It’s not a “real chart,” in the sense that the planets can’t actually line up like this in the real world.īut the “meaning” of the aspects comes from the relationships between planets in the Thema Mundi.įor example, the planet Venus in Libra forms a 60-degree aspect to the Sun in Leo. Perhaps the oldest teaching chart in astrology is called the Thema Mundi, which loosely translates as the “chart of the world soul.” It’s a hypothetical chart of the birth of the cosmos, or a golden age when everything was new and exactly where it was supposed to be.Īs you can see, each of the seven visible planets (we’re including the Moon and Sun as “planets” to make it easier to talk about) is located in the Zodiac Sign that it rules (check out the article on Zodiac signs if these are new concepts.) In other words, astrology sprang from observation of planets, yes, but also a lot of mathematics and logic about what a “perfect” and divine order would look like.Įxploring the meaning of astrology aspects is a good chance to understand what they were thinking. Rather, many astrological concepts can be traced back to the Classical and Hellenistic Greek notion about an “ideal” reality. But unfortunately, there’s little evidence that it actually happened that way. Over centuries, they studied and recorded, and eventually, astrology was born.” “Once upon a time, in days long ago, star watchers noticed that certain relationships between planets resulted in certain effects on earth. If you’ve spent any time reading astrology books, you might be familiar with some version of this story… Why do astrological aspects mean what they do? Family members may not always get along, but they are always connected to one another. Think of a family, all living under the same roof. They share a common ground, and therefore can help support one another – or perhaps push each other’s buttons. (Hint… when you are learning astrology, always ask “why?” The answer is usually a clue to help you remember something important.)Īnswer: the Latin word aspectus means things like “to see, look at, to appear to, to behold.”Īnd so planets in aspect see eye-to-eye, so to speak. BEYOND THE HOROSCOPE: ALL ABOUT ASTROLOGY ASPECTSĪstrologers call the relationship between planets aspects.
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