Is it true love?

Relationships with other people, especially love relationships, are an important part of life. When we meet a new person, we usually wonder if he/she is right for us, and as astrologers we are interested in the mutual compatibility of the planets. The partner represents our unconscious, reflects the hidden parts of us (described by the 7th house), so through partner relationships we get to know those parts of ourselves better that we wouldn’t otherwise see.
Relationships are also quite complex and are affected by several factors. It’s not just about us and that other person, it’s about our ancestors and their memories that live in our natal chart, the situation in the family and the beliefs we acquired while growing up. Then some of our previous experiences (which could have been disappointing) and certainly past life experiences that left strong memories. This creates codes that can be repeated and through which we attract a specific person and experience into our life.
That’s why it’s more important what can we learn from each other, what are the shared lessons and what part of ourselves can we strengthen and develop with that person, than asking if he/she is right for us. In order to assess the degree of compatibility of a relationship, there are several steps and different charts that give us a complete picture. In this lecture I will describe, through some examples, the steps that help us assess a relationship – from the description of the basic predispositions from the natal chart and important aspects in synastry to the analysis of the Composite and Davison chart.