posted December 18, 2011 08:48 AM            

What makes something a 'valid' trine or not? If an asteroid, or the asc. is included, is it considered a trine? I have heard it is not, but I thought I'd ask. There actually seems to be disagreement about this. It includes my asc (Libra), chiron (gemini 'singleton' 9th house), and jupiter (aquarius, 5th house singleton).
Moreover, exactly what does the trine indicate (regardless of whether I have one or not), generally speaking?

Also, about stelliums (I've asked this before):

How does this stellium business work? I was looking at my chart, and it has a curved red line/arch curving over all of those planets (I think like 7 planets, but only 6 when I reduce the orbs), which is a stellium, no? Crosses the end of the second and most of the third.

Scorp (merc, saturn, venus, uranus, sun, moon, neptune) to Sag, respectively.

Is it 'normal' to have a stellium with so many planets? Would I read it as mercury conjunct saturn conjunct venus conjunct uranus conjunct sun conjunct moon (lol, this sounds absurd)? I wasn't sure of the implications of this placement!

posted December 18, 2011 03:04 PM            

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Originally posted by Doux Rêve:

As for the stellium, you need to consider the orbs between the planets. Usually a conjunction is at maximum 8°, 10° for the luminaries (Sun and Moon).

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Thanks so much Doux Reve (I like your name a lot, btw). I should have typed grand trine, you are right.

And about the stellium, when I reduce the orbs to about 85%, it goes from 7 planets to just 6 planets. It seems like even the widest is still less than 8°.

posted December 18, 2011 05:20 PM            

Not sure when you were born, but concentrated, stellium-heavy charts tend to be somewhat common in those born during the 80s or later. Most planets in my chart are either in Leo or Libra; my younger sister's chart is just about all Sag with a few Scorpio placements thrown in, that kinda thing. Just read the interpretations for the individual conjunctions. It's perfectly normal.

posted December 18, 2011 10:00 PM            

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Originally posted by BelligerentPygmy:
Honestly it depends on who you ask. Some will count trines or other aspect patterns that involve Chiron or the angles, some won't. Someone told me I have a Yod involving Chiron, while other people insist it doesn't count, that sort of thing.

Not sure when you were born, but concentrated, stellium-heavy charts tend to be somewhat common in those born during the 80s or later. Most planets in my chart are either in Leo or Libra; my younger sister's chart is just about all Sag with a few Scorpio placements thrown in, that kinda thing. Just read the interpretations for the individual conjunctions. It's perfectly normal.

Trines indicate ease, things that just come naturally to you without any effort. Natural inherent gifts, basically.

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