Horoscopes and Compatibility: Are You Made For A Long-Term Relationship?

Before you commit to spending the rest of your life with someone, it is a great idea to have a horoscope compatibility reading between you and your potential partner. Horoscope compatibility helps you in two ways: to assess the chances of having a successful relationship with another in the beginning stages before you commit and to help you improve the relationships you already have.

Not everyone will have a smooth marriage or long-term relationship with another. In fact, most of us will not. We will have ups and downs and periods of euphoria and dryness. The object is to minimize the destructive tendencies in the relationship while growing the positive aspects. Conflict and friction in our relationships will not be eliminated; however, if understood correctly, our relationships become a fertile ground where we learn to accept another's "faults" while discovering areas within ourselves that need to change.

One of the first things to look at in horoscope compatibility is the capacity each partner has for relationship. And the best place to start is to look at how well each partner is assuming his or her role as the man or woman in the relationship.

The idea is simple; the best relationships will be those where the man assumes the masculine role completely and the woman assumes the feminine role in the same manner. When this happens, the relationship unfolds naturally and in a progressive way allowing the masculine/feminine energies to exist harmoniously. In such a relationship, much can be accomplished both worldly and spiritually.

Of course, life is rarely so simple. We come into this world with "baggage" and these past impressions affect how well we play our role as man or woman. So instead of a man being the ideal man - self-assured, protective, initiating and righteous - he may, at times, show a tendency to hesitate, to be unsure of what to do and to be unaware of what needs to be done at the time he needs to do it.

Likewise, the woman, instead of being the ideal woman - receptive, nurturing, intuitive and creative - she may show aggression, dryness and a desire to control.

For most of us, the masculine/feminine energies are unbalanced. All of us have the feminine/masculine energies within us but one of these should be dominant according to the role we are playing. A man will have a feminine side, but this should be filtered through his masculinity. A woman, on the other hand, will express masculine traits but ideally only as a subordinate to her femininity.

By looking at each individual's astrological chart in a horoscope compatibility reading, we can determine how well you and your partner accept and play your role as the man or woman in the relationship. For a man, his Sun and rising sign (ascendant) should be in masculine signs and his 10th house should be strong and without affliction. Additionally, it is best for him to be born during daylight, as this is the masculine time of day.

A woman should have her Moon and rising sign located in feminine signs. Great importance is given to her 4th house, which should be strong and without affliction. For her, a night birth is best as this is the feminine time of day.

There are other aspects of each person's astrology chart to consider, especially the 7th house of relationship. Malefic influences here can spell trouble and show karmic trends that can cause disharmony, obstacles, contention and even divorce. Gentle planetary influences, on the other hand, show love and affection, harmony and relationship longevity.

Again, life is rarely simple and we seldom have one without the other. The important point is to understand the degree to which these influences are applying themselves to the relationship and what needs to be done in order to have a successful relationship.

Some people are simply not made for a long-term or deeply committed relationship. By understanding the forces at work in each individual, a horoscope compatibility reading can help guide us on a path of harmony, love and understanding.

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