posted March 25, 2008 05:51 AM            

Sometimes two planets are close to being in aspect to each other, but they're just a little too far away to be within orb. Ordinarily these planets would not be considered to be aspecting one another. However, if a third planet forms an aspect to both of them, that third planet can act as a bridge that joins the other two planets. This is called "Collection of Light."
For example, say we have Chiron at 7 degrees and Neptune at 18 degrees, both in Aquarius. At 11 degrees apart, these two planets would not be considered to be in conjunction. However, if we have Saturn at 13 degrees of Leo, then Saturn is within orb to be in opposition to both of them. This would bridge the gap and pull the energies of Chiron and Neptune together, acting as if they were in conjunction. This would not be considered a strong conjunction energy, but the merging of their energies would be in effect. And since this bridge takes place through a third planet, the nature of that bridge planet can "flavour" the combination of the other two.

posted March 25, 2008 10:40 AM              

I will save this for my "collection" of comprehensive explanations for my horary studies...