Just as each planet in the chart has its own symbolism, so do the different angular relationships that can be formed. The range of symbolism could be described with such words as harmonious, creative, stressful, uniting, conflicting, separating, or using other descriptive labels but each aspect is unique in the sense that it very much depends on the planets involved. The relationship that is created depends not only on the angular relationship that exists between the planets, but also on the nature of the relationship that exists innately between the planets involved. That is to say that some planets are naturally more friendly to each other than others. Therefore, a stressful angular relationship between two planets who are innately friendly to each other is less irksome than the same aspect formed among planets who are by essence more inimical toward each other.
Aspects contribute to the dynamics of the horoscope.
A chart reading would not be complete without taking them into consideration. They are a necessary and vital inclusion when examining and drawing conclusions about any horoscope. I am offering a workshop in September on this very topic. Send them via email to Terri. Submissions are anonymous unless you state preference otherwise.