Alright, so I’ve been messing around with this thing called a “sesquiquadrate” in astrology. Sounds fancy, right? It’s basically when two planets are about 135 degrees apart in the sky. I first heard about it a few days ago and thought, “What the heck is that?” So, I started digging.
I spent a good chunk of yesterday reading about it online. Some folks call it a “tri-octile,” which made me think I was getting into something super complicated. But, basically, from what I gathered, it’s considered a minor aspect, not one of the big deals like conjunctions or oppositions. And the main word I kept seeing associated with it was “irritating.” Great.
This morning, I decided to see if I could spot any of these sesquiquadrates in my own birth chart. I pulled up my chart online, I had to squint at it for a while. After a bit of hunting, I found one! Between my Moon and Mars, no less. Those two are always a bit of a handful in my chart anyway, so this felt like it fit.
I then spent the next few hours trying to figure out what this Moon-Mars sesquiquadrate might mean for me. I went back to those articles and forum posts I’d found earlier. Most of them talked about this aspect creating a kind of underlying tension, a need to resolve something, but also a feeling of being stuck. Sounded about right for a Monday, haha.
I started brainstorming, just jotting down any thoughts that came to mind about how this might play out in my life. I came up with a few things. I have a tendecy to be very emotional, also impulsive, that is what my Moon and Mars says. Maybe this sesquiquadrate is what has been making it hard for me to find a good balance?
- Moon
- Mars
- 135 degrees
I realized that I often feel this push-pull between wanting to nurture and take care of people (Moon things) and wanting to just go after what I want, no holds barred (Mars things). It’s like I’m constantly second-guessing myself, or feeling like I have to choose one or the other. That is quite an irritating thing.
By the late afternoon, I felt like I had a better grasp on this whole sesquiquadrate business. It’s not some magical key that unlocks all the secrets of the universe, but it did give me a new perspective on some of the inner conflicts I deal with. And it was kind of fun to play detective with my own birth chart.
I’m still not sure how much I buy into all this astrology stuff, but this little experiment definitely got me thinking. Maybe I’ll keep an eye out for other sesquiquadrates in my chart, or in other people’s charts, and see if I can spot any patterns. Who knows, maybe there’s something to this “irritating” aspect after all. It’s definitely given me something to chew on, at least for now.
I have spent one day to figure this out.
My conclusion
Sesquiquadrate, sounds irritating, but it is a fun thing to learn.
