Tuesday, 30 August 2016

Identifying a great romantic-marital relationship with astrology. soulmates and twinflames – checklist

Our theme here is a great love that has the potential to turn into a great relationship, and viceversa.

A quality relationship has two Pillars, just like Boaz and Jachin, the legendary pillars of Solomon’s Temple, extrapolating it to an enduring temple of love:

Compatibility
Durability

And these two pillars have the ability to sustain the most important criterion, the Roof: Relational Happiness.

Based on my research so far, conducted on various and multiple examples of such relationships that already stood the test of time, I identified the armature of such a “building”, a must-check list when evaluating the potential of a relationship with astrology. All points on the list are present in long-term quality romantic/marital - type relationships, in various degrees for each point, and having all of them prominent in synastry/composite actually qualifies for an astrological theoretical model of romantic relationships. This model describes the best identified relationships.

There is no point in discussing Romantic Soulmates or Twinflame astrology outside the framework of how love connects with astrology in real life, outside the markers already found in enduring real-life love relationships. Our Romantic Soulmate/ Twinflame, as per the myth, completes us on the highest level of compatibility, so any Soulmate or Twinflame relationship will show at least these markers, and will have at least such a strong astrological tapestry as skeleton.

I will detail each point on the list in subsequent articles. Before proceeding to the list itself, and since this analysis includes major love/marital asteroids, I need to define the list of asteroids and call them LOVE ASTEROIDS (L.A.)
The essential Love Asteroids (L.A.) I use for such analysis:

Union (1585): major asteroid signifying the couple, the principle of relationship and union

Amor (1221): which I identify as one's greatest love in this life

Cupido (763): being stricken by Cupid's arrow, striking your arrow into someone's heart, initial attraction, the act of infatuation; in the context of a solid synastry, a source of a cyclic rejuvenation of “infatuation”

Valentine (447): falling in love, being in love, really in love, the principle of romantic love

Eros/Psyche (433/16): the Eros/Psyche myth, plus Eros viewed as our deep erotic nature, often involving transformation and sometimes with Kundalini rising undertones, and Psyche: the soul, the beauty of our soul, what touches one's soul deeply.

Lust (4386): sexual attraction, general awakening to the joy of living

Lilith - BML (Mean and True BML): passion and desire, sometimes dark-toned relationships (forbidden, compulsive etc.)

Priapus (h22): compulsive desire to merge physically and totally, great physical attraction and desire

Juno (3): one's destined partner/relational style

Vesta (4): the sacred flame, passion, something very valuable to us, what we cherish, fidelity

Ceres: the nurturer, taking care of one another, cozy, warm and plentiful; themes of co-dependency, for good or bad

Alma (390): the soul

Karma (3811): from a synastric point of view, common, shared life (destiny)

Pholus (5145): a turning point; the relationship as a crucial, life-changing event

We first look at the major aspects between planets, angles and Nodes, then the similarity/complementarity between natal charts and in synastry, both described below in THE CONNECTIONS to establish if we have grounds for such a relationship, then we look at asteroids. There's no point in looking at asteroid connections before the planetary analysis, since it may produce false results.

The topic is romantic relationships, but many of these aspects can be found in long-term valuable friendships.

Photo: Love, Alexander Milov

NOTE: Keep in mind that the most important criterion is MUTUALITY. All the described connections have to be mutual, equally felt on both sides. Mutuality can be mixed, not necessarily an exact, direct DW.

THE CONNECTIONS:

1. Sun/Moon and Venus/Mars aspects between charts. Ideal: DW (double whammy)

Having a Sun/Moon AND a Venus/Mars DW is quite rare, so don't get discouraged. It's a theoretical ideal. Any major aspect between Sun/Moon and Venus/Mars in a synastry is particularly strong.

A DW should include a major aspect, the other could be: 4th harmonic (semisquare, sesquisquare), 5th harmonic (quintile, biquintile), 7th harmonic (septile), 9th harmonic (novile), 11th harmonic (undecile ), 12th harmonic (semisextile).

A combination within the same harmonic is valid too: for example Sun semisquare Moon, Sun sesquisquare Moon or Sun quintile Moon/Sun biquintile Moon, or Sun septile Moon/ Sun biseptile Moon, as it often creates a specific pattern related to that harmonic.

A combination between two esoteric aspects might also work, such as: Sun septile Moon, Sun novile Moon.

However, at least one major aspect between Sun/Moon and Venus/Mars is of great importance, even if we don't have a DW.

It is unlikely that a Twinflame synastry (as theoretical model) could be qualified as such without a Sun/Moon Venus/Mars DW, because the very definition of the Twinflame, applied to astrology, is a major Yin/Yang match between charts. Since these are our primary Yin/Yang planets, they would have to be matched first and foremost, for us to even consider the Twinflame possibility.

2. Planets in aspects with angles, especially conjunct, on both sides; L.A. conjunct angles, also mutually (not necessarily a DW of the same asteroid or planet)

3. IC involvement: planets conjunct/major aspects to IC or aspecting IC ruler

4. Planets in major aspect with Lunar Nodes, either/both of them, especially conjunct; L.A. conjunct nodes; angles conjunct Nodes

5. Squares to Nodes by major planets such as: Saturn, Sun, Moon, the angle axis

6. Vx/Avx axis activated by planets and L.A., on both sides

7. Saturn connections to luminaries in synastry and/or composite (major aspects); as variation, many aspects with Saturn and personal planets on both sides and/or in the composite, although the luminary connection seems to trump all the other combinations and it is incredibly strong.

8. Mutual overlays in Cardinal and Fixed houses and at least some of these houses activated in the composite; overlays in primary and secondary love houses.

9. Aspects and compatibility between love house rulers and angle rulers

10. Complementary (Siamese and Yin/Yang) aspects in natals and synastry

The Siamese aspects are similar aspects in both natal charts, for example both have a Sun/Mars aspect in their natal chart, thus share the same energy, the natal charts mirror each other by similarity. Yin/Yang aspects are two complimentary aspects in the two natal charts, for example one partner has Sun conjunct Mars, the other has Sun conjunct Venus, or Moon conjunct Venus in their natal chart, which creates a mirror by compatibility. The principles of similarity and complementarity apply to various layers of the natal charts, not just aspects, but also the sign/house dynamics. For example, a similarity can be found when one has Venus in Scorpio for instance, and the other has Mars in the 8th, this would create a layer of shared energy, essential to any compatibility.

Compatibility between two people, from a relational point of view, is always given by a right and rich amount of similar (Siamese) and complementary (Yin/Yang) traits.

11. PATTERN COMPLETION in synastry

12. A variation of planets/L.A. and L.A. combinations in close conjunction or DW or involved in regular closed patterns such as the Grand Cross and the Grand Trine or Kite, with a special note to:

Eros/Psyche
Juno/Jupiter
Alma/Juno: alma "soul" juno "partner" = the soulmate
Juno/Psyche: soulmate
Venus/Psyche: soulful love
Venus/Karma: destined love
Union/Alma: soul union
Union/Psyche: soul union
Amor to angles, Sun, Moon, Venus, Neptune, Pluto and other L.A.
Valentine to angles, Sun, Moon, Venus, Neptune, Pluto and other L.A.
Ceres to angles, Sun, Moon, Venus, L.A.
Juno conjunctions/DW/patterns
Vesta conjunctions/DW/patterns

13. Karma contacts: conjunctions/DW/patterns to any of the above

14. Planets conjunct house cusps in overlays, on both sides.

Source: http://www.leeloosesotericorner.com/blog/identifying-a-great-romantic-marital-relationship-with-astrology-checklist

Friday, 26 August 2016

Singleton Effects

The Singleton Effects

As a general principle: a singleton planet creates strong focus for the birthchart as a whole.

The surrealistic painter, Salvadore Dali, for example, has 9 planets above the horizon, and only Uranus below.

With a southern preponderance, we expect Dali to be an extrovert, shaped largely in response to the norms and expectations of consensus reality. If anything, the opposite seems true.

Early in his career, Dali was known for his near photographic realism, painting still life oranges with every dimple visible. Today, Dali is known for an extremely subjective style of art called surrealism that celebrates the unconscious and the interior landscape of the psyche.

At the other extreme, we have filmmaker Steven Spielberg, who has 9 planets below the horizon and only Uranus above.

With a northern preponderance, Spielberg should be a classic introvert, living in his own world, shaping himself according to some internal dictate. Yet Spielberg is one of the most prolific directors of his generation, with many of his films touching a powerful chord of recognition within the public – exploring such extroverted subjects as extraterrestrials, the horror of war, and the adventures of swash-buckling heroes.

As a child, Spielberg suffered from Asperger’s Syndrome, a mild form of autism that leads to obsessive interests – often with positive results, but here noted as an expression of the exaggerated introversion his pattern would lead us to expect.

Despite the northern orientation of his chart, its singleton effect has propelled him to superstar status within the extroverted domain of public recognition. He is noted for projecting his personal obsessions onto the big screen for public consumption – speaking a common language with widespread resonance.

As an example of western preponderance with an eastern singleton (Mars), we have Sigmund Freud.

A European Jew born in the mid 19th century, Freud grew up in a world that was a broad social experiment in adaptation to the German mores of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Jewish men of the day were limited to careers in law or medicine, and so Freud chose medicine. What he really wanted to do was neurophysiological research, but he lacked the necessary funds. Since Freud was already engaged, and planning a family, he chose a practical career as a physician with a specialty in neurology – essentially pursuing an adaptive path in line with his western orientation.

With a singleton Mars in the east, however, Freud had the opportunity to put his distinctive stamp on the practice of neurology. His big breakthrough came when he underwent self-analysis (a particularly eastern experience) that would continue for the rest of his life. Out of this came his notion of the Oedipus complex that put sex (governed astrologically by the planet Mars) at the root of human motivation.

The opposite situation exists with impressionist painter and older contemporary of Freud, Pierre-Auguste Renoir – who had an eastern predominant chart, and Mars as a singleton planet in the west.

Expressing an early interest in art, Renoir took an apprenticeship painting decorations on china for a porcelain factory. He moved on to study the classical art of the Old Masters, but soon rebelled against the art establishment of his day. In contrast to the somber realism of Victorian Europe in vogue, Renoir began painting colorful scenes in bright colors and quick brush strokes, cultivating a style that came to be known as impressionism. Shunned by the stodgy art elite, Renoir and some fellow renegades started their own Salon des Refuses, the show of the refused ones – a rebellion often characteristic of eastern predispositions.

Unlike Freud, who started pioneering in his 40s, Renoir returned to his roots as a traditional arts craftsman and admirer of the Old Masters, and to a more classical style, involving greater attention to detail. His subjects, however, remained cheerful dancers, sun-drenched landscapes and young nubile women painted in luminous, vibrant colors – blending a typical Marsian lust for life with a western response to the challenge of his critics that impressionists sell "sketches that are hardly dry.”

Source: http://www.astropoetics.com/2013/02/singleton-effect.html

Revisiting Singleton Planets--Alone, but not Lonely

For a woman with a Singleton Venus, oozes charm and unwittingly attracts others. She might hide herself away like a nun or fear she isn't attractive enough, yet other people think she's beautiful. Someone with a Singleton Jupiter possesses the luck of the Irish but thinks someone has put a curse on him or her. And so it goes with the Singleton planets in a Natal Chart.

What are Singleton Planets? They are unaspected planets in a Natal Chart, at least they don't form any aspects with other planets, though they might have conversations with asteroids, Moon Nodes or appear in a a prominent place in a chart such as in an angular house. When we first notice an unaspected planet we might think that the planet is weak in the chart, yet, I have noticed the opposite scenario. A Singleton planet actually carries more weight in a chart because it arrives in its purist form in that no other planet adds its influences to it.

However, since the planet doesn't aspect other planets, we have little access to it. Singleton planets remind me of planets that fall in the 12th House where they hide from us. I have a Singleton Venus (which I've written about in previous posts) that falls in my Sixth House and represents one of several retrograde planets in my chart (I also have Saturn and Neptune retrograde). On one hand, I feel like I have to work hard to look attractive. When I wore makeup it smeared, didn't often stay in place and I struggled with getting it right (Venus). I can't stand my thin hair which often frizzes. And I have ruined clothing, often snagging silk or staining favorite blouses.

And yet, others don't notice these flaws and I often don't see what they see in me. When I was a teen I subscribed to fashion magazines and envied the models, but at the same time, I'm an aesthetic person so I admire "beautiful people" too especially since my Singleton Venus forms an inconjunct to my Neptune in Scorpio. Since this Venus falls in my Sixth House, if I don't take care of my health (drink enough water, get rest, exercise and eat healthy) I resemble a hag. And so a beauty routine is part of my regime and has been since I turned 13 years of age. While I could go on, I would rather you read another article I wrote on Singleton Planets.

I met a woman on the bus with a Singleton Jupiter. I was admiring a satchel that she said she found at a thrift store. While that was definitely a "find", something someone with a Jupiter Singleton excels at, this woman gave me the vibe that she considers herself unlucky. Yet, someone with a Singleton Jupiter seems extremely fortunate to other people. They are in the right place at the right time and whatever they're doing, we wish we could do. Yet, Singleton Jupiter people feel like they're often down on their luck. They don't notice that the Universe is blessing them at every corner because they don't have that awareness.

So what happens is that they complain to others and sometimes act like victims. When they do that, the other people scoff at them. I mean these are the folks who often have jobs we envy or they buy their first lottery ticket and take home a prize or they always seem to manifest what they desire, though usually in obtuse ways. Contrarily, they could also come off as intense Polly Annas and scare people with their exuberance (Jupiter) or enthusiasm. They also learn foreign languages easily and wonder why other people struggle learning new languages. They love to travel and they fit into whatever culture they visit. Or they could stand out like a sore thumb such as a tall Swede traveling in Japan.

The point I'm trying to make is that we require an awareness of any Singleton Planets in our Natal Charts or in the charts of our children, friends, parents, lovers, etc. People with Singleton Planets are not playing mind games with us. They really lack an awareness of how others see them and witness their lives. It's like that saying, the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing. And yet, when we dismiss these planets and don't integrate their energies in our lives, we can't reach a place of wholeness and feel like something is missing from our lives (for me that has always been a relationship with a significant other or feeling comfortable in my own skin).

The next step is to look for the Ruler of the Singleton Planet (or in the case of Venus or Mercury, rulers) and see which House it rules and any planets in that house. So if a person has a Singleton Mars in the Sixth House we look for Aries in the chart. Perhaps the person has an Aries Ascendant and normally would identify with an Aries persona and themes, except that Mars energy is hidden from this person which could come off as anger issues such as repressed anger or a stormy personality that causes other people to disappear from a room. Yet, they see themselves as peaceful or as nice people.

Also look for the sign and house the Singleton Planets falls in as well as its direction. A Singleton in retrograde motion gives us even less access to its energy. And what about a planet that falls in its own sign or an exalted sign as a Singleton?

While we shouldn't spend all our time exploring the Singleton Planets when reading ours or clients' charts, let's not skim over these planets either. With transformational astrology especially, these Singleton's bring up emotional issues or even wounds (my Venus square my Natal Chiron) that we must address at some point. And I think it's better to do this as young adults rather than to wait until middle age. And for many years I dismissed my Venus as unimportant not knowing that she gave me an emotional workout behind the scenes. And that's the same for any Singleton Planet.

If you have a Singleton Planet in your Natal Chart (which you can find by running a free chart from any number of websites), don't just stop at this article. Explore your planet and its themes. Read other articles and chapters in astrology books on Singleton Planets. And if you find that you're battling with ongoing problems that your other aspects don't explain fully, then see how the Singleton plays a role. Self-discovery is a gift bestowed on us by unaspected planets.
Source: https://wholeastrology.blogspot.com/2014/12/revisiting-singleton-planets-alone-but.html

Source: http://astrologyclub.org/guide/singleton-planets/

The Singleton Planets

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Wednesday, 17 August 2016

Long-term aspects in synastry: the big 5

By LeeLoo's Esotericorner

I have identified 5 major aspects of long-termness in synastry, keeping in mind no thorough synastry analysis can be summarized in just a few elements, and that usually the solidity of a synastry comes at all levels and they are many. However, it seems these 5 factors are a common denominator in long-term happy and healthy relationships and they qualify as primary markers when we want to evaluate the potential for long-term based on the synastry. Here they are, in order of importance:

1. Mutual aspects to Saturn. Touching someone's Saturn means triggering their long-term interest/involvement/desire to commit (potentially, if you fit their Saturn profile)
As major examples:
With Sun, general commitment to you (to your basic self, to you as a whole)
With Moon, mother/father, child/parent archetype, emotional commitment and sense of belonging/protection
With Venus, need to love and be loved by the person, love growing with time, love commitment
With Mars, sexual commitment, long term sexual interest, growing with time

2. Trines. Trine energy is familiar from the start, on a psychological level, and they have a comfortable energy. They are about "sliding together", peacefully, in sync. They have a Saturnian value, because they are the aspect of "growing up together", in a continuous, flowing, familiar way, they have strong time-related attributes (continuum, durability), also their Saturnian vibe comes from the idea of "that which is familiar", another Saturnian attribute.
In the natal charts, they show how our inner (psychological) attributes grow and evolve with time - such as talents or other personal gifts/aptitudes. A synastric trine will trigger this process of evolving as a psychological unit/team (easily and naturally, as if belonging to the same family), depending on their nature (there are four types of trines: Air, Fire, Water and Earth trines). Trine energy (that familiarity) doesn't diminish with time, it has an unaltered quality, it's the same energetic print with meeting an old friend and feeling as if you parted ways yesterday.

Another long-term value of trines comes from the energy of MUTUAL TOLERANCE AND ACCEPTANCE they bring.

And finally, their contribution to long-termness resides in how trines love routine, habits, rituals, which means in a relationship, they will reflect that part of it when the two people like to relive patterns of behavior and share comfortable previously known and practiced activities together; they create an area of familiarity, memories and common habits both people can be very fond of.

3. Overlays to fixed houses and/or aspects from the other’s personal planets to fixed house rulers.
The fixed houses in the horoscope are houses 2, 5, 8 and 11. The 2nd/8th axis, corresponding to Taurus/Scorpio energy shows an area where we experience commitment to values or people, emotional devotion and stability, the desire to build fixed, stable structures in our lives. The 5th/11th axis is when we experience the true formation of stable feelings (a feeling being in fact a more complex, stabilized emotional construct), starting with the 5th house, where long-term romantic attachments become possible, and a continuum of romantic and sexual attraction under the rays of Leo energy, whilst at the level of the 11th house, we already project the couple as a team heading towards the future, integrated in the community, and this is also the house where we feel our hopes and desires in relationship are likely to be fulfilled with this partnership. Furthermore, while the 5th house is the area where we tend to “go” after another, romantically, to feel stimulated and intrigued to “conquer, seduce and romance” them, the 11th house is where we are likely to experience the reverse: feeling loved, wanted, appreciated, admired, put on a pedestal, worshiped, and the center of attention.

In my experience so far, there are significant connections between the fixed levels in a chart in long-term relationships: direct overlays (especially when the native has their own planets in fixed houses) and/or through rulership (aspects between one’s personal planets and the other’s fixed house rulers). One two is usually not enough to qualify for this marker, there will be at least several such aspects between the two charts, mutually.

For romantic/marital relationships, the main personal levels of a chart are: angles, personal love planets Sun Moon Venus and Mars, love rulers (and any planet can be a personal love ruler) and the nodes.

4. Midheaven (MC) involvement. In brief, this equals having a common future together. Conjunctions (or a bundle of other aspects) to MC; 10th house overlays; and/or MC rulers making significant aspects to the other’s chart, especially on the level of personal planets. Mutual and strong MC connections on the above levels are always present in long-term relationships.

5. Juno and Vesta archetype match. Personal aspects to asteroids Juno and Vesta on both sides and/or sign/house resonance between once’s Juno and Vesta and the other’s chart. Juno is the asteroid of marital devotion and it also describes the partner we will eventually commit to, and our own style of partnership in long-term marital-type relationships. Vesta is devotion in general, fidelity, and also persistent and consistent interest and passion for something/someone. Both asteroids show who the person is likely to commit to and to form a long-term partnership with and to experience long-term love and general devotion and faithfulness in a relationship.

Same sign conjunctions (if not by orb) seem to weigh a lot here, meaning having personal planets in the same sign as the other’s Juno and/or Vesta. But direct aspects with angles, Sun, Moon, Venus, Mars, love rulers have to be present too. The resonance comes from having similar Juno and Vesta archetypes, by mirroring, or triggering the other’s archetype, even in an indirect manner, for example one of the partners has Juno in the 1st, and the other is aspecting it with their Mars, which is a touchdown when it comes to the same energetic print. Or one of them has Vesta trine Saturn in their chart, and the other is a strong Saturnian, and if this partner also makes direct aspects to this Vesta, especially with their Saturn, they will match Vesta’s type.

Completing the other's Juno and Vesta geometry is another major part of activating Juno and Vesta archetype in a chart through synastry.

The rule with these big 5 is that they all have to be present, because they are all present, as identified markers, in long-term relationships, and Saturn remains as the most important one, it is unlikely for a relationship to last if Saturn, the lord of time, is not properly aspected on both sides.

NOTE: The 5 markers apply to a synastry which is already marital, cohesive and where the basics are already covered: richness of aspects to personal planets and love rulers on both sides, matching individual geometry and symbolism; mutual type match, and they refer to the potential for durability of an already well structured basic synastry.

Source: http://www.leeloosesotericorner.com/blog/long-term-aspects-in-synastry-the-big-5

Wednesday, 10 August 2016

The Love Degree

Our love degrees are nothing more or less than specific degrees that promote love in an auspicious way when triggered by a (personal) planet/body or point. Numerous books and articles have been written about the meaning of the 360 degrees of the zodiac.

The majority of the authors prefer visionary and spiritual descriptions leaving space for further interpretation and the so-called "free will." The Sabian symbols are a good example and the most popular ones.

The problem with images and symbols is that, while they can be stunningly accurate at times, they can be so vague and unreal that even with a whole lot of phantasy, you can't match them to the event. A little stretch will not hurt, but sometimes you need more than some imagination and a joint to "get the picture."

Astrology is not about guessing...

In our opinion, the most valuable degree meanings are the ones you can quite confidently use to accurately predict future events (not past events!).

If you can't use the the degree meanings to accurately predict future events, you can't use them to delineate past events too because you are interpreting and projecting.

Comparing different methods, we can say from our own experience that the Sabian symbols are not the most accurate ones to predict future events.

If you take the symbolic and philosophical meanings to try to predict future events, you will find no consistency in the accuracy of the predictions. The predictions most often remain superficial und you have no idea what exactly the event will be like.

While most astrologers use these symbols and images and keep using them, we forget about them.

Instead, we use descriptions that were derived by empirical research and experience done by some brilliant authors and astrologers.

However, not all the 360 degrees of the zodiac are covered and researched indepth in the same way (seemingly, some degrees are more significant and dominant than others).

Unfortunately too, a lot of these degree meanings are not translated into English... One of the astrologers, Michael Roscher, who has done extensive empirical research into the meaning of degrees and degree areas died untimely at the age of 45 so that we'll have to stick with the unfinished results of his research.

We too research the degree areas and specifically the love degrees or degrees taht are of importance to the love life.

It is found and observed that some degree areas or degrees are more favorable for your love life. While some people thought the degree areas are under the influence of certain "lucky" Fixed Stars, this is not yet confirmed by further research.

You're lucky if at the moment of your birth, one or more of these love degrees is occupied by a personal point or planet.

Every planet or point (Ascendant, MC,...) can be on any degree, but when talking about your love life, we will only refer to Venus or Jupiter on some specific degrees that we call love degrees.

Because the outer planets (beyond Saturn) stay quite a long time on a single degree, they have no particular meaning for your personal life (except when taking the rulerships into account but for the sake of simplicity we will not go into that for now). The outer planets almost always bring collective issues into your life.

Why only talking about Venus and Jupiter?

Venus is the planet of relationships and love in a general way. This planet is often called "Fortuna Minor". When delineating one's love life, this planet is one of the first to consider.

Jupiter, when not afflicted, brings luck and happiness and is often referred to as "Fortuna Major". When posited on a love degree, chances are your love life will blossom. Jupiter here reinforces the positive meaning of the love degree.

Jupiter often brings money too and tends to bring money through (the) relationships when posited on a love degree.

Also notice that the below mentioned degrees bring happiness in your love life - on condition that NO other divorce related degrees are activated AND the planet on the love degree is not afflicted! Afflictions occur when Saturn squares the planet for example.

Indeed, it happens all too often that Venus is posited on a certain love degree and the Moon (for example) is on a degree of divorce and separation. Well now, in this case you will have to first take a look at the midpoint analysis to know what is going on and to find out what prevails.

Honestly, it's quite rare to find the love degrees activated without the intervention of some other (turbulent) degree(s). On planet earth, love is seldom a smooth ride!

Now to the Love Degrees:

* Venus or Jupiter at 12° Aries, Cancer or Libra
* Jupiter at 13° Aries, Cancer or Libra
* Venus or Jupiter between 29° Cancer - 1° Leo (and not afflicted)
* Jupiter between 29° Libra and 1° Scorpio
* Venus or the Moon at 3° Taurus or Leo
* Jupiter at 15° Taurus or Scorpio
* Venus or the Moon at 26° Taurus or Leo
* Venus between 29° Scorpio - 1° Sagittarius
* Jupiter at 16° Sagittarius or Pisces
* Jupiter or Venus at 18° Sagittarius or Pisces

Don't panic if you don't find any of the listed degrees occupied by the according planets in your natal chart. This does not mean you will not have a happy love life! The above mentioned degrees are only one single piece of a giant puzzle.

Also, when you have specific midpoints in your chart that point to a happy marriage or love life, these midpoints must be considered too. The most exact midpoints (with an orb of 0°00') always overpower other configurations in your chart.

Source: http://astro-n.page.tl/The-Love-Degrees.htm

Saturday, 12 March 2016

The Book of Thoh & The Pictorial Key to the Tarot

The Theory of the Tarot

I

Summary of the Questions Hitherto Discussed

II

III

Index | Wheel and – Whoa! | Bibliographical Note | Theory of the Tarot | The Atu (Keys or Trumps) | Court Cards | Small Cards | Invocation | Mnemonics | Behaviour of the Tarot | General Characters of the Trumps

The Titles of the Symbols

THE Ace of Wands is called the Root of the Powers of Fire.
The Ace of Cups is called the Root of the Powers of Water.
The Ace of Swords is called the Root of the Powers of Air.
The Ace of Pentacles is called the Root of the Powers of Earth.
The Knight of Wands is "The Lord of the Flame and Lighting: the King of the Spirits of Fire."
The Queen of Wands is "The Queen of the Thrones of Flame."
The King of Wands is "The Prince of the Chariot of Fire."
The Knave of Wands is "The Princess of the Shining Flame: the Rose of the Palace of Fire."
The Knight of Cups is "The Lord of the Waves and the Waters: the King of the Hosts of the Sea."
The Queen of Cups is "The Queen of the Thrones of the Waters."
The King of Cups is "The Prince of the Chariot of the Waters."
The Knave of Cups is "The Princess of the Waters: the Lotus of the Palace of the Floods."
The Knight of Swords is "The Lord of the Wind and the Breezes: the King of the Spirits of Air."
The Queen of Swords is "The Queen of the Thrones of Air."
The King of Swords is "The Prince of the Chariot of the Winds."
The Knave of Swords is "The Princess of the Rushing Winds: the Lotus of the Palace of Air."
The Knight of Pentacles is "The Lord of the Wide and Fertile Land: the King of the Spirits of Earth."
The Queen of Pentacles is "The Queen of the Thrones of Earth."
The King of Pentacles is "The Prince of the Chariot of Earth."
The Knave of Pentacles is "The Princess of the Echoing Hills: the Rose of the Palace of Earth."

NO.	Card	Lord of	Decan	In
21	5 of Wands	Strife	Saturn	Leo
22	6 of Wands	Victory	Jupiter	Leo
23	7 of Wands	Valour	Mars	Leo
24	8 of Pentacles	Prudence	Sun	Virgo
25	9 of Pentacles	Material Gain	Venus	Virgo
26	10 of Pentacles	Wealth	Mercury	Virgo
27	2 of Swords	Peace restored	Moon	Libra
28	3 of Swords	Sorrow	Saturn	Libra
29	4 of Swords	Rest from Strife	Jupiter	Libra
30	5 of Cups	Loss in Pleasure	Mars	Scorpio
31	6 of Cups	Pleasure	Sun	Scorpio
32	7 of Cups	Illusionary Success	Venus	Scorpio
33	8 of Wands	Swiftness	Mercury	Sagittarius
34	9 of Wands	Great Strength	Moon	Sagittarius
35	10 of Wands	Oppression	Saturn	Sagittarius
36	2 of Pentacles	Harmonious Change	Jupiter	Capricorn
37	3 of Pentacles	Material Works	Mars	Capricorn
38	4 of Pentacles	Earthly Power	Sun	Capricorn
39	5 of Swords	Defeat	Venus	Aquarius
40	6 of Swords	Earned Success	Mercury	Aquarius
41	7 of Swords	Unstable Effort	Moon	Aquarius
42	8 of Cups	Abandoned Success	Saturn	Pisces
43	9 of Cups	Material Happiness	Jupiter	Pisces
44	10 of Cups	Perfected Success	Mars	Pisces
45	2 of Wands	Dominion	Mars	Aries
46	3 of Wands	Established Strength	Sun	Aries
47	4 of Wands	Perfected Work	Venus	Aries
48	5 of Pentacles	Material Trouble	Mercury	Taurus
49	6 of Pentacles	Material Success	Moon	Taurus
50	7 of Pentacles	Success unfulfilled	Saturn	Taurus
51	8 of Swords	Shortened Force	Jupiter	Gemini
52	9 of Swords	Despair and Cruelty	Mars	Gemini
53	10 of Swords	Ruin	Sun	Gemini
54	2 of Cups	Love	Venus	Cancer
55	3 of Cups	Abundance	Mercury	Cancer
56	4 of Cups	Blended Pleasure	Moon	Cancer

NO.	Card	The Twenty-Two Keys of the Book	Letter	Attribution
57	The Foolish Man	The Spirit of GR:Alpha-iota-theta-eta-rho	Aleph	Air
58	The Magician	The Magus of Power	Bet	Mercury
59	The High Priestess	The Priestess of the Silver Star	Gimel	Moon
60	The Empress	The Daughter of the Mighty Ones	Dalet	Venus
61	The Emperor	Sun of the Morning, chief among the Mighty	Heh	Aries
62	The Hierophant	The Magus of the Eternal	Vau	Taurus
63	The Lovers	The Children of the Voice; the Oracles of the Mighty Gods	Zain	Gemini
64	The Chariot	The Child of the Powers of the Waters; the Lord of the Triumph of Light	Chet	Cancer
65	Fortitude	The Daughter of the Flaming Sword	Tet	Leo
66	The Hermit	The Magus of the Voice of Power, the Prophet of the Eternal	Yod	Virgo
67	The Wheel	The Lord of the of Fate Forces of Life	Koph	Jupiter
68	Justice	The Daughter of the Lords of Truth: the Ruler of the Balance	Lamed	Libra
69	The Hanged Man	The Spirit of the Mighty Waters	Mem	Water
70	Death	The Child of the Great Transformers: the Lord of the Gates of Death	Nun	Scorpio
71	Temperance	The Daughter of the Reconcilers: the Bringer-Forth of life	Samekh	Sagittarius
72	The Devil	The Lord of the Gates of Matter: the Child of the Forces of Time	Ayin	Capricorn
73	The Blasted Tower	The Lord of the Hosts of the Mighty	Peh	Mars
74	The Star	The Daughter of the Firmament, the dweller between the Waters	Tzaddi	Aquarius
75	The Moon	The Ruler of Flux and Reflux: the Child of the Sons of the Mighty	Qof	Pisces
76	The Sun	The Lord of the Fire of the World	Resh	Sun
77	The Judgment	The Spirit of the Primal Fire	Shin	Spirit and Fire
78	The Universe	The Great One of the Night of Time	Taw	Earth and Saturn

Such are the Titles of the Abodes or Atouts of Thooth; of the Mansions of the House of my FATHER.

The Pictorial Key to the Tarot

By Arthur Edward Waite

Illustrations By Pamela Colman Smith.

[1911]

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Although there were many Tarot decks prior to the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, and many after, none has gripped the popular imagination as much as this set. Waite covers the significance and deeper implications of each card, and gives practical instructions as to how to conduct a reading. The symbolism of the Rider-Waite-Smith deck is based on profound occult studies by Waite, and his exposition in this book of its use and meaning is unexcelled. This is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the Tarot.--J. B. Hare

Title Page
Introduction
The Contents

Tarot Spreads

Tarot Spreads for Personal Development

Tarot Spreads for Personal and Spiritual Development

Job’s Tarot Spread – Coping with Affliction
12 Houses Zodiac Tarot Spread
The Grace and Forgiveness Tarot Spread
Archangel Cassiel Tarot Spread
Christmas Presence Tarot Spread
The Mystical Sign Tarot Spread
The Archangel Michael Tarot Spread
Angelic Harvest Tarot Spread for Mabon
Archangel Raphael Tarot Healing Spread
Mercury Retrograde Tarot Spread
Magical Co-Creation and Manifestation Tarot Spread
Life Purpose Tarot Spread
The Golden Shadow Tarot Spread
Birth Cards Tarot Spread
What Is Your Divine Message? Tarot Spread
Your Million Dollar Idea Tarot Spread
The Totem Tarot Spread
The Unexpected Plot Twist Tarot Spread
Karmic Grace Tarot Spread
The Intuitive Two Choices Tarot Spread
An Astrological Tarot Spread
The ‘Hello from Heaven’ Mediumship Tarot Spread
Dragon Pathworking Tarot Spread
The Witch’s Self-Employment Tarot Spread
Get Back on Track with Your Life Purpose Tarot Spread
The Writer’s Block Tarot Spread
‘Give Me My Wings!’ Tarot Spread
The Alpha Power Tarot Spread
A Feri Tradition Three Souls Tarot Spread
Romancing Myself – A Tarot Spread for Self-Love
Embody Your Soul Tarot Spread
The Cloud Atlas Soul Group Tarot Spread
The “Why So Lonely?” Tarot Spread
The Menopausal Witch Tarot Spread
Planetary Archangel Tarot Spread for the Week Ahead
Dance to the Beat of Your Own Drum – A Halloween Tarot Spread
Safe and Supported Tarot Spread
Self-Help Book Tarot Spread
Lammas Celebration Tarot Spread
The Magick of Your Name Tarot Spread
The Process of Initiation Tarot Spread
The Gilded Tarot Spread
How to Own Your Epic Bigness Tarot Spread
You Are Not the Jerk Whisperer Tarot Spread
The Shit Sandwich Tarot Spread
The Emotional Energy Body Tarot Spread
The *Being ME* Self-development Tarot Spread
The Magical Object Tarot Spread
The Circle of Creativity Tarot Spread
Crystal Interview Tarot Spread
The Female Midlife Crisis Tarot Spread
Your Five Personal Angels Tarot Spread
The 5 Stages of Grief Tarot Spread
Imbolc Goddess Brigid Tarot Spread
Imbolc ‘How Can I Be A Better Candle?’ Tarot Spread
The 30 Day Challenge Tarot Spread
Archangel Gabriel Tarot Spread
Embracing change with the Death Tarot Spread
Overcoming Blocks to Abundance Tarot Spread
A Necromantic Tarot Spread for Healing Your Bloodline
Your Plutonian Self Shadow-work Tarot Spread
The Carpe Diem Tarot Spread
Shine Your Inner Light! Life Purpose Tarot Spread
Hey, Budding Healer – Find the Perfect Healing Modality for YOU!
The Faery Star Tarot Spread
The Archangel Sachiel Tarot Spread

Love & Relationship Tarot Spreads

Compilation of Spreads to Help Manifest True Love
The Moon Significator Tarot Spread
Time to Say Goodbye? Tarot Spread
The Frideborg Relationship Tarot Spread
The Karmic Relationship Tarot Spread
The Axis Relationship Tarot Spread
Cupid’s Arrow Tarot Spread
Three Souls – A Feri Tradition Relationship Tarot Spread
The ‘Oh l’Amour!’ Tarot Spread
A First Aid Tarot Spread for Stressful Last Minute Changes
Learning to Trust Again – The Whispers of Love Cross Tarot Spread
Should I Stay or Should I Go – Tarot Spread with Pendulum Dowsing
The 11 Keys – An Advanced Love Tarot Spread
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Tarot Spread
“What Was the Lesson?” – A Break-Up Tarot Spread
What’s He After? Tarot Spread for When Your Ex Comes Fishing
The Higher Love Tarot Spread
The Love You Deserve Tarot Spread
Damage Control Relationship Tarot Spread
Stage of the Twin Flame Relationship Tarot Spread
Are You Twin Flame Material?
A Relationship Happiness Tarot Spread Inspired by Gandhi
DIY Love Lyrics Tarot Spread
Anael, Angel of Love – Tarot Spread
The Zombie Tarot Broken Heart Spread
Past Life Connection Tarot Spread
The Three Stages of Love Tarot Spread
The ‘What’s My Pulling Power?’ Tarot Spread
Lessons and Challenges Relationship Tarot Spread
The Ultimate ‘Will He Come Back?’ Tarot Spread
Compatibility Check-List Tarot Spread
Mr & Mrs Smith – A Tarot Spread for Healing a Toxic Relationship
Keeping the Mystery Alive – A Tarot Spread for Your Long-term Relationship
5 Programs That Ruin Your Chance of Love Tarot Spread
How S/he Really Feels Tarot Spread
‘Why Did I Have My Heart Broken Again?’ Tarot Spread
Heart Healing with the Angels and the Tarot
The R.E.S.P.E.C.T Tarot Spread
The Heart of the Relationship Tarot Spread
The WTF?! Tarot Spread
Desire-Action-Outcome Tarot Spread
Top 5 Ways to Renkindle Love Tarot Spread
7 Relationship Truths Tarot Spread
The Love Star Tarot Spread
The Four Chambers of the Heart Tarot Spread
The Core Needs Tarot Relationship Reading Technique for Couples
Internet Dating Vetting Tarot Spread
Invoking the Angels of Love Tarot Spread
The ‘Help I’m Single Again!’ Tarot Spread
You’re OK, I’m OK – Tarot Spread for Total Acceptance
How to Meet the RIGHT One – Tarot Spread
Aphrodite’s Mirror – Healing from Love Addiction with the Tarot
The Relationship Pioneer Tarot Spread
Kintsugi for the Broken Heart
The Emotional Compatibility Tarot Spread
Changing You, Changing Me – Tarot Spread for Couples
The Modes of Communication Tarot Spread
The Temptation Tailspin Tarot Spread