📐 The five aspects
Not where the bodies are — how they get on
Where a body sits gives its own quality; the aspects give how those qualities get on with each other — exactly the work done in Saju when the eight characters are read for combination and clash rather than one at a time.
A little slack from the exact angle still counts, and that margin is called the orb — conventionally 8° where the Sun or Moon is involved and 6° otherwise. The tighter the orb, the stronger the effect.
| Aspect | Angle | Quality | Saju parallel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conjunction | 0° | fusion | combination |
| Sextile | 60° | easy support | — |
| Square | 90° | friction | clash |
| Trine | 120° | flow | triple harmony |
| Opposition | 180° | tension | clash |
Conjunction — are fused
Example: the Sun and Mars at this angle
the Sun (your conscious centre) and Mars (your drive) sit in the same place, so they always move together. One switching on switches the other on automatically — which makes the force considerable and makes the two very hard to tell apart. You tend not to register them as two separate things; other people usually notice before you do.
Sextile — mesh easily
Example: the Sun and Mars at this angle
the Sun (your conscious centre) and Mars (your drive) connect smoothly. Unlike a trine, which runs by itself, this one opens when you reach for it — used, it works well; unused, you may never notice it was there. Less a talent than an opening.
Square — grind against each other
Example: the Sun and Mars at this angle
the Sun (your conscious centre) and Mars (your drive) sit at odds. Raise one and the other gets pressed down, so the same kind of conflict repeats across a life. That friction is also what actually moves this person — a chart with no snags is comfortable and does not grow. Learning to alternate between the two is the lifelong assignment.
Trine — run with the grain
Example: the Sun and Mars at this angle
the Sun (your conscious centre) and Mars (your drive) flow the same way. It costs no effort, which is why people with this often do not register it as a talent at all — they assume everyone is like this. Easy things go unpolished, so naming where this combination actually gets used changes what it is worth.
Opposition — face off
Example: the Sun and Mars at this angle
the Sun (your conscious centre) and Mars (your drive) sit directly opposite. Both are needed and they cannot be satisfied at once, so you spend a life weighing them. Lean too far one way and the other arrives from outside, wearing the shape of a person or an event — which is why this axis keeps showing up in relationships. Balance here is less standing in the middle than stepping alternately.
If few angles form
Few major angles form. The bodies sit apart and operate independently — not a flat chart so much as one where the person changes by department. Working, loving and being alone do not blend much here, so each area reads more accurately on its own.