posted December 28, 2004 03:12 AM              

Here's a handy dandy guide of aspects, for your (and anyone who's interested) convenience.

Conjunction: planets ~ 0 degrees apart.

Sextile: planets ~ 60 degrees apart.

Square: planets ~ 90 degrees apart.

Trine: planets ~120 degrees apart.

Opposition: planets ~180 degrees apart.

Semi-sextile: planets ~ 30 degrees apart.

Quincunx: planets ~150 degrees apart.

Semi-square: planets ~ 45 degrees apart.

Quintile: planets ~ 72 degrees apart.

Septile: planets ~ 51 degrees apart.

Novile: planets ~ 40 degrees apart.

posted December 28, 2004 11:21 AM              

I have the square symbol with the tail in it from Moon to Neptune,
and the Q symbol from Moon to Pluto
Square symbol for Moon to Chiron
and asterik symbol from Moon to MC
Neptune also has the asterik symbol for Pluto, Jupiter and Uranus.

I am also seeing all these aspects to the MC for the first time, which makes sense because of the one from Venus.

I think I am having trouble with the symbols more than anything.
Okay here we go, a chart of symbols http://www.astrologyforlife.fslife.co.uk/symbols.htm

and here is more info

Choosing which interpretations to read:

The aspect types covered in separate pages for each pair of chart factors in the Astro Interpretations reference section are the conjunction; sextile and trine; square and opposition; and quincunx.

The sextile and trine are grouped together, as are the square and opposition, because some authors have written one delineation to cover all 'soft' or 'harmonious' aspects and one for all 'hard' or 'inharmonious' aspects; but you will also find separate interpretations for the square and opposition and for the trine and sextile by other authors, and should read whichever one of those corresponds to the nature of the aspect you are looking up most closely.

For aspect types not specifically covered by the interpretations, I would suggest the following approximations:

For the quintile, biquintile (5), and the septile, biseptile and treseptile (7), consider the entry for the trine, modified in the light of the characteristics supposed of the prime numbers 5 or 7.

For the decile and tredecile, consider the entry for the sextile, modified in the light of the characteristics supposed of the prime number 5. 2*5 is closest to 2*3.

For the semisextile, consider the entry for the quincunx, for which it is the base aspect, modified with reference to the meaning of the semisextile.

For the semisquare, sesquisquare, squisquare, tresquisquare, quinsquisquare and septsquisquare, read the entry for the square, but presume a less forceful, more niggling conflict, based on the multiple instances of the prime number 2 in which their base aspects are sourced.

For the novile, binovile and quadnovile, consider the entry for the trine, modified in the light of the characteristics supposed of the novile series (3,3).
Brief dedicated delineations of quintile, septile, novile and semisquare-series aspects are found via the 'Quintiles etc.' menu page.

posted December 28, 2004 01:26 PM              

Did you understand that whole last section you posted? Really difficult to follow, but hoping you understood it and can make it easier for some of us who want to understand. Kind of lost me. Thanks.

posted December 28, 2004 10:45 PM              

I was wondering how to read all those little aspects and this is a shortcut.

Hi, Jazzebel, I figured out it's a semi-square, so it's similar to the square but not as strong. That says problems with women, avoiding confrontation, only I don't project onto others or get as dependent as someone with a full square. I know someone with the Mars/Neptune Opposition, and it's really strong, he's very dependent, on how others see him and overreacts.

I do this sometimes, but not as much, or as strongly. It makes a lot of sense then as I do attract those with the Moon Neptune aspects and sometimes they can drive me a little nuts with their non confrontational attitude towards life and emotions. I see that in myself now.

posted December 29, 2004 01:24 PM              

Carry on ...