Basic Compatibility
Sun – Venus: Attraction Sun – Moon: Emotional support Venus – Mars: Sex Venus – Venus: Romance Mars – Mars: Collaboration Sun – Sun: Compromise Mercury – Mercury: Intellect and communication
Element Difficulty Level Same: Easy Complementary (fire-air or water-earth): Medium Conflicting (fire-earth / air-water / fire-water / air-earth): Challenging
In planets that hold the same element, you and your partner will work well together. Complementary elements are attractive but can sometimes be challenging. You will tend to like or admire these differences. Conflicting elements cause the most frustration despite supportive aspects and lead to the most misunderstandings, but can also foster the most growth.
Modality and Relationship Growth Mutable + Mutable = Dissipating Mutable + Fixed = Moderating Mutable + Cardinal = Challenging Fixed + Fixed = Stagnating Fixed + Cardinal = Slow and steady growth Cardinal + Cardinal = Constant growth
Mutable: Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces Fixed: Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius Cardinal: Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn
The modalities of planets can help you understand the patterns of growth or lack thereof. A lot of mutable energy can be stimulating, but quickly fizzle out as other priorities take over. Mutable energy is intriguing to the fixed modality’s tendency towards caution, but can keep the relationship interesting over time. Mutable and cardinal energy works if goals are shared, but can feel constraining over time if goals change. Too much fixed energy can become stuck, while a mix of fixed and cardinal energy can contribute to long lasting growth in a shared vision. Heavy goal-focused cardinal energy requires a shared vision to not break apart.
Planetary progressions can indicate challenging times when once cooperative energies shift (i.e., your partner’s Venus moves out of the same element as yours and into a challenging one).
