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Most astrology sources seem to delineate the "opposition" aspects as being no more than stressful and problematic in a negative way, and impossible to merge. I cannot understand why this is, as the best philosophical sources stress the generative power that opposites are able to manifest when they co-operate and give to one another - Matter and Spirit, Yin and Yang, Male and Female.
There was one book on astrology I read some time ago titled "Divine Love Astrology" (very nice read) which had the feature that it always took into account and significance the meaning of the opposing sign in understanding the first - explaining the zodiac as 6 pairs of signs, rather than 12 individual signs. It was stressed that in order for one sign to function at it's best, it must learn to co-operate with the attitude of the opposite sign.
For example, Taurus is in one sense the sign of personal possessions, and Scorpio in the same sense is the sign of other's possessions; Taurus hordes and holds on to what is has in order to possess, while Scorpio gives out what it has in order to see a return on it's investment and gain more. In order for Taurus to gain more possessions, it must adopt the attitude of Scorpio and be willing to fore-go the illusion of permanence and loosen the grip on what it has, so that it may gain more in the future. In order to have Taurus must first give and take, in the Scorpion sense. In order for Scorpio to value what it has at all beyond what they could gain from it (that is, beyond what it is worth to others), it must adopt the Taurus mentality of attachment and appreciation for beauty. In order to give and take, Scorpio must first have, in the Taurean sense.
Just as the masculine and feminine are always to be found within each other, the qualities of one sign are always found to be the motivating and nourishing forces of the opposing. All this being said, shouldn't the opposition aspect be one in which the opposing points can work well together and feed one-another, if properly handled? Shouldn't the opposition aspect operate similarly in power to a conjunction when taken positive advantage of? (In the same way a sextile would to a trine?)
There was one book on astrology I read some time ago titled "Divine Love Astrology" (very nice read) which had the feature that it always took into account and significance the meaning of the opposing sign in understanding the first - explaining the zodiac as 6 pairs of signs, rather than 12 individual signs. It was stressed that in order for one sign to function at it's best, it must learn to co-operate with the attitude of the opposite sign.
For example, Taurus is in one sense the sign of personal possessions, and Scorpio in the same sense is the sign of other's possessions; Taurus hordes and holds on to what is has in order to possess, while Scorpio gives out what it has in order to see a return on it's investment and gain more. In order for Taurus to gain more possessions, it must adopt the attitude of Scorpio and be willing to fore-go the illusion of permanence and loosen the grip on what it has, so that it may gain more in the future. In order to have Taurus must first give and take, in the Scorpion sense. In order for Scorpio to value what it has at all beyond what they could gain from it (that is, beyond what it is worth to others), it must adopt the Taurus mentality of attachment and appreciation for beauty. In order to give and take, Scorpio must first have, in the Taurean sense.
Just as the masculine and feminine are always to be found within each other, the qualities of one sign are always found to be the motivating and nourishing forces of the opposing. All this being said, shouldn't the opposition aspect be one in which the opposing points can work well together and feed one-another, if properly handled? Shouldn't the opposition aspect operate similarly in power to a conjunction when taken positive advantage of? (In the same way a sextile would to a trine?)
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