astrolocherry:Ptolemaic Aspects The aspects symbolize the relationship between the planets. Aspect

astrolocherry: Ptolemaic Aspects The aspects symbolize the relationship between the planets. Aspect comes from the Latin world ‘aspectare’ which is ‘too look at’. In the same way, the chart aspects indicate the way the planets are ‘looking’ at one another. The blue lines on the horoscope and represent ‘outlets’ or release valves for the signs while the red lines present tension and back-flow. The aspects keep the planets talking to each other and communicating, the planet and sign in question will take on the qualities of planets it makes aspects with. Red lines of tension can deplete resources and vital forces, while blue lines generate flowing cohesion. So for example Moon in the fourth as a singleton (making no aspects) can represent a close relationship of comfort and security with the mother as god through the eyes of the child. But if this fourth house Moon makes aspects to Uranus, the mother could have disappeared for long periods, or maybe there are aspects to Neptune which indicate that the mother was a martyr who suffered mental disturbance. These forces work together to paint a clearer picture of the expression, and planets in aspect will bring out what the planets have in common. The aspects are like playing the grand cosmic piano. The planets are the keys, the signs are the tones and the aspects joining each create the spectacular astrological orchestra.  Conjunction (0 degrees orb: 10 degrees) : A conjunction is like two best friends who do everything together. They have similar interests and both like directing their talents into the same focal point. This is like having two or more planets in the same sign and often the same house, like having both Moon and Mars together in Leo in the 4th house. Together they make a perfect team with a generous and fluid flow of qualities. We tend to have a natural flow of talents from conjunct signs and identify closely with the focus, especially if conjunctions are made to the Sun, Moon, or ascending sign. An orb that is too far apart to be a powerful conjunct (wider than 15 degrees) you could interpret this as being like two people who live in a duplex… they are in the same building, they are aware of eachother’s presence, but they do not have too much of an impact on one another… there will be a somewhat acceleration of energies but nothing like the sublime fluidity of talents when there is a tight conjunction Sextile (60 degrees orb: 4 degrees) A sextile is like two people who have just gotten married, they are exploring each other and their new territory together. With sextiles, the ego is good at inventing creative ways to resolve predicaments. Liz Greene suggests planets that make sextile aspects represent potential talents and gifts which need attention and work. It could be like this newly married couple learning how to work as a team and unlock the unique energy blend that they both share. A Sun in Virgo makes a sextile to Pluto in Scorpio. Square (90 degrees orb: 8 degrees) A square is like two contrasting people applying for the same once in a lifetime job - and there is only one going! It’s like a wrestle, a tense tussle. Often one planet will dominate the square, and this tends to be the more powerful one. Squares usually make aspect patterns and tie the planet to three or four others. Uranus in Aries and Pluto in Capricorn make a square aspect. Forces must be reconciled with squaring planets. It isn’t like an opposition where we switch positions of consciousness. With the square, certain qualities are inaccessible while the dueling expression can be frenetic and uncontrollable. Squares, without cohesion can indicate two or more planets that can’t control their arguing and distract the rest of the vital forces. This is an inner battle, think of the term ‘squaring’ off with someone, but it is you! Trine (120 degrees - orb: 6 degrees) A trine is an aspect of facilitation. It is like two close relatives, an auntie and a niece, who get along well and help each other reach their potential. They share a lot of similarities and naturally feel at ease together. There is a favorable fusion of qualities and an ease of collaboration, they just seem to ‘flow’ from the person. Traits and talents expressed by the trine aspect can become like second nature, emanated from the individual without a second thought. Trines can represent certain features of our personalities and talents we take for granted. A lot of activity and healing can be facilitated with the trine aspect. Moon in Cancer aspecting Pluto in Scorpio makes a trine. Opposition (180 degrees orb: 10 degrees)  An opposition is an aspect of tension that can become a harmony if the inner work is done. An opposition is like a fraternal twin sister. She is very much like you but there is tension because you go about the same things in an opposite manner. You can be throttled back and forth switching positions of consciousness through an internal war. When you find a way to work together you make the most brilliant team. Sun in Gemini and Moon in Sagittarius make an opposition. I call opposition signs ‘sister signs’, because they represent the polarity and duality of one another, together they can unleash the greatest archetypal potential. Two becomes one as the shadow aspect of the psyche is cast into light. Unaspected Planets: Planets can still be unaspected if they make wide generational orbs. Liz Greene in one of her excellent books, gives an extreme example of an unaspected planet in action. She refers to the unaspected planet as “an unconscious pocket in the psyche.” She says, “An unaspected planet is very raw and archaic. It has no social graces, but behaves as though it had just been let out of a very old prison.” And further on in the book, “Often there is a kind of blank space and the individual is sometimes very ignorant of that side of himself until it erupts.” Unaspected planets can represent treasure boxes of talent we have not unlocked yet. -Cherry -- source link

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