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 Virgo11° 54′
MC in Gemini8° 52′
North Node in Scorpio8° 04′℞
Chiron in Pisces9° 31′℞
Aspects · by strength
Saturn sextile Ascendant
0° 25′
Mars opposition Neptune
0° 45′
Mercury trine Jupiter
1° 39′
Pluto quincunx MC
0° 22′
Uranus sextile MC
0° 58′
Venus square Ascendant
2° 47′
Sun trine Neptune
4° 40′
Pluto sextile Chiron
0° 18′
Chiron square MC
0° 40′
Pluto trine Ascendant
2° 40′
Mercury conjunction Saturn
6° 05′
Uranus square Pluto
0° 36′
Venus trine Uranus
4° 51′
Chiron opposition Ascendant
2° 22′
Mars square MC
5° 23′
Mars trine Pluto
5° 45′
Venus opposition MC
5° 49′
Saturn trine Chiron
2° 47′
North Node quincunx MC
0° 48′
Pluto sextile North Node
1° 10′
Mars opposition Chiron
6° 03′
Neptune conjunction Chiron
6° 48′
Saturn sextile Pluto
3° 05′
Venus square Chiron
5° 09′
North Node trine Chiron
1° 28′
Uranus quincunx North Node
1° 46′
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
Cradle
Earth & Water
Ascendant · Chiron · Pluto · Saturn — three sextiles and an opposition; a basket of harmonies cradling tension.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant11° 54′ Virgo
Chiron9° 31′ Pisces
Pluto9° 14′ Capricorn
Saturn12° 18′ Scorpio
02
Grand Cross
Mutable
Ascendant · Chiron · MC · Venus — four planets in four squares forming a cross; pressure on every side.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant11° 54′ Virgo
Chiron9° 31′ Pisces
MC8° 52′ Gemini
Venus14° 40′ Sagittarius
03
T-Square
Mutable
Chiron · MC · Mars — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron9° 31′ Pisces
MC8° 52′ Gemini
Mars3° 28′ Virgo
01
Wedge
Focus: Uranus
MC · Uranus · Venus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
MC8° 52′ Gemini
Uranus9° 50′ Aries
Venus14° 40′ Sagittarius
02
Wedge
Focus: Pluto
Chiron · Mars · Pluto — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron9° 31′ Pisces
Mars3° 28′ Virgo
Pluto9° 14′ Capricorn
03
Minor Triangle
Earth & Water
Chiron · North Node · Pluto — a trine bridged by a third planet sextiling both ends; ease with a focal point.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron9° 31′ Pisces
North Node8° 04′ Scorpio
Pluto9° 14′ Capricorn
04
Yod
Apex: North Node
MC · North Node · Uranus — two quincunxes converging on an apex; a pointed, fated adjustment.
Planets in this pattern
MC8° 52′ Gemini
North Node8° 04′ Scorpio
Uranus9° 50′ Aries
05
Yod
Apex: MC
MC · North Node · Pluto — two quincunxes converging on an apex; a pointed, fated adjustment.
Planets in this pattern
MC8° 52′ Gemini
North Node8° 04′ Scorpio
Pluto9° 14′ Capricorn
06
Multi-Planet Opposition
Earth ↔ Water
Chiron · Mars · Neptune — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron9° 31′ Pisces
Mars3° 28′ Virgo
Neptune2° 44′ Pisces
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