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Demystifying Astrology: What If A Chart Has No Oppositions?
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moonpluto asks on How Do Oppositions Work:
“What about a chart without oppositions? Or a chart that has only one, for example — compare that with a chart that has many…”
If a chart has no oppositions then it has something else. This is like asking, “What if a person does not have long hair?” That would mean they have short hair or perhaps they are bald or their hair is medium. But I think you mean to ask about oppositions and projecting.
First, everyone projects. Is a person who has an opposition dominating their chart more prone? Absolutely. If you are in a relationship with someone whose Sun is in opposition to one of your planets, is their apt to be projection in the relationship? Absolutely. Is this bad? Not necessarily.
Projection is normal. It becomes a problem when you blame the other guy for everything you don’t like. It is just as big a problem (and nearly as common) to project your good qualities onto someone. An example of this would be some gal who is with a loser guy but thinks he’s smart as a whip, sexy and so forth when in reality she is the smart, sexy one.
If you have no oppositions in your chart and wonder about projection, take a look at your 7th house because whatever is in there gets routinely and reliably projected almost universally. You can overcome it intermittently with effort but the tendency is always there.
As an example, I have Venus in the 7th. It very easy for me to see my partner as very desirable. To see my own desirability takes an effort because I’ve got Venus projected most of the time.
Name one thing you tend to project and add the astrology…
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13 Responses to “Demystifying Astrology: What If A Chart Has No Oppositions?”
Glamor and artistic gifts–I’ve spent a lot of my life giving those to other people, and it’s just dawning on me that I’m artistic too–and with a Leo asc., I should have known better than to give others the sun lol–projection is insane when you figure it out, the bad and the good–it really shakes me when I notice it, and I’m working at being more aware of it every day-thanks to you, Elsa…oh, I have Sun Opp. Neptune.
I also have Saturn and Mars opp. MC–I think I worry about being dominated a lot also and blame other forces for my rebelliousness…holy shit I just realized that while typing.
Oooo, good one. I have no oppositions, but I have Scorpio on my 7th house cusp…I project jealousy!
I’m *never* jealous. At least, that’s what I thought for a very long time. Until I started dating a Scorpio and got engaged to one. Now I could tear out the eyeballs of those women who I catch staring at my man.
Yup! No oppositions but I have the Moon in Leo in my 7th house. I always think I know how others feel. I really get upset when they try to claim otherwise. I’m always telling my husband how he *really* feels and he always kindly reminds me that I am projecting. My husband wants me to hang out with his cousin’s new girlfriend who is new in town. My response – Are you kidding! That woman can’t stand me. I really think she’s a doll and all.
At work my boss wants me to take on more leadership but I *know* better, others don’t want to listen to me or follow the rules. In reality everyone listens to me and follows the rules. Meanwhile I stroll in unapologetically sometime between 9:30 and 10 (I start at 9), take an extra fifteen to thirty minutes at lunch or skip lunch all together, sport anti-dress policy tennis shoes, walk around bear foot (also anti-policy), surf the web, watch movies, kc*f up my projects in an passive-aggressive rage blazed with “I’ll show them” sentimentality and on occasion simply say “no” to assignments, not for good reason, just to stick it to the establishment. This is all in one day people, and let such a day be tagged as a good day, when I’m feeling rather law-abiding.
All the while I can’t figure out how I’ve come to work with such rebels. Really, I’m a great employee but the company I’ve come to work for must have bad karma…
Projection without oppositions… absolutely
Yeah, I was thinking not only about projection but about relating in general. I have Pallas Athena in my 7th in a wide opposition to my moon…. Perhaps this has something to do with giving away my power. That I am more a strategist than I realize–
And then saturn/neptune in 3rd and 9th — I have never understood how that worked in my chart– those houses seem so…abstract to me for some reason.
I also have Venus in the 7th - and (pisces) - I feel a huge sense of compassion and love towards people -
It’s a conscious effort for me to bring it back to myself though and at times I have to remind myself…
I have Neptune in the 7th. I tend to think others are “ideal”, and sometimes that image of them shatters horribly. I think, “she is so perfect, how could I ever be as perfect as she?” or “She is the perfect coworker, I love being with her” or “He is the perfect lover, I never want to leave him”. Then when I find out the person is not perfect, I think “It was all a lie! He/she was deceiving me! They were putting on a facade and only acting! It was all an illusion!” This is when I experience weakness. When I’m feeling strong and confident, I feel perfect. I also try to be the perfect daughter, the perfect girlfriend, the perfect best friend. When it comes to relationships, I’m pretty obsessed with ideals.
venus in seventh too - in aries opposite jupiter
project jupiter qualities on my partners
give away my power
moon in virgo opposite mars in pisces in 5th
I project my emotions on my lover
mars seventh.
me, an aries, martial? no waaay…
Sun/Saturn 1st (Gemini) and Moon/Neptune 7th (Sadge)
I am continually disappointed when other people don’t have the same sense of fair play and justice and “the right thing” that I do … until I remember that it’s MY idea of the right thing, and everyone has his own right thing. The killer part? I really think that I’m pretty fair and open minded and everyone has her version of what’s real, right, and decent. *laughing at myself*
I’m getting two tattoos for my birthday. One of them is going to say “chacun a son gout” - to remind me of this very thing. It’s going on the inside of my right forearm - that’s what I want to put forth to the world.
Oh gosh and don’t get me started on being in relationships versus being single! Egads …
So I have Mars conjunct Sun( within 2 degrees) in Capricorn in my 7th.
So does that mean I see other people as aggressive energetic disciplined disciplinarians?
Well, I certainly don’t see myself as energetic or aggressive or disciplined.
I’m confused.
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