Some musings/observations/perspectives, if you will allow me, on the exchange of energies between two planets. As I've mentioned throughout this site, I've taken a holistic and psychological approach to my studies, chart analyses, and educational overview that (1) the planets are Indicators of Human Responses, and that (2) the aspects chosen by an astrological consultant or student-in-training-learning are Indicators of Reaction to those Responses. To this end, rather than analyze each planet in aspect, I'm staying with the Sun and its partnerships with the others.
To that end, I'm doing a
breakdown of MY thoughts regarding the aspects of a conjunction, sextile,
square, trine, inconjunct/quincunx, and opposition. I use these as primaries; I could also involve the declinations, as I do
use them. However, for this response/post, I'm sticking with the Ptolemaic
group of six. For the sake of declination analyses, I would say the
parallel/contraparallel are in the fashion of the conjunction.
I want to emphasize that
these are MY thoughts and overviews, provided again for educational and
consultational purposes. As anyone who has studied the art and psychological
ramifications of astrology can and should (in my view) say, it's a never-ending
skill of combing layers of Intuition, methodology, and Wisdom. I'm doing the Sun as a separate endeavor to allow for my own writing
to flow and also to accommodate any learners/readers.
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In a Sun-Moon
conjunction, also known as the New Moon, I would say there are several
possibilities. For one, this is a potential indicator that the parents were in
alignment with each other in starting a family: the Sun as the father-figure
and the Moon as the mother-figure. There's also a likelihood of similarities in
comfortable role models as male and female. In general, I would suggest here
that the individual's Self-Identity is in harmony/union with his/her emotional
needs and also in response to social contacts that involve subconscious
responses.
One special
consideration: depending on whether or not the Sun or Moon are in the same
polarity (male-female by signage), one may expect an individual to be more
"solar" and outgoing or more "lunar" and internally
responsive. If they are in different signage, depending on the outcome, the
individual may be more inclined to the dominant outcome, such as a Sun in
Aquarius and a Cancer-Crab Moon. (In this case, the Sun is in detriment and not
fully expressed, while the Moon rules Cancer, and to my overview, dominating
the psyche.)
In a sextile pattern,
I'd say the individual feels comfortable with both parents, and also with
Self-Identity awareness and emotional needs being met. In a square pattern,
there's an internal conflict: both challenging the Self-Identity and
Emotional-Subconscious needs. Again, this may be a reflection on the
relationship of the parents with each other and on how the individual/child was
raised.
In a similar way, the
Sun-Moon square is a potential indicator that the parents were at odds in some
form or display in their relationship with each other at the time of birth--and
most likely, during the formative months prior to birth. In my view, the psyche
is well aware of this interaction. But even though there may be behavioral
clashes that both or one parent may have presented, this still continues over
after birth has occurred, and the individual may unknowingly try to find ways
of appeasing one or both parents. This may carry over to formative or adult
relationships. But in my view, even though the square is an indicator of
potential frustration, it may give the individual great insight and
encouragement to develop cooperative social skills and behaviors to overcome
subconscious responses that are not fulfilling to the Self-identity or
emotional needs. It's more than likely that counseling in some form for the
adult individual with a Sun-Moon square will be both helpful and provide a
resolution to psychological challenges. I'd also say there's a
potential here for various levels of conditions on the spectrum which also
include autism, or at least, difficulty in being comfortable with social
interactions. Neuro-divergency is the key here: there are both strengths and
challenges as potentials. It's one of the reasons I coined the term "Fluid
Learning" to describe both myself and others as individuals who are
comfortable in expression of both left-and-right brain hemispheres.
The trine can be both an
obvious and subtle outcome, as I see it: both cooperation and a possible
indulgence to excess within the psyche regarding "I am Who I Am" from
the Sun and "This is What I Need from the World" via the Moon. One
parent may have been more active regarding the expression, if other indications
are shown, for this as an indulgence, or even an addictive response if the
individual shows possibilities. As much as a trine is a favorable aspect, it
can also indicate laziness on the part of the individual to act on his/her
behavior and responses to decision-making. In any case, we could expect by
elemental nature that a fire trine Sun-Moon would be more enthusiastic and
possibly volatile; an earth trine would be more grounded and resolute in practical
matters; an air trine would be more accommodating in mental activity or social
exchanges of ideas; and a water trine would offer greater intuitive
sensitivities. Again, I would note that even though I think a trine will work
harmoniously, if the Sun-Moon are in different elements, I would be aware there
may be an undertone of tension in resolution of this outcome.
The quincunx/inconjunct,
as I understand it, is more about tension without a clear successful
resolution. In regards to the Sun-Moon in aspect, I would think it is more of a
personal and social frustration that "I can't comfortably be Myself no
matter how I try." Sometimes, this is possibly not as much an internal
challenge as it is an expression that society-at-large has not yet caught up to
patterns that reflect ongoing changes in behaviors that may be decades ahead.
Issues may be possible with gender roles or choices as well as relationship
needs. I do not want to categorize the LGBTQ as such because in my view, there
are no specific signages or aspects that indicate these choices as fulfilling
outcomes. Again, as a parental indicator, this may be an indication that one or
both parents were at subtle odds with each other but unable to comfortably
fulfill their respective roles as each saw fit for the needs of the individual
as a child.
As I understand, the
opposition is an external challenge, and for sure, the possibility that one or
both parents were at odds with some outside force, possibly economic or social
in nature. For the individual, there may be clashes between "I am Fiercely
Defending my Identity" and honoring one's emotional needs. This may be
overtly obvious with a Sun-Moon which are beyond elemental qualities and
contradict each other: for example, a Fire sign sun and a Water Moon. Even an
Air Sun and Earth Moon could find challenges in trying to fulfill mental and
social images and being practical and stabilizing.
