C Jayne - at
www.astrologyclub.com there's several articles about singletons, but to summarize, a singleton is not an unaspected planet, but one that represents the only major body (luminaries and major planets) in:
- polarity (masculine or feminine)
- modality (cardinal, fixed, mutable)
- element( fire, air, earth, water)
- type of house (personal, social, universal)
(You can technically have one by house class - angular, succedent or cadent - however, I personal find by house class less important than by house type).
For example, my Uranus is in Libra, which is the only major planet in a cardinal sign. Likewise, my Neptune is the only major planet in a fire sign.
Astrologers like me that use singletons hold that a singleton represents a "power concentration" in the chart that can be for better or worse, depending on the rest of the chart. In some cases they're defining presences that give added dimension and depth plus ome amped-up energy to a chart - in other cases, they're sort like astrological bullies that try to drown out or conflict with other energies, creating discord or imbalance. Singletons should be seen powerful influences adn presences in the chart, perhaps even on the level of a luminary (which means if you have a luminary as a singleton, that's
very powerful).
Certain things need to be considered when working with singletons when understanding how they work in a chart. FIrst is how they are aspected and which house they are in, naturally. But also, secondly, you need to look at what planets these singletons may rule by "disposition." If you have a singleton by sign, tend you such look at disposition by sign, and if by house, then disposition by house. Relationship by disposition to a songleton makes a body or point "in league" with that singleton, sort like a buddy that sways easily to the singleton's influence and aides in spreading the singleton's influence throughout the chart.
For example, in my chart, both of my planets are singletons by sign. So, according to disposition by sign, planets that are in the signs these singletons rule can be see as closely connected to my singletons:
- Neptune rules Pisces, and so this singleton rules my Pisces moon and DC
- Uranus rules Aquarius, and so this singleton rules my Aqua Mars, NN, and Vertex