The Progressed Sun and the Signs of the Zodiac<snip>
Although your horoscope of birth will never change in terms of the natal positions of the planets, signs, and houses, there are many astrological cycles that are ever in motion and are therefore always affecting your chart. In order for the astrologer to have a clear understanding of where a person stands in her life both in terms of the present and the future, the astrologer has to be totally familiar with the nature of these cycles, their patterns and effects. This facet of astrological work takes a great deal of time and practice to come to know. Astrological forecasting and the timing of events (so-called “electional” astrology) are delicate arts and not easily mastered. In this article, I would like to make the reader more familiar with a number of these major planetary cycles and by so doing, bring more light on how astrology really works—and more specifically, how it works in your horoscope.
Of all planetary positions, the placement of the progressed Sun is probably the easiest one to determine. You don’t even need a computer—a pen and paper will do (along with a copy of your natal horoscope, of course). But before we calculate the progressed Sun and determine some of its indications in your life, we should define the nature and significance of this position. The Sun in the natal horoscope is the center of vitality. It can truly be called the “Heart of the Horoscope”. It is like the king in a game of chess—it does not move very much (the Sun is after all, a fixed star) but although all the other chess pieces are expendable, there is no game without the king. The same is true of the natal chart—without the Sun; there is no horoscope. This is why so much emphasis is placed upon the nature of the Sun Sign. Let us list four of the primary qualities and meanings of the Sun in the natal map:
- Health and vitality: a strong Sun will indicate a strong heart and thus the ability to pump the “fluid of life”—the blood—through the physical body.
- Creative urge: the Sun says much to the astrologer about a person’s creative drives and how these impulses will most likely express themselves in the individual’s life.
- Sense of identity: the Sun is closely related to the energy that is the life force of the “ego”, the sense of “I am”. A weak Sun in the chart will not make it easy for a person to assert him or herself with an unmistakable sense of personal signature.
- Stimulation: the Sun vitalizes and awakens any other planet that it contacts in the natal chart either through its placement at birth or through its “directions” relative to the natal chart, i.e. its transits and progressions.
The “progressed” Sun does just that—it progresses the position of the Sun in the natal chart, taking these four major life qualities and functions along with it. What makes the position of the progressed Sun so easy to find is that the Sun has a basic rate of daily motion that is relatively constant. This diurnal motion averages about 58’ of arc or very slightly under a degree a day. Thus by the end of 365 days, the Sun has made one complete revolution through the 360º zodiac. When an astrologer seeks to locate the progressed Sun relative to a person’s age, it is customary to take one day of planetary motion for each year of life. This is technically known as “secondary progressions.” Thus, if you were born with the Sun at 14º of Taurus (a degree usually falling on May 4th of each year) and you wanted to know the position of your progressed Sun for your 35th birthday, all you would have to do is to add 35º to the position of your natal Sun. This would give you about 19º Gemini as the position of your progressed Sun.
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Almost everyone who follows these simple instructions and locates the position of his or her progressed Sun will find that the Sun has changed signs and houses. What do these solar mutations mean for you? The position of the progressed Sun should be considered as a super-imposed photo on an original. The original picture (natal house and sign placement of the Sun) is still quite clear but the second photo is also impressed upon the image you see before you. The fact that your natal Sun was in Virgo and your progressed Sun is now in Scorpio does not mean that now you are no longer a Virgin! It does mean however, that your natal Virgo energy is working through a Scorpio field of experience. Briefly interpreted, this means that your urge for perfection and the accumulation of those tools and techniques which you acquire to bring you closer to that ideal picture (Virgo) will now be undergoing many years of intensive transformations (Scorpio). If you lead your life wisely, such changes will only bring refinement and greater power into your life but old and non-regenerative aspects of yourself will have to be released in the process.
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