posted March 28, 2008 02:43 PM            

Is mine see-saw(ish)?!

posted March 28, 2008 09:24 PM            

Stare at them hard enough and Lara's looks similar, but I'm going to agree with her on Locomotive. Although there is the Aries/Taurus on one side full of personal planets, on the other side there is a scattering of outer planets widely spaced, with Libra not represented. There is only one opposition on the chart, with Mars and Neptune - one of those scatterings of outer planets. All the planets are within 240* with a 120* gap between Sagittarius and Pisces, so that satisfies Locomotive.

posted March 29, 2008 12:37 AM            

could I ask your opinion of mine. I cant seem to figure it out.. because it could fall into a couple of different categories.. I think either see saw or locomotive.. perhaps even a splay.. Ive been reading my Parkers Astro textbook as well as the online interps and I cant come to a conclusion there not specific enough. like my locomotive because it has all the planets in two thirds of my chart. but not necesarily following eachother.. Ill see what you think.

posted March 29, 2008 05:15 AM            

Locomotives have all their planets in 240* of the chart with 120* left empty. That doesn't happen here.

There's an even spread between signs - all elements are there, there's cardinal, fixed and mutuable present. There's 5 signs without planets, but two of those are represented by the ASC/MC. That sounds more like Splash than Splay.

Splash suggested a well-rounded, well-balanced person.

But you are right, some charts aren't that obvious and so this part of interpretation isn't as helpful as when it jumps right out at you.

posted March 29, 2008 05:29 AM            

On http://www.myastrologybook.com/tripod-splay-planetary-pattern-astrology.htm they call it a Splay/Tripod and have strict rules including saying an Opposition must not be present.

But being a Splay, I make up my own mind I think it fits Splay best. But with a less dramatic interpretation than given on their page. I'm no genius and I know it.

These writers suggest using a mix of charts in that case:
http://www.astrococktail.com/planetaryorderIII.html

But on here he goes for a bit of hedge-betting:
http://www.sabian.org/SabQ&A.htm

and this sensible advice, "If you still can't fit your chart to any of the types then take the one closest to it -- but be sure to keep in mind that the distinctiveness of the typing may well be lacking in the person."

posted March 29, 2008 06:54 PM              

thank your for your interpretation.

I hope I am doing this shape justice as your friend does.
Well, actually I think it`s not too bad that Saturn is the handle.
He is quite unaspected otherwise (even though he has an exact quinkunx to Moon and exact trine to Juno), but him being the handle places some importance on him, I guess.

Actually, I can relate a lot to that placement of Saturn in Cancer in 8th house. This is probably very much, how I appear to be to other people. Despite all my Sagittarius - 1st house energy I am extremely careful, anxious, cautious, responsible and probably more sensitive than sometimes is good for me.
And I am worrying much too much. PRobably this is also a way to express this Saturn. Worrying about everything and relationships, family, romantic and sexual relations and death in particular.
Constant source of unsettlement, unease and worries for me. And very much in the centre of my thoughts.

DD

posted March 29, 2008 07:44 PM            

vmulberry -> I think it's more a Bowl ~ it's not in 120* so it fits this better than a Bundle, and it's on one side of the chart

posted March 30, 2008 04:19 PM            

Really you need a third of the chart empty, that's the point of the description 120*. Adding it up doesn't really have the same effect. With the same principle you could have a Bowl shape because adding up different parts of the chart makes 180* empty - but it wouldn't resemble a bowl in anyway

posted March 30, 2008 07:15 PM            

In any case, interesting discussion you've got going on here. I haven't done a whole lot with chart shape, but I've been meaning to get a couple of books on it.

posted April 04, 2008 01:52 PM              

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