Distillation — keeping what served, releasing what didn’t.
Beyond the planets
Beyond the ten classical planets, a chart is anchored by a few other points worth reading.
Ascendant (ASC) — the sign rising on the eastern horizon. It shapes how the moment meets the world.
Midheaven (MC) — the highest point in the sky. The vocational signal, where the moment's energy aims.
Chiron — a small body that moves between Saturn and Uranus, read as a sign of where the long-way teaching lives.
North Node — not a body but a mathematical point of the Moon's orbit. It marks the direction of growth.
Ascendant in Capricorn11° 16′
MC in Scorpio5° 58′
North Node in Libra26° 54′℞
Chiron in Aries11° 23′
Aspects · by strength
Sun opposition MC
0° 33′
Moon trine Mercury
1° 18′
Neptune quincunx Ascendant
0° 18′
Sun sextile Pluto
1° 38′
Pluto trine MC
1° 05′
Chiron square Ascendant
0° 07′
Jupiter opposition Uranus
0° 24′
Sun conjunction Venus
5° 33′
Neptune trine Chiron
0° 25′
Moon quincunx Mars
1° 29′
Moon square Saturn
3° 04′
Jupiter trine Ascendant
2° 12′
Sun trine Jupiter
3° 40′
Pluto opposition Ascendant
4° 14′
Sun trine Ascendant
5° 51′
Mercury quincunx Saturn
1° 46′
Uranus sextile Ascendant
2° 35′
Sun sextile Uranus
3° 16′
Mars trine Saturn
4° 33′
Uranus trine MC
2° 43′
Uranus trine Pluto
1° 38′
Venus opposition North Node
2° 58′
Jupiter sextile MC
3° 07′
Sun square Neptune
5° 33′
Venus opposition MC
6° 05′
Jupiter sextile Pluto
2° 02′
Neptune square MC
5° 00′
Pluto square Chiron
4° 21′
A chart pattern is a meaningful geometric shape formed by three or more planets connected by aspects. These configurations are read as unified dynamics rather than individual aspects.
We split patterns into two views. Classic includes the shapes established in modern astrology — T-Squares, Grand Trines, and more. Extended adds geometric configurations that carry meaning beyond traditional astrology: closed shapes formed by any combination of aspects.
01
T-Square
Fixed
MC · Neptune · Sun — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
MC5° 58′ Scorpio
Neptune10° 58′ Leo
Sun5° 25′ Taurus
02
T-Square
Cardinal
Ascendant · Chiron · Pluto — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant11° 16′ Capricorn
Chiron11° 23′ Aries
Pluto7° 03′ Cancer
01
Castle
Earth & Water
Ascendant · Jupiter · Pluto · Sun · Uranus — a Grand Trine with two sextile arches reaching to outside planets; a Grand Sextile with one corner missing.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant11° 16′ Capricorn
Jupiter9° 05′ Virgo
Pluto7° 03′ Cancer
Sun5° 25′ Taurus
Uranus8° 41′ Pisces
02
Castle
Earth & Water
Jupiter · MC · Pluto · Sun · Uranus — a Grand Trine with two sextile arches reaching to outside planets; a Grand Sextile with one corner missing.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter9° 05′ Virgo
MC5° 58′ Scorpio
Pluto7° 03′ Cancer
Sun5° 25′ Taurus
Uranus8° 41′ Pisces
03
Multi-Planet Opposition
Dynamic
MC · Sun · Venus — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Planets in this pattern
MC5° 58′ Scorpio
Sun5° 25′ Taurus
Venus29° 52′ Aries
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