Would you like to understand more about relationships?
We often use horoscopes to identify our strengths, weaknesses, potential, and limitations; however, we can use astrology for much more. Relationships are one such area, and in astrological language, this study is called Synastry. You have probably seen very simple attempts at sun sign comparisons that are supposed to indicate compatibility with another person. This is an oversimplified way to view potential relationships. The serious study of astrology acknowledges that there is much, much more to a person than their sun sign, and that judging them by it alone sells them short.
What types of relationships can astrology be useful for?
We experience many types of relationships in our daily lives: lover, friend, parent, child, teacher, mentor, coach, boss, colleague, and business partner, to mention a few. These relationships differ in purpose, duration, energy, and quality. How energy connects and exchanges will reveal the relationship’s purpose, likely duration, and quality. Understanding a relationship’s purpose is beneficial, as is understanding how it works. What is particularly useful is how to maximise the good stuff and make the challenging aspects work for us.
How do Romantic Relationships work?
When considering romantic relationships, two key elements come into play: Attraction and Longevity.
Attraction
Attraction may get a relationship going, but if the horoscope shows no signs of longevity, the relationship will be a passing phase, whether it’s a straight relationship or a same-sex couple. At least 26 points tell us the chemistry is working. Then there’s the quality: will the relationship be harmonious and congenial, or will it be a relationship from hell? How these points connect will tell us about the quality and the ease or difficulty the couple experiences. Not all points of contact need to be present; however, the greater the number, the stronger the attraction, for good or ill!
Longevity
Longevity requires other combinations, and the lack of these explains why we find some people attractive and enticing yet never seem to get past first base! Though most people chuckle about how they survived the seven-year itch, surprise, surprise, in round figures, those seven years broadly correlate with a significant astrological cycle that culminates between 28 and 30 years of age, then again between 56 and 58 years of age, and again in one’s mid-80s. This is only one of many significant astrological cycles that coincide with key periods of growth, challenge and change in our lives. Although they can be positive, they often correlate with emotional isolation, job changes, and/or relationship breakups. Nevertheless, if the fabric of the relationship is strong and focuses on what ‘we want’ rather than what ‘I want’, couples usually emerge more connected than ever. Astrologers can discuss the substance of the relationship: its endearing qualities, its pitfalls and blockages, and the exact dates these cycles hit and last, from one week to up to one year.