By Maria Sofia Astrology
There never seems to be an easy cheat code when it comes to looking for love. Astrology can be a helpful tool, but it gets difficult to uncover the different placements and planets you have to check when finding a potential partner. Good news – there are a few easy tricks you can learn to point you in the right direction!
See these three sure-fire ways to identify the love energy in your personal birth chart, and learn how to harness the cosmic energy to make the most of the modern dating scene. Whether you want to make these calculations yourself or take notes to bring to an astrology reading, we’ve got a guide for finding love in your birth chart.
Get to Know Your 7th House Ruler
Your 7th house is the house of love, marriage, and partnerships – and it can be very revealing in terms of how you look for and prioritize those topics in your life. First, go to your birth chart to locate the sign that is on your 7th house cusp.
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Based on what sign is there, you can determine below which planet will signify relationships and long-term commitments in your personal life.
Your 7th House Sign – Your Relationship Planet
- Aries – Venus
- Taurus – Mars
- Gemini – Jupiter
- Cancer – Saturn
- Leo – Saturn
- Virgo – Jupiter
- Libra – Mars
- Scorpio – Venus
- Sagittarius – Mercury
- Capricorn – Moon
- Aquarius – Sun
- Pisces – Mercury
Now that you know your personal relationship planet, look at where your 7th house ruler falls in your natal chart for clues about what that person may be like, where you might meet them, and even when you will.
For example, if your 7th house ruler is Virgo, you’ll have Jupiter as your relationship planet. If you were born with Jupiter in Cancer, your Jupiter will be in the 11th house. You may meet your partner through a friend or group. As a Jupiter in Cancer, you might be attracted to a person interested in spiritual or service-based pursuits, like volunteering, giving back, humanitarian efforts, or being a central figure in a specific community. They’ll likely be a people-person – friendly, warm, and inviting – and maybe family-oriented as well.
For timing purposes, you’d want to consult an astrologer to help you determine if you are entering an 11th-house or Jupiter-ruled protection year to see if that area of your life or planet is being activated this year.
It’s All About the Transits
It’s always nice to see the love and relationship houses of your chart being lit up – so pay attention to the times of year when the sun, Venus, and Jupiter enter your 5th or 7th houses by transit. (Also watch for when these planets are transiting over the personal relationship planet we just identified!)
These are helpful planets and they like to bestow blessings upon us – especially Jupiter and Venus when it comes to love, sex, gifts, and luck. The sun wants to shine a light on a certain area of our lives during every calendar year, which makes solar transits equally vital when looking for love. The sun only has approximately 30 set calendar days in each sign, but luckily, Venus and Jupiter move at different speeds, giving us an extended or unexpected transit in that house.
For example, Scorpio risings should look to see when the sun, Venus, and Jupiter are in Pisces and Taurus, as those specific signs point to their love, romance, children, creativity, marriage, and partnerships themes.
As these three planets transit those houses, it activates our charts with benefic energy. It’s not a guarantee that you’ll meet the love of your life but you can use this time to plan more dates, get out with friends, and say yes to more fun!
Have You Used The Vertex?
Another, more advanced place to look for love in your chart is by locating your Vertex. The Vertex is a very sensitive point in your chart – it’s often an indicator of fated occurrences and seemingly chance encounters that make a lifelong impact. Like a doorway, it can be the entry point that draws destiny into our lives. And at least once in our lives, we’re all looking for that kind of love that knocks us off our feet, right?
Your Vertex is always located in the 5th – 8th houses in your chart and lives in the western hemisphere of the chart, where the houses relating to other people are found. Tracking transits to your Vertex is a little more advanced and you have to be quite alert to the current transits but looking back on them is always a fun way to see how lit up that point can become on fated events! And it’s always nice to meet destiny halfway, especially if a transit planet is highlighting that point.
Ask an astrologer for help finding your Vertex if you’re curious to see this fated point of your chart!
Need More?
Now that you know the ways to find what your partner is like, and where and when you may meet them, it can help give you focus, direction, and even a strategy when looking for love. It is important to remember that your chart can be lit up with wonderful and helpful transits for romance, but if you’re not making an effort or trying, your chart likely won’t manifest.
This can be a helpful tool for when you’re swiping your dating apps during those times, or if that’s not your thing, letting friends or family know you’re open to being set up, or for you to take the initiative to join clubs, go on hikes, or take a class. Think of this as the starting point of your romantic adventure.
Good luck out there and if you have questions on your personal chart, talk to an astrologer who would be happy to help.
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