u/LittleMama9

People are often very quick to point out the struggles and hardships in my chart. And to be fair, a lot of those themes have shown up in my life, especially in my early years.

But lately I’ve been thinking about how easy it is to let those narratives become your entire identity. I know my wounds. I’ve lived them. I’ve done therapy, healing work, and a lot of soul-searching. I don’t really want to spend the rest of my life being reduced to my pain.

So I would genuinely love to hear the beautiful things in my chart. The gifts. The rare placements. The things that might make me magnetic, resilient, creative, loving, wise, sensual, comforting, inspiring, or uniquely me.

What are the strengths here?

What are the softer or more special things people might overlook when they focus only on trauma and transformation?

I’d especially love insight into the parts of my chart that suggest joy, beauty, love, embodiment, creativity, femininity, emotional depth, personal growth, or the ability to build a meaningful life after hardship.

I think sometimes people with intense charts get spoken to like they’re destined only for suffering, and I’d really love some help seeing the light in mine too. ✨

I love learning about myself and examining the why behind how people perceive me the way they do.

I have a PTSD diagnosis, and when I reached my 30s I realized there was very little I actually knew about myself outside of survival mode. I started therapy and really committed to healing and self discovery. I was almost 35 before I fully realized something as simple as, “Wait…my favorite color is purple.”

Since then, I’ve taken so much joy in dressing and adorning myself in styles, colors, and aesthetics that genuinely make me happy. What fascinates me is how much this has changed the way people respond to and perceive me.

It makes me wonder if there’s something deeper in my birth chart that explains this phenomenon, or if it’s mostly rooted in cultural associations and surface level archetypes.

For reference, I’m a Sagittarius Sun, Scorpio Rising, and Capricorn Moon.

And yet, people almost always perceive me as Taurus or Cancer first, followed by Libra, even people who are very knowledgeable about astrology.

A few people have suggested it’s because I’m a softer, rounder body type and people automatically associate that with Taurus energy. But honestly, the consistency of people perceiving me this way over the years makes me wonder if there’s something deeper influencing it than body shape stereotypes alone.

I would genuinely love to hear thoughts on why that might be.

I love learning about myself and examining the why behind how people perceive me the way they do.

I have a PTSD diagnosis, and when I reached my 30s I realized there was very little I actually knew about myself outside of survival mode. I started therapy and really committed to healing and self discovery. I was almost 35 before I fully realized something as simple as, “Wait…my favorite color is purple.”

Since then, I’ve taken so much joy in dressing and adorning myself in styles, colors, and aesthetics that genuinely make me happy. What fascinates me is how much this has changed the way people respond to and perceive me.

It makes me wonder if there’s something deeper in my birth chart that explains this phenomenon, or if it’s mostly rooted in cultural associations and surface level archetypes.

For reference, I’m a Sagittarius Sun, Scorpio Rising, and Capricorn Moon.

And yet, people almost always perceive me as Taurus or Cancer first, followed by Libra, even people who are very knowledgeable about astrology.

A few people have suggested it’s because I’m a softer, rounder body type and people automatically associate that with Taurus energy. But honestly, the consistency of people perceiving me this way over the years makes me wonder if there’s something deeper influencing it than body shape stereotypes alone.

I would genuinely love to hear thoughts on why that might be.

New to this community, though I’ve been active in other style/Kitchener spaces for a while. A few months ago I received my basic essence package from John Kitchener:

50% Romantic

10% Dramatic

10% Youthful

10% High Spirited

10% Classic

10% Natural

Would love to hear any thoughts, impressions, or feedback from others familiar with the system. 💜