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ambition or a power drive but my subject
for this article is relationships of a sexual

nature. There is a compulsive aspect
to desirousness as it is the fire of libido

(energy). It feels as if this person we
desire is present in our thoughts 24/7.
Unbeknownst to us, this is the energy

created by the dynamo of the opposites.

The Latin word coniunctio means a union
of opposites between male and female
which is the same as the word conjunction

used in Astrology. It is the word used to
describe two planets in the birth chart

joined within 8-10˚. In this context, male
and female are not genders, they describe
two principals in the psyche of everyone

— masculine (Sun) and feminine (Moon).
In alchemical images, they are represented

by a King and Queen, a stag and unicorn
as well as luna and sol. Psychologically,
this union is taking place gradually in our

unconscious. These opposites, conscious
and unconscious are forever seeking each

other out for completion.

Until we are willing to bring more to

consciousness and face our shadow (the
prima materia: the hidden primitive and

undeveloped aspects of our nature), Anima
(the female in men) and Animus (the male
in women) which are both Latin for soul,

they continue to live autonomously in a
split-off part of our psyche.

The color red archetypally is fire and
passion of an emotional quality. Looking

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