posted February 16, 2010 11:08 PM         

you could say either. in a natal there's no difference.

but,
there's something called applying and separating aspects, a way of distinguishing them, if youre trying to get at that?

with applying vs. separating,
now youre looking at which one moves faster.
moon is faster than saturn:
moon @ 17 deg cancer, saturn @ 18 degrees cancer.
the moon is applying to saturn in a conjunction.
moon @ 17 cancer, saturn @ 16 degrees cancer.
the moon is separating from saturn in a conjunction.
the difference is:
applying aspects typically hold more weight, they can be seen as the dramatics as this energy is just getting stronger and stronger until it makes the exact aspect. in terms of karmic astrology, this is an aspect that needs attention, now. this is a relatively new energy that needs a lot of focus.
separating aspects have a feeling like 'i think ive been here before, all this feels very familiar' - again with karmic astrology their energy is something that's been "done" and is now in a mode of tying together loose ends.

you can think of them similar to a scale as the degrees:

0-5 degrees of any sign = new energy that is thrown into your lap and you dont know what to make of it and you get 10 million chances to make it work for you, it's a bumpy ride. this is akin to applying aspects. with applying aspects the energy is free range seemingly out of your hands and you have to work to grasp it, to figure out what it's made of.

25-29 degrees of any sign = this is energy that is "old hat" - you can do this sign, this planet, whatever planet is in very late degrees is something you hardly even have to think about, the nature is so ingrained that it just pours out. this tying up loose ends is similar to separating aspects. the energy is very alike.

posted February 16, 2010 11:50 PM         

planets have to aspect one another, that is what synastry is.

so if we have a synastry chart

say the moon in one chart is 10 libra

and the uranus in the other chart is 10 aries

we have a moon opposition uranus aspect in the synastry, we know who it belongs to because of the individual birth charts.

posted February 16, 2010 11:56 PM         

the applying planet would be the moon, since uranus goes wayyy slower

posted February 17, 2010 12:31 AM         

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This is why I never, or hardly ever ask for synastry readings, cos, when they tell me, "well, his Sun is sitting right on your DC," I can't picture this. I am a visual person!!

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