*emma* said:
but how do you know v is experiencing anything out of this aspect and not another element?
This is exactly what I was thinking. I often hate it when people are "sure" they feel a certain aspect that isn't really in their charts, but continue to insist that that's the cause of the problem. This closes them off to real solutions that could help them as they continue to relate their problems with the wrong situation.
As far as this chart is concerned, Venus is very debilitated and rules the Fourth house of family with Mars in detriment therein. Ding ding ding, we have a winner when it comes to family problems. Fortunately, Mars is the malefic of the sect, so our native should be able to use these circumstances later in life to make themselves a stronger person.
The Sun rules the first house of the self and we have him Square to the Moon, the ruler of the Twelfth house of depression and afflictions of the soul.
Also, I would note that our native's Sun progressed to that opposition of Saturn 4 years ago, so we're starting to come out of it now.
About aspects, sometimes aspect by sign is powerful enough, but aspect by degree is so much more important. Feeling the effects of the planets is what the orbs are supposed to gauge, so if the native is feeling something that you initially attribute to an out of orb aspect, please consider other circumstances in the chart that could help them solve their problems.
As for our troubled native, you have a very fortuitous Moon/Jupiter conjunction. Believe in it and let it carry you through.
tsmall, people don't typically use the wider orb and moeity system because more modern astrologers will use more points than the seven traditional planets. Obviously these other points don't really have moeites or orbs, so it becomes difficult. Add into it that even more will use minor aspects, and there will certainly be some overlap between aspect orbs. Remember our discussion of the "Johndro" aspect? It's that sort of thing.