Declinations (parallel/contra parallel)

This is a sort of a follow up on declinations. I wrote about Out of Bounds positions earlier (http://astropost.blogspot.nl/2014/01/out-of-bounds.html ). There I explained what declination and OOB is. Now I want to brainstorm a bit about parallel and contra parallel aspects. How to find these aspects? Well, go to Astro.com, select the Additional Tables. Every Sun, Moon, MC, Ascendant and planet has a declination degree, minute and second and a position S (South) or N (North). Use a 16' orb and try to find those positions that come close (for example 23d50m10sN and 24d02m06sN) or those positions in contra parallel (like 23d50m10sS and 24d02m06sN). Is there any contra parallel in your chart, than ask yourself: am I aware that this aspect is important for me? I think that contra parallels are not so obvious as parallels are, just like they are not so obvious from the point of view of one of the objects. But first I want to show you some examples.

On August 4, 1961 POTUS Barack Obama was born. On the same day, in my country, two persons were born who make their living by means of communications. That day, there was a beautiful parallel combination in the sky: Mercury 20gr41m48s N, Jupiter 20gr35m24N and Pluto 20gr34m1sN. Mercury, Jupiter and Pluto made 'common aspects, too: Mercury opposite Jupiter and quintile Pluto. So, there is a double combination to indicate a big amount of words, success by communications and the possibility of earning money singing, writing, negotiating or speaking. The declination aspects support the usual aspects. Obama, as an extra, has Moon parallel Descendant AND trine Jupiter for popularity. That made me think about other American top politicians. Did they have such parallel, too? And how about others?

1. Hillary Clinton’s probable Descendant is parallel Mars 

2. Bill Clinton has Mars parallel Ascendant (Hillary and Bill mirroring each other!) and a parallel conjunction of Uranus, Pluto and MC. Jupiter is parallel Chiron.

3. George W. Bush: Uranus parallel Node.

4. John F. Kennedy had Venus parallel Southern Node and MC parallel Saturn (plus Saturn conjunct MC). 

5. Amanda Knox: Sun contra parallel Neptune in the 8th house of life and death

6. Bill Cosby: Sun contra parallel Jupiter 
7. Dominique Strauss Kahn: Jupiter parallel Descendant; Sun, Mars and Saturn parallel 

8. Tour de France biker Joop Zoetemelk: Jupiter parallel MC and Uranus + Pluto parallel Ascendant. Jupiter, Pluto and Uranus have key positions in the chart, too.

This mix makes you see that it is not easy to find the meaning of parallel and contraparallel aspects in a way that it shows you the person's life or career. Cafe Astrology tried to interpret the parallels (and contra parallels as well) (http://www.cafeastrology.com/natal/declinationsparallels.html ). Most sites and books say that a parallel is like a conjunction and a contra parallel is like an opposition. Is it? I think that the parallel and contra parallel (not conscious) aspects support the existing most important aspects and placements, for good or bad. And I keep thinking. For example about my own Sun/MC trine Pluto, with Sun parallel Midheaven and both contra parallel Pluto, in combination with Moon contra parallel Uranus. Usually Pluto is considered to be a difficult symbol. But now that we know that icy Pluto has a big heart, could we see Pluto as a courageous, brave and defending symbol too? That is according the sign that Pluto 'rules': Scorpio, a water sign. Pluto has fluid, Pluto has ice, Pluto is warm inside... Maybe after the progressed Mars inconjunct Pluto that is exact in my chart next week, I will let you know...

PLEASE DO THE POLL about declinations (on the right, till August 1)! Thank you in avance!

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Astrology of Hiroo Onoda's war

Yesterday Hiroo Onoda died. We know him because he was the last Japanese soldier who surrendered, only in 1974. All those years he was hiding in the jungle. On Februari 20, 1974 someone convinced him that the war was over, but he waited for an official command until his war was finally over. What about his chart? What made him so special? I'd say: obedience and I would like to say where in the chart that is, but I can't find it. This is what I found. I think that the narrow trine between Mars and Neptune explains a lot…

Here is the chart:

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First of all: Uranus is rising before his natal Sun. Uranus is square Mars.
On February 20, 1974 transit Uranus was inconjunct his natal Sun, while Saturn was square his natal sun. The Uranus-Saturn combination is the combination of limited independence and freedom AND the combination of breaking free. Progressed Venus square Uranus tells us about exciting new adventures and Progressed Pallas square Sun mirrors the confrontation with patterns in life changing.

Secondly: Sun is 'calling' in Pisces. This means that he will draw attention, somehow, anyhow. In Pisces it may because of his fantasy, beliefs, ideology or idealism. Well, we noticed him. There may be no major aspects, but Sun is exactly sextile Vesta (the easy way out of 'home'?) and conjunct Eris (the importance of discord) with a sesquisquare Sun-Neptune (frustrating beliefs and ideals, the conflict between beliefs and reality). It is all there.

Third important thing on the day of his birth: March 19, 1922 in Kainan, Japan is the exact trine between Mars and Neptune, his tightest aspect.
Remember 'Into the Wild', the post about Chris McCandless who wanted to live in the wild and died after he found out that it was hard out there? Hiroo Onoda has the same kind of aspect! Perhaps he was rather comfortable in the wild. Modern Japan was too much for him and he went to his brother in Brazil first, but later returned.
Just like Chris McCandless, in spite of the odd action, he became a hero. That is also Mars-Neptune (and of course: Sun-Neptune). He became a myth.

The contra parallel aspect between Sun and Saturn might have contributed to the long period of living alone.

Then there is the combination of Sun in Pisces with Moon in Sagittarius for the idealistic believing character.

Number 6, last but not least is his 'calling' Mercury. That makes it hard to convince the man or to reason with him, I am afraid.  They told him that the war was over, before. But he refused to listen.

The combination of all that, together with the circumstances (war, an island, suppression) explains some of his adventures and why he remained on an island in the wild for decades.




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Out of bounds

We use to use right ascension when we read charts. Very few computer programs or books inform us about declination, parallel and contra-parallel aspects. Even less speak of 'Out of bounds'. I recently started to have a look at 'OOB's' and like to share my findings here.

You know that the Sun moves between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. In high summer, on June 21, the Sun is at  23° 26' 14.675″ (23° 26′ 16″) north of the Equator at noon in the astrological sign Cancer (and on the tropic of Cancer). In winter, on December 21, the Sun will be on the Southern tropic (the Tropic of Capricorn) at noon. The latitude for the Tropic of Capricorn is 23° 26' 14.440. 

Planets, Sun or Moon can be at the same latitude (parallel) or at the point far away on the other side of the equinox (contra-parallel). A Sun at 10d North is contra-parallel the Moon at 10d South, for example. 

The parallel aspect means: being on the same level. The contra-parallel means: being on different levels. Some astrologers say that the parallel aspect may be seen as a conjunction and the contra-parallel aspect as an opposition. 

Now, what is Out of Bounds

Sometimes the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Uranus and Pluto or on a degree of declination where the Sun will never be. That is when they are out of bounds. A Moon at 28d25m is out of bounds. A Mercury at 24d05m is out of bounds. Jupiter is rarely out of bounds (and just a little tiny bit). Saturn and Neptune are never out of bounds. 

Who has OOBs?

Some of us have none. Some of us have 1. Some of us have a few OOBs. 

What does it mean to have an OOB?

OOB positions make the planet or Moon as special as a 'calling' planet (a planet with no aspects in sign or orb 5 degrees). They draw attention. With Moon it is your behavior, with Mercury your way to communicate, with Venus your style or preferences, with Mars your drive and energy (like in the chart of Usain Bolt) and with Uranus you are perhaps a bit eccentric. The OOB Pluto can be the symbol of fanatism. 

Right now, Transit Mercury is out of bounds. This OOB Mercury just hit my Pluto (inconjunct aspect) and the result was a blooper. Thank you OOB Mercury!:) 

I happen to have 3 OOBs (Mercury, Venus and Uranus). I have a parallel aspect and a contra parallel, too. In 2014 I will pay special attention to declinations, parallel and contra parallel aspects and of course the out of the box, out of line OOBs. 

Check these sites for more info on Out of Bounds: 

http://www.forrestastrology.com/resources/articles/general-astrology/215-the-out-of-bounds-moon Steven Forrest schrijft hier over Out of Bounds in het algemeen en de OOB-Maan in het bijzonder

http://www.astrologykings.com/advanced-lessons/out-of-bounds-planets/

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