Aspects
Descendant Opposition Juno
Your own need for a committed bond stands across from the partner you seek. With Juno opposite your The point directly opposite the Ascendant, on the western horizon. It describes partnership, others, and what you seek in relationship., anchored on the self end of the relationship axis, the marriage-theme is centered in you yet faces outward toward the close other, so you carry a strong drive for union that keeps meeting you in the partners you draw. You may bring the whole weight of the marriage-question to a bond, or seek in a mate the commitment you carry within. The gift is a self oriented toward true partnership and a clear instinct for the equal other. The shadow is making a partner responsible for your need to be bonded, or jealousy when the union you crave feels unsure. The lifelong work is to bring your readiness for commitment to a bond as a whole self meeting another.
Lean in — Bring your readiness for commitment to a bond as a whole self.
Watch for — Make a partner responsible for your need to be bonded.
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Sources
- George, Asteroid Goddesses (1986)Reads the natal Juno opposition the Descendant as the principle of committed union and the marriage-bond shaping partnership and the close other.
- Hand, Horoscope Symbols (1981)Hand frames the Descendant as the seventh house of partnership and marriage, where Juno opposition sets the theme of partnership, commitment, and equality.
- Arroyo, Astrology, Psychology, and the Four Elements (1975)Gives the modern reading of Juno opposition the Descendant, the need for a true, equal, lasting bond working through partnership and the close other.