Romantic Compatibility and Conflict Report for

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Birth Data for Maria:

Maria Shriver

November 6, 1955

5:12 PM

Chicago, Illinois

Birth Data for Arnold:

Arnold Schwarzenegger

July 30, 1947

4:10 AM

Graz, Austria

Your birth chart interpretation is based on the positions of the planets at the time of your birth. For the benefit of students of astrology, these positions, along with other technical information, are listed below:

Positions and Data for Maria:

Sun position is 13 deg. 46 min. of Scorpio
Moon position is 14 deg. 26 min. of Leo
Mercury position is 27 deg. 59 min. of Libra
Venus position is 1 deg. 06 min. of Sagittarius
Mars position is 15 deg. 44 min. of Libra
Jupiter position is 28 deg. 55 min. of Leo
Saturn position is 22 deg. 37 min. of Scorpio
Uranus position is 2 deg. 20 min. of Leo
Neptune position is 28 deg. 34 min. of Libra
Pluto position is 28 deg. 28 min. of Leo
Asc. position is 26 deg. 23 min. of Taurus
MC position is 3 deg. 26 min. of Aquarius
2nd cusp position is 21 deg. 31 min. of Gemini
3rd cusp position is 12 deg. 06 min. of Cancer
5th cusp position is 0 deg. 11 min. of Virgo
6th cusp position is 8 deg. 25 min. of Libra

Tropical/PLACIDUS Standard time observed. GMT: 23:12:00
Time Zone: 6 hours West. Lat & Long: 41 N 51 87 W 39

Positions and Data for Arnold:

Sun position is 6 deg. 05 min. of Leo
Moon position is 3 deg. 31 min. of Capricorn
Mercury position is 18 deg. 03 min. of Cancer
Venus position is 26 deg. 22 min. of Cancer
Mars position is 20 deg. 06 min. of Gemini
Jupiter position is 18 deg. 00 min. of Scorpio
Saturn position is 11 deg. 35 min. of Leo
Uranus position is 24 deg. 30 min. of Gemini
Neptune position is 8 deg. 27 min. of Libra
Pluto position is 12 deg. 46 min. of Leo
Asc. position is 19 deg. 07 min. of Cancer
MC position is 24 deg. 22 min. of Pisces
2nd cusp position is 6 deg. 36 min. of Leo
3rd cusp position is 27 deg. 12 min. of Leo
5th cusp position is 1 deg. 22 min. of Scorpio
6th cusp position is 13 deg. 48 min. of Sagittarius

Tropical/PLACIDUS Daylight Savings Time observed. GMT: 02:10:00
Time Zone: 1 hours East. Lat & Long: 47 N 05 15 E 27

Dear friends:

Welcome to the Compatibility and Conflict Report and the myriad ways of expressing the continual dance of life. This report is based on methods employed through years of working with couples, observing relationships and analyzing the lives of the famous and infamous. The contacts described within this program are certainly not all the combinations possible between two people. But they are the core patterns of relationship analysis that I begin with in determining areas of compatibility and potential conflict between two people. I analyze these basic points of contact to arrive at my interpretation of what is central for an enduring relationship or for one that teaches something of importance and leaves a lasting impression. Additional parts, patterns and interpretations will be added to this report in the future.

In many of the interpretations, I've described the highest potential that one can strive for with a particular combination. Yet it is only a potential and we are human and have complex emotions and contradictory issues and reactions at any given time in our lives. Use this report as a guideline to make your relationships as rewarding and fulfilling as you possibly can. And know that your relationships are simply mirroring your own soul's struggles. Each relationship will fulfill something within you and challenge you to look at your shadow and transform yourself. Sometimes this means staying with a partner or a relationship and sometimes the learning process requires that you let the relationship go. These decisions are never easy and they should only be made after careful and truthful introspection, reflection and guidance. But ultimately, these decisions are yours and yours alone to make. Remember that variety is the spice of life and that although you may have some difficult areas of relating with a partner, it is in those areas that you can learn the most about yourself and others and grow in wisdom. It would be a mistake to look for a partner with whom you have no disagreements at all and this kind of relationship is a fantasy, rarely if ever, a reality.

Thank you for purchasing this report and I hope it is meaningful and useful to you.

Special thanks to John Flagg for unflagging editorial support.

To the mystery and magic of relationship chemistry,

Dorothy Oja

Copyright 2000

This section is based on the idea that there are three basic needs in every relationship:

* Interest, energy and stimulation or sexuality.

* Enjoyment, abundance, expansion of awareness and happiness.

* Patterns for commitment, consistency, teaching each other or reaffirming something essential one for the other and vice versa.

The sort between your charts is for eleven separate aspects that define energy, fun and lasting impressions between you. Most strong relationships have at least four to six of these aspects between their charts.

This aspect facilitates self-expression and social interaction between the two of you. You are together because you genuinely enjoy each other’s style and life direction. This aspect enhances the development of the personality and encourages a greater ease in expressing who you are in relation to another person. The purpose of this aspect is to enable and encourage the development of personal expression and self-understanding. It is an aspect of enhancement and generosity. It develops and supports a fondness for similar attitudes and attributes, sharing common interests and feelings of happiness in each other's company. Essentially, this aspect is one of recognition and appreciation of each other’s unique personal abilities. You feel support from your partner to be who you are.

You are serious about each other and your relationship. Or there’s a serious tone, a sense of responsibility between you when you are together. This can be positive or it can put a damper on things, it depends on what each of you want from the other. One meaning of this aspect is that you have some important work to accomplish together and you could even go into business together. You are likely to feel a strong commitment and form a bond with each other that goes to your roots. Both of you will feel the strong connection and this can become devotion to each other. Although at times you will feel burdened by the obligations you inevitably share, this aspect is a strongly binding one. Possibly Arnold may want more security within the relationship than Maria, but this does not always follow. There is a mutual urge for establishing some type of commitment or at least creating rules of engagement for your relationship. Discussions of emotional or financial security will likely arise early in the relationship. The partnership works best if there are clear structures that both of you agree upon. With practice working together, you quickly become adept at problem solving, planning, organizing and honoring commitments you’ve made. Important issues between the two of you will concern responsibility, keeping promises, maintaining integrity, timeliness, parents, children and the overall structure or pattern of your life together. Having goals to pursue and work towards will enhance your partnership. As a team, others view you as stable, reliable and dependable. They may seek out your advice and counsel because they view you as responsible or even wise.

There is a serious quality in your relationship and a strong bond with each other. You may feel obligated toward each other or there could be obstacles making it difficult for you to be together. It is important for you to determine the level of commitment and responsibility you are willing to make. There are bound to be some obstacles for you to overcome in your life together. You may find the challenges strengthening to your bond with each other or they may prove to be burdensome. You have chosen this level of relating in order to develop endurance, integrity or to build something lasting together. This aspect tests your sense of integrity and right and wrong. Either one of you may resist these forces and choose not to take on the challenge but if you do, you will be stronger for it. This aspect requires a level of maturity and acceptance of certain responsibilities. No wimps need apply. If you focus only on the difficulties between you they will loom larger. If you focus on resolving your problems with mutual respect, your relationship will grow stronger and more stable over time. You have something important to accomplish together. Whatever the developmental level that you are able to reach, this relationship will create an impact that will not soon be forgotten.

There is likely to be great joy, fulfillment and promise in your relationship. Being together brings both of you prosperity and expands life’s possibilities and options. In general, this aspect bestows optimism and a generosity of spirit. There are elements of expansion and exaggeration and sometimes an overly optimistic attitude. Expectations will be high and it is important to realize that not all of them will be fulfilled. Take your time and choose carefully, the opportunities you wish to pursue. Your mutual choices are meant to bring you the greater wisdom of experience. The tendency toward exaggeration must be confronted and contended with. You will need some mitigating aspects of stability and groundedness to balance the leaning to inflated ego or glib promises that this combination evokes. Still, enthusiasm and joyousness is normal and natural and risk-taking is typical for you. With your positive attitude, you can achieve great things and easily surpass your dreams. Just be aware that there is a dark side to this aspect having to do with excessive ego, exaggeration, opportunism and misjudgment. Be sure to deliver what you’ve promised, don’t juggle more projects than you can effectively handle, watch your spending and you will stay on the lucky side of this combination. Your life can be one huge adventure or a series of misadventures, it’s your choice!

This is an aspect of abundance, generosity and exuberance. Your giving nature will easily spill over into every project you are involved with and the people you contact as a couple. Others will enjoy your company because you exhibit a "can do" attitude that is allowing, supportive and creative. You will feel happy in each others’ presence and find that your joy is doubled. Keeping a sense of adventure and continued learning alive is an important feature of your relationship. You can easily take greater emotional risks with each other because there is a great capacity for openness and goodwill between you. Honest and candid communication is easier with this combination. Abundance and opportunity seem to flow from you and equally toward you, quite naturally. The way to maintain that flow is to give back on a regular basis to causes and charities of your choice. Because you so often take the positive position, good things will come easily into your life. Excessiveness is an issue that must be tempered or else you will find yourself overwhelmed with either too many things to take care of and overextended by too many promises to people and projects. Learning to say no, after carefully considering your level of commitment, is an important lesson for you.

This energy between you expresses the endless possibilities available and encourages the freedom to express your emotions. At the same time, the aspect leans towards excessive expression. Whether an expression is excessive, over the top or fitting for a particular context, is something the two of you will have to decide. How much is too much and the resultant consequences, is the learning curve you will be testing together. This aspect requires that both of you determine how you are exceeding your boundaries and whether that’s a good thing or not. Emotions will go out of control from time to time particularly when one of you is overwhelmed with too much to handle. The intent of this aspect is to teach you better judgment and encourage wisdom from the many and varied experiences you actively seek. There will be times of poor judgment when you will discover that you failed to take an important element of a situation into consideration. Resist saying "yes" until you’ve evaluated the conditions or slept on the idea or proposition. Exaggeration and failing to keep promises will create problems for you and so will overoptimism without full knowledge of the facts. If you experience too much "bad luck", re-evaluate your choices and be sure to be generous wherever you can to maintain the balance between taking and giving in your lives together.

You will quickly sense the excitement and even the sexual tension of this aspect. Each of you will feel that your awareness is raised a notch by your association with the other. And there could be times when you feel that your partner is being too aggressive or pushy. You will have to learn to push back, maintain the boundaries comfortable for you, and let your partner know when the action is out of line or inappropriate. This aspect is prone to argumentativeness, so it would behoove you to establish some rules in advance for those inevitable times of conflict. You can use up the high energy generated by being project leaders in a mutual endeavor or community service. If you argue about how to initiate or proceed, then learn to take turns, so that each of you gets to do it their own way at least some of the time. Having independent projects will also alleviate the tension of your differing styles and approaches to situations. The beauty of this aspect is that you will form a clearer sense of who you are and what you stand for while being challenged by the individuality of your partner. Think about that when the two of you go head to head!

These aspects detail the quality of the emotional connection and basic comfort between the two of you and your ease or difficulty in communicating, talking with each other and simply understanding where each of you is coming from. These aspects also describe how you reason together and resolve issues or problems.

Although you are attracted to each other on many levels, your basic day-to-day habits are probably very different. You approach life's mundane chores and happenings in ways that may not be clearly understood by your partner. Your feelings and responses can sometimes be confusing for the other person, as much as they care for you and want to understand. This can cause not only friction on a regular basis but also frustration for both of you. Your habits and peculiarities can grate on each other and be the cause of arguments and misunderstanding. If you care for each other, you will, with patience and willingness to compromise, resolve some of these differences. Still, you operate differently internally, which stems very much from your upbringing and how you responded to your early conditioning. These habits and predilections can be difficult to change, and you may simply have to accept the differences in each other. Discussing your feelings openly is a crucial part of this combination. There is a good chance that, once you really understand the emotions behind the attitude or habitual responses of your partner, greater tolerance will result. On the other hand, once your partner understands how you are affected by a particular response or habit, modifying the offending or annoying behavior is part of the compromise necessary for relationship harmony. This aspect definitely requires more tolerance, acceptance and willingness to allow for differences in mood and reaction. You have attracted this combination because you need to dig deeper into your habitual ways of responding and seek out the roots of your behavior by exploring your upbringing. There are many things you do that are unconscious and automatic, and contact with your partner will allow you to take a closer look, modify the negatives and also reaffirm your strongest feelings.

Although you are attracted to each other, there are times when one of you will have great difficulty in figuring out where the other is coming from and what she (or he) is trying to tell you. Your styles of communication can be very different. The premises upon which you base your reasoning or the logic you use will often perplex your partner. Especially if you have to decide on projects or activities together, your differences can quickly become an issue between you. Talking things through slowly, step by step, will help each of you to understand how the other arrived at his (or her) opinion or conclusion. This will take patience but in the end will be worth it. What's more, by taking the time to really understand how your partner is thinking, you can not only learn something important about your partner but also get a different perspective yourself. You will also learn how your communication affects others, since your partner is probably not the only one who can't always understand what you're trying to say or figure out your logic. You've attracted this kind of relationship exactly for the purpose of fine tuning your thought processes and becoming more adept and flexible in the ways you have of communicating with others. This will be doubly useful if you are in a business that requires writing or regularly communicating with others.

These aspects explain how you meet each other's desires and dreams in special partnerships and one-on-one relationships. These aspects are based on what your natal chart describes that you're looking for in any major relational interaction.

You have an important task to execute together. There is a seriousness of purpose that you will both feel, even when you first meet. You will be unable to take each other for granted and in fact find that you respect each other’s competence. Although you feel the importance of the connection, you will have challenges and tests that will sometimes be daunting. These are the tests that will determine whether it is possible for the two of you to forge a longer-term relationship or commitment with each other. Some of your issues are trust, respect, commitment and integrity. Another likely issue is one of time. It could be that when you meet, one or even both of you are for some reason, unavailable to establish a relationship. You may have to wait for another time to make contact or negotiate a contract together. Doing business together is a strong possibility, since you are both inclined to be ambitious and want to progress and advance in your careers and lifestyle in general. A rift can take place if the two of you cannot agree on principles that are essential to one or the other of you. The intent of this aspect is to create certainty in both of your minds by testing the rules you live by, how much you are willing to compromise and for what. If you succeed in forging a commitment together, others will tend to look up to you and respect your characters and how you conduct yourselves in life and work.

With this aspect, you probably recognized early on in your relationship that it was an important connection or that you had something to teach each other. There is a sense of history or of deep, even ancient feelings that draw you closer together. Sometimes this combination brings obstacles or challenges to being with each other, or you will feel restricted in the circumstances created between and around you. Still, the feelings you have for each other tend to be strong one way or the other, and, if you are committed to the relationship, you will work to remove the obstacles you find. There is a desire to take care of each other or to protect each other or nurture an idea or project together. These protective urges can indicate that your commitment to each other or your endeavors are solid and meaningful. Making contracts or promises with each other seems natural and feels right. It is likely that you will want to live with each other if you are in a romantic partnership. Your relationship will bring out core and essential issues for both of you and make you realize the factors and elements that make up the standards you hold for your life. Security, integrity and trust must be honored in your relationship in order for it to endure and develop in a healthy way. The intent of this aspect is to remind you of the preciousness of life and how important it is to respect and honor whatever enters your circle of life and to treat it carefully.

You'll push each other's buttons even the first time you meet. This can be positive, or you can arouse anger in each other. You will generate strong feelings towards each other. At times you may feel out of control with either the depth or volume of feelings you have for your partner or other issues in your life. Be aware that this aspect can create a range of emotions that can easily turn into possessiveness, jealousy, suspicion and controlling urges. Most of these extremes come from the fact that on some level you are uncomfortable with the strength of the feeling you have for your partner or with the vulnerability you feel. Find ways to understand the root causes of your strong reactions and seek to diffuse them through sports and physical exercise. In some cases, if things get too extreme, you will need to seek professional help, because you stimulate old hurts in each other that cause negative repercussions. Projection in your relationship can be a problem. By knowing yourself well, you can determine which of your own issues you are projecting and therefore rejecting. The intent of this aspect is to bring forth deeper feelings and find a way to make them work for healing and loving rather than destroying. Every intimate relationship requires some surrender. The extent to which you resist surrender can equal the extent of your pain. The two of you can be a strong social force for healing and transformation but begin with yourselves.

One of you will create ripples and shocks that will either excite or unnerve the other. In any case, neither of you will be bored. The intent of this aspect is to expose the more hidden aspects of your unconscious and bring them to light. This is not always a pleasant experience. In fact, too much blunt truth can bring reactions of anger and resentment in your partner and others. Treading carefully, especially around the wounded places of your partner's psyche, is important to remember. Not that you need to walk on eggshells, but some consideration is necessary and required. Freedom and respect go hand in hand. At other times, nothing but a strong statement will do to get the message across. The trick is knowing what to do when. Your combined energy can serve as a lightening rod, and you can attract some unusual people or situations into your life. You prefer creative and strong-willed friends, but some will be hard to take, and you may find yourselves letting some friendships go. This aspect has a wonderful humorous side that can take the intensity right out of some delicate or tricky situations and is a great tool to use. Quick perceptions are another skill that you can apply to the psychodynamics of your relationship life and to your interaction with others and particularly to teamwork.

This section interprets the closest connections between your charts. The idea is that the closest ties explain the major or central themes of your relationships and the reason you have come together. The nature of these aspects will also define the main activities, interests and patterns that comprise your life together.

Notice that in this section each paragraph contains both the easier expression of energies as well as the more challenging ones. Both interpretations are included because these close connections pertain to the central learning curve of your relationship. Based on the premise that the more exact the connection (also the closest energetic contact) between your pair of planets, the more psychologically significant the aspect will be for each of you. This means that you are likely to be strongly influenced by each other in the areas described. Because of this, it will be useful to consider both the easier and more challenging interpretations even though you lead with one of them. You will, from time to time and in various circumstances, probably exhibit some elements of each group, both the easier expressions as well as the more challenging ones. Another thing -- it's possible with both types of aspects that you will have the same challenges but simply respond or react to them in different ways. The goal is to rise to the best possible expression of each combination. This is the learning curve and this bestows wisdom.

If this is the most exact aspect between your charts, your main relationship theme is expressing fairness, cooperation and graciousness in all your relationships with others.

Easier aspects: Others will naturally be drawn to you and appreciate your willingness to understand and negotiate for win-win solutions. Your relationship expresses kindness, graciousness and fairness more often than not, and you are both aware of the long-term benefits of compromise and the blessings of harmony. Your greatest happiness arises when you can be true to yourself as well as pleasing the other person at the same time. You have skills in connecting with others and are often called upon to organize social occasions. You enjoy social intermingling and have many friends and associates.

Challenging aspects: Your desire to please can take the form of compromises that are too costly for you. Your ability to charm can mean that at times you are insincere in your complements or inconsiderate. Do not let the good life or too many pleasures create a life of dissipation or debt. Consider what your most important values are and align yourself with them. It will always be easy for you to make friends, but the way you treat them will reflect whether you keep them.