Introversion and Extroversion: It's in Your Chart!

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Yes, you can tell whether you are introverted, extroverted or even a balance of both through your natal chart. You can find this out through something called polarities. There are two polarities, negative and positive. They both correlate to yin and yang energy. Negative energy is yin and introverted; and positive energy is yang and extroverted. All the earth and water signs are negative and all the fire and air signs are positive. If you have a preponderance of negative planets you are most likely an introvert and likewise if you have a preponderance of positive planets you are most likely an extrovert. If you have a balance of both positive and negative then you are probably both introverted and extroverted, or what some like to call an ambivert. Now let's explore in greater depth what these polarity balances mean. 

If you have predominantly negative planets than of course you are most likely introverted. People with mostly negative planets have broad inner lives full of introspection. They love alone time which they gain energy from and aren't too fond of lots of social activity as it can be draining. Negative people are very reflective and have lots going on in their minds. These people usually have greater self understanding than others and find comfort in solitude. They usually favor close intimate relationships, instead of tons of causal friendships. 

If you have predominantly positive planets than of course you are most likely extroverted. People with mostly positive planets love being social and being around people. They gain stimulation from other people and need constant social stimulation to give them energy. They are very oriented towards the external world. Unlike people with lots of negative planets, they like having tons of friendships that are casual. 

If you are balanced in negative and positive planets than you are most likely ambiverted. People who have balanced negative and positive planets usually are introspective and oriented towards the external world. They just need a balance of both to be happy. Too much social activity or too much solitude might not be good for them. The key for them is balance. 

Some people think that the negative polarity is bad and the positive polarity is good. This is not true however. The names can be misleading, but neither one is good or bad. Whatever you have more of is perfect for you in this lifetime and there is no need to change yourself. I think becoming aware of polarities is an important part of astrology because in today's world people are sometimes not very understanding of introversion and extroversion. Extroversion is particularly glorified and introversion is seen as a bit weird. The truth is that both of these personality traits and ambiversion as well, are wonderful and everyone should become more accepting of the polarity balance that they were born with which influences their personality. Everyone should  live their lives in a way that caters to this personality influence, so that they can be more energized, happy and fulfilled.