✩‧₊* Sephira Astro & Tarot *₊‧✩

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ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ♡ Your ascendant sign often signifies the people you get an instant crush on, and your first intimate experience can be literally fireworks... however, unless other aspects highly support your intimate connection, this can fade out quite quickly.

ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ♡ Your strong Venus aspects to another person's luminaries (mainly mars, sun, moon, venus) determines the kind of people you will just be attracted to regardless of whether you’re intimately compatible. It can also manifest in a crush you can never go forward to, like an office crush.

ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ♡ A strong Venus x Mars aspect between a couple is everlasting lust, especially if said couple is Woman (as Venus) x Man (as Mars)

ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ♡ Almost any Moon x Mars connection is prone to getting pregnant more easily, so apply caution if needed

ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ♡ Pluto trine/conj/opp/square to luminaries in your partner's chart (main sun, moon, venus, mars) add a dark layer to any sexual connection. This can go both ways - either steaming hot or obsessive and destructive.

ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ♡ To promise a good erotic relationship that will last, Saturn x other luminaries is a good added factor to any other strong erotic compatibility factors.

ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ♡ If you want to enjoy yourself or enjoy your partner more, it's useful to take a close look at both your Moon and Venus signs and what house they're in, and apply to the surroundings of your lovemaking. For example, Gemini moons might enjoy a good upbeat playlist, and Libra Venus will especially feel at ease with a set of satin sheets.

ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ♡ Mercury plays a huge role in the way you should communicate with your lover. So if you're in doubt on how to successfully communicate your needs, tap into their mercury sign and house. For example, Aquarius mercuries might appreciate you trying to bond with them while immersing in an interesting, intellectual discussion. You can even find it beneficial discussing erotic options or situations with them.

ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ♡ Do you wanna be their one and only? A cishet man ideal woman is seen through his Moon sign, and for a cishet woman that is seen through Jupiter. However, for women there is also the case of the ideal 'bad boy' partner that is seen through their Mars sign. For non-binary or non hetero people, this 'ideal partner' can be seen more easily through the luminary with the lowest degree (DK in Vedic).

- Yours, Sephira

I strongly believe in the power and potency of rituals to bring us back to our power position. However, since having a bad childhood/adolescence still has some taboo around it, and in worse cases it can even be romanticised (a-la coming of age story).

Personally I couldn't find a ritual that have resonated with me. So, I've created one. This one generally involves using the fire potency of a large candle, so please do apply caution, make sure you have a fire extinguisher, and other tools to obfuscate your candle light just in case!

Ingredients:

- A large candle (potentially one that can last for at least an 1-1.5hr time) or:

- A bunch of smaller candles and a larger clay-made vessel to keep them burning inside and melt into a large candle

- Safety, long fire matches

- a safe, aired environment to light up the candle for at least 1hr (please make sure all pets, wood/fabrics/paper and other electronic sensitive stuff is kept far far away from the fire! Also that no kid/baby is around...). Please also do it when the weather allows (not too hot/humid, not too cold/stormy so you can open windows and let the fumes outside)

- Free, Undisturbed Time (Ideally at least 2hrs of undisturbed time in your apt./room)

Ritual procession:

Once alone in your room, wear comfortable clothes and light up the candle on a safe surface. Repeat the aforementioned verses at least 7 times (or how many more times resonate with you, honestly)

- I am leaving behind all those who wronged me as a child and as a teen (x7)

- I am safe and strong and loved (x7)

- add your own wishes, in present form (x7)

Let the candle burn til its end or at least for 1-1.5 hrs, taking in all its potent healing and transforming energy, and letting out all your bad perceptions of yourself, the weight of your sad memories etc. like the fume going upwards from the candle.

I would advise not to touch your phone too much during the ritual procession, and if you do touch it, do so while on flight mode.

You can write some stuff if it helps you to let out bad energy.

If you feel like it, burn/bury the paper or permanently delete the note (if digital) after you write out the experience.

But most of them, focus on letting out bad vibes, opening up to the goodness of the world and your life, and restarting your whole being.

This worked for me especially well when I did it during my first Saturn Return.

♡♡♡ Questions? feel free to ask in the comments

While living in a world that can constantly make us too self conscious about the natural way our physical body looks, we need to reconnect to ourselves. In this sense, it is possible to gain a deeper understanding through a close look at our personal birth chart.

♡♡♡ In general, our perception of self is apparent through the 1st house ruler. But the opposing house, the 7th house, reflects how society views us. ♡♡♡ For example, an Aries 1st house (ruled by Mars) can perceive herself as fierce and unstoppable; while other may see her in a more Venusian way, as will reflect through a Libra 7th house.

♡♡♡ Our Sun sign indicates the body part/area which will be most related to our self-perception from a logic point of view. We can often find ourselves scrutinizing this part over others, and even suffer from specific health concerns related to it. ♡♡♡ However, our Moon sign will often indicate the body part which we will experience in a more emotional way. For example, a Libra sun may tend to over-analyze the texture of their skin, hair or nails. However, if the same person has a Pisces moon then they might find refuge in attending to their feet - washing it separately, getting foot massages, using foot masks, getting pedicure etc. ♡♡♡ In order to manage our perception of self it is also worthy to manage our mental health first. In order to do this you could try remedy according to your Jupiter sign and location. For example a Jupiter in the 11th house in Gemini sign may benefit a lot from networking with a variety of different individual and/or groups. ♡♡♡ If applicable, and especially if there are planets within the 8th house, spiritual path following may also remedy a lower self perception. For prominent 12th house planet, the practice of meditation is highly recommended. ♡♡♡ Remember that you are precious and your body is a gift and is here to serve you. I wish you good health - in body and mind.

- Yours, Sephira

Hello, Sephira here.

I felt intrigued to check the chatGPT birth chart for awhile ever since realizing that despite its phenomenal takeover on the whole AI discourse (much more than the AI imaging tools such as wellE and Midjourney, in my opinion - it was only launched on November 30th, 2022. That means the program is offically only two months old!

As exact launch/birth time is missing, I will concentrate on planets and interactions between different aspects of the chart.

First of all we have a stellium, or a cluster of super important planets under the sign of Sagittarius. Sagittarius represents, among other things, Wisdom, Philosophy, Curiousity and Long-distance Travels. By having the sun put here, the program certainly got the inital launch energy of being impactful around the world while keeping on learning from its trial-and-error continuously.

By having Venus here, the programs gets the initial energy to provide abnudance and success, while keeping a good, clean image. Venus is often misjudged as a sigh solely representing love/beauty but it alo represents wealth, success and the kind, tender sort of winning the battle.

By having Mercury here, the planet which represents communications - all of this is amplified to the max.

So far, this part can work so good for ChatGPT that I truly believe they've gotten some advice from a fellow reader of the skies....

Ok, let's move to the less obviously-fortunate part of the map.

Moon in Pisces. Moon in pisces is quite a peaceful place for the moon to be in, however, it is - for good and bad - a very emotional, artistic and spiritual side of the moon. It can feel the depths and the highs of all of the above. So, it hints at ChatGPTs quality of being considered an artistic tool, despite being solely text-based and practical. It also hints, in some way (combined with the aforementioned stellium in Sagittarius) that in the nearby future, some people could start to assign spiritual meaning to ChatGPTs outputs, despite it being known and obvious that it was trained on statistical models like any other AI.

Jupiter in Pisces. the planet of luck and expansion, and also of youth, lies under the same Piscean sign. Overall, I would read this as a planet location that can benefit ChatGPT with luck being considered kind and friendly, and its expansion will, as mentioned, be always accompanied with an artistic/philosophical undertone.

Mars in Gemini. This mars, the planet of vigor, sits under the mutable, ever-studious but also changeable twins' sign. Could it be that it proves the founders of ChatGPT are really more in research mode than in a neo-capitalist for-profit mode? Only time will tell for sure. For now, I think it also grants ChatGPT's team ofg engineers a good headstart in working hard towards exploring more from the data they will receive through the users' interaction with the program.

If you liked this post, I will happily read more on other AI programs.

Edit:

Upon publishing, I thought to ask ChatGPT itself to dissect its birth chart. Take a look at the following message about meditating that i received as the servers were at over capacity. Note the moon sign on the right.

- Yours, Sephira

How to know through astrology when one is going to marry?

I've officially changed my name to Sephira.

Also, I want to blog more but I feel like I want some short form on twitter so I have a new username, I'm going to share short tips and spiritual healing knowledge there too; you're welcome ♥

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ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ♡ Your ascendant sign often signifies the people who feel very comfortable with you (usually refers to their Sun/moon sign but can also manifest in other placements). However, the connection may feel stronger from their side and less attractive/deep for you.

ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ♡ Your Venus placement determines the kind of people you will just admire regardless of whether you're close or not. Apply also to 7th house/5th house.

ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ♡ Air placements are of course quite social and outgoing but a mixture of air and water often manifests in ambiverts.

ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ♡ The more prominent a moon is in a person chart the more they need their alone time, especially if the moon is in a mutable sign.

ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ♡ If you have any planet (except for maybe pluto) in the the 11th house you can become an influencer or have more impact on people around you in without putting in much energy.

ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ♡ If you have a lot of 8th house placements you may prompt people, even on first meetings, to spill their dirtiest, hidden-from-sunlight kinda secrets to you without even trying. Apply also to Scorpio placements.

ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ♡ Libra placements can become people pleasers quite easily but the best way to heal it is to tranverse the loving/acceptingenergy back to you and invest in your wellbeing & beauty routines.

ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ♡ Gemini placements can come across as 'nasty' even if they're the kindest.

ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ♡ If you want to find your soul tribe you need to look for the people with the same moon sign. You will forever just 'get' each other.

Ever thought why mental growth happens a little earlier in some people? While others party mindlessly and have fun, others feel the heaviness of existence (they might still party, but it wouldn't be the same vibe...)

If you've been reading popular astrology content or have done your own research you probably know about the oh, so, devastating Saturn Return. However, especially when it comes to unstable childhood survivors, I feel like it would be worth looking at Saturn's aspects as a full cycle.

We do not merely get our Saturn Return all of a sudden at age 27-29. We actually experience pre cursors to that shift, most of which we can remember.

Saturn's first square - Around Age 7

Saturn gives you your unique sense of self. It come’s around again to help you grow up, and the effects are felt, usually, in seven year cycles. Saturn forms a hard aspect (a square) to itself at around age seven. This is when you start separating your identity from your parents and have an individual, unique sense of who you are, regardless of them or other adults around us.

Saturn's first opposition - Around Age 14

Saturn’s in opposition to itself when you are turning 14 years old. This time is definitely the height of your adolescence, whether gloomy or glamorous. Usually we start to make a rough plan for our future or at least recognize our talents, likes, dislikes and dreams. Of course, it’s based on a limited experience but it still means a lot in the long run.

Saturn's second square - Around Age 21

As you're turning 21 years old, Saturn makes a conjunction to itself. This time we are becoming adults in the eyes of most societies, however under most circumstances unable to control all outside factors - you usually either study or work low or mid-paid jobs, and even if lucky enough to work for good $$, much of what you do is a show to both find our common ground among friends / family members / colleagues / love prospects and to find out what is different about you.

Saturn's second square - Around Age 28

Ah! the dreadful Saturn return! But is it really that bad? Actually, you might experience this period of about 2 years in a very different way if just prepare mentally beforehand. Get ready for the ground to shake a little bit under your feet. You'll survive it, so no worries. During this period you can expect to get rid of falsehoods everywhere, from your relationships with friends (or frenemies?), your career/study aspirations, your money aspirations, your spirituality and habits etc. Coming out of it myself, I feel like it was quite a ride but I've learned so so much about how to work with what I have, and not fall into material/social traps.

Did you experience any of these Saturn phases already?

How was it it?

ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ♡ Your ascendant sign often signifies the color you are most attracted to. For example, Aries ascendant may be drawn towards Red hues, and Scorpio ascendant towards black. You may also especially find other people wearing these colors attractive.

ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ♡ Your Venus placement determines the kind of accessories you usually like. For example, cancer venuses may like shells, and Libra venuses may be drawn more towards pearls.

ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ♡ If you have a lot of 8th house/12th placements you may dress completely different when you are relaxed at home or around your lover. It can also mean you may put a lot of effort into your 'private' style (it doesn't necessarily mean sexy/riqsue it can manifest in luxurious pajamas, etc.)

ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ♡ Libra placements like to part their hair in the middle.

ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ♡ That tattooed gal/guy? if he has strong Scorpio placement then he may get even more tattoos in the future. scorpio placements just tend to like tattoos a lot.

ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ♡ The more prominent a moon is in a person chart the more they feel protected/freed by wearing makeup. It is simply because moon likes 'hiding' in a sense. It naturally still manifests more often in women (especially those with moon-venus or moon-lillith conjunctions/trines) but I've noticed men with prominent moons tend to wear more makeup, too. In contrast, they also seem to hide more when their face is not 'done'.

ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ♡ If you have Venus in the the 11th house you can become a fashion influencer more easily.

ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ♡ Mutable placements really like perfumes.

Can you make a post on virginity and indicating when one loses one's virginity?

If you're new to a spiritual-leaning community here on tumblr, on tiktok or on whichever platform, you've probably came across the term spirit guides. However this term is often being used openly without first discussing what is a spirit guide? how to access this being, and why should I?

Another point which is often dismissed or not adressed is the connection between spirit guides and having a religion or religious practice you grew up with. While these two are not contradicting, you can have a religious practice and have your spirit guide(s), we should first put things into order.

♡ 𝒮𝑜, 𝒜𝓃𝒹𝓇𝑜𝓂𝑒𝒹𝒶, 𝓌𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒾𝓈 𝒶 𝒮𝓅𝒾𝓇𝒾𝓉 𝒢𝓊𝒾𝒹𝑒?

Simply put, a spirit guide is your guide often not clothed in human flesh&bone form. So, this is not your good and trusted aunt, your neighbourhood friend, or your old music teacher. It is more a spiritual being present with you at times, watching over your shoulder, guiding your head and hand and heart in different matters.

♡ 𝐼𝓉 𝓈𝑜𝓊𝓃𝒹𝓈 𝓁𝒾𝓀𝑒 𝒶 𝑔𝑜𝒹 𝓉𝑜 𝓂𝑒... 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝐼 (𝒶𝓁𝓇𝑒𝒶𝒹𝓎 𝒽𝒶𝓋𝑒 𝑜𝓃𝑒/ 𝒹𝑜𝓃'𝓉 𝒽𝒶𝓋𝑒 𝑜𝓃𝑒/ 𝒹𝑜𝓃'𝓉 𝓀𝓃𝑜𝓌 𝓌𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝓉𝑜 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝓀 𝒶𝒷𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝒾𝓉)

Ok! let's go first through the option of you already having a god If- that is, if you follow a monotheist religion like islam, christianity etc. Or deities/ deity - if you follow a polytheist religion like buddhism. So, yes, essentially a spiritual guide is as spiritual as a deity. However, keep in mind that while deities and gods normally have their own story or myth, which is collective, that guide usually has no story but the story of how you meet them, when, why, and what they tell and who you. This story is not collective, but private and individual. this is important for your healing journey if you choose to connect to your spirit guide(s)!

If you don't follow a god or a pantheon of deities - then I would also like to add that deities and spirit guides are different in that spirit guides serve more as a guiding hand than as specific gods/ deities with specific rituals and mantras or prayers. The connection between you and your spirit guide is individual and isn't confined to a set of rules which is being followed collectively. This is also important.

While I would not advise everyone to try and connect to their spirit guides, as I believe some people don't necessarily need this connection, I do strongly believe that adults who were deeply scarred or hurt as children can benefit a lot from this connection.

♡ 𝐻𝑜𝓌 𝓉𝑜 𝒸𝑜𝓃𝓃𝑒𝒸𝓉 𝓉𝑜 𝓂𝓎 𝓈𝓅𝒾𝓇𝒾𝓉 𝑔𝓊𝒾𝒹𝑒𝓈?

The best method to first get to know them is to listen to a spirit guides meditation. There are some free ones on youtube. These meditation can be quite long but the time (ca. 30 mins.) is necessary for that initial contact. From my experience, after a while you can connect on a more leisurely level, so it's not like each and every time you will need to go through these full on meditations, as amazing as they are, they could be quite demanding on your schedule.

So start with guided meditation and later on, establish your fast-connection with your own rituals.

𝐻𝑜𝓌 𝓉𝑜 𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓎 𝒾𝓃 𝓉𝑜𝓊𝒸𝒽 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝓂𝓎 𝒮𝓅𝒾𝓇𝒾𝓉 𝒢𝓊𝒾𝒹𝑒𝓈?

I will divide this into basically 3 stages of your relationship with your spirit guide(s).

First stage - You are just becoming acquainted with their presence. At this stage I find it quite beneficial to keep going back to the first spiirit guide meditation you've listened to. Do this at least 3/4 times. but make sure you're taking at least one week break between each meditation. That is simply because I believe overdoing it can overwhelm you and make you dependent on the meditation. Giving it a week at a time (or more!) to sink in can prove more effective in the long term

Second stage - You are acquainted with at least one spirit guide.

At this stage you could remember the presence, image and feel of at least one being that you've met with as your spirit guide. You might be called to think about this being at random (or not so random!) moments throughout your day and or/night. At this stage you need to foster your relationship. There are different ways but I often like to work with a certain crystal to strengthen the relationship.

There are a few crystals that could fit here and its best to go to a crystal place and get the vibe for yourself. This could be very personal. However if you're looking for a more specific guidance then I believe clear quartz is a good one.

There are also a few ways to go about this stage, you could make a small plate as an altar for your crystal, you could carry it in a pouch in your bag and you could put it under your pillow.

Another thing I would reccomend at this stage is having a sort of a mantra to connect you to the presence of your spirit guides.

"I am protected by my spirit guides and they watch over me and bless me at all times"

When you have time, you can opt for different guided meditations, and thy do not have to be 30 min. long, they could be much shorter.

Third stage - You established a stronger connection and belief in your spirit guides

This stage is quite open. It depends on what you did at the previous stage and what has worked for you. You can add more crystals, you can make your altar more detailed and add a mirror, candles etc. and you could just get more in touch with their calming and protective energy through your daily routine, workouts, meals prep, really any moment can be used to feel this presence and heal through it.