Q's and Answers!
The Q-Chart is one of the most interesting and useful spins on synastry I have come across in a long time, and it all started when a client came about a troubling relationship. She was desperate to make a clear decision about her future with a particular man, and without examining his chart this was proving impossible. For once it felt important enough to waive my usual scruples about the need for consent, but even so, nothing clear enough emerged to be helpful to her. We needed a time of birth, and we didn't have one.
The Quotidian
Then a thought occurred to me: every day at your birth time a transiting pattern forms which characterises that day's impact (or lack thereof) on your life. Confusingly, these sensitive daily charts are known as Quotidians, which is also the term used by some astrologers for the important Daily Progressed Angles, or DPAs. The point was that this man was born on a day which like any other would be sensitised at my client's birth time, yielding a Quotidian! A moment later, I was looking at Saturn conjunct Descendant, and we had our answer. She could see for herself that no joy would ever be hers if she stayed with this difficult individual, only frustration and unhappy consequences. Her relief was touching.
Q-Charts in Synastry
For a detailed discussion of the Q-charts, go to Articles/Sign Language/08 - Q-Charts
The Q-Chart is one of the most interesting and useful spins on synastry I have come across in a long time, and it all started when a client came about a troubling relationship. She was desperate to make a clear decision about her future with a particular man, and without examining his chart this was proving impossible. For once it felt important enough to waive my usual scruples about the need for consent, but even so, nothing clear enough emerged to be helpful to her. We needed a time of birth, and we didn't have one.
The Quotidian
Then a thought occurred to me: every day at your birth time a transiting pattern forms which characterises that day's impact (or lack thereof) on your life. Confusingly, these sensitive daily charts are known as Quotidians, which is also the term used by some astrologers for the important Daily Progressed Angles, or DPAs. The point was that this man was born on a day which like any other would be sensitised at my client's birth time, yielding a Quotidian! A moment later, I was looking at Saturn conjunct Descendant, and we had our answer. She could see for herself that no joy would ever be hers if she stayed with this difficult individual, only frustration and unhappy consequences. Her relief was touching.
Q-Charts in Synastry
For a detailed discussion of the Q-charts, go to Articles/Sign Language/08 - Q-Charts