I see more and more posts on Linkedin about people reflecting on their career, making a 180° turn and searching for something that gives them purpose.
Can you find your Ikigai by using an Ancient Astrology technique of finding the placement of your ascendant ruler?
I am not an expert at Ikigai but a few years ago, I encountered the "flow", which is a state of mind of happiness and joy while doing something that is taking you so much focus that you just forget about the TIME.
I realized I was flowing while developing my astro app, coding everything I was listening from books, podcast and videos.
My focus, obsession and JOY was coming from the fact that I was investigating and trying to make sense of the past, the why. There was no more "time", I was just floating while doing something that made me feel so happy and the days went by so fast.
In Ancient Astrology, the location of the ruler of your Ascendant can give you insight about your life direction.
The house of that ruler placement would really come to the forefront and this would become a main topic (sometimes challenges) of your life.
So for me, having the ruler of my ascendant in my 4th house was about that : focusing on digging in the past, the history, the hidden. My 4th house is in the sign of Scorpio, which make even more sense about data collect, data research, and investigation.
Besides, everything concerning house, home and family is definitely a topic that is the #1 thing of my life.
I moved more than 10 times, even changing countries and continent. My 4th house of home is definitely a topic that I care most : "Where should I live?".
Yesterday, I took the final assessment of my Astrocartography certificate as I want to help others to find their best place in the world and to feel home.
For you to understand your focus, and maybe your IKIGAI, I would like to give you some examples of other ruler placement based on my friends' obsession/behavior.
Ruler of the ascendant in the 1st house : "I need my ME TIME"
Ruler of the ascendant in the 2nd house : "I need to spare MONEY"
Ruler of the ascendant in the 3rd house : "She is the one who CALLS me every morning"
Ruler of the ascendant in the 4th house : "Let's go to IKEA"
Ruler of the ascendant in the 5th house : "I quit my job to raise my KIDS"
Ruler of the ascendant in the 6th house : "I WORK hard"
Ruler of the ascendant in the 7th house : "My HUSBAND is my everything"
Ruler of the ascendant in the 8th house : "I make other people BECOME RICH"
Ruler of the ascendant in the 9th house : "I am a PHILOSOPHY teacher"
Ruler of the ascendant in the 10th house : "I need spare MONEY"
Ruler of the ascendant in the 11th house : "I work in a NON PROFIT company"
Ruler of the ascendant in the 12th house : "I don't want to be SEEN"
Once you understand that Astrology is the Art of Interpretation, try to review as many charts as you can, and reflect how that people had their house and their focus being manifested in a different way. That will definetely help you to learn more about the house signification.
Have a nice day!
Marie
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