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The Aspects
DEGREES..... .........NAME..... ..........NATURE
.. . ........ . . .
......0.............. . . . .. . .. . .....Conjunction .................Good or bad, depending on the nature of the planets.
........................30....................................Semi-sextile..................Practitioners differ as to Aspect being good or bad
........................60
...................................Sextile...........................
Favorable
........................90
...................................Square
......................... Unfavorable
........................120
.................................Trine..............................
Very Favorable
........................150
.................................Quincunx.......................Unfavorable
........................180
.................................Opposition.....................A
majority of Astrologers classify it as unfavorable.
The above chart lists how most Astrologers view
each of the ancient Aspects that were used in a delineating a Horoscope.
The following
are the wholistic meanings of the Aspects:
The Aspects are in reality neither good or bad but thinking a
certain way will make it that way. The Aspects represent the timing of the life cycles we
go through and the changes and challenges we experience during our lifetimes.
CONJUNCTION
The Conjunction or zero Aspect is analogous with Leo (Fire)
or First House aspect.
SEMI-SEXTILE
The Semi-sextile or 30-degree Aspect is a blending of the
principles of Cancer and Virgo (Water and Earth), the second and twelfth house principles.
SEXTILE
The Sextile or 60-degree Aspect is a blending of the
principles of Gemini and Libra (Air), the 3rd and 11th House principles.
SQUARE
The Square or 90-degree Aspect is a blending of the
principles of Taurus and Scorpio (Earth and Water), the 4th and 10th House principles.
TRINE
The Trine or 120-degree Aspect is a blending of the
principles of Aries and Sagittarius (Fire), the 5th and 9th House principles.
QUINCUNX
or INCONJUNCT
The Quincunx or Inconjunct or 150-degree aspect is a
blending of the principles of Pieces and Capricorn (Water and Earth), the 6th and 8th
House principles.
OPPOSITION
The Opposition or 180-degree aspect is analogous with the
Aquarius principle (Air) and the 7th House.
