Square

Degrees of angle: 90 degrees (3 signs apart)

Orb: 7 degrees

Keywords: Challenge, tension

Interpretation: Squares signify the tension of two forces that are pulling in different directions, challenging each other. The paradigmatic square is that of the Aries "I" to the Cancer/Capricorn axis which represents the maternal and paternal principles, and just as the desire to prove something to our parents or to establish ourselves independent of them can be a prime motivating force in one's urge to strike out on one's own, the tension of the square can spur one to achieve, grow and change.