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Midheaven In Zodiac Signs - Our Ideal Life Path

The midheaven (also known as MC or medium coeli) is highly connected to the energy of the 10th house. It's about your public achievements, your reputation and your social standing. It's the ideal you strive for, what you believe to be your purpose in life, your vocation.

It should not be confused with the karmic challenge to overcome in this life, which is determined by your North Node. Everyone is aware of the ideal they want to achieve, but knowing the spiritual obstacles you have to overcome requires some introspection. It is not obvious to everyone.

Knowing the role of the Midheaven in your chart can help you find the place where you could be a fit professionally or regarding achievements towards your community. Which responsabilities can you take? And how? What is the right path for you? Does it fit with your true self? A proper choice would maximize your chances to reach balance in life, especially from the returns you would receive.

North & South Nodes In Zodiac Signs

North Node in Aquarius & South Node in Leo

There is a part of your karma knowing what is right in many situations because it is easier for you to face reality than most of your peers. Unfortunately, not everyone can handle it as well as you. You are well aware of its impact on the world and humanity because you are socially aware of your environment.

"People don't care about the truth anyway! I can't be bothered!". You may think you are the original one, the prophet. Because of your impatience or stubbornness, you can come across as exuberant or pretentious. Or, you may feel lazy doing something about it. Your challenge is to learn to not be cocky or resigned because it is draining energy from you.

It is not because you are unorthodox that you cannot successfully share you understanding to humanity and remain a part of the whole world. That is your biggest soul challenge. Foster hospitality, encourage people, be magnanimous and you will rejuvenate. These are necessary steps to expand your destiny.

North Node in Aries & South Node in Libra

You are a diplomat and nurture cooperation and kindness. It's part of your DNA. You are accommodating and resentment is not in your vocabulary. This is the ideal of your karma talking. It is ruling your soul. Watch out, because many will try to take advantage of this, especially if you are naive.

You are likely to suffer from "Leading by consensus!" issues. There are situations where a group of individuals won't find an agreement, no matter the amount of discussion and patience it's leader has with them. This results into inactivity and delays. The job does not get done! Some will start to confront the leader's leadership abilities. Things get out of control.

You must give up trying to find a consensus at any price. Your life challenge is to learn to be self-confident and decisive. Do not dodge confrontations when they are necessary. It is a matter of survival. It's your key to success in life.

If you don't liberate your raw energy and passion, you are bound to hold a grudge and to never initiate anything new. It takes a lot of courage, but it's the real path to grace!

North Node in Cancer & South Node in Capricorn

Your karma shines with hard work and reliability. Yet, there is something in your style stifling your achievements. Some people can find you too blunt, too touchy or incapable of taking any criticism. You might be too conservative, too cold or too down to earth for them. It is not that you mean to be mean, but this is how they may experience you. You may have developed a carapace to protect yourself.

Your karmic imprint may shine a different spin: inhibition. Some will find you too shy, unimaginative or clingy to develop your potential. You might be living remotely and playing it too safe. You can't stand opposition.

Use your natural capacity to go into details with devotion and constancy in order to show fundamental gentleness and empathy. Open up. Be helpful. Use indirect remarks without being manipulative. This is your soul's life challenge to be nurtured in return and successful in life.

North Node in Capricorn & South Node in Cancer

Your karma baths in emotions, care and nurturing. People often love you because they feel protected with you. You are nice and fundamentally gentle. You think you hardly annoying. As far as you are concerned, you see the global picture and contemplate the world with devotion.

But, here is the glitch. As much as your intention are good and pure, there is something addictive. You are such a great reader at people's need that you see opportunities to intervene everywhere. You compulsively need to be helpful, because you feel good in return. You start many actions and end up in all directions. In the end, people perceive you like a guru or savior living like a hermit, telling what's good to everyone. Many find you too uninhibited and a bit dictatorial.

You need to let people learn to take care of themselves. Being constant in your contribution is key for your soul to grow. Being patient, down to earth and reliable will increase your efficiency. Learn how to play it safer and to manage adversity. Remember that receiving a no from someone is not a negation of your love.

North Node in Gemini & South Node in Sagittarius

You have the karma of an idealist. You are optimistic and always think for the higher purpose, like a philosopher. You are outspoken but honest with your convictions. You travel in your mind rather than in reality. A great sense of humor is your best escape.

Unfortunately, this detachment comes with a price. It isolates you from reality. People will have a hard time socializing and interacting with you. Some will find you inconsistent and superficial, which slowly pushes you into some kind of confinement.

As much as you hate it, your challenge is to learn to consider alternatives in the real world and take into account its limitations, not the limitations of the mind. Often, the ideal option is not a real option and compromises are needed.

The secret you will discover if you achieve this is that there is a lot of entertainment and exciting learning opportunities in the tangible world too.

North Node in Leo & South Node in Aquarius

There is something in your soul that bears novelty and originality. You are well aware of the state of humanity and you have original ideas to share. You care and have compassion in your own way. No matter how much you are ignored, you always find ways to replenish and to deliver again.

However, although you are integrated and have a social conscience, there is a part of your logic which is incorrect and not well connected to reality. Since you can be very assertive, people can perceive you as dominant and self-centered. They lose interest and reject you.

Your life challenge is to understand this pattern. Your duty is to break this vicious circle in order to communicate your ideas successfully.

North Node in Libra & South Node in Aries

Your soul and karma shine with the leadership skills or a pioneer. You are not scared of starting something new. You like challenges. You are self-confident, spontaneous and even adventurous. You have raw energy and show your passion in your endeavors. There is something in you which does not give up.

However, there is also something naive and too impulsive in your approach, preventing proper cooperation with others. You might be considered as a loudmouth and trigger a lot of discussions or even confrontations.

Your challenge in this life is to become aware of your contribution to your lack of success in life. It is about learning to become a diplomat and to judge less, or the grudge will only increase around you. If you succeed, your karma will radiate with grace.

North Node in Pisces & South Node in Virgo

Your karmic soul is dedicated to purity. Virginity and preserved environments are important for you. You have an eye for details and observe the world around you with an analytical mind. Perfection, which includes yourself, is always in your thoughts. You are worried when it is missing and can be very critical of yourself and others if they are responsible for it.

Your life challenge is to learn to let go with your inflexibility and over-sensitivity regarding the research of the immaculate. People need you to be more open-minded and more adaptable. Many can find you cruel considering your expectations of them.

As much as artists or dreamers may seem impure to you, because they might be unfocused, their achievements are considered pure by many. Perfection in relationships can be achieved with tenderness and sensitivity. People like humane and compassionate people. This is what your need to learn and to trust. Do not hesitate to ask the help of others to help your soul process and accept this if necessary.

North Node in Sagittarius & South Node in Gemini

Your karmic soul radiates caution and pragmatism. You only consider real options and take time to estimate the value of each trade. You don't believe in promises. Although you can be very social and interactive, you are incredulous of the human race. Your jokes can be very cynical.

Somehow, you are a prisoner of your convictions, they are dogmas to you. Your life challenge is to open your mind to other ideas and philosophies. Be more detached. Learn to trust your instinct when someone is genuinely honest with you. Sometimes, there are good reasons to be optimistic and idealistic in life. Visit the world if you don't see it around you, your sense of humor might improve and appeal to a bigger audience.

North Node in Scorpio & South Node in Taurus

Your karma radiates hard work. You are dependable and devoted to the people and projects you participate to. You can take quite a burden. You have the stamina to achieve all your duties. You are prosperous.

Yet, this is likely to hide a lack of confidence compensated by materialism. You might not be aware of this, but it is interpreted as possessiveness by many. You are suspicious of other's agenda and don't like enquirers. Your reflex is to withdraw and to remain secret in these situations.

You have the means to be generous. Your challenge is to learn to seek the truth and to have a clear vision of the people's motives. Be bold about it. Slowly, you will transform into an understanding and compassionate character.

North Node in Taurus & South Node in Scorpio

Your karma diffuses lucidity. You see clearly in dark and muddy situations. You have a sixth sense to detect hidden truths, pains or agendas. You are very confident about your perceptions. You take your time to enquire and to establish the truth. You don't tolerate compromises. Many don't like being caught cheating and lying or the publicity that comes with it.

Your life challenge is to find out when it is the right time and the right context to speak the truth. Else, no matter how ethical your actions are, you will face dire consequences, repeatedly. Being stubborn and uncompromising is a sure path to creating many enemies. They will seek to hurt you.

You need to learn to settle disputes when it is wise to do so. You need to be more selfish and to protect yourself rather than sacrificing all for the greater good. It is about not loosing your health in the process and remaining dependable to the ones who love you. Living in the fear of retaliation will hurt your sexuality and well-being.

North Node in Virgo & South Node in Pisces

Your karma radiates kindness. You are totally unselfish and open at some level. You are adaptable and don't need to develop a high profile. You are sensitive, humane and compassionate. You tend to follow your intuition. Your sensitivity drives your actions. You probably don't notice or won't care that people can take advantage of you, for example, by telling lies.

It's as if you wanted to preserve this idea that kindness will protect you from everything. You mission in life is to learn to filter people, to scrutinize and to observe them. The absence of criticism is not the absence of flaws, even for you. Learn to become an observer and to keep some distance as necessary.

You probably already know all that. You are not an idiot. Don't feed the monsters with your kindness and love, they are incapable of doing anything good with it, for themselves or for others. Love does not cure all is what your soul needs to process.

3rd House - Perceptions, Communication & Siblings

The 3rd house covers our thoughts and our thinking process. It's about our mental connections, our intelligence, our analytical capacities and our capacity to communicate. What is our intellectual orientation? What is our mental energy level? It's about learning and using languages too.

This house is about our conscious mind, together with our perception of the world around us. How do we observe and grasp situations? How do we defend our opinion or state our case? It's our level of curiosity for knowledge. It also rules gossiping and our internal dialogs.

The third house rules siblings (brothers, sisters, half-brothers, half-sisters) and our neighborhood (immediate environment). It's also about non-philosophical education, which is covered by the 9th house, short trips and transportations. At last, it covers newspapers and breaking news.

Houses: 1st - 2nd - 3rd - 4th - 5th - 6th - 7th - 8th - 9th - 10th - 11th - 12th


8th House - Sex, Secrets, Death & Regeneration

The 8th house covers several aspects of sex, such as secrecy (marital affairs, secret encounters, forbidden sexuality), intimacy (deep connections, exalted state of communion, sexual initiation, how we share intimacy with others, fear of intimacy and "feeling the other" instinctively). It also covers esoteric and alternative sexuality, sexual taboos, sexual abuse, prostitution and control and dominance by sexuality. It's the house of the inner-self and intuition, but also of rituals.

It rules secrets: family secrets, personal secrets, hidden agendas, psychological motivations, deep motivations, our dark side, the occult and nocturn activities. It's also about traumas, ugly things done to you or that you did to others, repressed memories, forgotten hurt, irrational fears and unexplained anxieties.

The eighth house is about revealing the truth, especially during transits. It covers investigations, going into the nitty-gritty, leaving no stone unturned. The truth and reality rises to the top in this house. It's about addressing our pains and insecurities. It's also about debunking myths and false beliefs. It's about experiencing deep emotions, beyond words. It's about insights and/or understanding our soul and other's souls.

This house is also about being passionate: emotional intensity, jaleousy, revenge, retaliation, trust issues, tit for tat, getting even, selfishness. It's partners in crime (Bonnie and Clide). It can be a desire to control the world, circumstances and others.

The work of this house is about learning to surrender, letting go, dealing with our fear of losing control, letting the transformation of all energies happen, accepting the death of a relationship or a situation as a necessary step for a transition. The ego has no sovereignty or control in the 8th house, resistance is futile. Let go with the ego. It's about accepting the loss, pleading guilty, telling the truth and resurrection. It is about detachment, enjoying personal freedom rather than living in a prison. It's the house of the Phoenix, rebirth from ashes, regeneration. It's about starting to heal.

At last, the 8th house rules shared resources, especially financial resources: inheritance, alimony, taxes, insurance, bonuses, child support, loans, credits, insurances, prizes, refunds. It is also about prosperity and supporting each other (any kind of support, physical, spiritual, financial, emotional,
psychological).

More: about sex-appeal with Lilith, about libido and purity with Vesta, about non-animal sex with the 5th house.

Houses: 1st - 2nd - 3rd - 4th - 5th - 6th - 7th - 8th - 9th - 10th - 11th - 12th

2nd House - Possessions, Self-Worth & Wealth

The 2nd house is about what we value, no matter if it is material or non-material. It defines our relationship to money and possessions. How do you accumulate wealth? Why do you accumulate wealth? Are you financially dependant on others or financially comfortable? Do you pull your own weight? What is your value? What are your talents? How do you earn money? How do you spend it?

The second house is also about personal finance: savings, budgeting and financial status. Do you have debts? Are you possessive? Controlling with money? Thrift? Hoarding? Are you generous? Are you careless with your finances? Do you invest in projects to harvest benefits in the future or do you leave your money at the bank?

At last, this house is about our sense of self-worth. It covers our needs and wants. Do you have access to resources (inner or outer)? Are you self-sufficient? Are you free and autonomous? At work, do you feel well paid or underpaid?

Houses: 1st - 2nd - 3rd - 4th - 5th - 6th - 7th - 8th - 9th - 10th - 11th - 12th

4th House - Feeling Home, Roots & Nurturing

If we have not been nurtured, we may never develop the emotional security you need to feel secure and to feel 'at home'. The 4th house rules the Mother in psychology, the nurturer. Have you experienced unconditional love (which is not to be confused with unconditional relationships)? It's about inner emotional foundations and roots. It's about private comfort and places where you can retreat. It rules sanctuaries and cocoons.

The fourth house also rules ancestries, cultural heritage and reincarnation. Where do you come from? What are your roots? Can you integrate elements of the past or from family traditions? Do you have a place where you can invite others and let them into our intimacy? Is emotional closeness comfortable or not? Are you sedentary or a rolling stone? Can you develop roots?

This house also rules real estate, working from home and legacies. It's about family financial support. It's also about planning for old age and finding a place to rest. In synastry, it's about creating a nest with your partner.

Houses: 1st - 2nd - 3rd - 4th - 5th - 6th - 7th - 8th - 9th - 10th - 11th - 12th

Sesquisquare, Sesquiquadrate & Trioctile - Progressive Imbalances

Many astrologers consider this aspect as a minor aspect, maybe because it is not well understood. However, when the angle is nearly perfectly 135° wide, others will consider it as important as any other major aspect, especially in birth chart. This aspect reveals an immanent energy pushing towards a lack of balance, slowly but surely. It is a refusal of the status quo, an increase of entropy.

It is automatically constrained into dynamic motion by trines and conjunctions. Sextiles and semi-sextiles indicate the possibility to achieve the same, but it requires a decision and commitment from the bearer of this aspect. On the downside, this energy will be aggravated into out of control situations by squares and oppositions. The presence of quincunx suggests unawareness. In this case, this energy can operate unconsciously.

For example, you have Sun sesquiquadrate Jupiter in your chart. This suggests a tendency to have grandiose projects, but little desire to pay attention to details. You rely on your luck too much. This is a recipe for disaster on the long term. But, if Saturn is trine your Sun or Jupiter, it will compensate for this issue. This combination suggests strong leadership skills for long-term projects.

Or, say you have Moon sesquiquadrate Uranus in your birth chart. You are one of a kind and you won't fit any mold. That's perfectly fine, you are an independent and original being, experiencing unique emotions continuously. However, if Venus is square your Moon or Uranus, then this suggest high internal turmoil damaging all your relationships. You have a very hard time keeping your uniqueness and sensitivity under your control.

Related aspects: square, semi-square, t-square and grand cross
Other minor & rare aspects: grand trine, quincunx & inconjunct, quintile & biquintile, semi-sextile and yod




Squares - Energy Amplification, Cross Purposes, Pulverizing

Squares have the worst reputation in astrology and are often only described as a source of stress and challenge, but they are not.

Squares amplify existing energies in order to create the maximum impact. They wake up sleeping beauties and volcanoes. It's the energy found in Apollo rocket engines which sent them into orbit. It is also the kind of energy building up in traffic jams and nuclear reactors. They can trigger chain reactions. It is the friction when you scratch a match. It's the fulmination when you are victim of a situation you don't have under your control.

On the positive side, squares can provide the energy required to finalize details or to galvanize situations. They can give a project or an artistic endeavor its final form, its final structure. It can also help starting them. Squares can fill a relationship with passion and activity, transforming boredom into fun and adventure.

In a birth chart or in synastry, they suggest some unchannelled and chaotic energy that will always be there. It needs your attention to be organized, evacuated or consumed using efficient, useful and non-destructive solutions. Square issues do not go away if you don't take care of them. Either they accumulate into tensions and blow everything away, or they slowly destroy everything on their path.

Square energies are nearly always manageable (even if it can require a lot of efforts and dedication). They rarely go completely out of control, unless they combine with other stressing aspects such as semi-squares, quincunxes or belong to Grand Crosses.

Related aspects: sesquisquares, semi-squares, t-squares and grand crosses
Other major aspects: conjunction, opposition, sextile and trine

Semi-Squares - Refusal Of Integration & Unity

Semi-squares suggest a refusal of integration or unity. The astral items involved in this aspect are like magnets repelling each other when they get too close. They are not to be confused with squares which demultiply energies, or t-square which suggest strong personality traits.

The semi-square energy is similar to a refusal to connect or to come to a conclusion. It can be a refusal to go with the flow. It may lead to eternal procrastination and can irritate others. On the positive side, they contribute to neverending story, which can be a good thing in synastry.

Semi-squares are neutralized by conjunctions or perseverance. They aggravate quincunx and opposition energies but facilitate the liberation of squares and sesquiquadrate energies. They get trines energy into motion, like light through a prism creates a rainbow.

Related aspects: square, sesquisquare, t-square and grand cross
Other minor and rare aspects: grand trine, quincunx & inconjunct, quintile & biquintile, semi-sextile and yod

1st House - Outer Personality, Self-Image & New Beginnings

The 1st house is the house of our outer personality, it's the image others have from us. It's our physical appearance, but also our authentic self and our natural characteristics. It's about our identity, what makes us an individual standing out from the crowd. Our demeanor. Our temperament. Our mannerisms. Our disposition. Our sense of self.

The first house also rules beginnings and new beginnings, including the vitality supporting these (i.e., the initial impulse). It rules our early childhood. What did we experience as a child and how did it shape our development and sense of self? Did it influence our self-image? This house is about the necessary voyage to become a unique individual. What will you become?

The 1st house follows the 12th house, which is about endings.

Houses: 1st - 2nd - 3rd - 4th - 5th - 6th - 7th - 8th - 9th - 10th - 11th - 12th

6th House - The Present, Health & Services

The 6th house rules our relationship to the present (as opposed to past memories and future plans) and to what is tangible (as opposed to imagination and thoughts). It is the here and now, the rythm of our life. Is too fast or not? Is it enjoyable or not? What is our level of personal self-satisfaction? What do we need to maintain a sustainable, bearable and enjoyable life? How do we organize our daily activities in order to achieve them as opposed to long term planning? Are we overwhelmed or not? It's about our habits and to do lists.

The sixth house also rules services, those we give to others and those given to us. How do you deal with others? How do you deal with those depending on you (which includes pets)? It is also about hiring others or being hired (employment). It is about our work ethics, the quality our work and working well with colleagues or not.

This house also rules our personal health and how we take care of ourselves or not, including hygiene. Are we being adult and responsible with it or are we sloppy? Do we eat healthy food or junk food? Are we exercising and detoxifying from time to time or not? The 6th house rules our personal breakdowns and the personal adversity we may face everyday. It is about finding comfortable environments for ourselves.

Overall, the 6th house is about how we navigate the present and persevere to achieve our goals. It is about efficiency, purpose and discipline. It is also about creating harmony and maintaining a general feeling of well-being.

Houses: 1st - 2nd - 3rd - 4th - 5th - 6th - 7th - 8th - 9th - 10th - 11th - 12th

9th House - Philosophies, Expansion & The Foreign

First, the 9th house is about our paradigms and our systems of beliefs, including religion and spirituality. Then, it is about how we think outside of the box and how we open up to other ideas and other cultures. Do we accept new experiences? How do we relate to what is foreign to us? What is our level of tolerance? Are we racist? Do we have psychological limitations?

The ninth house rules our thoughts and ideas, our mental explorations. It is about expanding the inner self and thinking big. It rules curiosity, journeying and the kind of education we get from international travels or living abroad. It is about expanding our horizon and learning to take the long view, developing multiple perspectives (or not). It rules international travel.

The work of the 9th house is about understanding and integrating what we see and feel. It's also our personal quest for the meaning of life. It is the house of philosophy and contemplative activities. It also rules moral and ethics.

At last, this house rules reading, publishing and the media.

Houses: 1st - 2nd - 3rd - 4th - 5th - 6th - 7th - 8th - 9th - 10th - 11th - 12th

11th House - Friendships, Humanism & Aspirations

The 11th house is the house of groups and our participations to groups. This includes work colleagues, friends, sports clubs, political groups and any kind of social organisation. This is not to be confused with our authority on groups or our relationship with authority groups which is ruled by the 10th house.

It is about teamwork and collective strength, strength in numbers. The eleventh house rules our hopes and dreams, what we want to achieve. It's about self-realization through the help of networks and others. Are you accepted by the group or are you rejected? Do you feel the love of the group or do you feel unlovable? Are you more of an individual character? It's about herd mentality too.

This house also rules humanitarian causes and social justice. It's about common dreams and wishes for society. It's about your altruism, charity and philanthropic efforts. It's about those rejected by the group or needing its support, foster children, adopted children and step children.

Regarding business, the 11th house is related to financial opportunities and success through large sets of potential customers and audiences.

Houses: 1st - 2nd - 3rd - 4th - 5th - 6th - 7th - 8th - 9th - 10th - 11th - 12th


10th House - Social Status, Public Image & Reputation

The 10th house rules our public self. It's about our public image and the first impression we make on those who don't know us. It rules the prestige and fame gained through our work, career and achievements. It is highly related to the Midheaven.

This is the house of honors and reputation, job titles and promotions. It also reveals our role in communities and how we relate to social groups. How do we establish our social foundations? Is it based on ego gratification?

This house also rules our relationship with authority, also known as the Father in psychology. How do we use our power on groups of people? How do we relate to those who have power on us (boss, government, police, Law, authorities)? This house also rules respect.

How do we feel regarding our own authority? Are we a leader? Are we keeping at it? Are we hungry for power? Are we socially ambitious? Do we want a monument to be built after us? Do we want to become an authority or not? Do we like rock solid positions of power? Are we heading for downfalls?

Many argue that this house rules vocations, but that is not the case. Vocations and career choices are ruled by your Midheaven. Only the outcome of these is ruled by the 10th house. What did you make of yourself and of the social and work opportunities offered to you by life itself?

Houses: 1st - 2nd - 3rd - 4th - 5th - 6th - 7th - 8th - 9th - 10th - 11th - 12th

5th House - Spontaneity, Pleasure, Dating & Fathers

The 5th house covers several distinct themes of our lives. First, it covers spontaneity and pleasure. It's about the inner child in us. What do you enjoy in life and how do you enjoy it? What do you consider to be fun? What are your hobbies? How and where do you take vacations? Which amusement park do you like?

It also rules creativity and how you express yourself artistically. What is your personal touch? What is your style? What is totally you? How do you radiate? It's also about your appreciation of other's creativity and spontaneity.

The fifth house includes fathers, your father and being a father. It is about parenting and baby project too. How do you relate to children as a parent? Do you enjoy kids activities? Did you feel comfortable being spontaneous as a child or not? Did you feel safe and protected or not? Have you been loved and cared for by your father or not? This house is not about the Father in psychology (i.e., relationship to authority), which is handled in the 10th house.

At last, this house rules flirting and dating. It rules romantic relationships, but not the commitment to marriage, which is ruled by the 7th house. Although it rules all pleasures, including sex, this does not include the animal part of sex, which is ruled by the 8th house.

More: about sex-appeal with Lilith, about libido and purity with Vesta, animal sex with the 8th house.

Houses: 1st - 2nd - 3rd - 4th - 5th - 6th - 7th - 8th - 9th - 10th - 11th - 12th


7th House - Partnerships, Cooperation & Marriage

The seventh house is not about us or our inner-self, it's about how we relate to others in one-to-one relationships. This includes not only wedding partners but also business partners and known competition, adversaries, opponents and enemies. Who is loyal? Who is not? Are we loyal?

This house reveals our expectations and preferences in relationships, including our projected expectations and ideals. Which energies are we attracted to? Which energy do we offer? Is there a match between offer and needs? Are we always attracting the same kind of partner? Are there recurring themes? Are these bad for us? Do you see yourself with that person? Should you divorce that person? Should you start a business with this person? What do you need most from your partners?

The 7th house is about how we take part in our social interactions. It's about cooperation, unions and contractual agreements (social and legal). It also rules interpersonal power struggles.

Houses: 1st - 2nd - 3rd - 4th - 5th - 6th - 7th - 8th - 9th - 10th - 11th - 12th

Semi-Sextiles - Serendipity & Time Is On Your Side

Semi-sextiles indicate energies working slowly together for gentle growth or for restoring life, but these are not strong enough to repair broken structures. Think about life and plants coming back after a volcano has erupted. It's the energy of nature slowly covering every piece of land if you give it time. Semi-sextiles are the gentle slope getting the ball rolling.

Semi-sextiles slowly bring back life in relationships, after disputes for example. Semi-sextiles are time on your side. It is the opposite of Murphy's Law, if things can go right, they are likely to go right if nothing disturbs the process. Semi-sextiles take care of the details for you.

Contrary to sextiles, semi-sextiles operate automatically. In fact, you need to explicitly opt-out of what semi-sextiles perform for you if you don't want it to happen (whatever the reason). Besides, whereas you are clearly aware of your options with sextiles, what semi-sextiles achieve can easy escape your attention, but not to the extent of operating unconsciously.

In synastry, semi-sextiles are a strong indication that chemistry will operate between involved energies. It is a big plus for the success of lasting relationships. Semi-sextiles also rule serendipity.

Related aspects: trine, grand trine and sextile
Other minor & rare aspects: grand-cross, quincunx & inconjunct, quintile & biquintile, semi-square, sesquisquare, t-square and yod



Sextiles - Opportunities & Interventions While Being In Control

A sextile happens when two astral items have an angle of 60° using a tolerance of 4° to 5°.

Sextiles are opportunities, but not hidden opportunities. It is not about luck, you are in control. They are talents you know you can count on. If you want to benefit from these, you have to decide to take action or to commit to something like an objective, a project or a relationship. Benefiting from sextile requires some effort from you, but the road is clear and with little obstacles. You just need to opt-in. You are in control and in a position to use your influence. You can slow things down or accelerate them, start or stop them.

Sextiles indicate complementary energies. They can fix or repair situations. You can use them to modify any existing structure. You can create bonds and bridges, or destroy them. They provide possible paths to open up to others, or to exit unsatisfying relationships. They are also about synchronizing and respecting each other's rhythm. Sextiles rule your investments.

In extreme situations, involving connected draining or aggravating aspects, sextiles may suggest total indecision leading to paralysis or too many options to consider leading to status quo.

Related aspects: trines, grand trines, semi-sextiles, quincunx and yods
Other major aspects: conjunction, opposition, square and trine



Oppositions - Duality, Imbalances & Contrast

The essence of oppositions is a lack of balance between distinct entities. It is about subjective opinions, confronting others or sometimes confronting the man in the mirror and his illusions. It is about projections, Mexican stand-offs and head-on confrontations.

In extreme situations, it suggests a total absence of empathy or a total incapacity to put oneself's in another's shoes. It's a refusal to understand the other's position or argument. The emotions are so high they prevent any kind of listening.

Opposition energies never completely blend, but it does not mean they can't work together. Think about dancing in couples, it can be very harmonious. It is about finding middle-ground and compromises to restore harmony. Oppositions reveal differences through contrast. They can trigger debates. They also remind us we are distinct from others and that we have to learn to accept differences.

In birth charts or synastry, oppositions can suggest an incapacity to solve some personal issues and a hope that someone else will take care of these (a savior), while in reality, we should take our responsibilities for these and own them. Some manipulators can jump in and take advantage of these situations. Sometimes, it is just a matter of learning how to deal with our issues, rather than a lack of will to resolve them. External intervention and support can help.

Oppositions can also suggest refusing to face reality as it is. It is about wishful thinking and illusions. Although we may try to escape it, reality always wins in the end. In this respect, oppositions want us to open our eyes and to become mature. It points toward make or break situations and split roads. Should I stay or should I go? Which way to go? It is your responsibility to make a choice.

Oppositions can trigger perpetual motions. Once we overcome our imbalances, we reach a new level of inner peace with ourselves and in our relationships.

Other major aspects: conjunction, sextile, square and trine


Conjunctions - Unity, Bonding & Lack Of Boundaries

Conjunctions are about unity. The energies combine (i.e., add up) and move forward together in the same direction, to achieve the same objective. It's about working side-by-side. Like trines, conjunctions establish links and help create bonds. They bring people together.

Conjunctions also remove boundaries, which can be stressful for independent or introvert minds. You don't always want to join groups or be forced to. They can blur situations and sometime bring confusion. The limits are not clear anymore. Some energies don't blend well together too, thus conjunctions may create or increase an existing stress between them.

The interpretation of conjunctions in birth charts, transits and synastry is more or less the same, with the exception that in synastry, when Jupiter, Uranus or Lilith are involved, this may be push things beyond acceptable limits or create boundless situations.

Other major aspects: opposition, sextile, square and trine