INCONJUNCTS
The inconjunct aspect is formed when two planets are separated by an angle of one hundred fifty degrees. It links planetary influences between signs that have no sympathy for each other by element or quality and are therefore functioning under great strain. The inconjunct has the dynamics of Mars, Mercury, and Pluto; the qualities of Aries, Virgo, and Scorpio; and the circumstances associated with the first, sixth, and eighth houses. This aspect relates to the effects produced by aggression; it spills either into the sixth house, where social obligations are fulfilled for personal satisfaction, or into the eighth house, where obligations are fulfilled for the benefit of others.
Ali signs and their aspectual correspondences react specifically from their opposites.
From this we determine that the inconjunct is a product of Pisces and Taurus and of subtle prompting from the twelfth and second houses. Our experience has indicated that the inconjunct shows an attempt Io become free from social obligations by performing services for others. It relieves the burden of subconscious psychological guilt for past inaction or transgression. The inconjunct is the opportunity to prevent additional liabilities from accumulating by sacrificing personal desires and offering all available resources for the benefit of others. Ali inconjuncts have this distinguishing feature, regardless of the signs involved.
The pressure and strain produced by the inconjunct can be relieved only by understanding and compromise, the essential nature of Libra, which opposes Aries. Sharing and giving seem to be the only solutions to the dilemma posed by the inconjunct. Through the inconjunct, one wins approval for what can be accomplished when one is motivated to serve rather than be served. The only alternatives are the negative and sometimes tragic results of poor health and death.
Sun Inconjunct Moon
The Sun inconjunct the Moon indicates that your ties to the past and to emotional security are misaligned with the ways in which you consciously express your will and desire.
The resulting stress is usually seen in your relationships. In your desire to hold on to old friends and associates, you make enormous concessions that interfere with your own development.
You create situations that bind you with obligations to people and that are difficult to free yourself from. You so complicate your life this way that one would suspect you enjoy suffering at the hands of others. Your eagerness to be of service to people would be better utilized by getting a job with that aim in mind.
There is constant danger of abusing your health when you yield to the demands people make on your time and energy. You must overcome the feeling that you owe it to them.
Furthermore, you don't have the right to interfere with other people's lives by taking their responsibilities on yourself. What are you trying to prove? Are you trying to win their approval
because you really feel you don't deserve it? Be assured that you are probably far more competent than those you serve, only you don't know it. You should spend more time with your own affairs and capitalize on your own talents and creative abilities. Let your contribution be to develop your potentials and gain recognition for excellence in everything you do.
You are painfully sympathetic to anyone who comes to you with a tale of woe. Channel that sympathy into activities that can bring you some benefits. Many occupations require your depth of understanding, such as medicine, physical therapy, and work with young people and children. In these fields there is a genuine need for your kind of unselfish dedication to others.
In a more objective application of your talents, you could be happy working with welfare programs or with fund-raising organizations that serve those who are unable to help themselves.
Relaxation is essential if you want to maintain your general good health. Get away as often as you can to unwind from the pressure of your daily concerns. Avoid visiting relatives if you are expected to "chip in" and help while you're there.
Your romantic interests can be disappointing because you assign undeserved attributes to the person you love. Being rejected is especially painful to you, and you might say,
"I've been so good to that person, and I don't deserve to be treated this way." Stop feeling sorry for yourself and learn to accept people the way they are. If you can't accept them as they are, don't try to reshape them to your design, for that always fails.
You can offer your prospective mate many advantages, and you are willing to work side by side to get the things you both want. When you know that you are loved, you are inspired, and the best in you is brought to the surface.
Sun Inconjunct Mars
The inconjunct from the Sun to Mars indicates that there is an element of strain in everything you try to do. You are enthusiastic, energetic, and eager to demonstrate your skills, but you seem to offer your services to the wrong persons. Disappointment is likely when you find out that your efforts are unappreciated. You seem to be on the prowl for problems to contaminate your life, and you don't lack for them. You want to win the approval of everybody you meet and be remembered for all the favors you have done for them. Although you are more than competent by anyone's standards, you are not personally sure of it. The only way you can be convinced is by enduring the abuses of those who are less competent. You specialize in using all your physical resources well, so that you can be regarded as someone of obvious worth. When people bargain for your skills and are willing to pay "for your expert abilities, you are finally convinced of your worth. Then you can afford to be selective.
Your talents can be applied in many diverse fields. You could be a diagnostician, medical researcher, industrial researcher, physical therapist, or have a trade, such as a carpenter, mason, or plumber. You would be well paid for your work, because you would do it as though it were for yourself. You don't put your name on any product that doesn't meet with your full approval. Although you may not gain the recognition you deserve, except in your immediate environment, it doesn't matter to you because you are more interested in doing a good job.
You have to be on the lookout for people who will exploit you and try to cash in on your ideas. You are vulnerable to such people because you are so generous in displaying your talents. On the other hand, be mindful of your tendency to use people's ignorance as a device for selling services to them that they may not need.
You underestimate your ability to win the affection of the person you are attracted to.
Anyone who is realistic would know that you don't carelessly or insincerely toss your feelings toward someone. You are more than dependable and can fully justify yourself, even to the most demanding critic.
Sun Inconjunct Jupiter
The Sun inconjunct Jupiter indicates that you lack the self-assurance to be completely independent. As a result, you strive to show people how competent you are by trying to do things for them. Through their praise you hope you will gain the self-confidence you need. You overreact to anything that hints of criticism and offer your services in hopes of reversing the negative opinion (which the person may never have had in the first place). Being unsure of your capabilities, you underestimate them and need physical proof of their existence. You are a tireless worker, eager to be recognized as an authority in whatever you do, but even more concerned about developing your talents.
Education is very important to you, and a work-study program would be an excellent idea. You will have to apply yourself with great determination to acquire the expertise you desire, but you do have the necessary ingredients with which to build and become a specialist.
You can apply your efforts in such endeavors as education, craftwork, physical therapy, veterinary medicine, or any other occupation in which success means performing an important service. You must always be careful in your relationships with co-workers, however; you are inclined to take on others' duties and responsibilities at the slightest suggestion that you should.
Be wary of opportunists who may try to use your ideas for their personal gain. Be cautious about sharing confidences unless you know you can do so safely.
You probably feel that your talents are not adequately rewarded, and you can suffer much discontent because you are not appreciated. In general, you are worth more than you are being paid, if only because of the effort you bring to your job. Seek advice in order to set a proper value on your skills, obtain a suitable contract, and demand that it be observed. This is the only way you can protect yourself.
Your emotional relationships are not easily fulfilled because you don't feel you deserve such a reward. You assume that you don't measure up to your lover's expectations, but of course you do. You always offer more than necessary in a mutual relationship, and you probably get less out of it than you deserve.
Moderation in everything you do is advised. You are inclined to worry that you are not doing your best or not doing enough, which can cause digestive problems and much discomfort. Driving yourself beyond sane levels invites physical exhaustion. Liquor is
especially troublesome for you, but if you must drink, never do so on an empty stomach. Liver complaints are rather common with this planetary combination. Get a full measure of daily rest
— you'll live longer and better if you do.
Sun Inconjunct Saturn
The inconjunct from the Sun to Saturn shows that you are somewhat careless about your health and that you tend to take abuse from others. You seem determined to allow others to take advantage of your inability to say no when they ask favors of you. Perhaps in your early years you did more of the household tasks than other members of your family, because you felt it was your duty. You have a subtle fear of others and the power they seem to have over you.
Psychologically, this may be referred to as latent masochism, which means you are seeking ways to be punished for what you ' consider to be past mistakes.
In your work, you might accept an obscure position in which there is little possibility of promotion, and in time your job would become boring and dull. It isn't that you are incapable of rising to better positions, but you may not be aggressive enough to be noticed by your superiors. Your survival instinct is distorted; you believe it is better not to "rock the boat" than take the chance that you cannot compete with others. But you must realize that others can take advantage of you only if you let them.
Your striving for identity and personal significance will be greatly hampered unless you can detach yourself from others and become self-sufficient. Try to define a goal that you want to achieve and then lay the groundwork and plans to do just that. Forget about what you will do beyond that. When the time comes, you will establish a new goal. If you take one step at a time, success can be yours. Don’t compare your achievements with those of others — your greatest priority is yourself.
In your eagerness to be accepted you become tense and apologetic. You must learn to relax, or these reactions can lead to poor circulation and digestion. Be good to yourself and let others take care of themselves — you're worth more to yourself that way.
Sun Inconjunct Uranus
The Sun inconjunct Uranus shows you often deprive yourself by yielding to other people's demands. It isn't easy for you to give in to others, and when you do you become bitter.
Perhaps you permit such intrusions because you feel a deep inner guilt about turning people down. You feel severely challenged by others, especially by their authoritative attitude when requesting your services.
You have to be especially alert to the trap that people use when they say, "I've looked everywhere, and you're the only one I can trust with my problem." With this technique, they are pandering to your vanity and thereby inducing you to yield. You will suffer silently if you let yourself be used this way and if you allow it to continue you may become vindictive.
Beware of other traps also. When you reject someone's demands, they may say, "Aren't you humanitarian at all?" If you feel you must answer that, your reply should be only that you are not sacrificial.
In your profession you will be similarly bothered by colleagues trying to impose on you. You should look for an occupation in education, therapy, rehabilitation, institutional services, or any activity in which freedom is in some way the main objective. Freeing the minds of the young by stimulating them intellectually would serve both them and yourself to great advantage. In whatever work you do, you should be able to see the effects of your efforts. If your contribution is not appreciated you may doubt your competence and value, although you should not.
The people with whom you are emotionally involved expect you to prove that you care.
Learn to relax when you suspect that your love is not returned. You can be deceived by people who may use you to satisfy their desires. True love is not difficult to demonstrate, so let the other person make the first move to express it.
Sun Inconjunct Neptune
The inconjunct from the Sun to Neptune shows that you consider your responsibilities the most pressing in the world. There is an element of self-sacrifice in the way you allow others to intrude in your life. You really believe people who suggest that only you can solve their problems. Because of this martyr quality, you seek the most demanding jobs or human situations in order to test your commitment to service. You are unsure of yourself and are continually trying to find ways to prove your competence. In serving other people's needs, you deplete your own energies.
Professional success will be difficult to achieve because of your preoccupation with endless trivia. Exaggerating the importance of superficial matters, you tend to get bogged down by them. You should become selfish enough to express your own creative potential. There will always be opportunities to render service to others after you've gained a sense of your own importance. Welfare programs, hospital work, group therapy, medical research, and rehabilitative functions would provide adequate avenues for expression. In your work, be sure to establish the exact extent of your duties and resolve not to do more than is explicitly required.
In other words, don't be a "patsy."
You tend to form alliances with individuals who always seem to need you. They do need you, much more than you need them. Be wary of people who will exploit 'you, for they may successfully hide their negative ambitions from you. Always be suspicious of the motivation underlying someone's interest in you. Don't fall into the trap of thinking that it's your spiritual responsibility to be of service to others. Your emotional nature is such that you grant others the benefit of the doubt, and later find you have been rejected.
Try not to let everyone treat you as a dumping ground for their negative difficulties. If someone needs a confessor, let him seek and pay for professional help. Such people will never pay you for the burdens they unload on you.
Sun Inconjunct Pluto
The Sun inconjunct Pluto indicates that you take on duties that others reject even though you may be bitterly resentful of these duties. You overreact to the expectations of others and usually do more than you need to or should. A guilt factor in your personality makes you continually strive to prove that you are doing your share.
You make punishing demands on yourself, and unless you exercise moderation, this will bring on negative physical reactions. Moreover, other people will be extremely displeased and resentful if you expect them to copy your efforts. Try not to compare yourself with others who are performing similar tasks.
In searching for the approval of others, you drive yourself very hard. You tend to be obsessed with gaining the admiration of people to whom you feel inferior. You are overly preoccupied with the power and position they may have. Concern yourself with personal goals and objectives and develop your potentials to successfully meet competition. You may have to make sacrifices in order to realize your ambitions, but don't sacrifice your ambitions to satisfy someone else's goals.
As the foregoing suggests, you should become a bit selfish. Learn to understand your limitations and define your goals within them. Confide in someone whom you trust to advise you, and take that person's advice.
Your need to like yourself will probably be satisfied when you can see the results of a well-organized plan for achieving success. You must learn to dispense with nonessentials and to focus your efforts on a particular objective. You should refrain from taking on any adversaries until you are fully trained and have confidence that you can succeed.
Don't wrestle with other people's wills. The less conflict you create in dealing with others, the better. Tension and its accompanying problems will soon disappear when you learn to relax.
Sun Inconjunct Ascendant
The Sun inconjunct the Ascendant shows that you are a tireless worker and don't do anything unless you can give it your full effort. You want the approval of everyone you know for what you accomplish. Secretly you may hope to gain some public recognition too, but you don't really expect it. You are generally willing to work behind the scenes, -quietly developing your potentials and mastering the skills you need to meet the struggle to earn a living. You realize that your creative talents are useless unless you develop them and make them your greatest assets. You respect people who seek a formal education, although you yourself can do
The Sun inconjunct the Ascendant shows that you are a tireless worker and don't do anything unless you can give it your full effort. You want the approval of everyone you know for what you accomplish. Secretly you may hope to gain some public recognition too, but you don't really expect it. You are generally willing to work behind the scenes, -quietly developing your potentials and mastering the skills you need to meet the struggle to earn a living. You realize that your creative talents are useless unless you develop them and make them your greatest assets. You respect people who seek a formal education, although you yourself can do