Do you think the total is more or different than the sum of its parts?

Question

ie. a Pisces moon with an Aries sun is more or different then just the combination of characteristics of a Pisces moon and an Aries sun?

Answer 1

well, think of it like this, is your body more than your foot?

your body is the WHOLE

your foot is PART of the WHOLE body

the other parts of your body also combine to make up your WHOLE body

they are not separate and work in concert with each other.

your heart pumps blood thru your veins

your liver purifies your blood

the heart and the liver are different organs working together with a purpose

Answer 2

I'd say that it would have to be more *and* different because of course you can't just take that pisces moon/aries sun and interpret them seperate from the rest of the chart and expect to be really accurate in your reading of the chart.

So it depends on how the rest of the chart is aspecting the sun/moon combo to determine how exactly the sun/moon are going to be expressed, as well as how comfortable the individual is with expressing either one or both of those influences.

Answer 3

Sorry for not answering all your question lately, been working 12 hrs(night shift) 21 days straight, then 1 day off, till the middle of Oct...So won't be able to answer them all now...have a good day...  

Answer 4

Hi Janet :)

I think it can be more or less and, as a result, different than the parts it consists of.

Every thing is a matter of combination in a chart...It's sort of like Chemistry or Maths...If you add 2 and 3, you get 5...But if you add 1 and -1, you get 0. In both cases, the total is different and more/less than the sum of its parts.

Or perhaps I could use another example...An egg is an egg...but when combined with flour, milk, etc. it's not a mere egg any more...It's a cake. And it cannot be separated from the rest ingredients because its substance has been accustomed to the environment created by all of them. It cannot be an egg any more...You have to see it as part of the cake.

I hope I make sense now, LOL