RohanMenon
Some context:
I learned 'new age' astrology for two years, and am now in the process of purging this knowledge, and replacing it with a more classical/event-based foundation.
In the 'psychobabble' astrology I learned, an opposition essentially involves the planets at either end pulling you in different directions, and the 'lesson' is that you need to find a a balancing point.
A square on the other hand does ... uh what exactly ? -- something like 'open conflict between the two planets' principles' . That sounds like an opposition to me, only with the 'conflict' being 'pull in different directions'.
When I try to apply it to a chart, I find that (as typical with most modern astrology) I can't make concrete predictions or even distinctions between two aspects and have to fall back to psychobabble.
Would any experienced astrologer be kind enough to explain the difference, ideally with a concrete example? How would these aspects be interpreted in old school astrology (Yes, with a real chart, the sign, house dignities etc would play a part, but here I am focusing only on the aspects and their differences)
Thanks in advance
I learned 'new age' astrology for two years, and am now in the process of purging this knowledge, and replacing it with a more classical/event-based foundation.
In the 'psychobabble' astrology I learned, an opposition essentially involves the planets at either end pulling you in different directions, and the 'lesson' is that you need to find a a balancing point.
A square on the other hand does ... uh what exactly ? -- something like 'open conflict between the two planets' principles' . That sounds like an opposition to me, only with the 'conflict' being 'pull in different directions'.
When I try to apply it to a chart, I find that (as typical with most modern astrology) I can't make concrete predictions or even distinctions between two aspects and have to fall back to psychobabble.
Would any experienced astrologer be kind enough to explain the difference, ideally with a concrete example? How would these aspects be interpreted in old school astrology (Yes, with a real chart, the sign, house dignities etc would play a part, but here I am focusing only on the aspects and their differences)
Thanks in advance