Aspects
Descendant Semi-Square Metis
Metis semi-square your The point directly opposite the Ascendant, on the western horizon. It describes partnership, others, and what you seek in relationship. creates a low-grade tension over intelligence in one-to-one relating, a small persistent rub that prods you to keep adjusting how you share strategy in your bonds. It rarely erupts, but it nags. Make minor corrections to how you offer your wits to a partner, and the friction keeps the counsel collaborative rather than competitive.
Lean in — Adjust how you share your wits with a partner in small steps.
Watch for — Ignore the steady rub over cleverness in your relationships.
- cunning
- tension
- partnership
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 semi-square as low-grade hard tension that seeks release through small adjustments.