Aspects
Descendant Square Themis
Themis A tense aspect between planets about 90 degrees apart that creates friction and a push to act. Squares are challenging but are often what drives real growth. your The point directly opposite the Ascendant, on the western horizon. It describes partnership, others, and what you seek in relationship., so the way you enter partnership grinds against your sense of what is just between you. You may insist on fairness in a way that feels like keeping score, or feel the other tilts the scales unfairly. The friction marks the lesson, asking you to soften the verdict and reshape your part of the give and take.
Lean in — Reshape your part of the balance instead of keeping score
Watch for — Do not run your bonds like a tribunal weighing each fault
- relational-friction
- score-keeping
- self-change
Sources
- George, Asteroid Goddesses (1986)Reads Themis by her myth, Titaness of divine law and natural order, as a point of justice, balance, right judgment, and sound counsel.
- Hand, Horoscope Symbols (1981)Treats the meeting of divine law and the Descendant, partnership and the other, as a specific working relationship.
- Tierney, Dynamics of Aspect Analysis (1983)Reads the square as dynamic tension that drives growth through friction.