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human
>ruler of the third is Mars in the eleventh in the sign of his depression in Cancer, conjunct Venus, maltreated by Saturn
>ruler of the fourth is Jupiter in the fifth in the sign of his depression in Capricorn
>Sun in the last degree of Leo in the twelfth
>Moon in the first degree of Sag in the fourth
>ruler of the ascendant is Mercury in domicile in Virgo in the first

Looks like a catastrophic early life scenario resulting in a fiercely independent but withdrawn character. Unclear whether catastrophic refers to a singular disaster or a drawn-out and wretched experience, but the relationship with both parents has been irreparably damaged.

Kinda hard to make too much else out, it really looks like the life has really been defined by this early life experience.

I guess if I had to say some things, this is pretty good as far as productivity and career success is concerned. Some worrying indications around finance tell me that you're gonna make a fair salary, but you'll have problems managing your spending and you may land yourself in deep debt at some point. It's not entirely clear to me that this is all pleasure-spending, and a good deal of it may be out of necessity, likely due to health concerns.

Venus rules the ninth in this configuration and is heavily afflicted, and Sun is in the twelfth, so there's likely been some deep psychological and spiritual turmoil throughout this life.

Venus is in the sign of Cancer, and moon isn't too poorly placed, so there may be some hope in establishing a home for yourself insofar as finding a sense of peace and purpose is concerned. In fact with Jupiter in the fifth - despite being in depression - there may be a deep-seated desire to have kids and/or to nurture something, but there's something inside you which is afraid and doubtful of that. Quite unfortunate, because you'll tend to attract women who do want children - and especially your children.
gpt
This is very accurate, but isn’t Jupiter in the 4th? This affirms a lot of negative things in my life that I thought the chart screams as well, but I felt maybe I just want to see the bad, but it is always a comforting thought knowing things are up to fate. I try to look for positive signs as well. My primary concern is my music, so the bad stuff is alright. 
Do you come to conclusions about early childhood based on position of mercury and the third house and the aspects involved?
human
I do my interpretations using a whole sign system, in which each sign is one house, and we count them starting from the sign in which the degree of the ascendant falls in. I use this because I studied the Hellenistic tradition of astrology, and I've used it to great effect in my practice. There is not necessarily a right and wrong system for practicing astrology, only the one which works for you, and I find that whole sign works for me very well.

In a whole sign system, Scorpio becomes the third house and Sagittarius the fourth house, making the rulers of these houses Mars and Jupiter respectively. These planets having the conditions I described in my previous post signifies a deeply negative third-fourth house experience which tends to translate into early childhood difficulties, estrangement from one's siblings, and an extremely negative relationship with one's parents which may translate into an altogether severed connection heading into adulthood.

Of course there are other negative things surrounding this area of life which I can see by the Mars-Jupiter opposition and the fact that both are square Saturn in Ares in the eighth, which is a profoundly negative combination, and I could go on with the delineations from using the Sun and Moon for mother and father, but at a certain point it becomes redundant. I'm not entirely sure what happened to you, but this is the worst childhood I've seen around here for some time, so I think you've earned yourself a pity party or two.
gpt
>do my interpretations using a whole sign system, in which each sign is one house, and we count them starting from the sign in which the degree of the ascendant falls in.
I kinda figured something like this when I looked and adjusted house per sign. Actually spent the night hanging out with a friend who had a worse childhood, I was very interested in casting his chart, but he thinks belief in astrology is stupid since he only knows of sun signs. My connection with family has smoothed as I’ve become an adult actually, but that’s whatever, I’ve spent my life having a pity party since I was a kid anyways. I suppose it is really the only thing holding me back, so it can be taken as answering anything relating to creativity. Thank you for your interpretation. As far as method/system for reading. Would you say whatever works works? I see people say focus on Hellenistic astrology, and ignore the outer planets and modern astrology, but I find consideration of these and whatever shifty articles also affirm both good and bad things, generally and more personally.
human
>My connection with family has smoothed as I’ve become an adult actually

Well that's good. I thought something like that could be the case since the significators are in the fifth and eleventh houses, which are the most positive and supportive houses in astrology. Still, it's not unheard of for these houses to produce bad results, so I decided to go with what I was most confident in.

As for questions about creativity, these signs are kinda bad for that to be quite honest. Ruler of the fifth is Saturn in fall in Ares in the eighth house, and that I'm certain of being a bad sign. However with Jupiter in the fifth and in the superior position over the eighth, I'd say there's still a chance. It's not unheard of for afflicted planets to produce good results either, it's just that they have the hardest time out of all of them to make something positive or beneficial. I suppose if you're committed enough, you can probably plow through it, but there will be a lot working against you both outside and in.

Now as for what works, I think broadly speaking traditional astrology is a more complete, functional, and graceful tool than modern astrology. However I don't discount modern astrology altogether, and I think that there have been some productive contributions from the moderns which I try to consider and incorporate into my practice. Mostly this is down to the psychological/characterological bend, since earlier authors were more concerned with hard predictive capability rather than more personal stuff, but I've also come around to things like incorporating Uranus into interpretation. I'm still not a fan of Pluto, and I'm skeptical of Neptune, but Uranus I've seen reinforce my interpretation consistently enough for me to consider it when it's in a particularly interesting position.

As for what I recommend for study, as in philosophy, you start with the Greeks.
gpt
>As for questions about creativity, these signs are kinda bad for that to be quite honest. Ruler of the fifth is Saturn in fall in Ares in the eighth house, and that I'm certain of being a bad sign. However with Jupiter in the fifth and in the superior position over the eighth, I'd say there's still a chance. It's not unheard of for afflicted planets to produce good results either, it's just that they have the hardest time out of all of them to make something positive or beneficial. I suppose if you're committed enough, you can probably plow through it, but there will be a lot working against you both outside and in.
This is how I feel myself, but oh well. 
Thank you for your input, I’ve cast a Hellenistic chart for myself.