Brian Dare ([info]brian_dare) wrote,
@ 2007-11-08 11:53:00
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Current mood: celestial
Current music:Stickin In My Eye - NOFX

And the winner is...
OK, here's the follow-up to my quiz post.

I am screening comments on this one, too, but I have "findings" about your choices I can post.

I was originally going to just post the Key to the poems, but I decided to do more research and discovered something interesting: the data supports each of your choices.

I am screening comments on this post, so I'll leave it up to you -

1. If you post for me to Unscreen, I'll post my findings here.
2. If you prefer to remain anonymous, just post your email for me to mail you my findings.


In case you hadn't guessed - and one smart alec even pointed out to me that I had missed one of the names I should have hidden ;) - the poems were about planets.

There were very popular books in the Middle Ages for the Planets and their Children. These particular poems were from an excellent web version of one of these books -

The Planets and Their Children: A Blockbook of Medieval Popular Astrology

Key (I intentionally scrambled their order):
A - Jupiter
B - Luna
C - Venus
D - Saturn
E - Mercury
F - Mars
G - Sun

As for my results, I got 3 votes for A, 2 for C, 2 for E, and 1 for G. I compared the choices to my natal chart:

A - Jupiter

Three planets in Cancer (in which Jupiter is exalted): Jupiter, Sun, Mercury
Saturn in Pisces (which is ruled by Jupiter)
Sun conjunction Jupiter (which is a positive aspect)

C - Venus

Venus in Taurus, which it rules and is its "joy."
Moon in Libra, which venus rules.
Saturn in Pisces, in which Venus is exalted.
Venus sextile Saturn, a positive aspect, and an interesting connection of 2 of my Venus-influenced planets.

E - Mercury

Mars in Gemini, which is ruled by Mercury
Mercury in Cancer, drawing strength from Jupiter, like my Sun conjunction.

G - Sun

My Rising Sign, Scorpio, ruled by Mars which also rules Aries, in which the Sun is Exalted.
Sun conjunction Jupiter, a positive aspect, and possibly drawing influence from the strong placement of Jupiter in my chart.


I have also compared your choices to your charts, and found similar connections.

An interesting side story:

About 13 years ago, in my heavy Ouija work, the board told me, in response to a question, that I was a "moonchild." I found this very "hippy" and amusing, but never thought much of it. I was unfamiliar with the Planets' Children books at that time, and in light of what I now know, suspect the board was calling me a rebel -
Headstrong, heedless, and half-wild -
If he won't be led, he's Luna's child.


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[info]farkinidjot
2007-11-08 06:20 pm UTC (link)
I neither seek nor shy away from anonymity. :) Unscreen away.

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[info]brian_dare
2007-11-08 06:37 pm UTC (link)
You chose A - Jupiter. On your birth chart, you have:

Sun in Pisces (which Jupiter rules)
Venus trine Jupiter, a positive aspect, strengthened by Venus being in Taurus, it's ruler and Gaudium ("joy").

However, you might also want to consider for yourself C - Venus. You have three planets in Taurus, which Venus rules: Venus, Moon, Mars. And one of them is the planet Venus rules. You also have the Sun in Pisces, in which Venus is exalted.

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[info]lisamartin
2007-11-08 07:22 pm UTC (link)
I am also fine with being descreened :)

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[info]brian_dare
2007-11-08 07:36 pm UTC (link)
You chose B - Luna

Two planets in Cancer, which is ruled by the Moon: Sun and Mercury.
Two planets in Taurus, in which the Moon is exalted: Venus (which Rules Taurus) and Mars
Moon Trine Venus, a positive aspect, and an interesting connection given the connection of these planets just mentioned

You also have a strong Venus side, with two planets in Taurus, ruled by Venus: Venus and Mars

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[info]fionathecelt
2007-11-08 08:11 pm UTC (link)
Unscreen - tell me what you found
seeing as we were discussing this last night

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[info]brian_dare
2007-11-08 08:42 pm UTC (link)
You chose A - Jupiter, C - Venus, G - Sun. At first, I was disappointed you didn't chose only one, but it was interesting how well the three you picked fit together on your chart -

A - Jupiter, C - Venus

Venus in Cancer, in which Jupiter is exalted
Venus trine Jupiter, a positive aspect

G - Sun

Sun in Leo, which it rules.
Positive Sun Aspects -
Sun conjunction Venus, interesting given the link between Venus and Jupiter
Sun sextile Saturn, exalted in Libra, interesting since Libra is ruled by Venus

You also have a little Martian in you, two planets in Scorpio: Moon and Jupiter. But the Sun might be overloading this, because Mars also rules Aries, in which the Sun is exalted, so with Leo in it's home sign, it's influence might be greater.

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[info]thedemko
2007-11-08 08:43 pm UTC (link)
Descreen me away. :-)

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[info]brian_dare
2007-11-08 09:20 pm UTC (link)
You chose G - Sun

Yours had the least hits in your chart:

Saturn in Leo (which the Sun Rules)

But you had a lot in Mercury and Venus:

Three planets in signs ruled by Mercury: Sun in Virgo, Moon in Gemini, and Jupiter in Gemini
Three planets in signs ruled by Venus: Mercury in Libra, Venus in Libra, and Mars in Libra

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[info]exavieor666
2007-11-08 09:24 pm UTC (link)
oooh I want to know descreen away :)

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[info]brian_dare
2007-11-08 09:45 pm UTC (link)
You chose A - Jupiter.

Yours is simple but compelling, you have three planets in Cancer (where Jupiter is Exalted): Sun, Mercury, and Venus.

But you also have some serious Venus going on, two Planets in Libra, ruled by Venus: Jupiter and Saturn, even stronger with Saturn exalted in Libra.

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[info]dragonflii_echo
2007-11-09 12:42 am UTC (link)
unscreen me!

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[info]brian_dare
2007-11-09 12:51 am UTC (link)
You chose C - Venus

Your chart has two planets in signs ruled by Venus:
Sun in Virgo (which is ruled by Venus)
Venus in Libra (which also rules Venus)

You also have the Moon trine Venus, which is a positive aspect, and interesting because the Moon is exalted in Taurus, which Venus rules.

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