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Demystifying Astrology: Little Things Mean A Lot
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People tend to look for horror in their chart. Fine with me but don’t forget to note the little things less you’ll drop the plot.
For example, I have Venus (love and money) sextile Mars in my chart. No biggie, right? Wrong. What that shows or what it provides is satisfaction in relationships. In other words, I am not a hungry dog, I am a fed dog.
I am satisfied with money (Venus) too, even when I don’t have any! If I have a lot of money? Satisfied. If I have a little money? Satisfied. If I have no money at all, guess what? I am still satisfied.
Compare this to someone with Venus in hard aspect to Mars. They are not blessed (and cursed… I’ll get to that) with these type feelings about things. If only their husband was blah, blah, blah. If only their wife did not have that cellulite on her thighs…
You can see the tremendous impact something like this has on your life and how it explains other people.
Q: How come Elsa is satisfied?
A: She was born that way
Find a trine or sextile aspect in your chart and tell us about it.
Rolling Stones - Satisfaction - 1969
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30 Responses to “Demystifying Astrology: Little Things Mean A Lot”
Thank you universe for making this one of the good things about my chart too. I like being a fed dog.
I would say that those of us with Venus sextile Mars might be better at feeding our loves too but that’s a guess and maybe depends on the particulars of the aspect.
Mars trine Jupier & nodes = good timing.
Uranus trine Moon = Opportunity: “Do you want to try [whatever]? Me: “OK.”
I’ll try anything once. Good balance for all my scardey cat Cap/Saturn stuff.
Jupiter trine Asc = sure do like to play poker
Neptune trine Chiron = dunno but probably helps my poetry
Venus trine mars. I am not materialistic but I always have the things I want. Venus sext Moon. I had to look this one up. It states that relationship is very important to me as well as communication. With venus in scorpio and moon in libra I’m not sure how to iterpret this. I haven’t found a good relationship yet as important as it apparently is.
I just noticed Venus doesn’t really “do” much in my chart. Hmm. Sextiles Mercury.
I have a fairly tight Sun-Moon trine and a slightly wider Mars-Pluto trine, but I admit I am still mystified as to how to interpret that. The only sextile in my entire chart is between Pluto and Neptune.
Moon sextile mars tight orb. Not sure what it means. Venus sextile mars within orb. Same as you on that, and I think it has the same effect, although the Taurus in me really doesn’t love being dead broke.
Only one trine & one sextile:
Sun trine Neptune. As a Pisces, I’m guessing this makes me a very Piscean Pisces? (especially with my Mars being in Pisces, too). And being Cancer rising, happily married to a Scorpio - how much water is saturation? (glug, glug . . .)
Moon sextile ascendant, which research is telling me means I need to belong to/be understood by a group. Not finding that really true of me - I’m kind of a loner.
Venus sextile Mars too, seems to make me freakishly strong!! Sun trines my Saturn and Jupiter, which I am very happy about. Nice to bring to mind with a heavy earth chart.
I also have Venus sextile Mars. I agree, I am easily pleased. Perhaps too much?? Oh well, I like being satisfied with the little things, or even lack of them as you said. I also have Sun trine Neptune and I am definitely sensitive, artsy-fartsy, compassionate, spiritual seeking, etc…I’d have to say those attributes are what I enjoy most about myself. I have to enjoy what I can out of my chart because those trines and sextiles are far and few. 
MARS sextile JUPITER-NEPTUNE.
I get bored easily and don’t relax easily. I need to be constantly doing something. This isn’t a problem at all - it’s a blessing because I am always learning new things and releasing energy. I will always find some place for the energy to go even if my partner can’t match it. (ahem)
MARS TRINE URANUS
When I was younger I was very sexually-experimental… Sex is sex and love is love. I have never had a problem with the distinction. Being super open-minded has gotten me into trouble many times but I have also met lots of interesting people and had some crazy adventures.
SUN-SATURN trine PLUTO
one thing for sure,it has never been boring and I look forward to each new day. There’s a lesson in everything. I’ve been told that I have excellent powers of focus,concentration and organization. I get the job done whatever it takes.
(That’s it?? I wish I had more trines and sextiles!)
Saturn trine Pluto. A strong foundation that helps me bounce back quickly.
Sun sextile Moon. Inner contentment.
Moon sextile Mars. Fighting spirit.
Venus sextile Neptune. Touch of the artistic.
Mercury trine MC. Writing and editing abilities.
Uranus trine Sun/Venus/Mars, sextile Jupiter. Good things happen to me when I’m allowed to be free and independent. Luck comes out of the blue.
Pluto trine Asc., sextile Neptune. Not sure what this means.
my strong trine structures are outer planets for the most part. I’m most often grateful for my sun-moon sextile which lessens the impact of my moon-venus square (and moon in cap). that sextile to my pisces sun gives me the opportunity to soften, erase, or transcend the difficulties that arise, even if it’s just in the moment of crisis. often that’s enough.
ie: in a crisis situation sometimes crying is the relief valve that allows me to step outside the problem and get some perspective.
while feeling sorry for oneself is not necessarily a good pisces thing, it melts my cap moon freeze-out enough to cry and get unstuck.
Pluto trine Jupiter: i mutate easily. I mean, I bounce back easily. well, maybe i do both, one’s in Libra and the other in Gemini. Both don’t know which way is ass up…or down…
Ok, I’m gonna write wat it says here & compare notes, then look ‘em up.
-sun (pisces)trine pluto
-mercury trine pluto
-venus trine pluto
-mars trine asc. (scorpio)
-neptune trine MC
-moon sextile asc.
-mercury sextile neptune
-neptune sextile pluto
Not sure how accurate my interpretations are but this is the impression I get when I read about these aspects.
Sun Trine Moon - inner & outer balance, I’ve read that this aspect brings good luck, making life relatively easy.
Sun Sextile Neptune - sensitivity to the ego
Sun Trine Pluto - Pluto’s positive qualities adding power to the sun. (I’ve read good luck in regards to this aspect, too.)
Sun Sextile Ascendant - ability to express oneself and be well received by people.
Moon Trine Pluto - emotional intensity
Mercury Sextile Ascendant - harmony between feelings and self expression
Venus Trine Jupiter - optimism, good luck
Venus Trine Saturn - success through hard work
Mars Sextile Ascendant - ability to assert oneself
Will have to check, don’t really know though in general I am happy and feel lucky.
Elsa these posts are excellent. Makes me want to wrestle with my chart and squeeze every bit of info out of it to use to my advantage. (Like where am I lucky, how can I make a lot of money– in other words, the delusional tendencies of lottery players– just where do I find that??) 
OK from what I understand, the difference between a sextile and trine is that:
The sextile is about the 2 objects’ energy getting along with each other, which is a gift, so you need to get off your butt and do something with them.
So like I have Mars and Jupiter sextile my Sun/S Node/MC. Mars and Jupiter like that spot in my chart - the Sun/S Node/MC so it would be smart if I work on stuff represented by that area of my chart?
The trine is about the 2 objects’ energy getting along with each other yay, too, but you don’t have to work so much to turn it on.
Is that correct?
ah.
Sun sextile Saturn and Sun sextile MC.
Satisfaction from getting the job done well.
Gonna rest/ take a nap. Brainage drainage.
ok here is a shot
1. 2Hmoon Aq * 12/1H Venus Sag
I am happy and value being me- but i don’t flaunt it to the masses- i keep just under the surface.
2. 2Hmoon Aq * IC Mars Aries
I felt the driving need to create a new home for myself- and i did. I searched for people whom i could identify with- share values. I put alot of value in being a circuit breaker- cutting away- and blazing a new trail. Now, I have to use this energy again,a little differently= blaze a new trail, aries style- but not detach from what i value.
3. 2H jup aq * 12H Neptune Sag
i love big crowds/ concerts- places where alot of people gather together
Is the conjunction a good aspect? Nobody has said.
I have a Sun/Moon trine by sign but I don’t think that counts? If not then I really have very few sextiles and trines more opposites…
Venus trine Jupiter (no idea on this one)
Moon sextile Mars (aggressive emotionally?)
How strong are asc connections? I have quite a few sextiles there?? I think perhaps my chart is meant for the follow-up blog about the hard aspects
Elsa is the pro, but, regarding conjunction, my personal opinion is this…what are the planets involved and how close is the conjunction? In my mind, it depends on that. Especially if the sun is involved because of the variable of combustion. That means the sun fries the planet it is close to unless it is 17 minutes away, then it is cazami which is AWESOME. That is 17 minutes tho, not 17 degrees, very rare I would think.
ME:
Sun Trine Uranus
Venus Trine Uranus
Mars Trine Uranus
Uranus Trine Ascendant
Mercury Trine Pluto
Mercury Sextile Neptune
Moon Trine Midheaven
Moon Trine Neptune
Moon Sextile Pluto
Jupiter Sextile Ascendant (Leo!)
I guess I over-qualify for this question.
Oops, also. Mars Trine Ascendant (Leo)
Am all trines and sextiles.
I suppose this makes the squares(Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) to venus all the more ‘outstanding’?
TRINE?? WHAT’S THAT????
I am SQUARE,MAN. GRAND CROSS AND ALL THAT. Uphill all the way but I am very satisfied with what I have accomplished, most days. Just,sometimes, TIRED!!!!!!!
I look at trine charts where my clientss have had their parents foot the bill for 4 years of college and living in the dorm for 4 years, trines where clients have landed into just the right job right out of school and lived mostly happily ever after. Trine clients with homes they bought and paid for in 1975, no housing crisis for us thank you. Trines trines trines — looks lovely!!!! !
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