Ivan,
Here is my take. Thank you for the opportunity to exercise this important skill..
M.C. Sagittarius r Jupiter9-MC.Pluto8.Venus2-7.Moon5.Uranus12International travel, higher learning, philosophy, publishing, concerning research people and money (values), teaching and technology.MarsAsc, Jupiter9-MC, Saturn11, NeptuneAsc, Node: All make contact with the MC
Managing the distribution of knowledge, promoting a visionNeptune (MC) q NodePublic image, Video, acting, preachingMercury3-4,7 q Moon5Communication, partners, teacherUranus!Technology, Invention, InnovationSaturn q Asc Business, Administration, Manager, Organizer, Hard Stop!This horoscope suggests a change manager, organizational development leader, working with people and organizations on transformational projects. Human Resource Development. Afternotes:
Venus is oriental but we do not recognize this position for analytical purposes due to the proximity of Venus to the Sun and the high frequency for anticipating Venus to be nearby the Sun. Therefore it is disqualified from the analysis as not adding any additional value as an oriental planet.
It is very difficult to not fall into the trap of analyzing the natal chart and to keep the MHEP clean. You asked what do you think of the MHEP? I think that that the MHEP is challenging but elegant in describing a person's pathway toward fulfillment. Of course the actual path taken by the client versus the path seen by the astrologer can vary tremendously. Still the value when the analysis lines up with the lived experience can be a powerful affirmation to the client that helps propel motivation and progress. But the process can also be so frustrating. It doesn't "work" sometimes in the sense that the lived experience is not reflective of the analytic pathway. The person is "off the track." This is most everyone in my humble opinion if we look at simple metrics like income and wealth distribution charts, or employment and other demographics. We live in a world where the material life matters a great deal, affecting our potential for experiencing our intellectual and spiritual sides of life and vice versa. Therefore, since the fulfillment of our lives is so dependent on what we do, that what we do IS who we are, then getting a good grip on the process is essential for a lot more than just getting the right job. (
Most Critical Point IMHO) The MHEP in my experience works brilliantly when the planets align with clarity and coherence. The analysis spills out. No problems. When the light of the Sun and the extension of the Midheaven do not align well, when there are distribution problems with the energy throughout the rest of the horoscope, the MHEP approach doesn't alway match up with the lived experience. I don't think that the MHEP is wrong in these cases but rather other aspects emerge as more dominant, or get in the way of the client finding their way.
One of the "Critical Points" about Vocational examples I've worked with is how often they do in fact "hit" the mark. But many times they don't. And then I am forced to reevaluate my analysis, or look at the chart for potential blocks. Saturn square Venus can certainly present a challenge. James mentioned lack of confidence. This is true, AND I would add "quiet arrogance" that withdraws the intelligence into a narcissistic (this is a charged word and I do not use it in the colloquial sense) quagmire of defense. Expressing this aspect as an inner critic and judge of others, with a quiet superiority, traps the intelligence behind a wall of ideas and blocks or delays the intelligence from getting out into the world of action. All the while the DESIRE builds, complicating and compounding the complex. A lot of work and time will be required for the desire to mature into wisdom. Kindly, I speak from experience. This really hit home so to speak when a friend suggested "tongue in cheek" that I listen to the song "Your Own Private Idaho."
Keep off the path, beware of the gate
Watch out for signs that say "hidden driveways"
Don't let the chlorine in your eyes
Blind you to the awful surprise
That's been waitin' for you at
The bottom of the bottomless blue, blue, blue pool
How perfect? I considered that comment a gift that keeps giving and have never been more productive. Slowly getting "my stuff" out there. If we see a troublesome aspect, we can spot others that will need to be worked into a positive. When the ruler of the Ascendant is retrograde we anticipate identity confusion. This is so often the case, and although one aspect doesn't invalidate the MHEP, the picture blurries the more we add and with the Ascendant ruler retrograde I think it does complicate the analysis in that a confused identity will likely find it more difficult to get on track in the first place. The truth is that most people are confused about their identity. But some people have learned how to entrain with the expectation of society and culture more than others. The retrograde may in fact be an unconscious awareness of what Jung suggested, that more of the personality is in fact 'not the essential self' anyway, that most of who we think we are is an assemblage of the collective. This in my opinion is such a brilliant and fascinating observation from the perspective of natal analysis.
Slowly, I am getting more skilled in the MHEP approach and am always curious about a person accurately reflecting their chart in this way, or not. So much can go awry. The wrong birth time (whether or not we have the birth certificate in hand), a disruptive and unsupportive home environment, poor health, poor relationships, a lost developmental period to drugs and alcohol, or an interrupted education. But even in all these situations more often than not the clients gets a "sparkle" in their eye when I get to the "hard stop." They recognize something, a path they are on, or could have taken. A Way! A Goal for fulfillment. There is hope!
The MHEP in a word is an extraordinary delineation of purpose and potential.
All the best,
HVA
