Strong natal Vertex "Destiny's Gate"

[Pisceanfool]

Hey everyone...

First I want to say that I hope it doesn't look like I am trying to show off (i have a tendincy to do that)... but I am really interested in this point in my chart now. I was messing around with different chart types at astro.com and found that my Natal vertex, aka "Destiny's Gate" forms this crazy double kite grand trine thing pointing into the 7th house. (within 1-4 degrees orb) I did some reasearch and found it to be very controversial, and there is little info on it in a natal chart :confused:. I found one site that said that a strong natal vertex (conjuct personal planet or in a critical degree) can mean that things can happen in your life you have no control over during transits or progressions. Well maybe it has little importance, many astrologers ignore it, but thats also where my earth was. Earth is 180 degrees from the sun right? And the anti-vertex conjuncts my sun/mercury.

So... my question is what the heck does a vertex in natal charts mean in relation to it's aspects? And how important have any of you found it?

Also... this could be a whole new thread, but i wonder if astrologers overlook the earth too much (possibly ruling taurus).

here's my chart: http://www.astro.com/cgi/chart.cgi?cid=ix6file8jpRMe-u1163876440&lang=e&gm=a1&nhor=432232&nho2=432232&btyp=2&mth=gw&sday=&smon=2&syr=&hsy=0&zod=&orbp=&rs=0&add=18&add=19&add=22&add=14&node=-Yn&pfday=-YP+1&asp=1&fix=1&ast=

[EGOR]

Our posts are only a few minutes apart, but they're asking almost the exact same question. We must've been typing almost simultaneously. How weird is that? Great minds think alike, eh? :cool:

[Pisceanfool]

Haha wow... dare i say it's destiny? lol. I noticed your NN is actually aspecting it which i was reading is the most important point in relation to the vertex. I can't beleive how perfect the placement of mine is... i mean really there is like no other degree that could have formed more positive aspects on my chart. It is in the middle of the 6-10 degree range of orbs... i wonder what this means?!?!? I read people with quitile and novile planets to it and i am not even sure what degree those aspects are.

[lilllybelle]

You should search the forums for discussions on earth in the chart. We've has some good long discussions on that subject. I started one thread on it. I think it was called Earth as ruler or something like that.