John McCain

John McCain

Saturday, August 29, 1936 8:37:00 AM Politician, Arizona Senator

Source: staff q. mom for about 9 AM/A Panamá, Panama

Time Zone: 05:00 (EST)

Longitude: 079° W 32'

Latitude: 08° N 58'

Aspect Patterns Introduction to Aspect Patterns

Astrology describes the complex personality pattern inside each of us that makes us an individual. Some charts have many aspect patterns, others few. Some lives feature much change, others follow a steady course. Your chart features 4 aspect patterns. The fewer the patterns that you have, the closer these descriptions should fit you. This report will try to interpret the tightest, most dominant patterns first. Pattern analysis is important for understanding your special path, but there are other planetary aspects in your chart that are not part of these large patterns - these are delineated in your complete natal report. There is an almost infinite variety of planetary arrangements that are possible - the moment of your birth picked one of the possibilities. All humans feel the patterns formed by the planets at our birth, but the manner and extent to which we are able to express those patterns depends on a combination of circumstances and free will. If you are reading this, then your brain is past the stage where it is dominated purely by instinct - a part of you is sensitive to the planetary dynamics in the astral body that was created at your birth. Perhaps seen from the viewpoint of worldly values, some charts may appear to be more fortunate than other charts, but seen spiritually we each have a chart that gives us the opportunity to learn valuable lessons. The external life occupies the ego's attention while the universe teaches the spirit what it needs to learn. You have the opportunity to channel the life energies of the planets in the course of creating and experiencing the joys, rewards, sorrows, and frustrations of being alive. You experience those energies according to the unique configuration frozen in your natal chart, but you always have free will.

Mystic Rectangle, tight

This chart features a tight version of the powerful aspect pattern known as the Mystic Rectangle. In this pattern, the planets Pluto, Venus, the Moon and Saturn are simultaneously in 180-degree opposition, 120-degree trine, and 60-degree sextile aspects to the other planets. One finds this pattern in the charts of half of the world's mystics as well as a fourth of the world's population. The opposition aspects cut right through the center of the chart, causing the energy of those planets to pass through and touch the heart of the individual. Opposition aspects are stressful and bring forced awareness. The charts of mystics usually have multiple opposition aspects. Trine and sextile aspects are harmonious and confer success, understanding, intelligence and opportunity.

Your life will alternate between periods of success and periods of frustration. The opposition aspects will cause difficulties in your life, but the trine and sextile aspects will bring fortune and enable you to learn from difficult experiences. You will find ways to resolve conflict and discord, perhaps becoming a peacemaker. Your life may involve periods of negativity, but, as the saying goes, when life hands you lemons you learn how to make lemonade. In fact, this pattern does occur more often in the charts of famous celebrities than it does in the charts of noncelebrities. You might be a polarizing figure, where your appeal is strong to some people but not to others. You yourself might be torn in two directions regarding your life. You might be gung-ho about your career for awhile, and then want to retreat from it. Your personality may be a combination of hard and soft.

The reflective Moon causes you to be influenced more than most by the people with whom you come into contact. You probably have a love of family, history, reading and writing. You may be blessed with a wonderful memory. The Moon gives you a sense of humor. You are good at reading the public taste and reacting to it. You could have a career in which you work for or appeal to the public. Venus increases your sociability. You care about and get along well with other people. You make time for conversation. You have grace and charm. You like and appeal to the opposite sex. You can find what is good about a person. You could have some musical ability. You are a peoplepleaser, but to avoid overcommitting yourself you must learn to sometimes say no. You normally make a devoted spouse, but if Mars is involved, you could have many romantic involvements. With Saturn your career could be all-consuming. You are good at

business. When young you surprise everyone with your maturity, especially if Jupiter is also part of the pattern. You respect and try to learn from your elders. Your personal life could start late. You could suffer from sadness and melancholy, which will be aggravated by feelings of isolation. Saturn makes your emotions rather cold and distant. You could have had a love/hate relationship with your father. Pluto can mean that you must rally all of your resources to face a shocking event in your life. You can tap into toughness, power, and intensity. Pluto adds range and depth to your mind. You have the courage to change, to stay fresh through continual reinvention. Pluto gives you almost reckless bravery.

Mutable Grand Cross

You have a dynamic aspect configuration that increases your energy level and alertness. In this chart, there are mutual square and opposition aspects between Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn and Chiron, in all four Mutable signs, which indicates that you are especially good at processing information and making associations. Your quick-wittedness and versatility makes it easy for you to adapt to different circumstances. You excel at the art of communication and would make a good diplomat. Many famous Mutable Grand Cross individuals are actors. You are not attracted to power for its own sake, but you may find power necessary in order to do the right thing and bring about needed social change. Unlike the Cardinal and Fixed signs which represent the beginning and middle of the life cycle, the Mutable signs already have plenty of experience under their belts and tend not to respect authority or the status quo. You insist on mentally analyzing all the information about a situation before you act. Sometimes this puts you too much in your head where you may search endlessly for the 'right' thing to do. The analytical mind can be a useful tool, but it has its limitations and you should not over rely upon it to make all of your decisions for you. Your imagination and your feelings can also guide you. In terms of deciding what is correct behavior, as you gain experience and confidence during the course of your life you will gradually evolve away from deciding according to parental or group standards to deciding based on your own set of standards. But communicating with others, getting their validation and feedback on your thinking, will always be important to you.

In your life, there will periodically be times of great activity or even crisis as transiting or progressed planets activate all the natal planets in this aspect configuration simultaneously. Whether you are in control or external forces are in control at these times will depend on the extent to which you have mastered your divergent parts and operate as an integrated whole. Your life may not be a comfortable one, but you can rise to a high level of functioning if you accept the challenge of integrating and focusing the diverse parts represented by the planets in this configuration. Don't let the planets at cross-purposes immobilize you, but practice just enough introspection to learn about yourself and then channel your intense energy and endurance into constructive external action. If there is a sextile or trine aspect to one of the planets in the grand cross, the nature of the two planets involved can indicate the direction of the constructive action. You should actually welcome opportunities for change and fresh input because despite its power, the cross configuration can also be closed and static. If you find yourself recycling the same stale thoughts, then it is time to seek out new experiences.

You will tend to define yourself by your relationships with others. You may find security in relationships in which you give to and serve others, which in itself is fine and healthy. It is important to you to feel wanted. Just make sure that you protect yourself by ending relationships in which you are being abused. You have the versatility to experiment with a variety of relationships and should have the self-esteem to acknowledge it if one of your experiments is not a success. It is possible to be too adaptable - have the backbone to resist pressures that are to your detriment. Greater self-assertion and more persistence will help you in your life and relationships. If you find it hard to commit to a course of action, it may be because your Mutable planets at cross-purposes are too distracting - it is hard to get your square and opposition Mutable planets working on the same team. Nervousness, indecision and procrastination can affect your ability to commit to a life path or relationship. You suffer from too much awareness. The solution is to channel your over-active mind into meditation, focusing, study and teaching.

Jupiter increases your ability to give yourself wholeheartedly. You devote time and attention to your interests. You expand into new areas through experimentation, combining thoroughness with versatility. You are a positive person who cooperates well with others. You come across as self-assured. Your behavior is noble, that of a gentleman or lady, not petty. With Saturn your career could be all-consuming. You become a master of knowledge and technique. In business, you watch the store and know what is going on. When young you surprise everyone with your maturity, especially if Jupiter is also part of the pattern. You respect and try to learn from your elders. Your personal life could start late. You could suffer from sadness and melancholy, which will be aggravated by feelings of isolation. You could have a satirical or cynical sense of humor, especially if the Moon is involved in the pattern. You are someone, no matter how high you climb, who always sees a higher pinnacle. Saturn can give a completely unwarranted feeling of poverty or insecurity which can get you into trouble if it causes you to break the law. Relax! You have the gift of persistence, but watch out for illness brought on by exhaustion and overwork. You might enjoy being

a teacher. Neptune causes you to try new things, to ask why not. You are not ambitious in terms of having set goals, although you do have high standards. You are sensitive, compassionate and establish rapport easily. You could write poetry or music. You are better at painting impressionistic pictures than you are at dry, abstract analysis. You are a humanitarian who is committed to helping other people. Chiron opens you up to input from the higher mind. You go where your inner light leads you. You can be quite versatile and a risk taker. You pursue diverse goals, straying from your comfort zone, taking risks that make you feel alive and challenged. You perform well under pressure, especially if Mars is involved.

Hard Rectangle

You have a powerful aspect configuration known as a Hard Rectangle in your chart. In this pattern, the planets Pluto, the Sun, Neptune, the Moon and Saturn are simultaneously in a 180-degree opposition, a 135-degree sesquiquadrate, and a 45- degree semisquare aspect to the other planets. All these hard aspects reinforce a restless energy that makes you kind of like a jumping bean, always on the go, keeping a hectic schedule. When you get burned out from one activity, you will switch to another. Sometimes you take a break in order to rejuvenate yourself. With the Sun in this pattern, you look for a way to have the self shine. The life force is strong within you. You have good endurance, but you may find it lonely at times to be a one-person show. The reflective Moon causes you to be influenced more than most by the people with whom you come into contact. You probably have a love of family, history, reading and writing. You may be blessed with a wonderful memory. The Moon gives you a sense of humor. You are good at reading the public taste and reacting to it. Saturn increases your maturity and your seriousness. Scholarly studies or business might interest you. In this pattern, Saturn makes you a bit withdrawn and shy. Later in life you must watch out for depression, which will be exacerbated by financial difficulties or poor health. You respond very well to exercise and a healthy diet. Neptune gives you deep understanding and vision. You are sensitive, compassionate and establish rapport easily. You are in touch with the realm of dreams and magic. You could write poetry or music. You are better at painting impressionistic pictures than you are at dry, abstract analysis. Neptune causes you to try new things, to ask why not. You are not ambitious in terms of having set goals, although you do have high standards. You are a humanitarian who is committed to helping other people. Pluto can mean that you must

rally all of your resources to face a shocking event in your life. You can tap into toughness, power, and intensity. Pluto adds range and depth to your mind. You have the courage to change, to stay fresh through continual reinvention. Pluto gives you almost reckless bravery.

Mutable T-Square

This chart features a frequently found aspect pattern known as a T-Square. At least two planets that are in opposition aspect to each other, Saturn, Venus and Neptune, form difficult but energizing square aspects to at least one focal planet, Chiron, where all planets involved in the pattern fall in Mutable signs. The T-Square can be an irritating aspect pattern to have, but the benefit of this connection between the planets is that it challenges you and keeps you from being lazy. The configuration's energy flow lets you accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Venus increases your sociability. You care about and get along well with other people. You make time for conversation. You have grace and charm. You could have some musical ability. You are a people-pleaser, but to avoid overcommitting yourself you must learn to sometimes say no. You normally make a devoted spouse, but if Mars is involved, you could have many romantic involvements. With Saturn your career could be all-consuming. You become a master of knowledge and technique. In business, you watch the store and know what is going on. When young you surprise everyone with your maturity, especially if Jupiter is also part of the pattern. You respect and try to learn from your elders. Your personal life could start late. You could suffer from sadness and melancholy, which will be aggravated by feelings of isolation. You could have a satirical or cynical sense of humor, especially if the Moon is involved in the pattern. You are someone, no matter how high you climb, who always sees a higher pinnacle. Saturn can give a completely unwarranted feeling of poverty or insecurity which can get you into trouble if it causes you to break the law. Relax! You have the gift of persistence, but watch out for illness brought on by exhaustion and overwork. You might enjoy being a teacher. Neptune causes you to try new things, to ask why not. You are not ambitious in terms of having set goals, although you do have high standards. You are sensitive, compassionate and establish rapport easily. You could write poetry or music. You are better at painting impressionistic pictures than you are at dry, abstract analysis. You are a humanitarian who is committed to helping other people. The concentration of Mutable sign planets activates your communication and versatility, making the Mutable T-Square a common