Thank you, Sadge.
Are connections to the angles in general considered soul mate connections, especially if personal planets touch them?
In regards to IC connections occurring between families, I have an Aquarius IC and no one in my family has Aquarius planets that touch it. However, I have friends who have Aqua planets touching my IC and also my NN (it's conjunct the IC). No idea how that happened. *Shrug*
Hello odd one,
Love that screen pic. You must explain more.
Re your question about soul mate connections.... You know, I honestly am mixed on what to think of that concept. I don't disbelieve it, but I don't know if I fully believe it too. And here's why: the concept of "soul mates" is so overused that I think it's too generalized. And often, people flip out about aspects with others that are really not that uncommon, but there are so many blogs out there that purport some aspects to be soul mate connections that lovestruck hearts go off the deep end in thinking their latest crush is The One. But eventually we learn, through repeated experiences, that there is never just ONE, and what attracts us to someone at any given point in life is really a reflection of something you need or want from within your own chart.
Now that said, you also learn that some interaspects do feel REALLY good, and some make an intimate relationship much easier to fulfill. That's where is gets unique for each individual chart. Someone who does not have a strong Aquarius or uranian relationship signature in his/her natal may not feel all that excited about being hit (even harmoniously) by another's Uranus on his/her asc. But for someone else, it may feel incredible.
I can also say that as someone who doesn't fully subscribe to the idea of "soul mates" (but also doesn't reject the idea), I have experienced those interaspects and extremely special relationships that brings your soul to its knees by the power of the love and recognition....it's like a soul recognition with one another, and you are a version of the same energy, and you just get one another. You are better together than apart. And the love is very special, comforting, and there's def a feeling of having been here before. It all sounds Neptunian, but it's not. When a match is extraordinary on many levels, and the orbs are TIGHT, then it's difficult for even the most stubborn realist to deny the possibility of "soul mates."
But instead of subscribing to "soul mates," I just kind of take it for what it is.....all these nice interaspects between two people, something that you drew into your life to get you to the next level.
But you have to be strick on the aspects and orbs. Some people start freaking out about common stuff, and then throw in 100 asteroids too. No no no....start with the basics. Inner planets, angles, nodes, and how rulers interact with one another.
Steven Forrest, a big player in evolutionary astrology, says good relationships need contacts to the top three: sun, moon, and asc. Always see how these are being aspected.
The angles are important, but angle to angle is more reflective of similar paths, not an energy exchange. But when the ruler of an important angle (like anyone's dc or ac ruler) touches the asc of another, it is very personal.....and when the right planets (one that's welcomed from your natal chart) touch you right on that personal spot, it feels really good. But is this enough to call it a soul mate connection? I don't think so. It can get even better.
Re your family, look at your IC and MC (but also the 4/10 axis and planets in these houses).....usually one is reflective of mom and the other dad (or one parent for each). It could be that one of your parents had a planet in Aquarius or a strong uranian temperament. Or maybe his/her nodes hit you on that axis. You'll find something. If you have kids, you will most likely see something in you reflected in the 4/10 axis too.
The fact that many of your dear friends are Aquarius tells me that you are actively developing toward your NN calling -- good job! Way to go!
Hope I helped.
Sadge