Clara & Jonas

Clara and Jonas have a good match: a solid base of understanding with some interesting differences. With care, this bond can grow into something strong and lasting.

In love, what matters most is attraction, emotional closeness and the ability to build a life together. The contacts between Clara's and Jonas's Venus, Mars, Sun and Moon carry the most weight here.

You have known each other for years, so you will recognise much of this. Use it to name the patterns you already live with.

Your main question is commitment and the future, so look first at stability and at the Saturn contacts between you.

Written to Clara:

In love you are devoted, protective and romantic; you need emotional safety and a partner who wants a home with you.

Venus in Virgo loves through care: modest, loyal and attentive, it shows love by being useful and may be shy about its feelings. Mars in Virgo acts with precision: diligent, efficient and skilled, it channels energy into work and gets things done properly.

In love the Goat is tender, romantic and devoted, needing security and affection above all. They are happiest in a warm, settled home with a partner who protects and appreciates them.

In love you are faithful, devoted and steady. You show love through commitment and practical care, and you need a partner who values security and loyalty.

Shadow to know: moodiness, clinging to the past and defensiveness; and as a Goat, worry.

Written to Jonas:

In love you need a partner who is also an adventure companion, and the freedom to stay yourself.

Venus in Capricorn loves seriously: loyal, committed and reserved, it builds love slowly and makes it last. Mars in Scorpio acts with intensity: determined, strategic and powerful, it never gives up and keeps its plans private.

In love the Snake is passionate, possessive and deeply loyal. They choose carefully and love intensely. They need a partner who respects their privacy and never makes them feel betrayed.

In love you are devoted, romantic and family-minded, a partner who builds a warm home. You need appreciation and a partner who shares responsibility.

Shadow to know: restlessness, tactlessness and over-promising; and as a Snake, secrecy.

Clara's and Jonas's Sun signs are five apart, a quincunx: they have little in common at first sight and must keep adjusting. When it works, it works through curiosity about the other.

Fire and water: passion meets feeling. Intense and steamy, and in need of mutual understanding.

Their Moons, in Sagittarius and Aquarius, show how they feel together: fire and air: air fans fire. An inspiring, lively, adventurous combination. Between Clara's Venus in Virgo and Jonas's Mars in Scorpio: Earth and water: water nourishes earth. A nurturing, secure and deeply caring combination. And between Jonas's Venus in Capricorn and Clara's Mars in Virgo: Two earth signs: steady, loyal and practical, building something solid together.

Clara's Moon is in Sagittarius, Venus in Virgo and Mars in Virgo; Jonas's Moon is in Aquarius, Venus in Capricorn and Mars in Scorpio. (Positions for noon on each birthday; the Moon moves about thirteen degrees a day, so a Moon near the edge of a sign may differ.)

Synastry compares two birth charts planet by planet. When a planet of one person forms an aspect to a planet of the other, the two feel that part of themselves in each other.

• Clara's Moon conjunction Jonas's Sun (orb 1.5°): Clara's and Jonas's Sun and Moon are in harmony: one of the classic signs of a lasting bond, where what one is and what the other needs fit together. The conjunction is fused: the two energies act as one, for better and worse.
• Clara's Moon sextile Jonas's Moon (orb 3°): Their Moons are in harmony: they feel at home with each other and understand each other's moods. The sextile is in cooperation: an opportunity that rewards effort.
• Clara's Sun opposition Jonas's Venus (orb 3.7°): Sun and Venus are at odds: affection is there, but expressed in ways the other does not always recognise. The opposition is facing each other: a tension that seeks balance, often through other people.
• Clara's Venus square Jonas's Sun (orb 5.8°): Sun and Venus are at odds: affection is there, but expressed in ways the other does not always recognise. The square is in friction: a challenge that drives growth and achievement.
• Clara's Saturn conjunction Jonas's Moon (orb 6°): Saturn supports the Moon between them: emotional security and reliability. The conjunction is fused: the two energies act as one, for better and worse.
• Clara's Mercury trine Jonas's Mercury (orb 2.3°): Their Mercuries are in harmony: they think alike, talk easily and understand each other quickly. The trine is in harmony: a natural gift that flows easily.

The Goat and the Snake are a neutral pair. These two animals have no strong classical bond, neither harmony nor clash. The relationship depends on the rest of the chart and on the people themselves; there is room to build exactly what you choose.

A Goat partner is kind, artistic and nurturing, creating a gentle home; it needs security, affection and a partner who protects its sensitivity. A Snake partner is wise, sensual and deeply loyal, private and intuitive; it needs trust, depth and a partner who respects its silences.

Jonas's year element feeds Clara's in the generating cycle: Jonas naturally supports and nourishes Clara.

Clara walks the Life Path of The Builder, Jonas that of The Nurturer. Clara's and Jonas's Life Paths come from different families of numbers: they want different things from life, which makes the bond complementary and asks for respect of each other's path.

As a friend a Four is dependable, practical and honest, the one who turns up, keeps promises and helps you build. It has few close friends and keeps them for life. As a friend a Six is caring, responsible and generous, the one who looks after everyone. It needs friends who notice and return its care.

Clara was born on 7 Kab'an, Jonas on 9 Imix. Their Maya day signs belong to the same family, sharing a colour and a direction of the world: kindred spirits.

Kab'an's purpose: to shelter others and to move the earth when change is needed. Imix's purpose: to bring new life into the world, in whatever form, and to protect it until it can grow on its own.

Clara is in a Personal Year 3, a year of creativity and joy, and the year's animal, the Horse, is secret friends (六合, the six harmonies) to Clara's Goat. The year's animal is your secret friend. This is one of the most supportive years in the cycle: help arrives, doors open and relationships deepen. In love, a 3 year is playful and romantic: go out, flirt and enjoy.

Jonas is in a Personal Year 7, a year of reflection and inner growth, and the year's animal, the Horse, is a neutral pair to Jonas's Snake. The year's animal has no strong bond with yours. It is a year shaped mainly by your own choices: steady, open and good for building at your own pace.. In love, a 7 year is quieter and deeper: a time for reflection, honest conversations and spiritual closeness rather than drama.

Your Personal Years differ: one of you is in a year to create, socialise and express yourself, the other in a year to reflect, study and rest. Make room for each other's rhythm.

Each of you moves through your own personal months. Where they meet, act together; where they differ, make room.

• January: Clara 4, Jonas 8 (different rhythms: give each other room). A working month; for Jonas, a month of results and responsibility.
• February: Clara 5, Jonas 9 (different rhythms: give each other room). A month of movement and change; for Jonas, a month of completion.
• March: Clara 6, Jonas 1 (different rhythms: give each other room). A month for home, family and love; for Jonas, a fresh start in miniature: take the initiative, begin something, and put yourself forward.
• April: Clara 7, Jonas 2 (different rhythms: give each other room). A reflective month; for Jonas, a quieter month for patience, details and people.
• May: Clara 8, Jonas 3 (different rhythms: give each other room). A month of results and responsibility; for Jonas, a sociable, creative month.
• June: Clara 9, Jonas 4 (different rhythms: give each other room). A month of completion; for Jonas, a working month.
• July: Clara 1, Jonas 5 (different rhythms: give each other room). A fresh start in miniature: take the initiative, begin something, and put yourself forward; for Jonas, a month of movement and change.
• August: Clara 2, Jonas 6 (different rhythms: give each other room). A quieter month for patience, details and people; for Jonas, a month for home, family and love.
• September: Clara 3, Jonas 7 (different rhythms: give each other room). A sociable, creative month; for Jonas, a reflective month.
• October: Clara 4, Jonas 8 (different rhythms: give each other room). A working month; for Jonas, a month of results and responsibility.
• November: Clara 5, Jonas 9 (different rhythms: give each other room). A month of movement and change; for Jonas, a month of completion.
• December: Clara 6, Jonas 1 (different rhythms: give each other room). A month for home, family and love; for Jonas, a fresh start in miniature: take the initiative, begin something, and put yourself forward.

• Make time for the things that first drew you together.
• Talk about feelings before they become arguments.
• Respect the ways your partner is different from you: they are part of the attraction.
• Build rituals of your own: a day, a place, a tradition that belongs to the two of you.

To strengthen stability: build rituals and routines together, keep promises, and plan a little further ahead. Reliability is the foundation of trust.

To strengthen attraction: make time for novelty and play, travel together, dress up for each other, and keep a part of yourselves a little mysterious. Chemistry grows when both people feel seen and desired.

To strengthen communication: agree on a weekly hour to talk about how things are going, listen to repeat back what you heard before replying, and write things down when emotions run high.

Five traditions, each by its classic rules: the distance between Sun signs; aspects between the two charts for noon on each birthday (Astronomy Engine); the six harmonies, three harmonies, clashes and harms of the Chinese animals with the generating and controlling cycles of their elements; Pythagorean Life Paths; Maya day signs by the GMT correlation, with the ally and challenge of each sign. Each gives a score from 0 to 100; the overall score is their weighted mean for this kind of bond, spread from 52 to 98. Written for reflection and entertainment.