Demi-SLR for my first blood donation

[TheScales_BothWays]

Hi everyone, it's been a while since I last created an astrologically-related thread.

There was a blood donation campaign in my university this week. I tried to attend it on Monday and Tuesday but I was too late on both days. On Monday, there were too many volunteers, and on Tuesday, the medical staff packed up early. So on Wednesday, I had a class that ended at 9.30 am and I went straight to the donation area after having a heavy breakfast, and successfully donated my A+ blood. It was quite a smooth process, and even after donating blood, I felt just as fine as I was before donating. I received a bag of goodies and a blood donation card.

I had once received a bag of blood around four years ago, when I had anaemia and my red blood cell count was too low that I had to receive blood, so it feels great to give back.

On Tuesday afternoon (Nov 19), I had a demi lunar return with the following angularities:

(Location: Tanjong Malim, Malaysia)
r.Sun 1°40' below Desc (also 1°01' conj. Westpoint)
t.Mars 2°11' above Desc
t.Pluto 2°22' past MC
r.Jupiter 3°12' below Asc
t.Uranus 5°34' below Asc
(The natal angularities are of course, calculated using Jim's Excel spreadsheet, the version which forum user Mike had modified.)

As you can see in bold, t.Mars (which, at 5°01' Libra, has already been transiting natal Jupiter at 5°44' Aries) is angular with natal Jupiter! Quite apt symbolism, wouldn't you say, for donating blood? t.Mars also makes a 1°01' mundane opposition with r.Jupiter.
The angular natal Sun is most probably the small attention I received—the campaign organisers took a picture of me, and pictures of the others who took part in the donation, and posted in on Instagram. A few of my friends found it and shared it around with my other friends, and they sent me supportive messages.

During the moment in which I donated blood (around 10.20am to 10.45am), transiting Saturn was squaring the Midheaven and then rose above the horizon, which I think is symbolic of the needle pierced into me that connects to the blood bag—after all, Saturn's symbol is the sickle. Transiting Pluto also squared Midheaven, which probably symbolised my first experience (along with the angular Pluto and Uranus in my Demi SLR).

Also, for transits, I had t.Mars opposite r.Jupiter, t.Uranus square r.Ascendant, t.Jupiter semisquare r.Uranus and t.Neptune semisquare my natal Jupiter-Neptune square.

[Jupiter Sets at Dawn]

tMars opp nJupiter.
I don't have the data here, but I remember my first blood donation also had tMars opp nJupiter angular. Very apt.

Saturn... even people who aren't freaked out by needles often find the experience confining. You can't leave. I never found it painful, but I often gave plasma, and that feels strange. A machine pumps out the blood, spins it to separate the platelets from the plasma, then pumps the platelets plus saline back into you. You usually feel chilled, but it's over in a half hour and leaves you feeling virtuous, but in need of a sweater.

[TheScales_BothWays]

tMars opp nJupiter.
I don't have the data here, but I remember my first blood donation also had tMars opp nJupiter angular. Very apt.

Saturn... even people who aren't freaked out by needles often find the experience confining. You can't leave.

Yes! I totally forgot to mention how Saturn definitely symbolised my nervousness before donating blood, and my feeling confined when my blood was flowing through the needle to the bag. I've gotten used to needles after being in the hospital two times and going through a few check-ups.

You usually feel chilled, but it's over in a half hour and leaves you feeling virtuous, but in need of a sweater.

Ooh exactly. I donated whole blood, but yeah, with additional machines separating blood and pumping back the rest of it into you, I can see how that can feel much more strange, chilled and confining.

[Jim Eshelman]

"Blood generosity." I love it!