 Often,
themes in a chart comparison (synastry) repeat in a
composite chart reading. However, there are times
when strong themes don't repeat.
One of the main differences between comparing charts
and reading composite charts has to do with the fact
that the composite chart is the chart of a
couple--it represents the relationship as a unit.
Comparing charts, on the other hand, involves
comparing the different energies of two charts point
by point.
Another way to look at it involves viewing the
composite chart as the "final outcome" of the
relationship.
Take, for example, a situation in which hard aspects
of Neptune are present in the chart comparison of a
couple, but Neptune is not similarly strong in the
composite chart. Issues regarding disillusionments
and/or deceptions will be a part of the
relationship, but won't be a deciding factor when it
comes to the viability of the partnership.
If hard aspects of Neptune figure strongly in the
composite chart and not in the chart comparison, on
the other hand, difficult Neptunian themes may seem
to erupt out of nowhere and become a major factor
with regard to the viability or outcome of the
relationship. In some cases we
find, for example, mutual hard aspects between each person's
Venus and Mars in chart comparison. In the composite chart,
however, there is a Venus-Mars harmonious trine. In a
situation such as this one, sexual tension represented by
the Venus-Mars hard interchart aspects is most certainly
present in the relationship. However, overall, the couple
finds creative solutions to the tension. It is unlikely that
the challenges created by the interchart aspects will reign
in the partnership. Overall, both individuals will find the
relationship largely satisfying on romantic and sexual
levels. If the couple were to break up, the tensions created
by the hard Venus-Mars aspects wouldn't be a factor in the
separation. In fact, the composite Venus-Mars trine could be
one factor that keeps them together.
As such, it is important to consider the
challenges in a composite chart as factors that directly
affect the viability of the relationship and the quality of
life of a couple. Synastry aspects represent interplays that
certainly exist and are relevant. However, the composite
chart helps to pinpoint the more "fatalistic" potentials and
challenges in a relationship.
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