The Inconjunct (also called a Quincunx) 150° separation An inconjunct is a 150° degree angle between two planets. Five signs apart, and one sign smaller than the opposition.      Here are some thoughts on the inconjunct, from a variety of professional astrologers: Jeri Noble jeri@astroevolution.com    http://www.astroevolution.com  "This aspect requires that we bend, adjust, adapt to the situations we find ourselves in. We may have to sacrifice something, spiritualizing our deeper self. Or, we may need to work hard to be of service, thus purifying our intentions. This is a spiritual aspect. Like most spiritual opportunities, it can be used for good or evil. The negative expression of this aspect is the "professional martyr" or "eternal victim". Carol Willis MA cbwillis@lightlink.com  "The Quincunx is evocative of 6th and 8th house matters and is used a lot in medical astrology. The need to make adjustments, stress - especially in the workplace, health and wellness, nutrition, service to others, the possibility of renewal and transformation, and valid healing actions are some topics related to the quincunx."      Seymour-Smith  "The quincunx has more to do with health, mental and physical ... and is a little like the opposition in that it concerns interpersonal rather than wholly `internal' matters. It shows what a person will, or will not, do for others, and how much this costs him; it indicates what a person believes are his obligations, and his feelings about carrying them out. People can get ill if they starve themselves of the input gained from others or if they refuse, or cannot find a way, to reciprocate the affections of others." Adze http://www.adze.com  "Adjustment. There's a gnawing uneasiness, things are not clean cut. There's a strange tug-o-war. Unconscious negligence can cause problems. The quincunx is an irritant which leads to fulfillment. First, power may be dampened. There could be a need to give more than you get. Things may seem out of joint. There's a kind of quandary that requires adjustment, a change in routine and a need to analyze and perfect."

The Sextile Two zodiac signs apart. 60° separation. A sextile is an aspect between planets of 60°, or two zodiac signs, or half of a trine. This is a soft aspect, with an interpretation that is less intense than a trine. Here are some thoughts on the subject from a seclection of authors:   ROBERT HAND : The sextile requires dynamism to actualise, and there is often an increase of awareness, as with an opposition (the sextile is the the trine as the opposition is to the conjunction). The sextile reprenents circumstances in which one has to exert some energy in order to take advantage of the situion that is offered.  Trines will often signify that matters will work themselvess out, while with the sextile one has to give assistance. Hence a common keyword for sextile is "opportunity". In practice, the distinction between sextile and trines in the natal chart is not very significant. The distinction can be more important when  comparing natal and transit positions.  Horoscope Symbols (See pg 130)   MARION D MARCH and JOAN McEVERS : In any sextile aspect there is a compatitibility between positive or active signs, between fire/air or earth/water which creates an ease in understanding, in the gaterhing of information and in expression. The planets cooperate with each other. Keep in mind which planets are involved, as well aws which signs and which houses.  The Only Way to Learn Astrology. Vol 1. Basic Principles. (See pg 63)      JERI NOBLE : This is one of the more comfortable energy patterns. It stimulates interest and can raise personal energy. Situations, people or events tend to come together well, with minor adjustments. See Jeri Noble's website http://www.astroevolution.com or write to jerinoble@astroevolution.com

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