Attractions in Astrology

Do you have an astrological type?
Do you keep meeting a specific sign?
What influences in your natal chart show the people you attract?

The answers can be quite complex and can usually only be pinpointed
by studying the individuals natal chart. In my life I keep attracting the
Mercury ruled signs, Gemini and Virgo.   Almost everyone in my life has
either Sun or Moon in Gemini or Virgo. Why? Mars is the ruler of my
chart because of my Aries Ascendant and it is also my key planet. In a
female chart Mars often shows who you are attracted to (Venus shows
the same in a mans chart). So why don’t I attract Aries or even Scorpio
who is co-ruled by Mars? In my chart Mars is conjunct and in eclipse
with my Mercury.   When two planets are conjunct their energies are
combined and it can be very hard to separate the two energies. A
conjunction is made even more powerful when the two planets are an
eclipse. In my case, I express, identify and attract most strongly with
Mercury ruled energies and people.

Finding in your natal chart the types you are attracted to can be tough.
In most cases, you can find your type in the Sun, Moon, conjunctions,
oppositions, seventh house, lack of element and Venus/Mars aspects.

Conjunctions and the Sun
Conjunctions are powerful indicators of the type of person you attract in
your life. In particular, the Sun conjunct another planet.   For example,
a person with Sun conjunct Pluto will constantly attract the Scorpio
type, either Sun, Moon or stellinium in Scorpio. Following the Sun
conjunct Pluto example, a person with this in their natal chart might
also be attracted to another Sun conjunct Pluto person. Or a person
with Pluto conjunct their ruling or most personal planet.

The Moon
The Moon sign can also show the types your attracted to. For
example, if you have a Leo Moon it is likely you attract other fire signs
into your life, Sun or Moon.   In a mans chart the Moon is especially
strong in showing the type you are attracted to.

The Seventh House
Planets in the seventh house can also show what types you attract. A
woman with Pluto in the seventh house had many unsuccessful
relationships with Scorpio men. It wasn’t until the woman met a Sun
conjunct Pluto man that fell in her seventh house that she found what
she was looking for.   Having another persons Sun in your seventh
house is a strong indicator of attraction and is very common in
relationships.   A persons sun sign will fall in your seventh house when
it is opposite your Ascendant or rising sign.

Oppositions
Oppositions are also strong factors of attraction, especially when they
involve the Sun or Moon. For example if you have Sun in Capricorn
and Moon in Virgo, you might attract Sun or Moon sign Cancers and
Pisces.   Sun opposite the Moon is especially common.   While
oppositions are powerful indicators of attraction, they rarely signal a
healthy relationship.

What You Lack
Oftentimes you will attract people who have what you lack. In my natal
chart, I have only one planet in air and one planet in earth - but I keep
attracting both Gemini (air) and Virgo (earth).   So for example, if you
are strongly fire and air, you probably attract people who are strongly
water and/or earth. Attracting what you lack applies mostly to
elements, rarely to modes. For example, if you are strongly fixed and
cardinal, it is unlikely you will attract a person who is strongly mutable.
Attracting what you lack can also be a very powerful influence with
those who have a T-square in their natal chart. A T-Square involves
three planets in the same mode (cardinal, fixed or mutable). For
example, a person with a planet at 7 degrees Aries, a planet at 7
degrees Cancer and a planet at 7 degrees Capricorn has a T-Square.
A person with at T-Square often attracts someone who has a personal
planet within orb of their T-Square. Also common to T-Square people
is attracting those who would form a Cross to their T-Square. Using
the above example, a person would form a Cross with the T-Square
person when they have a planet at 7 degrees Libra.   When two people
form a Cross together it’s a sure sign of attraction but also one of the
strongest signs of a doomed relationship.

Venus and Mars Aspects
The planet Venus shows how you love by sign and house. However,
Venus in your chart by sign or house will rarely show your type. The
influence of Venus in attractions is most strong when it makes powerful
aspects, especially to the Sun or Mars.   In almost any romantic
relationship, Venus is aspect to Mars by either conjunction, opposition,
trine or square.

The Sun, Moon, conjunctions, oppositions, lack of element, seventh
house, and Venus/Mars aspects all show the type of person you are
attracted to. The keywords in this article are type and attractions.
There are always exceptions to the rules and this is true in the types of
people you attract and where it shows in your natal chart. Also, this is
attractions, not necessarily symbolic of a lasting, happy and healthy
relationship. Who you are attracted to does not always directly relate
to who you are compatible with.

Written by:
Tina Botnan
Vega Attractions Astrologer