Hermetic astrology introduces you to the terms discord and discordant.
You have discordant planets, signs, aspects and houses in your birth chart.
The all-knowing Aquarian Age internet explains that discordant is an adjective used to describe something that is not in agreement with something else.
Discordant is commonly associated with words like disagreeable, conflicting, dissonant and inharmonious but in Hermetic astrology it is used to describe the mode of expression of birth chart markers that correspond to thoughts, feelings, desires and impulses within your soul-consciousness.
So, rather than viewing discordant markers as disagreeable, conflicting or dissonant it’s best to view them as having a destructive mode of expression that is adverse and contrary your best interests.
You could say that your discordant thoughts, feelings, desires and impulses are expressing improperly but they’re best viewed as misguided, ineffective responses to circumstance that as bad habits adversely influence your wellbeing and success.
Your personal study course in the school of life is a series of lessons involving pleasure and pain and discordant birth chart markers indicate that your education will involve painful experiences until you correct what you’re doing wrong through the application of mental and personal alchemy.
The science of astrology as compiled by Hermetic astrology is massive but some knowledge of the sources of astrological discord will be helpful.
Mars and Saturn are discordant planets
Mars absorbs and transmits an astral energy that is hot, fiery, impulsive, impetuous and rash. It’s angry, insolent, harsh and cruel. It maps the aggressive urge in your unconscious mind and represents the outcome of your life journey up to the human stage in terms of conflict, fighting opponents and enemies and overcoming adversity.
On the global stage Mars rules war, bombings, fires and accidents. It signs for conflict, danger and strenuous effort in your struggle to survive and climb the ladder of success and it’s estimated that Mars aka your aggressive urge is the cause of one quarter all your troubles and misfortunes which explains why it’s a discordant planet.
Saturn absorbs and transmits an astral energy that is cold, selfish, remorseful, repentant, envious and greedy. It’s fearful, self-absorbed and riddled with guilt. It maps the safety urge in your unconscious mind and represents the outcome of your prehuman evolutionary journey in terms of self-preservation and acquiring safety through stealth, cunning and patience.
On the global stage Saturn rules economic recessions, disease, storms, floods and droughts. It signs for dearth, deprivation, suffering and loss as you struggle to survive the hardships of life and it’s estimated that Saturn aka your safety urge is responsible for one half of all your misfortunes and troubles which explains why it’s a discordant planet.
There are four discordant aspects
The opposition aspect is all about separation, split thinking and conflicting desires that tear the mind apart. Its nature is discordant attracting very stressful conflicts of interest that require a decision that results in one thing being gained and the other being lost.
A birth chart opposition maps a painful separation experience. It’s a major source of astrological discord.
The square aspect is all about frustrated desire that’s being blocked due to personal circumstance or more commonly a person. Its nature is discordant producing an angry, violent response to circumstance. It strongly inclines towards destruction and tearing things down.
A birth chart square aspect maps a very painful obstacle experience. It’s a major source of astrological discord.
The sesquisquare aspect marks for agitated thinking in response to a disturbing situation that sudden erupts beyond personal control. Its nature is discordant attracting acute agitation and unwanted change. The only way to escape the agitation and establish peace of mind is to leave and move away.
A birth chart sesquisquare aspect maps a very disturbing agitation experience. It’s a source of astrological discord.
The semisquare aspect marks for friction most commonly with another person. Its nature is discordant attracting an irritating annoyance that’s beyond personal control which is best ignored or avoided.
A birth chart semisquare aspect maps an annoying, friction experience. It’s a source of astrological discord.
Hermetic astrology teaches that discord has a purpose. It develops character though strife, conflict, struggle, failure, loss, separation, frustration, friction and agitation aka pain and discomfort. The pleasure option is preferred.
Discordant markers in your birth chart do not cause you misfortune, failure and suffering. That idea is pure delusion. Your chart is a personal reference that you’re using to learn about your soul self and its discord markers identify misguided, improper, dysfunctional – whatever you chose to call them – thoughts, feelings, desires and impulses that are causing you misfortune, mishap, harm and mental torment.
Destructive thoughts, feelings and impulses expressed by a discordant thought-cell group or thought-compound represent a problem you have to deal with and solve.
By applying mental alchemy and taking proper and appropriate precautionary measures, you can reduce or nullify their destructive potential and tremendously increase your success, happiness, health and spirituality.
There are four discordant aspects and three harmonious aspects so the odds are stacked in favor of discord. Don’t knock it. Nature aka God – the supreme intelligence – knows best. Discord is nature’s way of teaching you that you’re doing something wrong. Adversity and failure encourage struggle, change and effort. Feelings of dissatisfaction can stimulate effort to do better. Harmony on the other hand as good-fortune, success, ease and comfort inclines towards lethargy, lack of effort, resistance to change and stagnation.
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