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to focus on any area to become empowered in any way we need at any time. How often have I heard a friend lament, “If only I had some Virgo in my chart, maybe I could get a handle on organizing my life.” Or “I’m such a Scorpio! I wish I could just detach and not be so suspicious.” Or “I’m a double Pisces; why can’t I be more like a Capricorn and get my career up and running?” These are all examples of a little astrology knowledge limiting your potential. The fact is, everyone does have Virgo, Capricorn, and Pisces somewhere in their chart. All the astrological archetypes are awaiting your discovery, like a hidden wellspring. You can tap into the qualities of any sign you are drawn to by reading about the sign and finding what house it’s in in your chart. If you look at your chart and find that you don’t have any planets in a given sign, look at the outer wheel. You will see the symbols for all twelve signs positioned around the outer circle. The beginning of each house, or cusp, will have a sign on it and will color the life area associated with that house with the themes of that sign. For example, you may not have a planet in the sign of Pisces, but you find that the symbol for Pisces is on your fifth house cusp. That means you are likely to experience fifth house matters (creative drive, romance, passion, etc.) through a Piscean lens. You could make a list of the houses, first through twelfth, and beside each write in the sign you have on the cusp of each house. Refer to “The Houses: Areas of Experience” beginning on page 26 for an explanation of the meanings of each.