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Blended Horoscopes:
A Guide to Composite Charts
by Isabelle Ghaneh
Man is a knot into which
relationships are tied, according to Antoine de Saint-Exupery, a Sun
Sign Cancer and the author of The Little Prince, a well loved
book about the nature of love and relationship connections (among other
things). It's true that most of us, though certainly not all of us,
need to connect with someone. That connection may come with a family
member, with a friend or lover, with a belief in a religious system, or
with a strong connection to a cause or ideal.
When you connect with
someone, it's only natural that you are going to produce a certain
energy between the two of you. That applies to your interaction no
matter with whom you are dealing, whether in a positive or a challenged
relationship. You have many relationships in your life, and the energy
you have and feel in each one is different than the next.
If you have ever been
involved with someone romantically, you know that there were some
attractions you had that swept you off your feet, and some that were
more placid in nature. Some couples produce a lot of chemistry
together, and have a sparkle and oomph that happen between them when
they are together. It's electric, and you can almost feel it in the
air. Some couples exude a sense of togetherness, and a calm, quiet, and
loving domesticity when they are together. After many years of being in
a long partnership, some couples begin to blend together and become
almost one entity.
That is because together
they produce a composite energy of their interaction, and their
relationship itself has become an entity. This is a force that can be
charted astrologically, the same way an individual's life, or an event
(as when a wedding or business opening occurs) can be charted.
This is called a
composite chart, and it applies to every relationship you have, whether
it's a one-night stand, an unrequited love, or a long-term partnership.
It applies to you and your mom and to and your dad, to you and your
favorite aunt, and to you and your mentor. Coworkers, bosses, and
neighbors produce energy with you, as do of course friends and
acquaintances.
So what is a blended or
composite chart, and how do you obtain one? First, you already know
that a composite chart is a chart of the relationship that exists
between two people. Now for the tricky part.
A composite chart is
composed by taking the midpoints of the combination of the two people's
corresponding planets. That sounds complex, but it's not. For an
example, each sign of the zodiac is composed of 30 degrees, and they
continue on with each succeeding sign of the zodiac. So for the
purposes of a composite chart you take the whole numbers of the signs
and add them up.
Aries is 0-29, Taurus is
30-59, Gemini is 60-89, Cancer is 90-119, Leo is 120-149, Virgo is
150-179, Libra is 180-209, Scorpio is 210-239, Sagittarius is 240-269,
Capricorn is 270-299, Aquarius is 300-329, and Pisces is 330-359.
For example, if your Sun
is at 16 degrees of Aries your Sun number is 16 degrees. If your
partner, friend, coworker, next door neighbor or high school art
teacher's Sun is at Sagittarius of 12 degrees, that translates into a
mathematical number of 252 degrees. Add the two of them together, 16 +
252 = 268 and divide by 2, which equals 134. That means that the
midpoint of your Sun and the Sun of the person you are in a
relationship with is at 14 degrees of Leo. That is the Sun of the
composite relationship chart you share, and it is the placement of the
Sun for your composite analysis.
You can do the same for
all the planets: the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Chiron, and the North Node. You can do it for
your combined Ascendants (if you have the time of birth for each of
you), and for the Midheaven, the Tenth House. Once you calculate all
the above, you have a very detailed chart of the relationship you share
with the person in question.
You can obtain the
degrees of the planets, which you can get from an astrological
ephemeris, and which lists the daily movements of the planets, either
online via the Internet, through a search engine site by typing in
"ephemeris astrological listings," through requesting an ephemeris
through your local library, or buying one at a bookstore.
You can obtain the
degrees of the planets, which you can get from an astrological
ephemeris, and which lists the daily movements of the planets, either
online via the Internet, through a search engine site by typing in
"ephemeris astrological listings," through requesting an ephemeris
through your local library, or buying one at a bookstore.
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