Aspects
Orcus Square Sun
Who you want to be and the Orcus principle of oaths keep getting in each other's way, so your sense of commitment collides with your own life. You may bind yourself to vows that no longer fit, judge yourself harshly for any lapse from your code, or struggle between integrity and what you actually want. There is a real risk of a rigid, self-punishing relationship to your own principles, or of betraying yourself to keep an outdated oath. This square will not settle for either license or rigidity, it asks for action: to hold your integrity while letting it evolve, until your code and your selfhood stop grinding and you keep faith with who you truly are.
Lean in — Hold your integrity while letting your commitments evolve.
Watch for — Bind yourself to outdated vows, or punish every lapse harshly.
- integrity-vs-self
- self-judgment
- integration
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.