Aries, Mars, 1st house

Desire: to act, to initiate, to assert oneself, to overcome challenges

Gift: courage, enthusiasm, leadership, ability to take action and overcome obstacles

Shadow: impulsiveness, aggression, selfishness, inability to cooperate

Purpose: to bring energy and initiative to the world, to make things happen

Growth: find activities and work that challenges you, pick your battles, channel anger constructively

Taurus, Venus, 2nd house

Desire: to have a stable environment, to enjoy sensory pleasures, to build material security, to create beauty

Gift: patience, reliability, appreciation for beauty, practicality, being methodical, calm

Shadow: inflexibility & slowness to change, materialism & possessiveness, stagnancy

Purpose: to enjoy being alive in a body, to cultivate and appreciate the physical world

Growth: surround yourself with beautiful objects, connect with nature regularly, protect your peace

Gemini, Mercury, 3rd house

Desire: to learn, to network, to gather and share information, to follow your curiosity

Gift: versatility, adaptability, seeing multiple perspectives.

Shadow: scattered focus, superficiality, mental overload, gossip, lying, manipulation

Purpose: to gather and synthesize data about reality, to connect diverse concepts or people

Growth: give yourself unstructured time to learn, prioritize, find ways to ground your mental energy

Cancer, Moon, 4th house

Desire: to care for others, to create a safe and nurturing environment

Gift: empathy, emotional intelligence, creating a sense of home and belonging

Shadow: moodiness, over-sensitivity, clinging to the past, emotional manipulation, enmeshment, inability to let go

Purpose: to provide emotional support, to create a sense of family and belonging

Growth: develop emotional self-sufficiency, set healthy boundaries, let go of past hurts

Leo, Sun, 5th house

Desire: to express oneself, to be seen and loved, to inspire others, to be creative, to be oneself, to play

Gift: creativity, charisma, warmth, leadership, generosity

Shadow: inflated ego, attention-seeking, self-absorbed, stubborn, domineering, immaturity, insensitivity

Purpose: to bring joy and creativity into the world, to inspire others to shine their own light, to bring warmth

Growth: develop genuine self-love regardless of external validation, share the spotlight

Virgo, Mercury, 6th house

Desire: to create order, to be useful, to act with devotion, to discern what is needed

Gift: pragmatism, humility, dedication, discernment, seeing how things can be improved

Shadow: being overly critical of self or others, inability to let go of details and see the bigger picture

Purpose: to refine & improve, to bring devotion to daily life, to do small things well

Growth: appreciate others best efforts, accept that life will always be messy & imperfect, and move forward anyway

Libra, Venus, 7th house

Desire: to create harmony, to relate socially with others, to find balance and fairness

Gift: diplomacy, charm, ability to see multiple perspectives, appreciation for beauty

Shadow: indecisiveness, conflict avoidance, codependency, superficiality

Purpose: to foster cooperation and mutual understanding, to bring beauty and balance to relationships

Growth: develop sense of self, accept there is no perfect choice, develop strong conflict-resolution skills

Scorpio, Pluto, 8th house

Desire: to protect oneself, to experience intensity and depth, to be fully alive, to find union in sexual intimacy

Gift: psychological insight, emotional depth, ability to survive, being fully engaged

Shadow: paranoia, power struggles, obsessiveness, manipulation, recreating trauma, self-destruction

Purpose: to transmute pain, to reclaim power, to evolve, to release the past, to be reborn, to regenerate

Growth: tend to your need for safety, resolve trauma, surrender to change, cultivate vulnerability & trust, use power ethically

Sagittarius, Jupiter, 9th house

Desire: to see how everything fits together, to follow your internal compass, to live an epic life, to wander freely

Gift: optimism, confidence, hope, faith, wisdom, authenticity, inspiring & teaching others

Shadow: exaggeration, preaching or lecturing, being dismissive of suffering

Purpose: to expand our awareness, to create meaning, to find and share wisdom

Growth: validate others viewpoints & experience, cultivate humility, accept life as it is

Capricorn, Saturn, 10th house

Desire: to achieve, to build structures, to gain authority and respect, to create security & safety, to work

Gift: discipline, responsibility, persistence, ability to plan and execute long-term goals

Shadow: rigidity, status-seeking, workaholism, fear of failure, sense of inadequacy, imposter syndrome

Purpose: to create lasting, meaningful structures in the world, to embody integrity and wisdom

Growth: seek roles that give you authority, cultivate self-compassion, find mentors

Aquarius, Uranus, 11th house

Desire: to innovate, to break free of constraints, to unite for collective change, to destroy the old and create a better future

Gift: sudden breakthroughs, humanitarian ideals, rejection of tradition, commitment to vision

Shadow: rebelliousness for its own sake, detachment, unpredictability, dogmatic idealism

Purpose: to change society, to unite people around shared ideals

Growth: accept your uniqueness, share your vision, develop emotional connections that support your authenticity

Pisces, Neptune, 12th house

Desire: to experience bliss, to avoid harshness, to commune with the Divine, to escape mundane reality

Gift: compassion, imagination, spiritual insight, ability to tap into collective consciousness

Shadow: escapism, self-deception, victim-savior dynamics, boundary issues, rose-colored glasses, naivete

Purpose: to transcend the ego and experience consciousness directly, to transcend duality

Growth: give yourself time & space to retreat & dissolve into Oneness in healthy ways, develop discernment & healthy boundaries