Category: Relationship Astrology

Question: Whenever I read an article about synastry, it always starts with some variation of “Before you can analyse synastry, you need to look at the chart of the individual….I know many people roll their eyes when asked for a cookbook explanation, but I’d be lost without some sort of guide since I lack any kind of structure in this area. I have a firm grasp of the basics and the various relationship indicators, but I have no clue how to get started or where to go from there. Please,…...

Does synastry have any effect when planets in one person’s chart are placed at angles in another person’s chart? When another person’s planets activate the Ascendant, Descendant, Midheaven, or Imum Coeli axes in one’s birth chart, the influence on the other person’s natal chart is quite a big impact. Contact between a person’s planets and another’s angles is highly significant because it draws attention to aspects of the psyche that are pivotal to that person’s inner and outer life. Planets that make an aspect to the Ascendant (especially the conjunction)…...

Question: What if in a relationship the two people have similar stressful natal aspects?  When this occurs, the couple who have the same difficult planetary aspects can readily relate to one another. It’s possible that being in this relationship will present many useful opportunities to identify challenging psychological patterns and gain insight into the most effective ways to deal with them. It could also be tricky to know how to deal with this similarity, and that could lead to resentment and estrangement. When you have certain qualities that you’d rather…...

Question: When I look at my synastry, the Sun is in opposition to Venus. Does this mean that it is not a good thing when the planet that rules one’s self and identity, the Sun, is opposed to the values of another planet? Venus. I wish that instead of just having oppositions in my relationship chart, I had trines instead. When compared to the square aspect, which has a tendency to block and be more frustrating, the opposition aspect can be the “easier”. It is still possible for it to…...

Question: What does it mean when one person’s planet in a couple’s horoscope aspects the Midheaven of the other’s chart? Is there any significance to it, or will it not have much of an impact on the way the couple interacts with one another in general? When making chart comparisons, it is helpful to remember that the aspects to the Midheaven almost always point to one or two powerful patterns. To begin, the individual whose planet aspects your Midheaven lends a hand to you in figuring out how to make your potential for achievement more…...

Question: Is it beneficial to have a fiery planet (the Sun, Mars, or Jupiter) in the 7th house for exciting and very purposeful partnerships and do they bring a lot of meaning into your life or light you up along the way? Are these good planets for this house? But what if they are confronted with an opposition or challenged by a square and it brings frustration? Would that dampen the enthusiasm and sense of potential they feel towards their relationships? In general, those with a fire planet – Sun-Mars-Jupiter– in the…...