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the promise of its inherent qualities, both desirable and undesirable.
e natal planet being triggered is the signi cator. It signi es where you experience the energy and how the trigger a ects you.
those areas of life. e kind of disruption depends on the nature of the promissor and the aspect. e disruption is experienced as coming from the house occupied by the promissor.
is is the cause. e natal planet being triggered will have to take action to address the issues in the houses it rules, and this action will embody the nature of the signi cator and the sign it occupies in the natal chart. e
“According to Lilly, when considering primary directions, the nature of
the aspect determines whether the promissor brings good fortune or bad.“
behavior that results from this action is the e ect, and that behavior will be experienced in the house occupied by the signi cator.
According to Lilly, when considering primary directions, the nature of the aspect determines whether the promissor brings good fortune or bad.
e aspect determines the nature of the trigger and describes what the promissor is doing to the signi cator. Conjunctions merge the energy of the two planets, and the promissor takes control of the signi cator; trines remove obstacles; squares create tension and force you to take action; oppositions create con ict or force you to make a decision; sextiles create opportunities for support; quincunxes create a radical change of context; semi-squares create the desire to act but obstruct progress; and sesquiquadrates create resistance to taking necessary action.
It’s the houses that make things complicated.
When a natal planet is triggered, that trigger a ects the house(s) ruled by the natal planet by disrupting
A directed conjunction, trine, or sextile means that the promissor is showing up in supportive ways. A directed square or opposition, however, brings loss and misfortune. By extension, we can assume that the quincunx, semi- square, and sesquiquadrate also represent di cult directions.
The Story So Far: Trump’s 2014 Primary Directions
During Trump’s 2014 solar return cycle (June 13, 2014 to June 14, 2015) he had a total of fourteen active primary directions. is was an incredibly signi cant period in Trump’s life, and although each of these directions is important, we’ll focus only on those that relate to Trump’s decision to run for president.
Trump’s directed Moon is sextile his natal Mars (through November 9, 2016), and trine his natal Part of Fortune (through May 11, 2015). According to Lilly, the directed Moon in good aspect brings “pleasant and pro table change, gain in public associations, popularity, and favors and support from mature women.” e directed Moon is in Trump’s Second House, so the support is largely nancial and feeds both his ego and desires (Mars) and his
personal resources (Part of Fortune).
Trump’s directed Sun is trine both his natal Ascendant (through October 1,
2015) and his natal Moon (through September 20, 2015), and it moved into a sextile to his natal Part of Fortune beginning on January 2, 2015. e
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