What is the meaning of a Grand Cross in the natal birth chart of astrology?

Question

This is specific to the study of astrology and the natal birth chart. Concerning the formation of a grand cross on the astrological birth chart. Two Planets in opposition and at 90 degrees two more planets in opposition, all four planets form squares. A rare configuration and I am wondering what a person with that in their birth chart can expect in life.

Answer 1

The Grand Cross is, indeed, a very rare and very powerful configuration in an individual's birth chart. It is an intense and potentially stressful concentration of energy which may involve more than the basic 4 luminaries/planets. The theory goes that the individual with such a configuration will be driven by the intense flow of energy to achieve remarkable success in life or that they will collapse under the pressure.

Having a Grand Cross configuration would be extremely difficult at times of heavy, malefic transits and progressions. If the aspects between the natal planets involved were particularly tight, then a huge amount of negative energy would be triggered all at once, affecting many areas of life and thus making life rather difficult to cope with for a time.

Answer 2

Natal Meaning

Answer 3

it is a devil's advocate sort of speak

Grand square in the natal chart is the combination of feeling both continually frustrated at being boxed in with limited options combined with seething anger about the repetitive patterns, eventually fosters both self-growth and staying power.
you can either learn to benefit from it or you can just give up and swim against the stream.