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Topic: Chicken or the Egg - 7th House Duality
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astro junkie
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posted August 06, 2004 05:27 AM
 
The more I read about the 7th House, whether having to do with Natals, Synastry, or Composites, the more I wonder why it is that it rules marriage, yet also open enemies. Which came first? Is it this way because we hurt the ones we love? Or because the 7th makes us become more vulnerable to another? Or maybe there is another reason? How does it relate to the fact that so many beautiful marriages can end in the most ugly and spiteful divorces? In this respect, I wish there was just one indication which says, this is love and that's that... IP: Logged |
Archer
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posted August 06, 2004 06:24 AM
i guess seventh house stands for bonding when they say it stands for marriage. maybe there is some other factor to be considered when speaking about seperations (divorce).------------------
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Gemini Nymph
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posted August 06, 2004 10:29 AM
I've found that a lot more careful and thorough astrologers note that pretty much all strong aspects, whether in synastry or composites, that indicate an attraction that leads to pairing can go sour and turn ugly. I suspect this has to do with the duality of human nature - love itself is a kind of power, a great one at that, and if abused, as humans are prone to do to good and beautiful things, we turn it into something ugly. I don't think the Zodiac's to blame here, but rather serves as a good warning of what all of us are capable of doing as well as revealing to us our own potential failings. The 7th house is of course ruled by Libra, the Either/Or sign of the Zodiac. Its duality is very different the partners-in-crime duality of Gemini or the chained-together-for-eternity duality of Pisces, but something very different. It demands we choose one or the other, and if we don't we pay the consequences for our indecisiveness. To me this makes sense - the 7th house is an angular house, and therefore a very strong influence in our charts. We have to respect and appreciate its power and influence (as well as its potential for destructiveness), or we risk abusing that power out of ignorance, selfishness or simple neglect. It teaches us in effect how to be in relationships with others - if we are receptive to what the 7th house has to teach us, it will make us more deeply aware of how our choice and behaviors affect others. The 7th house indicates something that many people seem to refuse to accept - that love isn't a feeling, or a spontaneous occurrence, but a choice made out of our free will. We aren't made to love someone by forces beyond our control (as some people seem to want to believe) but by our own free will. Of course, free will, like love, is a great power, and as the cliche goes, with great power comes great responsiblity. I think this is why people resist seeing love for what it is - a choice - preferring to believe in something else. Genuine love obliges us to be responsible for our own actions and to be respectful of the ones we love. Most importantly, it teaches us that the power of love is truly great and that it should never be taken for granted. This is a choice we must make for ourselves - our astrological influences can't make it for us. Those influences serves as guides to leads us toward understanding ourselves and making good choices, but we can also fight, abuse or ignore those influences. Both ways have their consequences. I think this isn't the easiest of lessons for most of us to learn, but so necessary that it makes sense that the 7th house can yield such a do-or-be-damned dualistic influence. IP: Logged |
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posted August 06, 2004 12:42 PM
Very well put Gemini -IP: Logged | |
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