by Dawn Rose
Did you know that synastry overlays are one of the first things to look at when doing a synastry analysis?
Sun in the 10th house synastry overlay will give us on overview of how our egos interact and how our partner’s creative expression plays out in our life; whether it inspires us or makes us feel belittled. And vice versa.
The Sun is our vital force, it is the main inner driver that gives us a reason to live on this earth, so it is a central part of the horoscope that shouldn’t be overlooked when examining the possible emotional and psychological dynamics of a relationship.
So, what does the Sun in 10th house synastry overlay imply about your relationship?
I will give you ALL possible versions of how this can play out in your life if you just keep reading.
Before I do that, however, I would like to remind you that synastry overlays are actually the SECOND step in compatibility analysis AFTER both charts have been examined separately.
Studying the separate horoscope of each partner is crucial, because this gives imperative insight into what each individual needs in a relationship. The separate horoscopes of both partners reveal hidden emotional patterns, which the individual may not even be aware of. The birth chart of each partner provides important information about how they approach a relationship, what type of relationship is most suitable for their personality and subconscious behavioral patterns, and whether they need to undergo considerable inner growth before they can mature for a long-term union.
Most importantly, the separate horoscope of each individual provides hidden trauma that may be sabotaging each and every relationship they form, which may in turn undermine this particular union if they are not consciously working on alleviating pain from the past.
The position of the Sun, Moon, Venus and Mars should be closely examined in each of the horoscopes, and so should the state of the 1st, 7th, 5th house and their rulers. It is especially critical to look at hard aspect between Moon, Venus, Mars and Saturn and Pluto. Challenging aspects with Saturn will give the individual an inborn inability to express love and would suggest a certain level of maturity before they can get married and create a family.
Difficult aspects with Pluto would suggest deep psychological trauma, an inherent tendency to manipulate and in the case of a Pluto-Mars square even a tendency for violence or attracting aggressive partners.
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The Sun
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In the birth chart, the Sun represents the center of our personality, just as the Sun is the center of the solar system.
The Sun’s position in the natal chart – by sign, house and aspects creates the fundamental basis of our character, on which all other influences from the other planets are superimposed. For this reason, when we compare the birth charts of two people, we first pay attention to the relative position of their Suns. Although the streams of influence between two people flow through different energy channels, connecting different points of their horoscopes, the Sun with its representation of the ego is one of the principal channels of interaction that needs to be examined.
In synastry analysis, when we do an overlay of two birth horoscopes, your partner’s Sun falls in one of the twelve houses of your horoscope. In each of these twelve positions, it sets a certain color for your relationship and shows an area of your life where the other will have a strong influence.
One Important Thing To Remember About Sun in 10th House Synastry
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The most important thing to remember about having someone’s Sun in your tenth house in Synastry is that it acts as a permanent transit to your tenth house!
This means that for as long as you are in this particular relationship, for as long as you communicate and exchange energies with this person, their Sun will be like a permanent transit in your tenth house.
Their Sun, with all it represents will be affecting your highest achievements, your whole direction in life, your career choices, and even the relationship with your family! If you have planets in your tenth house, their Sun will be further activating these planets, and the aspects they are making.
10th House in Synastry
Considering that the 10th house is the highest point of the horoscope, and the fact that it also represents one of our parents, having a partner’s planets fall there is very significant.
The 10th house is often underestimated in astrology, but it is important to know that with age, we ‘grow’ into our 10th house, and we develop a lot of the qualities, associated with the signs and planets, placed there. It is also a ‘family’ house, representing our social status.
A partner’s planets falling in the 10th house will show a strong and significant relationship with them, which is going to have a direct impact on our social status, the major choices and decisions we make in life and the achievements we have. This is why Sun in the 10th house synastry overlay is quite common in the horoscopes of marriage partners.
Sun in 10th House Synastry Meaning
The 10th house is the highest point in your horoscope. This is the area of your social realization, professional activity and career growth. A relationship of this type is often created on the basis of common professional interests or social goals, which can include marriage.
The partner whose birth Sun falls in your tenth house plays an important role in your personal and professional development. They can be an inspiration for you to progress by supporting you unquestioningly, or if the Sun is afflicted, hindering you, and thus motivating you to prove yourself again and again.
In the field of emotions, the Sun in 10th house synastry overlay is very strong and constructive. It enables both partners to progress in life, relying on love and mutual support in good and bad times.
MC is at the top of the horoscope and this is the channel through which the support from the high Spiritual realms flows. Therefore, if your partner’s birth Sun is close to your midheaven, then your relationship is blessed from above.
The Psychology Behind Sun in 10th House Synastry
When one’s Sun falls in the tenth house of their partner’s horoscope, and more particularly when it falls in conjunction with their Midheaven, the Sun person may be in a position to enhance the house person’s reputation.
The Sun person may be responsible for supervising the house person’s work and so be in a position either to help them advance or to prevent their progress. There is some tendency for those, whose Sun is placed in the tenth house of another person’s horoscope to act as a parent towards them, feeling the need to accept some kind of responsibility for their behavior.
Sometimes the Sun person in the Sun in 10th house synastry will feel that they need their partner’s support or acknowledgment of his or her abilities and achievements in order to boost their self-esteem.
The Sun person may, by an outstanding example, inspire the house person to emulate him or her and the Sun person will usually be happy to extend their patronage if the cross-aspects are favorable. In such cases, the Sun person’s helping hand in the Sun in 10th house synastry overlay may put the house person in touch with influential contacts that can assist their progress and make their path easier in a number of ways.
Should the Sun person make a point of being uncooperative, it would be worth the house person’s while to find out the reason, as it might be due to some shortcoming on their part that acts as a barrier to future progress. The Sun person might not only be in a position to point out this weakness but give practical advice as to how it might be eradicated.
Sun in 10th House Synastry – Further Interpretations
The Sun in 10th house synastry overlay has power due to the influence it has on the perception of the Sun-person.
The Sun person sees the house person as an authoritative figure. You (the Sun) believe that they are worthy of respect and that they are a great leader. You accept the house person almost without hesitation. You think they know better than you. You think they see things more clearly than you do. If you argue with each other, you end up thinking that they are right. The house person corresponds to your image of authority and everything that is correct and acceptable in society.
The house person notices and enjoys the respect they receive from the Sun person. Whether the house person in the 10th house synastry overlay deserves such admiration or not will depend on their own birth chart. If the house person does not have natural authority, the relationship may improve their leadership qualities.
In this case, the house person will greatly enjoy the approval of their Sun person. If the house person is by nature an authoritative type, this relationship will be comfortable and similar to “business as usual.”
The Sun in 10th house synastry overlay is just one of many factors that need to be considered when making a compatibility analysis, but I sincerely hope that this article did shed some light on the dynamics of your relationship.
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