Synodic Cycles: Interpreting Planetary Phases – presented by Shu Yap
When we look at any chart as a frozen image in time, it can be easy to forget that we’re actually looking at a living sky with continually moving stars. In reality, each planet has its own individual journey, experiencing different phases along their path and changing their archetypal behaviours along the way.
In this talk, we introduce the topic of Synodic Cycles to help us understand the individual journey of each planet and to gain a deeper understanding of how they behave in any predictive or natal astrology chart. Concepts such as orientation, visibility, phasis, cazimi and maximum elongation will be explored.
Observing the synodic cycles and the planetary phases gives us an understanding of the larger context behind each planet, allowing us to make more nuanced interpretations about them. It also helps us to broaden our 2D perspective of computer-generated charts and translate this into a 3D observation of the sky.