Aspects
Descendant Conjunction Metis
Metis When two planets sit at the same point in the zodiac, blending their meanings into one. The most powerful and direct of the aspects. your The point directly opposite the Ascendant, on the western horizon. It describes partnership, others, and what you seek in relationship. fuses resourceful intelligence with one-to-one relating, so you are drawn to shrewd, clever partners and meet sharp counsel squarely in close bonds. Strategy is part of the chemistry. Choose partners who share their wisdom openly, and make sure your own cleverness is heard rather than quietly absorbed into theirs.
Lean in — Seek partners who trade strategy with you as equals.
Watch for — Get drawn only to a clever partner and lose your own voice in theirs.
- cunning
- partnership
- attraction
Sources
- George, Asteroid Goddesses (1986)Reads Metis by her myth, Titaness of cunning wisdom and mother of Athena swallowed by Zeus, as a point of practical intelligence and resourceful counsel.
- Hand, Horoscope Symbols (1981)Treats the meeting of cunning wisdom and the Descendant, partnership and the other, as a specific working relationship.
- Tierney, Dynamics of Aspect Analysis (1983)Reads the conjunction as a fusion of two principles acting as one.