posted January 07, 2009 07:08 AM         

I think there just hasn't been enough research done on the poor old Vertex. He's gotten a bum deal. The short end of the axis.

Actually, just yesterday I made up a list of *only* conjunctions in my charts between the personal planets of friends, family and ex's to my Vertex and vice versa. Using about 75 people, I had 64 conjunctions one or both ways.

I'm going to look over them to get a better idea about how it works between each person and then I'll report back.

posted January 08, 2009 12:01 AM         

And all these points are in harmonious aspect exactly to my Midheaven. My IC is sextile my North Node and Vertex exact and trine my Anti-Vertex exact.

Lets just say I know a woman who's 2˚ Libra Sun is exactly conjunct my North Node. Her Sun is aspecting ALL those points!

posted January 08, 2009 11:46 PM           

Those who activate this vertex/anti-vertex axis attract your notice, and seem to highlight some theme or perspective that distinctly touches on what matters personally to you as an individual. It’s what’s meaningful to you about particular people… as opposed to every other generalized ‘someone’ out there who barely even give you a second thought. It’s what you notice and deem important… as apart from what is random, and seemingly insignificant … about others. The Vertex/Anti-Vertex is a highly sentsitive inter-personal axis that has to do with what we unconsciously need from others in relationships, as opposed to the DSC which represents the traits we consciously search out for in others.

For example… if you’re reading a book by an author who makes no connections to your vertex/anti-vertex axis, even though you may enjoy it to some extent in distanced sort of way, it won’t stand out as to you SPECIAL. However, if the author has some important point in their chart aspecting your vertex/anti-vertex axis, there will be something about that author’s message that will touch you and stand out as especially meaningful in some way. Stuff affecting this axis of the chart gets you passionate, involved and intrigued. It’s like this axis acts as an unconscious filter used to sift though all those random personalities ‘out there’ in the environment to determine... WHO IS MEANINGFUL AND RELEVANT TO YOUR UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE IN THE WORLD.

This axis turns up often in the synastry of romantic attractions. It’s as if that person has certain qualities which fit exactly what you’ve been needing in some way… some attitude, way of thinking, or style doing things that fits your preferences specifically. The people who come to us through the vertex axis awaken our attention to various relationship issues and needs, that previously we may not have been aware of. They function as messengers and awakeners in your life.

In terms of how this axis works in aspect, conjunctions and oppositions are the most significant. They feel like an exact ‘hit’ to what is meaningful to you…BANG! Squares tend to produce sharp sudden events and realizations that stand out to you starkly, and the minor hard aspects, the semi-square and sesquiquadrate, cause a similar effect but in a less dramatic way. Rather, these ‘minor’ aspects usually manifest though quirky little details and tid-bits of information that catch your attention and stick in your mind. In synastry, hard aspects to the vertex/anti-vertex axis show that there is something about that person that stands out to you in a striking way, which may cause some kind of change in attitude, or inspire new way of doing things. They are like an epiphany, and can be quite stimulating and exciting. They don’t necessarily feel ‘bad’…but they can rock your world a little…or maybe even a lot… (so VIRGO MASK, in answer to your question hard aspects are not nasty feeling so much as they are dramatic and stimulating, they tend to inspire change, reconsideration or improvement on some issue of relevance to you)

On the other side of the coin, trines and sextiles are more mild and gentle. They don’t shove themselves at you like hard aspects; it’s more like a soft ‘tug’ in the right direction. These soft aspects may take longer to recognize because of this ease, but in the long-term they represent characteristics in others that ‘agree’ with, and harmonize with, your ideas of what issues stand out as significant and relevant in any situation. Soft aspects are supportive… say you’re watching people move past you in a crowd and you notice a really attractive member of the opposite sex that grabs your attention, and then you remark on this to your friend… if they happen to have a soft aspect from Venus to your vertex/anti-vertex axis they are likely to say something like “Yeah! I noticed that too”. But if there is no aspect there, they’re more likely to say “Huh? I didn’t see the one you’re talking about”…

Actually, a characteristic of any aspect to the vertex/anti-vertex axis in synastry is a TENDENCY TO NOTICE THE SAME THINGS according to the planets and points involved in the aspect.

The vertex axis is connected with infatuation in the sense that it can show how others stand out to you in a meaningful way, and what specifically it is about that person impresses itself on you… their way of thinking (Mercury), how they socialize and express affection (Venus), the vulnerable child in them (moon), their integrity, and how they shine (sun), their vigor and what gets them angry and passionate (mars), their outlook on life (Asc)…the list could go on, even house cusps and rulers can be used in this way…think about vertex conjunct or oppose the 5th house or 7th house ruler for example. Minor aspects, most especially the hard ones, can also be quite significant and lend shades of meaning to vertex axis synastry. Sun or Moon semi-square/sesquiquadrate this axis is an excellent example of this (personal planets work too) as there will be pointed little details about this person that catch your attention, and these details can make a big impression… minor aspects don’t mean that there’s an insignificant connection…

posted January 09, 2009 01:52 AM           

and mathematically speaking, just as many people would have a conjunction to your vertex axis as would have a trine, so.. maybe i'm missing something, but that doesn't register to me as 'more significant'

/end grumble

posted January 10, 2009 03:17 AM         

actually, there would be more people trining your vertex than conjunctions.

lets say your vertex is at 12 scorpio. a conjunction would mean only people with 12 scorpio would activate your vertex. a trine triples that number because it would include people with 12 pisces and 12 cancer.

honestly, everyone is going to think that their current s/o, crush, whatever is THE ONE and their *SOULMATE*. i don't see why people feel the need to back it up with astrology. if you love someone, love them, but don't think any less of the relationship because you dont think it adds up astrologically. plus a lot of the time, your feelings/soul matedness can be explained by other factors such as transits, progressions, and even your composites. if they dont aspect your vertex, they'll probably have conjunctions to your draco vertex or progressed vertex, etc. or maybe your sun/moon midpoint or descendant or your lust.

posted January 10, 2009 03:48 AM           

good points amowls. i just don't like being condescended to! i've got a mind of my own and i'll use it thank you very much. more info = more knowledge and wanting to discuss something more deeply doesn't mean i'm playing into a fantasy, was my point. anyway, i didn't meant to be prickly; i just do not like false assumptions when all i'm looking for is info and discussion. phewwwwph. it's a pet peeve of mine.