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WISH UPON A STAR — ASTROLOGY AND CHILDREN

Good morning dear friends and readers…Little children love to hear the story about the day they were born.  In historical times, people didn’t have the ability to be as accurate about the time they were born.  Fortunately, most states put the exact time of birth on the birth certificates these days.  Having this information gives you the ability to know your child’s natal chart from the beginning of life.  Watching your child grow into his or her chart is a priceless form of education for you, and brings many benefits to your child.

When I do charts for families, it is very common to see planets line up across the charts.  Sun on Moon is a love tie, Sun on Ascendant is also very common; the Sun person helps the Ascendant person express themselves.   When  a parent has a child during their 1^st Saturn return (28-30) there is a karmic tie. Unfinished business.  If you have that in a comparison with your child’s chart, it is very important to look at the aspects within the natal to that Saturn in BOTH charts for a clue as to what needs to be accomplished.  There are funny coincidences with Gemini children involving numbers.  I knew a daughter that was born on the SAME day as her mother.  I knew siblings born 1 year and 1 day apart, and other siblings born exactly 2 years apart, and another Gemini family where they were all born on the same day of the month, but different months and years.  I have noticed that twins are often born in the sign of Cancer, but will have Gemini planets.

My dearest friend is Cancer with 3 planets in Gemini and her husband is Gemini with 3 planets in Cancer!  How’s that for a comparison J…very cool…

When I look at a child’s chart I look first for good health and if I see things that concern me, I make suggestions to offset what I see.  My grandchild is Aries and her parents know I am concerned about protecting her head.  Safety procedures have been implemented.  As parents, you do your best.  If astrology can give you clues about allergies or sensitive tummies or sports’ injuries, using that information can help you protect your child. For a Taurus child, keeping their neck warm in winter is important using real fabrics rather than artificial.  Etc.

The next thing I look for is their talents and potential skills.  If you know your child’s chart and see the potential for music, dancing, geology, sports, metal work, etc. etc. — you can expose the child to these things and see if they have an enthusiasm and passion to learn more.  It’s pretty easy to see career paths, too.  You can see who is a natural teacher, a scientist, medical, a genius with fixing things.  Builders and woodworkers are pretty easy to spot — look for a Mars-Venus conjunction in Virgo or Capricorn, for  welding — in Aries, etc.

I also look for family dynamics in the child’s chart.  You can see who wants to work side by side with his Dad and who is going to rebel against the family traditions.  You can see who is going to be a loving support to Mom in her older years.  One of the fun things is to check for siblings in a first-born child’s chart. That would be the 3^rd house.  If there are no planets in the 3^rd check the aspects to the ruler of that house.  Just because we might have an empty house with no natal planets in it, it doesn’t mean it’s not important.

A good time to have a chart done for your older child is when they are in their teens.  Earlier than that, I like to address the parents during the reading.  When a child is nearing the end of high school, there’s a lot of pressure on them to make decisions about their future. They really need confirmation at that time about just what their interests and skills ARE.  And  If you know what states are astrologically compatible  with your child’s chart, it will be easier to pick a college that will help them have a positive experience with higher education.  Some kids will prefer hands-on  training and others are ok with book-learning and then practicums.

The bottom line here is we need knowledge to support our children to manifest the positive side of difficult aspects and to encourage them to make the most of their talents.