Grand Trine Aspect Pattern

A Grand Trine is one of two types of blue aspect patterns. The other is the Minor Grand Trine. Blue aspect patterns are called ‘talent triangles’ ^[1] and they give a lot of reserves. They indicate an abundance of available abilities, competence, expressiveness, skillfulness, and striving for harmony.

It depends on the quality of the planets involved, whether it can be implemented or whether it remains unused due to idleness, complacency, or indifference. And if a talent triangle stands on its own, with no red aspects, it is passive and must be activated by the environment, from outside.

But talent triangles make the individual blue aspects more versatile and animated than their lethargic nature would indicate. Especially when the motivation is love, they react with much understanding and kindness.

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Grand Trine Astrology

A grand trine aspect pattern is a neat-looking equilateral triangle formed by three trine aspects. This pattern often represents a special talent. It reveals an accomplished ability, indicating varied experiences that provide abundance and perfection. But the grand trine is like the tree that is bearing fully ripened fruit and waiting for them to be picked. If left unpicked, the fruits fall unused to the ground or rot on the tree.

Complacency

The harmonious blue aspects contain latent energy that gives a tendency to complacency. You may let yourself go and think that you do not need to make an effort in life. A grand trine is firmly set in its ways and has great trouble changing, as it is already perfect. This gives a certain rigidity, an unteachability when learning is required. So you may use what you have to offer to adapt to the changing demands of life.

You usually get through easily and therefore do not need to develop new features and methods, but you do tend to rely too often on the talent that you already possess. Additional square or opposition aspects are desirable here, as latent strengths can develop through their demand for achievement.

Pride and Self-assurance

Grand trine astrology can make some people unpleasantly proud and cause them to look down on other people, without being able to say exactly what they are proud of. They may even get angry if you are told the effect they have on others.

However, that doesn’t mean that everyone with a grand trine must be so proud. Being able to do many things easily gives self-certainty and heightened self-confidence. With a grand trine, an accomplished manner is adopted and displayed with typical self-assurance.

The Jupiter nature of the trine aspect and the fact that the grand trine fits symmetrically around the center of the horoscope, indicate the need to address the question of purpose. This is to find out what should be done with the given talent and how a suitable challenge and form of expression could be found.

One of the challenges of grand trine astrology is to develop an appropriate creative will. With a suitable Jupiter orientation, the right balance can be struck between perfectionism, pleasure-seeking, and obsessive behavior.