The Cradle pattern and the opposition therein

[Cosmiccradle]

This is a pattern that I came across when teaching myself. I hadn't seen it further when reading over Yod, Kite etc. I called it Cosmiccradle. Only years later when learning the works of Huber did I come across it in their work Aspect Pattern Astrology pp. 157-161. Although I agree with some things said therein, I have come to a totally different insight with regards to this pattern.

I have come across this pattern often by those that have had a difficult past or emotional/mental affliction and are constantly rocking back and forth searching for a balance in their lives from birth (hence the cradle). If I were to put it into psychological terms take into consideration the "manic depressive" with extreme mood swings, then high then low. The lesson is to find the middle road, balance. So in short I would say it has more to do with the balance between past/present and an emotional/mental affliction. The opposition present in the chart with the involved planets often gives a clear picture of the struggle. Even with the 3 sextiles and 2 trines which express harmony it does so only to the extent that it helps in finding the balance but not in solving the opposition.

Question: Have you seen this Pattern in the charts you've made and what type of person or situation have you come across.

 

[katydid]

 

[Cosmiccradle]

I take it this is to visualize the cradle, thank you.

 

[katydid]

Yes, it was a visual example. I think cradles are fascinating.




Shakira was born Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll on February 2, 1977, in Barranquilla, Colombia, to a Lebanese father and a Colombian mother. She started belly dancing when she was young and by age 10 had begun writing songs and taking part in talent competitions.

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, known mononymously as Shakira, is a Colombian singer-songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the "Queen of Latin Music" and has been praised for her musical versatility. She made her recording debut with Sony Music Colombia at the age of 13

She entered the English-language market with her fifth album, Laundry Service (2001), which sold over 13 million copies worldwide. Buoyed by the international success of her singles "Whenever, Wherever" and "Underneath Your Clothes", the album propelled her reputation as a leading crossover artist and is the best-selling album of all time by a female Latin artist.

Described as "one of the most influential and beloved artists of all time",[11] Shakira has been credited with opening the doors of the international market for other Latin artists.[12][13] With over 100 million certified records sold worldwide, she is one of the world's best-selling musicians.[14] She is the best-selling female artist of all time in Colombiaand Spain, best-selling female Latin artist of all time in the United States and worldwide, as of 2023, according to Billboard.[15] Noted to be a "global phenom" whose impact has "reached every corner of the world", Shakira has been described as an "artistic link between the west and the east" for popularizing Middle Eastern sounds in the West, and western sounds in the East (mainly the Middle East).[16][17] Due to her heritage as a Colombian of Lebanese descent, she is perceived as particularly influential for Latino and Middle-Eastern musicians,[18] and has been noted for introducing musical genres, instruments, and techniques from across Latin America, the Middle East, and other regions to a wider audience

Shakira wrote her first poem, titled "La rosa de cristal" ('The Crystal Rose'), when she was only four years old.[32] As she was growing up, she was fascinated watching her father writing stories on a typewriter,[32] and asked for one as a Christmas gift. She got that typewriter at age seven,[32] and has continued writing poetry since then. These poems eventually evolved into songs. When Shakira was two years old, her older half-brother was killed, at the age of nineteen, in a motorcycle accident; six years later, at age eight, Shakira wrote her first song, titled "Tus gafas oscuras" ('Your dark glasses'), which was inspired by her father, who for years wore dark glasses to hide his grief.[33]

When Shakira was four, her father took her to a local Middle Eastern restaurant, where Shakira first heard the doumbek, a traditional drum used in Middle-Eastern music and which typically accompanied belly dancing.[34] She started dancing on the table, and the experience made her realize that she wanted to be a performer. She enjoyed singing for schoolmates and teachers (and even the nuns) at her Catholic school, but in second grade, she was rejected for the school choir because her vibrato was too strong. The music teacher told her that she sounded "like a goat".[34][35] At school, she was often sent out of the class because of her hyperactivity.[36] She says she had also been known as "the belly dancer girl", as she would demonstrate every Friday at school a number she had learned.[34] "That's how I discovered my passion for live performance," she says.[37][31] To instill gratitude in Shakira for her upbringing, her father took her to a local park to see orphans who lived there. The images stayed with her, and she said to herself: "One day I'm going to help these kids when I become a famous artist."[31]

 

[katydid]

I'm just using Shakira as an example of what you wrote about in the OP. Her life has been kind of 'manic.' She began performing as a young child and her father helped her get auditions for record deals at around age 10. She finally signed a major US deal at 13. That is highly unusual.

I see her Sun/Saturn opposition, as the 'rim' of the cradle as the manic element. Forcing her to be wan extremely hard worker, and very self restricted, hyper focused upon work and dedication and sacrifice.

 

[waybread]

I've not come across specific overviews of the cradle formation, but I note that the opposition planets are mitigated by trines, with those planets joined by sextiles.

Oppositions aren't easy, but with the cradle formation, those planets have some impressive help.

 

[Frisiangal]

I've not come across specific overviews of the cradle formation, but I note that the opposition planets are mitigated by trines, with those planets joined by sextiles.

Oppositions aren't easy, but with the cradle formation, those planets have some impressive help.

Type 'astrology - cradle pattern' into the computer's search engine and there are pages of websites that describe the Cradle pattern, of which a number of explanations are given. Shakira's chart was shown on one site, and Bob Marley's in another.

When the Cradle pattern was shown 'upside down' in a chart, I immediately imagined the symbology of the baby falling from the security of its upbringing as opposed to the safety within the upright cradle in the lower part of the chart. Lindaland described the aspect as 'learning to grow up', which would seem to fit either, according to whether one felt safe or insecure in childhood. Yet how would one describe what could be as a 'swinging cradle' as in patterns left or right in the chart? Finding balance within one'self between opposing themes would definitely seem to fit.

 

[Frisiangal]

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The cradle pattern never jumped off a chart for me before, and now 4 within as many days.

Perhaps more common than is given credit for until now?

 

[MoonBucket]

"Tra la la"

 

[Humanitarian]

I've not come across specific overviews of the cradle formation, but I note that the opposition planets are mitigated by trines, with those planets joined by sextiles.

Oppositions aren't easy, but with the cradle formation, those planets have some impressive help.

For example: My Mars-Moon-Sun-Jup + Nep + Chiron crade has a Mars-Jup, Mars-Nep and a Mars-Chiron opposition, and my Martian side (in Leo) frequently fights with my Jup-Nep-Chiron in Aqua, making my anger issues stronger and easily triggered. But, thanks to trines and the Uranus square Neptune transit, I got myself to solve my anger issues, and it became successful. Now I'm the best student of my high school class, and now I can socialize with many people without problems, unlike before (thanks Neptune for that!)