posted November 18, 2011 01:54 PM            

Venus conjunct NN in composite is probably good, but I think a more telling indicator would be what aspects the two's planets make to one another's North Nodes in the actual synastry chart. Simply because, synastry will show how the two impact one another and how they interact. A composite chart is basically about the relationship itself as a separate unit, it wouldn't have the same significance as one person's venus falling on the other's NN in synastry, would.

posted November 18, 2011 02:47 PM            

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posted November 18, 2011 02:49 PM            

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Originally posted by BelligerentPygmy:

I've actually read too that you aren't even supposed to use a composite chart unless there is actually a romantic relationship going on, that basically they're useless if the two people haven't committed to one another and formed a unit yet.

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posted November 18, 2011 02:51 PM            

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Originally posted by Ami Anne:
Venus conjunct the NN sounds fantastic. What better than having your relationship defined by the planet of love!

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interesting.

ami, have u participated in lioness' and lonake's thread about the old composites?

posted November 18, 2011 02:54 PM            

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Originally posted by tuxedoMask:
it is also useful (if you understand how to accurately read it) to see if it would be a relationship that you would want to pursue, or not.

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That's...not true.

The composite is basically a relationship's birth chart; it shows its personality, temperament, that kind of thing. If there is actually no relationship yet then it's the wrong chart to look at and essentially useless.

No advanced or professional astrologer would look at a composite chart for two people who actually aren't together - they'd all tell the OP to put that chart aside and look at the actual synastry.

I've gotten this from reading the Astrodienst forums for years and years, watching person after person post composite charts for someone they're interested in, only to have the members (some of whom are actually practicing, professional astrologers) ask them for a synastry chart instead and tell them in so many words that looking at the composite is worthless.

posted November 18, 2011 03:13 PM            

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Originally posted by BelligerentPygmy:

That's...not true.

The composite is basically a relationship's birth chart; it shows its personality, temperament, that kind of thing. If there is actually no relationship yet then it's the wrong chart to look at and essentially useless.

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uh, no, it isn't.. a composite is calculated using the midpoint of both charts averaged together.. unless your natal chart has been changing every single day that you've been living, the composite will remain the same regardless of when the person and them got together, or not.

it is relevant and not at all useless.. it isn't just 'synastry' once the two are together; just to clarify, the composite is NOT the birth chart of anything!

the composite is the relationship.. whether it exists or not, one gets to choose and looking at the composite does help one see what their relationship together might have to do with.

it's great to read but when you put it into practice, things are a little different.

(progressions are not what i'll be delving into here) unless one of the partner's of the composite is changed, the composite stay's the same.

period.

**(some people like to dip their toe in the pool before jumping in)

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Originally posted by BelligerentPygmy:

Besides, if the two people are truly compatible, that will readily show itself in the synastry as well as any composite chart.

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there's some lots of truth to this and i agree. i think it works that way with so many parts of astrology even if one decides to look at asteroids (which i find only to reflect what the planets are already saying)

but the composite showing what the synastry show's isn't true.

that'd be like saying that the midpoints of your natal were 'irrelevant' and that is certainly not the case.

the composite chart can indicate when a couple decides to get hitched or not depending if something in it is activated, bringing it (and they) into 'fruition', btw.. just an fyi.