posted June 05, 2011 09:47 PM
Ok, I found it. It's from http://www.cafeastrology.com/astrologytopics/predictingloverelationships.html Astrology Topics: predicting love relationships & marriage
"Some of the most common questions asked of an astrologer are "When will I find love?" and "When will I marry?"
The answer, as is the case with any kind of prediction, is not clear-cut. In fact, it can be downright complicated.
This article attempts to put together some of the theories as to the timing of romantic periods in a person's life.
The following are pointers and tips culled from my own experience, research, and astrology practice. A real-life case study is included.
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Key Things to Look For:
Formulate a list of the following points and planets so that you can quickly and easily look for sensitive romantic/love times in a person's life:
Sun/Moon Midpoint.
Venus
Descendant
Vertex
Ruler of the 7th House
Ruler of the 5th House
North Node
Some of these points may overlap. For example, if Venus rules the individual's 7th house, you wouldn't need to note down the position of Venus twice, although it is helpful to make a mental note that Venus is likely to be a particularly sensitive point.
We will be looking for hard aspects to these points, as well as "soft" ones, in terms of transits and progressions. Hard aspects include the conjunction, square, opposition, semi-square, and sesquiquadrate. Soft aspects include the trine and sextile.
Although squares, conjunctions, and oppositions are fairly easy to spot, the semi-square (45 degrees) and sesquiquadrate (135 degrees) are not as intuitive. In order to organize your reading, the best thing to do is to calculate a list/table as found in the case study that follows this discussion.
Sun/Moon Midpoint:
The Sun/Moon midpoint ()of any chart involves taking the midpoint between the Sun and the Moon. In the example given in Figure A, the Sun is at 25 Virgo 21 (25�21) and the Moon is at 28 Pisces 25 (28�25).
When working with midpoints, the best technique to use is to first convert the positions of the planets to the 360 degree zodiac.
The following table will help you convert the degrees of the zodiac into 360 degree format:
Aries 0
Taurus 30
Gemini 60
Cancer 90
Leo 120
Virgo 150
Libra 180
Scorpio 210
Sagittarius 240
Capricorn 270
Aquarius 300
Pisces 330
Venus. Note down the position of Venus, as this planet, whether it is connected to the 5th and 7th houses or not, is often figured in any kind of romantic predictive work. Venus, of course, is the planet of love and relationships, and is the natural ruler of the 7th house.
Descendant. The Descendant is directly opposite the Ascendant, and by including it in our table, we can safely "kill two birds with one stone" as we will be looking for transits and progressions to both the Descendant (7th house cusp) and the Ascendant at once.
Vertex. The Vertex is a sensitive point that is often considered another Descendant. It shows up frequently when people meet significant partners. In my experience, it is often activated in progressions at these times.
Ruler of the 7th House. The 7th house rules close partnerships, and is an important factor to consider in our analysis. In our example, we see that Libra is on the cusp of the 7th house. The natural ruler of Libra is Venus, and since we have already included Venus in our table, we do not need to add it again. However, we can make a mental note that the importance of Venus in our analysis is stronger than usual.
Ruler of the 5th House. Because the 5th house rules, in part, romantic relationships, we look to its ruler and its activation by transit or progression in romantic predictive work. This planet will not be quite as important as the 7th house ruler, but should be considered nevertheless.
North Node. The Nodal axis has been seen to be very important in predictive work in terms of making connections with others, especially emotional and/or spiritual ones. By including the North Node only in our table, we are not giving it priority over the South Node. Because the North Node and the South Node are directly opposite each other, we will be looking for aspects to both nodes at the same time
Summary and Pointers:
It is important to note that it isn't likely that there is a "formula" for determining times when people will fall in love. This is because each of us is completely unique, and the planets and points involved in a prediction will be individual to each person. Looking to the past is generally very helpful before turning our attention to the future! Take a look at times when you met significant others in the past, and note what was happening by transit and progression.
By formulating a table of sensitive points in the natal chart as outlined above, we can then turn to the predictive techniques of transits, Secondary Progressions, and Solar Arc Directions, for periods of time when these sensitive points are activated (or "triggered"). Generally, many transits and progressions occur to these points, not just one or two."