A Guide To... Astrological Aspects

A guide to... astrological aspects

I love studying astrological aspects so I decided to make a guide on it! Aspects are measured angles between the planets (and ascendant + MC) that have influence on you. They can also be off by a few degrees, this is called an orb and the smaller orb an aspect has, the stronger it is. They can be positive, negative, or neutral. Neutral aspects can either be positive or negative depending on the planets involved. There are major aspects, minor aspects, and aspect patterns. I’ll go over the first two of those in this post.

Major aspects are aspects that have a bigger significance. Major aspects are…

Conjunction - This is two planets 0˚ away from one another. This is a neutral aspect. The planet’s involved energies are brought together with this aspect so depending on the planets it could either be good or bad.

Sextile - This is two planets that are 60˚ away from one another. This aspect is generally positive. The energies of the planets involved inspire, encourage, and cooperate well with each other.

Square - This is two planets that are 90˚ away from one another. This is a negative aspect to have. The planets energies don’t cooperate and they cause mutually exclusive desires and needs.

Trine - These are two planets that are 120˚ away from one another. This is a positive aspect. The planets involved’s energies work together harmoniously, enriching one another.

Opposition - These are two planets which are 180˚ away from one another. This is generally a negative aspect but it can also be viewed as a neutral aspect, depending on the planets involved. There is tension between these planets energies but this can be motivating.

Minor aspects are aspects that have lesser significance. Minor aspects are…

Semisextile - These are two planets that are 30˚ away from one another. This is a neutral aspect so it can either be positive of negative depending on the planets involved. It can symbolize that the planets involved’s energies can cause a hard-to-discover potential.

Semisquare - These are two planets that are 45˚ away from one another. This is a negative aspect. The energies of the planets involved cause unapparent tension.

Quintile - This is two planets that are 72˚ away from one another. It is a positive aspect. The energies of these planets work together to unleash talent and potential They can point to purposeful uses of one’s talent and this talent usually has to do with art.

Sesquisquare - These two planets are 135˚ away from one another. This is a negative aspect. These two planetary energies cause conflict and tension just like the square except this tension is easier to suppress… making it harder to learn from.

Biquintile - These two planets are 144˚ away from one another. This is a positive aspect. These planets energies are very good for artistic areas. Although people are generally only vaguely aware of the energy from this aspect.

Quincunx/Inconjunct - These two planets are 150˚ away from one another. This is a neutral aspect and arguably the most important of the minor aspects. It give potential that is difficult to release and adjust to.

Well, I hope this helped someone understand aspects better! Feel free to drop any questions you have into my ask box!! Also, please inform me if you would like me to make a post on aspect patterns.

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goddesses for the signs

Aries: Pele - Hawaiian volcano goddess. Is both creator and destroyer of land // Ishtar - Mesopotamian Goddess of sexual love, fertility, and war

Taurus: Flora - Roman Goddess of flowers // Inanna - Sumerian Goddess of sexual love, fertility, and warfare

Gemini: Baubo - Greek Goddess of mirth, jests, and bawdy humour // Saraswati - Hindu Goddess of Knowledge, the Arts, Mathematics, Education, and cosmic Wisdom

Cancer: Yemaya - Yoruban Mother Goddess, Goddess of the Ocean // Artemis/Diana - Greek/Roman Goddess of the hunt, virginity, and childbirth. Associated with the moon

Leo: Amaterasu - Japanese sun Goddess // Kuan Yin - Chinese Goddess of Mercy and Compassion

Virgo: Brighid - Celtic Goddess of poetry, healing, and crafts // Sophia - Greek Goddess of wisdom

Libra: Lalita - Hindu goddess of beauty. Name means beautiful, playful, beloved // Ma'at - Egyptian Goddess, personified concept of truth, balance, justice, and order

Scorpio: Hectate - Greek Goddess of witchcraft and magick, crossroads, and the harvest moon // Eos - Greek Goddess of the dawn

Sagittarius: Cerridwen - Celtic Goddess of transformation // Tara - Hindu, Mother Goddess, the absolute, unquenchable hunger that propels all life.

Capricorn: Cybele - Greek Earth Mother // Fortuna - Roman Goddess of fortune

Aquarius: Athena - Greek Goddess of wisdom, defensive and strategic wars // Isis - Egyptian Mother Goddess, matron of nature and magick, Goddess of creativity and the underdog

Pisces: Hestia - Greek Goddess of the hearth and domestic life // Maya - Hindu Goddess of Illusion and Mystery

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Mercury

Mercury aspecting sun, mercury in the 5th: Mental vibrancies and illumination, self-expressive words conveying messages directly from the ego, confident opinions, vivid story-teller, words of creativity, youthful mind, passionate about learning, desires a strong intellect, willful, clever thinker, thinking and talking about themselves, their self-expression

Mercury aspecting moon, mercury in the 4th: Nostalgic perception of reality, vivid memories, opinions of common sense, motherly messages directed to the masses, understands the emotions of the public, empathy for All, reserved and private mind, daydreamer, mind of the inner child, thinking and talking about emotions and finding Home

Mercury aspecting Venus, mercury in the 2nd: flowers and roots in the mind, blossoms of Venus symbolizing artsy, creative, beauty, serenity and musical appreciation, roots of the earth symbolizing wisdom, resourcefulness, patience, reliability and stability of the mind. Thinking and talking about life, pleasure and beauty.

Mercury aspecting Venus, mercury in the 7th: sweet messages of harmony from the heart, love and union on the mind, social breeze, accommodating opinions, attracted to youth and intellect, words dripping with sugar, thinking and talking about aesthetics, social equity and love

Mercury aspecting mars, mercury in the 1st: words used for fighting and protecting themselves, active mind on overdrive, the mind is a battlefield, headaches, strong or offensive opinions, individualistic and passionate messages conveying motivation and inspiration. Wants to speak first. Knowledge (mercury) is power (mars). Thinking and talking about ambitions, sex and themselves

Mercury aspecting Jupiter, mercury in the 9th: visionary messages expressing ideals, indulgence in knowledge and learning, big stories, exaggerated opinions, daydreams of adventure and freedom, gift of the gab, jokester, professor, thinking and talking about spiritual and religious beliefs and inner philosophies

Mercury aspecting Saturn, mercury in the 10th: Reticent speech, reserved opinions, unwillingly silent, mind of authority, voice of the public, voice of Judgment and Order, mental blocks or mental structure, practical, calculating and introspective thought trend, mentor, timeless knowledge, thinking and talking about self-discipline, experiences of self-perseverance and personal achievement

Mercury aspecting Uranus, mercury in the 11th: Thinking outside the box, inside the box, below the box, above the box. Shocking opinions, universal mind, mad scientist mind, words conveying messages to the collective, sudden nerve pains, revolutionary and futuristic thought trend, thinking and talking about social justice, togetherness and liberation

Mercury aspecting Neptune, mercury in the 12th: receptive and emotionally psychic, words conveying messages from dreams, daydreamer, romantic visionary of life, perception of life glittered by rose-tinted glasses, reclusive, charming actor, walking dream, angels in the brain, empathy for the unfortunate and emotionally abandoned, thinking and talking about wishes, spirituality and alone time

Mercury aspecting Pluto, mercury in the 8th: solemn and prophetic thought trend, investigative mind, detective, soulful words conveying messages of pain and healing, empathy for the misunderstood and emotionally disturbed, demons in the brain, chatting and learning from past demons. Knowledge (mercury) is Power (pluto). Transformative mind; from mind of chaos to rebirth and mind of clarity, thinking about death, secrets and privacy

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The Luminaries and Planets in Astrology

Each luminary and each planet in astrology affects different parts of our personality. By this point, we understand the 12 archetypes, but now we must be aware of what these celestial bodies mean in the first place when a sign is placed there.

The Sun Ruler of Leo, the Sun represents the Self. It is representative of our strength, will, vitality, ego and our basic personality. The Sun, in our charts, represents who we are at our very best.

The Moon Ruler of Cancer, the Moon represents the Personal/True Self. It is representative of our emotions, our soul, instinct and intuition and who we truly are internally. The Moon, in our charts, represents the deepest part of us.

Mercury Ruler of both Gemini and Virgo, Mercury represents the Mind. It is representative of our intellect and how we communicate and mentally process things on a day-to-day basis. Mercury, in our charts, represents how we communicate and interact everyday.

Venus Ruler of both Taurus and Libra, Venus represents Attraction. It is representative of love, money, friendships, relationships and what we find beautiful. Venus, in our charts, represents who and what we are attracted to and how we go about obtaining it.

Mars Ruler of Aries, Mars represents Willpower. It is representative of stamina, anger, sex and what stimulates our physical energy. Mars, in our charts, shows what/how we put our energy to use.

Jupiter Ruler of Sagittarius, Jupiter represents Expansion. It is representative of optimism, growth, luck and wisdom. Jupiter, in our charts, represents what we should follow in order to attract happiness and good karma in our lives.

Saturn Ruler of Capricorn, Saturn represents Discipline. It is representative of boundaries, fears, responsibilities and karma. Saturn, in our charts, teaches us lessons to help us grow.

Uranus Ruler of Aquarius, Uranus represents Freedom. It is representative of change, originality and progressiveness. Uranus, in our charts, shows where we go against order or tradition.

Neptune Ruler of Pisces, Neptune represents Illusion. It is representative of spirituality, deception and intuition. Neptune, in our charts, shows where we fall into delusion eventually resulting in heightened awareness.

Pluto Ruler of Scorpio, Pluto represents Transformation. It is representative of spiritual growth, rebirth and renewal and change. Pluto, in our charts, represents where we will find for a deeper truth or meaning and what we will destroy and eventually create and give life to.

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Mars/Aries/Scorpio: The fire of the Godhead

Taurus: Natural Law

Mercury/Gemini: Consciousness Mercury/Virgo: Individual Christ Consciousness

Sun/Leo: Solar, Self Consciousness

Moon/Cancer: Embryonic Consciousness

Venus/Libra: Karmic Law

Jupiter/Sagittarius/Pisces: Divine consciousness