As we examine the sign at the ascendant the moment of our birth, as well as the placement of the sun and the moon, we can begin to uncover the opportunities and challenges inherent in the moment of our birth. What are we meant to do? What holds us back? What energies can we draw upon to fulfill our true purpose?
 Aries |
“I come forth and from the plane of mind I rule.”What will you begin? What new initiatives will you undertake? |
 Taurus |
“I see, and when the eye is opened, all is illumined.”What will you acquire? What of value are you missing and how will you go about getting it? How will you increase the amount of illumination in your life? |
 Gemini |
“I recognize my other self and in the waning of that self I grow and glow.”What will you learn and what will you teach? What sort of productive exchange can you enter? From what brother can you take, and to which brother can you give? |
 Cancer |
“I build a lighted house and therein dwell.”What will you guard and protect? What needs your sheltering care? For which incarnated idea (be it person or thing) can you become guardian of the form? |
 Leo |
“I am That and That am I.”What will you express? How will you more fully demonstrate who you are so that you can be an example? What quality will you embody and show forth so people will say or recognize: “He is that. She is that.” |
 Virgo |
“I am the Mother and the Child. I God, I Matter am.”What will you perfect or correct? What about yourself do you intend to improve? What labors and adjustments are yours to make if the soul or Christ Child is to wax stronger within you? Where will you be willing to relinquish your own self-will, and become the humble servant to a higher will? |
 Libra |
“I choose the way that leads between the two great lines of force.”To whom do you intend to relate? How will you improve the quality of your relationships? What changes must you bring about in your life to make yourself an example of “right human relationship?” What is the key decision you have to make with regard to your life? |
 Scorpio |
“Warrior am I, and from the battle I emerge triumphant.”What must you overcome, either in yourself or in your environment? What must you sacrifice to be freer? What in you must die so that the soul may fully live? |
 Sagittarius |
“I see the goal. I reach the goal and see another.”What do you envision as your goal? What is the most direct path to your goal? What must you do to achieve the clearest, highest vision or perspective possible to you? |
 Capricorn |
“Lost am I in light supernal, yet on that light I turn my back.”What heights are you trying to attain? What do you have to do to reach the peak of possible achievement? What is the highest responsibility you can assume? |
 Aquarius |
“Water of life am I, poured forth for thirsty men.”What will you share? What will you have to do to distribute yourself more effectively? Which is your group, and what do you have to do to enhance the creativitiy and effective service of your group? |
 Pisces |
“I leave the Father’s Home and turning back, I save.”Who needs your sympathy? Whom can you help or even save? What must you surrender to do the Will of the Most High? |