6 Part1 EAspectpatterns3:6: b - Planetary Patterns - Aspect patterns
• Stellium • T-square • Grandsquare • Grand Trine • Yod - Finger of God, Thor’s hammer, Golden Yod • Kite, • Mystic Rectangle, • Grand Quintile, • Angel Wings, • Point of Thales • The Fish • The Anvil • The Diamond • The Star of David
Aspect Patterns
Aspect Patterns •Aspect Patterns occur when 3 or more planets are connected in a chart in a variety of aspect combinations •Conjunctions, oppositions, trines, squares, sextiles and other aspects can come together and can be seen to be dynamically connected and working together as one configuration. •In aspect patterns - major, minor, harmonious and tense aspects are combined. •Tense aspects cause friction, leading to potential breakthrough and great achievements. •Harmonious aspects show ease, yet may show wasted or unseen opportunities. •Aspect patterns form a meaning of their own. •Each planet involved has at least 2 aspects •Points and angles can be involved with aspect pattern combinations, yet priority is always given to planets. •Include major and minor aspects.
Stellium
Stellium •3 or more planets in a single sign of zodiac, or within 10° of each other. •The House and sign of the chart are intensified. •Too much energy in one place, obsessive, trapped. •Stelliums need to be teased out, one planet at a time, and then integrated. •Oppositions help to bring out the energy held with a stellium.
Gaia Hypothesis
Venus, Uranus, Moon tightest square
T-Square •1 opposition and 2 squares. •2 planets in opposition are both square to a third planet. •T-Squares are most dynamic when in one modality - Cardinal Fixed, Mutable A Cardinal T- square indicates a dynamic, breakthrough energy, take charge. A Fixed T-square indicates a stubborn, battle till the end, and a no giving in attitude: A Mutable T-square indicates a more elusive, flexible and adaptable combination. •T-squares show tension, pressing issues, that challenge us to push past obstacles, show difficulties, yet stamina. •The pattern resembles the letter T when viewed in the chart, and the squared planet is referred to as the focal planet. •The focal planet receives all the tension. •The point opposite the focal planet, is a sensitive point in the chart, a release point to be looked at to relieve the tension of a T-square. •Also look for trines and sextiles to either planets for release.
T-square Tension release Venus trine Saturn
T-square Tension release Moon trine Neptune
Jupiter/Pluto 7th opposite
Mars/Venus 1st square
Grand Cross
Grand Cross •A configuration of tense aspects, formed by 4 squares and 2 oppositions. •Four planets of a horoscope in four interlocking squares. •The most intense quadrangular configuration - •A Grand Cross adds constraints, yet depicts a lot of energy which demands to be used, internal dynamism, insistence and force. •Those with a Grand Square are dynamic people, yet manifest inflexibly(fixed) in relating to the world. •Stable pattern producing results through effort. •Pay attention to Modes - Cardinal, Fixed or Mutable, Angles and houses - Angular, Succedent, Cadent.
Cardinal Cross Moon/Uranus
Mercury 6th
Grand Trine
T-Square • Is depicted by: • 3 of more planets connected by trine aspect make a triangle.
• Each planet in same element, fire, water etc
• The character traits and talents come easily and naturally, as indicated by signs and houses of the trines.
• The native is self-sufficient in these areas of life. Energies flow easily and naturally to them. It is a harmonious and very stable configuration.
• Tense or challenging aspects may be necessary to provide the motivation to develop or grow these traits.
• Fire trines - enthusiasm, new possibilities, ideas, intuitive. Earth trines - practical work, mastering, resourceful, practical. Air trines - intellectual, communicative talents, idea generating, social. Water trines - natural healers, compassionate, intuitive.
Fire Trine Sun, Moon, Saturn
ASC -5th-9th
Water Trine Merc rx/Mars, Jupiter, Uranus
12th - 4th - 8th
Kite
Kite A Kite is depicted by : •Four or more planets are involved: •A Kite already involves a grand trine, (3 trines) plus 2 sextiles, and 1 opposition. •The apex of the kite the focal planet, is sextile two planets, and opposite another. •The focal planet activates talents and channels the planets of grand trine. •A Grand Trine alone may not provide enough impetus or challenge to develop the talents inherent in the Grand Trine. Therefor a Kite formation adds an element of challenge/ tension, to the grand trine enabling the native to focus and release this energy. •The focal planet stimulates activity. inclined to put the talents of the Grand Trine into action. •There is also a sextile release of tension from opposition, via the sextiles.
Water Trine Chiron, Neptune, Sun/Merc rx
3rd - 11th - 7th
Chiron/Pluto/Mars axis
2nd - 10th - 6th
36° x 3 = 108° 72°
108°
108°
108°
Quintiles Chiron/NN - Uranus/Venus
Yod
YOD FINGER of God
1 x 60° Sextile, 2 x 150° Quincunx (5 x 30°)
Inconjunct
The Finger of God - YOD
•There are various kinds of YODS, depending of what aspects they are composed of:
•This classic YOD is made up of two planets in sextile (60°) aspect and a third planet in a quincunx (150°) aspect to both of them.
•The third planet makes an exact midpoint structure with the other two.
•Commonly found in yod patterns are the inclusion of the long ongoing sextile of Neptune and Pluto.
•This aspect pattern requires common sense and flexibility in the areas activated by the planets involved.
•The planet at the apex, where the Finger points to, is a point of stressful experiences, where changes of perspective and outlook on life are required.
•As the 2 quincunxes(150°) indicate the difficulty with integrating energies that don’t easily work well together, - like water and fire, or Aquarius to Cancer or Virgo. or signs like.
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Focused YOD
1 x 60° Sextile, 2 x 150° Quincunx 5 x 30°
Inconjunct‚
2 x semi sextile, 1 x opposition °
The Yod is a source of irritation and frustration, but can also raise awareness, particular through the energy of the apex planet. We need to utilize the Sextile more, in order to "steer" the apex planet.
If the apex planet forms an Opposition to a fourth planet, this is often called a Yod Kite (also sometimes called aBoomerang).
THORS Hammer
Thor’s Hammer - YOD
•Thor’s Hammer is an aspect pattern consisting of a square (90° degrees)
•and two sesquiquadrate(trioctile) aspects (135° degrees)
•It is an 8th Harmonic YOD.
• It is part of the dynamic series of aspects that are based on the 8th harmonic (45° degree) aspect series. 360/8 = 45°
•This is a particularly difficult pattern and is made of square aspects producing tension.
•The base of the Yod is a square with 2 planets already in tension, squared by mode and element.
•Then we have the focal point outlet, with 2 other difficult aspects.
•The tension points to the outlet point (midpoint of square)
•The focal point, outlet creates an outlet, not necessarily comfortable, and pushes out the tensions of the square.
•To work at its best this aspect needs at least one planet in the pattern to have an outlet i.e. an easy flow aspect to another planet or planetary pattern.
•The outlet planet can describe people who help and/or a talent or ability that eases the pressure.
•This is a particularly difficult pattern as the sesquiquadrate aspect tends to give quite severe criticism from others and this produces considerable personal tension.
•Planets on the angles make aspect patterns very personal . •
Thor’s Hammer You Venus 2nd sq Uranus 5th
Neptune MC 10th House
Golden YOD Quintile Yod
Mystic Rectangle
2 x sextile s
Hard Rectangle
The Diamond
Butterfly Wings
Practice • In your own chart list the main aspect patterns you can find. • List which planets are involved in each aspect pattern: • Consider and interpret in a few lines on each aspect pattern in how the planets • in these aspects patterns are either working together, causing tension, • challenge or release or support in particular areas of the chart.
Synthesis
•Once you have completed the above consider the various themes that would underly the aspect patterns with the particular planets involved.
•Make sure to consider particular stresses and challenges between planets involved and area of chart most affected. •Consider how these same planets work together differently as the aspect patterns demand a different expression Consider these three configurations and combinations: Sun/Jupiter/Uranus
Mercury/Mars/ Neptune, Venus/Saturn /Pluto Working in a: Stellium, A yod, A trine
Consider these four planets working Mars/Sun/Moon/Jupiter Mercury/Moon/Neptune/Venus Saturn/Venus/Pluto/Moon