Distillation — keeping what served, releasing what didn’t.
Beyond the planets
Beyond the ten classical planets, a chart is anchored by a few other points worth reading.
Ascendant (ASC) — the sign rising on the eastern horizon. It shapes how the moment meets the world.
Midheaven (MC) — the highest point in the sky. The vocational signal, where the moment's energy aims.
Chiron — a small body that moves between Saturn and Uranus, read as a sign of where the long-way teaching lives.
North Node — not a body but a mathematical point of the Moon's orbit. It marks the direction of growth.
Ascendant in Aquarius21° 01′
MC in Sagittarius8° 02′
North Node in Leo20° 34′℞
Chiron in Taurus18° 04′
Aspects · by strength
Moon trine Neptune
0° 09′
Moon square Mercury
0° 12′
Uranus square Ascendant
0° 29′
Sun trine MC
1° 51′
Moon opposition Pluto
1° 00′
Mercury quincunx Neptune
0° 21′
Moon sextile Ascendant
0° 44′
Sun sextile Mars
3° 04′
Mercury quincunx Ascendant
0° 32′
Neptune sextile Ascendant
0° 53′
Pluto trine Ascendant
1° 44′
Venus square Saturn
2° 27′
Moon trine North Node
0° 16′
North Node opposition Ascendant
0° 28′
Mercury trine Uranus
1° 01′
Jupiter square MC
3° 49′
Venus trine Ascendant
5° 35′
Mercury square Pluto
1° 11′
Neptune trine North Node
0° 26′
Neptune sextile Pluto
0° 51′
Uranus square North Node
0° 56′
Moon quincunx Uranus
1° 13′
Mars sextile MC
4° 55′
Mars conjunction Pluto
6° 21′
Venus opposition Neptune
6° 28′
Mercury sextile Chiron
2° 25′
Saturn sextile Uranus
2° 39′
Mercury sextile Saturn
3° 40′
Chiron square Ascendant
2° 57′
Pluto quincunx Chiron
1° 13′
Uranus opposition Chiron
3° 26′
Pluto sextile North Node
1° 16′
North Node square Chiron
2° 29′
A chart pattern is a meaningful geometric shape formed by three or more planets connected by aspects. These configurations are read as unified dynamics rather than individual aspects.
We split patterns into two views. Classic includes the shapes established in modern astrology — T-Squares, Grand Trines, and more. Extended adds geometric configurations that carry meaning beyond traditional astrology: closed shapes formed by any combination of aspects.
01
Cradle
Earth & Water
Chiron · Mercury · Saturn · Uranus — three sextiles and an opposition; a basket of harmonies cradling tension.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron18° 04′ Taurus
Mercury20° 29′ Cancer
Saturn24° 09′ Virgo
Uranus21° 30′ Scorpio
02
Grand Cross
Fixed
Ascendant · Chiron · North Node · Uranus — four planets in four squares forming a cross; pressure on every side.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant21° 01′ Aquarius
Chiron18° 04′ Taurus
North Node20° 34′ Leo
Uranus21° 30′ Scorpio
03
T-Square
Cardinal
Mercury · Moon · Pluto — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Mercury20° 29′ Cancer
Moon20° 17′ Aries
Pluto19° 18′ Libra
01
Castle
Fire & Air
Ascendant · Moon · Neptune · North Node · Pluto — a Grand Trine with two sextile arches reaching to outside planets; a Grand Sextile with one corner missing.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant21° 01′ Aquarius
Moon20° 17′ Aries
Neptune20° 08′ Sagittarius
North Node20° 34′ Leo
Pluto19° 18′ Libra
02
Wedge
Focus: Ascendant
Ascendant · Neptune · Venus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant21° 01′ Aquarius
Neptune20° 08′ Sagittarius
Venus26° 36′ Gemini
03
Minor Triangle
Fire & Air
MC · Mars · Sun — a trine bridged by a third planet sextiling both ends; ease with a focal point.
Planets in this pattern
MC8° 02′ Sagittarius
Mars12° 56′ Libra
Sun9° 52′ Leo
04
Yod
Apex: Mercury
Ascendant · Mercury · Neptune — two quincunxes converging on an apex; a pointed, fated adjustment.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant21° 01′ Aquarius
Mercury20° 29′ Cancer
Neptune20° 08′ Sagittarius
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