Patricia has been working as a counseling astrologer for more than 25 years. She wrote a monthly column for the Atlanta Astrological Society and shares her insights in Daily Astro Inspirations.
In order to determine whether you’ve met your soul mate or are just experiencing sexual attraction, it’s important to consider the sun and moon sign compatibility of both you and the person who has captured your attention. Astrology offers a framework for understanding your relationship needs, those of your partner, how compatible you are, how to overcome problems, and what sort of relationship it will be.
There are two luminaries (Sun and reddit local hookups Moon), three personal planets (Mercury, Venus, and Mars), two impersonal planets (Jupiter and Saturn) and three outer planets (Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto). Each of these was moving through one of the 12 astrological signs on the day you were born. The first thing you’ll need to do is find out what signs the Sun, Moon and other planets occupy in the natal chart of both you and your person of interest. You can do that easily with the free birth chart calculator available at Astrology, if you don’t know birth times use 12 noon.
Now find a quiet spot, get a pencil, a green felt tip pen, and some paper. Then settle in and take a deep breath because this can be a bit like putting a jigsaw puzzle together.
2. List Sun, Moon, and Planets for Each
Now that you’ve gathered everything you’ll need, start by making a descending list of the Sun, Moon, and planets and the astrological signs they occupy for both you and your partner. It’s best if you list them side by side on a piece of paper for easy reference. As you move forward and find planets that you and you partner have in compatible signs, think ease and harmony and draw a green line connecting the two.
Take this step by step, and when you’re finished, you’ll understand more about how you and your person of interest affect one another, plus when you’re finished you’ll have a visual of just how perfect you might be for each other.
3. Determine What Each Planet Brings to the Relationship
Next, you will determine what each planet brings to the relationship and how these connections will resonate with those of your partner and be reciprocated by them.
The Luminaries and Personal Planets
Psychologically, the luminaries and the personal planets represent different spheres of your personality. The astrological signs they are in describe how you function, how you feel, what you want, and how you behave. The planets are the primary actors and archetypes of personality, but it’s the zodiac signs in which the planets fall that give them a distinctive, recognizable character. Without the zodiac signs, the planets would have little astrological significance for the individual.
Venus and Mars Compatibility
Venus and Mars are the planets most associated with love (Venus) and sex (Mars). They are the motivating factors that draw you into intimate relationships. Their sign placements describe what love and sex mean to you. Together they explain how you attract and actively seek out truly intimate and life-enhancing relationships.
- Your Venus sign encompasses everything that delights you and gives you joy and pleasure. It defines what and who you love, the value you put on a person or thing, and what you are prepared to give. The sign of your partner’s Venus will tell you, more precisely than their Sun, Moon, or Ascendant sign, what they are looking for in a relationship.