posted November 27, 2012 10:54 PM
What exactly is it.. How does a tripod play out in synastry? I read this but I dont totally understand it, and the chart is hard to tell whats what.
http://www.astrotheme.com/files/planetary-patterns.php
THE TRIPOD
There are two different kinds of definitions for the tripod pattern according to their different authors, a strict definition and a broader one. The first one describes the tripod as a see-saw type pattern, with a planet or conjunction of planets separated from the two groups by at least two signs (60 degrees). The second broader definition allows a third group composed of two or three planets in addition to the two main groups. In that case, the mini-group has the effect of the isolated planet described in the strict definition.
The instability is stronger in the tripod pattern than in the see-saw pattern. Mastering the tripod is generally quicker because the native is exposed to unsteadiness much earlier in life and learns how to make use of the third group, or isolated planet, in order to get rid of - let's say to integrate - the duality of the personality that is intrinsically linked to the presence of the two main groups.
The versatility is stronger here than in the see-saw pattern. The native has a greater scope of action and handles the tripod's energy more easily thanks to the isolated planet or the third group, which plays out as the "wild card", and at the same time retains a higher level of concentrated energy than in the Splash pattern.
Lindaland
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posted November 27, 2012 10:54 PM