Astrology Glossary

Three harmonies

Also called: branch trine, chinese trine, half trine, half-trine, half-trines

The trine (三合, sān hé), three Earthly Branches four signs apart that lock into a full elemental bureau (Monkey-Rat-Dragon frame Water, and so on) and pull together as natural allies. It is the strongest supportive alliance among the branches; two of the three make a half-trine, a partial pull toward that element.

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