In the previous part I explained the meaning of the Capricorn stellium by looking at it from a holistic point of view, now though I’d like to say a few words about each component of the stellium. It just so happens I am a Millennial with the Capricorn stellium and remember how during my astrology beginnings no one could explain to me the subtleties and contradicting themes of the Saturn-Uranus-Neptune (+ other planets) cluster. The way I started learning how to interpret the stellium was by looking into every planetary pair separately and gradually adding the symbolism of other planets.
For example, I’d start from understanding the meaning of Saturn in Capricorn, then move on to the Saturn-Uranus symbolism, next Saturn-Neptune and finally Uranus-Neptune. Once I’ve done that, I could combine all my conclusions and come up with something accurate.
Understanding the stellium – Saturn in Capricorn
When we hear an inner voice telling us “it’s too late” or “you don’t deserve it”, this is definitely Saturn we’re dealing with. The element of Saturn indicates the field of our life we care so much about that we’re unable to express it spontaneously. On this field we can be so ambitions that the fear of failure or not fulfilling expectations makes us almost paralyzed or take a defensive stand. Saturn in the earth element (i.e. Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn) manifests as very tangible blockages regarding the career, the ability to provide for oneself or everything that requires responsibility and seriousness from us.
One can look at the 1988-1991 period from the perspective of disseminating capitalism (e.g. in the countries like Poland) and the consumptionism (Earth element) entering new levels thanks to new technologies like the Internet. The “new capitalism” looked great on paper, but the direction it took made the pressure to focus on the material wealth intensify in the society. The amount of goods one possessed or the work one had totally defined who a person was. People (globally) started to be aroused by the thoughts of having more and the Millennials born during those years have absorbed those thinking patterns, which in their current lives are manifesting e.g. as restlessness, the need to possess and make demands regarding the quality of one’s life style.
The capitalism is a widespread occurrence concerning every generation over hundreds of years, everyone has to relate to it in some way. In my opinion, the Millennials of the Capricorn type will have to relate to consumption in a direct and decisive manner (Capricorn) in order to show others that matter is not the centre of human existence. In comparison, the Millennials of the Aquarius type will relate to the facet of consumption that involves the progressive minimization of products (e.g. of art), which results in these products losing their uniqueness in favour of unification (Aquarius).
Understanding the stellium - Saturn aspecting Uranus
On the first glance, Saturn and Uranus seem to be contradictory in their symbolism. It’s in Uranus’ nature to react suddenly, rapidly or in any other way that is unusual for us. Uncommonness, new and exciting stuff are the things that keep Uranus going, making it feel like life is a field for us to freely experiment on. Now Saturn symbolizes cautiousness and focuses on the things that were previously built; it is predictable in its reaction, preferring the well-known scenarios rather than the new and unknown ones. People with Saturn-Uranus connections have a need to get rid of any limitations set on them (Uranus) especially by the tradition and the widely accepted ways of functioning/thinking (Saturn). They are learning to stop identifying with any outer form in order to appreciate (and live out) what comes from the individuality.
Every sudden change in these people’s lives is often regarded as destabilizing and disturbing the security/goals they set themselves and worked hard to obtain. Though it is not pleasant to lose one’s feeling of safety, there is a purpose to this “madness” especially in the larger scale of human development. Saturn symbolizes the tradition ("what has been for many years and will continue for years to come") or certain repetitive way of functioning that had become a ritual we do out of habit. With time these “rituals” lost their meaning, effectively becoming dead. This is where Uranus’ enters the scene in order to turn one's life upside down as only something sudden and unpredictable can make people with this planetary connection realize how they’ve allowed to stay in circumstances no longer serving them. Sometimes only sudden events can make them get in touch with the strength and sensitivity deeply buried under a lot of garbage.
From Uranus’ perspective, the Saturnian approach to life is too rigid and prone to following the beaten (by others) paths. The aim of Uranus is to encourage the development of the individuality based on one’s own experience and one’s own intuitive insight, regardless of how odd it may feel. And when one does that, Saturn’s presence is indispensable as it helps ground the individual so that one doesn’t experiment too much or push the limits one is not ready yet to cross. Far too many times Uranus’ influence makes people search for excitation just for the sake of the thrill and adrenaline, not the development.
Uranus also prompts one to initiate new projects without thinking about consequences of one’s actions or ways of reacting. For example, one time I’ve had this great idea to diversify my diet and generally revolutionize (Uranus) my nutrition. I’ve decided not to hesitate and act immediately (Uranus) on this thought, but I had no clue how to proceed, thus I’ve booked a visit to a dietician. After the visit, I was wealthier with knowledge and a nutrition program that happened to be too rigorous; felt I’d have to limit myself too much (Saturn). I had good intentions, but didn’t consider the consequences of keeping the new eating habits (strict time of eating, portions of food etc.). Ultimately, I’ve managed to change my eating habits, but I’ve done it gradually and my own way, only using the program as a support.
One of the ultimate manifestations of Saturn-Uranus connections is making one’s own, intuitive vision a reality, based on the house placements of these two planets. This vision is often very real in the mind, but the goal is to make it appear on the physical plane as well. In situations like these Saturn can benefit Uranus as it prompts the individual to develop common-sense regarding each new (or crazy) initiatives one takes.
The issues of Saturn-Uranus connections usually come from making extreme choices, picking either the old or the future instead of trying to make both approaches work in one’s favour:
- people picking only the tradition (Saturn) with time will notice how suddenly things disrupt the peace just when life started to stabilize
- people picking only the individuality (Uranus) with time will start to feel lonely, not being able to find oneself in the reality
Understanding the stellium - Saturn aspecting Neptune
On the first glance, Saturn and Neptune seem to be contradictory in their symbolism. It’s in Neptune’s nature to be open to one’s own emotions and those of others too, even to the point of feeling vulnerable as the Neptune’s gift of sensitivity can overwhelm those not prepared to operate on such a level. Neptune is about an intuitive perception of life’s flow and learning not to resist it, but to surrender to it and let the Higher Forces do their things. Ultimately everything serves a higher purpose i.e. enriching one’s soul. Now Saturn is more busy ensuring the projects are done on time, planning the trip or the necessary home renovation. It just does not thinking in the abstract categories as these are not tangible enough. Saturn relies on what it knows. People with Saturn-Neptune connections ultimately want to consciously rely on the Higher Forces, but first they need to trust this "higher reality" and live it out. Only then they can stop resisting and fill what they perceive as a hole inside their hearts.
There’s something of a deep sadness and melancholy to this planetary connection. What Saturn and Neptune have is common is that it’s hard to reach both of them. Saturn people often deal with inferiority complexes and lack of self-confidence, hence they don’t like to speak about their problems out of shame or because they want to prove their worth and strength by silent perseverance. Neptune people feel disappointed with life and its limitations, deeply sensing that life is about something more profound than the daily grind. Because the Neptunians have this spontaneous connection to higher realities, they are doing whatever they can to preserve it e.g. by avoidance of the mundane or zoning out.
One of the most difficult Saturn-Neptune experiences is the melancholy and a sense of total suspension as neither the mundane reality (Saturn) is meeting the needs of stability achievement, nor spirituality is meeting the inner needs of peace. People with emphasized Saturn-Neptune aspects sense they are too rooted in the reality to really fly off to something greater, and hovering too much in the air to really be effective and face the cold reality.
Saturn and Neptune are the symbols of the ultimate longing for something greater. For example, some people with this planetary connection might experience very profound (even spiritual) moments/sensations when they feel complete harmony or a connection to something extraordinary. But these moments could be very short and once they get a taste of something greater, they find it hard to “return” and function in this grey, colourless reality. It’s like sensing there are unspecified barriers (Saturn) preventing one from surrendering (Neptune). Many failed attempts (Saturn) to reconnect might even prompt people with this planetary duo to search for outer tools (drugs, Internet etc.) that would allow them to feel once again “whole” and help them silence the mind. The role of Saturn in the Neptunian pursuits is to help one realize the futility of the external factors in the process of finding purpose as only finding the peace in the inner world can help find peace in the outer world.
Saturn and Neptune indicate the need for conscious and direct confrontation with one's own emotional anxieties, phobias or depression. And since it's Saturn we're talking about, one has to learn how to deal with these issues starting from the very bottom and slowly moving upward instead of relying on a rescue rope (that's Jupiter's role).
Imagine building a sturdy fortress (Saturn) on sand until one day a wave (Neptune) comes in and wipes out everything. Neptune within Saturn-Neptune connection teaches that the goals we set ourselves shouldn’t be goals in the first place! With Saturn-Neptune one has to confront his/her tendencies of building things "on sand" i.e. living out one's life ... in the future or the past. Many fears, anxieties, various forms of pain come from living in the future and worrying whether one will get fired, find happiness or fulfill personal dreams.
Some people might say "One day I'll be happy, just need this/that", but once the needs are met, there come feelings of disappointment as happiness doesn't come, hence another and another thing must be acquired. But it's an never ending (Neptune) process of searching for stabilization (Saturn); it's like looking into the horizon and thinking "One day, I'll reach the horizon", but as one moves forward, the horizon moves as well.
The highest expression of Saturn-Neptune's connection is the dissolution of the ego and practical dedication to a larger, spiritual goal. Throughout this process, it is easy to lose faith when fulfilling the duties to the material world (Saturn) or not seeing tangible results of their self-work, but people with this planetary connection must remember that their service cleanses them ... on a spiritual level.
Understanding the stellium - finding the planetary leader
While browsing different astro websites and forums, I've stumbled upon many ways of identifying the strongest element of the stellium, a planet symbolizing the needs that a particular person would want to meet the most. Three (or more) planets in one sign would be compared to a 3-man team working on one task, one of that planets is always a leader, feeling more comfortable and knowledgeable within a certain topic than others and giving tasks to the other team members. Such a planetary leader would simply dominate other planets.
So who's the planetary leader within the Capricorn stellium and how to identify one?
The dignity approach
The classical astrology comes to our aid with its way of judging the planetary dignities. In a nutshell, planets feel more comfortable in certain spots like the zodiac signs, e.g. Venus is domicile (feeling good) in Taurus and Libra, now Mars is in fall in these signs, feeling unwelcomed in a foreign land with foreign customs. People willing to study the traditional ways of judging the planetary strength on a deeper level should also analyze additional elements of the chart and e.g. take into account the night/day rulerships, individual degrees of the zodiac sign etc.
Saturn in Capricorn is domicile, thus according to the method mentioned above, the Millennials with the stellium would most often express the traits typical to Saturn like restraint, entrepreneurship, seriousness as well as complexes and numerous life blockages. All these Saturn-related traits would be on the front stage, in a bigger or lesser manner subjugating the Uranian and Neptunian characteristics. Now the problem of this method is that in the astrology of old times people used only the planets visible in the sky. They couldn't see Uranus, Neptune (and Pluto for that matter) and because of that their dignity system doesn't include these two planets, even though in modern times Uranus/Neptune is said to be domicile in Aquarius/Pisces respectively.
Personally I am not a fan of this method, especially when applied to the Capricorn stellium. When you ask the Millennials with the stellium whether they are as focused and diligent as the text-book Capricorns, their answer most often will be "No, we're far from being pragmatics full with discipline and inner consequence". Also, Uranus and Neptune are the generational planets and their meaning points towards larger and wider processes (regarding the whole collective) than Saturn. Uranus and Neptune always slip away from the Saturnian attempts to give them any form of structure, no matter how dominant Saturn would be.
The intuitive approach
I've noticed that the presence of other planets/important chart elements (e.g. the Ascendant) in Aquarius and Pisces has a big impact on the status of the planetary leader.
Here's an exemplary horoscope showing the Capricorn stellium. So which planet will be the leader? This chart has three astrological elements in Aquarius: Venus, Mars and the North Node, while the Medium Coeli is in Pisces. This situation shows a certain distribution of the planetary energies, but I would still be inclined to designate Uranus as the planetary leader, just because of additional chart elements in Aquarius. Keep in mind that doesn't mean Uranus (or Aquarius) will be the most dominant energy in the whole chart!
Now an example of another stellium, though this time we also have Sun, Mercury and Venus in Capricorn along the standard "Capricorn trio". It's difficult to tackle such a large planetary cluster, but then the distance between planets comes to our aid. In this chart, you can see two clusters: Uranus, Mercury and Neptune are relatively close together, while Saturn and Sun and Venus form another cluster. From my observations, the single stellum clusters give more specific and precise information than trying to interpret every planet simultaneously. In this case, Uranus, Mercury and Neptune will act together in relation to other planets i.e. Mercury's meaning will blend with that of Uranus, Neptune and then these three planets will relate to Saturn, Sun, and Venus.
One more tip: the closer the planets are, the more the pair is emphasized. There are two degrees between Mercury and Neptune and 6 degrees between Mercury and Uranus, so my interpretation of stellum would start with a pair of Mercury-Neptune, gradually adding the importance of other planets.
One could also start from Saturn-Sun-Venus cluster, though in the final picture it doesn't matter that much, as everything blends together. Usually the most dominant cluster involves Lights (Sun, Moon) or/and has other planets aspecting it. In this case, the cluster with Mercury doesn't have Lights in it, although it is aspected by Moon (square) and Jupiter (opposition), thus gains more significance than the Saturn-Sun-Venus one.
Try also to be creative and experiment, often times what you see turns out to be significant. Notice Saturn being between two clusters. Perhaps the Saturnian traits act like an intermediary or a bridge between the rest of planets in Capricorn, or maybe Saturn feels sandwiched and can't express the way it would like to.
The scientific approach
This approach is a more advanced one that doesn't require you to look at the "wheel" to try and figure out how planets mix together. Instead, all you have to do is to input the chart details and the algorithm calculates everything for you, judging the relative strength (or significance) of any planet in the chart by giving it a numerical value. So basically you receive a table with planets and then you look which one's at the top (highest value) and there you go, you've just found a planetary leader. The big plus of this approach is that it can gives you the leader of the whole chart, not only the stellium (which helps in reading the chart) and you can still gauge the strength of each individual planet.The first method using this approach is the Pullen/Astrolog analysis. A pro of this method is that it's free and available for everyone with the Astrolog software or a registered account on astro.com. Here's a short tutorial as to how get a Pullen analysis with your natal chart (I'm assuming you already have an account registered there)
1) Visit astro.com and from the menu below the banner, pick Free Horoscopes and Extended Chart Selection:
2) Pick a chart you want to use and from the Method menu select the Pullen/Astrolog option:
3) From the chart options, pick the Simple Chart Delineation by Walter Pullen and select Click here to show the chart:
4) You'll receive a lot of text regarding different analysis that were performed. What interest you the most is in the lower section of the page. Scroll down and find a table with percentages added to planets and signs (just below the "Plus zones"):
I don't use this method, thus I'm only mentioning it for anyone curious and willing to try it out. Pullen uses an algorithm that gives each planet points (the table suggests that their placement and received aspects contribute to it) giving it proper ranking from the most to the least influential. With this data, one can see which planet is most emphasized in the native's life. It's quite possible for a Millennial to have e.g. rank1 Sun and the stellium planets being around rank4-6. But if you're only analyzing the planets present within the stellium, just check which ones hold the highest rank and there you have your planetary stellium leader.
The second method is the astrodynes analysis, which is my method of preference. I consider astrodynes to be the best and most precise system I've stumbled upon; it also includes the power and harmony of the planets, which gives a lot of depth to the chart reading. Now the issue with the astrodynes is that one needs an astrological software to accurately calculate them :-( :-( e.g. Solar Fire. There is a free program calculating them, but it is like 15 years old and very rough in usage.
I'll show you the effectiveness of this method by interpreting the chart of one particular Millennial!
Source: http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Riner,_Teddy
Teddy Riner is a judoka, multiple judo world champion and the winner of three Olympic medals (2 gold and 1 bronze). During his 10-year career, Riner lost the championships only 8 times and after his last defeat, he had a series of 98 consequent wins, which included winning two times in a row the Olympic golden medal, with the latest one at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Olympics Games. Currently Teddy lives in France, where he's extremely popular.
Riner is a Millennial with the Capricorn stellium in the 1st house of the natal chart. At first glance, this "bare-bone" stellium doesn't seem that impressive, but it's placement in the chart gives it a priority in terms of the most impactful chart element.
I always compare the 1st house and the Ascendant to the shoreline of a lake; the lake is an individual ecosystem while the trees, meadows around in is another one. Both ecosystems are connected to each other via the shoreline and the more naturally diversified it is, the more beings want to settle around it, which has a positive effect on the lake. The lake could be contaminated, but good shoreline conditions allow it to purify quickly. A neglected shoreline impacts e.g. the lake's overgrowth and the reduction of its overall nature value, regardless of the lake's quality potential. Human personality is like the lake with the Ascendant telling of the exchange between the character and the surrounding environment. The 10th, 7th and 4th house have a similar meaning to the expression of human personality.
Even though Riner's stellium consists only of Saturn, Uranus and Neptune in Capricorn, other planets are connected to the stellium via aspects i.e. Sun squares Saturn-Neptune and Moon trines Saturn- Neptune.
Now I'd like to show how astrodynes can help with finding the planetary leaders and reading the chart. Here's a list with powers and harmony of Teddy Riner:
Astrodynes
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Planet
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Power
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Harmony
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Saturn
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85,32
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-42,98
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Neptune
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84,34
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-21,48
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Sun
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78,14
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-13,52
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Venus
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65,43
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-2,11
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Medium Coeli
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64,74
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-35,82
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Moon
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57,44
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-1,16
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Uranus
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55,47
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-1,41
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Mercury
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54,00
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-3,43
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Ascendant
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50,62
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-5,63
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Mars
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36,73
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+25,92
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Pluto
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35,48
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-1,22
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Jupiter
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27,04
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-0,57
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The most power in the natal chart is attributed to two planets being a part of the Capricorn stellium - Saturn and Neptune. This means that the needs associated with discipline, maintaining a structure, achieving success and securing oneself materially (Saturn) or the needs associated with spirituality, retreating from life and using imagination (Neptune) are dominant in Teddy Riner's personality. The same conclusion could be made just by understanding the meaning of the 1st house, but astrodynes immediately show the distribution of Riner's life energy, priorities and the level of (un)ease when it comes to various aspects of his life.
Riner has a Capricorn stellium and also an equally impressive planetary cluster in Aries (Sun, Venus and Mercury) in the 4th house. So how both temperaments will cooperate with each other? The astrodynes table clearly shows the dominant effect on Riner's personality being the 1st house stellium rather than the 4th house one, maybe this is why Riner is more attracted to activities associated with the usage of his body and engaging his "whole Self" (1st house) rather than staying at home and creating/feeling emotional bonds (4th house).
Harmony symbolizes the quality of the environment's reactions to the individual's desire to express certain needs. Saturn with negative values suggests e.g. too much seriousness and cautiousness, the disapproval of society when it comes to personal plans for the future or feeling the need to prove people one's own skills and maturity.
In comparison, Saturn with positive values would suggest an ease gaining support from structures or success thanks to taking a practical approach to life. These type of people will not have the feeling they have to (on each step) struggle with life's circumstances to build something lasting. You can imagine how important these conclusions are for the accuracy of the interpretation to determine whether a certain Millennial can find himself/herself in the tradition (Saturn positive) or considers it a source of trouble and issues (Saturn negative).
I'd like to say a few words about Riner's planetary power distribution. Most of the natal charts of the Millennials of the Capricorn type have (like Riner) a couple of dominant planets leading in front while the rest in way in the back. Such an astrodyne situation gives an image of a person with a set of significant talents that leave little space for the development of other talents or meeting other needs.
Riner's Jupiter is in the very bottom, thus Teddy doesn't have the pressure to explore the topics associated with philosophy, religion or generally experiencing abundance in life. Riner works so much and invests in his career (Saturn) that there's simply too little time for fun and loosing up a little (Jupiter in the 5th house). In fact, these pleasures only distract him from discipline that is needed to become a master. One time Riner declined going for a 2-week holidays before starting his intense summer season3. Reason? A dislodged piece of cartilage has been pushing on a tendon at the top of his left arm, which motivated him to double-up his training intensity for full three weeks. He did everything so that he could gain more strength and check where is his pain threshold.
Does that mean Riner abandons the pleasures of the 5th house? No, he doesn't, they are just in the lower portion of his priority list.
Mars with positive values suggests an ease using strength and the society sees in these types of people the power to break through any problems. Low power Mars suggests Riner doesn't feel the need to dazzle everyone with his own strength or get things done with the to-your-face method: "give it to me now". Teddy's Sun-Venus connection, along with the low power Mars, suggests a very peaceful personality, though he is determined and capable to get what he wants (Mars positive). How does all of that relate to someone who made sport/fighting discipline his career? Judo seems the perfect activity, much of it is not based on strength but technique and using the strength/weight of the opponent against him. Such a discipline is excellent for a sportsman that doesn't feel the need to use his Mars! Without astrodynes, concluding this would take much time.
Astrodynes are a great technique to use because one doesn't need to dedicate tens of minutes to spot the most influential chart elements, one simply has a table that shows it all. Also, the astrodyne score already takes into account e.g. the amount and quality of received aspects and house placement, that's why there's nothing in astrodynes that one wouldn't spot simply reading a chart.
Let's go back to interpreting the Capricorn stellium itself. Teddy Riner is an example of a Millennial who invested early into his development, worked hard and at one moment gained mastery. Riner was lucky to have his parents noticed his energetic personality and directed his attention towards sports. 6-year old Teddy liked judo and at 14 decided to devote completely to it.
"Judo is a calling, a vocation for me (...) Sometimes we finish a training session and I'm tired, but a few hours later I already feel like playing again.""For me it's not a work or a sacrifice, it's a game and it's a pleasure. The day I no longer feel like playing on the tatami ... I'll stop."
Often in the histories of the Millennials that managed to achieve something substantial at the early age, I see the influence of their parents determining and shaping the direction of the personality's development. When the parents recognize the uniqueness of their children's talents, the development of these Millennials gains momentum. But when they don't contribute to the young Millennials' growth (not dedicating the time, effort and attention) or mistakenly recognize the talents, these Millennials must go through a difficult path of disappointments and searching (on their own, much later in life) the way to express one's individuality, far too often without the early developed confidence.
Success
A fragment of Teddy's statement about the key to the success4:
"It [judo] is a sport which demands an irreproachable lifestyle, a sport which demands a rigor (...) (There is) a moral code which is similar to that which you learn from your parents.""My secret to winning, I think, is the fact that I am so determined in my training, to put myself in the red, always pushing the limits."
All these words could have been said by your typical Capricorn person, but Riner's large success is not just a matter of the stellum and the Capricorn sign, but a matter of its interaction with his other personality traits. The issue of the Millennials with emphasized Aries and Capricorn is their hastiness in action combined with great ambition. Rapid actions usually produce quick and short-term results and Aries gets bored quickly, wanting to do something exciting. Capricorn likes to approach tasks slowly and tends to have a long perspective in its mind. Already as a child, Riner was impulsive and fought (strong Aries) with his elder brother, wanting to prove to his parents he is the strongest. Only by practicing judo and learning patience Teddy could control his own impulsiveness and achieve self-control (Capricorn). Without proper discipline and learning the value of technique, Riner's strength (Aries) would not be enough for the scale of the success.
The millennial talents symbolized by Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune will not always be connected to the meaning of these planets, sometimes they will be associated with the house they fall in. In Teddy Riner's case, it's about the 1st house and e.g. his body. Riner is 2 meters tall and weighs 140 kg, which gives him a huge advantage in the competitive environment. Teddy Riner also learned to control (Saturn) his body (1st house) without the fear of injury, being convinced that he can cope with the pain3.
People with a strong 1st house need to focus their life on themselves and their
own capabilities. With his unique physical constitution (Uranus in the 1st house), Riner could have picked many sport disciplines, so why judo2?
own capabilities. With his unique physical constitution (Uranus in the 1st house), Riner could have picked many sport disciplines, so why judo2?
"Football is with a team (...) If the team is bad, I lose. And me, I don't like to lose. I prefer judo because it is an individual sport and it's me, only me."
Riner's life is not only based on work. Aside judo, Riner interests in water skiing, quads and ... music.
"The moments before the fight, I put my headphones on to enter into the zone"
Teddy likes R&B, hip-hop, soul and Celine Dion's ballads, which no one would expect from an athlete. The music and silencing of one's own mind are strongly connected with Neptune and its position in the 1st house gives a person great sensitivity and the need to live it out on a daily basis. There have been rumors regarding Riner looking at the music industry as something he could do after his sport's career. Riner used his discipline (Saturn) to achieve mastery in judo, so why wouldn't it be the same in music field (Neptune)? The stellum in Capricorn has a potential for success on many fields.
Sources:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Riner
2. http://www.bbc.com/sport/judo/16493233
3. https://victoryjournal.com/stories/teddy-riner/
4.http://edition.cnn.com/2013/03/06/sport/teddy-riner-judo-human-to-hero/index.html
The Millennials of the Capricorn type and the crisis of personality
Often times, the Millennials have access to extraordinary intuition or sensitivity, but their own unpreparedness to live it out consciously can lead to serious consequences, including health ones. They have to get used to the stellium's potential and understand the nature of their difficult to reconcile yearnings before they are able to solve the more complex life issues. Many Capricorn Millennials, on their road to self-awareness, experience a personality crisis of a great magnitude.
Nowadays, in a financial sense, people are living better than in the past and yet one can notice e.g. the increase of nervous breakdowns within the young generations, which is abused by the pharmaceutical industry to make profit by selling lots of painkillers. But these types of psychological problems are rather noticeable, while many issues are not so dramatic in their expression such as some depression stages or burnouts. Sometimes the personality falls apart ... gently, behind the four walls, so silently that even the one's "falling apart" don't notice. I would like to talk about these types of problems in the context of the Millennials and the meanings of Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.In astrology, the relationship between Saturn-Uranus-Neptune is very symbolic. Saturn belongs to the group of social planets and symbolizes e.g. structures of many types. As one moves further away from it, there are only generational planets symbolizing the breakdown of all earthly/material structures and existence in the context of the community. To fully live out the potential of Uranus/Neptune, one needs to make numerous shifts e.g. from looking at oneself from the perspective of one's own needs, to the collective awareness (local, nation-wide), global matters and finally the awareness of the importance of higher goals.
It's just that people are not always prepared for this type of experiences (shifts).
Usually at the time of these generational planets transits to the personal points of the Millennials' natal charts, their inner world begins the transition to the collective awareness ... but the consciousness and the structure the Millennials have built for themselves could not be ready for such leaps. And that's when the crisis starts.
The personality crisis (in general) is the result of not being in touch with the needs of the body/soul. If the Millennials haven't been doing some internal "house cleaning", the outer circumstances of their life look ... dire.
For example, the lack of connection to the inner world makes one lose the ability to early observe one's fatigue and health getting worse. The Millennials of the Capricorn type like to prove their worth, hence they turn ambitious and concentrate to get respect, validation (and means of physical survival, money) in their work environment. It's just that the excessive identification with external factors (perhaps still hoping the structures will provide some sort of comfort) results in exploitation. Sometimes the working field they find themselves in is a source of great life moments, but the structure behind it becomes unbearable. With Uranus and Neptune in Capricorn, the Millennials want to show their individual skills or just be honest/true in what they do, but the work routine (or the field) would rather promote (financially, emotionally, attention-wise) the "play by the book" attitude while carefully concealing any forms of opposition to "how things are meant to be". Saturn with Uranus and Neptune indicates that standing against the established situation is treated like a disruption and not something that could be beneficial. Naturally, the personal factors (especially the house placement of the Capricorn stellium) will point towards other fields than vocational that become problematic.
As I mentioned earlier, Capricorn is very reserved in its expression, it doesn't like to talk about its problems because of e.g. disappointments regarding the role models (of other generations) or authorities. The Capricorn Millennials are particularly vulnerable to go through crisis in silence, without getting help ("Help? That's stupid, I'm self-reliant enough to handle it"), without anyone around as they feel no one can help (Capricorn, the land of survival). Just like Capricorn has much to do about with limitations and delays, so could the mental issues feel like dragging out in time, without solutions or instructions they'd feel comfortable in relying on. Many issues may suddenly (Uranus) erupt and cause chaos (Neptune), but in many cases they were building up very slowly throughout time (Saturn) and the Millennials didn't notice the pressure/stress/sadness creeping and taking control.
How these enterprising Millennials of the Capricorn type, with their material resources and large access to knowledge, are unable to cope with their issues? The answer to this question is an individual matter rather than a generational one, although the Saturn-Uranus-Neptune symbolism suggests:
- changes of irreversible consequences (e.g. losses) regarding the aspects of their life they considered stable are difficult to get through;
-- inability to stabilize within a crisis, thus the Millennials turn to various methods (e.g. drugs) to help ease the stress. Their issue is trouble seeing how even small everyday habits influence negatively their well being, slowly. Thus they risk the attitude of making the dosage and the experience more intense (Uranus).
- a certain need to be a master of something, but life's circumstances often lead those Millennials to try different angles and directions (Uranus-Saturn). Ambitious Millennial Capricorns might want to master certain field, but once they are in the middle of learning, life circumstances tend to change. These Millennials are learning that what they are currently doing might only be a step towards a different, often an unconventional vocation.
- harsh realizations that no matter how spectacular one's individuality may be, not everyone is born (or could become) a talented/appreciated artist, architect, scientist, visionary etc. This is about the disappointment of who the Millennials could have become (Saturn) should they invested differently their time.
- the culture (movies, commercials, music trends) not promoting an attitude reflective upon one's difficulties. Instead, there's a admiration of "bling-bling" or sex. My absolute favourites are some widely accessible "rainbow-ish sitcoms" which portray the gray reality as something beautiful and idyllic, devoid of complicated issues, struggles etc.
- variance or periodicity in their work field/environment may become a source of grief, envy and ultimately a crisis as the Millennials see people achieve more with lower efforts, social connections than they would with having more knowledge, experience and time put into projects. Some deal with this frustration by focusing on their own decisions while ignoring the results and those Millennials stay sane.
- blurred definition of foresight, which I'll explain in more detail;
Foresight and success
In order to utilize the potential of Uranus and Neptune's abilities, one needs a proper strategy symbolized by the sign of Capricorn in case of these Millennials. Nowadays, the pressure to gain immediate results is great, the fast-paced lifestyle and expenses make so that the need for things is "right now". Now a "pure" Capricorn tries to oppose what is immediately apparent and goes for the long game, which is not won by the fastest, but the most persistent. So instead of looking months ahead, Capricorn tends to look years ahead ... or to be more accurate, Capricorn takes several factors into account before leaping into unknown, no matter the time frame.The Millennial Capricorn would like to do that, but due to Uranus and Neptune being together with Saturn, foresight is nor apparent nor pleasant putting into practice.
The cost of any foresight (Saturn) is less immediate income and also unused chances as the plan requires time and dedication to bring results. The strategy of strong Saturn (and in Capricorn, this planet acts according to its nature) takes into account these losses as with time the plan is going to work with the situation improving. But the Millennials with an emphasized Capricorn stellium face many disruptions and feel forced to adapt their plans, often times thinking of abandoning them all together, thinking they have invested their time, soaked so much into projects, but get literally nothing from it (Saturn-Neptune), have the feeling of being disillusioned or cheated. In other cases, they believe grinding a lot (Saturn in Capricorn) will get them the results they feel they deserve for the work they put in. Perhaps in other life fields (trines and sextiles to the stellium) they achieved success this particular way but are unable to replicate these results where it matters the most (house placement of the stellium) and another crisis is born. They may become better and yet feel like a failure (Saturn-Neptune).
Does that mean the Millennials of the Capricorn type should abandon any long-term plans as they are bound to be futile? I don't think so. The time frame of making a decision dictates the logic behind it. Things that seem to be great in the long run, for someone looking at them from the short-term perspective seem actually crazy. In fact, many short sighted, logical decisions could lead to poor results.
I think planning is great and necessarily for those Millennials, but there's more to it than it seems, especially to how the older generations look at it. To me, the message of Uranus and Neptune to the Capricorn sign and Saturn is: revolutionize the way of approaching planning and foresight. Plans and dedication to the end have the risk of making the Millennials too rigid, even blind to the Present that could bring an update to their plan in terms of the mindset, resources or timing. The goal of these Uranus-Neptune disruptions to long-term planning (Saturn) is to "repurpose" the Millennials. Before that happens, there needs to be an transitory phase that could last days (Uranus pace) or even feel undefined (Neptune).
Both Uranus and Neptune encourage the Millennials to learn how to view the unknown not as a threat, but as a wonder and ... liberation. It's about understanding one is never lost, but in a period of repurposing... in order to one day emerge stronger than before.
A paradigm shift.
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