Aidan Curtis sits on the roof of his apartment building, watching the moon rise. He has always been fascinated by the moon, and its mysterious Influence on the tides and the earth’s climate. As the second light of the solar system, the moon has always been associated with the sun in the minds of men. The moon and sun are the primordial cosmic couple. This satellite of the earth, which mysteriously waxes and wanes, has been compared to the eternal feminine principle, the mother hovering over your infant’s cradle. Psychologically, the moon is thus symbolic of the mother and the mother image. This figure is a primordial element in the psyche of each individual. Depending on your nature, the mother figure may correspond to your biological mother, a grandmother, or a woman who cared for you in infancy and childhood. When you reach adulthood, this mother-figure and all the emotions and bonds associated with you may be transferred to something else: a spouse, a companion, an institution, a church, corporation, or political movement, a cult, etc. In short, any individual or structure likely to take on the mother’s duty of caring for and nurturing the vulnerable aspects of an individual. To be more down-to-earth, the mother figure corresponds to the habits which were learned and then definitively incorporated into the individual’s identity as you gradually became acculturated and progressed toward social independence. As a result, a strongly “lunar” personality often finds it difficult to adapt and is uncomfortable outside the secure setting of familiar routines. Closely tied to your past, you may be unwilling to detach yourself from it and embark on your life as an individual in the here and now. You still identify somewhat with your inner child and may display a child’s capricious behavior, indulging in moodiness and indecision. Your passivity may make you easily influenced, your sensitivity makes you subjective, and you hesitate to open up and lay your soul bare. In your daily life, psychic activity will rule. Your imagination, memory, sensitivity, sensation, and sentiment nearly overwhelm your psyche.

Aidan Curtis looked up at the sun as it blazed in the sky. It was a beautiful sight, and it always filled him with a sense of awe. It was the source of all warmth and life, and it symbolized the absolute power kings and despots yearned for and emulated. It was the sun king, the nucleus of society, and embodied a principle of cohesion and harmony. Various subordinates—aka planets—revolved around it. In terms of psychological symbolism, the sun corresponds to the center of an individual, the factor that ruled your psyche. Its luminous aspects were usually associated with knowledge and consciousness. As a creator of life, it was related to the image of the mother and the influence of motherhood on an individual’s consciousness and ideals. As a result, the sun’s position in a birth chart always indicated the way in which an individual would relate to your goals and ideals, what your ambitions and aspirations might involve. A person whose chart was strongly “solar” usually identified very positively with motherhood.

Your personality was friendly, energetic, and creative, with high ideals and a firm determination to accomplish them. You took your own superiority and authority over others for granted, and you had a natural ability to command the attention and admiration of an audience. You were a born leader who enjoyed being in the limelight and may behaved somewhat theatrically or with dramatic exaggeration. You had definite artistic leanings. The sense of your ideals was evident to you and may lead you to be somewhat self-focused. If ill-directed, your deep aspirations may lead to such faults as egotism, selfishness, or greediness for power.

Jupiter is the planet of luck and success, of personal fortune, social prominence, professional prestige, and high political position. It is this bounty that psychological terms interpret as a much vaster significance: as the biggest planet in the solar system, Jupiter presides over the process of personal expansion and growth, accompanied by a feeling of self-confidence and boldness. But this growth can also be seen as a form of escape, as it is tempting to hide behind one’s popularity and social success. The Jupiterian has a tendency to amplify qualities out of compensation, to avoid seeing weaknesses and flaws. As a result, you must be aware of the risk of over-identifying with your social mask, which would cause you to neglect your inner self and deep nature.

Aidan Curtis, you will be happy to know that the eleventh house is an area of the sky which is especially important in your theme, because it contains several planets, including the one which rules your rising sign.

Aidan Curtis was born with a prominent eleventh house in his birth chart, which means he has a great deal of power and prestige. He is used to having success in society, and his focus is on using this power for more significant projects that are in better harmony with his inner truth. When he makes a mistake, he takes the time to understand it and take appropriate action.

Aidan Curtis reads the chart. “The ninth house is an area of the sky which is especially important in your theme,” he says. “In the following paragraph, we shall explain the general meaning of this fact.”