posted June 06, 2008 01:48 PM         

Also, this is not meant to be superficial, its a serious question.

posted June 06, 2008 04:39 PM         

I like Natalie Portman, she is a gem but who is to say she would be attracted to me?

posted June 06, 2008 04:57 PM         

The first condition is to find that person somewhat attractive-at least subconsciously, and of course it's important who that person is. For instance, I couldn't feel attracted to a 80 year old homeless guy even though we had great compatibility !

So checking out a synastry chart with someone you haven't met in person before could only create some amusement, it wouldn't promise anything at all.

posted June 06, 2008 05:19 PM         

Synastry isn't a formula, it's a map of the interaction between two people. At least that's my view. There's no guarantees. People can control how they interact with each other to a certain extent, for example in learning not to argue so much. Taking aspects in isolation doesn't bear up to reality either. People are contradictory and often change in subtle ways.

If you don't see Venus/Mars cropping up on a chart of someone with whom you have a sexual tension scenario it might crop up on Mars/Pluto or some other aspect. Liking their physical appearance could show in an aspect to their ascendant.

posted June 06, 2008 06:06 PM         

How big a role does the Ascendant play for example? If someone had a Sun/Moon conjunction and a Venus/Mars conjunction, but neither of these aspects formed a link to the Ascendant or the North Node or MC how long would it take to realise or feel the chemistry and compatibility between the two? Would it be a constant underlying but unrecognised dynamic between them? Or would it lie dormant until two people get to know each other?

posted June 06, 2008 08:30 PM         

For example:

Person A has a Sagittarius Ascendant square a Virgo stellium of Person B.
And Person B's Ascendant is unaspected or badly aspected by Person B's planets.

Now Person A and B also have a beautiful conjunction say: Sun/Jupiter/Mars of A to Moon/Venus of B in Leo which doesn't aspect either Ascendant.

posted June 06, 2008 08:50 PM         

I know its an exaggeration but I think this happens more than it doesnt. I think synastry is activated by attratcion, mental or physical or both. And we must not forget that we are not the sums of our charts as there are things about us that astrology has yet to explain.

posted June 06, 2008 11:42 PM         

For instance, let's say person A is a conventionally good-looking heterosexual 30-year-old single female and person B is a conventionally good-looking heterosexual 30-year-old single male and they have AMAZING synasty, lots of attraction/lust/fascination indicators. They are introduced at a party by mutual friends. They are going to be attracted and want to make out.

Now let's say that persons A and B in the following scenarios have the EXACT SAME individual charts and therefore synastry as the A and B above, except:

-Person A is a short, fat 30-year-old heterosexual man. Person B is his conventionally good-looking 30-year old, male, heterosexual boss.

These two will STILL feel the amazing, sexy attraction of their synastry...it'll just play out very differently. They may be drawn to each other platonically, intrigued by each other, and mysteriously stimulated by each other at work.

-Now let's say person A is a movie star and person B is her biggest fan, and the two have never met.

In that case, if they did meet, person A would likely feel a rush of intrigue and interest unusual when meeting fans. She might linger with person B an instant longer.

posted June 07, 2008 12:04 AM         

I think she is HOT but our synastry is BAD. No notable venus-mars stuff. I just think she is very pretty. Now would she find me attractive? But of course LOL! J/K, but seriously, who knows.

posted June 08, 2008 03:59 AM         

If you are having really bad transits, and you meet someone you have great "synastry" with , your relationship will not work , no matter how great the synastry.

posted June 08, 2008 04:55 AM         

The sun oppositions is magnetic appeal.
Some astrologers believe that oppositions are negative, I don't when it comes to synastry- Oppositions can be magnetic.
Sun/Sun = attraction...

Give me a chart where absolutely nothing is going on and I will be surprised if those two people are attracted to one another.

Synastry doesn't always equal romantic attraction, it can explain it though!

posted June 11, 2008 09:04 PM         

So, in the past I have had very bad synastries with people with whom I had a reasonably good relationship .

So, it is always attraction/chemistry and the feeling that decides because some relationships just require trust and commitment to work towards a happy ending, and that's a matter of faith not the stars.