Lord of the 8th in the 5th

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Deep reserves get pulled out by a creative project or a child, and stopping halfway is hard. Set the cut-off point before beginning.

In detail

The eighth house lord in the fifth is present from birth and does not lapse. The fifth is children, pleasure and creative work; the eighth brings pooled resources, risk and deep motive into that field. Speculation, making something and matters concerning children become the entry point through which other people's capital and one's own reserves get mobilised, so commitment runs above normal intensity and withdrawal is correspondingly hard. Reversed, the fifth's lord in the eighth makes enjoyment conditional on shared funds.

FAQ

Why is it hard to withdraw once this kind of investment starts?
Because the resources drawn on are deep ones, while the entry point is creative work or children, both of which carry attachment. Once capital is bound to the project, cutting the loss also means abandoning the meaning of the effort, which is why the exit point has to be fixed in advance.

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