by Robert Wilkinson
Today we take a look at how the angles between planets set up resonant void points that are triggered many times a year.
Obviously this will not be an exhaustive exploration of the subject, since that could run to at least 30 pages. Still, by examining certain aspects, we can get a sense of when we will be offered opportunities to manifest those energies in positive ways.
We’ll begin with a well-known example, the trine. I have a trine from 11 Leo to 12 Aries. That is its own dynamic, but it is triggered in major ways by progressions and transits to points not in Aries or Leo. For example, that trine opens up harmonic resonant points at 11 and 12 Sagittarius, where understanding is solidified, stabilized, and/or expressed.
Taking this further, if there is a progression or transit at 11-12 Libra, then an opposition-sextile-trine is set up, throwing a very favorable void to 11-12 Aquarius. The same occurs with a planet transiting 11-12 Aquarius, which throws the favorable void to 11-12 Libra. In the former, the “tensional awareness” is along the Aries/Libra axis, with the Leo point the harmonizer of that tension of opposites. In the latter, the tensional awareness is along the Leo-Aquarius axis, with the Aries point the harmonizing energy.
I also have a trine from 12 Aries to 18 Leo, and 24 Aries to 18 Leo. These trines expand the zone of operation in each case, and create a significant number of voids related to these degrees and the mid-points involved. One major midpoint is at 18 Aries, and another at 14 Leo. In practical terms, there are a sequence of trines triggered as planets move through 12-24 Sagittarius, with each trine triggering its own unique understanding or harmonization related to the natal Aries and Leo energy.
We can apply the same principles to a square. I have a square from 14 Aquarius to 14 Taurus. That also is its own dynamic, but it too is triggered in major ways by progressions and transits to points other than those two. For example, that square creates resonant voids at 14 Leo and 14 Scorpio. As each of those is occupied by a progression or transit, it sets up two different T-squares.
When planets pass through 14 Leo, the tensional awareness is to 14 Aquarius, with the 14 Taurus planet the driver of the configuration, throwing the void into 14 Scorpio. When planets pass through 14 Scorpio, it creates tensional awareness with 14 Taurus, and the 14 Aquarius planet drives the T-square, creating a void at 14 Leo.
The void of a T-square shows the problem, the solution, or both. T-squares require integration of tensional energy being released by the planet driving the T. Any square we have in our chart will lead to T-squares being created every time a planet squares and opposes either planet in the natal square. T-squares are actually very dynamic times when a lot can get done, as long as the virtues of the void energies are being used, and not the malfunctions of those signs.
As squares and oppositions involve the 4th harmonic, they are part of the Octile (8th harmonic) series. That series includes the semisquare (45 d) and sesquisquare (135 d). Any square immediately creates its midpoint.
In our example, the midpoint of 14 Aquarius and 14 Taurus is 29 Pisces. So that point is also active in my chart, as is its opposite, 29 Virgo, since that point is sesquisquare 14 Aquarius and 14 Taurus. The square also triggers 29 Gemini and 29 Sagittarius, since those points are also semisquare and sesquisquare 14 Aquarius and 14 Taurus. So the square from 14 Aquarius to 14 Taurus actually creates dynamic resonant points at 14 degrees of the Fixed signs, and also 29 degrees of the Mutable signs.
Returning to our example of the trine, in that case the midpoint between 12 Aries and 11 Leo is 11-12 Gemini, which is the externalization point for the void at 11-12 Sagittarius. So that one Fire trine creates resonant points in Sagittarius, but also in the three Air signs of Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius. You can see that even a simple trine or square actually sets up all kinds of other points that will be triggered throughout our lives.
I’ll be exploring other concepts related to aspects and configurations in future articles. While they won’t be a regular feature, they will help students of the craft to understand how the dynamics of planetary phase relationships, and open up other possible ways to interpret aspects in a chart.
© Copyright 2017 Robert Wilkinson
Thank you. How wide are orbs still to be considered as a harmonic resonant point that would trigger our natal planet? Is there a difference between inner and outer planets or between transiting and progressed planets regarding such orbs?
Posted by: Aleksas | January 23, 2017 at 09:25 PM