Aries/Libra intercepted - who am I/how do I learn to relate? In Aries, you’re trying to
learn to do your own thing without help from the environment. Libra is looking for a
relationship but it can’t successfully have one if it doesn’t have a clear view of who it is
individually. If Aries is intercepted, Pisces is on the house cusp. Pisces teaches you to
have faith. Aries is the leap of faith that activates the creative vision. If Libra is
intercepted, Virgo is on the cusp. You’re trying to be balanced and equal and find
harmony within an area of life where you’ve been taught to be critical. Trying to do both
at the same time is confusing and jangly, but you can learn to value both.
Taurus/Scorpio intercepted - I need to have this for me/elimination. Taurus is where you
learn to accumulate those things that give you comfort and a sense of worthiness.
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Scorpio’s role is to eliminate those things that hold us back from evolving. It deals a lot
with trust. Libra on the cusp is about establishing cooperative partnerships, and Scorpio
is about how you maintain those relationships. What parts of you do you need to
examine and let go of so you can really merge with another person? Intercepted Taurus
may be accumulating things, habits, and attitudes but not realizing that at some point
those things become obsolete and must be recycled. Intercepted Scorpio may throw out
too much and too soon. Scorpio’s role is to regenerate but it needs to know what still has
value before it just starts eliminating stuff.
Gemini/Sagittarius intercepted – accumulating/disseminating information. Gemini
intercepted person is always asking questions but not really getting answers because the
environment doesn’t really connect with what you’re talking about. Where Gemini is
intercepted you may accumulate data without considering where the data fits. In the area
of life ruled by Sagittarius, which is where you see the broader picture, your ideas can get
so abstract that you can’t verbalize them in a way that makes sense to anyone else. Your
belief systems may not really fit the environment you’ve been brought up in. Look
outside, look inside, but don’t expect to find all the answers in the circle of people around
you.
Cancer/Capricorn intercepted - belongingness in the inner and outer worlds. In the Cancer
area of life, our role is to create a sense of emotional security. In Capricorn, the issue is
social security, knowing where you belong in the outside world and feeling comfortable
with that. If Cancer is intercepted, the world you were brought up in wasn’t able to give
you the kind of nurturing that made you feel safe. With Gemini on the cusp, you got
information instead of security. If Capricorn is intercepted, Sagittarius on the cusp so
you got a lot of lofty ideas that had no connection with what you actually needed to do to
be successful.
These are polarities we all deal with every day of our lives, but they are emphasized with
the interceptions.
Leo/Aquarius intercepted - Pride, self-confidence/the importance of the larger community
to work together for progress, change. Leo is where you need to feel good about
yourself, to have that sense of self-importance we all need. When Leo is intercepted, it’s
in a house ruled by Cancer, which is much more reserved and uncomfortable in the
outside world. Leo intercepted is like there’s an actor inside. You have to find that
creative center through more unique avenues; look outside the box to get answers those
around you can’t give you. Aquarius is where we all want a sense of social
connectedness and contribution to social reform. It’s trapped in Capricorn’s house.
Maybe it will take a powerful transit to hit you over the head and bring out the Aquarius
energy. Transits say, “do it now, do it now, do it now!” They bring out the energy that’s
been boxed up inside of you.
Virgo/Pisces intercepted - Critical, analytical/Don’t worry about the details, just believe
in the ideal. With Virgo intercepted, you’re struggling to be more organized and
analytical. You may have a weird sense of order that works only for you. Leo on the
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cusp is saying just go out and be yourself, while you’re inside taking yourself apart. With
Pisces in the opposite house, you’ve forgotten how to put yourself back together again.
Pisces is where you need to be happy with your dreams. The Aquarius house cusp is
telling you to be more scientific or progressive; not to let your fantasies and ideals drag
you down. But once you contact them, they don’t drag you down; they make you whole.
Joanne Wickenburg