Understanding Square Aspects
When two planets form a 90-degree angle, they create a square aspect - Like two forces locked in eternal opposition, they remind you of the geometric embodiment of tension and conflict in your cosmic chart...and obstacles that feel insurmountable - because they probably are.
Struggle is the natural state of existence.This aspect is the universe's way of showing you exactly how everything can go wrong at precisely the same time.
Characteristics & Common Manifestations
Internal conflicts that keeps you awake into the early hours of the morning
The square creates internal tension that feels meaningful but ultimately serves no purpose beyond reminding you of life's inherent difficulties.
External challenges that remind you of your limitations
Challenges appear as if they have purpose, but they're merely random arrangements of circumstance, devoid of meaning or lesson.
Forced growth opportunities that feel more like cosmic punishment
The universe compels you to change through difficulty, and the stress that manifests in both emotional and physical forms through such change is ultimately insignificant in the vast emptiness of space.
Mars Square Saturn
Your ambition meets an immovable wall of reality. Every time you try to move forward, Saturn reminds you why you shouldn't bother.
Moon Square Mercury
Your emotions and thoughts are perpetually at war. When you feel something, you can't express it; when you express something, you don't feel it.
Venus Square Pluto
Your relationships transform into psychological battlegrounds. Love becomes a power struggle where everyone loses.
— Contemporary Nihilistic Astrologer
How to "Handle" Squares
- Accept that resistance is futile
- Embrace the perpetual state of tension
- Understand that "growth through challenge" is just cosmic code for suffering
- Consider that maybe the universe isn't against you specifically - it's indifferent to everyone equally