Dear friends,
I hope this email finds you well. I wanted to start this thread to gather some thoughts and see your thoughts, insights and experiences with the T-Square formation from an evolutionary point of view.
I have found and read this post that Rad posted back in 2021 with great information (see link below)
https://forum.schoolofevolutionaryastrology.com/index.php/topic,1725.msg81505.html#msg81505
From my understanding T Squares relate to creative stress relative to behavioral development and this is linked to the phases the aspects within the T-Square are in, and for synthesizing purposes we would look at:
Opposition (Gibbous vs Full)
Square (Crescent, 1st Quarter, Disseminating, Last Quarter)
And we would also look to the modality of the signs, as well as the natural house modality for more details on the archetypal description
Do any of you have any other details on the archetypal meaning of the T-Square in general, what the function of each of the planets would be. I started wondering if the planet which is squared by the opposition is similar in resistance patterns that a skipped step squared the nodal axis would be – since a skipped step is technically a T-Square with the nodes.
Just looking for some additional insights, thoughts, and experiences with it if possible that can be shared! (Also if you know of any other links in the forum that speak to this, please kindly share here as well if you can!)
Thank you all so much!
Natasha
I won’t go into specific details but my natal chart is full of t-squares and I also have a skipped step. I am actually fairly sure that every single one of the planets are involved in a t-square configuration. If you really wanted a perfect chart to look into for this dynamic, mine would be it! Hahaha.
I would say that yes—the t-square configurations feel very much like the skipped step. I actually almost can’t discern what is what because all the planets are involved. Almost every part of my life is filled with constant growth, change, and challenge. Lots of frustration, tension and sometimes even rage. Everything going on at once, no place to hide, no place to rest. And an immense feeling of being blocked by a force I’m aware I have no chance of overpowering or avoiding at the same time as having absolutely no idea of what to do about it.
As I’ve learned EA, I’ve been able to single out a t-square signature in my chart and analyse it using my experiences. In doing that, I’ve found that there is some grace afforded when I focus on the ‘apex’ planet—the one that the planets in opposition are both squaring. It’s as if by consciously working on the apex planet archetype, it brings the opposing planets back into balance. If I don’t consciously develop the apex planet, I simply oscillate between shadow expressions of the opposing planetary archetypes until I implode and an existential crisis ensues; depression, mania, hiding, rage, etc.
Not sure if I’m correct from an EA framework standpoint, but in terms of my experience, the t-square as an archetype seems to be about rectifying an imbalance between two parts of the psyche; ie, the opposing planets. You do this by consciously developing the planet that is squaring the opposition. It’s almost like the planet squaring the opposing planets is the causal factor of the imbalance, and thus, needs to be focused primarily on.