Extensive collection of articles on the effects synastry, the study of relationships in astrology. Includes effects of cross-aspects and composite charts.
“What does not satisfy when we find it, was not the thing we were desiring.” -C.S. Lewis If I were to have to pick the most potent part of synastry, chart comparison, in evaluating relationships it would definitely be the Moon. The Moon by sign, element and aspect illustrates what feeds us, what satisfies. Each […]
Synastry techniques are useful but they are like paint. Everything relies on the ability of the astrologer. Catch up here -> Elsa P on synastry Skip to An Abstract But Logical Approach
I have a client on the hunt for love. This the composite chart between her and the man she is seeing. Can you believe this? I think it they get together, they’ll be unstoppable and I am rooting for his, hard! There is only one square in the whole chart. Jupiter square Saturn – big
This was for a client in regards to a potential relationship: “There is definite affinity and attraction here as well as long term potential provided both parties want that and are willing and interested in overcoming impediment to being with another. Notice I said “another” not “each other”. This is because the problems that exist
“Work is love made visible. And if you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms of those who work with joy.”
–Khalil Gibran
When evaluating a composite chart, be sure to note the sign and position of the chart ruler. The composite chart between my husband and I is striking in relation to how we are seen in public. Overall, the chart is pretty disastrous. It’s okay if you don’t mind the composite Sun, Moon, Venus, Mercury, Saturn
“They sicken of the calm, who knew the storm.” –Dorothy Parker I was recently asked a question about Pluto aspecting Saturn in synastry, chart comparison. Since both are slower-moving outer planets I tend not to look to them as a primary focus. Their effects on each other are more generational. They move so slowly that
“When I first got home my wife Theresa beat me, and the blows fell very lightly on my back. She kept missing every other stroke and crying from the heart that while I’d been gone she’d gone and lost the knack! Of course I hit her back, Your Grace, but she is much harder than I am.”
–Sancho Panza, Man of La Mancha
