posted January 23, 2008 07:44 PM            

According to:
http://www.drstandley.com/astrologycharts_grandtrine.shtml#Air

It needs "rear in gear" to get it going, quite likely from elsewhere in the chart.

I've got one in Air signs. "Dissipated" said my husband once in an honest (and insightful) moment.

I liked this one too:

http://www.lunarliving.org/astrology/grandtrine_kite.shtml

Even though s/he called me out as someone who will leave the donkey work to someone else if they can get away with it.

posted January 24, 2008 12:54 AM            

I agree that it's both a blessing and a curse, but not really in the ways mentioned. I have a fire grand trine, but I don't think that motivation is my problem. I can get lazy about certain things, but for the most part I do a lot in my life and I believe in working for what I get.

I think my main problem is staying with one thing long enough to see it all the way through (which is not to say that I don't finish EVERYTHING, because I think a bachelors and a masters in 6 years is pretty decent). Survival is definitely not a problem for me. I don't have much patience with others because I AM so efficient. If anything, I have a problem with waiting for things that I really need to happen and having the faith in others to get it done. Plus, I'm not great at monitoring where I am. Sometimes I'm so on track with what I'm doing I don't notice that I've "overshot my destination." I do have a lot of earth in my chart though, so that helps with patience and getting practical things done. However, I think that dealing with vagueness and showing vulnerability are problems for me (I have little patience with extremely watery types of people). Obviously, thinking things through before I do them is not a big strong point for me either.

But... On the other hand, I do have a lot of motivation and single-mindedness to get things done. I provide enthusiasm and support for many people. I'm creative and inventive. I've done things others would not have the courage to do. I've learned to tap into my sense of inner confidence despite great adversity.

There are pros and cons to all astrological influences. It's all in how you use it.

posted January 24, 2008 11:12 PM            

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I also have squares to balance my grand trines. Whatever I dream up, I always know I can achieve it...which is a really rare trait I think?

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I have tons of squares too. I can't decide if my squares are there to balance out my grand trine or if my grand trine is there to balance out my squares. lol.

posted January 25, 2008 12:29 AM            

I have a grand trine with Chiron-->Venus-->Mars/Jupiter. Since I was a kid, I've had some creative hobbies, but I wasn't disciplined with them. I did them just because I enjoyed them, and I resisted pressure from others to be more focused with my talents. I didn't seriously consider making a career out of those interests, and I certainly didn't take any practical steps to make a career out of them.

Then good old transiting Saturn came along and formed an exact square with my natal Chiron. At the time, I was on a completely different career path. One that provided me with clearly marked and easy to follow stepping stones to success; one that I was good at and even liked. But I suddenly realized that what I really loved, what made me feel enthusiastically engaged in life and not just like I was passing the time, was my creative hobbies. It finally clicked for me that settling for anything less than that would be inauthentic and wasteful. So, to the surprise and even discouragement of some, I switched gears and am now happier professionally than I've ever been.

My grand trine is in earth signs, and what's changed in the past few years since the square to Chiron is the emotional high I get from building and developing my talents, instead of taking them for granted. I love seeing the growth that discipline brings and knowing that what I do today is preparing me for what I'll do tomorrow and 10 years from now.

posted January 25, 2008 03:19 PM            

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Then good old transiting Saturn came along and formed an exact square with my natal Chiron. At the time, I was on a completely different career path. One that provided me with clearly marked and easy to follow stepping stones to success; one that I was good at and even liked. But I suddenly realized that what I really loved, what made me feel enthusiastically engaged in life and not just like I was passing the time, was my creative hobbies. It finally clicked for me that settling for anything less than that would be inauthentic and wasteful. So, to the surprise and even discouragement of some, I switched gears and am now happier professionally than I've ever been.

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It's interesting that you mention that, because I too have had a lot of hobbies that I cultivated over the years as a kid and now into young adulthood that I absolutely love, and it's only recently dawned on me that maybe I should consider doing something involving those hobbies. Especially now with the lovely Saturn retroing over the top of my Venus/MC/Sun conjunction ( ) I haven't been able to find a job and start my career. As a result, I've lately been trying to figure out other things to do, and the thought has crossed my mind... And I might actually be able to pull it off, especially since one of the planets involved in my grand trine is the Moon in Aries in the 5th.

posted January 30, 2008 12:39 AM            

If you love what you studied in school though and look forward to the career that degree will provide, try not to let the delay discourage you. It can take time after graduation to get started on the career you want. That's the norm. Almost everyone I know went through that, including myself. We either had to wait a few months for a job, or eventually disliked the one that we had right after graduation and left after 1-2 years.

I'd encourage you to move your professional focus to your creative interests if your reason for doing it was b/c you realized that you no longer want the other career. But if it's primarily b/c of the practical obstacles, I say, keep the faith. The job will come.

B/c as we all know, work in creative fields is no sure shot either! I've been putting a lot of time and energy into my interests for the past year and a half, and it's only very recently--past 4 months or so--that I've been consistently getting paying work.

If you like to look for lessons in difficulties (one of my personal hobbies ), Saturn on the Sun & MC can mean many things. Perhaps this time is a chance for you to experience life when not locked into achievement mode. We can get blinders when we're focused too much on the race. If you're a very goal-oriented, driven person, this wait for a job is a forced break from that perspective. And what you are learning now about life and yourself will certainly help you see things with a broader perspective when you return to an achievement-focused environment. Maybe you'll be blessed with understanding what's really essential to your happiness, so you won't get caught up in your work environment defining that for you.

posted January 30, 2008 04:22 AM              

Also have a mystical rectangle which l think is better than a GT

posted January 30, 2008 04:28 AM              

Also have a mystical rectangle which l think is better than a GT

posted January 30, 2008 04:28 AM              

Also have 2 mystical rectangles which l think is better than a GT