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The 8th House
This is the house that Freud built!
(and Carl Jung moved into later on...)
Baggage...
How's this for a telling visual image of the 8th house?
Baggage... yep... one of the archetypal images of the 8th
house is that of emotional baggage from the past that attempts
to unconsciously sabotage
one's ability to live fully in the present...
The
8th house (with affinities to Scorpio and Pluto)
often
refers to repressed forgotten memories tucked far away in
what Dr. Carl G. Jung referred to as the "personal
unconscious."
Some
of these forgotten memories are traumatic, explosive memories
that have scarred our psyches. All
are memories we'd much rather forget and for that matter
have likely managed to forget...
8th
house memories may be memories of cruelties done to us.
On
the other hand, they may be comprised of memories of the cruelties
we've visited upon others. And
over the course of time - we've, somehow, managed to stuff
these skeletons far, far away and into the deepest, darkest
closets, basements and recesses of our psyche.
And,
yes, we may have forgotten them - but they survive, nevertheless,
and remember us only too well!
Ghosts and Ghouls
 The
ghostly memories of the 8th House can come creeping back and
haunt us in the form of irrational fears and anxieties, panic
attacks, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, unfounded jealousies
and paranoia. As
such, they potentially have the power to cripple our ability
to live fully in the present. They cripple our ability to
participate in healthy, mutual relationships with the people
in our lives.
They
are the ghosts and ghouls of Halloween, the Shadow, the Night
of the Living Dead. They haunt us from the graves we've placed
them in. They refuse to die, and they stubbornly refuse to
stay buried in the ground.
They groan and cry out hauntingly for redemption. And
if
we're to be free of them -
- we
must honestly confront them and their justifiable anger
at being buried and locked away for so long
- affirm
their necessary presence in our lives
- accept
the gifts they offer
- and
allow their energy to be expressed in life-giving alternative
ways.
When
we face our shadow... then
often our internal "beast," "frog," "ghost," or "Medusa" -
we've been running away from in fear - is then "magically"
transformed into the "handsome prince" or "beautiful princess"
we'd been searching for all along.
Yep!
Sometimes, fairy tales do come true...
Ninety
per cent of the shadow is redeemable!
The
Shadow
 So
where does the 8th house shadow most effect your life?
Look
for the planets contained within the 8th house of your birth
(natal) chart. If
- for example - Venus is located in the 8th house of your
natal chart - it may mean unresolved fears and anger around
the area of your ability to positively relate to other people
and/or to receive pleasurable enjoyment from life.
No
planets in the 8th house? Then look at the planet which rules
the Zodiac Sign located on the cusp (beginning point) of your
8th house and
the planets which aspect that planet. For example - if the
sign on the 8th house cusp is Aries, then look for Mars and
the planets which aspect Mars in your natal chart.
I
Plead Guilty
Now
in typical, traditional Scorpionic fashion - I've been guilty
of telling you all
the bad news about the 8th house...
I've
not concentrated on the gifts granted through
experiences of the 8th house...
If
you look in your 8th house and
notice several planets located there
(as a friend of mine did and swore all her planets had gotten
together for a keg party extravaganza at the 8th house)
-
then DO NOT DESPAIR!!!!
Gifts
The
8th house is also all about:
- Transformation
- New
beginnings
- Resurrection
of the inner-christ
- Shared
resources
- Deeply
experiencing life to its fullest potential
- and
rising up triumphantly from the ashes...
Still Not Convinced?
If
you're still not convinced about the gifts of the 8th house
- then
I'll let you in on a little secret... yep,
iIt's a little known mythological connection that you'll only
hear on The Zodiac Master.
(psst...continue
on with me to see the secret!) (or
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