Libra Seeking Balance » natal aspects

Observations: Out-of-Sign Aspects – when a Square is less Square

Diane L — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:27:24 +0000

First off, I have to say right up front out-of-sign aspects annoy the heck out of me. What are they? Here is a nice, polished definition from Wikipedia I rather like:

In astrology, a dissociate aspect (also known as an out-of-sign aspect) is an astrological aspect, such as a conjunction, opposition, trine, square, or quincunx, that is within its allowable orb, but out of its designated sign.

I happen to have two of them natally – a Sun-Saturn square between my Sun in Libra and Saturn in Leo; a Sun-Jupiter conjunction with [...]

Observations: Natal Inconjuncts & Non-standard Solutions

Diane L — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:23:47 +0000

Last week Mars in Virgo made the first of three passes to the closest aspect in my natal chart, an inconjunct between Uranus in Gemini and Mars/Mercury in Scorpio. Mars in Virgo is sextile to my Mars/Mercury in Scorpio but squares Uranus in Gemini, the other end of this inconjunct. Another factor is Mars/Mercury also conjoins my Ascendant from the twelfth house side.

All of us who have inconjuncts involving the personal planets (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and Mars) natally are challenged because there is simply no easy way to resolve the issues [...]

Merry Christmas to all!

Diane L — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 15:14:23 +0000

Wishing everyone a spectacular and delightful Christmas! May we all enjoy a renewed sense of peace and prosperity as Jupiter in Taurus stations direct today. Great Christmas gift to all.

Speaking of Jupiter, my rather substantial elf has Jupiter in Aries conjunct his Mars! He is going to be one big guy when he grows up . . . already off to a great start. Check out those elf ears too.

Observations: Venus square Jupiter – Too Much of the Good Stuff?

Diane L — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:54:51 +0000

On the Solstice, Venus in Aquarius was exactly square Jupiter in Taurus and it turned we had a family gathering the evening before. One of our conversations was about indulging ourselves by eating foods our bodies will not tolerate, i.e. dairy products when one is lactose intolerant. My nephew does this all the time because he loves good food and loves to eat. I checked his chart and found a tight square between his Venus and Jupiter! This lead to more digging in my astro-database and I found the outlines of a [...]

Observations: Fun Saturn-Sun Transits

Diane L — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:27:39 +0000

Saturn in Libra is drawing ever closer to my 29° Libra Sun and even though the transit won’t be exact until January 2012, this transit is increasingly on my mind. This will be the third time over the course of my life Saturn will conjoin my Sun. See what happens if you live long enough?!

My first experience of Saturn in Libra was about the time I started school as a very small, very shy five year old shoved into first grade (no pre-school or kindergarten in those days). On the plus side learning to read and write [...]