Past Life Indicators in Synastry and Karmic

Relationships in Astrology
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stargazer September 15, 2020

There are some connections that feel very fated. You meet a person and you have a feeling
that you have known them for ages. What are some of the past life indicators in synastry?
How to know if you have known each other before?

In this article, you can learn how to recognize past life connections in astrology. There are
some features of the chart that have a strong karmic connotation, such as the north
node and south node, Saturn, or the Vertex. When someone’s planets touch these
points in your chart, you feel that you have been connected to each other before.

Past life indicators in synastry can be very supportive and loving, but depending on
the nature of the planets involved, you can also block each other and bring hard lessons
into each other’s life. They often indicate karmic debt. The events in your past life can
contribute to the events in your current relationship and your attitude to each other.

Karmic relationships in astrology can become a burden. If you have some debt to pay
back, or your partner has to pay back their debt to you, there are often indicators for this
in the synastry chart. You can often find it encoded in your birth chart, too, if you are
likely to have a karmic relationship. For example, a retrograde Venus in the natal chart
often indicates karmic relationships in astrology, even more so when placed in a
karmic house.

Past lives are a topic which feels unfamiliar to some people, while others are drawn to it.
Karmic astrology can give you insights about the general directions in your past, but it
may not be able to give all the details.

Important: for something to stand out in the chart, there must be multiple
indicators. One aspect is not enough. It is also crucial to look to the entire chart, not to
separate aspects.

Keep reading to learn how to recognize if you have past life indicators in synastry!

Past Life Indicators in Synastry

In a synastry chart, you compare the birth charts of two people. You put the natal charts
on top of each other, and how your planets interact suggests the highest probability how
the relationship can unfold. It is pretty useful! Synastry aspects can show if there are some
red flags, but also if you are a great fit.

To find out if you have indicators of past life relationship in the synastry chart,
you primarily have to look to the following elements:

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 Vertex
north node and south node
the angles: the ascendant and descendant, but also the IC and the Midheaven
Saturn
Venus
the 12th house
the asteroid Juno
Chiron

Aspects between these features of the chart reveal a lot of information about your
relationship. If these planets and points are emphasized in the synastry chart,
chances are that you have dealt with each other before. This might lead to a
sense of belonging and having a lot of things in common. This is particularly true in the
beginning of the relationship.

The past life indicators in synastry suggest a powerful connection, but it is not
necessarily easy. Sometimes you have karmic debt to pay back, and the process can be
unpleasant or painful. Karmic relationships in astrology can turn into the biggest
challenge you face.

The conjunction is the most powerful aspect, it completely merges the energy of the
planets involved. All aspects can be meaningful, but the conjunction is by far the most
intense. In synastry, this aspect and the opposition are the most significant.

At the same time, it is important to analyze the entire chart, because one or two
aspects are not enough to determine the nature of the relationship. You should look for
the whole picture. The maturity level of the two people is just as important when it comes
to relating.

Karmic synastry aspects suggest that when you meet, you have a strong feeling
that you are supposed to be together. Even if you separate later, you find it hard to
get over the relationship. You often go back to each other. Relationships with a
karmic flavor are hard to end.

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 past life indicators in synastry

South Node Aspects as Past Life Indicators in Synastry

There are two lunar nodes in astrology, the north node and the south node. They are
opposite each other, this is the nodal axis of the chart. The north node shows your future,
the direction you are supposed to go in. The south node, on the other hand, represents
your past, where you are coming from.

If someone’s planets, especially the personal planets, such as the Sun, Moon,
Mercury, Venus, Mars are conjunct your south node or vice versa, this is a
potential indicator that you have past together. These aspects indicate a strong attraction,
and you are almost immediately drawn to each other.

Aspects between someone’s nodes and their partner’s ascendant can also be past life
indicators in synastry.

Pay attention to the house placement of the nodes, both in your chart and in your
partners. The house of the nodes reveals which are the primary life areas where you have
past and where you have new lessons to learn. This is particularly important if the seventh
house is involved.

Aspects to the Vertex as Past Life Indicators in Synastry

The Vertex is mostly used in synastry. It takes place in the right hemisphere of the natal
chart, and it is sometimes referred to as the third angle of the chart. It is the point
where the prime vertical intersects the ecliptic.

Aspects to the Vertex are possible past life indicators in synastry. If someone’s
planets or angles are conjunct another person’s vertex, there are high chances that you
find drawn to each other. Vertex conjunct the ascendant is a frequent synastry aspect in

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the charts of romantic partners.

It can also happen that there are changes in your love life when the Vertex is triggered in
your birth chart by some transiting planet or progression.

Connections between the Vertex and the lunar nodes are also indicators of past life in
synastry.

Juno as a Past Life Marriage Indicator

Juno is an asteroid. It is named after the wife of Jupiter, the king of gods in Roman
mythology. She is the equivalent of the Greek Hera. Juno is associated with marriage and
family life. In the natal chart, Juno has a lot to do with your approach to marriage and the
kind of spouse you are likely to attract. It is located between Mars (the lover) and Jupiter
(the husband).

Aspects to Juno can be past life indicators in synastry, mostly on a romantic level. Pay
attention to aspects such as Juno conjunct the ascendant or the descendant, Juno
conjunct someone’s personal planets, the Sun, Moon, Venus. The conjunction is
the most powerful, but all aspects are significant.

If your Juno falls into your partner’s twelfth house, or theirs into your twelfth house, this
is one of the potential past life indicators in synastry.

If someone’s Juno is conjunct your south node or vice versa, this can also be a sign that
you have a common past.

If you want to learn more about Juno, check out this article. It covers Juno by
signs and houses in-depth, and it also gives insight about Juno aspects in the synastry
chart.

Saturn, the Planet of Karma

Saturn is the planet of karma and the past in astrology. It is associated with life lessons,
Saturn is the taskmaster of astrology.

If Saturn is emphasized in a synastry chart, the relationship usually holds

karmic lessons and a karmic connection. Saturn aspects are strong past life
indicators in synastry. To understand the role of Saturn better, look to its sign, house,
aspects.

Saturn aspecting the lunar nodes is a particularly powerful karmic aspect. But any Saturn
aspect to personal planets makes the past important in the relationship. If you have this
aspect, you can learn more about it in this article. Saturn conjunct the nodes is
very important in synastry.

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It is important that Saturn is not an easy planet. It brings restrictions, coldness,
frustration. The positive manifestation of Saturn can be longevity and a seriously
committed relationship, but it is the best to be careful when you see Saturn in synastry.
Particularly if there are few sweet, supportive aspects. Hard aspects from Saturn to
personal planets (the conjunction, opposition, square, quincunx, semisquare) can be
potential red flags.

As the planet of time and permanence, Saturn often plays an important role in the charts
of married couples.

In the birth chart, you are more likely to be involved in karmic relationships if you have
your Saturn in the seventh house. The same is true for other challenging planets,
such as Pluto for example. Saturn in the fifth house can play out in a similar way. With
this placement, your love life usually gets better after your Saturn return.

The 12th House and Past Life

The twelfth house is the last house in the chart wheel. Planets in the twelfth house
are hidden from you: this house is foggy and mysterious, operating quietly
and often without you noticing it. The twelfth house is not easy to understand and to
access. In synastry, the twelfth house plays a special role as a karmic house in astrology.

If someone’s planets fall into your twelfth house, these can be past life indicators
in synastry. Depending on the nature of the planet here, you need to work through the
lessons the relationship brings. The romantic nature of the past relationship is more
emphasized which planets such as Venus, Mars, or Lilith in the twelfth house. Juno is also
important.

Besides synastry, the twelfth house in a composite chart can also be telling when it comes
to karmic relationships.

The sixth and the eighth house are also karmic houses. The fourth house is the house of
family karma. If your partner’s planets fall into these houses, this can also be an indicator
of a karmic relationship in astrology. The twelfth house is the most significant, however.

Karma: Action and Reaction

Karma is a word of Sanskrit origin, meaning action or deed. It is important that karma is
neither good nor bad: it simply follows the cause-effect principle.

Karmic relationships can be like that, too: they can be both pleasant and supportive or
torturing and restrictive. In the natal chart, you can see if someone is likely to give in a
good relationship or marriage as a karmic reward, but also if you are likely to choose a
spouse who you have difficult karma with.

Of course, karma is not limited to relationships, but this article is focused on this life area.

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Karma is of the nature of Saturn: it takes time for the results of your actions to become
visible, but sooner or later everything comes back to you. This way, you can learn and
grow as a soul. You learn by experiencing the results of your actions, for better or worse.

Karmic Relationships in Astrology

Karmic relationships might sound good at first, but they can easily become a
source of suffering in your life. They teach you very important life lessons, which are
necessary for the growth of your soul. At the same time, these relationships are often
BAD. They are often dysfunctional, and the coldness of Saturn can make the love die
quickly.

The nature of the karmic relationships in astrology is not pleasant. Have you ever
experienced that in the beginning, things seem to be fine in the relationship, but as time
passes, everything starts to deteriorate?

It can happen that there is a karmic relationship in question, especially if there are past
life indicators in synastry. It is important to be aware of this, as it can be the first step to
getting out of the relationship or fixing your life. If you become aware of it, you can return
the debt more quickly and move on.

Karmic relationships don’t have to last for ever, and this is a blessing, because they are
often very limiting and restrictive (the nature of Saturn). On the other hand, it can
happen that you can actually make your existing relationship better. Either way, it is the
best to become aware of the dynamics on a conscious level. The sooner you learn the
lessons, the sooner you can put an end to the karmic relationships in astrology.

The nature of karmic relationships in astrology often kicks in later. When you meet,
you are attracted to each other and feel that you have met someone very special. If
this is a romantic relationship, the sexual side of it is very strong. There is an
incredible chemistry between you.

However, as time passes, the challenging nature of the relationship comes to the
surface. Communication often doesn’t work. The relationship is of love-hate type,
it lacks the softness and mutual understanding necessary in the long run. You often
become bound to each other, for some reason, it seems that it is impossible to get out of
the relationship. People who are involved in it often do not recognize the potentially
abusive signs.

If we are talking about a romantic relationship that potentially ends with marriage or
having children together, after the birth of your child, things often get worse.

Karmic relationships in astrology can influence your life in many ways: some people
struggle in their professional life, your health can deteriorate, others have to deal with
challenges in their family life. Accepting the hardships and working on paying back the
debt can help you find ease and happiness again.

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