Now here's a piece of synchronicity for the Jungian astrologer's mind. Not only is our Star conspicuous by his absence from most of these pentagrams but, as the graph below demonstrates, he prefers to be in Leo, the sign of his rulership, when they take place. For me the role of the Sun was from the start the most tantalizing mystery in this drama, one I could only begin to assess by close observation of all the planets at the time of GQs.
The following tables set out sign distribution of the planets by number and percent. Figures are shown for all planets at the time of the GQs (on the left) and GQ planets only (on the right), with fairly consistent results between the two.
The statistics for total planet count are displayed graphically below.
The shaded boxes with white text in the above illustration are the actual members of GQs. The next table spells out the highest and lowest frequency of sign per planet in comparison to the 2,500 year lunar cycle control group discussed in the Overall Data section. Planets for which the standard deviation figure in the lunar cycle group was 0.2 or lower showed little variation per sign and so were judged to be non-applicable for comparison.
In every case at least one sign per planet recurs across the board for both highest and lowest frequency. The clear message is that planets are most likely to appear in GQs when they are in the signs they take longest to cross. In astronomical terms this may seem no great revelation. After all, in any random selection of charts over a lengthy period, the planets would naturally show higher frequency where they spend the most time. However the astrological implications of these orbital dynamics may be less trite.
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