#aspect pattern

Venus-Pluto Opposition

Venus: Relations, love, value, taste, money. How we seek to make ourselves & others happy. The Artist/Diplomat -- designs, charms, negotiates, brings people together with beauty & harmony.

in Gemini: Verbal, inquisitive, dual-minded, quick-witted, flighty. Communicative Multitasker -- talks to everyone, gathers ideas, juggles tasks easily.

in 11H: Community, social ideals, friendship, activism, technology.

-> 11H Gemini Venus: Gravitates towards community & friendship for happiness. Communicating with friends brings enjoyment. Has a lot of friends.

Pluto: Compulsion, obsession, crisis. The Villain -- shadow worker, destroyer & builder.

in Sagittarius: Philosophical, expansive, nomadic. Visionary Planner -- brings big ideas, high energy, motivates with belief.

in 5H: Romance, self-expression, performance, play, children

-> 5H Sag Pluto: A compulsive need/desire to express oneself, especially as a person with meaning. A (hidden) part of self begging to be released

Gemini-Sagittarius: Amorality vs Morality, Scattered pieces of info vs The full picture, Reason vs Intuition, Knowledge vs Wisdom

5H-11H: For yourself vs For the greater than self, What I want to do vs Group consensus, Stand out vs Fit in, Creation (5H) goes to Audience (11H) for validation

-> Interpretation: There is some part of the native in conflict with how they interact & harmonise with the outside world. A dilemma between being true to oneself, the good and the ugly alike, vs hiding such truth in order to fit in with friends. If the native chooses to please the wider community, the hidden part of self continue to be repressed. But if the truth about themselves is revealed, people might not love them.

The conflict might lie in the fact that the native feels their friends/community are too superficial and lacking in beliefs. The native themselves have a strong urge to identify with something higher, to engage in meaningful experiences and to be with a cause. The act of simply 'communicating' with friends doesn't seem to satisfy this need, as they are constantly searching for more.

5H Sagittarius Pluto says: "I need people to know who I am and what I stand for. Even more so, I need myself to know that. Deep down, I know I am more, I am higher. There is a part of me that threatens to wreak havoc if I don't acknowledge it. If such a truth isn't recognised, am I even living? I will never lie to myself, right? I will step into the light and demand the recognition I deserve."

11H Gemini Venus says: "You can't do that. Think about the connections you have, the friends you keep by your side. They don't know about the things you feel. How do you guarantee they would stay? Connections and community are important, to risk them would be foolish. It's not that hard to continue the conversation anyway. You're good at it. You can do it. Don't act like you don't enjoy talking to your friends. Don't give in to those selfish temptations."

2H Virgo Jupiter

Jupiter: Beliefs, growth, expansion, vision, confidence. The Explorer -- life coach, widom-seeker.

in Virgo: Detail-oriented, analytical, dutiful, improvement-focused. Meticulous Planner -- precise, efficient, perfectionist, overthinking

in 2H: Values, resources, possessions, earning, self-esteem, self-worth

-> 2H Virgo Jupiter: Overcritical of self-worth or deriving self-worth through service. The belief that value is in things being done properly, practically, perfectly.

When square 11H Gemini Venus, native has the tendency to earn money in order to receive group validation, or spend (excessive) money on friends for recognition. A sense of self derived from being associated with service is native's safety net when interacting with people. Since the square aspect isn't as flowing as the trine, even though both planets are benefics, the meaning takes on a 'trying' feel. The tension between them requires effort and sometimes, too much effort (debilitated Jupiter).

When square 5H Sagittarius Pluto, the practical side of Virgo is highlighted as the tension lies between what the self believes is valuable: usefulness, efficiency vs what the self desires: to experience and explore to their hearts content. 2H Virgo criticises and hinders Pluto's progress in expressing itself. Pluto could also 'act up' in ways that throw off Jupiter, who feels the safest in the security it already knows.

In the T-square, Jupiter as the vertex shoulders the most stress. In order to balance the hidden truth of self and the need to fit in with community, 2H Jupiter tries to make money and spend money. It tries to 'help' 5H Pluto by earning a lot of money, so that the native can feel okay with themselves and temporarily soothe the compulsive urge to probe deeper. It tries to 'serve' the community by pouring energy and money into friends, hoping that would keep them around a bit longer, distracting them from the possibility of a dark, hidden self.

every chart has aspects, and those aspects can fall into a pattern. probably the most well-known is the grand trine. the element or modality in which the pattern falls is also important for the meaning, so i’ll explain the 4 most important patterns (imo) (and a bonus one :P) with elements and modality explanation and how it’s formed.

i also made a key at the bottom of the post if you don’t know the meaning of elements, modality, polarity, or if you don’t know the signs of fixed, fire, feminine etc.

if you don’t know if you have any patterns in your chart, you can simply find it on https://astro-charts.com/, fill in your info and scroll down a bit (it should under the normal aspects), if you don’t have any aspect pattern, you won’t see this section (you might also have a pattern i won’t explain, such as a stellium).

i also recommend to google the patterns, since it’s kinda hard to explain on paper what they look like.

grand trine

the grand trine is formed when 3 planets make a trine between 3 different signs (≈ 120º), usually in the same element.

the grand trine is a very powerful pattern because the trines strengthen each other. even tho the grand trine encourages talent and expression, a thing that is overlooked a lot is that there is a lack of tension, which can make the person have increased self-awareness, especially if there is a lack of square and oppositions in general.

fire grand trines: this makes you a proud and enthusiastic person, you are creative and like to express yourself. but be careful, because this pattern can make you have a god complex (because the grand trine is the strongest in the element of fire), which can be damaging to others.

earth grand trines: you have a good sense of stability and security of yourself and others and you hold a lot of power. people with a grand trine in earth signs tend to be organized and are creatively resourceful.

air grand trines: you are very curious and idealistic and you have a broad view on life. you’re also very intellectual and easy going. people with a grand trine in air signs also tend to have a lot of friends.

water grand trines: this pattern makes you highly intuitive and very creative. you are empathic and understand others quite easily. you have broad imagination, and also this grand trine can make you idealistic and a dreamer.

grand square/T-square

since the grand square and T-square are really alike and share many things, i decided to combined to two.

the grand square, also known as grand cross, forms when a planet squares (≈ 90º) two planets (in different signs) and also opposites (≈ 180º) a third planet. so that it forms 4 squares with 2 oppositions, making a big cross and square.

the T-square does the same, except it misses one of the squares, which also means it doesn’t have the second opposition. it’s called a T-square because people say it forms a T, but i personally don’t really see that, so i’d rather describe it as a triangle with 2 squares and an opposition (i’m sorry if this description is chaotic, it’s kind hard to explain, so I recommend to look it up (just google ‘T-square astrology’) or check if you have a T-square on astro-charts).

what they have in common is that they both have oppositions and squares, which can be very challenging. the other thing that makes them alike is that the planets (usually) fall in the same modality. having a grand cross or T-square makes you in general very goal orientated and you are willing to work hard to achieve your dreams. it could also make you want to have power and control.

cardinal grand cross or T-square: with the cardinal energy in this pattern, you want to achieve your goals all at the same time, which makes you ambitious but also blinded by what you want to achieve. these people are natural leaders and like having power. this pattern can also make you disoriented, because your ideals can be quite contradictory.

fixed grand cross or T-square: this can be a very hard pattern, due to the lack of flexibility, you want to be secure in everything you do. even tho it can be hard for others, this pattern also makes you very strong, determined and high self-worth (this pattern gives me so much royal vibes ngl). you like your comfort, but in order to move forward, you have to learn to go with the flow sometimes.

mutual grand cross or T-square: a grand cross/T-square in this modality makes you a person that’s very focused on healing, reasoning, teaching and integrating. with your thoughts and emotions. unlike the fixed pattern, you have a strong desire to just go with the flow, but make sure you don’t wander around your ideas and that you stay focused on your goal. this pattern can also make you very spiritual and interested in witchy things.

mystic rectangle

this kinda rare rectangle forms with 2 sextiles (≈ 60º), 2 trines (≈ 120 º) and 2 oppositions (≈ 180º) forming a rectangle with each other. this is a quite mild and harmonious pattern, because it balanced with either feminine or masculine energy. as long there’s not too much energy focused on only one of the planets, it should make you a very mindful person. if the balance is off, you can become self-contained and crave and hold too much power. a wedge is a half rectangle (so 1 sextile, 1 trine, 1 opposition) and is quite common unlike the rectangle. it’s also definitely not as powerful, but you can still share the same traits that a rectangle has.

masculine rectangle: you’re probably quite extroverted and like to explore the world. you express your energy outwards and like to entertain others. your actions are powerful and strong and you like adventures.

feminine rectangle: great change that you’re an introvert. you like to explore your own mind and express your energy inwards. your mind is vivid and powerful. if there’s strong mercury influences, it can also make you quite smart.

yod (bonus)

the yod, also known as the finger of god, forms with a planet that makes two quincunxes with different signs (≈ 150 º) and a sextile (≈ 60 º) between those signs. it doesn’t hold a certain energy through an element, modality or polarity like the others, so that’s why it’s a bonus. In general, the yod is a very very challenging pattern, but with lots of learning and growing it’ll make you very spiritual and aware (like god or smth :P). there will be a certain ongoing theme in your life, which is usually a difficult theme, it will take time, skill and practise to grow out of this certain theme. Look at the planets (and houses!!!) involved in the yod to know where you should put your focus on in life in order to overgrow the difficulty.

key

element:

fire signs —> aries, leo, sagittarius

earth signs —> taurus, virgo, capricorn

air signs —> gemini, libra, aquarius

water signs —> cancer, scorpio, pisces

modality:

cardinal signs —> aries, cancer, libra, capricorn

fixed signs —> taurus, leo, scorpio, aquarius

mutual signs —> gemini, virgo, sagittarius, pisces

polarity:

masculine signs —> fire and air signs

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-> This is highly dependent on the houses, as it will show you which area in your life will be transformed and changed. With the Moon as the apex planet, you can expect frequent and profound change, at best it'll get you closer to who you truly are and what you need and are subconsciously led by in life. This Yod wants to bring you closer to your soul, your essence. The two planets forming a sextile are bearing a lot of creative energy, they are like partners, enjoying and wanting to collaberate, but the inconjunctions they form to the Moon are blocking them in that way. They want to channel and manifest their energy and creativity through the apex planet (Moon).

-> With Neptune and Venus together we can have quiet literally a lot of creative ideas and lots of imagination that wants to find an outlet, preferably with some sort of purpose, as in attaching your feelings to it, or possibly healing through it. The awareness of the beautiful illusion of beauty and love that the sextile holds can add to finding purpose and pouring ones heart into actively trying to create something out of this spring of heart and creativity can either add to the process of coming closert to yourself or healing even. The Moon here will have to adjust to the need of teh two sextile planets, as they both form an incojunction to it, so any change and new insights that come with trying to channel and manifest the sextile energy can have a very strong impact on your personality.

-> It might not always be easy and feel painful, in the end, the Moon is our most vulnerable part, and having it in a harsh aspect to the planet of union and the planet of unconditional love can feel frustrating, but it might be the selflesness or hope (often illusion with Neptune, so even if it's a sextile, prepare to get disillousioned once in a while), that ultimately brings you closer to emotional clarity: realizing what the heart really wants and what the soul needs. Self-sabotage is a common theme in Yod aspects, but I'll say that with the Moon involved as the apex this can be very common here, as we usually do everything to protect the Moon and to fulfill its needs.

-> Also: with the Moon as the apex chances are one will have to face issues that stem from childhood/relationship with mother figure or parental figures, which manifestes negatively in the individual, be prepared to have to check on your emotional patterns

Hey there! 💓❤️💓 So there’s 2 pairs of opposition going parallel (across/making an ‘x’ on the the rectangle) 2 sextiles (short side) and 2 trines (long side of rectangle) -- this is an aspect pattern on a chart! 💓❤️💓BECAUSE they are opposition, sextiles and trines -- they’re usually in the same polarity (fire/air or earth/water) no squares in the rectangle! 💓❤️💓 💓❤️💓

This aspect pattern is generally viewed as a potential harmonious aspect pattern, but realizing this can be hard. Considering that it does have 2 oppositions - there’s opposing forces if you balance too hard one way or the other. Thus, these four placements have to work together in order to find peace between the oppositions, which the trines/sextiles can help if you need a tip for how to get started and don’t know where to begin? (breaking down the aspect pattern to aspects, and getting to understand them from there)! 💓❤️💓

Imagine it sort of like, you have this foundation of a structure. The trines and sextiles essentially needs to bond between the placements to make sure the structure doesn’t collapse! Because of the two opposition keeps moving towards one or the other another (see-sawing, thats what oppositions do!) 💓❤️💓

Another thing to keep in mind that trines/sextiles themselves are also hard to realize and requires effort. Thus, cementing and making these aspects stronger will take some time/concentration -- but the result of doing so will affirm structural integrity to the person coming from the core of the placements in this rectangle. A strong sense of balance that this mystic rectangle brings will help the person as well, their ultimate defense against whatever they face in the future. 💓❤️💓

One way to think about it is making arm-made seat for a person? There’s three people - two who’s putting their arms together and a third to sit on it. If the two holding the arms up aren’t strong enough or their grip slip, it all falls apart. But if the third person is lifted safely in their arms, the weight load of the person is evenly distributed between the 2 people holding them up and the entire thing lightens because everything is balanced and secure.

Something common with the inconjunct is the compartmentalization of planets. Because the planets completely ‘miss’ each other (difference in modality, element and duality), the indvidual can often subconsciously let one planet express itself over the other instead of allowing them to work together. It is neither a fully beneficial or fully detrimental aspect, but rather, astrologers Oken and Tompkins both describe the aspect as “stressful” to emphasize the perpetual irritation and neuroticism it makes one feel; Tompkins describes this as having a messy kitchen among chaos in other components of an individual’s life. The harsh aspects like squares, oppositions and sometimes conjunctions are the “chaos,” which often cannot be ignored, and the inconjunct is the unpleasant “mess in the kitchen” one comes home to, but being too occupied by the chaos to actually clean it up. Hence, the inconjunct is a subconscious issue one doesn’t consider as serious as others but is still extremely bothersome and simply builds onto other negative circumstances in life, causing a restless temperament. The indvidual very much feels the effects of an inconjunct, but thinking of the matters involved is too confusing, tense and frustrating so one conditions themselves to suppress these issues.

The inconjunct becomes more prevalent in the aspect pattern known as the yod, sometimes known as the “Finger of Fate.” The subconscious pull of the inconjunct is here (the underlying inconvenience that adds to the disarray of one’s life) but it is intensified to make an indvidual feel like there is a purpose that must be fulfilled (according to the planets involved). Due to the nature of the inconjunct, this ‘fate’ might be an unwanted one. The feeling of being meant for something greater lingers however, so the indvidual may always try to seek out fulfilling circumstances without realizing the meaningfulness they are looking for is the one they are already given by forces unseen, the one they continue to push away. Regardless, a yod is a powerful aspect pattern, it can seem like one is being forced into events beyond their control involving the planet/house at the apex point by means of the two planets ‘pointing’ to it.

For instance, in this image the Finger of Fate is pointing to mars (apex) with the planets pluto and saturn. This person may be thrown into situations where their motivations, instincts and energy must be activated within the area of self-development, path for the future and public recognition (mars in the 10th). This may occur through emotionally powerful change, confronting fears of communication and overcoming suppressions of the mind (pluto in the 3rd) as well as severe discipline, perseverance and facing the feeling of ‘obligation [to responsibility]’ within the area of the developing identity, way in which one perceives life and what one brings to existence from their self-expression (saturn in the 5th). 

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[Below Cut: Friendly Introduction to Yod  - Yod  in Composite and Synastry ⧊] 

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[Below Cut: Dealing with Yods and it’s Activation ]

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[Below Cut: Sagittarius/Gemini NN (1H/7H) + Kite  Aspect Pattern]