Stellium in third house but....

This topic was created in the Chart Interpretation forum by hnq on Monday, December 15, 2014 and has 9 replies.

What a Stellium in the Third House Means for Communication

A third house stellium can indicate strong mental activity and a focus on communication. Challenges in talking or storytelling may stem from shyness or internal processing. Improving verbal skills often involves practicing speaking in safe environments and building confidence over time.

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@hnq
11 Years

I literally suck at talking. I have so much trouble finding the right words when I'm in a conversation... and story-telling, let's not even get into that. I'm also pretty shy and quiet. I talk a lot to my close friends when I'm in the mood. All the talking is mostly going on inside my head. Anyone have a theory or explanation?

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@warmwaters
11 Years1,000+ Posts

a stellium shows what you need to focus on, in your case friendships and like you mentioned communicating.
Bless ur heart when it comes to presentations huh?

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@hnq
11 Years

That makes a lot of sense. I'm somewhat reserved, I always wait for people to come to me...
but I wish I wasn't because everything going on inside of me is so full of life.
Oh my god... funny that you mention it, I always demanded I present only in front of my teacher... I hate attention.

Is the sign my stellium is in or the house more important?

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@joon
12 YearsCancer

Posted by hnq
I literally suck at talking. I have so much trouble finding the right words when I'm in a conversation... and story-telling, let's not even get into that. I'm also pretty shy and quiet. I talk a lot to my close friends when I'm in the mood. All the talking is mostly going on inside my head. Anyone have a theory or explanation?

I have no planets in 3rd house. Yet I suck at talking.

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@Ellzwerf
11 YearsScorpio

Posted by hnq
That makes a lot of sense. I'm somewhat reserved, I always wait for people to come to me...
but I wish I wasn't because everything going on inside of me is so full of life.
Oh my god... funny that you mention it, I always demanded I present only in front of my teacher... I hate attention.

Is the sign my stellium is in or the house more important?

Maybe the sign of the stellium does play a part, I also have a stellium in the 3rd of 4 planets but I actually don't mind attention.

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@DwellingOnMove
17 Years10,000+ Posts

@hnq,

but your Merc and Sun are on the cusp to Scorpio.

My guess is:
you are either preserved as Scorpio or too open (all of a sudden) irritating People with your detriment Mercury.

yes? no?

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@hnq
11 Years

@Elizwerf what's your sign?

@DwellingOnMove Oh I had no idea... how come? I am too open all of a sudden sometimes!!! that makes a lot of sense

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@augustmoon
12 Years500+ Posts

I don't know much about 3rd house, but I have a 9th house stellium & gemini rising so it has to be somewhat similar. I used to be really anxious about talking and felt like I had nothing to say, which was really horrible for me, I hate to think that I am boring.

I don't know if it's the same thing we are talking about, but most of the conversations are in my head, too. And I mean, sometimes I find that instead of thinking in an inner monologue, the way I think is as if I am relaying the information to another person + editing things out to make it the best version of whatever i'm saying, like a script. I used to keep all those scripts to myself.

Its not very good advice, but you should work on getting out of your own mind. With a 3rd house stellium, you definitely have valuable and entertaining things to say. 3rd/9th is also really good at storytelling, seriously. practice saying the first thing that comes to your mind... It helps. 🙂

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@hnq
11 Years

@augustmoon

Yes!!! I feel like I could always say so much more than I usually do. Depending on the person, I can limit what I say incredibly. Also you can probably imagine how honest I am with all this Sag in me.

I will really try... How do you suggest doing that? Just saying what I think as soon as I think it without all the filtering?
Thanks so much! Your insight is appreciated :-)

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