Hello...The contents of this page have been written over many years.  Some before I was familiar with my own chart or with astrology in general.  I collected these pieces together...as in hindsight, I can see what it was in me (mostly unconsciously) that prompted their creation. Most of the writing can be associated with either a planetary aspect of mine, or my observations of a planet or element. Where I think it relevant, I have included details of a particular aspect or chart configuration below the poem in italics. I hope that you enjoy the writing featured here and can perhaps identify with some of the references contained within it.  Hide and Seek I think I know how all this started, when I was young...I played hide and seek, and to the best of my recollection, ...nobody ever found me. (12th house Moon opp Neptune both square Mercury on I.C.) Submariner I am a submariner. I explore the depths. I have no choice, I am looking for my freedom. I trawl the ocean bottom and drag my treasures up to the light. Make them conscious. Illuminate the shadows, so that there can be no fear. (Moon and Mars in 12th house) Solitude It is in my solitude that I both feed my strength, and indulge my demons. Silence... magnifies me. (Moon and Mars both in 12th house-Mercury on I.C. Sun conjunct Uranus in 4th house) Too much Neptune She sat, huddled. Her thin life, coming apart at the seams. She pulled it to her for warmth, and cold comfort. A fragile shell, that could neither hold her in, or anything else out. No division. No exterior, no interior. No sanctuary, from the storms of emotion. From the weather of her moods. She sang her own song. No one elses would do. She saw through walls, and conversations. And the look, in peoples eyes. Everything was stark. Uncovered. Understood. Uranus I'm lit from within by a terrible light. I'm buoyant, and radiant, and raw. Intensely connected. Wired under strain. Tension, too tight to ignore. (Sun conjunct Uranus) Moon opposite Neptune Neptune has been my mother. bought forth from her very womb, I feel her every nuance, whilst wandering in her rooms. She has always been around me, but I've never seen her face. Her gentle arms, encircle me, as I'm staring into space. Oceanic energy, that coddles, and reveals. The masks are constantly changing, depending how she feels. I'm familiar with formlessness, With things that never end. Boundaries, that don't exist. …Realities that bend. She cossets my emotion, whilst exposing every thought. Dwelling in her special place. High priestess…holding court. (12th house Moon opp Neptune both square Mercury on I.C.)    Click  LISTEN  to hear me read this.   Back to Astrology susannahbec@brightfish.co.uk Copyright © 2000/2002 Susannah Bec