Keys to Interpreting Solar Returns Pt. 3

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Keys to Interpreting Solar Returns Pt.3

On page 1 of our Solar Returns Feature, we offered our preferred techniques andkey points to consider when interpreting Solar Returns, as well as an example SolarReturn.On page 2 of our Solar Returns Feature, we offered a second example of a

Solar Return at work.On page 4 of our Solar Returns Feature, we offerinterpretations of the Ascendant sign in the Solar Return chart, as well as the natalhouse brought to the Solar Ascendant.On page 5 of our Solar Returns Feature, weoffer interpretations of the Solar Return Sun in aspect to other Solar Return planets and

points.On page 6 of our Solar Returns Feature, we discuss the importance of theMoon in the Solar Return chart, by sign, house, and aspect.On page 7 of our Solar

Returns Feature, we compare books and suggest resources for interpreting SolarReturns.

On this thir page of our Solar Returns Feature! we discuss some finer points ofSolar Return analysis and calculation, and address the tendency to worry about

upcoming ominous-looking Solar Return charts.

To P r e c e s s o r N o t t o P r e c e s s ?

Some astrologers precess their tropical Solar Return charts. shelman, in his book,

Interpreting Solar Returns!"#, promotes this idea. Mary $ortier Shea%s book Planets inSolar Returns!, is based on Solar Returns that are tropical, 'lacidus, and non-precessed. (n Identifying Planetary Triggers !)#, *eleste +eal suggests that eithermethod works.

( work with tropical charts, and, like $ortier Shea, ( do not precess Solar Return charts.( hae experimented with precessing, but ( am not comfortable with the idea, and haepersonally seen better results with non-precessed charts. (t makes sense to me that (use tropical non-precessed Return charts, since ( use tropical charts in all of myastrology work.

L o c a t i o n o f S o l a r R e t u r n C h a r t

hen working with Solar Returns, where the natie lies at the time of the return isgenerally the location used for the Solar Return chart.

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A preponderance of planets in fixed signs and7or succedent houses can be indicatie ofa year when things don%t change ery much, and7or when the natie is in a buildingphase. (t may be a particularly stable year. (mpulsieness is far less likely with thiscondition than if there is a preponderance of cardinal7angular planets in the SolarReturn.

f course, considering the oerall feel of the SR chart in this way is best when you

compare it with the natal chart. A Solar Return chart that is predominantly cardinal andangular is likely to be more dramatic for a fixed personality than it would be for acardinal7angular personality, who would feel quite comfortable with the energy of theyear.

ith a strong emphasis on angular houses !houses ", ), 8, and "9#, the year can be atime of new beginnings, much action, and a lot of attention. +he first ) months of theyear ahead may be most actie.

ith a strong emphasis on succedent houses !houses &, 6, :, and ""#, this is a year ofdeeloping, building, and oerall stability. Some resistance to change is likely, andinertia may dominate. Months 6 to : !that is, fie to eight months after your birthday#

may be most actie.

ith a strong emphasis on cadent houses !houses ;, on !with the possible exception of a heay emphasison the twelfth house#, there is a focus on external eents, public life, and social andbusiness concerns. (f below the hori>on, this can be a more introspectie and sub3ectie

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" N o t e o n # or e c a s t i n g a n d Wo r r y

+here may also be a tendency to worry about /heay0 planets in a prominent position ina Solar Return chart cast for the future. hen ( was a young!er?# adult, ( remembertaking a look at my Solar Return chart for the upcoming year, and worrying about SR

'luto con3unct the Midheaen, tightly squaring SR Moon in the 8th house. (n that same

SR chart, Sun, 2enus, and Mars were all in the :th house. +he chart looked ominous tome? hat happened that year was certainly life-changing, as the direction of my careerchanged, ( moed, and ( met a man who ( later married, but none of these things, at

the time, were things ( considered negatie. (n hindsight, ( look back to that time andthink perhaps ( was a little hasty with my decision-making, but none of the eents of

that year warranted the kind of worry ( put myself through.

heneer we use astrological forecasting methods, it is always important to rememberthat we should really be doing these analyses in order to better prepare ourseles. eshould try to aoid getting ourseles into a ti>>y oer things that /might be0. Alwayskeep in mind the idea that we hae free will and we hae choices. (t%s perhaps easier

said than done, but looking into the past and applying /forecasting0 techniques on theyears behind us can certainly help alleiate some of the worry. (f we see that wesuried a year with an ominous-looking Solar Return chart, it is easier to relax aboutthe upcoming ones.

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