What You Must Know About Composite Charts

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Composite Charts are specific horoscopes that let you assess relationships in a different and quite unique way.

These specific horoscopes show how two people operate as a couple, as a team, symbolizing the central life force energy of the relationship as another personality.

Technically, composites are based on the (near) midpoints of all planets and points in both natal charts.

Some astrologers say and even claim that composite charts are only valid until a couple has been together for some time. This, we find quite unbelievable because there is not a single reason why these specific horoscopes would work out with (some) delay...

Pointing to "free will" to prove the delayed action would be the same as saying that these specific astrological charts can be delineated in any way that fits the relationship best.

In our opinion this would either indicate a lack of understanding how reality works or a lack of astrological technique/practice.

Why then don't the same astrologers also claim that natal charts should work out with delay if "free will" prevails? Natal charts work out immediately and progress and evolve over time in a cyclic way out of their own origin/source.

This is the basic understanding of any astrological chart.

In our opinion, when two people meet, the central life force energy is there INSTANTLY -- without any delay and the interaction between both people as a team can be analyzed instantly and evolves as both people together evolve too.

What you must remember though is that composite charts are a mathematical construct and artificial!

Unlike natal charts and other horoscopes, composites do not exist in time and space and are a fiction!

You have to take this into account when analyzing composite charts and that's why you have to be aware that assessing these specific compatibility horoscopes need a different approach and a lot of common sense.

That's why you should remember the following facts:

• Don't interpret the planets in the signs because the composite is not a 'real' chart (for example: there are no retrogrades)
• Only interpret the planets in the houses and the aspects

This said, how to delineate composite horoscopes?

• The composite Sun represents the life force of the couple, the unity of both people, so any aspect to the Sun is crucial. Also note the house position of the composite Sun.

• Look for planets in the 7th house (if there are no planets in the 7th house, take a look at the ruler of the 7th house and its aspects)

• It's best to have the composite Sun in the 7th, 2nd, 5th or 11th house

• List the mutual or replicated aspects between the same pair of planets/points that you can find in both natal charts (for example: when in both natal charts there is an aspect between Mercury and Uranus and you find both planets aspected in the composite chart again, its principle is emphasized and significant)

• List the aspect configurations (Grand Cross, Grand Trine, YOD etc.) and significant planetary activity in a certain house (stellia), Quadrant or hemisphere

• Check if there are close contacts between each natal chart and the composite horoscope. Strong aspects denote a relationship that will have impact and might be life-changing. No contacts indicate a meaningless relationship.

  Especially check any aspects from a composite point (Ascendant/MC or planets) to the natal Sun/Moon midpoint of each!

• Pay particularly attention to the composite nodal axis (Moon's Node) and the planetary aspects from the individual natal charts.

• A strong 5th house can be a blessing.

From the composite charts you cannot delineate attraction though. Composites tell you about the new entity that this couple becomes and the transformation that happens when two people are (brought) together.