Day 2! See day 1 for the intro about the project.
Today I want to introduce some basics around connection charts (also called composite or relationship charts)
Tomorrow I will talk about specific themes based upon each center.
Any two charts can be run together to see how the energies fit - these are just mechanics and does not/cannot predict how healthy or unhealthy a relationship might be. Lived experience and conditioning affect every single person and that cannot be seen in a chart.
Connection charts are commonly created for romantic partners but can also be done with parents, children, other family, friends, coworkers, clients etc. I run a composite chart with almost every single person I run a chart for. I like to look for patterns and it's fun to find them.
When charts combine, the defined centers of each person come together and electromagnetic connections can bring definition to centers each person might have undefined. Here is a random example:
This is a 8-1 chart - meaning there is 1 center left undefined. This is often taught to be the "optimal" configuration for a romantic relationship, I tend to disagree, I don't think there is an optimal. Everyone is different and people need different things that don't necessarily show up in a HD chart.
There are these little rhyming sayings you may see on some composite charts. Many people agree that these are kind of... harsh and rigid and unhelpful.
Relationships are far more dynamic and complicated than the simple mechanics of the two charts together.
9-0 "Nowhere to go" This may feel super safe and secure while simultaneously feeling restricting and slightly off. It is really important that the people take conscious time away from each other because the inclination may be that they never need time apart and the energy can grow stagnant. There's no room to move within the relationship, no particular theme or area to be challenge, so it may feel easy and cozy. Everyone needs room to breath though and it can be as simple as not working together, having some different hobbies, or different friend groups.
8-1 "Have some fun" This configuration allows for some built in room to breath, room to grow, but singular in theme. The head center being open or the will center being open are the most common ones I have seen.
7-2 "Work to do" This means there will be 2 themes within the relationship, neither more important than the other. Often it is the head and ajna together. It will never be the ajna open alone, if the ajna is open, the head center will be as well.
6-3 "Better to be free" This just means that the couple will most likely have aspects of their lives that are separate. Work separately, different friend groups, maybe travel is involved where one spends time away from home frequently. Many people may find this to be most optimal, so the idea that this would not be a good relationship is silly. If someone does travel a lot for work, this might actually be a preferred configuration. There will be 3 different themes for this configuration
5-4 "A relationship no more" Similar to the 6-3, more space and time away from each other pursuing different interests, and that doesn't mean it can't be the most amazing relationship for some people. However if the communication is poor and one or both individuals are living very unaligned, it may be a disaster. Lived experience and conditioning will matter a lot.
These little sayings were meant to be about romantic partnerships, but shine a light on any kind of relationship in terms of how comfortable it might be to spend a lot of time around each other or what kind of relationship/friendship it may be - best friends that talk to each other every day, or friends that call each other once a year to check in. For someone like a Manifestor with a 2 profile line and the gate 40, they may want to have a composite chart that gives a bit more space.
My partner and I have a 7 and 2. He is a projector and I am a generator with the gate 40. We both need alone time and I feel like the 7 and 2 is just perfect for us with the particular energies that we have and our energy needs.
Come back tomorrow when I share info about the themes for each center. Ex: The head center stays open like the chart example - the theme of exploring inspiration together.
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