The Astrological Trine, matches and interpreting, harmonious expansion :
- Symbolic number : 3
- Exact degree : 120°
- Orb in birth chart : 8-10°
- Symbolic Planets : Jupiter
- Symbolic Signs : Sagittarius – Pisces
- Symbolic Houses : 9th House – 12th House but also 2nd House, 6th House, 10th House
An expressionof these planets, signs, houses, implies that the chart is marked by the principles of the Trine below.
The Trine : Harmonious expansion
The Trine is a Major Aspect reputed in traditional astrology to be the most harmonic and favorable aspect.
The Trine is the aspect of material and/or spiritual expansion, of creation, incarnation, integration, existence, conception, harmonious sharing.
Behind this quick definition, it is necessary to specify the 2 meanings that underline the aspect of the Trine :
- The first meaning impacts material satisfaction and socio-professional fulfillment, brings epicureanism, abundance and fluidity of life, facilities in society, a tendency to extroversion, intellectual effervescence, spontaneous understanding, flash of the mind (the stroke of genius)…
- The second meaning is on the contrary more spiritual, speaks of elevation, in renunciation, self-denial, devotion, reflection, meditation, philanthropy, triumph of the spirit, even mysticism, even a psychological revelation…
Quite often, a Trine in birth chart will express itself first in the material sense, but with maturity, it will manifest the second spiritual sense, although this is by no means obligatory.
These two senses mix, intertwine, sometimes it will be a manifestation of power, of notoriety, a “legal and social structuring”… sometimes the Trine will act as an assistance, a protection, a fertility, a visionary spirit…
The Trine always has a “social” aspect, it directly or indirectly concerns life in society, it symbolizes a phase of evolution based on the harmonic and peaceful sharing of energies, reciprocal giving, mutual exchange.
The Trine can cause positive events to happen spontaneously, sometimes in a totally unconscious way and independent of the native’s will (he “undergoes” them or rather takes advantage of them…), but more often than not the Trine also requires a dynamic and conscious action on the native’s part, we can even speak of some “work” requiring perseverance (not everything always falls straight into the lap).
The Trine inclines to the expression and development of a major creative decision, but it must be executed.
A further distinction should be made in the cycle between the increasing Trine (which comes after the increasing Square) and the decreasing Trine (which comes before the decreasing Square).
The first is intended to validate and confirm the action of the increasing Square. The second, on the contrary, has the vocation, on the one hand to integrate the Opposition, and on the other hand to prepare for the decreasing Square and to the concretization of creation.
Let us finally recall that the Trine is “worth” 2 Sextiles (60°) or a Square (90°) + a Semi-sextile (30°).
Advice for living the Trine :
Do not slumber ! Too many “free” ways forward can lead to torpor. Of course we appreciate the sweetness, prosperity, expansion especially when it happens after more or less eventful adventures, but remember : trees don’t grow to the sky.
In transits and actualizations, there are 3 first phases integrated to this aspect, the semi-sextile / square, in the middle the relay forming 2 sextiles with an isosceles harmonic triangle, then the square / semi-sextile, there are thus certain compromises to be found at certain phases of the cycle, and even if the backdrop is harmonic, the effective realization of the qualities raised requires a certain violence, a tension of realization.
We find this in the continuation of the cycle, with a quincunx / semi-sextile phase, which can highlight certain frustrations of realization, a turning point of refocusing to operate.
The opposition / sextile phase can have a significant degree of realization, a significant burst of energy, in the sense of “release of forces” in particular.
Further in the cycle, we logically find the same mirrored aspects, except that we also find the figure of a large harmonic triangle (equilateral), formed by 3 trines, and which is a very energetic pattern, very powerful, which focuses the energies and forces evoked on the apex tip, it can represent an important recognition, a realization, an achievement, an idealization …