Minderwiz
Dave,
Thanks for that input - so far I think we have some general agreement on issues if not detail. I'd also go for the bucket shape and agree with you that the Moon is going to be something of a focal planet in the interepretation.
I also share your views about the 'lack' of Cardinal in the chart - there is the power to see things through (to put it rather crudely), though I'm not quite sure where the initiative comes from - your 'iron hand in a velvet glove; analogy might well be a more accurate way of putting it - or it might be that she relies on others to initiate and then takes those ideas and develops and sees them through - if that were to be the case it should show up in later chart analysis.
Also like you I have recognised that the Sun near the MC is also going to be one of the focal issues in the analysis.
As you say, I don't think it matters too much in terms of specific method - we've used slightly different points systems - many practiced Astrologers are probably not going to make the point score explicit but will form an impression of the element balance weighting by planets (as Arroyo appears to do).
Do you see any compensations at this stage for the imbalances we've identified? I've looked at the house placements and for me, in this case they appear to reinforce, rather than compensate for the element imbalances - so if there is compensation it is going to come from somewhere we've yet to examine.
Thanks for that input - so far I think we have some general agreement on issues if not detail. I'd also go for the bucket shape and agree with you that the Moon is going to be something of a focal planet in the interepretation.
I also share your views about the 'lack' of Cardinal in the chart - there is the power to see things through (to put it rather crudely), though I'm not quite sure where the initiative comes from - your 'iron hand in a velvet glove; analogy might well be a more accurate way of putting it - or it might be that she relies on others to initiate and then takes those ideas and develops and sees them through - if that were to be the case it should show up in later chart analysis.
Also like you I have recognised that the Sun near the MC is also going to be one of the focal issues in the analysis.
As you say, I don't think it matters too much in terms of specific method - we've used slightly different points systems - many practiced Astrologers are probably not going to make the point score explicit but will form an impression of the element balance weighting by planets (as Arroyo appears to do).
Do you see any compensations at this stage for the imbalances we've identified? I've looked at the house placements and for me, in this case they appear to reinforce, rather than compensate for the element imbalances - so if there is compensation it is going to come from somewhere we've yet to examine.