The Composite Chart: Aspects

The Composite Chart:

Synastry & Relationship Astrology

In this article:

Planets in Aspect in the Composite Chart

Planetary Aspects in the Composite Chart

The influences of the aspects between planets in the composite chart can be considered the heart and soul of the relationship. Although any composite chart is complex, with multiple influences to consider, it’s helpful to study each planetary aspect in order to understand the energies at play in a relationship.

Next: The Composite Chart and Synastry

References and Suggested Further Reading:

Planets in Composite: Analyzing Human Relationships (The Planet Series)

Cafe Astrology Review: This slightly older book, dedicated to interpreting the composite chart, is a useful reference. Besides introductory chapters that give an overview of the whole process of casting and reading the composite chart (the chart of a relationship), the book offers case studies as well as delineations of each composite luminary and planet in the houses and in aspect. The Moon’s Nodes, and their special meaning in the composite chart, get a whole chapter to themselves, too.

If you frequent the Astrodienst site, you’ll find that their interpretations of the composite chart are pulled from this excellent work.

The interpretations given in Planets in Composite are insightful; they’re also decidedly realistic and practical. Some of them can even sting, which is probably a good thing.

Composite Charts; The Astrology of Relationships

Cafe Astrology Note: Composite Charts: The Astrology of Relationships is another comprehensive composite chart manual. This book is written by John Townley who is credited with the invention of the wonderful “composite” technique.

This book interprets the composite planets and nodes in aspect, house, and sign. Both this book and Robert Hand’s Planets in Composite (left) are excellent reads, and they complement each other well–instead of overlapping. Townley’s writing style is a little more conversational then Hand’s. Composite planets in the signs is covered in this work and not in Planets in Composite. I find both books quite useful. If I had to make a choice between these two books when recommending a composite chart manual to a student of astrology, however, I would choose Planets in Composite (left).

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The Composite Chart: Aspects