Potential

Life can be challenging, and things are not always

easy. The major challenges in a natal chart are where we

can expect increased activity and personal involvement --

ready or not. These critical areas of life can be

difficult, and the resulting confusion and possible

obscuration often makes it hard for us to see and act with

little children, others describe yourselves, her parents

and teachers, and the environment you provide for her.

Other aspects may show up later, at about age 12 or older,

even in young adulthood. Your knowledge of these areas in

your child's chart should give you a greater understanding

as to how to help her turn stumbling blocks into rings on

the ladder of success. Therefore, when it comes to the

following factors in your child's chart, you may wish to

exercise extra patience.

Children born with this aspect are often imaginative

and expressive. Nevertheless, the child may find it hard to

understand and talk about her feelings. Or perhaps her

intentions are misunderstood. (Sometimes this results from

the perception of the mother as somehow non-communicative.)

If she feels awkward in conversation, the child could be

shy or moody. Take the time to talk with your child. Help

her learn to separate her thoughts from her feelings. Find

ways to build her self-confidence in speaking and

interacting with others: i.e., build her vocabulary, teach

her elocution and the social skills, be generous with

praise. Some children with this Moon-Mercury contact are

high-strung, restless, and/or mentally stubborn. On the

other hand, your child could be exceptionally glib and

clever with a noticeable wit! She could be a born

salesperson! Whichever is the case, she benefits by right

schooling and training.

Sun-Uranus aspects often indicate leadership potential.

Your child may be very magnetic, others being drawn to her.

She is not afraid to be different, and may indeed be a

"trendsetter." Later in life she is likely to be interested

in some kind of social or political reform. However, the

child with the this aspect may be somewhat of a rebel, with

a history of flaunting convention and going against

authority. She may feel different than her schoolmates. She

could separate herself out and end up as the loner,

although this is not necessarily what she inwardly desires.

Your child could be very bright with exceptional talent. To

be happy, however, she needs to learn to cooperate with

others. Be patient in seeing her through those unexciting

but necessary routines which are simply part of life. Her

ideas may be brilliant, but help her learn to test them for

practical value as well. Sometimes, Sun-Uranus aspects

describe the father as being radical, eccentric, highly

individualistic or somehow unusual. Note: if Saturn is well

aspected, your child is more apt to have her feet on the

ground!

Brilliance or eccentricity? Children with this aspect

may be very original thinkers! Nevertheless, they usually

require instruction in follow-up and consistency in their

work. This child's natural tendency could be to change her

mind in the middle of a project and go rushing off in some

new direction. Guide your child in finding practical uses

for her plentiful insights.

The child with this aspect typically is generous but

may tend to overdo in some way--in food, in action, in

speech. She could be gullible and lack discrimination,

especially in the company she keeps! Teach her not to throw

her pearls before swine! She feels close to the mother, but

should not be over-indulged. Getting things started and off

the ground may be harder for her than for most.

The child with this aspect may have a somewhat unusual

upbringing. Later in life she is apt to attract a partner

who is independent and also a bit unusual. If the mother is

inconsistent in moods, rules or behavior, the child with

this aspect could easily become confused; not knowing what

to expect from her when. She needs to know she can rely on

her. Children with this Moon-Uranus contact can be

unconventional, even at the expense of popularity. She

learns by experience and may depart from the trodden path.

Your child may be restless and move around a lot. Her

desire for personal freedom quite likely goes against the

majority. She could be impulsive, more impatient than not,

and (especially if Mars aspects the Moon or Uranus) could

find it hard to control her temper. She could be subject to

sudden mood changes! Your child can master this aspect by

acquiring self-control and self-knowledge. Some children

with this Moon-Uranus aspect are quite brilliant and

original in their thinking. Teach your child the importance

of keeping commitments.