The Aspects
aspect is widening, and will continue to widen until the
opposition is reached. It is open throttle and onward for
these aspects. It is the reverse with waning aspects, for
the aspect between the two planets is narrowing, and
will continue to narrow until the conjunction is reached.
We are throttling back, at this point.
Also of importance is the fact that, with waxing aspects,
we are moving toward the opposition, which represents
the single greatest point of manifestation, or extension
of the two planets involved, of the entire cycle. There is
a definite sense of building up to this opposition, the
extending of whatever qualities the two planets involved
have—a getting strung out. Conversely, after the
opposition, the push is over, and the energy is more a
withdrawing and scaling back. Here the sense is one of
backing off and, just as the word says: waning. As
astrologers, we need to take these factors into
consideration.
Since I have a large astrological library at my disposal, I
have spent a good deal of time combing through the
literature to see who the champions of these full-phase
aspects were. To my surprise, there were very, very few.
Yes, there was some lip service given to the idea of full-
phase aspects, but hardly anyone followed through with
any practice, or even used the concept in their own work,
at least in print. One of the strongest advocates for full-
phase aspects, as mentioned above, was Dane
Rudhyar, who was very clear indeed about the nature
and value of looking at both sides of an aspect. Another
advocate was L.E. Johndro, who incorporated waxing
and waning aspects throughout his work.
In this course, we have provided you with full-phase
aspect interpretations, as well as the more traditional
aspect interpretations. Astrological interpretations can
be very subtle, so any extra information can make a