The simplest way to carve a circle into parts is by drawing a line between two points on the circle’s circumference.
(We do this in an effort to get a foothold within the angle-less realm of the circle — the wholeness of the self — which is the basic shape of the horoscope: More on that in Part I: The Circle.)
Mathematically, a line is three things.
First, it is infinite. Infinitely thin and infinitely long, it contains an infinite number of points. Infinite: without end. Mind-boggling.
Second, a line is precise. If two lines aren’t parallel, they meet at one, and only one, point. If they are parallel, they are exactly the same distance from each other down their entire infinite length. If they don’t meet one or the other of these conditions, they’re not lines.
Third, a line is efficient. It’s the shortest way between two points. Enough said.
So what does this mean to the horoscope?
When you have lines that aren’t part of a larger structure — a triangle or a quadrangle — you have an infinite, precise and efficient kind of energy. You can easily look at your own chart and see if you have any lines that aren’t part of a shape. If you do, you have some linear energy and you need to know about it.
There are some great things about linear energy: It’s sharp and quick, it is open to infinite possibilities and able to encompass much. On these lines, you quickly ascertain information, process it, integrate it and go out looking for more. You are open to what comes in, able to leap to the next step — nimble, flexible.
But people may also see you as flighty: She just keeps talking/thinking/gathering. She is infinite. She needs to slow down, to let other people catch up before she moves onto the next thing. You may also feel overloaded sometimes, or unable to sustain your interest or focus your energy long enough to complete a task. Like that line containing an infinite number of points and extending out into infinity, you must keep moving.
And that can be exciting, but it can also be exhausting.
This would be the purest form of linear energy, and few people’s charts are entirely made up of lines that aren’t part of a triangle or quadrangle (although it definitely happens). So it may be that you’re linear in these ways in one or two areas of life, but more dominated by triangular or quadrangular energy in other areas.
Linear energy is not, after all, much removed from the circle. It is one line but instead of meeting end to end, it opens up and extends out ad infinitum. It lacks the contained self-reference of the circle that allows for integration. But it does produce some exciting thought waves that, if you can draw them back into the circle, can serve you well.
More on triangles and quadrangles soon…
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