Horary astrology: Will we have a baby soon?

Dear Christine,

My boyfriend and I have been together for more than two years, living together for the past year and a half. We’ve talked about having a family in the future. In recent months I have felt the persistent urge to have a baby and have been reassessing where my life is going. I enjoy my work, but I think the ultimate fulfillment would be in having a family. I’ve just turned 29 (I’m two years older than he is). I talked to my boyfriend about it last night, and he says the main thing that would hold him back is wanting his own business and if we had a family, that it would be a bigger risk.

Please can you tell me if we are going to have kids in the next couple of years?

- R. who longs to be a mom

Dear R.,

There are so many things we can have in life if we “just put our minds to it:” a new career, a positive attitude, a love of going to the gym. But for some of our deepest longings – finding love, starting a family – just making up our own minds to do it isn’t all it takes (though that determination may get us a long way closer). I hear the hope in your question, and I’ve had a look at the horary chart. It’s an astrological chart I cast for the place and time at which I understood what you needed to know.

(Click on the chart to enlarge it.)

The simple answer is this: I think you will have children eventually. There’s absolutely nothing in the chart I cast that out-and-out slams the door on your dream. You simply might have to give it a little more time than you originally hoped.

First, to find out if you’ll have children in the next couple of years – the time period specifically mentioned in your original question – we’re looking for one thing: an aspect in the chart that connects you to your future child. In this chart, which has Aries rising, you’re represented by Aries’ ruler Mars. Now, in most cases, you would get another planet on your team: the Moon, which is almost always the co-ruler of the querent (the person asking the question). But in this chart, we see the sign Cancer on the cusp of the 5th house of children, and so we need to use the Moon, Cancer’s ruler, to represent the hoped-for child.

Is there an aspect connecting you to this child? Let’s look. Mars (your significator) is at 2 Cancer 45 in this chart. The Moon (representing the child) is at 26 Taurus 18. The Moon is not forming any aspect to Mars. That’s our first indication that your dream may not come true in the next couple of years.

Could there be another way to get a “yes” answer? After all, it takes two to tango. Can we connect your boyfriend to your future child? In this chart, with Libra on the 7th house cusp, he is represented by Libra’s ruler Venus. At first glance, it looks like Moon is applying to a square to Venus – which is actually a good thing. In this old-school horary astrology, a square brings a “yes,” not a “no” as some modern astrologers teach. That said, squares indicate obstacles and delays before you reach the promised land.

But in this case, the square doesn’t get a chance to deliver on its promise. Before Moon can reach Venus, it must square Mercury first. An aspect that interferes in this way is called a prohibition: a road block. This is a second indication that you may need to be patient beyond the next couple of years stated in your original question.

But all hope is not lost. Horary astrology can be very literal, and because you asked specifically about the next couple of years, the chart reflects that specific time frame. So although our answer is “Not in the next couple of years,” the chart does NOT say “Not ever in your lifetime.” I’ve studied a long list of factors and I see nothing in this chart that says you won’t eventually start the family you hope for. (Also, I reserve the right to be totally wrong if the stork decides to pay you an early visit – despite what the chart may say!)

R., give it time, and don’t lose hope. One thing you can do in the meantime is ask your boyfriend to tell you more about his concerns about starting his business and the risk involved. If the two of you give each other permission to talk about your hopes and fears in a two-way conversation, you’ll be in that much better shape to start your family together when the time comes.

Thanks for writing. Best of luck to you, and please let me know how things work out.

- Christine

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