The Aspects
Aspect Phase Keywords
The phases of any cycle are similar. Here we are
looking at the phases of the aspect cycle as it occurs
between any two bodies, such as between the Sun and
the Moon. The faster body always aspects the slower
one. For example, it is the Moon that aspects the Sun
each month as the Moon travels from New Moon to Full
Moon and back, and not vice versa. If we were looking
at Mars and Saturn, then it would be Mars that starts
from the conjunction of these two planets and moves
out to the opposition, and back to the next conjunction.
As you are learning about the various phases, it can be
helpful to chart them out, using keywords. I understand
that this is very dry and robot-like stuff, so feel free to
skip over it. Once you get the idea, you can generate
your own keywords for the various phases. Here is a
quick explanation of the various points we are listing: