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 Cancer29° 33′
MC in Aries14° 20′
North Node in Aries11° 51′℞
Chiron in Sagittarius16° 20′
Aspects · by strength
Mercury trine Mars
0° 32′
Moon sextile Mars
0° 58′
Venus opposition Pluto
0° 37′
Sun square MC
0° 43′
Moon opposition Mercury
1° 30′
Venus trine Neptune
1° 00′
Mercury opposition Ascendant
3° 53′
Mercury quincunx Uranus
0° 58′
Mars square Uranus
1° 29′
Moon opposition Jupiter
2° 42′
Neptune sextile Pluto
0° 24′
Sun square Neptune
2° 16′
Mars trine Jupiter
3° 40′
Moon conjunction Ascendant
5° 23′
Neptune sextile Chiron
0° 59′
Mercury conjunction Jupiter
4° 12′
Mars sextile Ascendant
4° 25′
Venus quincunx Saturn
1° 05′
Pluto trine Chiron
1° 22′
Chiron trine MC
2° 00′
Neptune opposition MC
2° 58′
Pluto trine MC
3° 22′
Sun trine Saturn
4° 21′
Venus sextile MC
3° 59′
North Node conjunction MC
2° 29′
Saturn square Chiron
3° 04′
Venus sextile Chiron
1° 59′
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
Cardinal
MC · Neptune · Sun — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
MC14° 20′ Aries
Neptune17° 19′ Libra
Sun15° 03′ Capricorn
01
Castle
Fire & Air
Chiron · MC · Neptune · Pluto · Venus — a Grand Trine with two sextile arches reaching to outside planets; a Grand Sextile with one corner missing.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron16° 20′ Sagittarius
MC14° 20′ Aries
Neptune17° 19′ Libra
Pluto17° 42′ Leo
Venus18° 19′ Aquarius
02
Wedge
Focus: Mars
Ascendant · Mars · Mercury · Moon — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant29° 33′ Cancer
Mars3° 58′ Libra
Mercury3° 26′ Aquarius
Moon4° 56′ Leo
03
Wedge
Focus: Mars
Jupiter · Mars · Moon — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter7° 38′ Aquarius
Mars3° 58′ Libra
Moon4° 56′ Leo
04
Multi-Planet Opposition
Dynamic
Ascendant · Jupiter · Mercury · Moon — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant29° 33′ Cancer
Jupiter7° 38′ Aquarius
Mercury3° 26′ Aquarius
Moon4° 56′ Leo
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