When counting out quintiles to something recently I miscalculated and landed on asteroid Tempel. Then I realized I had it wrong by one degree and moved on... but Tempel stuck in my mind. It's named after some German astronomer, but my mind immediately conjures images of ancient temples or other exotic buildings of worship. Now, I'm not religious per se... at least not in any organized religion sense of the word... but I would say I'm spiritual. And so I thought to check whether the aspects to Tempel would seem to say anything significant about what I worship or hold sacred. Lo and behold I did indeed find some interesting stuff, that all rings very true!
Tempel 3°53'39" Aries
Conjunct:
- Rudra 3°50'34" (Rigvedic deity associated with violent storms.)
- Melete 3°55'18" (Muse of thought and meditation.)
Opposite:
- Etna 3°35'47" Libra (A volcano.)
- Carnac 3°41'54" Libra (Named after some place in France, but my inner egyptologist immediately thinks of the Karnak temples in Thebes.)
- Everest 4°03'53" Libra (World's tallest mountain.)
- Arctica 4°11'08" Libra
Trine:
- Samadhi 3°40'51" Sagittarius (State of meditative concentration. Also biquintile Mars.)
- Allegra 3°33'23" Leo (Quick, lively, cheerful, upbeat. Also quintile Venus.)
- Adonis 3°33'24" Leo (I wondered what Adonis had to do with anything, until I realized that he is very closely associated with the changing of seasons, and also with Midsummer. Also quintile Venus.)
Sextile:
- Ilmari 3°55'14" Aquarius (Blacksmith god of creativity and invention from Finnish mythology. Also biquintile Moon.)
- Morpheus 3°58'00" Aquarius (Greek god of sleep and dreams. Also biquintile Moon.)
- Elektra 3°29'32" Gemini
- Mauna Kea 3°52'33" Gemini (An inactive volcano... and if measured from the sea floor it's the tallest mountain in the world.)
- Hela 4°16'07" Gemini (Norse ruler of realm of the dead.)
...and that makes a complete grand sextile, so I'll stop there. Because geometry has always had a touch of sacredness for me.
That neatly describes much of my spirituality! I've often found sacredness in the following... The natural cycles of nature. The beauty of nature, as well as the extremes of nature and weather. Creation and destruction, fecundity and decay, cycles of life/death/rebirth. Mindfulness, states of stillness and contemplation. Dreams. And Egypt has always been the ancient culture that I find most interesting... from a cultural, historical as well as a spiritual perspective.
What does Tempel do in your charts? Do you notice any meaningful patterns?