Therefore these two signs have a certain affinity between them which tends to reduce the inharmony of the opposition and make it less than that of the square. Therefore the opposition of Jupiter in Leo to the Sun in Aquarius, for example, is not as inharmonious as the square between Jupiter in Leo and the Sun in Scorpio, the sign of militarism and force. In the case of advanced egos the opposition may become an aspect of great power. The keywords of the conjunction are the same as those for the trine or the square depending respectively on whether the conjunction is harmonious or inharmonious. For information as to the harmony and inharmony of conjunctions see Simplified Scientific Astrology, pp.
Signs represent the static forces which color and modify the influence of the planets.
Planets in signs indicate the character and inner capacities. Planets in houses give the circumstantial details of the life. The aspects indicate harmony or disharmony between the planetary influences. Any aspect, position, or configuration may represent any one of a number of possibilities, and the only way to get a reasonable line on which one of these will develop is first to ascertain the key to the chart as a whole. The key is usually found in some strong group of planets or in the ruling planet.