Are you prepared for a quick course in astrology? Today, we’re going to discuss what it means in astrology to have a stellium, which is simply a fancy phrase for when many planets are grouped closely together in a single zodiac sign or astrological house. We are more likely to experience an outpouring of the sign’s energy in our life when many planets are converging in one region of the zodiac, and sure, it can be powerful. You may take advantage of these sometimes overpowering transits by understanding what an astrological stellium is and how to deal with the energy.

First things first, in astrology, the speed at which each planet transits each sign of the zodiac varies. The sun changes signs every month, but the moon changes signs every few days. While the sun and moon move swiftly, planetary orbits get considerably longer as you go farther out into the solar system. Pluto spends more than 20 to 30 years in each zodiac sign, compared to Uranus’ seven years on average. As a result, stelliums are a remarkable astrological occurrence since it is unlikely that a large group of planets would be in all 12 signs at once.

What Qualifies An Astrological Stellium?

Three or more planets must be conjoined in the same zodiac sign (or astrological house, if you’re looking at a birth chart) in order for anything to be referred to be a stellium. This is due to the fact that if there are only two, it is probably only a conjunction aspect, which occurs rather often.

However, many astrologers assert that the number of planets required to form a stellium increases to four if the planetary grouping include either the sun or the moon. This is most likely due to the sun and moon moving through the zodiac signs quite swiftly and hence aligning with other planets more often than usual.

Your birth chart will show whether you were born during a planetary stellium, and the energy of the stellium sign is likely to be strongly present in your personality. Stelliums may also happen in a birth chart when planets are grouped tightly together in one astrological house (versus one zodiac sign). The house’s themes would be more affected by the energy in this situation than the zodiac signs involved.

What a Stellium Can Expect

We might anticipate experiencing an increase in the intensity of that sign, both individually and socially, since so many planets are converging in that sector of the zodiac with their sometimes conflicting personalities. This may sometimes make us feel uneasy since there is such a strong planetary concentration on just one aspect of our existence. On the other side, it may also be a wonderful chance to unite with the stellium’s energy and learn whatever teachings it has to impart.

The planets involved in a stellium may also be used to determine its vibe. Expect to experience the energy in a personal manner that may have an impact on your personality, mood, and relationships if there are many personal planets in the sky (such as the sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, or Mars). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, or Pluto are examples of more distant, transpersonal planets that may be involved. If so, the energy of the stellium is likely to be represented in a more collective, encompassing way.

For instance, the close proximity of six planets in Aquarius in February 2021 would strongly emphasise the Aquarian traits of creativity, forward-thinking, communal concern, and technological advances. The Sun, Moon, Mercury, and Venus are personal planets, whereas Saturn and Jupiter are slower-moving social planets. As a result, the Aquarius vibe will be strongly felt in our daily lives as well as on a more generalised collective level.

Methods For Working With Stellium

Try to accept the astrological energy of the zodiac sign the stellium is occurring in and choose how to best express it in your own life if a stellium is seen in the sky. Discover the characteristics of the zodiac sign shared by the planets in the stellium and rely on its most productive and uplifting traits. For instance, if a stellium is in Capricorn, the earth sign, as it was at the beginning of 2020, it may be a good idea to concentrate on your work, make quite specific objectives, and embrace your more disciplined side.

The same is true if your birth chart has a stellium, but it is more specific and regulating the surge of energy in one region of your chart will be continual rather than transient. Sometimes you could feel that the aspect of your life or personality connected to the positioning of the stellium is receiving too much attention. If that is the situation, here is a tip: Lean into the force of the symbol in opposition. Find the house and sign that are immediately opposed to your stellium on the zodiac wheel of your natal chart. Now research the characteristics of that sign or house and work to discover methods to incorporate more of those energies into your daily life. This may assist you in balancing your astrological makeup and help you combat some of the stellium’s excessive force.

These potent planetary alignments, whether they be a stellium in your birth chart or merely a brief time in the stars, may result in significant breakthroughs if we are ready to connect ourselves with their energy.