Astrolabe (sic) Chart Woo Woo

I haven't the slightest clue what this means.

Aaron told me about this birth chart thing that he was impressed with.  Now I am impressed with it, despite really not believing in anything of the sort.  But really, I read it, and I was pretty darn impressed with what it said and how well it described me. Readings in italics, my response in regular text.

Rising Sign is in 24 Degrees Taurus ie... what others see in me and how I present myself.
Calm and deliberate, you hate to move quickly or act hastily. Very practical, every effort must count or you can't be bothered. Patient, persistent and steady, but very stubborn -- you can't be pushed or pressured into anything. You seem outwardly self-assured because you tend to repress your inner tension and turmoil. You exude an earthy warmth, friendliness and charm. You demand comfortable surroundings and appreciate the good life. Be careful of a tendency to be overly self-indulgent. At times, you are lazy and difficult to motivate. Overcoming inertia is a problem for you and, because you are not by nature a self-starter, it is often necessary for you to receive stimuli from others in order to get moving. 

Man, accurate.  Yesterday I went to look for a boxing bag, hung out in the store for at least an hour, and didn't buy the thing that I thought I wanted.  Persistent, check.  Stubborn, my mom will check.  Practical, absolutely.  Self-assured... I was a Stage Manager for years, and a librarian is a SM who works with books.  I'm indulgent with sugar, and ice cream, and things I want.  And absolutely do I need some intrinsic motivation to work hard.... luckily the library thing usually provides me with that.

Sun is in 15 Degrees Libra. ie... typically seen as libra things.
Very sociable, you enjoy being with others and definitely prefer not be alone. Warm and affectionate, you go out of your way to make others like you. You despise ugliness, for you being surrounded by beauty and harmony is a necessity of life. You prefer fine clothing, an attractive home and pleasant surroundings wherever you are. Your refined tastes apply to music and to art as well. At times, you are very indecisive you waver and falter when forced to make a choice because you have the ability to see both sides of any question. The positive part of this is that you are very fair-minded and can be trusted to settle disputes. Your greatest challenge is to take any one- on-one encounter and make the most of it. 

I could argue some of these, like often preferring people and fine clothing.  The beauty and harmony thing are absolutes, the art tastes also well suited.  Decisions... man... I'm a libra to the core.  

Moon is in 25 Degrees Sagittarius. ie... personality traits.
An idealist, you prefer the grand, the beautiful, the good and the noble. You get very disappointed when your high expectations in life are not met. Very curious by nature, you enjoy traveling and learning about other peoples and cultures. Try to avoid your tendency to ignore the small but important details of living. You are independent and free, and you want others to be that way, too. Optimistic, buoyant and cheerful, others like to have you around. You have an incessant desire to learn as much as possible about metaphysics, religion, philosophy and any other broad, deep subject. Your life tends to be punctuated by bursts of energy and frenetic activity. 

Curious. Traveling. Peoples and Cultures. Independent. Optimistic. Learning. Jesus, they figured me out.

Mercury is in 07 Degrees Scorpio.
You are a born investigator. You are fascinated by secrets and mysteries and unanswered questions of any kind. When you become upset or angry, your emotional reactions are overpowering -- reason and logic disappear in an uncontrollable passionate outburst. You tend to keep your thoughts secret and bottled up and this makes others regard you with suspicion. It is not that you are trying purposely to be evasive, it is just that you would rather not deal with the explosions and hassles that often occur when you reveal your true feelings and opinions. Your sense of humor tends toward sarcasm and irony. 

I can see this.  I do have outbursts, and I often saw that as something that arose because I wasn't very good at dealing with conflict in any other way.  It takes a great deal of time before I get upset or angry, but when I do, I very much do.

Venus is in 19 Degrees Scorpio. 
Your feelings about others are deep, powerful, intense and complex. When you like someone, you do so totally and obsessively if you do not like someone, they do not exist. Your faithfulness and loyalty to your lover is unquestioned, indeed at times it is too much so -- you get so possessive that you almost smother your partner. At times, your feelings are kept deep within you and, because they are so complex and intense, they frighten you -- this is the way that you try to ignore them. But the more you try to do this, the more explosive things get when you eventually do express them. 

Hm.  It frightens me to believe these things, though I've seen it before.  I dated a few guys who were freaked out at my emotions, and I have learned to repress them.  With Aaron, I find myself liking him so much that I can't see anything else.  In fact, I've told him recently that it has been somewhat beneficial to be overseas.  I am more focused on my job because he is so far away, and I am able to take what I like about him and put it in a box while I'm here.  I don't find myself possessive, however.  I just like having him around.

Mars is in 00 Degrees Aquarius. 
Your ideas and opinions are usually inventive and original, but sometimes they are merely eccentric and offbeat. You are altruistic -- you will work hard for the attainment of group goals, as long as they meet your high standards. You tend to resent traditional authority figures because you think that your ideas are better thought out and more valuable than theirs. Very idealistic, you are a rebel WITH a cause! 

High standards.  Yes. Altruistic, more before Peace Corps.  The thing about authority figures makes me laugh... it's so accurate I have trouble expressing it.  

Jupiter is in 14 Degrees Pisces. 
You are at your best when you give of yourself and what you have -- try to avoid being a martyr about it, though. You're a true idealist, but you must learn not to be upset when life does not cooperate with the way you think things should be. Very concerned with spiritual truth and growth, when you practice what you preach, you make an excellent role model for others. You are so devoted to altruistic ventures and concerns that you tire easily at times. It then becomes necessary for you to go off by yourself to recharge your batteries. 

I suppose my teaching could be considered altruistic.  That word does bother me, though.  I hope these things are true of me; I find them beautiful expressions of what I seek to be.

Saturn is in 06 Degrees Sagittarius. 
Basically quite conservative, you respect traditional authority figures and are very thankful and supportive of the laws and institutions which govern your life. You learn and accept new ideas only after having very thoroughly examined them. Ideals and abstract concepts are important to you only if they can be used in some practical fashion. You are so practical and so orderly that you have natural skills in planning, administrating and organizing. 

It's a bit odd to consider this authority thing with the other, and to consider the value of laws when I lived in Cambodia, but I see the benefit.  I am grateful when things work out.

Uranus is in 19 Degrees Sagittarius. 
You, and most of your peers, have the tendency to think that all ideas, customs and traditions from the past are outmoded and irrelevant. You are attracted to radically new ideas, philosophies and religions that will, hopefully, cause sweeping changes throughout the world. 

TED talks.  Truth.

Neptune is in 03 Degrees Capricorn. 
You, and your entire generation, will idealize work, practicality and the ability to attain reasonable goals. But, because you will also stress the need to be selfless and giving, you may find it difficult to attain your goals unless you have lowered your expectations on all fronts. 

Depressing, though accurate.  I do find it attractive to think of goals that are reachable and valid.  I absolute value practicality and the ability to work for something.  While I'm not sure of my generation's ideas of it, I think that working towards a goal should often be a part of my daily life.

Pluto is in 06 Degrees Scorpio. 
For your entire generation, this is a period of intense research and discovery in areas that were heretofore considered mysterious, remote or taboo. The root causes for many complex occurrences will be unearthed due to the intensity and thoroughness of the search. 

Cool.

N. Node is in 20 Degrees Aries. 
You're at your most comfortable when involved in group activities outside of your immediate family circle. You delight in getting involved with others in neighborhood civic or political activities, especially if you can be a part of the leadership of the group. Your zeal and overabundant energy bring out your real creativity when you can work toward tangible results -- things that will immediately benefit those around you. You have a real gift for getting the most out of charity drives and community benefits. Take time out between projects though, because you tire out easily and your effectiveness becomes greatly diminished when your energy is depleted. Also, don't even think of trying to get involved at a peripheral level -- you need a total commitment to feel personally fulfilled. Let others bake the cookies and set up the chairs -- you should be the one to tell everyone what to do and when to do it! 

Not sure how to respond to this, but my ideas on charity in this moment in time are not very positive.  Especially because I live in this part of the world, I find charity and community service to be an odd, poorly considered thing.  I'm still working on this, of course, but I hope to find a cause to support.