#casual notes

Notes about parental and family influences and interpretations throughout different areas in astrology.

Sun - Your relationship with your father or parent who shapes your personality/identity and confidence, ability to lead a household, pride in family or children.

Moon - Your relationship with your mother or parent who nurtures your inner self or emotions, maternal instincts, your inner mothering/healing/nurturing abilities, how you may behave as a mother/parent.

Venus - An uncommon way to look at the planet is how you are taught self-love and/or how to love others. There may be an emphasis on learning this from your mother or feminine family member, but aspects and house placement could change this.

Jupiter - Due to its connection to Zeus/Jupiter being the head of the pantheon and its connection to divinity it can be looked at as a moral guide or spiritual guide. Some connect this to ideas around fatherhood.

Saturn- The parent who acts as an authority figure and/or disciplinarian, typically associated with fathers. How you react to authority figures.

Ceres- The asteroid of caregiving and nurturing, this shouldn't be ignored when considering mothers/motherhood/parenthood.

Demeter - Can indicate the bond between a mother and child. Also has connections to fertility. Also connected to relationship to food, resources, nature, finances, and nurturing.

Juno - The asteroid of marriage, attachment, intimacy, soulmates.

Hera - Associated with marriage and childbirth. Also associated with jealousy and manipulation within romance/marriage.

Frigga - Associated with loyalty to family and spouses/partners.

Zeus- An asteroid that gives greater detail into your father's influence or your influence as a parent. Can talk about parent or father figures outside of your birth parent. Also it can give insight into the more dramatic dynamics among your family. Also has connections to fertility.

1st House - The house of potential, usually heavily focused on the self, this could be a place where expectations can be looked at from a family view. But ultimately this house will always be all about YOU, and not others. This could be looked at as your own expectations which can be influenced by family or not. Associated with birth.

3rd House - Siblings, extended family, neighbors, community.

4th House - House of family, home, roots, ancestry, hometowns, and motherhood/parenthood.

5th House - House of children, pride, legacy, creation, pregnancy, and experiences as a parent.

7th House - Marriage, romantic partnerships, partnerships of all kinds.

10th House - House of parental figures, authority figures, how you learn to be part of society and the public sphere, and your parent's expectations.

*10th House/Saturn - Has connections to grandparents.

11th House/Uranus - Can be used to interpret "found family" and adoption or fostering. The 11th House in particular speaks to community, your "village", your tribe, and your friendships.

12th House - Family karma, family secrets, the womb.

Aries- Usually known as the baby or child of the zodiac but has also been used as a symbol for fathers in some instances (typically connecting back to leadership traits).

Cancer - Strong ties to motherhood, the "maternal" sign.

Leo- Strong ties to fatherhood and is usually considered the most "paternal" sign.