THE GRAND TRINE

The Grand Trine is a relatively common configuration.  A grand trine configuration can be created in any of the elements - Water, Fire, Air and Earth.  This configuration consists of three planets or significant points (Midheaven, Ascendant) all linked together in trine to one another, separated each by 120 degrees.  You can allow an orb of 8 degrees when determining if a trine is part of the larger grand trine configuration.  For example you may have the Sun at 20 degrees Cancer, the Moon at 16 degrees Scorpio and the Ascendant at 23 degrees Pisces.  This would be considered a Grand Water Trine.

The strength of the energies is increased the closer these trines are to being direct.  For example if all these planets and points are within 1-3 degrees in separation, the trine becomes a strong influence in the life of the individual concerned.  The weakening of a Grand Trine happens when one of the planets or points is in a different element than the other two.  For example the Sun in Cancer, the Moon in Scorpio and the rising sign in Aries.  These configurations would make a triangle in the natal or birth chart.

The positive influences of the Grand Trine include free energy flow which in turn assists us in gaining benefits and also inherent good luck seems to follow individuals with grand trines, particularly when the Grand Trine is activated through transit or progression.  These individuals seem to have more opportunities than most others and they attract good fortune and opportunities into their lives easily in areas related to the element the Grand Trine is in.  For example a person with a tight Grand Earth Trine, especially if it connected to the Midheaven or Ascendant and Venus or Jupiter, will have more opportunities to move ahead in their life endeavours related to finances, business and occupation.

Grand Trines, however, also have a negative connotation to them (as with everything there are two sides) because the energies flow so well, the individual can lose their motivation and become lazy.  These individuals could refuse to take on challenges.  Some become trapped in self-sufficiency.  Those individuals that are not using these energies become stuck and often feel as though they are not going anywhere in life.  Some become too self-sufficient.  Someone with a Grand Water Trine can have such a strong emotional foundation that even when confronted with emotional trauma, they may not reach out to others for assistance and can become engulfed with their own emotions and have great difficulty moving beyond any trauma.  Some become closed in the element the Grand Trine is located and become, as Astrologer Noel Tyl calls them, a “Closed circuits of self-sufficiency.”

People with Grand Trines are very motivated in the element the Trine is in, but when confronted with life’s difficulties they often are not comfortable with these issues and have difficulties with them.  Grand Trines work very well, most of the time but when a challenging condition appears, these individuals are not used to this energy, (unless they have many challenging aspects within their birth chart) and are not sure how to handle stress and hard lessons in an appropriate manner.

When deciphering the Grand Trine, you will have to take into consideration which element the Grand Trine is in and also the planets and houses affiliated with this energy.  Often one of the Planets in the configuration is linked strongly to another planet in the configuration by aspect, especially by square or opposition.  If so, that planet will be the motivating factor behind this Grand Trine.  This often becomes the pivotal point of expression and can be used as an inspiring point which initiates action to the Grand Trine and the area of life it resonates with.

Utilize the energies of a grand trine if you have one in your natal chart but do not become too self reliant.  Other can also assist in our growth and help us to move forward in our endeavours. 

                 

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