lifetime there may be several changes in your source of income. You tend to become obsessed with possessions and finances. Good points: unique fiscal talent, resourcefulness, ability to win high return on your effort. Bad points: squanderer, selfish, tendency to be unscrupulous.

  THIRD HOUSE (House of Communication)

  SUN in (Planet of vitality and individuality): You have an active, creative mind and need to communicate your ideas. Chances are you will be successful in writing, teaching, or lecturing. Your ability to express yourself often makes you a leader in your field. Good points: ability to study, fluent, cheerful personality. Bad points: disorganized, arrogant, tendency for misunderstandings with relatives.

  MOON in (Planet of emotions and instincts): You tend to think emotionally and have a strong imagination. You dislike routine and your life is marked by many short trips. You have a good memory, often change your opinion, and make a good impression when working with or appearing among the public. Good points: inquisitive mind, good common sense, successful writing about self or family. Bad points: moody, unstable, tendency to interfere in the lives of others.

  MERCURY in (Planet of the mind): You have an alert manner and are versatile in handling both people and projects. You are practical and efficient at coping with details. People are drawn to your wit and humor and your eloquence in expressing yourself. Good points: curious, logical, intelligent, sociable. Bad points: nervous worrier, indecisive, apt to quarrel with relatives.

  VENUS in (Planet of love and pleasure): You are artistic, have an innate sense of taste and design, and win attention for your ideas in a way that people find charming. Your social life may involve taking a number of trips. Love may come about because of travel or through correspondence. Good points: cheerful, creative, eloquent in both speech and writing. Bad points: mentally lazy, superficial, too swayed by emotion.

  MARS in (Planet of energy and assertiveness): You are determined and active and usually speak your mind. You like to be a leader and often get your way in things because you are so persuasive. You tend to drive too fast or encounter difficulties while traveling. Good points: alert, full of new ideas, can express yourself creatively. Bad points: argumentative, especially with relatives, vulnerable to loss in legal disputes.

  JUPITER in (Planet of luck and expansion): You have an optimistic outlook and like to keep busy with a variety of intellectual interests. Your mind is not content with a little knowledge; you want to know more. Travel is a beneficial influence for both pleasure and profit. Good points: curious and open to new experience, able to share ideas, good relationships with relatives. Bad points: restless, impractical, reckless.

  SATURN in (Planet of discipline and limitation): You have a practical and rather serious mind; you want to learn things so you can put them to use. You have good powers of observation, and prefer to deal in facts rather than theories. You sometimes procrastinate because you wait to make the right decision. You may encounter difficulties or obstacles in getting an education. Good points: contemplative, persevering, conscientious. Bad points: prone to pessimism, estrangement from relatives.

  URANUS in (Planet of change and originality): You have an independent and inventive mind and like to follow your own road rather than someone else’s. Travel in your life often comes up suddenly. At times you can be strikingly original in the way you speak and write. Good points: creative, ingenious, versatile. Bad points: restless, friction with relatives because of unconventional ideas, prone to accidents while traveling.

  NEPTUNE in (Planet of spirituality and illusion): Your mind is impressionable and imaginative, and you may have psychic feelings about other people. You have a deep need to learn about life and are attracted to occult studies. You like to daydream and fantasize. Good points: idealistic, intuitive, artistic. Bad points: discontented, may undervalue your capabilities, confused dealings with relatives.

  PLUTO in (Planet of transformation): You have a penetrating mind and seek to learn as much as possible. There is an intensity to the way you speak and write, which you can often use creatively. Travel opens new experiences for you and sometimes marks a significant turning point in your life. Good points: curious, good concentration, original in your thinking. Bad points: suspicious, manipulative, you want to dominate others.

  FOURTH HOUSE (House of Home; also of the Early and Latter Parts of Life)

  SUN in (Planet of vitality and individuality): You take pride in your home and family; from the time you were young you had a deep need to establish roots. One or both of your parents was a dominant influence in your life;
in some cases you had to struggle for independence. Conditions surrounding the end of your life promise to be fortunate. Good point: you may benefit through inheritance. Bad point: you have a tendency to feel insecure.

  MOON in (Planet of emotions and instincts): You are protective toward your family and are (may become) a devoted parent. During your lifetime you can expect to change residences often, and you like to live near water. During the latter part of life you may achieve public recognition. Good point: financial acumen in real estate or family possessions. Bad point: you resist facing up to reality.

  MERCURY in (Planet of the mind): Your home is often a place of study or work, and the work you do may lead to changes in your residence. Your parents and early home life stimulated your curiosity to learn. In your latter years you can expect to be mentally active and to have many contacts throughout the world. Good point: you deal rationally with family and as a parent. Bad point: restlessness and difficulty in settling down.

  VENUS in (Planet of love and pleasure): Your home is usually your showplace and you like to surround yourself with beautiful things. You tend to have happy memories of childhood and are probably attached to your mother. Circumstances at the end of your life promise to be peaceful. Good point: you promote harmony in domestic relationships. Bad point: you are extravagant in buying possessions for your home.

  MARS in (Planet of energy and assertiveness): You have a great desire to own your own home so that you can live independently. In your childhood you may have been in conflict with parents, especially your father. Your latter years promise to be active, and you are unlikely to be dependent on others for a place to live. Good point: enterprising about making money at home. Bad point: quarrelsome in domestic relations.

  JUPITER in (Planet of luck and expansion): You tend to be happy and comfortable at home, and take pride in your family. In childhood you probably felt secure and loved by your parents, and you inherit from them in either a spiritual or material way. The latter part of your life should find you in comfortable circumstances. Good point: you should find material success in the city or country of your birth. Bad point: extravagant and overgenerous in domestic affairs or as a parent.

  SATURN in (Planet of discipline and limitation): You are concerned about and devoted to your family. In childhood you may have assumed responsibility at an early age. Saturn in the Fourth House sometimes indicates an early loss of a father. You will look after those who cared for you as a child when they are old. You plan carefully for security in your old age, and are likely to spend your last years alone and independent. Good point: gain through real estate. Bad point: difficulty expressing feelings to family members.

  URANUS in (Planet of change and originality): You are not a domesticated creature and need a certain amount of independence. You have had a different childhood from your friends, or your parents may have had unusual careers. Your life may take a sudden turn and your latter years will be spent in an environment you cannot yet envision. Good point: successful at entertaining groups in your home. Bad point: you can be a disruptive influence in family relations.

  NEPTUNE in (Planet of spirituality and illusion): You probably have an idealized picture of what home life should be like and are vaguely dissatisfied with what it really is. There may be family skeletons hidden somewhere. Your latter years will likely be spent in a faraway place. Good point: you are (may become) an imaginative and stimulating parent. Bad point: tendency for confusion and misunderstandings in family affairs.

  PLUTO in (Planet of transformation): You care intensely about family matters and want to dominate in your own home. Your parents were probably a profound influence on you but you may never resolve your mixed feelings about your early home life. Your latter years may be spent secluded and isolated, perhaps working on an important project. Good point: you feel responsibility toward the family. Bad point: may suffer early loss of parent or guardian.

  FIFTH HOUSE (House of Creativity and Sex)

  SUN in (Planet of vitality and individuality): You are energetic and creative, fond of pleasure and good living. You are interested in art, theater, sports, and like to be with people. You may have many love affairs, and you spend money with a free hand. Good point: joy in children. Bad point: pride interferes with love relationships.

  MOON in (Planet of emotions and instincts): You are impulsive about love and tend to follow your heart rather than your head. You seek out pleasure in life; one of your love affairs is likely to become public knowledge. You may have a child who becomes famous. Good point: romantic and creative imagination. Bad point: overprotective and possessive of lovers and/or children.

  MERCURY in (Planet of the mind): You like change and new people, and probably have a number of love affairs. A lover must keep you intellectually interested or you become bored. You have a dramatic way of expressing yourself, and may possess artistic talent. Good point: flair for communicating with the public. Bad point: overcritical with loved ones.

  VENUS in (Planet of love and pleasure): You like social life and being in the spotlight. You attract romance, and usually have many lovers. You take pleasure in creative work and are affectionate with children. Good point: you have the talent to succeed in the artistic and entertainment world. Bad point: self-indulgent and overly fond of applause.

  MARS in (Planet of energy and assertiveness): You are rash and impulsive in love affairs, and sometimes too impatient in lovemaking. You are competitive (in love, sports, socially) and need to be a winner. You have a personal magnetism that draws people to you. Good point: leadership ability. Bad point: conflicts with loved ones because of ego.

  JUPITER in (Planet of luck and expansion): You enjoy most forms of recreation—sporting events, parties, and theater are special favorites. If there are no opposing influences in your chart, you will be lucky in speculation. You are sometimes indiscreet about love affairs. Good point: children bring happiness. Bad point: extravagant; sometimes gambling losses.

  SATURN in (Planet of discipline and limitation): Because you are disciplined and take life seriously, you often don’t allow yourself to relax and have fun. You have strong feelings about those you love, but you also need their respect. You may be stern with children. Your periods of unhappiness have taught you a lesson in life. Good point: conscious of duty and responsibility to loved ones. Bad point: fear of giving too much of yourself in love.

  URANUS in (Planet of change and originality): You are prone to sudden infatuations that also end abruptly. You may be engaged to marry and then break the engagement. You like novelty and experimentation in sex. Good point: innovative and inventive in creative expression. Bad point: may be estranged from children.

  NEPTUNE in (Planet of spirituality and illusion): You love pleasure and luxury (sometimes too much); you are very drawn to the theater or cinema. You bring a fantasy quality to lovemaking. You may be involved in one or more illicit love affairs, which may cause sorrow. Good point: artistic talent, especially as actress or actor. Bad point: vulnerable to loss through gambling or fraud.

  PLUTO in (Planet of transformation): You are impetuous and passionate and will follow your desires where they lead you. You exaggerate the importance of your love affairs until you become intensely involved. You have a strong artistic bent. Good point: you feel responsibility to loved ones. Bad point: you harbor resentment against a past love.

  SIXTH HOUSE (House of Service and of Health)

  SUN in (Planet of vitality and individuality): You take pride in your work and have a talent for organization. You need to feel appreciated. Health tends to be good, with strong recuperative powers, though you are subject to occasional nagging health problems. Good point: you’re an efficient problem solver. Bad point: you can be fussy and difficult to work for.

  MOON in (Planet of emotions and instincts): You may change jobs frequently until you find something that truly suits you. Unhappiness at work may affect your health adversely. You may be especially prone to stomach trouble. Good point: intuitive and imagi
native in work. Bad point: unstable and indecisive about responsibility.

  MERCURY in (Planet of the mind): You are something of a perfectionist, which can make day-to-day problems seem overwhelming. You take an interest in health, diet, and hygiene, and are usually well informed about the latest on these subjects. You have a tendency to be nervous and may have respiratory or stomach problems. Good point: practical and efficient, especially in work involving writing or communications. Bad point: a worrier about health and work.

  VENUS in (Planet of love and pleasure): You strive for harmony and good relationships with associates on the job. You don’t like hard or gritty physical labor. Health is good, though you tend to overindulge in eating and drinking. Good point: work situation may bring romance. Bad point: tendency to laziness and letting others do the chores.

  MARS in (Planet of energy and assertiveness): In your work you set out to accomplish things. Keeping impulsiveness under control will make you more efficient. You drive yourself hard and expect others to perform at your level. You have vitality and energy, but are prone to careless accidents. Good point: can initiate new work methods. Bad point: at times intolerant and argumentative with coworkers.

  JUPITER in (Planet of luck and expansion): You tend to be successful in work and get along well with associates. You are loyal and dependable, and Jupiter usually brings monetary reward. You love good food and tend to gain weight. Good point: work brings opportunity for travel and expansion. Bad point: health problems because of overindulgence.

  SATURN in (Planet of discipline and limitation): You are a conscientious and reliable worker and handle responsibility well. You are exacting in your demands on yourself. Health may be under strain due to overwork or because you tend to neglect looking after yourself. Good point: you are admired by colleagues and associates. Bad point: you can’t accept that there are limitations and obstacles beyond your control.