My husband is an Aries, I'm a Libra, and we have a three-year-old Virgo who has been running the show ever since he arrived. He was actually due in late October but was born on September 18 by emergency C-section. Did his early birth mess up the sign he should have been? I've been wondering about medical interventions like emergency C-sections and induced labor and how they may impact a baby's chart. Thanks!
Anna
Astrea:
This is one of the most interesting astrological puzzles, but it's pretty easy to explain. I've always thought that early or late births are just as they should be. People are born when the time is right - when they are done.
Many times with a Caesarian birth, the baby may seem to come early, but that baby gets here exactly when it is supposed to be born!
Take my own son, for example. He was born a week early, which made him a Libra instead of a Scorpio. The Universe in its infinite wisdom was well aware that I was poorly equipped for a Scorpio child, so Libra he is.
He didn't want to have an Aries Moon, so my labor stalled for eight hours until the Moon moved from void of course to Taurus. How did this affect him? He's stubborn as a mule but he's a very sweet boy once you get under that shell. As a Sag myself, I don't know if I ever could have understood him or even communicated with him if he'd been a Scorpio boy.
My Daddy is another example of not coming on time. Until two months before he was born, he was diagnosed as a TUMOR! My grandmother told the doctor, Well, when you open me up and find my third son in there, just sew me shut and leave him be.
She was pregnant with Daddy for ten months, making him a Cancer. He always said he had three Sun signs: two Gemini twins and one Cancer crab, and his personality truly reflected that! He could multi-task before anyone had even heard of multi-tasking because he had the influence of all three signs.
The fact remains that we get to choose when we are to be born before we get here, and this includes which Sun Sign we want to be. This is easy to detect in small children because you can plainly see that their personalities are what they want them to be. We all come into the world with clear personalities already in place.
Of course, we can help our babies to be born when they want to be by listening to our own feelings and intuitions. I've even suggested to women coming full-term to move furniture to avoid a Sun Sign they feel they don't want to have at home for 18 years, or in the case of Leo children, for life!
So before you have a Caesarean, induce labor or do anything else that may affect the time of your baby's birth, check your calendar and forecast the baby's Sun, Moon and Ascendant, and honor your own feelings about your options.
This is NOT cheating, I promise! You may even be surprised by how many medical professionals will be on board for something like that; these days, even doctors know about astrology.
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Susyn:
If, at the age of three, your son is already the boss in the house, then he is running true to Virgo form. Through many years of astrological work and study, I've found that whatever time a baby arrives is the right time. The planets carry lots of influence over the exact time of birth. In fact, in most natal charts, a skilled astrologer can see a propensity for an early or late arrival based on the planetary locations at the time of birth.
My own son arrived six weeks late, causing him to be born under the sign of Taurus instead of Aries, and he definitely carries all the traits of a dyed-in-the-wool bull. Even when outside influences such as medical interventions or emergencies change the expected time of arrival, these babies always come when they are destined to be born, for they display the characteristics associated with the sign of the zodiac of their actual birth date and time.
Though you and your husband are the adults in the house, this little one will disarm you with his mental prowess and ability to evaluate and communicate when things are out of order.
I have a Virgo nephew who, at 18 months, went into my sister's pantry and spent over an hour rearranging all the food, lining up the cans so the labels faced front and all the contents matched, and he couldn't even read yet! Then he proudly announced to my sister, as if she were incapable of doing it herself, that he had helped her out by fixing
the pantry for her.
Virgo children often end up running the household at an early age, especially when they are an only child. Virgos are quick to assess situations and discover ways to get what they want or need. They have a great sense of humor, a keen mind and a big heart. Virgos are very talkative and friendly by nature. By the time he is five, you can ask him to help you set up electrical or computer equipment, for he has an inborn talent for details and loves to know how things work.
On the flip side, Virgos can be worriers and often fret about things they have no control over. They also become bored easily. You'll want to make sure he is involved in a number of activities that keep him physically active to balance his intellectual nature.
You can expect your little Virgo to have a few run-ins with his Aries dad as he gets older, for they both have a stubborn streak a mile wide. Luckily, as a Libra, you will be more amused by his antics than frustrated, and give thanks for the humor and bright wisdom your little guy shines your way each day.
Astrea:
Many times in life we hear, "You will always have what you NEED, but not necessarily what you WANT." Your spirit must have needed to experience the feeling of leaving your human body, and the suggestion in the next chapter of Sylvia Brown's book was all it took to get you there.
Even though you hadn't read it yet, your SOUL recognized the title of that chapter as something it had been seeking, and your soul, knowing that you had that reference to read after your experience, got with it and out you went!
While I don't usually recommend her books, Sylvia Brown has a wide reaching and powerful effect on lots of people. A Gemini like you would be able to relate easily to her writing and put it to good use. Synchronicity - you gotta love it!
I like your description of "getting caught." That's exactly what it feels like, isn't it? One minute you're free and hovering above the room, and the next minute, ZAP! back down into your corporeal form you go!
As a little kid, I loved that "feeling of return." With practice, most of the time we can control that event, but sometimes, when our physical ears hear a distracting noise or something else occurs to knock us back into reality, back we go. With practice you will be able to control your return better.
I find it interesting that you were visiting your mother-in-law and not someone in your own genetic family. Evidently, you and your husband got married for reasons that are even deeper than love. His family's interest in "psychic stuff" will nurture your children in such matters and help them to grow into their own abilities.
You'll never have to be concerned that when your daughter visits them, she'll be discouraged from exploring her own psychic life and power. My parents encouraged me to develop my psychic senses in a time when it wasn't nice to even discuss such things in public. Heck, it's STILL not considered a great topic at the dinner table in some families!
Your kids will get to talk about it ALL and ask questions and read and study. This is going to give them such an edge in life! Talk with your husband about how you want to present this to your kiddos, so that you are united in your approach and ready to tell them their experiences are all natural and okay.
A word or two of warning: Geminis often have difficulty staying grounded in REAL LIFE. Don't get so strung out on your ASTRAL life that you neglect what you're doing here on Earth.
You are at the beginning of a long journey to learn where your power really lies. Try to be patient with this process and take your time.