Minderwiz
Reading for AJ
I've had two goes at this question. The first chart I cast a couple of days ago had three considerations. Moon VOC, Moon slow and the Ascendant in the first three degrees of a sign. I thought that was too many to ignore, so I've cast a second chart today.
This chart has Sagittarius rising, so you are signified by Jupiter in Pisces. Jupiter is in the third House (house of neighbours) which in a sense is quite true, you and the house under consideration are neighbours. Jupiter is strong in Pisces but is also retrograde - so in some sense you are pointing in the wrong direction.
The House is signified by the fourth House ruler, Mars. Mars is in Scorpio so is very dignified. The House seems to be very good. It's been abandoned and I suspect it has damp or water problems (either that or it has been built in what was once marshy ground).
Two issues are raised here - one is your ability to buy and the other is the willingness to sell of the present owner (mortgage holder?), which in turn depends on their financial situation.
Firstly your ability to buy is signified by the second House and its ruler. The second House has Capricorn on the cusp, so Saturn signifies your ability to pay. Saturn in Libra is in exaltation and in a Day chart, is the Air triplicity ruler, so it has lots of essential dignity. Saturn is also conjunct the MC indicating that your earnings plus accumulated savings make you more than able to afford the house in it's true current state.
The vendor is shown by the ruler of the seventh House, which is Mercury. Mercury is in rulership and exaltation in Virgo, so the vendor is actually much stronger than you (Jupiter). The ninth House is a stronger placement too and seeing that Mercury is now direct that seems to confirm the vendor as in the better position when it comes to a sale. Mercury though is about to enter the 'Beams' it is approaching but not quite 17.5 degrees from the Sun. Although this will be a debility it's not as great as Jupiter's retrogradation. So it's not going to tilt the balance completely.
The vendor's financial situation is shown by the eighth House and it's ruler. The sign on the eighth cusp is Cancer, so the significator of the vedor's financial situation is the Moon. The Moon has very little essential dignity - the vendor is only just financially sound at the moment and could do with some extra funds. So the vendor's power is likely to come more from possession than any other factor. Also if the vendor needs money or at least cannot afford to be generous, they are likely to hold out for a higher price. If the Moon was in detriment or fall then this might show an urgent need for money and possibly a real need for cash flow. Interestingly the Moon's only dignity comes from a mutual reception by Face with Saturn (your money), so there must be some attraction to a deal - though not a great one.
The last thing to do is to see if anything will bring you and the vendor together in a deal. No major aspect is forming between any of the major significators, except Moon and Mercury by Opposition - both of these are significators of the vendor and his money. No aspect is forming between Jupiter and Mercury, or between Jupiter and Mars.
So whilst there is an attraction here for you, I don't see a deal forming.
AJ said:
I've had two goes at this question. The first chart I cast a couple of days ago had three considerations. Moon VOC, Moon slow and the Ascendant in the first three degrees of a sign. I thought that was too many to ignore, so I've cast a second chart today.
This chart has Sagittarius rising, so you are signified by Jupiter in Pisces. Jupiter is in the third House (house of neighbours) which in a sense is quite true, you and the house under consideration are neighbours. Jupiter is strong in Pisces but is also retrograde - so in some sense you are pointing in the wrong direction.
The House is signified by the fourth House ruler, Mars. Mars is in Scorpio so is very dignified. The House seems to be very good. It's been abandoned and I suspect it has damp or water problems (either that or it has been built in what was once marshy ground).
Two issues are raised here - one is your ability to buy and the other is the willingness to sell of the present owner (mortgage holder?), which in turn depends on their financial situation.
Firstly your ability to buy is signified by the second House and its ruler. The second House has Capricorn on the cusp, so Saturn signifies your ability to pay. Saturn in Libra is in exaltation and in a Day chart, is the Air triplicity ruler, so it has lots of essential dignity. Saturn is also conjunct the MC indicating that your earnings plus accumulated savings make you more than able to afford the house in it's true current state.
The vendor is shown by the ruler of the seventh House, which is Mercury. Mercury is in rulership and exaltation in Virgo, so the vendor is actually much stronger than you (Jupiter). The ninth House is a stronger placement too and seeing that Mercury is now direct that seems to confirm the vendor as in the better position when it comes to a sale. Mercury though is about to enter the 'Beams' it is approaching but not quite 17.5 degrees from the Sun. Although this will be a debility it's not as great as Jupiter's retrogradation. So it's not going to tilt the balance completely.
The vendor's financial situation is shown by the eighth House and it's ruler. The sign on the eighth cusp is Cancer, so the significator of the vedor's financial situation is the Moon. The Moon has very little essential dignity - the vendor is only just financially sound at the moment and could do with some extra funds. So the vendor's power is likely to come more from possession than any other factor. Also if the vendor needs money or at least cannot afford to be generous, they are likely to hold out for a higher price. If the Moon was in detriment or fall then this might show an urgent need for money and possibly a real need for cash flow. Interestingly the Moon's only dignity comes from a mutual reception by Face with Saturn (your money), so there must be some attraction to a deal - though not a great one.
The last thing to do is to see if anything will bring you and the vendor together in a deal. No major aspect is forming between any of the major significators, except Moon and Mercury by Opposition - both of these are significators of the vendor and his money. No aspect is forming between Jupiter and Mercury, or between Jupiter and Mars.
So whilst there is an attraction here for you, I don't see a deal forming.
