Aspects
Ascendant Square Flora
Flora squares your rising point, so the instinct to look effortlessly lovely scrapes against who you actually are on a hard day. You may over-groom the persona, or rebel and neglect it entirely, swinging between bloom and bramble. Notice the swing and aim for a middle you can sustain. Presentation is allowed to be a pleasure as long as it stays honest about the person underneath.
Lean in — Let yourself be seen on the days you do not feel in bloom.
Watch for — Don't force a flowering when you are running on empty.
- friction
- appearance
- honesty
Sources
- George, Asteroid Goddesses (1986)Reads Flora by her myth, Roman goddess of flowers and spring, as a point of blossoming, sensual beauty, and the flourishing of life, shadowed by surface-prettiness and the fear of fading.
- Hand, Horoscope Symbols (1981)Treats the meeting of blossoming beauty and the Ascendant, the self and persona, as a specific working relationship.
- Tierney, Dynamics of Aspect Analysis (1983)Reads the square as dynamic tension that drives growth through friction.