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#053 The Aspects: How To Read The Aspects Grid

Stefanie — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 04:00:23 +0000

In today’s episode I decided to take a look at the aspect, and elements/modes grids when casting a chart using astro.com in order to assess elemental and modal weighting in the natal chart, and also to understand how to read the aspects grid the natal chart ‘feels’.

This can be identified when looking at whether an aspect is applying, separating or is exact/partile.

Each aspect glyph is displayed in the aspects grid with a number and the letter A or S giving an indication to how soon (or recently) the aspect made it’s contact, and will give us a feel of how that person experiences the conversation between the planets in their chart.

Using Johnny Depp as an example, I demonstrate which elements and modes feature most heavily for him, and which are under-represented in the chart so we can get a feel for how he interacts with his environment, what motivates him and how he deals with conflict.

I also take a little look at how strong or weak the aspects are in contact with his Sun, and Venus and Mercury.

I hope you enjoyed todays episode and feel able to take a look at that mystical grid at the bottom of your horoscope wheel to see which planets are talking to each other, what type of relationship they have and how you interact with your environment based on your elemental and modal weightings.

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The Aspects Grid

To show you how the aspects grid works I decided to look at Johnny Depp’s natal chart.

Below is Johnny Depp’s aspect grid in the format you would find it on the Astro Data Bank at astro.com.

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As you can see on the left you have a box with each planetary listing and the specific degree, minute and second of arc.

You also have the aspect grid starting at the Sun, concluding at the AC & MC. These steps (which remind me of the stepped pyramid of Chichen Itza) make it possible to look at a glance and see how many planets are in aspect to each other.

On the right there is a 4×3 grid which details which planets are in each element and also each mode.

The rows with F, A, E, W along the left correspond with planets in Fire, Air, Earth and Water signs.
The columns with C, F, M along the top detail planets in Cardinal, Fixed or Mutable signs.

As explained in this enhanced podcast episode you can add the individual columns and rows to ascertain the strongest or weakest elements and modes. This can offer additional insight into the way the native interacts with their environment, how they deal with conflict and what motivates them. Each planet and angle holds a specific type of planetary weighting or strength depending on it’s personal influence. Like everything in astrology, this is open to interpretation and you can assign higher points to a planet (like I did with Saturn in Johnny’s case) if you feel the planet is worthy.

It is for this reason (alongside many others) that lead me to the understanding that Astrology is not a science, but an art or craft open to interpretation.

The colour of the aspect indicates the type of influence over the planetary ‘conversation’:

Red indicates major hard aspects (conjunction, opposition and square)
Blue indicates major soft aspects (trine, sextile)
Green indicates some of the more commonly observed minor aspects (semi-sextile and quincunx)
Black aspects are for the rest of the minor aspects detailed (Semi-square, Bi-quintile, Quintile, Sesquiquadrate)

In Johnny Depp’s case the Sun is in hard aspect to Chiron. It is in soft aspect to Jupiter and Saturn, and makes a minor aspect to the Midheaven (MC).

The numbers and letters detail how many degrees between the planets, and whether the aspect is Applying or Separating.

At a glance, I can see that the Sun is applying to Saturn by trine with 5 degrees of orb, meaning in 5 degrees, the trine will be an exact 120° aspect.

The Sun is separating from a sextile to Jupiter with 4 degrees of orb, meaning 4 degrees ago the Sun and Jupiter were in an exact sextile of 60° from each other. You could also read this as approximately 4 days prior, as the Sun tends to move about a degree a day.

It is always read that the faster moving planet is applying to or separating from the slower moving planet it is aspecting, so it helps to know which planets move faster and which move slower.

To read the type of aspect you can view the aspect table I’ve created (below).

A table detailing information on each aspect.

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#052 What Are The Aspects in Astrology & How Are They Assigned Their Nature?

Stefanie — Fri, 09 Jul 2021 04:00:00 +0000

I had originally recorded this episode as an audio version only but realised it was very difficult to describe without a visual prompt for listeners to refer to.

Yes, I could’ve added an image to the accompanying blog post, but I thought I would go one better and record an enhanced podcast for you to enjoy on my YouTube channel.

In a nutshell the conjunction, opposition, square, trine and sextile are all considered the major aspects.

Their relationship with the luminary-ruled signs is the key to how they are assigned their nature, and exploring this will help you to understand the underlying feel of each of the aspects and how they reveal themselves natally, by transit or even through synastry giving a sense of how planets communicate with each other.

Hopefully this gives a sense of how planets communicate with each other through aspect.

Please let me know if this enriched your understanding of the aspects and whether you recognise the application of aspects in your own natal chart.

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The Nature of the Major Aspects

A visual representation of the planetary ruler of each zodiac sign and their distance from each of the luminaries. The number of degrees between these signs are considered to embody the nature of the relationship between planets in aspect from each of these signs.

Breaking It Down

The Sextile

Leo is the solar-luminary ruled sign.
60° to the right of Leo is Libra which is a Venus ruled sign.
Cancer is the lunar–luminary ruled sign.
60° to the left of Cancer is Taurus, also Venus ruled.

The 60° aspect is associated with the planet Venus, which offers some insight to the Venusian sense of fortune, attractive potential and opportunity.

The Square

Leo is the solar-luminary ruled sign.
90° to the right of Leo is Scorpio which is traditionally ruled by Mars.
Cancer is the lunar–luminary ruled sign.
90° to the left of Cancer is Aries, a Mars ruled sign.

The 90° aspect is associated with the planet Mars, which offers some insight to the Marshall sense of action, challenge and penetration.

The Trine

Leo is the solar-luminary ruled sign.
120° to the right of Leo is Sagittarius which is a Jupiter ruled sign.
Cancer is the lunar–luminary ruled sign.
120° to the left of Cancer is Pisces, a traditionally Jupiter ruled sign.

The 120° aspect is associated with the planet Jupiter, which offers some insight to the Jupitarian sense of optimism, luck and good fortune.

The Opposition

Leo is the solar-luminary ruled sign.
180° away from Leo is Aquarius which is a traditionally Saturn ruled sign.
Cancer is the lunar–luminary ruled sign.
180° away from Cancer is Pisces, a Saturn ruled sign.

The 180° aspect is associated with the planet Saturn, which offers some insight to the Saturnian sense of productive or obstructive nature to the aspect which is often experienced through our relationships.

But What Does It All Mean?

So this is how the aspects are assigned their natures and it is useful for you to have a look at your own chart to see how this would work for you in your own planetary conversations.

But what are the aspects all about? Well, they’re the conversation or dialogue between the planets and they indicate the relationship the planets have with each other.

The Sextile
Planets at a 60° sextile create a gentle and coaxing conversation from the planets and give us a sense of carpe diem! Sometimes we miss the window of opportunity which this aspect provides, so it’s important to really consider opportunities which present when this aspect appears.

The Square
Planets locking horns at 90° to one another resonate with the planet Mars, constantly debating with each other, causing friction and making themselves known to you. Planets squaring off are hard to ignore and challenge you to push harder.

The Trine
The planets at a 120° trine can be so chill they’re barely noticeable, or they work so cooperatively that you take them for granted rather than pushing yourself to achieve greater things. You could be the person who always finds themselves in the right place at the right time.

The Opposition
The 180° opposition generally indicates relationships which allow us to embody either side of the opposition depending on the encounter (and our mood on the day!). We can experience a sense of cooperation, or the dreaded tug of war! This see-saw of planets encourages personal growth (for both parties) through our encounters with others.

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#046 The Aspects: Conjunction

Stefanie — Fri, 28 May 2021 04:00:13 +0000

In their movement around the natal chart, the planets pass through each degree of the zodiac – some more speedily than others.

Certain degrees in the natal chart resonate with other degrees in the chart and when planets sit at these spots, there can be a communication between each planet which colours their expression in your natal chart and life experience.

During today’s show we are exploring the conjunction aspect – when planets are at or around the same degree (give or take 8° of ‘orb’ meaning orbit).

A good way of thinking about this is as though the planets are holding hands, or conjoined like siamese twins!

We all experience an obvious conjunction every month when the Sun and Moon meet each month in the New Moon position, the conjunction begins when the Moon is 8° on his approach (applying) to the Sun, and the conjunction finishes when he is 8° separating from his conjunction the Sun.

So, if the Sun was at 8° Cancer, then the Moon would be in conjunction between 0° to 16° of Cancer.

Planets in conjunction don’t really operate on an individual basis, they’re so close to each other they don’t really notice the influence they have over each other.

As Sue Tompkins describes in The Contemporary Astrologer’s Handbook (link below), a conjunction is like two bells ringing: the closer they are, the more in-time they chime in frequency with one another, the farther apart they are, the more you experience a delay between each bell ringing.

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Astrology Aspects: Conjunction

A table detailing information on each aspect.

An example of a conjunction of the Sun and Moon in Capricorn (a New Moon).

In the example above, the Sun and Moon are in exact conjunction at 15°01′ Capricorn. The Sun and Moon meet every month for the New Moon which is the best example of a conjunction that we are all aware of and participate with.

However, the Sun and Moon aren’t the only planets that meet by conjunction – they all do! At some point or another throughout history even the slowest moving planets meet in this way.

In January 2020, Saturn & Pluto met by conjunction swiftly conjoined by Jupiter creating a year that will go down in the history books! Global Pandemic, hello?!

Take a look at your own natal chart and see which planets you have in conjunction; do you understand how these planets work individually and do you find that when you think about one planet the meaning of the other planet seems to sneak into your understanding, ‘crossing the beams’ of individual interpretation?

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#044 What Is A Cusp In Astrology & Do They Actually Exist?

Stefanie — Fri, 14 May 2021 04:00:00 +0000

In today’s episode, I decided to answer a question I got from one of my listeners, Emma Lee, who’s starting out on her astrological journey and pointed out that I refer to cusps a lot, but haven’t actually explained what a cusp is!

There are two types of cusp in Astrology:

sign cusps and
house cusps

The interesting thing is that sign cusps don’t technically exist, where as house cusps are really important!

Also discussed in this episodes are the power degrees of the zodiac: 0° and 29° and a brief explanation of what they mean.

I also talk about the launch of my YouTube channel and the prize you can win just by signing up!

As always I appreciate all the love, emails and support I get from y’all, you make producing this podcast such a pleasure!

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