Look up at the sky. What do you see? Stars, hopefully—but even if you can't see them, you know they're there. As the stars and planets move across the sky, they link across the tapestry of the night in a multitude of angles.
Not only do we watch how they meet, smile, wink, and fight with one another on a daily basis, but we observe how they flow in a , too. Astrology is the research and understanding of this flow of energy. By peering into how it's moving—in the past, present, or even future—we can comprehend the patterns that are likely to occur.
The angles two planets make with each other—a conjunction, a sextile, a square, a trine, and an opposition—are very important, and they're what astrologers call . But did you know that there can be even more intense aspect patterns beyond just two planets aligning? One of the most important, rare, and magnificent is called a , and it involves three planets. Let’s take a peek into what it means! Jump to: First a birth chart calculator If you're not sure if *you* have a grand trine in your birth chart, simply put your birth info in the calculator below and look for an equilateral triangle, or by see ingif you have planets or points in all three signs of the same element (Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius; Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn; Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius; or Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces).
First and foremost, let’s just talk about the basics. *clears throat* A grand trine is an astrological aspect pattern that happens wh.