posted March 31, 2006 08:53 AM            

I did my friend's chart last night. She and I are somewhat new friends, but what is interesting is that, She is a Capricorn, Pisces Moon, Virgo rising, so naturally, we would get along.. but furthering this, we have a lot of the same planets in the same houses. Different signs, but same houses...
She has a Fourth house Sun, Sixth house Moon, Fifth house Venus, same as me.
So while they are different planets, they are, I suppose, channelled in the same way.. toward the same issues.
I thought this was an interesting observation to share. I have seen quite a few charts, and so it was quite a nice surprise to see such similarity, and in feeling friendship toward her.

Also, interesting, on the astrology note.. the three key players, relationship wise in her life, have been... Pisces Sun, Virgo Sun and an Aquarius Sun is her newest and very good love.
Pisces is her Moon, good synsatry connection, Virgo rising, also synastry, and Aquarius Venus, so another indication of synastry.

posted March 31, 2006 09:53 AM              

I have been thinking about the comment about people being attracted to others who have similar house placements in their chart, and I have come to believe there is something to this. I think you summed the effect up well. Two people, similar interests, able to get along and focus on the same things. However, in order for this to become some type of "relationship" (instead of just a friendship), some type of helpful (in some way) aspect connections have to be made between the two people. If these helpful aspect connections aren't there, people don't "connect in" with each other and a relationship WON'T occur.

Learning all the time,

posted March 31, 2006 10:06 AM            

Her Sun is conjunct my Moon, as well as sextiles and trines within our charts.

My husband and I are both fourth house Suns, and our Moons are Conjunct as well. Over all, these things modify the fact that his Sun opposes my Mercury and our Venuses are square.... pointing to very different reactions to things in our basic temperments and the communication problems that work themselves in.

posted March 31, 2006 10:49 AM              

this sounds interesting!

Tim... what kind of aspects would you call 'helpful' in this respect?

Pixel... when you talk about these placements are you refering to a composite chart?

Just curious to know!

posted March 31, 2006 11:53 AM            

I have often wondered about this myself... as it seems for me anyway, that some of the best "relationships" I've had are those in which their are many sextiles and trines to the personal planets... but moreover my planet placements are mostly top right of the wheel where as theirs have been bottom left.. for instance..

me:
2nd house- 1
3rd house- 1 plus NN
7th house- 4
8th house -2
10th house -2

posted March 31, 2006 12:46 PM              

You asked:

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Tim... what kind of aspects would you call 'helpful' in this respect?

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I think "helpful" aspects are those that stimulate both people in the relationship to work at getting together and work out their differences with each other. For some people, they NEED a conflict or an issue in their relationship...so they can work through it and get closer to the other person. For others, they NEED their "space" in a relationship...close but not TOO close. For still others, they NEED to be in control of things in some way, in their relationships. So "helpful" differs from person to person, but each person will have certain aspect connections that they are "looking for" between themselves and another person that they consider necessary in order to have a lasting relationship.

Helpfully,