Blinded by the Light: Planets Conjunct the Sun

By: Linea Van Horn

Of the hundreds of planetary aspects we use every day, there is one that renders a planet invisible: a conjunction with the Sun. Despite the frequency with which this occurs, there is disagreement about how to interpret it. In this exploration of “combustion,” it was traditionally called; both classical and modern views will be explained, as well as the psychological expression and astrological resolution for this common chart condition.