Cyril Fagan on Synastry

[Jim Eshelman]

A couple of times, in the course of his "Solunars" series, Cyril Fagan stopped to make comments on synastric interchanges. This information is generally unavailable. I'll use this thread to quote some of them.

[Jim Eshelman]

From the July 1961 issue of American Astrology:

Sun-Mars

For several years, in these pages, the writer has stressed the importance of Mars-Sun contacts or interchanges. He pointed out that among lovers and marriage partners it is quite a common thing to find Mars in the horoscope of one of the partners either in conjunction with, or in opposition to, the Sun in the horoscope of the other, and that led him to believe that some sexual content was involved in the combination. But this interchange is equally common among good friends of the same sex between whom no feelings of sex exist. Many cases were known personally to him and in discussing the matter with them, and knowing their case histories, the mystery finally resolved itself. The Mars-Sun interchange is that of the "Mars" partner worshipping or idealizing the "Sun" person, whom he or she treats as a demigod.

Between members of the opposite sex, such devotion frequently leads to marriage, the Mars person identifying himself or herself completely with the partner, but this interchange has no sex content per se. A schoolboy's love for his favorite sportsman, the fans' love for a pop-singer, a student's love for his teacher, or a commoner's love for his Princess are a few instances of Mars-Sun interchanges. Both Mars and the Sun are fiery bodies and are akin to one another. But, unfortunately, the devotion seldom endures and soon burns itself out. Sometimes it turns to execration, when the Mars person discovers that his or her hero or heroine has clay-feet. A man is no hero to his valet. This interchange puts a severe strain on the Sun person, for he has always to live and play the part, otherwise he is in danger of being knocked off his pedestal.

Venus-Sun

The Venus-Sun interchange is comparatively rare among lovers and married couples, but quite common among born companions, comrades, buddies, and the like. It is not a very compatible contact as the lyric gentle nature of Venus is a little disconcerted by the searing ambitions of the fiery Sun: but where it exists the Venus person tends to bring peace and serenity to his or her solar companion, whom the latter admires for the grace and gentleness of his person. Sometimes a man will marry an attractive woman simply because she is a beautiful ornament to adorn his person and his household.