To manually find an Antiscia, choose the
planet and the sign it is in and make note
of the planets degree and minute. Find the
corresponding Antiscia sign and subtract
from 30 degrees the position of the natal
planet. The result will be the degrees and
minutes for the Antiscia planet. Do this for
all the planets and angles, and you will have
your Antiscia sensitive points. Here are two
examples:
1. You have natal Venus at 13:47 Leo and
want to find its Antiscia point. Note the
Antiscia sign for Leo is Taurus. So take 29:60
(30 degrees) minus 13:47 and the answer
is 16:13 of Taurus as your natal Venus
Antiscia point. Transits and/or progressions
to 16:13 Taurus would “set off” shadow
or reflective characteristics of natal Venus
according to the type of aspect and the
nature of the transit and/or progression.
Remember the Antiscia point is only a point
and does not hold house placement or
rulership. If Uranus is making a square to
Venus Antiscia point there may be an urge
for a sexual interaction; the quick repulsion
or attraction to someone; or your sense of
harmony and compatibility could be upset,
especially in the areas where natal Venus
rules.
planet receives the shadow/reflection and
its connection while the Antiscia planet
point will further emphasize the Natal plan-
ets character. Antiscia points are activated
when a transiting planet or secondary pro-
gression with any major aspect (2 degrees
applying and one degree separating) is in
effect.
It is as if the Natal planet develops a new
persona not seen before by others or the
native and it opens a period of time where
the native’s experiences dimensions of
themselves they have not worked with, but
need to, for them to fully be human or expe-
rience the full depths of their “animal” self.
Since celebrities are the most obvious for
us to witness in a period exhibiting non-so-
cial behavior, let us look at Charlie Sheen
for one of the many periods in his rocky life
where a combination of transits, and pro-
gressions manifested a change in his life. It
is the Antiscia points that brought about the
bizarre anti-social melt down we witnessed
in March 2011 in his “Winning Tour.”
Charlie Sheen was born as Carlos Irwin
Estevez on September 3, 1965 at 10:48 PM
EDT, New York, NY. (AstroDatabank AA rat-
ing) Below is the bi-wheel of Charlie Sheen’s
natal chart with his Antiscia chart on the
outside.
Note the following 1-degree major
aspects: Natal Sun opposition Antiscia
Venus; Natal Venus opposition Antiscia
Sun. It is these (and a few inconjuncts Sun/
Neptune, Uranus/Pluto) that are sensitive
points are theme areas where Mr. Sheen can
and will explore issues within his shadow
self and reflection of self. Sun=identity, ego;
Venus=compatibility, harmony, sensuality,
and love. The inconjuncts between Sun/
Neptune, Uranus/Pluto could bring in more
of the darker and unpredictable nature of
Mr. Sheen’s personality and actions. If you
research Mr. Sheen’s history, this theme has
been expressed throughout his adult life5.
In looking at his personal and profes-
sional “meltdown” (March 10, 2011), see
chart below, Mr. Sheen had many powerful
seconda