Will Asher Live?

[Aphrodite]

I need help. When I tried to read this chart I realized that the question is poorly worded. There are too many possible significators and I can't read the chart!

Asher is an Ash tree I planted last Saturday. I know what you must be thinking, but this is not a trivial matter! I planted it, with permission, on community property. It seems to be doing well, so far. However, it is a matter of great emotional importance to me that this tree THRIVE, grow to maturity and outlive both me and D. This is why I felt it important enough to cast a horary chart about the matter.

According to Lilly, the Sun and Jupiter are natural rulers of the Ash tree. Also, I think the 6th house would be correct for a tree, which brings in Mercury. Also, Mercury is the lord of the hour. Sun is in the 6th with Mercury and Jupiter in the 9th, which is the 4th house or end of the matter for the tree. I am represented by Moon and Venus in the 1st house, which is also Asher's 8th house. Do I have this right? Too many players! If everything is important, then nothing is.

I truly wanted look at this chart and be reassured by the vision of a great big grand old shade tree. How foolish! The situation is complicated and the question is nebulous. Of course, I can see that Asher will have many trials and tribulations over the course of time. Will he make it to old age? Is this chart readable?

Any comments are much appreciated!

[Aphrodite]

I still haven't figured out how to read this chart. However, I've decided that I like the idea of Capricorn Jupiter in 9th house, Asher's 4th house of the end of things. Jupiter is ruler of that house, too. Capricorn implies old and Jupiter implies big. Nevertheless, the 6th house is intercepted with retrograde Mercury and a weak Sun inside. Mercury is slowing down now and must turn to square Jupiter before the conjunction with the Sun. Will he really make it to old age? He's so little and vulnerable right now.

I'm clinging to the vision of what a fine majestic tree he will be someday. Unfortunately, this is not something I have much control over.

[ariesmoon]

I'm thinking about this chart ... but don't feel very capable!

I do like Jupiter for Asher though. It implies not only bigness in size, but a big and generous heart too, and the acquisition of wisdom and knowledge. And in Capricorn, it's the wisdom of old age. Ancient trees are very wise, they've seen everything, and have provided shelter, and have watched non-judgmentally. There are so many traditions about trees in England. And Jupiter is in its own 9th house, so it's "at home". So maybe Asher is "at home" where he is planted. I would ascribe the 9th for woodlands, as they are places where knowledge expands over time. Just an instinct.

Did you know there's an asteroid Asher - 6564? Have you tried putting that in the chart? I know they don't figure in traditional horary but I'm inclined to say give it a go!

Sending you a PM too on this.

[Aphrodite]

Yes, I've been tracking the asteroid Asher since I gave him the name. Asher is at 00 AQ 26 in this chart. That is exactly conjunct my natal IC. I didn't pick the planting time based on that, though. The Moon is waxing in Pisces, a fertile sign; and it is a weekend. The other choice would have been a Cancer Moon. But the next Cancer Moon is waning, which would not have been as good. Also, D's Sun, Mercury, Venus and Juno, and my Moon, Jupiter and Chiron are in Pisces. That makes the Pisces Moon the obvious choice!

Asher was "born" (again?) at 4:50 PM on the same date, which turned out an amazing birth/event chart! This was the time when I had enough dirt ready and in place to completely cover the roots. I spent another 2 hours finishing up the hole, getting rocks collected and placed for a rock border and cleaning up. The squirrels went at the fresh dirt immediately! By this time it was dark. Perhaps someone would trip over him before morning? Rude squirrels and clumsy people aside, I started to think of all the bad things that could happen, which prompted the question.