Astrology is a lot like math, there are a lot of calculations involved. Whenever I go to check the planets positions I think of it as building an equation. There are four basics in astrology: the planets, the signs, the houses and aspects. I have briefly covered the planets as the actors and the signs as the role the actor is playing.
When visualizing the houses and which house a planet is currently in imagine that the house is the stage that the actor is playing a certain role upon, it is the field of experience, not the experience itself. You have twelve fields of experience, according to astrology: the self, your possessions, what you use to communicate, your home (and childhood), where you get creative, your work and health, your partnerships, your shared resources, your education, your career, your companions, your subconscious mind.
Last are the aspects, and I will just mention the major ones, or ones that I follow and take into account most often. So, you have actors, roles and stages….what are the aspects part in this play? The aspects are how the actors are communicating with one another. Are they doing well sharing energy or does the whole thing drain the actor of energy or perhaps the actors agitate one another. The aspects are the angles the planets are from one another, how many degrees separate them. Major aspects include:
Conjunction – 0 degrees: the planets are in the same sign and lend energy and help to one another
Sextile – 60 degrees: the planets are able to nourish one another, considered a lucky aspect
Square – 90 degrees: the planets are at odds and their current roles do not blend well together, however they can be strengthened by this aspect if you are able to get the lesson the planets are giving
Trine – 120 degrees: the planets are sharing an element and therefore help build one another up in the specific element, added strength
Opposition – 180 degrees: the planets are butting heads, stationed at opposite ends of the zodiac; every coin has two sides and it is best learned when the planets are opposing one another. Inharmonious aspect, but valuable lessons
Planets – Actors
Signs – Roles
Houses – The Stage
Aspects – The Dialogue
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