Often outer planets are responsible for this sudden attraction. Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto are the outer planets. However, the foremost element in Synastry that causes such an attraction is planetary contact with the angles and angle rulers. These are the following type of angles:
Regardless of whatever planet it is falling on your chart from that person, you will feel immediate and intense attraction.
Angle Ruler Contacts
A long-term relationship is not possible if the angles of one person fail to hit the relationship planets of another or if the angle rulers are not in contact. The relationship planets are Venus, Mars, Moon-Saturn, and the Sun. Our natural polarity is that of Aries-Libra along with their natural link with Ascendant/Descendant and ‘Self’ verses ‘Other’. However, we also possess the polarity of Moon-Saturn and Cancer-Capricorn. It is about what I have and I want to become. Thus, conditioning (IC) and prestige/status/exposure/growth (MC) plays a major part in who we feel attracted to.
Angles and the Cardinal Cross
The archetype of the cardinal cross is the determinant of our relationships. They initiate and thus, our cardinal houses and angle foster things in our life. Hence, our relationships spiritually grow us.
However, in astrology, we fail to give angles the recognition and importance that they possess.
Why are angles so important in Synastry?
The major reason that synastry holds angles so important is that the interaction of angles with planets leads to constant stimulation. It means if someone’s planet falls on our angles, they will always attract us somehow rather we pair up with them or not. Sometimes even after moving on, we admire them. However, the couples who stay together for long have many planets falling on each other’s angles.
Inner Planets to Angles
Overall, inner planets to angles are a positive science. However, problems may arise if the inner planet has a negative impact on the other person’s chart. The planet is made stronger and louder when it positively falls on the angles of another person. All aspects are important in synastry. However, conjunctions, oppositions, and squares are more important and become even more important when the planet in question is angle ruler, especially of Descendant or Ascendant.
In the following we have listed the impact of certain planets falling on angles:
- If the Sun falls on any angle, it brings sensations of acceptance, love, and creativity.
- When Moon falls on angles, it brings a strong intimacy between the couple. They understand each other.
- Mercury brings the want and need to effectively communicate. The couple will understand each other and the communication will solve all problems.
- Venus brings love, compassion, nurturing, and understanding in a relationship when it falls on an angle.
- Mars brings sexual desires and fire to whatever angle it touches. It brings a lot of intensity.
Angles in Action
Angles produce exaggerated feelings about whatever they come in touch with. For example, you come across someone, whose Venus is conjunct with your Descendant. Their Venus falls on your angles. You would think that the person is everything you ever wanted, they will be perfect for you. However, if there was Mars in place of Venus, you would feel immense sexual attraction towards them. You would adore their body language and everything they do. Deep down you would feel, they are the ones for you but you will also feel frustrated as you are unable to make them yours.
The angles are a very important determinant of attraction in astrology because they bring to the surface in us what we require to feel complete and whole. They ignite the attraction in us as soon as we come across the person who we think has qualities to complete us or possesses what we want to feel complete. We do not care whether we can practically have them as ours or not, we just want them to be ours. Whether we can have them as ours is determined by looking at other aspects in astrology, the planets, conjunctions, oppositions, squares, trines, sextiles, and houses.
