Article by Holly Hall, Canada

Every single one of us are children. In our physical form one life after the other, we are born, we age and eventually we will leave our physical form. As a spirit and as a soul, you are an eternal child, pure, perfect and alive. Children take on many forms, many characteristics, and with this many strengths. How can you find out where that child is in your astrological chart? In other words where are you? And why is it important for you to acknowledge the child with in?

First of all, society informs us, media creates us (thoughts), and in the age of now, we are not staying at home and helping our family work the farm: instead we are now thrown out into this wild, fast food, crazy world; we are instantly adults! As young as 17 yrs of age, our families and society expect us to get a job and make money- it is now time for you to take care of your self. We live in an extremely materialistic world, we want it all! So we loose this sense of who we are, we forget about creating happiness for ourselves, because we feel that if we can indulge in the material world we will be happy. And this takes money. Then we lose our creativity, we forget about our playgrounds, we loose the child within. Does this mean that we need to grow up and only play and never work and never provide for ourselves? Absolutely not! If you remain the child that you are, and keep in touch with that creative side, then you can bring this to the world, and yes, you can make a lot of money doing what you enjoy! So dare we digress? Yes. In the rest of this article I will show you how to find that

child with in. And when you do, get back the child’ within, never let him/her go.

The first thing that you want to do is look at your Moon sign. Your moon sign represents the child within; your moon sign represents your past life. You will also want to look at your fifth house, what is on the cusp of the fifth house, is it intercepted, are any planets in the fifth house.

For instance, Karri has her moon in Aries, all of her other planets are in Leo in the fifth house. Now this makes for an extremely creative little Karri. Karri is 20 years old. Karri is extremely artistic. A graduate of high school, when she was an A average, in art class, in creative English and in music. She loves photography and fashion. However Karri is also a Virgo, her Sun sign is in Virgo in the sixth house. At the age of 18, all Karri wanted to do was to stay in her playground. Virgo influence in the sixth house and the insistence of her realistic mother and get serious stepfather was pushing Karri to teach her to be an adult, to be serious and to serve society, as we all must do. All her Leo and her Aries Moon didn’t think that this sounded like a lot of fun, so she became resistant to change showing signs of laziness, and is in the process of losing her child with in.

An earth influence in our chart such as Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn, second, sixth, and the tenth house, can be our worst enemy. This weighted down, earth bound, realistic, pull up your bootstraps and get the job done; influence can hinder the playfulness of the child within. So does that mean that earth influence charts, can never hang on to their inner child? Absolutely not! Karris’ new playground may be the materialistic world. All that Leo, creates ego, and may need to ‘lead’ to stay creative. Her Aries moon would do well to help others fight for their independence. Her new Virgo “skin” would do well in serving others in this way. Instead of quitting jobs that hinder her, she could rally all employees to fight for their rights. To speak their minds. However Leo can be very romantic and idealistic, thinking the grass is always greener on the other side. “Your playground is more fun than mine”. Searching for the perfect playground, can wastes playful time. Karri may have to learn from experience.

It may be creating abundance, financial abundance, to share, and create your own playground. It may be mother Earth creating wood carving, working with clay, landscaping, cooking, nurturing others, or helping to organize others in order for them to make the most of their playground. The law of the planetary influences right now are greatly affecting the ability for many to retain their Creative in inner child. And I will touch on this at the end of this article.

The signs and the house is where one looks. These signs carrying the inner child with them every single day of their lives: Aries, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Sagittarius, Pisces: first house, third house, fifth house, and ninth house. Does that mean that the rest of us will lose their child within throughout their lives? Absolutely not! But you will need reminding, you will need to continually re-introduce yourself and nurture your inner child. And how exactly do you do this? Below I will list how with each sign/house.

Instructions

Look up your Moon sign, your Sun sign and your fifth house cusp sign.
Take a piece of paper a bright colored fun piece of paper and a pen or pencil, children love pencils and write down, with no form, everything related to your Moon your Sun and your fifth house sign.
If you have any of the signs mentioned above in your charts write it down as well.
If you have any planets in any of the houses mentioned above write this out.
After you have written all of this down, read this out loud to yourself while looking in a mirror.
Also make him write colored sticky notes and write down the affirmation I will list at the end of this article.

ARIES – Always find an adventure, something new, something that is competitive and one that will give you a sense of newness. The Aries and child with in, is not a patient soul, therefore do not expect yourself to see a new project to the end. This is for your more earth bound brothers and sisters. You are the motivator, you are the fuel for the fire, you are the spark that ignites others. So make sure that whatever creativity you bring into your life that you can finish the project shortly after you have started. For example, if you are a project manager or self-employed or even a mother of four kids, get people around you motivated, fire them up get them started. And hire a Taurus, Virgo or a Capricorn to finish the job. Seriously, and then start another project, another adventure. You are a warrior, you’re playground is your battleground. Your territory. The challenge is to choose your battles carefully. Your creativity comes into play in how you can create a win/win situation, where no one loses.

TAURUS – Engage with mother Earth, stay Grounded. Learn to cook, garden, working with wood, metals, gems, anything of the material. And of course working with money be it yours or somebody else’s. The key is not to be so tied to the material that you feel unsafe without it. If this does happen you may take a long walk in the woods or/and go hug a tree. This will sound silly. That’s the point be silly. Allow yourself to play in the sandbox! Basically Taureans need to get their hands dirty. You need to be creative. As long as everything is done through the heart and not the mind, as you are ruled by Venus you will fare well. You love your comfort food it feeds your soul. Make sure you eat healthy!

GEMINI – The eternal child, you are a thinker you are a communicator and you enjoy learning. Working well with your hands you may want to be creative and inventive with machinery, cars and such. However you can tend to have a short attention span and it’s very important that you read material that is short and sweet. Such as blogs, magazines, newspapers and gossip columns. You love gossip and you love to be in the know. You also work very well with your hands so if you can strum a guitar or play the piano, this will soothe your soul. If you can have a job where you learn and then share that knowledge as well. You could be a teacher of any sorts, in your own playground. Just be careful not to share knowledge or gossip that has not been completely researched. You make great journalists and radio show hosts. But in the meantime talk talk talk, chat chat chat, and have fun.

CANCER – Your playground is a place where you can enjoy your, sensitive, helpful and domestic side. You enjoy anything that you can do within your home environment. So your first playground is in your home. Make sure that your home is full of the comforts and cosiness that you require. So when you’re all grown up it is important you decorate your home. You love collecting and a bit of a packrat, in order to keep your self and those who live with sane you may want to incorporate shelves in the form of furniture or the walls in order to display your collection. You also really enjoy children so if you can involve your self with working in nurturing children you’re happy.

LEO – As long as you are center stage then you have your playground. You are dramatic idealistic, creative, romantic and very optimistic. So if you’re in a position where you can share this optimism, and entertain others. Not only have you created your own playground of your own, you also have your own playmates in the form of an audience, friends and/or coworkers. Some Leos do not work well under authority. So you may find that you’re playground/career may be self-employment and it must be something that you are proud of. Most Leo’s never forget the childhood; often they feel they have to hide this, as the world seems too serious for them. So it is very important that you allow the child to play.

VIRGO – Okay this may actually take some organization and planning, doesn’t seem much fun does it? Virgos are very very serious in fact one might wonder if they are even a child when they were a child. In their younger years many would consider them to be very mature and reliable. So you may have to slot out an hour a day to play. Believe it or not, if you can relax, you will be most satisfied at a great job of helping other people organize or analyze. You are fact-finding and enjoy a dissecting to find out what makes something work. So you enjoy science, mechanics, humanitarian, cleaning and fact-finding career. So don’t forget to make time in your schedule to play and be a child.

LIBRA – You are very intellectual and your mind is always busy. You may think that pleasing people is your happiness; what makes other people happy is what makes you happy. But this is not always the case. As it drains you, causing a nervousness that can be quite debilitating. So you really need to learn how to play. You are very sociable and extremely artistic, a group, clubs, or classes where you can explore your different artistic abilities will bring out the child within. Shopping can bring out the child within as well; just make sure you have the money first. You’d make a very good secret shopper, its right up your alley, make money and shop for free! Remember don’t just buy art make it.

SCORPIO – You actually may find it fun and intriguing and penetrate the minds and the psyche of others in order to find out what motivates them. However you’re sure to find you may play alone in your playground, and that’s no fun. So I think that you either take up reading spy, murder and mystery books. Collect these types of movies. And if you really want to have fun try writing one of your own. You are also very psychic and intuitive. So get involved with groups where you can meditate and exchange psychic knowledge. Have fun investigating, penetrating, your own inner motives can also be enjoyable as long as you don’t take it so seriously.

SAGITTARIUS – If you were to be the inner child that you want to be, then be a teenager. Because you love to learn, you love sarcastic humour, you are freedom loving and athletic. You can also be a scholar. However, as much as you like to learn, you also like to party. So outside of your work and your responsibilities, do some educating and learning just for fun something that opens your mind and broadens your philosophies of life. Traveling is also very enjoyable for you as long as it’s a learning experience where you can engage in different cultures. Even watching the travel Channel can bring out the playfulness in you.

CAPRICORN – Much like your Virgo sister you can be so cautious and so responsible, that your practical nature literally suffocates the child within. So you may have to schedule and organize a time every day. Make it in a place where there is nothing reminding you of your schedule, your responsibilities you have and how much work is still yet to be done. So go into your woodworking shop and build a bench without instructions. But organize a trip with children, cousins and nieces or nephews or your own children where all you do is play.

AQUARIUS – Your central nervous system is continuously taxed as the child within struggles nervously to get out and play. Often your child within likes to play on their own, with their independent, individualistic, intellectual side. The challenge may be finding that alone time. Even if you have to lock the bathroom door and take a 45 minute bath, do it! And on the flipside Aquarians can also be very social, so plan a party, go to a party or a social event. And I may have to remind you on a regular basis. Be different, explore your unique side.

PISCES – very much like your Gemini and Sagittarius cousins, I think cousins because Gemini Sagittarius and Pisces are actually very different but related. Because you know how to play if only the world would let you. You often take on the world’s woes in your conduit for healing. So you need time to re charge your batteries, often. So get out your rubber ducky in your pink Mr. Bubbles fill up that I can’t take Jacuzzi bath, light the candles, the music and a good sappy novel and you’re good to go. Just make sure you’re left alone for a good hour to you that’s fun! And if you can make a weekly trip to any waterfront or a yearly trip somewhere near the ocean you’re in heaven Water is your playground.

The world is your playground, nurture it and it will nurture you.

Planetary Update – Saturn is in Virgo opposing Uranus in Pisces. This influences the whole world to get serious and yet want freedom. From constraints and rules, by government, bosses, employees, health care system etc.

About Author: Holly Hall has almost twenty years experience as a professional Astrologer. Radio, newspaper, magazine appearances and columns fill her resume. With her psychic grandmother and clairvoyant mother’s legacy, Holly will propel your spiritual growth.