A stellium in Taurus occurred on April 19th. But what is a stellium, exactly? It occurs when three or more planets spend time in the same sign. This specific cluster of planets is in Taurus (for several weeks, the sun, Mercury, Venus, and Uranus will all be in the fixed earth sign), so you’ll be extra focused on love and money. In addition, you are unwilling to sacrifice your feelings and convictions.
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What does it mean to have a stellium?
When you map your natal chart, you can see where all of the planets were in the sky at the time of your birth, not simply where the sun was.
“A stellium occurs when three or more planets are concentrated in a single zodiac sign or house in someone’s chart,” the twins explain. “Babies born in the summer of 2020 will have a stellium in Capricorn, because Jupiter, Saturn, and Pluto are all in Capricorn,” they explain. Having Mars, Mercury, and Saturn all in the fifth house is another example (which relates to romance, love, and creativity).
In some cases, people’s charts may have more than one stellium (i.e., three planets in Sag and three in the eighth house).
Is a stellium uncommon?
If you’ve ever encountered someone with a powerful personality who appears to have all of the qualities of one sign, they may have been born with a stellium. It may seem terrible, but it is truly unique and quite unusual.
Is it beneficial to have a stellium?
A stellium draws attention to certain attributes, characteristics, and themes in your life. In some ways, it makes your personality stronger and potentially more defined. A stellium is so powerful that it has the ability to tame the strength of your solar sign that is, if your sun sign is not included in your stellium. If your stellium is in Scorpio but your sun is in Libra, you may be more introspective, emotional, and attracted by all things macabre and taboo than the usual Libra.
Is your ascendant a stellium member?
A stellium is a grouping of three or more planets that appears in a person’s natal chart. These three planets, plus one, must all be in the same house and sign. These planets may or may not be in conjunction, however this is not usually the case.
Some astrologers disagree with this description, but it is one of the more frequently accepted ideas, and I have found enough evidence in my experience to support the theory that stellium energy is created by three or more planets.
In the example above, you can see that this person has a three-planet stellium in Pisces’ 9th house (Chiron, Mercury, and Neptune) and a four-planet stellium in Pisces’ 10th house (Mars, Moon, Sun, and Venus). Despite being in the 10th house, Uranus is not a member of the stellium because it is in the sign of Aries. Because it is not a planet or luminary, the Midheaven is not included in this stellium.
The Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and Chiron are the only luminaries/planets that make up a stellium. Stelliums do not include things like North Node, South Node, Ascendant, Descendant, Midheaven, and so on because they are not physical bodies.
Stelliums reflect the native’s seat of power, as well as a concentrated attention on that house’s location over the native’s lifespan. Whatever sign the stellium is in will be an important component of that person’s personality, representing reasons and themes within the house’s greater lesson.
The absence of stelliums in a chart does not indicate anything undesirable or harmful. It’s fine if many people don’t have them. It simply indicates that there will be greater balance in life themes, rather than any singular focus or preoccupation throughout one’s lifespan.
Stelliums are frequently employed in the study of cultural or mass events. When a stellium appears in the chart during a historical or present event, it indicates that the event is imbued with the energy of that house and sign. We’ll go through that in greater detail in another piece.
To comprehend how the stellium’s energy will manifest, you must first comprehend the home it resides in and what that house signifies. Houses frequently depict external events in our life, while the sign of the planets in this house depicts how we respond to these events. The 9th and 10th house stelliums of Pisces, for example, imply an emphasis on broad thought, philosophy, and travel (9th house) and economics and stability (10th house), which are handled in a sensitive, dreamy, almost unconscious manner in the sample chart above (Pisces). The native will naturally spend a lot of mental energy speculating on possibilities, and they may even make a career out of it. The 10th house stellium shows a propensity for leadership, but as Pisces is the sign of “martyrdom,” the native may take on leadership roles in order to aid others to the point of stress.
Check out which planets are in the stellium as well. The presence of some planets, such as Pluto, could imply that the stellium’s energy has a compulsive nature. Neptune could indicate an unconscious aspect, implying that the native is unaware of the stellium’s energy. Uranus will give the stellium’s essence a new twist (i.e. Uranus in a 2nd house stellium will encourage the native to earn money through a unique career). Saturn will teach you lessons in the theme represented by the house.
Is YODS astrology unique?
An inconjunct/quincunx aspect is difficult to interpret in any chart because the zodiac signs involved speak different languages based on element, modality, and polarity. As a result, they necessitate flexibilityfor example, living with a roommate who shares your values, political beliefs, and habits.
Because a Yod involves three or more planets, the potentially chaotic effect is amplifiedand navigating it needs care.
The natural propensity of planets in aspect is to seek a point of compromise and balance. The 150-degree quincunx component of the Yod’s problem is that it unites zodiac signs that have no common basis. As a result, there is no point of equilibrium, resulting in a frustrating dynamic that stymies development or makes the person feel like every decision they make is accompanied with a cost.
The Yod is also said to represent “a time crisis.” Because the three zodiac signs involved speak various languages, when a Yod is engaged, the person can respond to a challenge in a variety of ways. To settle the conflict, one of the two planets must act in a way that is incompatible with the nature of its sign.
