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Marriage and Infidelity in the Natal Chart
Hey, star-gazers! I recently released an Astrology 101 video on my YouTube channel covering marriage, the number of partners, and infidelity in the horoscope. While I went into greater depth over on my channel, I nevertheless thought the topic was so enthralling that Medium readership might enjoy reading a couple of highlights here.
While planets in the seventh house, aspects to them and the condition and place of the seventh-house ruler are the go-to for traditional and modern astrologers alike, the ancients had some thoughts on where to look for other clues around marriage, including the possibility of multiple spouses and the extent to which the native would be faithful to them.
To demonstrate a delineation of the topic of marriage, I used Wallis Simpson’s natal chart below. Any royal watcher knows the various rumors and scandalous reputation surrounding the Duchess of Windsor, so I won’t post that here, but if you’re less familiar with dear old Wallis, then mosey over to Wikipedia for the 411.
The Seventh House, Planets In It and Its Ruler
In the Hellenistic tradition, we begin by noting the sect of the chart — that is whether the native was born during the day or night as determined by the position of the Sun with respect to the ascendant-descendant axis. For those unfamiliar with Whole…
