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THE
PROGRESSED BIRTH CHART
Your
Personality is indicated by the positions of the planets in your NATAL
Chart. The NATAL Report is an outline of "Personality
Potential". During your
life, your personality is being developed, and the imprints of the
NATAL chart are being modified and/or changed, both by your own
choices and by circumstances beyond your control.
As
the planets progress into different signs and houses, they form new
aspects with each other and with the planets and signs of the NATAL
chart. These movements and aspects are beyond our control, however,
how we handle these new
influences, and how we let them affect our personality is within our
control. In order to do this, we need to know what these influences
are, when they will happen and how long the influence will last.
Astrologers
have studied many techniques for following man’s development from
birth through life since the second or third century BC. One such
technique is called "Secondary Progressions" and it uses the
"Day for a Year" process.
This process was practiced by Ptolemy, Copernicus and Kepler.
In this system we choose a particular birthday for which we
would like an interpretation for the coming year. We then count a day
for each year of your life from your original birth date, and cast a
chart for the "progressed birthday".
For instance, if you were born on the 1st August and
you would like a progressed chart for your 20th year you
would cast a chart for the 21st August.
In
Predictive Astrology, the first chart to be used is the Progressed
chart, as it provides an overview of what you can expect in the coming
year. When you combine
the information from a Progressed report
with that from a Transit or Forecast report, which interprets
the aspects of the transiting planets (where the planets actually WILL
be at any given time), we can get an extremely comprehensive picture
of what will happen in any "progressed year"--and beyond.
THE
PROGRESSED ASCENDANT
Progressing
the chart will change the sign on the Ascendant, or the cusp of the
first house. It will also
cause influences of the new sign to be brought into play upon the
personality. Each time a new sign "rises" on the Ascendant, you
may feel a little disoriented, for the first year or two. This is
because different Rising signs influence personal and business
relationships in different ways.
Since the Ascendant represents the personality that the world
sees, others may begin to view us in a different way before we become
aware of any changes in ourselves.
The
cycles of change in the Ascendant may not be as predictable as the
Sun, which has a 30 year cycle, since the houses sometimes have more,
or less, than thirty degrees. If
your place of residence is far from your birth place, this can also
affect the degree of the Ascendant.
The
signs of the rest of the houses in the Progressed chart is determined
by the Rising sign, as it does in the Natal chart. Each time the
Rising sign changes, the signs on the cusps of the rest of the houses
may also change. The interpretations of the signs on the houses will
give some indications of the affairs of each house during the year for
which the Progressed chart is cast. The signs on the cusps may not
change very much from year to year unless you move your place of
residence a long distance away from your birth place.
PROGRESSED
SUN IN SIGN AND HOUSE POSITION
The
Sun moves anti-clockwise in the Progressed chart from its Natal
position at approximately
one degree for each year of life. This means that the Sun will
progress into a different sign by, or before, age thirty.
The Natal Sun-sign will influence us all our lives.
The Progressed Sun-sign influence will enhance and modify,
those in the Natal chart. During
the first year for which a Progressed chart is cast when the Sun has
just changed signs, the influences of the new Sun Sign may be observed
the most. Often there can
be situations which cause significant life changes (relocation,
graduation, job change, marriage, divorce, new home, etc.). Some of
these events could vividly high-light the influences of a new Sun
sign.
PROGRESSED
MOON IN SIGN AND HOUSE POSITION
Because
the Moon is so close to the earth, it passes quite quickly through
each sign of the Zodiac. The
moon moves approximately thirteen degrees per day, or a little under
three days per sign. Under the day-for-a-year progression system, it
will take about two-and-a-half years, for it to complete each
life-cycle of the Moon.
The
Moon is the only "planet" that could appear more than once
in a Progressed chart in the same sign as it was in the Natal chart.
Although these natal influences are with us throughout our lifetime,
when the Moon appears in the same sign in the Progressed chart, we
have an opportunity to change those natal influences to some extent.
The
Moon’s sign influences in the Progressed chart will affect the
emotional side of your personality as it was indicated by the Moon’s
sign at birth and modified by subsequent progressed Moon sign
influences. The intensity of the changes can range from deeply
sub-conscious to dramatically emotional.
PROGRESSED
MERCURY IN SIGN AND HOUSE POSITION
Mercury
takes a little under thirty years to progress through each sign, so
there may be some overlap of influences when using the day-for-a-year
progression system.
The
influence of Mercury gives clues to the concerns that occupy your
mind, your psychological approach to decision making and communicating
with others. Mercury
influences communications sent and received.
It indicates changes in mental focus and attention as they are
affected by the influences of the Progressed sign. It can also
indicate travel, such as short routine trips. You can usually count on
not being bored by Mercury influences, and the daily routine is more
likely to be intensified rather than subdued. On another level,
Mercury IS the every day routine, indicating everything we are so
accustomed to that we don't even notice it. On still another level, it
may indicate a time when you should just sit and think.
PROGRESSED
VENUS IN SIGN AND HOUSE POSITION
Venus
takes just a little less time than the Sun to progress through each
sign, so it fits the day-for-a-year progression system quite well.
Though there may be a very little overlap, we are reasonably safe in
estimating a degree of progression per year for Venus, as with the
Sun.
Venus
in the signs indicates how you express your emotions in personal
relationships. It also influences your attitudes toward money,
personal possessions, creature comforts, and social and aesthetic
values. Venus is a social planet, usually bringing people together for
parties and good times. It is also the planet of LOVE, and its
impressions combined with the influences of the signs can tell you
quite a bit about your experiences in love and romance. It is also the
planet of creativity: of artistic talent and entertainment. The
influences of the different signs of the Zodiac can help to dictate
the forms of expression indicated to display these talents.
PROGRESSED
MARS IN SIGN AND HOUSE POSITION
It
takes Mars an average of about twenty-two months to progress into a
new sign, depending upon Retrograde movement, etc. Therefore it will
be difficult to establish an accurate time frame for the duration of
the Progressed Mars influences. We use two years as an approximation,
but the length of time left in each sign cannot be very accurate.
However, each time you have a Progressed chart cast, the position of
Mars for that year will be accurate.
Mars
is energy and action. Its
influence provides means of expression for the influences of the other
planets through direct action. It can express temperament, set fire to
the emotions, activate ambition, spur romance on, and sometimes set
the stage for accidents. In mythology, Mars is the God of War.
PLANETARY
SIGN AND HOUSE POSITIONS:
The
rest of the planets take much longer to orbit through the signs and
houses. Unless they were in the last few degrees of the Natal sign,
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are probably still in the
signs and houses they were in when you were born.
A major move in geographic location which changes the Ascendant
may also change the house cusps and the signs on the houses.
PROGRESSED
TO NATAL ASPECTS
The
Natal Chart is always significant in our lives, and it must be taken
into consideration when interpreting any of the advanced charting
efforts. The Progressed chart has moved the planets into new
positions, sometimes forming new aspects with the fixed positions of
your natal planets. Some of the aspects in the Natal chart of the
slower moving (outer) planets may still be in aspect orb in the
Progressed Chart. These aspects, and any new ones formed, will help to
bridge the gap between the Natal and Progressed Charts.
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