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A partial solar eclipse is seen as the sun rises behind the Delaware Breakwater Lighthouse, Thursday, June 10, 2021, at Lewes Beach in Delaware. The annular or “ring of fire” solar eclipse is only visible to some parts of Greenland, Northern Russia, and Canada.
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Hi! I have a horary ask if that’s ok: does my bf still have feelings for his ex? And does he still miss her?
Netherlands, june 17th, 00:02 AM
I’m not sure if it’s possible to answer that question with horary, but I’m hoping it is since your horary readings were so on point for me in the past. I’ve tried asking him about it ofc and he says no, but certain things he says/does give me doubts, plus he’s been dishonest with me before which makes it harder for me to trust his answer.
Hey there, I debated answering this privately because I really don't like looking into things like this through horary. Often when we're feeling insecure about our partners, it's because we need to work things out within ourselves – or there's something else going on in the relationship that needs addressing. This person in your boyfriend's life shouldn't matter either way. The love between you two is either there or it's not. It is my Aquarian opinion that we should all be allowed to continue to care about the people we care about regardless of past history – if we choose to. But if you're uncomfortable with his behavior, definitely talk to him about it.
That said, I looked at the chart and it was quite sweet. He likes talking to his ex because they're friends – they may have work in common, and he has kind of a nostaligic idealistic view of them which may be unsettling for you. You show up here in a fear-based controlling attitude – which isn't helping matters.
Disclaimer: this chart is only reading the energy of the moment. No outcomes are revealed here. Those are up to the two of you.
I hope this helps. It's nice to see you around my blog again :)
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Pluto in the houses
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TRIGGER WARNING: Pluto is considered a malefic planet. Read this post only if you are not a beginner to astrology and if you're open minded about the dark side of astrological placements. Most important thing, DON'T GET SCARED, it's just Astrology not the ultimate truth.
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Pluto's key words 🗝 passion, destruction, intensity, sex, power, money, death, taboos, secrets, enemies, love-hate dynamics, toxicity, occultism, intensity, deep emotions, karma, magnetism.
Pluto in the 1sthouse:
These people are extremely intense and it's impossible not to notice them when they enter in a room, they capture all the attention. When people meet them, they could give off negative vibes, that's because of their mysterious aura and their secretive nature, those who are superficial could avoid them and spread gossips about them. In their life, they attract many enemie s and envious people, that's because of their magnetic and powerful vibes, people tend to envy them a lot. People doesn't disrespect them openly and directly, they tend to do it behind their back. Interacting with those with Pluto in the 1sthouse is not something for weak people, they tend to scare those who are weak and those who judge others easily. These people tend to be very intense in public, even if they're secretive, they're not afraid to stand up for themselves (or others) and they're not afraid to show their deep emotions in front of others, they always wear their heart on their sleeves. They tend to change their appearance frequently and could even do some plastic surgery in their life time. They tend to have vindictive traits and could do witchcraft and talk about this passion openly, they tend to wear witchcraft related clothes and actually love to be considered witches by other. Scaring people away is something they actually like, they love being perceived as strong, powerful and even dangerous. These people are extremely sexy and are not afraid to talk about sexual topics in public, they also tend to talk about their sexual life without problems. These people tend to live many different lives, changes many different homes and changes their appearance frequently. They are wise and intuitive.
Pluto in the 2nd house:
These people could have a toxic relationship with their money. They tend to accumulate a lot of money but they hate to spend them or share them with others. They tend to have some kind of addictions and spend their money to satisfy their toxic behaviors, they could also spend their money for sex, giving them to sex workers or earn their money working in the sex industry. They could be secretive about their money and have secret bank accounts. In their life time they could earn a lot but lose lot of money too, their financial situation could be unstable. They could have been born in a poor family and have developed toxic believes about money. It's easy for them to become obsessed with being rich, to be workaholic and to be in a position of power at work. These people could evade taxes and be secretive about their money, they could also earn them from illegal sources. These people tend to have a toxic relationship with food too, they could develop a binge-eating disorder, anorexia or become obese due to a food addiction. These people could live in a beautiful home full of luxurious objects.
Pluto in the 3rd house:
It's hard for these people to communicate, they always feels like no one understands, they tend to be quite and observe the environment, they don't talk to much. These people tend to be private and introverted, they hate to share what's on their mind. These people tend to accumulate anger and they have the tendency to explode and to say mean things to others when they're upset. They should be very careful with their mental patterns, they have the tendency to fall into toxic behavior and to be manipulative with people around them. It's common for these people to have been victims of bullying when they were young and they usually have turbulent relationships with their siblings. Sometimes they feel like they're the “black sheep” in school and they're usually victims of gossips and jealousy. They tend to be extremely powerful with their words, they could send actual blessings or bad vibes to other people just speaking. They tend to be deep and they hate small talks, these people need deep conversations and tend to have no taboos, they're open to talk about everything. These people should be careful when it comes to travels or their car, they risk to be victims of an incident during their life time.
Pluto in 4th house:
This is a hard position for Pluto, these people tend to have a hard relationship with their family. The environment during their childhood was violent and unpredictable, these people are scared of their own family. They could live in a family full of obscure secrets and it's common for them to fell like the black sheep of the family. These people could have a family full of witches or people connected to spirituality or occultism. They hate to talk about their family with others and prefer to keep private what happens inside of their home. They tend to feel attached to their natal country and could be a bit close minded about other cultures. These people tend to have an extreme emotional depth and could have raging explosions or deep crisis during their life time, they should take care of their mental health. They tend to be extremely empathetic, have a strong intuition and an amazing emotional intelligence, they're natural born psychologist. There could some criminals inside of their family or they could have accumulate richness in illegal ways. Be careful to generational traumas or common toxic patterns in the family.
Pluto in 5th house:
These people will have an intense and sometimes even exaggerated love and sexual life. They tend to feel obsessed over the idea of love and they might date many different people in their life time, they're that kind of people who attract and date “weird toxic people”. Some people with Pluto in the 5thhouse develop an addiction toward pornographic contents or illegal substances, be extra careful if you have this placement in your chart. They tend to be successful in love, they attract crushes on them like no one else. They usually date people with a strong Pluto/8thhouse/Scorpio in their chart. In love they crave for sexual intensity, chemistry, deep talks and emotional intensity. They love art and could be amazing artists or performers, what they crave is to impress others. They should be careful with their children, sometimes it's hard for them to develop a healthy relationship with their children, they could have kids with plutonic traits or a strong Scorpio/8thhouse. They should be careful with sex, they risk to develop STD or unwanted pregnancy, they should be careful with losing their kids during the pregnancy too. In a relationship these people are extremely jealous and could also show toxic traits. There could be two different scenarios: these people could be obsessive with dating and dates many different people (and have secret lovers when dating someone) or they could avoid dating and chose to do it only if there's an authentic and strong connection with another person.
Pluto in the 6th house:
These people should be extremely careful with their physical health and should do medical controls when necessary. They could suffer from physical conditions that makes their daily life hard. These people could change many different jobs in their life time, it's hard for them to find a stable job. Common jobs with Pluto in the 6thhouse are: psychologist, surgeon, death related jobs, illegal jobs, working with money, secret investigator, occultist, police man, working in secret associations, serial killer, sex worker, criminologist, archaeologist, judge, etc. These people should be careful with colleagues, they tend to attract envious people in their work place. These people could develop a toxic relationship with workout and physical exercise, they should be careful with food too. They tend to be obsessive with their routine and could be workaholic too. They tend to transfer their stress to their body and to develop health issues due to stressful situations. They should be careful with animals too, they tend to attract aggressive animals toward them.
Pluto in the 7th house:
Like people with Pluto in the 5thhouse, they tend to attract toxic partners toward them, they need to work a lot on building strong boundaries. They tend to attract people with a strong Pluto/Scorpio/an active 8thhouse in their charts or people with a work related to Plutonic themes. They should be extremely careful when it comes to marriage, they have the tendency to be absorbed in their marriage and to develop a symbiotic relationship with their partner. It's common for these people to have a divorce during their life time. They should be extremely careful, I know many people with this placement who have been victims of abusive and violent relationships. They could attract obsessive and jealous partners. This placement creates enemies to lovers relationships. They tend to have many enemies during their life time and should be careful with legal questions too. In their relationships sex is always extremely important and they usually attract partners who are good in bed.
Pluto in the 8th house:
These people are natural born psychics, they're extremely intuitive and they actually attract paranormal and occult events to them. They have witchy vibes and loves averything related to occult, spirituality and witchcraft (included black magic or satanic rituals), even if they don't like to share their interests with others. They could be obsessed with sex and have unhealthy sexual habits, they try to hide their sexual preferences from others, they could be into BDSM or other extreme sexual practices. With this placement, these people could have experienced rape or unwanted sexual attention, they could have victims of sexual aggression and they live these things with extreme shame, they try to hide their trauma from the world. In general, these people try to hide every controversial aspect about their personality and they try to do everything to act like they're perfect, these people really care about what others think about them. Having sex with them is literally a magic experience, they're amazing in bed and their touch is addictive. These people could hide money from others and could earn them in illegal ways.
Pluto in 9th house:
These people are extremely deep, smart and philosophic, they tend to have extreme ideas on politic/philosophy and could be a bit close minded, once they make their mind on something it's impossible to make them change their mind. These people are extremely stubborn but also charismatic and charming, their view on the world is intense and they can make other people change their mind they're great influencers and powerful philosophers. They're interested in psychology and occult themes, they always seek for the truth and it's impossible to hide things from them. They have deep knowledge in general and they also love to travel, it could actually become an addiction for these people. These people should be careful when it comes religions or cults, they could easily fall victims of these organizations. They're also the kind of people that could become completely devoted to their religion and leave everything behind to follow their religious ideals. They could also found their personal religion during their life time and gain followers through their religious activity. They attract life changing experiences while they travel, they should be careful because some of these experiences could be dangerous to them.
Pluto in 10th house:
These people actually crave for money, power and glory. They'll do everything for their status and they deeply care about what other people think about them. They should be very careful with their career, they tend to live many ups and downs during their life time and they easily fall victims of envious people. These people tend to be extremely ambitious and set unrealistic and dangerous standards for themselves, they're going to do everything to reach success, even illegal things if necessary. These people tend to care a lot about what other people think about them and they'll do everything to reach a certain status or to be considered in a certain way by others. They tend to be quite controlling and manipulative when it comes to their career, they prefer to work on their own and it's quite impossible for them to work for another boss or to be under someone at work. These people are ambitious and resilient, they'll do anything to reach their goals. They have a strong personality and stands up from the crowd. They should be extremely careful about jealousy and envy from other people, they tend to fall victims of gossips.
Pluto in the 11th house:
People with this placements tend to be quite and introverted, they don't like to share many information about themselves, they tend to be secretive. They should be extremely careful with their friendships, they tend to fall victims of manipulative and toxic friends. They tend to avoid crowds and usually do not have a large group of friends, they're very selective when it comes to their friends circle. These people have been hurt a lot in the past by their friends and could have some traumatic memories related to them, they could also have lost some friends due to unexpected death. During their life time, these people tend to have many friends with benefit but they should be careful, usually these dynamics doesn't work well for them. These people are attracted to secret cults and could even become leaders of secret associations. They tend to have rich, and powerful friends, some of them will also have occult powers. They should think twice before sharing their secrets with their friends and they easily fall victims of envious people or gossips. Some of these people could have friends who are criminals or who are in jail. They have great abilities in influencing others, usually they stand out from the crowd and have different and unique ideas about politic and society.
Pluto in the 12th house:
These people tend to have lot of nightmares during their life time and fall easily victims of their own destructive patterns. They tend to have powerful occult and paranormal gifts and it's common for them to have lucid or prophetic dreams. The birth of these people could have been traumatic or very intense. During their life time, these people tend to hide a lot of secrets, some of them are very powerful, intense and horrible, sometimes they feel ashamed because of the dark secrets that they carry with themselves. These secrets are often related to death, occult and sex, many people who have experienced a sexual abuse have this placement. They should be extremely careful to their mental health, it's common for them to develop anxiety, depression or other mental illnesses. These people could live their sexuality in two different ways: they could be kinda asexual or they could be hyper-sexual. These people should be very careful because they could have secret enemies. They tend to ignore the darker side of their personality and they prefer to “put on a happy face” when things are going bad, in general, they tend to hide the darkest sides of their life to others and it's hard for them to ask for help. They could live some periods of their life in solitude and they could chose to become hermits to explore their spiritual side.
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hi!
what does that mean if i have 10th house lord in 6th house in vedic chart?
10th lord in 6th
🏆 Profession is more service oriented than self. You may end up working for someone than have something of your own as a profession. This doesn't rule out all the possibility tho.
🏆 The purposes of profession would be based on helping others. Consulting,nursing,non profits, teachers, pet store, nail parlour, doctors, public sector etc.
🏆 Most likely known for their work and organization skills and being a hard worker.
🏆 Comes across as self reliant, responsible and mature and intelligent.
🏆 May have a hard time getting recognition tho, 6th house is a malefic house in Vedic and 10th house is an auspicious one, although this won't be that big of a problem with Saturn, sun, Mars as rulers.
🏆 Maternal relations may have something to you getting a job or both of yours or theirs jobs be similar. They may have been a big influence on career choice as well.
🏆 Superiors would be most trusting of you and is likely to delegate more work due to diligence.
🏆 6th house being 9th from 10th brings fortune although after much effort
🏆 May make inimical relations with co workers
🏆 Makes you a workaholic, your public image can be of of a person that's just career oriented
🏆 Delay in getting a job possible
🏆 Work you choose would probably follow a routine
🏆 Career can bring lots of conflicts and legal battles
🏆 May be subject to jealousy of others
🏆 You may have social anxiety or is shy
Depending on the planet results will vary. If I remember more I ll add in my notes.
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Krittika
Lagna and Planets in Krittika Planets in Krittika can be fiery, destructive or constructive depending on the padas and the quality of the lagna lord and the Moon.
Lagna in Krittika will be dynamic, creative and yet practical. How the Krittika personality develops depends on the strength of the lagna lord, Mars or Venus, and the ruler of the nakshatra, the Sun. Any weakness or negative position to these can exaggerate the weaknesses of Agni and Krittika.
The Sun will have immense courage and confidence. Krittika has the capacity to create powerful people who are not afraid to confront difficult situations; it is important to remember that Krittika represents the ability to challenge difficulties and oppositions. It is warm, fierce and supportive. These people use their power wisely.
People with the Moon in Krittika can become healers or warriors as they are not afraid to confront their demons or to fight causes. They can remove any negativity through right thinking. Krittika brings healing through the intense purification of the fire. The control of the mind is strong here because the Moon is exalted in Krittika, yet these people must watch their destructive tendencies. The first dasha of the Sun makes the Krittika Moon come face to face with their strengths and weaknesses from a young age. It gives them a sense of identity and purpose. This can help in later years.
Mars in Krittika people are calm, dedicated, and extremely intelligent. They are natural warriors. Their instinct is to defend, but they stay calm in a crisis. They can anger easily and need to watch this carefully. They do not necessarily like confrontations but if they are faced into a difficult position, they will not shy away from it.
Venus can have many admirers. There is a showbiz type persona. They can have two sides to their personality, an outgoing one and a puritan type. You will find both priests and entertainers among the Krittika.
Mercury people attract attention, not just for their striking looks but also for their intelligence and brightness. Saturn people know that the fire that burns within them can be destructive if allowed to rage uncontrolled, so they learn early on how to harness this fire. They can be attracted to yoga and other disciplines.
Rahu can disturb the fire of Krittika and allow it to overpower them through desires and sensuality. Taurus Krittika is easier for them to handle whereas Aries can bring a sudden spurt of energy which can consume them.
Ketu feels troubled by all the fire of Krittika; it will create huge issues that need to be addressed, but the headless Ketu does not always understand how to. These people need to work with their intuition and channel this power into positive, more spiritual areas, or use it to burn away the residual karma. The problem happens when not all karma is ready to be destroyed; only what is matured. Ketu may not know how to discriminate as it is debilitated in the Taurus part of Krittika.
Komilla Sutton, The Nakshatras: The Stars Beyond the Zodiac
Astralis by Richard Teschner (1924)
week of june 13th, 2021
aries: the overarching theme of your entire year, really, is the values you places on your social networks and your acquaintanceships. you may, especially in this week, find that you let your friends determine some of your values for you on accident. but what is truly important to you?
taurus: uranus has been in your sign so long now that you're almost like an aquarius, but more luxurious. uranus squares saturn on and off all year. this week the square is exact again. saturn, actually, is in aquarius. how do you see yourself fitting into your future legacy?
gemini: for most of the signs the exactness of the saturn-uranus square is the focus for this week. but there is also sun square neptune. it's deeply mutable, like you, and the sun is still in your sign and has just been involved in a pretty intense eclipse. so if you are still reeling from that, sitting under an old tree might grant you some unexpected wisdom, if you can focus on nature a bit more than on your churning thoughts.
cancer: the tense atmosphere is at once mutable and stubbornly fixed. these are almost impossible to reconcile. you will have to choose what is more important to you: holding on to some things, or changing others. then just focus on that. do not try to do it all this week.
leo: mars is freshly in your sign and there is a push and pull between many disparate conflicting energies. you feel the need to go, now. but where? try to stay still this week and figure it out before you later proceed to use your new martial vibes to get things done.
virgo: while none of the week's astrology is exactly "favorable" you still have the advantage of ceres in taurus this week. this comes in handy, with there being a saturn square uranus recurrence. particularly for virgoans with planets around 14 degrees of virgo, this will likely manifest as a welcome boost in somewhat trying times. one big warning, though, is to look out for delusional relationship drama.
libra: even though the aspects for this week are only "tense" or "hard" ones, cardinal signs such as yourself might have an advantage here. while it is an extra-inadvisable time to accrue new debt, especially in a financial sense, and while relationships are likely not thriving as well as one might hope, there is nothing earth-shattering or world-ending here for you.
scorpio: if it's at all possible, put a hold on any plans to move in with any friends or significant others. this week is really unfavorable for changes to your home life, and there is an unpredictable edge to your partnerships.
sagittarius: saturn square uranus is a big deal, but it's a big deal all year. for you as a mutable sign, sun square neptune is likely to be more... noticeable. this goes double for your relationships/close friendships. any veils covering things you'd rather not confront are liable to be lifted during the course of this week. do not turn a blind eye.
capricorn: being a cardinal sign and, let's face it, more savvy in most ways than most other folks, you are unlikely to get caught up in this week's overall theme of tension and unpredictability. but saturn *is* exacting a square with uranus, and saturn *is* your ruling planet. there will be some upheaval. it's just that you can always deal with it with such enviable grace.
aquarius: saturn square uranus gets to you most of all. both planets are important parts of an aquarian psyche. and yet, you've been doing this all year already. it intensifies this week as those planets square exactly on monday. but it's not exactly a shock to you, or at least if it is you've long since learned to expect the unexpected.
pisces: are you accustomed to all the various neptune squares yet? in a gemini season, especially one with a mercury retrograde like this one, it feels like constant conflict for some pisceans, or like people are just out to get you. they're not, in fact no one is really settled this week and nor have they been recently. you're better equipped for compassion than anyone, so keep that in mind if you find yourself butting heads this week.
Basic Overview of Aspects
When you begin studying Astrology, it can be very tempting to rely on the cookbook interpretations. Which is completely understandable; Astrology is very complex and it can be a lot to take in at first. But if you want to study astrology or just understand it at any deeper level, you really have to start with the basics. I tried to keep this pretty surface level and not go too in depth, because it can be kind of confusing and overwhelming at first.
Conjunctions☌
(0 degrees) In the most basic sense a conjunction is the blending of planetary energies. For better or for worse the planets involved are going to act together. Because there is so much energy involved when to planets join so closely, conjunctions are considered to be powerful and intense aspects. Conjunctions aren’t considered to be inherently easy or hard, their nature really depends on the planets involved. I love how Debbie Kempton-Smith described conjunctions as being “like locking two strangers up in a stalled elevator for a lifetime. Some planets get along on top of each other and others don’t”. It sounds funny but that’s not a bad way to approach them; Venus and Jupiter are obviously going to get along much better than Mars and Saturn.
Conjunctions between a personal planet and an outer planet can be seen as difficult. Personal planets concern everyday life, and the outer planets are a bit more abstract for lack of a better word, so when they conjoin it can create a person who feels very concerned with things that don’t really concern their day to day. That can ultimately be good or bad of course, but it’s still not the easiest thing. As for how the conjunction will act, it can be helpful to look for which planet in the conjunction is better placed. For example, a textbook interpretation of Mercury conjunct Mars would be that the native is tactless and talks quickly. If the conjunction is placed in Aries where Mars is in its rulership, then sure, the native may talk quickly and have a bit of a problem being tactful. But if the conjunction takes place in Taurus, where Mars is in detriment, the native may be a bit more patient and tactful, but they’ll still be able to stand up for themselves and hold their own in a debate.
Squares ◻︎
(90 degrees) “A square is a hard aspect can create difficulties and tensions because it lacks the means to combine planets harmoniously - to begin with, anyway. But a square also gives the strength to tackle the problems it causes.” (Karen Hamaker-Zondag) Squares create a fight between the planets involved. They’re considered a hard aspect, there’s a lot of tension because the signs involved have nothing in common, but there’s also a lot of energy and strength in them. I don’t know if you’ve ever seen two people with nothing in common have to work on a project together, but that’s what a square is like. So a few things can happen with them; one planet can try to repress the other, but the other planet is still going to be there seething and waiting for it’s chance jump out. Or, this aspect can cause the planets involved to overcompensate or exaggerate, but if you go too far with it life will throw something at you to put you in your place. Something I find interesting about squares is that they can cause you to be paranoid or self-conscious about whatever area of life they apply to. I think that paranoia can either be caused by repression or a tendency to overcompensate, or it can cause you to repress or overcompensate. Either way, paranoia, repression, and overcompensation go along with squares.
Squares aren’t wholly bad, and it’s necessary to have some of the friction provided by them in a chart to have the will or push to succeed. It’s helpful to have them aspect a Trine, because it can give the push needed to make something of a natural talent. I don’t know if you’ve ever heard the saying “light a fire under your ass” but that’s what a square will do.
Example: Someone with Sun square Jupiter can be generous and magnanimous, but if they’re overcompensating they may be a bit much.
Oppositions ☍
(180 degrees) Oppositions are a bit harder for me; I don’t have any so I don’t have a good feel for them. That being said, they are complex, tense, and tentative. Someone with many oppositions in their chart may have a kind of contradictory personality unless they’re more developed, in which case they’d be open minded in the way that they can look at an issue from different perspectives. But like I said before, on their own they’re complex. The two planets involved can’t function simultaneously. Sometimes the native gets stuck on one end of the opposition and seeks or attracts people to balance them out.
Unlike with squares, signs that are in opposition (Aries-Libra, Taurus-Scorpio, etc) have common themes. It’s possible to reconcile oppositions, you just can’t force it; lean into it and let each planet act as it is.
Example: Someone with Venus opposite Jupiter might come off as overly passionate and assertive in some types of relationships (like friendships), but then be willing to bend over backwards in other types of relationships (like romantic). The same would go for their interactions with people, they’d either be aggressive or congenial. If and when they learn to lean into their contradictions they’ll come off as someone who is strong and passionate, but also loving and gentle.
Trines △
(120 degrees) Trines are harmonious and easy, everyone loves trines. They’re said to be lucky, and to bestow talents and gifts that are indicated by the planets involved. The planets blend together harmoniously and have no problem working together. Unless it’s an out-of-sign aspect, planets in a trine are in the same element, which is part of the reason they get along well. If you happen to be looking at a child’s chart, look for their trines. They point towards natural abilities that should be nurtured (don’t force anything, they just give an idea).
Trines are also known to cause laziness and a lack of motivation. They lack tension, which is mostly a good thing, but a lack of tension also causes a lack of incentive. Llewellyn George used this quote to describe them, “We more often count our woes than our blessings” which is very fitting. Talents and abilities from trines come naturally, so they can sometimes be taken for granted. I’m sure we all know a person who has some incredible natural talent, say for music, but has no interest in pursuing it. That would be a trine that is just laying latent. It’s ideal to have a harsh aspect, especially a square, aspecting a trine because the tension can help with developing and making something of that talent.
Example: Someone with Moon trine Mercury tend to be good at expressing themselves, especially with words. While someone with this aspect is likely good at writing and it’ll show, it doesn’t mean that they’ll like writing enough to develop their ability, or they may just be too lazy to put the work into it. Having some sort of square involved here may get them motivated enough to actually develop their ability further and maybe do something with it.
Sextile ✳︎
(60 Degrees) Sextiles are one of the Ptolemaic aspects, but they are considered weak by some astrologers. I’d still include them in the Major Aspects, but I’d also keep orbs tighter with them. Sextiles are harmonious, but they’re weaker than a trine. I’m going to quote Llewellyn George again here, “with trines, one rests on one’s laurels, but with sextiles, one either uses one’s laurels or doesn’t get any benefit from them”. Sextiles give some degree of talent as well, but with even more effort required. Someone with some sort of sextile-related talent may be unable to see it themselves, but other people see it in them.
Example: If someone has Moon sextile Mercury rather than trine, they can be better at writing if they choose to put some effort into developing their ability. So it won’t come as naturally as it would with a trine, but with a bit of effort they’ll get there.
