Grand Trines, do you have them?

I have two, in fire and in water:

Sun, Mars and Uranus(R)

Pisces, Cancer, Scorpio

Moon, Saturn(R), Neptune

Aries, Leo, Sagittarius


How about you? (meanings next)

Grand Trine in Fire

A Grand Trine in Fire Signs (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius) is a rare chart shape, indicative of a special gift that can be developed with the right sort of understanding and work, but which notoriously can produce a wasted crop or even a criminal outcome. The creative, inspirational power of the Grand Trine is more evident where it is the trine in fire, since the element of fire is itself vital, self-expressive and spontaneous in action, seeking to manifest through direct expression of its potential. Vision is strongly emphasized, but so also is egotism, selfishness, an unconscious assumption of special individual privilege and heightened pride in self. This individual will exhibit courage, adventurousness, risk-taking and even gambling, combined with an innocence that might ultimately rather prove to amount to naivety, lack of forethought or even culpable carelessness, and will be all the more dangerous because this individual has an unshakeable faith in self as eerily invincible, strangely protected from harm and taking on impossible odds. These gambles will indeed produce amazing results but will ultimately prove to be hubris and turn to ashes. They could well have the seeds of their own destruction. There will be impulsiveness — and acting out of unacknowledged psychological material could lead to undoing. These qualities need spiritual understanding otherwise there will be a growing sense of the emptiness and impermanence of such ego-striving and social climbing and a gathering horror at the harm and stress caused from striving so persistently and so long.

A Grand Trine in Water

A Grand Trine in the water signs has the constituent planets in Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces. The passive, receptive and protective power of the trine is emphasized. Water, like the Trine, seeks tranquility and a soothing sense of peaceful exchange. Powers of detection are above-average. There's a degree of psychic sensitivity. The flowing expression of the feeling nature permits him to withdraw easily into his inner private world where he often experiences contentment on deeply subjective levels. Unless there are adequate dynamic principles operating in the chart (i.e. Fire Planets in angular houses, or even a fixed T — square) this particular Grand Trine can foster an escapist temperament too vulnerable to effectively channel its emotional overload in a constructive manner. There tends to be an exaggerated need for mothering, dependency, safety from threat, over-caution, dithering. And the more subtly these needs express themselves, the more insidious their effect. This is potentially the most problematic of the Grand Trines. The native is potential hard to get to know, he may feel disconnected from his outer world and out of tune with his surroundings. Yet there is potential for well-developed empathy and sympathy and supportive nurturing: the hidden comforter, the healer of the sick, supportive and nurturing. It's an asset for psychiatric work, medical fields or psychic counselling. In a weak chart, however, there could be the tendency to feel easily defeated, dejected, insecure: the gentle dreamer who retreats into fantasy, illusion and imagination. This is the figure, par excellence, for probing into the hidden mysteries of Life.

The Earth Grand Trine

The Earth Grand Trine seeks to preserve the status quo of existing conditions it feels securely supported by. Both element and aspect do not respond well to drastic, critical changes in life affairs. The capacity to attract, accumulate, and skillfully manage resources is usually powerfully developed. Yet the drive to venture out into the world and make an aggressive effort to obtain such resources is often lacking. In the chart of a less ambitious individual, this Grand Trine is apt to express as a very self-indulgent, materialistic influence or one that keeps the individual firmly rooted and centered in the limited world of matter (which may not be desirable for inner growth in the long run). One of the constructive features of a well-handled Earth Grand Trine is that it has remarkable endurance and persistence, allowing the individual to steadily concentrate his attention upon concrete objectives without being distracted or thrown off course. Once committed to a goal, he is able to work long and hard towards valued accomplishment. He succeeds because he can skillfully consolidate his vast energy reserves and contently plod on until he achieves the solid results he desires. However, unlike mere earth emphasis alone, the dynamics of the Grand Trine suggests an extra measure of inspiration, insight, and vision. The individual may possess tremendous organizational ability and practical know-how, since earth trines enable one to visualize perfect or ideal structure and form. There can be an uncommon amount of common sense shown. Creative resourcefulness is one of this Grand Trine's special assets.

The Grand Trine in Air

With the Air Grand Trine, the individual can feel satisfied living in his head without having to express himself overtly in the external world. Both element and aspect share as a common denominator the natural inclination to conceptualize and create on an abstract level. Thus, the impractical side of the trine can be more evident with this configuration if the individual is unable to ground his idealistic insights. This individual is likely to be very socially curious, broad-minded, and tolerant (trines are benevolent and easy-going). But he may not necessarily find himself deeply or passionately involved with others on a more one-to-one basis. The natural inclination here is to remain detached, observant, non-committal, and basically free to explore whatever attracts the attention of the mind. Great inner satisfaction occurs when he is able to have a variety of relationships that put few demands upon him. This suggests that one with an Air Grand Trine may find it quite a challenge to remain emotionally constant with another without interpreting this as a stifling entanglement. Nevertheless, this Grand Trine confers above-average educational ability, an eager intellect, and an ability to have a wide perspective of life. He can take pleasure in learning new information about the world he lives in, and thus tends to be the —eternal student?? type.

Counting asteroids I have another water grand trine:

Mars, Uranus(R) and Pholus

Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces

Posted by LadyOfRebirth
Lol no element in my chart is complete, sad times😛

I have plenty, can mean hard times 😛

Posted by LostPisces
Grand Trine in Fire

A Grand Trine in Fire Signs (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius) is a rare chart shape, indicative of a special gift that can be developed with the right sort of understanding and work, but which notoriously can produce a wasted crop or even a criminal outcome. The creative, inspirational power of the Grand Trine is more evident where it is the trine in fire, since the element of fire is itself vital, self-expressive and spontaneous in action, seeking to manifest through direct expression of its potential. Vision is strongly emphasized, but so also is egotism, selfishness, an unconscious assumption of special individual privilege and heightened pride in self. This individual will exhibit courage, adventurousness, risk-taking and even gambling, combined with an innocence that might ultimately rather prove to amount to naivety, lack of forethought or even culpable carelessness, and will be all the more dangerous because this individual has an unshakeable faith in self as eerily invincible, strangely protected from harm and taking on impossible odds. These gambles will indeed produce amazing results but will ultimately prove to be hubris and turn to ashes. They could well have the seeds of their own destruction. There will be impulsiveness — and acting out of unacknowledged psychological material could lead to undoing. These qualities need spiritual understanding otherwise there will be a growing sense of the emptiness and impermanence of such ego-striving and social climbing and a gathering horror at the harm and stress caused from striving so persistently and so long.

Sag Moon
Leo Mercury
Leo Venus
Aries Mars

I wish my life started out with more encouragement in the right direction and parents who knew how to deal with who I am.
There were a lot of attempts to suppress my nature.

I am an Aries.
I have three Grand Air Trines:

Grand Trine with Ven: 21Aqu58'53" and Mar: 17Gem01'31" and Ura: 26Lib29'52"
Grand Trine with Ven: 21Aqu58'53" and Sat: 28Gem34'54" and Ura: 26Lib29'52"
Grand Trine with Jup: 4Pis45'19" and Sat: 28Gem34'54" and Ura: 26Lib29'52

My son is a Taurus.
He has Grand Fire Trine: Grand Trine with Moon: 22Sag44'48" and Ven: 29Ari46'50" and Mar: 26Leo08'50"

Ppl, keep to attention that a Grand Trine is always 3 planets with different signs but with same element (water, earth, fire air), that trine eachother in aspect.

Examples:

My Sun Pisces(water) Trines Mars Cancer(water) and Uranus Scorpio(water)
My Mars Cancer(water) Trines Uranus Scorpio(water)

My Moon Aries(fire) Trines Saturn Leo(fire) and Neptune Sagittarius(fire)
My Saturn Leo(fire) Trines Neptune Sagittarius(fire)

Posted by size zero superhero
No trine(s)no cross(es)and no complete element(s) within my chart 😢

Maybe you have another pattern, try this:
http://www.cafeastrology.com/articles/aspectpatterns.html<BR>

The last trine I have is a trine...the placements are "cuspy," water/air cusps.

I copied and pasted my Pullen delineated chart from Astro.com.

Posted by VenusAquarius
The last trine I have is a trine...the placements are "cuspy," water/air cusps.

I copied and pasted my Pullen delineated chart from Astro.com.

Seems strange to me a 4 degree cusp.

But there is a way to check graphically, in the chart you should have 3 equilateral triangles.

I'm with someone who has a grand fire trine but strangely he does not exhibit many 'fire' traits. Must be a cusp thing. I, myself, have a grand cardinal cross but not a grand trine.

There are three equilateral triangles... been into astrology for decades.

I use the Pullen chart from Astro to copy paste responses to chart topics like this one.

Posted by VenusAquarius
There are three equilateral triangles... been into astrology for decades.

I use the Pullen chart from Astro to copy paste responses to chart topics like this one.

Thanks, not to doubt you, I doubt somethings about pullen. Pullen say I have 3 grand crosses too (if I add the asteroids) and I cant confirm them looking at astro.com aditional tables of placidus chart.

Besides that, I have a grand trine with Pholus (water) and he gives one with Pallas(fire) that I cant confirm looking at asptecs table once more.

Many thanks for the patience you had to reply.

Are you saying that your Pullen delineated chart is including asteroids in the description of a Grand Cross?

The only thing I can think of is that the orb of the trines are too large for serious consideration in some of the chart descriptions that you are looking at to account for them.

Posted by VenusAquarius
Are you saying that your Pullen delineated chart is including asteroids in the description of a Grand Cross?

The only thing I can think of is that the orb of the trines are too large for serious consideration in some of the chart descriptions that you are looking at to account for them.

Yes seems like an Orb Issue with asteroids, the orb is always the issue 😛

earth trine

strange cuz everything else is fire

The Grand Trine occurs when three planets are in the same element (Fire, Earth, Air or Water), while forming Trines to each other. Having a Grand Trine is similar to having a planet in a sign that it rules. It is believed that a Grand Trine is, collectively, the purest expression of an element.

grand trine example Trines, and particularly Grand Trines, have a reputation for being positive and creative aspects. However, this wonderful reputation is not wholly deserved. Each aspect has its own highs and lows, and none are any better or worse than the other aspects. The tendency of the Trine is harmony and flowing. Grand Trines represent an opportunity granted with open and effortless flow of energy between the planets. While Trines can reveal where one's talents and comfort zones might be, Trines can also indicate where the individual might be lazy or uninvolved in conscious decisions. The Grand Trine energy can take on a life of its own with the individual simply tagging along rather than being an active participant in life.

Grand Trines can simply be too good and too much. The Grand Trine comfort zone may be in taking the easy way out, failing to encourage the individual to respond or participate. The reward of the challenge seems to be missing. The potential of that Grand Trine may never be tapped by the individual who feels content to go with the flow, but at the same time is afraid to explore the passions that are hidden below the surface of the Grand Trine's great flow of energy. Each element represents a Grand Trine influence.

FIRE. Fire Grand Trines tend to be constantly busy with one activity or another. Individuals possessing a Fire Grand Trine are likely to over-extend themselves in the process because the tendency of the Fire element is to burn until there is no more fuel (or oxygen) left. A Grand Trine in Fire can often contribute to a sense of self-confidence and will tend to aspire for the highest highs possible. They tend to be outgoing and perhaps a bit dramatic. Intensity might appear to be the norm in their overall nature. Expressive and perhaps explosive while demonstrating their emotions, the Grand Trine Fire individual would benefit by learning to conserve their enthusiasm and impulsive nature as well as learning to tap into other expressions of emotion that are more progressive.

EARTH. Earth Grand Trines tend to be considerably less action oriented than any of the other elements. The Earth Grand Trine individual can see no productive reason for zipping around like a humming bird, expending all that energy. Dependability, creature comforts and practicality tend to be the goals of the Earth Grand Trine. Consistency is the true nature of the Earth element. While the Earth Grand Trine person may be a bit more inclined to fall into bad habits and routines that are not the most productive, the Earth Grand Trine individual is the person most likely to succeed in quitting these bad habits if they feel that it is necessary. Creativity and talents ranging from music to art is a typical manifestation of the Grand Trine nature. The Earth Grand Trine individual finds comfort in routine and structure. They are also likely to see the broad picture of reality when contemplating their next action.

AIR. The Air Grand Trines tend to be highly idealistic. Since the element of Air is associated with the intellectual and social interactions, these Grand Trines may have an affinity for socializing and mentally challenging others. There is a nature of duality in each of the Air signs (two twins, two scales, and two currents). Mentally, the Grand Trine Air may be turbo charged, talking almost as fast as they are capable of thinking. They can cognitively explore a concept and discard it quicker than most other individuals. The Air signs are adept at forming ideas, developing connections and expanding on the mental faculties with great ease. They are also more prone to depression, short attention spans and skimming the surface in an effort to get a project done more quickly. Actual physical action is not the name of the game and can list a litany of reasons why they should not invest their time in such draining behavior. In other words, if the activity involves too much physical work, they will quickly direct you to one of their cousins with a Fire or Earth Grand Trine.

WATER. The Water Grand Trines tend to possess the most in-depth creative potential. The Water element is the most comfortable of all the signs when dealing with emotions and the spiritual realm. The Water Grand Trine individual will typically experience life with an emotional intensity. The Water element signs react to life's events at a seemingly subconscious level; instinctively. They tend to "feel" their choices rather than needing to think about them first, and their intuition is usually correct. But all this feeling can be draining at a spiritual and psychological level. Oversensitivity can be a problem for the Water Grand Trine person, and an urge to self-medicate in order to drown out all these emotions may feel like the right way to handle the situation. In an emergency, the Water Grand Trine individual is your best ally since they have the best tools in place to help heal, nurture and transform. What they may be lacking are the tools to help themselves.

EARTH GRAND TRINE

ONE of the constructive features of a well-handled Earth Grand Trine is that it has remarkable endurance and persistence, allowing the individual to steadily concentrate his attention upon concrete objectives without being distracted or thrown off course. Once committed to a goal, he is able to work long and hard towards valued accomplishment. He succeeds because he can "skillfully consolidate" his vast energy reserves and contently plod on until he achieves the solid results he desires. However, unlike mere earth emphasis alone, the dynamics of the Grand Trine suggests an extra measure of inspiration, insight, and vision. The individual may possess tremendous organizational ability and practical know-how, since Earth Trines enable one to visualize perfect or ideal structure and form.

Creative resourcefulness is one of this Grand Trine's special assets - the capacity to attract, accumulate, and skillfully manage resources is usually powerfully developed. A grand earth trine symbolizes great common sense and a certain genius with money and material things.

IN GENERAL, the Grand Trine should first and foremost be considered to be a rest and stabilization factor. A little bit like an oasis where the native can seek refuge when tensions are too challenging elsewhere.

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Earth Grand Trine with KITE - 4th point extention of the Grand Trine

THIS alignment occasionally forms a complex configuration called a Kite, which is a Grand Trine that has an "exit point" from one of the planets in the trine. The Kite is more dynamic than the Grand Trine because that normally stressful opposition aspect focuses the —energy??. What makes a Grand Trine really fly is when it contains an "opposition" inside it, giving it some back bone. Indeed, any action requires a drive that matches a void of some sort, whether the thirst for knowledge owing to deficiencies at some point in life, or the desire to change one's situation or environment caused by uneasiness in order to solve a problem, etc. In other words, action and the will and empetus to take action is usually linked to some sort of tension to so-called negative aspects in astrology. If enough energy is available, the opposition provides a considerable capacity for both stabilization AND action.

ANGULAR NEPTUNE as my Exit Point ~ substance, meaning, idealism 'within' perfect structure.. Neptune soaking up and pouring out ^ Soul to Earth.