Planetary combinations Astrology for Beginners: Part 3 All text
copyright Charles Jameson 2015 astrologyschool.net
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Planetary combinations In a horoscope, the planets dont work in
isolation. They interact with each other. For instance, from what
youve learnt so far today, if you combined the energies of Sun and
Mars, what might the result be, in terms of a person? How about
these combinations: Neptune and Moon? Venus and Uranus? Mars and
Pluto? In a horoscope, we look at what zodiac sign a particular
planet is in at the time of birth and what other planet/s are
connecting or combining with it.
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Planetary combinations The connections between planets in the
360 degree circle of a horoscope are called aspects. There are only
a few aspects you need to know about: Conjunction (two planets
close together) HARD-ISH Sextile (two planets about 60 degrees
apart) SOFT Square (two planets about 90 degrees apart) HARD Trine
(two planets about 120 degrees apart) SOFT Opposition (two planets
about 180 degrees apart) HARD The above aspects are called the
classic, major or Ptolemaic aspects. There are other aspects but
these are major ones.
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Planetary combinations SQUARE OPPOSITION TRINE CONJUNCTION
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Planetary combinations The closer the the two planets are to
being exactly 0, 60, 90, 120 or 180 degrees apart, the stronger the
effect of the aspect/combination. This is called the aspects orb.
Soft aspects (trine, sextile) are less active, can be dormant in a
horoscope. They are about opportunity. They are switched off unless
you activate them by conscious activity. Hard aspects (conjunction,
square, opposition) are always on! Just ask someone with a
Mars-Pluto square! Hard aspects are active, whether you like it or
not. The planetary energies involved are awake.