The Play's The Thing....

Imagine you're a famous actor/actress. Your agent calls you up. He/she says you've just been offered the starring role in a brand new Steven Spielberg movie called:

(For the sake of the example -- we're also pretending that you're a serious-minded thespian who wouldn't choose to star in a movie just because you'll be making some mega-bucks.)

After finding out how much money you're going to be making - what's one of the first things you're gonna wanna know about the movie?

"What's the movie about?" (Remember, you're a serious thespian.)

Your agent tells you it's about the "rise to fame and glory of an extremely talented astrologer!"

Sounds pretty good, you say - but you'd still like to take a look at the script.

Your agent hesitates for a second - and then explains that it's one of those "experimental, improvisational" pieces.

The actors in each scene are given the "situations" and "possible outcomes" -

and then the actors intuitively act out the "situations"
without a written script or dialogue. (It's a Robin Williams kind of thing....)

Here's where I get into trouble (and it starts to get confusing).

The natal (birth) chart is a lot like starring in this movie.

The movie has a name, a main plot (and sub-plots), the main characters (and supporting roles), the dialogue between the actors, and the general situations with possible outcomes.

Remember, the dialogue is going to be improvisationally acted out.

As the star of the movie -

you've chosen a role to play.
If someone like Sean Connery,
for instance,
had gotten the part -

he'd probably make a lot of acting "choices"
that you wouldn't make.

Consider the Aspects in a chart to be a lot like the dialogue between the different actors.

Consider the 12 Zodiac Signs and 12 houses to be a lot like the plots, themes and/or situations.

• Planets - the characters
• Aspects - the dialogue
• Signs and Houses - the plots, themes, and situations

Some dialogue (aspects) between the actors (planets) will end up being more important than other parts of the dialogue (aspects).

The most important and memorable moments of dialogue are what will win the actor (planet) an Oscar. Other parts of the dialogue will be barely noticed by the critics.

Remember the myths I mentioned a page back?

Examples (gross oversimplifications)
of Moon Connection Myths:

Moon/Saturn - "the hungry, deprived child"

Moon/Uranus - "the abandoned child"

Moon/Neptune - "the lost child"

Moon/Pluto - "the violated child"

Moon/Saturn?

Saturn: "Life is very hard, cold, and cruel! This, my child, is the most important lesson I have to teach you."

Moon: "But mother, in order to feel whole and complete, I so desperately need to feel your motherly warmth, love, and reassurance!"

Saturn: "That may be, my child.... but I need you to understand that I was so harsh, cold, and distant while you were growing up - simply because I was protecting you from all the harsher realities of life. I didn't want you building up any false expectations from life."

Moon: "Mother, I still don't understand your harsh ways - and, yet, I'm sure you're right. You are so very wise and experienced, and I am so young and know so very little.... I'm quite sure you're right... I'll never get what I need in order to feel emotionally nurtured, safe, and secure!

I promise you, from this day forward, I'll learn to expect very little emotional satisfaction from life. That way I can never be disappointed..."

Choices... choices... choices...

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