Transit Saturn is approaching conjunction with my Natal moon and is now conjunct the Natal ruler of the house of my health: Mercury. Next to that Transit Pluto is squaring my Moon. Both of these are transits that have to do with “female things and concerns” (Moon). Additionally, transit Mars comes to the eclipse point of 22nd of July (29 degrees Cancer) soon. As you may or may not know, astrological prognoses works on different levels:

1. Physical.
2. Emotional.
3. Intellectual.
4. Spiritual.

I’m never sure how spiritual differs from the intellectual side, but, whenever looking at a chart the part where the astrologer has to guess is the level at which transits and progressions are going to play out [field of play or stage]. At this time I’m not sure if I have the worst possible: breast cancer or that it’s just a benign growth. Just like a peek at the horary could not tell me if it’s my own fear I was reading, or the state of my body. I am absolutely scared to death, I’ve never been this afraid in my entire life. In this case astrology does not help at all, and it bothers me that I’m able to see this.

As the answer will be revealed, more about this topic. For now, I’m halting all astrology activities until I know the answer.

I visited the hospital october 1st. They did an echo of my left breast, which revealed that it indeed was a cyste. The doctor also told me I have multiple smaller cystes in my breast and that the one I discovered just came up to the surface. As an addition to this post, I will now show the horary I saved which I was too afraid to interpret on my own behalf.

“Do I have breast cancer?”

As you can see the Moon’s Nodes are very close to the axis Ascendant/ Descendant. The first house deals partly with health as well but most of all: they indicate how serious the question is. “Fate, life or death”. Any planet or cusp residing on the nodal degree (the same degree as the Moon’s nodes) will get that same critical connotation. It is to no surprise the Moon is in this same degree, which deals with feminine topics. My own significator (Saturn) is in the nodal degree as well. The square aspect between Saturn and Moon can also indicate the nature of the concern. Saturn in medical astrology is always involved with all things “old age, hardening’s, lumps, arthritis”. I’m not sure if Saturn rules cancer (as in the disease), but I would guess so since it rules the warning signs of cancer. Please follow this link to read about another horary where Saturn and this type of a health problem is discussed.

In addition we see that the Moon is aspected by Saturn and Mercury by a separating square and that the Moon is “Void of course”. A void of course Moon often occurs in charts when the person who asks the question will soon stop worrying about it. In the case of sickness or questions about sickness it means a quick healing period or simply “nothing to worry about” (Hamaker, p114). Mars is fairly well aspected, though again the Arabic parts indicate the enormous fear. The significator for my health (Mercury) is retrograde. It only became clear what the meaning of this was after I consulted my horary book by Hamaker: “Missing information” (p.85).

Somehow I wished I had the guts to have taken up a book earlier, but in all due honesty I practise astrology with a healthy dose of scepticism and I would never be influenced to not see a doctor because of astrology. I recommend everyone else to do the same. Though I believe my scepticism let’s me see astrology’s boundaries more clearly, these are topics where astrology does not offer some kind of consolation and would only end up in too much preoccupation when you should not be over stressing yourself.

Own significators: Moon.
Circumstances: Void of course.

Topic significators
Moon (always as topic).
Father: Sun, 10th house.
Health: Sun (life, as ruler of the 6th of the 10th)
Mercury (bowels and nervous system).
The 6th of the 10th house/ Saturn.
Hospitilization: The 12th of the 10th house / Saturn.

Analysis
The chart can be classified as radical. The Moon is in the house that signifies the topic I’m wondering about: my father’s health (the 6th of the 10th). What we would be looking for is a connection between my father’s health (the 6th of the 10th) and the hospital examination (the 12th of the 10th). The first thing that struck me was the opposition between the Sun and Saturn. Leo is on the cusp of the 6th of the 10th (Sun). Aquarius is on the cusp of the 12th of the 10th (Saturn).  At first I couldn’t rhyme anything between Sun and Saturn. Mostly it’s related to bone and teeth problems, I even thought infection there for a second, but it would require the active participation of Mars towards Sun and Saturn. The opposition between the Moon and Mars indicates the heavy bleeding that preceeded in the last couple of days, as the Moon will tell you about what happened around the question in the past and in the future.

When he came back with the results: it was a condition related to old age. Now I get it! Sun opposition Saturn! Saturn, the old man. Sun, as the ruler of life. Both are indicators of something chronic. In Dutch it’s “uitstulping”, I’m not familiar with the English medical term but freely translated it’s a “bulge” in your intestines. I think it’s the same as Diverticulosis, which comes with old age and a low fiber diet. I also heard that he did not take the prescribed medication he needed to take to relax the muscles. My father has a severe intolerance for medication, so he was afraid to take it. Apparently this made the colonoscopy extremely painful. Mercury/ Mars/Neptune could be linked to the medication intolerance.

A “Void of Course” Moon is never a good moment to undergo a medical procedure, but since a colonoscopy is not the same as an operation, I’m guessing the side effects will be minimal. Right now he’s still suffering from cramps (Moon opposite Mercury, the ruler of Virgo).

An eerie likeness (like Daughter like Father):
Both my father and I are Sun in Virgo, though my father’s Sun is at 17 degrees 10 minutes. Saturn is now going retrograde at 18.20 degrees Virgo. That means it’s right on top of my father’s Natal Sun. Last year when Saturn was transiting my Natal Sun at 08.08 Virgo, I remember I had an episode with my bowels where I just couldn’t stop going to the bathroom. I was home sick for at least 3 days with aweful aweful cramps. I didn’t have blood or anything else. Just a severe case of the runs, like I never had them before. Now history seems to repeat itself where Saturn is now transiting his Natal Sun. At the time I was sick, I thought I caused it by eating a grapefruit that had been sitting in my bag overnight. The both of us are extremely sensitive when it comes to our bowels. The response from our bodies are nearly the same especially when it comes to greasy foods. Obviously due to my age I can tolerate more than my father and I’m able to get fit sooner.

My father's chart

My own chart

For comparison, I’ve included both the chart of my father and myself. What I always find interesting, is that there are often prominent reoccurring planetary positions in the charts of relatives. My father has an exact Mercury/Neptune conjunction, which is at fault for a lot of his ailments, including his intolerance to medications. I have a Mercury/Neptune square. Both my father and I are children of Uranus when it comes to finding a way in society [unconvential and rebellious].

I don’t know about you, but I’m going to get myself some fiber-rich muesli bars. I’m 27, but I’d rather not go through what they call a colonoscopy in the future!

For Neptune in the sixth house, there’s real danger from medically administered drugs and care is needed with household gas appliances. Care is needed when dealing with addictive substances. There is a heightened risk of injuries to the feet. The area of the hip (joint) is indicated as prone to wear faster.
Sleep is raised in importance with this position, as he will need it to prevent a whole range of ailments. The square between Mars and Jupiter may indicate a higher than usual need for Vitamine B12 and Folic acid; it rules the production of red bloodcells. It may also cause accidents since there’s a tendency to take risks.

I identified it as being the hip joint, the knees are a bit lower than that! So while I identified ‘joint’ as being a problem due to the affliction of Neptune in the 6th house (health) I had attributed the body parts more to Pisces/Saggitarius than to Capricorn. I’m now unsure why I wrote it up that way since Neptune is obviously in Capricorn!! I do notice my approach to astrology is from time to time “Uranian” (only minding the aspects), which may have played a part in this. If you want to see how obvious this should have been to me try this query on google. That’s what we call a ’slap ones forehead’ moment.

Close I’d say, but in the eyes of many probably not close enough. However, I think I’ve gained some more confidence in pinpointing where in the chart health problems exist as at least I picked Neptune out of all the objects in the chart and allocated the lower part of the body. Pretty good astrology in my book, I just need to keep my eye on the signs!