Grand Trine

A Grand Trine is an aspect pattern made of three planets spaced evenly around the chart, each one hundred and twenty degrees from the next, forming an equilateral triangle. Because the three points fall in signs of the same element, a Grand Trine usually appears entirely in fire, earth, air, or water, and it carries that element's nature in a strong, flowing form. A Grand Trine is the most harmonious pattern in a chart. The three planets support each other in an easy, self-contained loop, giving a person natural talent and a sense of grace in whatever area the pattern touches. A fire Grand Trine flows with confidence and inspiration, an earth one with practical competence, an air one with ideas, and a water one with feeling. The weakness of a Grand Trine is the same as its strength. Its gifts are so effortless that they can be taken for granted, and the closed circuit of energy can make a person complacent, with little drive to develop the talent further. The work of a Grand Trine is to put its natural ability to deliberate use rather than coasting on it.