Omie started a thread about the composite 6th house Sun which inspired this post.  I thought it would be interesting if people who were partnered noted the house of where the Sun falls in the composite chart with their partner along with a sketch of how it manifests.
Continue reading The Purpose Of A Relationship: The House Of The Composite Sun

I am old enough to remember Saturn’s previous transit through Libra.  I know how important the decisions you make at this time are, and how long lasting their effects. With Saturn winding up in Libra, I find myself evaluating my relationships and striving to learn all I can about love and partnering.

I did a series of videos on synastry once, they start here: The Main Techniques Work, But Not Really! I talk about the limits of the various astrological technique when it comes to judging compatibility between two people. You may be able to see a clash of wills or a clash of tastes or an emotional affinity between two people but these things are minor, particularly in relationships that work. 
Continue reading Love And The Black Box Theory

I thought long and hard before I got married. My husband insisted on this and seeing as my natal Mercury (mind) is pressured with the fury of his Cardinal t-square, I had little choice.

I’ve copped to not wanting to sign on a life this hard when I was younger. I knew my husband then, when I was still a teen. He wanted to marry me but he told me that he’d probably be killed at war. I don’t how a girl is supposed to hear something like that and say, yeah. That sounds good, let’s tie the knot.

Continue reading Being In Proximity To Suffering

Never discount simple things like “nature” in favor of complex astrological techniques or equations…

Synastry techniques are useful but they are like paint. Everything relies on the ability of the astrologer

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From 2008, an introduction to a series on synastry: Techniques astrologers use to judge compatibility between charts – Do they work? Theory vs fact.

Skip to part two – Theory vs Reality.

It’s strange how I get working on someone’s chart and it winds up getting broadcast. Invariably something in their chart aspects my Jupiter or vice versa.

In whatever case, I was writing to a gal about her Moon in easy aspect to another person’s Moon and told her that this gives a feeling of a blood connection. I don’t think people realize this.

Your Moon is family. When someone blends into your family…well, think about it.

And think about what it’s like when they don’t.

And think about your own Moon profile and what you are looking for on this level.