The Square

Think of two good people who both want to lead, in different directions. Neither is wrong, and neither will give way, so something has to be built that includes both. That is a square: two parts of you pulling at right angles, and the energy that comes from the strain.

The square is the angle of 90 degrees, a quarter of the circle. Two planets in square usually sit three signs apart.

The geometry

Signs three apart always share a modality (both cardinal, both fixed or both mutable) and differ in element. They want the same kind of thing, to start, to hold or to adapt, but in different ways: fire versus water, earth versus air. So the square feels like competition between equals.

Why squares make achievers

Here is something astrologers have noticed for a long time. Many charts of people who achieved a great deal are full of squares, while charts with mostly trines can belong to people of great talent who never quite pushed. A square does not let you rest. Its friction keeps you working on the problem until you solve it, and the solution is often what you are known for.

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