Aspects
Astraea Quincunx Descendant
With Astraea An awkward aspect between planets about 150 degrees apart, joining signs with nothing in common. It asks for constant small adjustments between things that do not naturally fit. your The point directly opposite the Ascendant, on the western horizon. It describes partnership, others, and what you seek in relationship., the partner you idealize and the partner you actually have rarely align, requiring constant adjustment. You may keep waiting for someone pure enough, or quietly resent the gap. The work is small and ongoing, fitting your ideal to a real and imperfect other. Adjust your expectations to the person in front of you.
Lean in — Keep adjusting your ideal to the real partner you have.
Watch for — Do not hold out for a partner who meets an impossible bar.
- adjustment
- partnership
- ideal
Sources
- George, Asteroid Goddesses (1986)Reads Astraea by her myth, the star-maiden of justice who withdrew from the fallen world, as a point of fairness, idealism, and uncompromising integrity.
- Hand, Horoscope Symbols (1981)Treats the meeting of idealism and integrity and the Descendant, partnership and the other, as a specific working relationship.
- Tierney, Dynamics of Aspect Analysis (1983)Reads the quincunx as a minor aspect of adjustment and incongruity that must be continually realigned.