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he quintile and biquintile are based on the division of a 360° circle
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T multiples of five. A quintile occurs between two planets that are 7
apart and the biquintile occurs between two planets that are 144°
apart. If you keep dividing a 360° circle by multiples of five you will also find
vigintile (18°), decile (36°) and tridecile (108°).
… a quintile will not only say something about an
individual’s personal style but also the style and
technical quality of their creative work. …The quintile
series is strongly emphasized in the charts of people
who are preoccupied with making, forming, linking
and arranging things.
— Sue Tompkins, Aspects in Astrology
In some ways the quintile series has associations
with Virgo & Mercury
Being drawn to a particular way of linking information ideas together can
indicate an obsession with a particular subject matter.
In Horoscope Symbols Robert Hand writes that the quintile series,
… seem to grant the ability to turn creative inspiration
into concrete end products. …the quintile and the
biquintile, the two most powerful aspects in this
group, appear to be extremely so, perhaps more than
all the three series aspects except for the trine.
The three series includes the sextile, trine, semi-sextile and quincun
The obsessive quality of the quintile series also points to an association with
Pluto. The ability to take disparate elements and combine them into a cohesi
style shows a kind of translation, or even transformation, of information all
information audio, visual, taste, etc…
Unlike other aspects, the quintile series doesn’t seem to be inherited. The
quintiles are unique gifts and ways of linking information, ideas and concepts
that are entirely your own. However, the presence or absence of quintiles doe
show whether a person will be creative, or whether that person will actually
produce creative work.
Insight into the number five from tarot
The quintiles show the ability to connect information in a unique way. They
imply a preoccupation with a way of connecting information. In the book Taro
Constellations: Patterns of Personal Destiny Mary K Greer writes about how,
… fives have specialized knowledge and the ability to
communicate that knowledge in a particular style.
Fives translate information and make it
understandable to the general public. Fives are also
concerned with teaching and learning. They absorb
and pass on information and knowledge.
If you have a quintile series aspect, you may be actively learning about your
quintile energy, or you may be actively teaching that energy to other people.
Greer mentions that fives often become authorities on what they have learne
and become teachers and guides on that understanding. Quintiles may point
particular energy qualities that you can use to guide other people.
The difference between quintiles and biquintiles
The quintile is a step between the sextile (60°) and the square (90°). The
biquintile is a step between the sesquiquadrate (135°) and the quincunx (150°
The quintile is wedged between the opportunity to develop a talent (sextile)
creative crisis (square) while the biquintile sits between uncomfortable
dissonance (sesquiquadrate) and the need for adjustment (quincunx).
The biquintile seems to show a greater urgency to let go, or spread, an idea o
style before changing it or moving on to something else. The quintile seems
filled with more expectation and excitement, but less urgency.
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he quintile and biquintile are based on the division of a 360° circle
T between two planets that are 72° apart and the biquintile occurs b
keep dividing a 360° circle by multiples of five you will also find th
(108°).
… a quintile will not only say something about an individua
style and technical quality of their creative work. …The qui
emphasized in the charts of people who are preoccupied w
arranging things.
— Sue Tompkins, Aspects in Astrology
In some ways the quintile series has associations
Being drawn to a particular way of linking information ideas together can ind
matter.
In Horoscope Symbols Robert Hand writes that the quintile series,
… seem to grant the ability to turn creative inspiration into
quintile and the biquintile, the two most powerful aspects
extremely so, perhaps more than all the three series aspec
The three series includes the sextile, trine, semi-sextile and quincun
The obsessive quality of the quintile series also points to an association with
and combine them into a cohesive style shows a kind of translation, or even
audio, visual, taste, etc…
Unlike other aspects, the quintile series doesn’t seem to be inherited. The qu
information, ideas and concepts that are entirely your own. However, the pre
whether a person will be creative, or whether that person will actually produc
Insight into the number five from tarot
The quintiles show the ability to connect information in a unique way. They im
information. In the book Tarot Constellations: Patterns of Personal Destiny M
… fives have specialized knowledge and the ability to comm
particular style. Fives translate information and make it un
public. Fives are also concerned with teaching and learning
information and knowledge.
If you have a quintile series aspect, you may be actively learning about your q
teaching that energy to other people. Greer mentions that fives often becom
become teachers and guides on that understanding. Quintiles may point to p
guide other people.
The difference between quintiles and biquintiles
The quintile is a step between the sextile (60°) and the square (90°). The biq
(135°) and the quincunx (150°).
The quintile is wedged between the opportunity to develop a talent (sextile)
sits between uncomfortable dissonance (sesquiquadrate) and the need for ad
The biquintile seems to show a greater urgency to let go, or spread, an idea o
something else. The quintile seems filled with more expectation and excitem
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BI-QUINTILE
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