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posted October 04, 2008 01:52 AM         

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Out of the major aspects..conjunction, opposition, square, trine, sextile..the sextile seems to be the least intense and the most "blah"..I ignore it a lot but it shows up a lot in synastries and in my natal.

In your own words (does this sound like an essay?) what exactly does the sextile indicate? Is it really significant..more or less so than say, a trine?

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Capricorn sun / Scorpio rising / Sagittarius moon

Mercury:: Sagittarius
Venus::Scorpio
Mars::Pisces

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posted October 04, 2008 02:23 AM         

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It's significant when the aspect is a close one.

I think it's almost as important as a trine - but not as lazy. Sextiles are more 'happening' - Trines can put you to sleep.

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what exactly does the sextile indicate?

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- Friendship & fun in synastry/composite.

- Easy going energy in natal. the two planets understand each other and can communicate.

I have a close Moon/Mercury sextile and can easily identify & express my feelings.

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posted October 04, 2008 02:26 AM         

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I went to an astrology lecture, and learned something really interesting about the sextile...that astrologer said that "the sextile is like a trine that has to be activated."

A trine offers easy, harmonious communication of the kind that just drops into your lap. You don't have to DO anything to feel its influence.

With a sextile, you have to set the wheels in motion through conscious effort. If you do, you'll then experience the harmonious relationship between those aspects more strongly.

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posted October 04, 2008 04:14 AM         

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Sextiles are harmonious energy like the trine, but not the same.
When there is a close trine, both people are extrememly similar...For synastry purposes, I don't like too many trined aspects because it doesn't create enough umphhh. It's too easy and I think both people will get easily bored and this leads to a lack of staying power.
When planets are sextile, the two people are similar but still different..the different elements bring different views into a relationship, yet major compromises do not have to be made in order to see the other persons point of view. In synastry sextiles are fantastic but I myself like to see some hard aspects mixed in to create some tension, some fire and excitement.
In a natal chart, I think too many trines can create a complacent person. And too much of one element is never good. It's always good to have a blend of different things to be more balanced.
I wish I didn't have as much water as I do..I would be less sensitive, less perceptive to everything around me and more grounded.

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posted October 04, 2008 04:16 AM         

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Oh and Augentier,

I always find your threads and posts so interesting!
But, we are kinda similar..Sun in Scorp Moon in Pisces Cap rising, Venus in Scorp, Mars in Sag

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posted October 04, 2008 04:55 AM         

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To me the sextile, in synastry, signifies some sort of "friendship-quality".
Two sextile signs have actually nothing in common, different mode and different element, BUT the elements are compatible, so there is a positive inclination towards each other and they support each other.

Sextiles, close sextiles, are actually nice aspects to have, but if you have ONLY sextiles in a synastry, I don`t think there will develop anything else but a friendship.

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posted October 04, 2008 05:16 AM         

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"They have to be activated" ~ I am of a mind with Lucia on this aspect. They are a gift you have to work. They don't come as easily as a Trine, but then they don't have the same trap as a Trine where you take that quality for granted and maybe don't do enough with it.

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posted October 04, 2008 09:52 AM         

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Rate the sextile as the third best aspect to have, after conjunction and semisextile. Obviously the applying sextile is better than the outgoing one.

Starting with Aries, a sextile from there is Gemini, third house. So maybe something to do with that.

Who knows really? You can find a few books with lots of waffle on just a few aspects. Dont know where they get it from.

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posted October 04, 2008 01:17 PM         

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C.G. Jung's research led him to believe that Suns in Sextile are the best Sun combination for compatibility (just wanted to toss out that little bit of info).

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posted October 04, 2008 01:21 PM         

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Sextiles are often stronger than trines in between the same planets, or appear that way to me. In reality the trines are more ingrained and the sextiles are more active as someone mentioned.

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posted October 04, 2008 01:22 PM         

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Kick it - semissextile?

REALLY?? please tell me why

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posted October 04, 2008 01:49 PM         

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Because a semisextile will become a sextile or conjunction in the progressed chart.

Even though Id oubt that is the explanation Kick it would give.

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posted October 04, 2008 02:19 PM         

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HA!

Thanks... well, l have a DW venus/mars semi sextile with the father of my youngest son - and in composite it stays as a semi sextile lol

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posted October 04, 2008 02:33 PM         

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I have an exact semisextile of Venus and Sun / Mercury with my crush, and I really would love to believe this is a good link.
Just I donīt.
But I`m a pretty traditional astrologer, I guess. I still see the aspects being derived from the original zodiac, instead of just seeing them as a mathematical operation, like Kepler did.

And in this way I can`t ignore that a semisextile connects signs with each other, which are vastly different, different mode, different and incompatible elements.

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posted October 04, 2008 02:53 PM         

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Swear I did this not so long ago...about the ssx.

Anyway.....

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And in this way I can`t ignore that a semisextile connects signs with each other, which are vastly different, different mode, different and incompatible elements

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Thats another good reason!

Mainly because the conjunction is the strongest aspect and the ssx is the next along either side.

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posted October 04, 2008 03:06 PM         

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And in this way I can`t ignore that a semisextile connects signs with each other, which are vastly different, different mode, different and incompatible elements
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Thats another good reason!"

I`m not sure I understand that. So you see my explanation as a reason for the semisextile being a good aspect?
Mmh, I think it all comes down to what you define as being "good", and one could definitely argue, that it`s favourable to have differences so both people can learn from each other.
It`s definitely one way to perceive it.

"Mainly because the conjunction is the strongest aspect and the ssx is the next along either side."
So you think, the conjunction is the strongest aspect and from there the aspects get weaker, which would make the opposition the weakest aspect?

Hmm, if this is so, I can`t agree. I have experienced the opposition as very strong aspect, challenging, yes, sometimes, but strong.

Disagreed again, Kick it?

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posted October 04, 2008 04:02 PM         

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Yeah, just adding your reason that it connects the rest, to go with my reason of it being next to a conjunction which is strongest. Mainly talking about your natal/my natal, rather than comparing two peoples charts.

Not sure about the opposition and its strength. Ive done a fair amount on transits and look for the most accurate aspect if most of the aspect are similiar. That works.
Only rate the square as bad, with a Q being mainly bad, but some good.....without getting too technical. Opposition Ive found to be half and half - as it is.
Most of the time it depends on the planet in motion. If you look at Neptune making aspects, it wont make many at all in its cycle for a human life, so therefore just about any aspect can be positive in that regard. Allthough never like squares in transit.
Natal squares can be fine as it shows what needs some work.

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posted October 04, 2008 04:10 PM         

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well i like the semisextile mainly cause in sinastry my sun is semisextile my partnerīs sun - and now my P.sun is cj his sun

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posted October 04, 2008 09:11 PM         

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I am confused.(for the semisextiles)

Natally I have many sextiles.I dont think it is a weak aspect.It is better than trine imo because trine is lazy.Sextiles made my life easier I guess.Saturn squares my sun venus mars and uranus but my moon sextiles all.Thank God

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posted October 04, 2008 09:16 PM         

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keyword for sextile is opportunity

I don't believe sextiles are strong as trines...especially in transits...that's why even prefer only 1 degree orb for a sextile transit

with trines, it's an ease of energy, energies can be easily used, there is harmony between the two energies and that it can seem like a gift or a talent...the thing is that it can be taken for granted and can be lazy
I have Sun trine Moon - 2'10 orb myself.

with sextiles, its an opportunity to use the energy beneficially, you have to work to use those energies...the talent or gift might not be that obvious unless you work with it.

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posted October 04, 2008 10:34 PM         

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yea just like the others said, the sextile is energy that promises ease but involves a bit of compromise. trine is just blatant ease - no effort required.

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