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Mutual Application<br />

MUTUAL APPLICATION<br />

A mutual application (applying) occurs when two planets are moving toward each<br />

o<strong>the</strong>r—one in direct motion and <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r in retrograde motion—to form an aspect.<br />

MUTUAL RECEPTION<br />

Two planets are in mutual reception when <strong>the</strong>y are in each o<strong>the</strong>r’s signs. If in a given<br />

horoscope, for example Mercury is in Aries (which is ruled by Mars) and Mars is in<br />

Gemini (which is ruled by Mercury), <strong>the</strong>n Mercury and Mars are in mutual reception.<br />

Astrologers interpret mutual reception as being equivalent to a conjunction between<br />

<strong>the</strong> two planets involved.<br />

MYSTIC RECTANGLE<br />

Mystic rectangle is a modern term for a planetary configuration composed of two<br />

trines that are connected by two sextiles. To qualify as a mystic rectangle, <strong>the</strong> pairs of<br />

planets on opposite sides of <strong>the</strong> horoscope from each o<strong>the</strong>r must form oppositions.<br />

Despite <strong>the</strong> name, individuals with mystic rectangles in <strong>the</strong>ir natal charts need not be<br />

mystically inclined. The name seems to have originated with Madame Helena<br />

Blavatsky, one of <strong>the</strong> founders of <strong>the</strong> Theosophical Society, who had this configuration<br />

in her chart.<br />

[478] THE ASTROLOGY BOOK

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