An aspect in astrology is when two planets or bodies are at certain distances from one another in the Zodiac. There are 30 degrees per sign and 360 degrees for the entire Zodiac (12 x 30 = 360), and certain distances by degree are certain aspects. Aspects are split up between major and minor, and two of the minor aspects are the semisextile and the quincunx. While they are technically considered minor aspects, they're more like in between major and minor, so they tend to be used more than the other minor aspects. The semisextile occurs when two bodies are 30 degrees apart, so they are about one whole Zodiac sign apart. The quincunx (also called the inconjunct) occurs when two bodies are 150 degrees apart, so they are about five whole Zodiac signs apart. Semisextiles are considered beneficial, but require a lot more work than sextiles and trines, otherwise they can go away without much fanfare. Quincunxes are considered challenging, and require much more flexibility than squares and oppositions, and can be a little more unpredictable. Semisextiles are BENEFICIAL STRONG EFFORT, and quincunxes are ERRATIC FRICTION. Semisextiles and Quincunxes in the Natal Chart
Semisextiles and quincunxes in the natal chart are usually given small orbs of influence because they are technically minor aspects. They're generally given no more than 4-6 degrees, and many will only use 2-4 degrees.
Your natal chart is a snapshot of the location in the Zodiac of the planets and other bodies at the exact moment you were born and from the location you were born at. The natal chart reflects your personality and all parts of your life. Planets or bodies that are semisextile in the natal chart offer an opportunity for benefit, but this does require a lot of effort. This can show areas where you have to put in hard work and be smart, but it can pay off in the end. Planets or bodies that are quincunx in the natal chart can struggle to have any understanding with each other. Giving each room in their own way without letting it become erratic is important to manifest. Semisextiles and Quincunxes in Transit
The transit, or moving, planets and other bodies can semisextile or tquincunx one another, and when they do, this can give us an opportunity to benefit from hard work with the semisextile, or we may experience unpredictable challenges with the quincunx.
We can all experience this individually with the areas of life ruled by the houses in your natal chart the two transit bodies are located while making the semisextile or quincunx. Whatever those two houses rule can offer an opportunity for hard work that pays off with the semisextile, or they may have unexpected issues with each other with the quincunx. Whenever the slower planets (Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, or Pluto) are semisextile or quincunx each other, this can impact the world as a whole. We can work hard with the semisextile at something collectively, or we may collectively experience erratic energy with the quincunx. Transit Planets Semisextile or Quincunx Natal Planets
The transit planets can make aspects to your natal planets and bodies, and when they are 30 degrees away, they are semisextile, and when they are 150 degrees away, they are quincunx. This brings beneficial energy for work with the semisextile, or unpredictable challenges with the quincunx, from the transit planet to whatever is ruled by the natal planet or body.
Semisextiles by the transit planets or bodies to our natal Sun or Moon can provide opportunities to work hard and explore new projects, but we have to put in the effort, otherwise it can pass us by without noticing it. Quincunxes by the transit planets or bodies to our natal Sun or Moon can bring some unexpected developments, erratic energy, and we have to be quick to adjust. Transit planets and bodies semisextile or quincunx natal Mercury impact our ideas, expression, and outlook; semisextile or quincunx natal Venus, impact our relationships and connections; semisextile or quincunx natal Mars, impact what we're taking initiative with and how; semisextile or quincunx natal Ceres, impact our resources and support; semisextile or quincunx natal Jupiter, impact our opportunities and experiences; semisextile or quincunx natal Saturn, impact our goals, direction, and lessons; semisextile or quincunx natal Uranus, impact changes we're making and our dreams; semisextile or quincunx natal Neptune, impact our intuitive and creativity; semisextile or quincunx natal Pluto, impact our personal power and control; and semisextile or quincunx natal Chiron, impact our healing and wounds. Semisextiles and Quincunxes and Progressions and Returns
Your progressed chart adds one day to your date of birth for every year you've been alive to create a new chart reflective of your maturation and growth. Progressed planets and bodies move through the Zodiac, but at a very slow pace, so it can be significant when they make an exact semisextile or quincunx to something in the progressed chart or in your natal chart.
This can trigger helpful energy for hard work with a semisextile, and challenging energy that requires you to stay on your ties with the quincunx. Because they are minor aspects, they're impact isn't as long as when it's major aspects. A return occurs when a transit planet or body returns to the exact position it was at when you were born, so when it conjuncts itself in your natal chart. Returns tend to be very important when they occur for whatever that planet or body rules, and we can experience events directly related to it. Close semisextiles to the Return planet in the Return Chart can show helpful energy for whatever the planet rules for however long the chart is in play, while close quincunxes can show erratic energy needing to be adjusted to. Suggested Reading: The Major Aspects: All About Conjunctions in Astrology, All About Sextiles & Trines in Astrology, and All About Squares & Oppositions in Astrology Comments are closed.
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