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2011-02-10 21:11:36 UTC
The kind of composite chart I have in mind is the one developed by Robert
Hand, where the composite Sun is the midpoint of the two people's Suns, and
so on, and you use the midpoint that's nearer to the two Suns rather than
the one opposite. I've liked these charts ever since I saw the remarkable
one for Barack Obama and the USA chart.
For these two, the chart that results is: Sun 10 Ari/Lib, Moon 6-13 Can, Mer
6 Ari, Ven 1 Ari, Mar 9 Lib, Jup 4 Sco, Sat 18 Lib, Ura 2 Sag, Nep 25 Sag,
Plu 25 Lib, NN 19 Can. I've given two possibilities for the Sun because
when the two Suns are almost opposed, as they are here, one midpoint is
almost as good as the other. 10 Ari is slightly closer to the two Suns than
10 Lib, but there's only a few degrees in it.
It's a fairly obnoxious-looking chart, dominated by a T-square between the
Sun and Mercury, Mars, and the Moon. Personally, I see a T-square as two
opposed planets balanced against each other, and the apex planet setting
them in conflict. In this case, the main thrust of the relationship (and
perhaps the man), romance and communication are all, at best, driven and, at
worst, provoked by the assertive energy of Mars. But the couple's emotions
and instincts (and especially the woman?) may well find both a strain, and
may also keep the two sides from working together constructively.
A more hopeful sign is the close trine between Venus and Uranus. According
to Robert Hand ("Synastry: Planets in Composite"), this aspect can bring a
lot of happiness to a relationship if both partners are willing and able to
do things their own way. These two will find it hard to be as
unconventional as all that. But there have already been signs of them
behaving quite unconventionally by Royal standards, at least. And you
could, of course, say that compared to most people's their lives are pretty
unusual already.
I haven't gone into any more of the chart here, because I can't attach any
very precise meaning to any of it without houses. Off the top of my head, I
can think of two house positions for that T-square that would make
superficial sense. 9th-3rd-12th might indicate a relationship hinging on
idealism/desire of freedom, opposed by hostility from (and even to) the
Press, and both at odds with emotions and needs that are more or less
sub-conscious. 4th-10th-7th might indicate a relationship hinging on
private family life, opposed by something arising from their public status,
both straining either the relationship itself or the couple's relationship
with others (I'm not sure off-hand which the 7th means in a composite).
But this could all be a load of old tosh. I do wish I had Kate Middleton's
birth time. Can anyone get it? I'm inclined to think it's early in the
day, because that would allow for several appropriate aspects between her
Moon and various things in her fiance's chart. But even if that's true,
"early in the day" doth not an Ascendant make.
I was puzzled by the contradiction of this composite chart and the promising
synastry. My best guess is that the synastry just describes how their
characters fit together, whereas the composite chart reads more as a
description of the couple as a unit. These two may well go together like
blackberry and apple, and yet have a difficult married life because of
outside factors. Does that make sense?
Hand, where the composite Sun is the midpoint of the two people's Suns, and
so on, and you use the midpoint that's nearer to the two Suns rather than
the one opposite. I've liked these charts ever since I saw the remarkable
one for Barack Obama and the USA chart.
For these two, the chart that results is: Sun 10 Ari/Lib, Moon 6-13 Can, Mer
6 Ari, Ven 1 Ari, Mar 9 Lib, Jup 4 Sco, Sat 18 Lib, Ura 2 Sag, Nep 25 Sag,
Plu 25 Lib, NN 19 Can. I've given two possibilities for the Sun because
when the two Suns are almost opposed, as they are here, one midpoint is
almost as good as the other. 10 Ari is slightly closer to the two Suns than
10 Lib, but there's only a few degrees in it.
It's a fairly obnoxious-looking chart, dominated by a T-square between the
Sun and Mercury, Mars, and the Moon. Personally, I see a T-square as two
opposed planets balanced against each other, and the apex planet setting
them in conflict. In this case, the main thrust of the relationship (and
perhaps the man), romance and communication are all, at best, driven and, at
worst, provoked by the assertive energy of Mars. But the couple's emotions
and instincts (and especially the woman?) may well find both a strain, and
may also keep the two sides from working together constructively.
A more hopeful sign is the close trine between Venus and Uranus. According
to Robert Hand ("Synastry: Planets in Composite"), this aspect can bring a
lot of happiness to a relationship if both partners are willing and able to
do things their own way. These two will find it hard to be as
unconventional as all that. But there have already been signs of them
behaving quite unconventionally by Royal standards, at least. And you
could, of course, say that compared to most people's their lives are pretty
unusual already.
I haven't gone into any more of the chart here, because I can't attach any
very precise meaning to any of it without houses. Off the top of my head, I
can think of two house positions for that T-square that would make
superficial sense. 9th-3rd-12th might indicate a relationship hinging on
idealism/desire of freedom, opposed by hostility from (and even to) the
Press, and both at odds with emotions and needs that are more or less
sub-conscious. 4th-10th-7th might indicate a relationship hinging on
private family life, opposed by something arising from their public status,
both straining either the relationship itself or the couple's relationship
with others (I'm not sure off-hand which the 7th means in a composite).
But this could all be a load of old tosh. I do wish I had Kate Middleton's
birth time. Can anyone get it? I'm inclined to think it's early in the
day, because that would allow for several appropriate aspects between her
Moon and various things in her fiance's chart. But even if that's true,
"early in the day" doth not an Ascendant make.
I was puzzled by the contradiction of this composite chart and the promising
synastry. My best guess is that the synastry just describes how their
characters fit together, whereas the composite chart reads more as a
description of the couple as a unit. These two may well go together like
blackberry and apple, and yet have a difficult married life because of
outside factors. Does that make sense?
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A. B.
My e-mail address is zen177395 at zendotcodotuk, though I don't check that
account very often.