Career Changes and New Directions

I recently received this personal question from a loyal reader of my Star Cruncher column. In my new column, StarSight, I am answering advice questions based on your natal chart.

Dear Dianne,
I just had a baby and went back to school for the first time in my adult life. My objective is to look toward a career that can better help me provide for my family. I sort of have a passion for psychology of some type. Could you please guide me in seeing what avenues are possible, what might suit me and what I would be really good at?
- Paige

Let’s take a look at Paige’s Natal Chart and see what this Leo has in store for her:

Born: July 23,1972
7:10 am
Preston, Idaho
42° N 05’47” 111° W 52’33”

Dear Paige,
When I first look at your chart I see that with your Leo Sun and Leo rising you have a good deal of expressive, passionate, leadership energy. Your north node in Capricorn shows that you’re growing your soul in this life by learning to be a redeemer for others. You’re learning a skill that is new to you. It is sustaining a persistency of effort toward your goals. The placement of your north node in the 6th house shows your spiritual growth involves shifting your tendency to retreat in this life by developing new behaviors to support you on a path of accountability and service. The service you contribute brings you great fulfillment by helping you lose the sense of separateness that has kept you indifferent in patterns of retreat and escape, something we all do at times…cocooning. This is your opportunity to create new patterns of engaging.

Your natal Sun is in your 12th house which shows that you (and others who have 12th house Sun) have gifts in understanding the subconscious in yourself and others. This position also happens to be classic positioning for doctors and those who work with the afflicted. How does that resonate with you? Did you have an interest in those fields when you were younger?

You have the planet Pluto in your 3rd house which is a phenomenal placement for counselors and psychologists, the area you mentioned in your question. It provides a talent to evaluate people and situations with great accuracy. If you have found yourself in the position of being a shoulder to cry on or giving compassionate advice, take this as a clear clue of assets you already possess.

Your Pluto placement reveals a writing talent within you that can bring relief to nervous tensions that you experience from your other planetary aspects. Excellent research skills are also a benefit of this placement with a special ability to uncover secrets. Perfect for the therapy branch, as they say, “we are only as sick as our secrets” and helping people bring voice to them is very healing.

A karmic positioning of the sign of Cancer on your 12th house cusp ruling your moon in the 5th house in Sagittarius indicates that in past incarnations you were forced to sacrifice the expression of your beliefs. Encouraging others to live their own ideals and beliefs is part of your healing path signified by Chiron in your 9th house of philosophy.

The energies and aspects in your natal chart are desirable for all types of professional counseling. I see that you can help many people with your insight and ability to uncover that which is hidden.

An important dynamic to note in your chart is Pluto square your moon. This is a challenging, creative aspect that propels you to learn to balance your own personal emotions with your intellect. It shows past life patterning around emotional indulgence. As you keep learning to change this old subconscious pattern, your personal insight can help others in learning to balance similar issues. Richard Bach said “we teach best what we most need to learn.”

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