Opposition

Degrees of angle: 180 (six signs apart)

Orb: 7 degrees

Keywords: Awareness, conflict, dichotomy, synthesis

Interpretation: The oppositionshows two planets whose energies are at a standoff -- the urges governed by the planets have exactly opposite goals and mode of operation. A poorly handled opposition can lead a person to feel blocked or as if one part of life must occur at the expense of the other, but the opposition can be used positively to become aware of conflict within oneself and to learn that the two poles of a dichotomy both point to the significance of the same central principle.