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2 articles for "Composite Chart"

Composite Chart [Astro*Index]

A type of chart comparison in which the near midpoints of the same bodies in two charts establish positions in a single chart that is a composite of the relationship and symbolic of the relationship itself.

See also: ♦ Chart Comparison ♦ Synastry ♦ Relationship Chart ♦ Midpoint
Composite Chart [Prima]

A type of chart comparison (synastry) in which the planets of two charts are paired in order to arrive at a set of midpoints that then serve as the planets of the new (composite) chart. For example, the midpoint of A's Jupiter and B's Jupiter is a point used to represent Jupiter in their composite chart.

The composite chart is a chart of the actual relationship itself; accordingly, transits and progressions to the composite chart are understood as pointing out the vicissitudes of the relationship.

This technique is not to be confused with a relationship chart, which is derived from a particular time and place. The composite chart does not represent a nativity and is thus more symbolic in concept than the relationship chart.

The technique seems to be quite old and of unknown origin. According to German astrologer Edith Wangemann, it was being researched in Germany in the 1920s. It was pioneered in America by John Townley in his book "The Composite Chart" and popularized by Robert Hand in his book "Planets in Composite."

Some research has been done with multiple composite charts, but there is as yet no consensus as to how this technique is best performed.

See also: ♦ Chart Comparison ♦ Synastry ♦ Relationship Chart ♦ Midpoint

 

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