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Important Tips in Analysis –
Part V1
Issues and the Succedent Grand Cross
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by Basil Fearrington |
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I recently bought a product from a retail store that had to be returned because it was defective. As I walked towards the store’s entrance, I noticed a very attractive woman getting out of a Jaguar. She looked like a CEO, dressed absolutely impeccably and professionally. As it turned out, she ended up being in front of me in the customer service line. When her turn came, she explained to the customer service representative that she had bought a product a few weeks ago and was due a $25 rebate. They did some checking and the records showed that the rebate had just been mailed and that she should receive it any day. The woman launched into a tirade about how she was going to get her $25 “right now or I will sue you.” She launched a few choice words of profanity and literally screamed for a manager. I could not believe what I was seeing and hearing. Everyone was shocked. The poor manager tried to reason with her. She ended up throwing a piece of paper at him and stormed out! I thought, “This has to be about something more than a $25 rebate. Something in her world is motivating this.” This woman clearly had an issue or two that was being projected onto this store. We see many different forms of this on a daily basis in our lives where the reaction to a person, place, or thing is way over the top. We seem to live in a world dominated by people with unmanaged issues. As you read these words, you are probably thinking of someone that you know who fits the description.
The word, “issue,” has become popular vernacular to describe the state of a person’s reaction to a person, place, or thing is unrealistic, extreme, out of bounds terms. A character issue is borne when an insecurity is unresolved and is therefore unmanaged. In such cases, all it takes is a reminder of what that insecurity is to trigger it. Once triggered, the issue is projected onto whoever might be in range. Lives, careers, relationships, and even health can suffer as a result of these deep insecurity concerns. As an astrologer with a strong interest in psychology, I am ever aware and curious of what it is that motivates behaviors, especially when those behaviors are unusual. It all begins with how you feel about yourself in terms of worth and value.
The Astrology of Issues
Every House in our astrology is important. Yes, even the 12th House is important (especially so when it comes to critical health concerns)! But when it comes to the day-to-day focus of being fulfilled and engaging/exchanging productively with others, it all begins most importantly with the needs represented by the Moon in its Sign, of course. For example, a person who has the Moon in Leo and is true to self will need to act in a manner that attracts attention and recognition. Such a person needs a constant pat on the back in order to bolster ego security if they are being honest. When this ego attention factor goes unfulfilled, it gives way to behaviors that are pompous, arrogant, and even difficult. This leads to issues. If you are not doing the business of your Moon on a daily basis, you will find it tough to be truly fulfilled.
The emotional needs represented by the Moon in its Sign and House begin to give us a focus about what it is that may be missing in a person whose actions suggest that they are unhappy and loaded with issues. Taking this idea further, the Succedent Grand Cross of Houses adds a lot to this picture.
In these Houses, our core concerns have to do with self-worth development and the giving and receiving of love (which includes sex) and these concerns are of special importance in that which makes the difference between feeling good about yourself and being filled with daily anxiety, depression, etc.
The 2nd House symbolizes self-worth development. It is the most important House in the Succedent Grand Cross. If a planet in or ruling this House is involved in aspect tension, secure self-worth development is threatened, giving rise to over-compensatory behaviors, thus issues that surely relate to the House of the aspecting planet or the Houses that these planets rule; the 8th House symbolizes the worth , core concerns and values of others. Here, we also see how others react to your worth and how you perceive that others react to your worth. If a planet in or ruling this House is involved in aspect tension, one’s ability to relate comfortably to others in terms of their worth and their values is threatened, giving rise to over-compensatory behaviors, thus issues. This will probably also include sex; the 5th House symbolizes giving love in so many ways but most importantly, in terms of intimacies and sexuality. Under tension, we see issues of trust, possible sexual dysfunction of some kind, etc. The 5th House identifies the overall sexual orientation in the world while the 8th House has to do with the level of comfort or discomfort when the orientation suggested by the 5th House is shared with another; the 11th House has to do with so many dimensions of receiving love, of feeling loved (unloved), popular, able to attract others, etc. If a planet in or ruling the 5th or 11th Houses is involved in aspect tension, there is a suggestion of a challenge with all this. What happens to one’s behavior when they feel that they cannot attract the kind of love and attention they need? On the deepest psychological level, nothing in life is more important than loving and being loved, both of which are related to how one feels about Self in terms of worth and value. This is why the Succedent Grand Cross of Houses are absolutely vital to understand in analysis.
So much of how comfortable we are with ourselves is seen in the Succedent Grand Cross, thus so much of how we are able to relate to others can be seen in an analysis of the Succedent Grand Cross. To not see it this in a horoscope in misses a very significant portion of one’s psychological being.
In the natural distribution of the Houses, the 2nd House squares the 5-11 axis. This is nature’s way, through astrology, of saying that how you feel about yourself in terms of worth and value is linked to one’s ability to give and receive love easily (without complexities, issues, challenges, difficulties, etc.). When you doubt yourself, that is, when there are doubts about your worth or value, the ability to give of oneself easily in intimate ways suffers (this is especially true when there is aspect tension between planets connected to the 2nd and 5th Houses). As well, the exchange of various kinds of resources with others (8th House) suffers. This is absolutely essential “stuff” when it comes to interacting with others because if one cannot be comfortable with others who are secure in their worth (or who appear to be secure because of one’s own self-worth difficulties), the simple act of going to the grocery store, post office or returning something to a retail store (!) can become a task. Relationships cannot get started easily and most importantly, it is my belief that it is impossible to have a fulfilling, healthy relationship when concerns of worth have created issues that are unmanaged in one’s life.
If the Succedent Grand Cross of Houses is comfortable and without too much tension, or if the suggested tensions have been managed, the self worth development will allow for a smooth exchange of resources with others.
It is important to know and understand that the degree to which the tensions have been managed can never be seen in advance from the horoscope. They are only suggested by the horoscope. You must talk to or know the person involved in order to determine how well these tensions have been managed. Nevertheless, when a planet in or ruling any of these Houses is involved in aspect tension, you must look at the House of the aspecting planet or the House that it rules to get clues as to the area of life experience being affected. For example, a woman has Libra on the cusp of V with Venus in IV being opposed by Saturn. Quickly, you must deduce that Saturn is probably the ruler of VIII (because Capricorn is probably on the cusp of VIII) so we know that both areas of the horoscope dealing with sexual intimacy are involved in tension and that their rulers are in the parental axis. We, therefore, deduce that there is a control factor (Saturn) of some kind operating against the woman’s ability to give love easily and that its root cause has to do with a difficult parental concern.
Examples
When you analyze a horoscope with a particular eye on the Succedent Grand Cross, you will find that the profile is almost always ubiquitous or that it is nearly devoid of tension. In either case, the best you can do is deduce potential. You will never know the degree to which the potential manifests by analysis of the horoscope alone.
The following brief examples begin to scratch the surface of how important the Succedent Grand Cross is in determining what a person’s potential level of comfort is in dealing with others and consequently in their comfort with the person. Remember, when there are issues with self worth, seeds of defensiveness and overcompensation are planted that make buttons easier to push. This is what can make doing traffic with others more difficult and complex.
Muhammad Ali
This is the horoscope of Muhammad Ali. Early in his boxing career when he first became a celebrity figure, the then Cassius Clay was seen as a polarizing, even racist figure by a segment of society because of his stance on the war in Viet Nam, his membership in the Nation of Islam, and most importantly his friendship with Malcolm X. Ali was reacting to his anger concerning racism and he did not care who had a problem with it. His belief in himself and his ideals was completely unchanged by the viewpoint of the media, the death threats that he received or a prison sentence. In retrospect, even the segment of society who used to despise him in the sixties can now see that Ali is one of the most caring and humane people who ever lived. He is simply very sensitive to anything that he perceives as being an injustice.
I had the opportunity to be in Ali’s presence on two occasions during the years of greatest travel in my life. My impression of him was that he was real, down to earth, genuine, and had a great sense of humor. He was a very open person. He seemed to be very secure and had an easy flow with people. In other words, he projected no issues unless the subject turned to human injustice. He appeared to be very comfortable with himself, very comfortable with others, and certainly had no concerns with women as he was quite the ladies man.
When we look at Ali’s horoscope, we see Neptune in II (ruler of VIII) in a Grand Trine with the Sun and Uranus. While the Grand Trine portion of this says a lot about self-sufficiency and defensiveness, the smoothness of it all shows how comfortable he is when it comes to his own worth and value. Mercury, ruler of II/XI, is comfortably trined by Jupiter (ruler of V). The entire Succedent Grand Cross in this horoscope is comfortable and without tension. Anyone in Ali’s presence will feel this from him unless there is a question of oppression, racism and those kinds of things (AP=Nep=Ura/Plu, thus the projection of idealism and individuation being worn on the sleeve). In fulfillment of the need of his Aquarian Moon, Ali is a people person. He loves being with people and exchanging with people. His sense of worth and value has always been strong and I am sure that he believed it when he said, “I am the greatest.”
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson’s horoscope is at quite a contrast to Ali’s in terms of the dynamics discussed in this essay. We begin with (the 2nd House is the most important House in this Cross of Houses) the observation that the Moon, ruler of II, is sharply squared by Saturn and receives a quindecile from Pluto. This speaks volumes. The square from Saturn in VII (ruling VIII!!!) obviously suggests the difficulty that Jackson has in all relationships as a result of self-worth concerns. The Pluto-Moon quindecile, a contact that brings the maternal factor to an extreme (an obsessive need to be a mother to others) has its roots in the parental dynamic since both planets are in the parental axis. Both rulers of the 5th House (Mercury and Venus) are involved in aspect tension (Mercury and Venus are squared by Mars, co-ruler of XI !!!!).
Every corner of this Cross is involved in tension and we have seen the difficulties that Jackson has in dealing comfortably with others. There was a time in his life when, influenced by an insensitive father, he allowed himself to be convinced that he was ugly. This was just one of many internal issues that go to make up Michael Jackson. Today, his image is almost like a human caricature.
Dick Cheney
It has really been hard for me to get a handle on Dick Cheney (or his boss). He appears to be decidedly closed, defensive, once removed, secretive, etc. Whenever you see Dick Cheney, the expression on his face never changes. Even when he is smiling, it seems almost to be painful to do so, at least to me. One certainly does not get a “life of the party,” or “man about town” impression from our limited view of him as seen through the media. He doesn’t seem to be comfortable with just anyone in his presence whereas, say, Bill Clinton (no Succedent House tension), appears to be comfortable with anyone.
We begin with a look at the 2nd House. Mercury is ruler of II and is squared by Uranus, ruler of VI. This immediately suggests intensified self worth concerns, especially regarding his ability to cooperate with others within the work environment. How often do we find that someone’s personal issues are brought to the job, making things difficult for others? That is the suggestion here. What’s more, Neptune (ruler of VIII) in II is opposed by the Moon, important here as ruler of XI. This relates self worth insecurity to the sense of being popular or loved. Perhaps Cheney feels unlovable for some reason and, in over-compensatory mode, gives the impression of being a “hard guy” who doesn’t care what others think. When he speaks, it always seems to be in snarling monotones. He becomes particularly demeaning and pompous when Democrats or Liberals are brought up. Saturn, ruler of V squares the Sun. The profile is complete as far as the Succedent Grand Cross is concerned. There are decided tensions here and I think they show in the manner in which he projects himself. I believe that he is much more sensitive than the public knows and that what we see is not necessarily what we get.
Private Example
This is the horoscope of an extremely gifted musician. His life has been replete with weight issues, two suicide attempts, and depression. Despite living a very public life, his life away from the stage has been dominated by loneliness and unfulfillment because he quite simply does not feel confident enough in himself to put himself forward and attract or go after what he needs. Instead, he has left his personal life to chance and even a casual talk with a female becomes in his mind an opportunity for marriage.
Outside of his personal life and the genius of his musical gift, this man is known to be difficult to get along with, critical, uncooperative with others on their terms, and quite frankly, he doesn’t win any popularity contests away from when audiences see him at work displaying his talent. The man is a walking issue.
Looking at his horoscope, we see that Venus, ruler of II, is squared by Saturn, ruler of X (under normal circumstances, this square is too wide to matter. However, Saturn’s position in Libra squares ties together the Cancer stellium in a way that it can be seen to square the Sun, Moon, and Venus. This is the symbolism for the depression of his mindset). That Venus also rules VII is significant. We synthesize all of this as follows: there is a suggestion of self worth concerns that spill over into relationship issues that are all related to a parent. The Sun, ruler of V, is widely squared by Saturn. Uranus, ruler of XI, is squared by Neptune, suggesting an insecurity/uncertainty about how lovable he is. The 8th House is the only area of the Succedent Grand Cross that seems free of tension except for the wide square to Jupiter, an aspect of extremes. The self worth index here is everything. It always is!
Be Realistic
There is nothing in astrology that can be relied upon as a concrete hard, reliably solid fact of human behavior 100% of the time. When you are doing an analysis of a horoscope and see that there is much tension in the Succedent Grand Cross, the idea is not to think, “He/she has issues.” You don’t know that. All you know is what the horoscope is suggesting. It is an aid to insight, nothing more and nothing less. The horoscope is not going to tell you if these tensions are managed or not. It will tell you that the potential is there.
Also, there is a positive element to the Succedent Grand Cross tension. Quite often, when one feels unworthy, they will overcompensate through achievement. Both Oprah Winfrey and Michael Jordan have decided tension here and both have used their inner tensions to motivate them to become the champions that they are.
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Basil Fearrington,
Astrologer
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Basil Fearrington is the author of "The New Way To Learn Astrology." He has been a professional astrologer for 22 years.
Basil's articles have appeared in the leading astrological publications around the world. He was the Inaugural Chairman for the MilleyDome project in Johannesburg, South Africa and taught astrology there for one year.
Basil has twice been a faculty member of UAC and spoke at Astro 2000. In addition to his work in astrology, Basil is a professional musician who has toured with and/or recorded for artists such as Stevie Wonder and George Benson.
He was on a team of composers who did the music for a network show called "New York Undercover." The same team won a Grammy award in 1980.
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