Happy Sixth Birthday to Levi Alves McConaughey
Mlle Kiddie has lost one of her blogs, so she is re posting Levi's entire Kiddiegram from her Star Bureau.
This astrological portrait of your child is intended to give you insight into his unique gifts and challenges. Much of a child's behavior which may puzzle or stymie his parents are quite normal, common "developmental stages" of childhood, and there are a number of fine books available on the subject which illuminate the predictable stages that children experience as they unfold. In addition to the universal patterns, each child is an individual with particular qualities, potentials, and needs, and an understanding of these can help you parent your child more wisely and effectively. Acceptance and appreciation for a child's basic nature, and an awareness of the places where there might be stress or difficulties for your child, can be important allies in your parenting.
You will find that the interpretation of your child's chart is written in simple language, uncluttered by astrological jargon. If a statement appears to contradict another statement, then he exhibits these opposite qualities at different times in his life. For example, a statement that he is highly sociable and gregarious and a statement that you prefer solitude seemingly contradict each other; this means that he vacillates, and needs both sociability and solitude at different times.
The positions of the planets at birth and other technical information
is provided below for the benefit of students of astrology:
Sun 16 Can 16 Pluto 29 Sag 23
Moon 21 Vir 19 N. Node 18 Aqu 57
Mercury 25 Gem 57 Asc. 22 Sag 27
Venus 24 Can 12 MC 9 Lib 24
Mars 3 Vir 49 2nd cusp 26 Cap 40
Jupiter 17 Cap 38 3rd cusp 4 Pis 31
Saturn 5 Vir 10 5th cusp 7 Tau 44
Uranus 22 Pis 36 6th cusp 1 Gem 05
Neptune 23 Aqu 48
Tropical Placidus Daylight Savings Time observed
GMT: 01:22:00 Time Zone: 8 hours West
Lat. and Long. of birth: 34 N 03 08 118 W 14 34
Aspects and orbs:
Conjunction: 7 Deg 00 Min
Opposition : 5 Deg 00 Min
Square : 5 Deg 00 Min
Trine : 5 Deg 00 Min
Sextile : 4 Deg 00 Min
The RISING SIGN in the birthchart (also known as the Ascendant) shows how this child faces life, his basic attitude or stance toward the world, the way he comes across, and how he appears to others.
Sagittarius Rising:
An eager explorer, restless wanderer, high-spirited and energetic adventurer, this child is bound to keep you on the go. Even from a very young age, he is very curious and hates to be contained in any way. As a baby, he will need a great deal of motion (bouncing, going for outings in his stroller, being carried in a backpack), and later on when he is mobile himself, you may have a hard time keeping up with him. He needs plenty of space to dance, prance, gallop, cavort, and generally release his overflowing energy. He can be quite boisterous and wild in his play and he often has no sense of self-restraint or moderation. He is a bit of a daredevil, and if it has never been done before, he wants to do it. He can also be rather overwhelming to quieter, more cautious children, but on the other hand, his liveliness and good cheer tends to be contagious. He brings out the playfulness in other people.
There is an open, welcoming friendliness about him that others find quite appealing. He seems to expect good times, and he enjoys sharing them. He likes having many playmates, and while he may have a favorite, he does not like to be limited or held back by anyone. In fact, he balks at restrictions of any kind, and finding a balance between giving him free rein to express himself and setting reasonable limits, is likely to be an ongoing challenge for you. When you want him to do something, you must enlist his cooperation and appeal to his higher instincts and strong sense of fair play. Commands and heavy displays of authority will create much resentment and resistance in him, but if you treat him with respect, he will generally respond admirable.
Levi is unflinchingly truthful, also, and his blunt honesty can be both refreshing and appalling at times. He sees right through hypocrisy and pretenses and he is not shy about pointing them out. He will probably need some gentle schooling in the art of diplomacy and of protecting people's feelings. His good humor and good will are obvious, however, and therefore many people do not take offense at what otherwise might be a real blow!
Asc. Square Moon:
Levi doesn't necessarily hide his feelings (though that may be true at times) but he can be difficulty to read. He doesn't always show you what he needs or wants, but may nevertheless be hurt when he doesn't receive it. Only if you know him really well do you know that really preferences and tastes and the things that really comfort and console him. Gently coaxing him to express his feelings and to accept the support he truly craves would be helpful. Otherwise he is up to appear pouty, moody, or inconsistent.
Asc. Opposition Mercury:
Levi is very communicative, needs a lot of conversation, and solicits other people's ideas and opinions on just about everything. He can be argumentative at times, primarily for the purpose of drawing someone into a discussion. Matching his wits or debating with others may well be a favorite pastime.
Asc. Square Uranus:
Levi can be high-strung, erratic, or nervous at times. There is an electric, dynamic quality about him, and he may not be especially reliable. He acts spontaneously, on impulse. He also resists conforming to rules and conventions imposed by others.
Asc. Sextile Neptune:
Levi seems to empathize and understand other people in a sensitive, intuitive way. He is receptive and inclined to simply take in or melt into his surroundings, rather than making a forceful, assertive impact on the world.
He is imaginative and possibly quite creative also.
Asc. Conjunct Pluto:
Quietly strong-willed and intense, Levi sometimes discomforts others by his inscrutability and intensity. He may be something of a loner, as he dislikes superficiality and has little interest in light social interactions. He likes to get to the bottom of things and will often ask difficult or profound questions, probing until he gets answers.
The SUN in the birthchart represents who this child is at heart, his primary thrust in life, and what path he needs to follow in order to fulfill himself as a unique individual. It indicates who he is inside rather than the way he appears (which is shown more clearly by the Rising Sign).
Sun in Cancer:
At heart, Levi is a very emotional and sympathetic person who is highly sensitive to the feeling tone and subtle atmosphere surrounding him. He cries easily and often seems swept up by the ebb and flow of constantly fluctuating emotions. He instinctively seeks a safe harbor to retreat to, a private place that feels safe and protected, which is most often his mother or his home.
He is very attached to his family and to the beloved, familiar things of home, and he may be loathe to venture away from them for very long, especially when he is quite young. A natural shyness or reticence to open himself to strangers will be in evidence quite early, and he should not be pushed into sociability or a false show of "bravery." Allow him to set his own pace in meeting the world. Though his attachment to you may be thought of as "clingy" or "overly dependent," it is best to reassure him and to very gently encourage him to overcome his fears. Eventually, given plenty of support and the knowledge that you will indeed always be there to go back to, he will leave the nest quite happily.
Levi has a very nurturing, loving, protective side and he naturally responds to others' needs for comfort and care. Having pets or even a garden to tend will make him quite contented. He is also likely to be an enthusiastic chef and should be allowed to help with the cooking as much as possible. Food will always play an important role in his life, as a means to give and receive emotional sustenance as well as physical nourishment. You should take care not to substitute food for emotional comfort (i.e. "He hurt your feelings? Let's have some milk and cookies and forget all about it. . ."). This could easily become a habit of his that would be difficult to break later in life.
In fact, the habits that he creates in childhood are likely to stay with him throughout his life, and the attitudes and behaviors he absorbs now will always influence him strongly. He has an excellent memory, also.
Sun in 7th house:
Levi is a "people person" who may have little inclination or taste for solitude. Finding interesting things to do when he's on his own can be challenging. Companionship and friendship are everything to him, and he may not act very decisively unless he knows that at least one other person approves of his actions. Because of this, his friends and other significant people in his life can unduly influence him. He may also be a bit of a busybody, because he so much wants to be actively involved in others' lives. He will play advisor, peace-maker, go-between, or counselor to his playmates and friends throughout his life.
Sun Opposition Jupiter:
There is a great deal of playfulness and restless exuberance in this child, and it may be hard for him to contain himself, settle down, and get serious. He hates being confined, and thrives on being outside, in open spaces. He will love excursions, trips, long hikes, seeing new sights.
He also has many interests, but he can be lazy and lax about details, following through on promises, and finishing what he starts.
MERCURY represents thinking and reasoning processes, the way your child's mind works, his intellectual inclinations and way of communicating ideas.
Mercury in Gemini:
Alert, clever, and quick-witted, Levi is very inquisitive and grasps new ideas very rapidly. He is fond of words and ideas, and is likely to be very talkative, sometimes overly so. His mind never stops!
Mercury in 7th house:
This child likes to talk with people and find out how they think, and he'll follow you around the house and "talk your ears off" in an attempt to converse with you. He may be a chatterbox in school too, and the telephone may well be his favorite "toy"!
Mercury Opposition Pluto:
Levi holds strong opinions and convictions, and he can be quite zealous to convert people to his point of view. Sometimes he is gripped by an idea and cannot let go of it. Secrets, hidden matters, and unsolved mysteries hold a powerful fascination for him.
Mercury Square Uranus:
Levi has an inventive, creative, original way of thinking and is apt to be suddenly inspired with a new idea or way of understanding a problem. He is likely to come up with unusual solutions to problems, but his mind works in an intuitive, non-linear way, and he cannot always give a logical explanation for his ideas. He is often bored and restless in a conventional, highly predictable, structured learning environment. Hastiness or nervousness can be a problem at times.
Mercury Trine Neptune:
Levi's imagination and intuition is very active, and he prefers studying subjects that have an inspirational, colorful, or creative element rather than those that are strictly technical, dry, or mundane. Art is a good area for him.
Moon Square Mercury:
Levi tends to think and talk about his feelings and personal experiences quite a lot, and he seems to need to verbalize and understand his emotions, not just feel them. Writing his feelings down in a journal, letter, poem, or story is a very good outlet for him.
The MOON in the birthchart indicates how he deals with and expresses feelings, how he experiences the world on an emotional, feeling, non-verbal level, what his emotional needs are, and what he needs to feel secure, comfortable and at ease.
Moon in Virgo:
Levi is a very precise and particular little person, and he can be frighteningly tidy, neat, and organized. He enjoys and needs order in his environment, and wants everything "just so." He finds confusion or disorganization in his environment really bothersome.
Levi has a very helpful nature and he needs to be of practical assistance to others. He enjoys tending and caring for plants, animals, and people, especially if they are sick. Preparing food or using his hands to make arts or crafts (especially functional pieces) can be very satisfying to him. An interest in nutrition or health will be in evidence when he is older. He may tend to be overconcerned with his own "boo-boos" or health problems.
He can easily be engaged in doing domestic chores or other tasks. He likes to be useful and may feel that he needs to be useful in order to be a worthwhile person. He likes to be busy.
Levi is frequently rather hard on himself, demanding perfection of himself, and feeling guilty if he does not live up to his own high standards. He tends to be his own worst critic, and sometimes he will not even attempt to do something that he has never attempted before, for fear that his efforts will just not be good enough. Frequent assurances that mistakes and failures are okay, a natural part of the learning process, can help him overcome this tendency.
He has a rather sensitive nervous system and may instinctively avoid boisterous people, noisy social gatherings, jarring music, and the like. Quiet pastimes, such as reading, going for a nature walk, or working on his creative projects, suit him best.
Moon in 9th house:
Restless moods and a longing for the freedom of wide open spaces come over Levi from time to time. He gets cranky when he feels confined or bored. Long distance travel, which he may or may not experience as a youngster, will satisfy something in his soul as nothing else will. Stories of faraway places, studying the customs of foreign cultures, and especially enjoying exotic cuisine are all ways this yearning for the faraway can be at once fostered and fulfilled.
Moon Opposition Uranus:
Emotional self-control and consistency are not Levi's strong points . . . to say the least! He needs a lot of freedom and cannot tolerate being restrained or restricted for too long. Formal, rigidly structured, or stuffy environments do not suit him, either. He is excitable, impulsive, restless, and rather high-strung at times. He likes offbeat, unusual people, and his tastes may strike you as rather odd.
Moon Trine Jupiter:
Levi has a buoyant, cheerful disposition, and having him around tends to bring others up. He is very generous and open, in a natural, easy-going sort of way, and he attracts many benefits and opportunities in life simply because of his friendliness. However, he is also inclined to let luck take care of him, and he may not push himself hard enough to develop his potential.
Moon Sextile Venus:
Levi has an affectionate, loving disposition, and he needs people and emotional closeness very much. He is inclined to depend on his friends and loved ones, and to be very supportive and devoted to them in return. He likes to make people comfortable and at ease. Home will always be very important to him.
VENUS represents the way your child gives and receives affection, makes friends, and socializes. It also indicates artistic or creative inclinations.
Venus in Cancer:
A warm home, loving family relationships, and emotional closeness are extremely important to Levi. When he feels secure and loved, he is one of the most caring, sympathetic, and emotionally supportive children you could imagine. But, he will cling and be very possessive or jealous if he does not feel truly loved. He is inclined to have a few close friends that he cherishes rather than a lot of acquaintances.
Venus in 7th house:
This child will never lack love, affection, friends, or companions. He has an appealing warmth that melts hearts. He will often play the role of mediator, peacemaker or harmonizer. He especially delights in seeing love expressed between his parents and other adult couples in his life.
Venus Trine Uranus:
Levi has musical ability and a good sense of rhythm. Dance and music are both areas he has talent for.
He enjoys people who are spontaneous, creative, and free-spirited.
MARS represents your child's drive, ambition, will, energy level, and ability to assert himself.
Mars in Virgo:
Levi can be rather timid about asserting himself. He tends to underestimate himself and to get irritated when he or others do not do everything "perfectly." Also, his energy level fluctuates, and his stamina may not be very great.
Mars in 8th house:
Levi is whole hearted and intense about getting what he wants, and he tends to be difficult to dissuade or reason with. When he has a goal in mind, he may push himself past his limits and injure himself, or fight ferociously with anyone who has something else in mind. This determination can be admirable and useful, but, in a youngster, such willfulness can be a major challenge to his guiding elders.
Mars Conjunct Saturn:
Levi either lacks confidence or he feels that whenever he openly asserts himself and his desires, he gets knocked down. It is important to encourage him to go after what he wants and not to place heavy, burdensome expectations upon him. If his will is blocked consistently, he is likely to store up much anger and resentment.
Mars Trine Pluto:
Levi is capable of strenuous effort, and he is likely to be highly ambitious. When he wants something, he is relentless. He wants to pour his abundant energy into something that is important and that influences people or changes the world in some way. He could be a compulsive worker.
JUPITER in the birth chart reveals the child's future aspirations, and how he seeks to grow and improve himself. It also indicates areas of natural confidence, success, or "luck."
Jupiter in Capricorn:
Levi will be worldly wise and uncommonly sensible and realistic, for a child. He is inherently ambitious and pragmatic, and adults may be surprised when he expresses interest in such "mature" topics as economics, office politics, and so on. His future aspirations include being successful in very concrete terms, and he wants to know the rules so he can "play the game" well.
A gift for and interest in money can be encouraged by setting up a bank account for which he is responsible and teaching him about buying and selling when he accompanies you on errands. He also naturally understands the value of discipline and delaying gratification for some future benefit (i.e., "If we don't buy ice cream for a week, we can all go to the carnival on Saturday.")
Jupiter in 1st house:
Levi tends to be fortunate because of the positive first impression he makes on both other children and adults. Instinctively he puts his best foot forward, and comes across as a confident, open person who can afford to be generous to others. He'll want to participate in a lot of extracurricular activities, and be well known and popular at school and in the community. He could be "a big fish in a small pond" too.
The position of SATURN in your child's birth chart indicates the areas in which he is especially insecure, about which he is most serious, and/or in which he works hardest or is hardest on himself. It also reveals those weaknesses which, through effort, may become his greatest strengths.
Saturn in Virgo:
Levi tends to be a perfectionist, with very exacting standards for himself and the people around him. Like Beatrix Potter's Mrs. Tittlemouse, he can be a "terribly tidy particular little person," fretting over details that less discerning souls easily overlook. When he is a very young child, his family may find this humorous or endearing as he chides the grown ups to arrange his shoes "just so" in the closet or put the postage stamp on the envelope in exactly the right place. To the sibling who shares a bedroom with him, however, this may not seem so very charming.
Levi has a penchant for dissecting, scrutinizing, analyzing, organizing, categorizing, and obsessing over minutiae because he wants to "get it right." When he turns this acutely critical eye on himself, he condemns his own failings and perceives blemishes that others scarcely notice. Because of this perception, a feeling of "not good enough" could become chronic. He's easily shamed: A harsh word or a withering look can engender enormous feelings of inferiority or worthlessness, though he may not appear to be affected. Nothing escapes this one! He's relentlessly observant.
Parents, teachers, coaches, and others who supervise his development would do well to encourage him to take a more relaxed and accepting attitude toward mistakes and failures and to strive for a broader perspective. (If he doesn't turn in his homework assignment precisely on time, it will probably not RUIN HIS LIFE.)
Minor health problems can arise from his worry and anxiety over his work and his performance. If he can relax just a little, all this can become an asset. He does, after all, handle details--facts, data, trivia--extremely well, and his powers of observation, organization, and analysis will be great advantages in his studies and, later, in his work.
Saturn in 9th house:
Accepting other people's beliefs, faith, or outlook on life won't always be easy for Levi. Unless he's encouraged to be tolerant and open-minded, he may limit his experience considerably because of this lack of imagination or inability to visualize different ways of seeing and doing things. Becoming personally acquainted with people whose cultures or religions differ from his own can help to break down barriers and prevent the development of a narrow, insular attitude.
The Lunar Nodes are points formed by the moon's orbit around the Earth intersecting with the Earth's path around the Sun. These sensitive "power points" in our child's chart give vital information about those areas of life experience that he will instinctively be drawn to in order to fulfill his life purposes, as well as qualities he needs to develop and express in order to do so. They show where he can be most successful as he unfolds his natural talent
North Node in 2nd House in Aquarius:
Levi's life path has very much to do with learning how to satisfy his own basic needs for security, developing his own values, and appreciating the true worth of things. Learning how to manage money (even a small allowance), how to share what he has (and when not to), and experiencing the joy of pursuing what he truly values and loves simply for the pleasure of it (and letting rewards come as a natural result of that) are key lessons. It may be important not to force him to share or "co-own" his toys or other possessions before he feels ready to. He may cling to certain beloved things (a special piece of clothing, stuffed animals or blanket for instance) for quite a while before he's ready to go without it. He has a natural talent for the practical side of life and his destiny is to master the proper use of resources. His basic question is what is worth cherishing and keeping and what can be given up or eliminated.
The qualities Levi needs in order to succeed in this endeavor are experimentation and the willingness to be different or perhaps unconventional.
The slow-moving planets Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto represent the ideals, changes, and impulses of an entire generation. While the descriptions below may or may not describe your child as an individual, they will tell you about the climate of the times and the underlying issues and challenges of your child's age group.
For instance, when Neptune (which represents one's spiritual ideals, dreams, aspirations, fantasies and illusions) passed through the egalitarian and harmony-loving sign of Libra (from 1943-1957), the children who would grow into the "flower children," hippies, and supporters of the peace movement were born. Not every person born during that time became a hippie or identified themselves with the peace movement, but certainly they were affected by the feeling-tone and ideals of their age group and the times they grew up in. Thus, the following information is intended to give you insight into the important motifs and issues of your child's generation.
URANUS indicates where the impulse for change, innovation, liberation from the past, and experimentation with new forms is the strongest. It is where the status quo is disrupted or uprooted to make way for something new. Sudden inspiration and invention are also represented by Uranus.
Uranus in Pisces:
Those of this age group (2004-2012) have creative genius, unusual inspiration, and visionary ideals. Their art, music, literature, and lifestyles will be unusual or strange to others, and they have a rather unstable and impractical bent. They are inclined to be discontented with the ways of the world, but without a strong desire to make positive reforms in a practical way. Traditional religion does not suit them either, and they will experiment with their own personal forms of mystical experience.
Uranus in 3rd house:
Levi thinks and learns in unusual ways. His mind is inspired and she grasps concepts whole, but it may be difficult for him to understand or explain his ideas in a linear way. He is interested in new thought and leading edge ideas in any field. Quick, lively, active presentations of material, and an approach that encourages his to think for himself and invent new solutions will work best for him.
NEPTUNE represents the quest for the ideal, the dream, for something more sublime. The sign it is passing through at the time of one's birth colors one's spiritual aspirations and ideals, and also indicates where the desire to escape reality, to fantasize, deceive oneself, and become lost in illusion is the strongest.
Neptune in Aquarius:
This group harbors great hopes for world unity and universal brother and sisterhood. An inner group impulse toward collective awakening and a strongly futuristic, visionary, evolutionary "dream". On the other hand, increasing globalization and impersonalization of daily life is strongly at work in their lives. How to contribute to the whole without becoming a cog in the machine is their quest.
Neptune in 2nd house:
Levi is not a very materialistic person at heart, and may be wholly impractical when it comes to money and/or taking care of his belongings. He can be generous to a fault and give away his things if he believes another person could use them. It would be wise to encourage balance, moderation, and responsibility in this area, while not squelching his compassionate impulses. How the world functions in practical terms is likely to be something of a mystery to him and it would be quite helpful if he is taught some of the basics while she is young.
PLUTO in the birth chart indicates a process of deep change, transformation, and renewal, often through destruction or confrontation with darkness. This is a process that takes place in society as well as in individuals. Pluto's position in the birth chart shows where one is compulsive, extreme, or learning key life lessons.
Pluto in Sagittarius:
For those born at this time, the order of business is the destruction of old, limiting concepts, philosophies, religious forms, and ideas about God or the nature of the Universe. At the same time, religious fanatics, extremists, and evangelical fundamentalists of many persuasions are likely to rise up quite strongly. There may be much conflict between those with powerful convictions of one kind or another.
Pluto in 1st house:
Levi can be quite a force to be reckoned with as he embodies and identifies with many of the characteristics described above. He takes life and himself quite seriously and throws himself into his activities with his whole heart and soul. His quiet intensity and wilfulness may put some people off at times. One thing to remember with this child is that he may not "smile for the camera" when you want him to.
