Aspects
Orcus Sesquiquadrate Sun
A simmering friction runs between who you are and your gravity about oaths, prodding you to honor every commitment, often heavily. The gift is a conscience that will not let you betray your word. The shadow is rigid self-judgment over any lapse. Let the prompt move you to keep faith without punishing your limits.
Lean in — Keep faith without punishing your own limits.
Watch for — Judge yourself harshly over any lapse.
- oaths
- integrity
- friction
Sources
- Tarnas, Cosmos and Psyche (2006)Gives the archetypal field of Orcus, oaths and the long consequence of the vow, as it meets the Sun.
- Hand, Horoscope Symbols (1981)Frames the Orcus-Sun aspect as an inner dynamic of the chart.
- Forrest, The Inner Sky (1984)Reads the Orcus-Sun contact in evolutionary, growth-oriented terms.