Saturn is the first dominant in Shane Dawson’s astral chart. In the following paragraph, we shall indicate the significance of this fact:

Saturn is known as the planet of discipline, hard work, and responsibility. As the first dominant in Shane Dawson’s astral chart, this indicates that these qualities are some of the most important ones for him to develop in his life.

Saturn teaches us the importance of sticking to our commitments and seeing things through to the end. Shane Dawson may find that he needs to put in a lot of hard work in order to achieve his goals, but if he perseveres, he will be rewarded.

As one of the planets historically thought to be on the outer limits of the solar system (until the “modern” planets were discovered), Saturn has always been associated with the moon, itself a peripheral heavenly body because it belongs to Earth and not to the solar system. Therefore, both Saturn and the moon are aspects of a protection principle (the moon encompasses the earth in the same way as Saturn and its rings encompasses the solar system). Like the moon, Saturn rules a security/insecurity dialectic, but where the moon’s concerns the private, intimate aspects of the individual, Saturn influences social and collective security.

Saturn can be thought of as the polar opposite of the moon (the archetype of the mother, but also of the child, and therefore related to orality). The god Saturn ate his children in order to reign and thus, represents the archetype of the mother (motherhood), the grandmother, and the sage (wisdom). The domination of Saturn thus indicates a maternal complex or, at least, an issue related either to the biological mother or to the symbolism of motherhood. This influence may result in a problem of identity and difficulties in aging which will make themselves evident in personal crises at every passage of this planet, every seven years—thus at the age of 7, at 14 or 15, and 21, 28, etc.

Depending on the psychological context in which I am developing, I may overcome or overcompensate my identity complex and gradually acquire a strongly structured personality, or, conversely, remain in a state of immaturity which would probably be detrimental to my destiny.

Mercury is the second dominant in Shane Dawson’s astral chart. In the following paragraph, we shall indicate the significance of this fact:

Mercury is the planet of communication, and so its prominence in Shane’s chart suggests that he is an excellent communicator. He is able to express himself clearly and persuasively, and is also a good listener. This makes him a great friend, as he is always able to offer good advice.

According to Greek myth, Mercury (or Hermes, whose name derives etymologically from the piles of rocks which marked trails and guided travelers) was the messenger of the gods. He carried orders from Olympus to the mortals on Earth. The child of the illegitimate union of Zeus with Maia, Mercury was born “unknown to the immortal gods” and had to win his place among them by trickery, cleverness, and cunning. This is why he became the vagabond deity of travelers and wanderers.

He is the instinctive foe of the settled who see him as an outcast roaming on the outskirts of society: a pariah, a thief, and a swindler. As ruler of the sign of Gemini, the Twins, he symbolizes the brother—the alter-ego who teaches us as much as we teach him and is associated with adolescence, a period of intense intellectual discovery.

Mercury thus symbolizes lively, sparkling wit, mobility in any form, mental exchange, and interaction. As a result, a person strongly ruled by Mercury is quite likely to be clever and skillful.

If Mercury is “afflicted” in one’s chart, their intellectual velocity may sometimes become mere mental hyperactivity.

In any case, these skills are a great resource in the social realm. I communicate easily and effectively, orally or in writing. My ability to unite and transmit would be a good resource in diplomatic or commercial endeavors.

Neptune is the third dominant in Shane Dawson’s astral chart. In the following paragraph, we shall indicate the significance of this fact:

This planet is the quintessential symbol of individual receptivity and the fundamental reactions of the unconscious, including the collective unconscious. Opposed to Saturn, which is the principle of form, structure, and limitation, Neptune is a principle of dissolution. It concerns any effort to encompass the greatest variety of factors, any tendency to surround and blend all the narrow, individual points of view into a single, universal sea.

Psychologically, the Neptunian effect is expressed as an exceptional psychic flexibility and extreme pliancy. I thus display considerable receptivity and availability. I feel a need for unity, a need to be related. I am also deeply aware of the importance of dreaming, and, negatively, may be prone to delusions.

At certain times, I am overwhelmed by a feeling of subtle confusion related to a need for “something else.” When my well-being is disturbed this way, I either yield to a sort of passive, apathetic dissatisfaction, or lose myself in the search for an imaginary world, perhaps to escape or plunge into bliss.

I am sometimes captivated by a need for illusion; I would like to experience change through the intermediary of events which are vaster than consciousness and would take me far from routine and daily banality. Nevertheless, usually these fantastic dreams only make me all the more painfully aware of the realities of everyday life. My spirit and emotions emerge confused, and my will is sometimes weakened.

The twelfth house is an area of the sky which is especially important in Shane Dawson’s theme, because it contains several planets, including the one which rules his rising sign. In the following paragraph, we shall explain the general meaning of this fact.