Solar Return Forecast Starting 7/5/2020 for George W. Bush

 

 

Natal and Solar Return Data Used in this Report


George W. Bush

Saturday, July 06, 2020 7:26:00 AM

New Haven, Connecticut

Time Zone: 04:00 (EDT)

Longitude: 072° W 55' 43"

Latitude: 41° N 18' 29"


Bush_George W. Rtn for 7/5/2020

Friday, July 05, 2020 8:12:15 PM

Solar Return, 0° Separation

Washington, Dist of Columbia

Time Zone: 04:00 (EDT)

Longitude: 077° W 02' 12"

Latitude: 38° N 53' 42"




Table of Contents

 

Natal and Return Data Used in this Report


§1.0 - Introductory Comments: What is a Solar Return?


§2.0 - The Solar Return Sun: The Central Focus of the Year


§2.1 - The House Occupied by the Sun: Major Issues of the Year


§2.2 - The Sun's Aspects in the Solar Return Chart


§3.0 - The Solar Return Ascendant: Personal Themes for the Year


§3.1 - The Return House Containing the Planet Ruling the Return Ascendant


§3.2 - The Natal House Highlighted by the Solar Return Ascendant


§3.3 - Aspects of the Ascendant in the Solar Return Chart


§3.4 - Planets Rising in the 1st House of the Solar Return Chart


§4.0 - The Solar Return Midheaven: Worldly Status, Career, and Public Activity


§4.1 - The Return House Containing the Planet Ruling the Return Midheaven


§4.2 - The Natal House Highlighted by the Solar Return Midheaven


§4.3 - Aspects of the Midheaven in the Solar Return Chart


§4.4 - Planets in the 10th House of the Solar Return Chart


§5.0 - The Solar Return Moon: Your Emotional Life


§5.1 - Aspects of the Moon in the Solar Return Chart


§6.0 - Mercury: Communication, Learning, Short Trips


§6.1 - Aspects of Mercury in the Solar Return Chart


§7.0 - Venus: Love, Money, Values, Relationships


§7.1 - Aspects of Venus in the Solar Return Chart


§8.0 - Mars: Initiative, Leadership, Drive


§8.1 - Aspects of Mars in the Solar Return Chart


§9.0 - Jupiter: Opportunities for Growth and Expansion


§10.0 - Saturn: Duty, Responsibility, Important Lessons, Hardship


§10.1 - Aspects of Saturn in the Solar Return Chart


§11.0 - Uranus: Novelty, Originality, Disruption


§11.1 - Aspects of Uranus in the Solar Return Chart


§12.0 - Neptune: Spirituality, Creativity, Self-Deception, Confusion


§12.1 - Aspects of Neptune in the Solar Return Chart


§13.0 - Pluto: Power, Control, Intense Emotional Experience, Transformation


§13.1 - Aspects of Pluto in the Solar Return Chart


§14.0 - The Solar Return Part of Fortune


§15.0 - Connections between Planets and House Cusps


§15.1 - Solar Return Planets with Return House Cusps


§15.2 - Solar Return Positions with Natal House Cusps


§15.3 - Natal Positions with Solar Return House Cusps



 

§1.0 - Introductory Comments: What is a Solar Return?

 

Introduction

 

You have certainly heard the expression "Many happy returns!"  - a reference to the annual cycle that begins at your date of birth.  The astrological Solar Return is a chart cast for the moment when the Sun returns to the exact position it held in your Natal horoscope.  Each year the Solar Return marks the start of your personal New Year, and astrologers look to the Solar Return horoscope to see what events and issues await you in the year ahead.


Astrologers have proposed many methods for interpreting the Solar Return chart.  This report follows the method of the Alexandre Volguine (1903-1976), a French astrologer who, in 1937, first published his 15 years of research on Returns.  Until his death in 1976, Volguine continued to update his study of Returns in subsequent editions of his classic text, "LA TECHNIQUE DES REVOLUTIONS SOLAIRES".  For those interested in the astrological theory, the method of Volguine is outlined in the appendix to this report.


In accord with Volguine's method, this report is based on a Return chart cast for your location (which may be different from your birth place) when the Sun returns to its position in your Natal chart.  Because we insert an extra day into the calendar every four years during the leap year, your Solar Return may occur either on, or a day before or after, your calendar birthday.


If you do not know your exact time of birth, you can still do a general Return chart by using as your presumed "birth time" the exact moment of sunrise on your birth date. The Solar Return chart calculated from a sunrise birth chart provides a generally accurate astrological forecast for the year ahead; but, if possible, use your actual time of birth to get the most accurate forecast.


According to the astrological theory of Solar Returns, the Natal chart represents a basic blueprint of the individual (similar to the DNA within the nucleus of the cell) and the Return chart reveals the annual renewal or reactivation of the Natal chart as measured against both the ongoing movement of the planets and the newly generated set of House cusps at the time the individual's Natal Sun is "reborn" at the annual (SR) birthday.  A key feature of Return chart interpretation involves studying the relationship between the annual Return Houses and the birth chart Houses.


Beginning with the next section, this report will review and interpret the major factors identified by Volguine for identifying the themes and events that will dominate your life during the coming year.  The current Solar Return chart actually spans a period of about a year and a half because its influence is felt from three months before the current birthday until three months after next year's birthday.  This three-month transitional overlap between subsequent Returns represents the period when the themes of one year gradually give way to those of the next.

 

A note on stressful aspects:

 

In some delineations you will read that an adverse event could occur if the planet being discussed forms discordant aspects in the chart.  The harsh aspects are the semi-square (45 degrees), the square (90 degrees), the sesqui-square (135 degrees), the inconjunct (150 degrees), and the opposition (180 degrees).  In addition, the conjunction (joining together) of certain pairs of planets is intrinsically difficult because of the conflicting nature of the planets involved.  To determine whether a stressful aspect is in effect, you may need to refer to the section where the aspects formed by the planet were first discussed in the report.


Into every life a little rain must fall.  Do not be alarmed if negative predictions show up in various sections of this report.  Stressful events often hover as potentials in the background but never materialize.  The repetition of a trend in several parts of the horoscope chart is the key to accurate prediction in astrology.  In general, adverse events occur only when many aspects or configurations repeatedly point toward their manifestation.  If a stressful event is mentioned but once or twice, it is unlikely to manifest.  In any case, forewarned is forearmed.


On Aspect Strengths:  Next to the aspects you will often find a listing of the "strength" of the aspect.  The number you see is based on how close the aspect is to being exact. The higher the number, the more exact the aspect.  The aspects range in strength from a low of about 1 to a high of about 8.  Theoretically, the very close aspects are more likely to manifest in your life.

 

Astrological Houses in the Return Chart

 

If you are not familiar with astrology, it will help to know a little about the astrological Houses as you read this report.  You probably know that there are 12 signs of the zodiac.  In a similar way, astrologers divide the horoscope wheel into 12 "Houses," which look like a pie cut into 12 pieces.  Each House represents a particular area of life. The 1st House starts at the Ascendant, which is the point where the zodiac circle in the heavens crosses the horizon in the east.  By convention the Ascendant lies at the "9 o'clock" point on the circle.  The remaining Houses follow the 1st House in a counterclockwise direction around the wheel so that the 10th House, which symbolizes your career and standing in the world, lies at the very top of the chart.  The entry point into each House is called its cusp.  Below is a list of the twelve Houses and some of their key meanings for reference as you read this report.


1st House: your body, personality, personal initiatives, life force.


2nd House: money, income, possessions, values.


3rd House: communication, analytical thinking, writing, local travel, siblings, neighbors.


4th House: home, family, parents, past conditioning, final endings.


5th House: fun, romance, recreation, vacations, children, sports, gambling, creative self-expression.


6th House: service, health concerns, daily grind, subordinates, tenants, pets.


7th House: significant others, consultants, partnerships, contracts, lawsuits, open enemies, the public.


8th House: death, sex, taxes, joint finances, surgery, investigation, transformation, occult studies.


9th House: higher education, long-distance travel, religion, philosophy, the law, foreign interests, publishing, broadcasting.


10th House: career, worldly status, honors, public standing, reputation authority, bosses, parental figures.


11th House: friends, hopes & wishes, group involvements.


12th House: solitude, imaginative endeavors, confinement, hospitalization, spiritual pursuits, loss of freedom, secret enemies, self-undoing.



 

§2.0 - The Solar Return Sun: The Central Focus of the Year

 

General Significance of the Sun

 

The Sun, ruler of Leo, is the most important "planet" in the Return.  The primal energy of the Sun makes possible our life on earth.  The Sun enlivens, asserts, illuminates, vitalizes, promotes, fathers, energizes, individualizes, elevates, and makes conscious. Astrological aspects involving the Sun show how we achieve (or fail to achieve) honor, status, recognition, achievement, and individuation - how we shine, create, and make our mark on the world.  People signified by the Sun include fathers, husbands, mature men, bosses, authority figures, and people of influence.  In health matters, the Sun symbolizes the heart and the spine.


The Return placement and aspects of the Sun may involve us either personally through health matters and life circumstances governed by the Sun, or indirectly through people symbolized by the Sun. We will next look at the zodiacal sign and House positions of the Sun in the Solar Return chart.

 

 

Return Sun in Cancer

 

The Return Sun occupies the exact location in the same sign as the Sun in your birth chart.  Having the Sun in Cancer generally makes you sensitive, imaginative, shrewd, protective, nurturing, empathic, tenacious, home oriented, security oriented, and often musically inclined.  Your faults may include being too acquisitive, touchy, unforgiving, and perhaps overly sentimental.  You tend to worry and may at times use alcohol a bit much.


Having considered the sign containing the Sun, we now turn to the Sun's Return House position, which highlights the central themes of the year ahead.

 

§2.1 - The House Occupied by the Sun: Major Issues of the Year

 

Return Sun in the Return 7th House

 

The Sun occupies your Return 7th House and places the focus on marriage, partnerships, legal matters, contractual agreements, consultative relationships, and dealings with the general public.  You would do well to seek expert advice and to have those who are more knowledgeable than yourself represent you in any type of binding negotiation.  This is likely to be a year of increased popularity with ample opportunities for socializing, teamwork, and contact with the public.

 

§2.2 - The Sun's Aspects in the Solar Return Chart

 

Return Sun inconjunct Return Pluto  (Strength:  3.96)

 

With the Sun inconjunct Pluto in your Return chart, you may undergo changes, crises, or adjustments that will lead to significant personal growth and transformation.  This aspect often correlates with events that serve as milestones dividing your life into before and after.  An important person could pass from your life.  You may feel at the mercy of forces beyond your control.


Issues of power, control, biological urges, childbirth, sexual passion, and human mortality come to the fore.  You might develop an interest in Pluto-ruled matters such as research, healing, sex, elimination, birth, death, dying, psychic phenomena, near-death experiences, or the afterlife.  If other aspects suggest health problems, this Sun/Pluto connection could indicate a need for surgery.  Pluto is a very slow-moving planet and this influence may be felt for several years.

 

Return Sun inconjunct Return Neptune  (Strength:  1.86)

 

This can be a year of artistic, musical, poetic, or religious inspiration.  Neptune heightens your intuitive and imaginative creativity.  Glamour, glitz, and illusion may become appealing.  Spiritual experiences could involve you in an increased awareness of hidden dimensions of reality.  You may need to reconsider your pursuit of a cherished dream or ideal.  Events may occur that dissolve the boundaries of your ego, enhance your appreciation of mortality, and make you more cognizant of the universality of human experience.  You may engage in activities that selflessly assist others or promote the common good.  You will want to reserve time alone for reflection, prayer, and meditation.  Neptune is a slow-moving planet and this influence may be felt for several years.


This stressful Sun/Neptune aspect warns that the self-sacrifice of Neptune could turn into victimization, paranoia, martyrdom, or deliberate self-harm.  In rare cases, you, or someone close to you, may entertain thoughts of suicide.  You would be wise to shore up your mental health and avoid acting as your own worst enemy.  You may confront issues involving escapism, confusion, self-deception, hopelessness, drug or alcohol abuse, illicit behavior, con games, or loss of touch with reality.  Be sure to stay attuned to your own inner psychological states and motivations.


A significant man could pass from your life.  Extra responsibilities for children may arise. If other factors suggest health problems, this aspect could signify mysterious or difficult-to-diagnose ailments, either physical or emotional, that affect you or a significant other. On occasion, grief, loss, hospitalization, or confinement may be indicated.

 

Return Sun sesquiquadrate Return Uranus  (Strength:  1.65)

 

The Sun discordantly aspecting Uranus enters your life like a bolt out of the blue, bringing abrupt events, unanticipated disruptions, unsettling news, and shocking events in its wake.  Such happenings can have a major impact on your character, vitality, and individuality.  All Sun/Uranus aspects tend to stimulate your creativity, excitability, self-will, and originality.  Sudden flashes of insight increase your spiritual awareness.  You may become more outspoken, even rebellious, and you might join with others in promoting a cause.  Career breaks, job changes, or periods of unemployment due to layoffs or an inability to work are possible.


In the area of relationships, you may experience sudden attachments and equally sudden breakups, estrangements, or partings.  Ongoing connections with others may undergo abrupt fluctuations.  The Sun symbolizes your father and other significant males; the aspect to Uranus could signify unanticipated events, accidents, or separations involving a man in your life.  Stressful Sun/Uranus aspects also expose you to the risk of accidents, injuries, or acute illness.  Be careful while traveling or when using electrical or mechanical equipment.  News about an accident, injury, heart problem, or an untimely death sometimes accompanies this aspect.



 

§3.0 - The Solar Return Ascendant: Personal Themes for the Year

 

The Ascendant-Descendant or East-West Axis in the SR chart

 

The East-West Axis of the astrological map represents the Celestial Horizon.  The Ascendant (in the East) signifies the filter through which you view the world and the manner in which you project your personality toward others.  It also reflects your physical body and your personal initiatives.   The Descendant (in the West) symbolizes your partnerships, close relationships, and the way you get along with other people.


Planets that form close aspects with the East-West Axis of the Return chart will color your personality style, personal initiatives, and manner of relating.  The degree of the zodiac rising in the East (the Ascendant) varies with your location on earth at the time of your Solar Return.  If the Return Ascendant receives particularly stressful aspects, some astrologers advise their clients to travel to a location that will minimize or negate those aspects on the day of their Solar Return.  In the following section we consider the influence of the horizon (Ascendant-Descendant) axis in the year ahead.

 

 

Return Ascendant in Capricorn

 

The Capricorn Ascendant emphasizes matters related to the responsible, reserved, and status-conscious sign of the mountain goat.  This is a time when you may assume new responsibilities and reap the rewards of your self-discipline and determination to achieve your worldly ambitions.  If you have been working industriously toward a goal in recent years, you may now receive an honor, award, or other form of public recognition. You should use your sense of humor to balance your no-nonsense, rule-bound, and results-oriented approach to life.


Respect and status are important issues.  Dealings with the establishment, with the rules of society, with parents, or with those in authority may occupy much of your time. You feel a need for structure, and you may now lay down roots to establish yourself in the community.  Professional advancement could require the use of your teaching, organizational, management, negotiation, or leadership skills.  This may also be a year when you buy, sell, refinance, or invest in real estate.  Whatever you do, you will be making important decisions and tying up loose ends so that you can begin to realize your ambitions.  Because the Ascendant signifies your body, check to see whether the Ascendant itself or the Ascendant's ruler Saturn forms stressful aspects.  If so, you could encounter health problems during the year.


The Houses of your Natal chart with Capricorn on the cusp as well as the House of your Return chart that contains Saturn, the ruler of Capricorn, indicate areas of your life that will be in high focus during the coming year.  Planets that form close aspects to Saturn in the Return chart indicate the types of people and events involved.


Because the planet Saturn rules the sign Capricorn, Saturn is the ruler of the Ascendant in this year's Return chart.

 

§3.1 - The SR House Containing the Planet Ruling the SR Ascendant

 

Return Saturn in the Return 6th House

 

Return Saturn in the Return 6th House makes you serious about matters related to daily work, co-workers, service, pets, and health issues.  You may need to care for someone who is ill.  You are also likely to be quite busy at your work with lots of added responsibilities.  Job dissatisfaction can leave you feeling burdened and fatigued.  If you decide to quit, you may have a hard time finding a more suitable position.  Saturn's lesson has to do with the value of working persistently at a task.  On occasion, this position can signify emotional stress, physical illness, gravity accidents, broken bones, or work-related injuries.  You could also experience the loss of a co-worker, the ending of a job, or the illness or death of a pet.  Adopt a sensible regimen of diet, exercise, rest, and relaxation to safeguard your health, especially from stress-related illnesses. This is a good time to schedule both a medical and a dental checkup.  If you approach your daily grind with integrity, the negative aspects of this position are unlikely to manifest.

 

§3.2 - The Natal House Highlighted by the Solar Return Ascendant

 

Return Ascendant in the Natal 5th House

 

The Natal House placement of the Return Ascendant shows where you are most likely to take personal action during the coming year.  Your dominant interests and activities will center on 5th House matters such as personal creativity, artistic or theatrical endeavors, love affairs, romantic attachments, wedding plans, pleasures, recreation, vacations, gambling, speculation, sports, outdoor activities, conception, pregnancy, maternity/paternity, dealings with children, education, and personal self-expression.  In female charts, if Return Uranus also happens to occupy the Natal 5th House, there is some risk of a pregnancy ending in miscarriage.


The Return Ascendant-Descendant axis also highlights 11th House issues such as your hopes and wishes, future projects, income from career, group affiliations, socializing with friends, matters related to children, and making new acquaintances.  You might also pursue an interest in computers, the Internet, astrology, or New Age topics.

 

§3.3 - Aspects involving the Ascendant in the Solar Return Chart

 

Return Ascendant sesquiquadrate Return Venus  (Strength:  0.91)

 

Venus in square aspect to the Ascendant indicates stress, tension, or lack of cooperation in marriage, partnerships, and close relationships.  Teamwork may be marred by dissension and disagreement.  Partners may not carry their fair share of the workload.   Women in your life can become a source of worry, strain, sadness, or anxiety.  Feeling unloved or unwanted can take a toll on your health.

 

§3.4 - Planets Rising in the First House of the Solar Return Chart

 

Solar Return Planets occupying the Solar Return First House

 

The Return 1st House reveals your yearly personal or psychological activity.  Any planets that occupy the Return 1st House show the nature of your activity and your psychological reactions during the coming year.  If a planet lies close to the Return Ascendant (within 5 degrees), you will have a fair amount of personal control over the action.  Planets in the 1st House that lie further away from the Return Ascendant (more than 5 degrees) indicate that you will have less control and be more at the mercy of the forces symbolized by those planets.


The Return planets that occupy your Return 1st House are listed below.  If this section is blank, there are no 1st House planets in your Return chart.



 

§4.0 - The Solar Return Midheaven: Worldly Status, Career, and Public Activity

 

The North-South or Meridian Axis of the Solar Return Chart

 

The North-South or Meridian Axis of the astrological map represents your vocation, public image, parents, and family matters.  The Midheaven at the top of the chart (due south in those charts of the northern hemisphere) symbolizes your career, worldly status, and public activities.  The Imum Coeli (I.C.) at the bottom of the chart signifies your home, your domestic life, and the final conclusion of pending affairs.


Planets that form close aspects with the North-South Axis of the Return chart will color vocational and family matters during the year.  The degree of the zodiac on your Return Midheaven depends on your location on earth at the time of your Solar Return.  If the Return Midheaven receives particularly stressful aspects, some astrologers advise their clients to travel to a location that will minimize or negate those aspects on the day of their Solar Return.  In the following section we consider the influence of the meridian axis in your Return chart.

 

 

Return Midheaven in Scorpio

 

The Midheaven in Scorpio suggests that your career, status, and public activities will involve your capacity for investigation and in-depth study of a subject.  You are able to penetrate beneath the surface to ferret out secrets that others might overlook.  A certain amount of emotional intensity this year is likely to involve the career arena.  Your capacity for determined effort and intense concentration are definite assets in furthering your ambitions.


The House position of the Return Midheaven's planetary ruler gives further information about your social reputation and vocation in the year ahead.  The planet ruling the Return Midheaven is discussed below.


Pluto and Mars are respectively the modern and traditional planetary rulers of the sign Scorpio.  Thus, Pluto and Mars are the rulers of the Midheaven in this year's Return chart.

 

§4.1 - The SR House Containing the Planet Ruling the SR Midheaven

 

Return Pluto in the Return 12th House

 

Pluto, the planet of radical change and transformation, occupies your Return 12th House of spirituality, artistic expression, hospitalization, confinement, sleep, escapism, and self-undoing.  Work related to hospitals, asylums, prisons, museums, ashrams, or similar large institutions can have a powerful personal impact.  This is a year to look within and resolve deep-seated psychological hang-ups that now come to light.  As you confront the "Shadow" aspects of your personality, you may undergo intense experiences that bring about profound spiritual transformation.


The 12th is the House of "secret enemies," and someone you have alienated may oppose your interests.  You are likely to reorganize your priorities and reflect on the meaning of life.  In-depth research and study are favored.  If other factors in the chart indicate health difficulties, there could be problems caused by alcohol or drugs, violent encounters, or a need for surgery or hospitalization.  On occasion, this position will signify an intense period of grief over the loss of a loved one.

 

§4.2 - The Natal House Highlighted by the Solar Return Midheaven

 

Return Midheaven in the Natal 4th House

 

The Return Midheaven lies at the top of the Return chart where it reveals the actions and circumstances of your life that will be most visible to others during the coming year. When the Return Midheaven lies in your Natal 4th House, it causes you to examine your roots, heritage, and traditions.  Home, family, and domestic concerns take on added importance.  Your relationship with one or both parents comes into high focus. Real estate dealings may occupy your time.  You could experience a significant ending that alters your social status or public image in some way.  A long-standing endeavor may reach its final conclusion.  Activities in the home may draw public attention.  This is a good time to review your plans for retirement and how you will spend your old age.

 

§4.3 - Aspects involving the Midheaven in the Solar Return Chart

 

Return Midheaven trine Return Uranus  (Strength:  2.40)

 

Uranus, the Great Awakener, represents surprise, novelty, originality, and disruption. Uranus is also a symbol of nonconformity, independence, sudden insight, and electrifying change.  With Uranus favorably aspecting your Midheaven, you are likely to experience sudden positive changes related to your career, status in society, relationship with authority, and professional life.  Positively, Uranus stimulates your inventiveness and creativity.  You could do well in any type of high-tech endeavor. Community service and altruistic undertakings may draw your attention.  This would also be a favorable year to study astrology and other New Age topics.

 

Return Midheaven trine Return Mercury  (Strength:  1.38)

 

Mercury harmoniously aspecting the Midheaven places a favorable emphasis on communication, adaptability, education, travel, and commerce.  This year will be full of mental activity, talk, letters, phone calls, writing, travel, movement, busy work, short trips, and frequent comings and goings.  You tend to be more youthful, agile, quick-witted, and verbally expressive.  You may teach, take classes, or receive training under this influence.  Pursuing further education can have a beneficial effect on your career. Activities that require physical movement and dexterity are especially appealing.  You are also likely to have frequent contacts with siblings, young people, kin, neighbors, and members of your local community.  Things that you write or say may receive public notice or bring you public attention.

 

§4.4 - Planets in the Tenth House of the Solar Return Chart

 

SR Planets in the Solar Return Tenth House

 

The Return 10th House relates to career, family, worldly status, and any public actions you take during the year.  The Return planets that occupy the Return 10th House reveal the nature of such public activity and how it may affect your vocational and family life.


The Return planets that occupy your Return 10th House are listed below.  If this section is blank, there are no 10th House planets in your Return chart.



 

§5.0 - The Solar Return Moon: Your Emotional Life

 

General Significance of the Moon

 

The Moon, ruler of Cancer, receives and reflects the light of the Sun.  As such, the Moon symbolizes the inner, reflective, receptive, emotional, and subconscious aspects of human life.  The Moon represents our feeling states, heredity, instincts, habit patterns, our early experiences with mothering, and our domestic life.  Astrological aspects involving the Moon reveal how we react emotionally, and how we give or receive nurturing and comfort.  People signified by the Moon include mothers, females in general, and the significant women in our lives.  In health matters, the Moon symbolizes cyclic changes, nutrition, and female issues; also, the breasts, the stomach, and the brain matter.


The Return placement and aspects of the Moon may involve us either personally through health matters and life circumstances governed by the Moon, or indirectly through people symbolized by the Moon.  Lunar aspects that are said to perfect on a certain date have an orb of a month or longer.  We will next consider the Return zodiacal sign and House placements of the Moon.

 

 

Return Moon in Taurus

 

The Moon in Taurus stabilizes your emotions, enhances your sense of security, and promises comfortable relationships with others.  You tend to have a lot of patience and to be able to enjoy the good things in life.  Music will be especially enjoyable and relaxing at this time.  There is some risk of overeating and other forms of self-indulgence.  Also, being too stubborn, opinionated, or possessive can also lead to difficulties with others.

 

Return Moon in the Return 4th House

 

The Moon, which reflects your feelings and mood states, occupies the Return 4th House of home, family, parents, real estate, past influences, and personal foundations. Relocation, remodeling, moving to a new home, buying or selling property, and changes in your family are possible.  Your emotional life comes into high focus, and fluctuations in your mood may play a prominent role in your life.  Intimate supportive and nurturing relationships become a priority.  You are likely to feel a need to better understand your ethnic, racial and familial roots and traditions. Pay special attention to your relationships with parents and elders at this time.  As the 4th House represents endings, the Moon here can indicate the passing of someone or something that has been important in your life.

 

§5.1 - Aspects involving the Moon in the Solar Return Chart

 

Return Moon square Return Venus  (Strength:  1.76) - Aspect perfects on 11/19/2002.

 

The Moon discordantly aspecting Venus warns of potential conflict, tension, unpopularity, separation, or lack of appreciation in relationships.  Make a special effort to let significant others know how much you care about them.  You may undergo periods of moodiness and irritability during which you are swayed by emotion and may be unable to think rationally.  Beware of acting against your better judgment and acquiescing to the half-baked, misdirected plans of others.  If you base your actions solely on emotion, you will suffer the consequences at a later date.  Difficulties may arise due to excess, poor judgment, maudlin sentimentality, or overindulgence.  This aspect can correlate with difficulties in a love affair, marriage, partnership, pregnancy, or childbirth.  Make an effort to communicate your needs clearly and to work out your differences with close associates.

 

Return Moon sextile Return Jupiter  (Strength:  1.19) - Aspect perfects on 10/27/2002.

 

The Moon in aspect with Jupiter brings optimism, joy, good fortune, and pleasant experiences into your life.  Close personal relationships bring much satisfaction.  Your popularity increases, and you excel at any dealings with the public.  Favorable publicity often accompanies this aspect.  Events occur that increase your happiness, emotional well being, and sense of security.  Success comes in social, domestic, and financial affairs.  Rewarding religious experiences are possible.  If indications of marriage occur in the chart, this aspect supports the formation of a bond of love and nurturance.

 

Return Moon square Natal Venus  (Strength:   4.74 ) - Aspect perfects on 8/11/2020.

 

Stressful Moon/Venus contacts usually point to some type of excess in your emotional life.  You will need to beware of overindulgence and maudlin sentimentality.  Watch your spending and be sure you have money for a rainy day.

 

Natal Moon's North Node conjunct Return Moon's North Node  (Strength:   4.08 )

 

A new beginning in your personal growth and spiritual life

 

You are passing through the time of your lunar nodal return, which occurs roughly every 18 to 19 years.  The Moon's Nodes are points in space where eclipses occur. Astrologically, they are thought to represent spiritual lessons we need to learn during our lifetimes.  With the Return Lunar Node crossing your Natal Lunar Node, you are starting a new cycle of soul development.  The sign and house placement of the Lunar Node indicates where you face challenges and need to grow.

 

 

 

§6.0 - Mercury: Communication, Writing, Learning, Selling, Short Trips

 

General Significance of Mercury

 

Mercury, ruler of Gemini and Virgo, was the messenger of the gods.  Mercury symbolizes language, communication, the thinking process, the intellect, writing, correspondence, education, commerce, transit, movement, and all means of transport. Astrological aspects involving Mercury show how we think and communicate our ideas to others; also, how we move about in our community.  People signified by Mercury include writers, communicators, salespersons, students, the young people in our lives, messengers, drivers, neighbors, siblings, and other kin.  In health matters, Mercury symbolizes the tongue, upper extremities, lungs, respiratory system, nervous system, thyroid, and the sense of sight.


The Return placement and aspects of Mercury may involve us either personally through health matters and life circumstances governed by Mercury, or indirectly through people symbolized by Mercury.  Travel accidents are often shown by afflictions to Mercury, especially hard aspects involving Mars or Uranus. We will next consider the Return zodiacal sign and House placements of Mercury.

 

Return Mercury in the Return 6th House

 

With Mercury in the Return 6th House, you find yourself thinking and communicating about health, diet, exercise, work, pets, co-workers, and services you perform for others.  You may be very busy at the office dealing with phone calls, communications, paperwork, and detailed information.  News about a job may arrive by phone or in the mail.  Information about medical treatments may be just what the doctor ordered.  You may enjoy spending time with a pet.  You could suffer minor physical ailments and find yourself worrying about your health and other issues of concern.

 

§6.1 - Aspects of Mercury in the Solar Return Chart

 

Return Mercury trine Return Uranus  (Strength:  4.98) - Aspect perfects on 1/25/2003.

 

Mercury favorably aspecting Uranus often correlates with unexpected good news and pleasant surprises.  Sudden insights lead to new methods of problem solving.  You tend to be clever, quick, and original in your thinking.  Technological endeavors proceed smoothly.  You may acquire a new computer or other high-tech gadgets.  Sudden or exciting Opportunities for travel or advanced study may present themselves.  This is a favorable time to study technological or New Age topics.

 

Return Mercury conjunct Return Saturn  (Strength:  1.45)

 

Return Mercury conjunct Return Saturn marks this as a year when you can do some serious thinking.  Your sense of organization and your calm deliberation can be great assets in your career.  Opportunities for travel, probably related to work or other obligations, may present themselves.  Now is a good time to master the basic information that will form a foundation for your career.  Your thoroughness, analytical ability, and depth of thought favor scholarship, research, writing, teaching, philosophical investigation, and self-exploration.  Intellectual pursuits meet with slow but steady progress.  Others appreciate your thoughtfulness and mental acumen.  Young people who have been of concern begin to assume a more serious and mature approach to life.  This conjunction sometimes indicates depressive thinking and feelings of despondency.

 

Return Mercury trine Return Midheaven  (Strength:  1.38)

 

This interpretation appeared previously in section §4.3 - Aspects involving the Midheaven in the Solar Return Chart.

 

Return Mercury sextile Natal Midheaven  (Strength:   1.31 )

 

Your ability to observe carefully, think objectively, and communicate clearly are enhanced.  This is an excellent time to plan for the future and to organize your thinking to best achieve your goals.

 

 

 

§7.0 - Venus: Love, Money, Values, Relationships, Art, Beauty

 

General Significance of Venus

 

Venus, ruler of Taurus and Libra, was the goddess of love and beauty. Venus symbolizes attraction, romance, partnerships, social life, affection, harmony, fashion, art, style, luxury, money, possessions, indulgences, and sensual pleasures. Astrological aspects involving Venus show how we give and receive love, especially of the romantic sort; also, how we manage our finances, find pleasure, and adorn ourselves.  People signified by Venus include lovers, wives, important women in our lives, artists, decorators, musicians, and anyone dedicated to the pursuit of beauty and/or pleasure.  In health matters, Venus symbolizes problems of self-indulgence; also, the throat, the kidneys, the lower back or lumbar region, the parathyroids, and the sense of touch.


The Return placement and aspects of Venus may involve us either personally through health matters and life circumstances governed by Venus, or indirectly through people symbolized by Venus. We will next consider the Return zodiacal sign and House placements of Venus.

 

Return Venus in the Return 8th House

 

Benefic Venus occupying your 8th House has a fortunate effect on the areas of joint finances, shared resources, sex, death, inheritance, taxes, research, and occult interests.  Social contacts may involve you in psychic or paranormal experiences. Sexual opportunities may be plentiful and, most likely, will be intense.  Power struggles could arise in close relationships.  A spouse or partner may enjoy increased earnings, but may also be tempted to spend more on luxury items.  You can exert a beneficial influence on a partner's management of money and resources.


This is a good time to get your financial house in order.  You may wish to pay off old debts, refinance your mortgage, make a sensible budget, review your insurance needs, or do estate planning.  On occasion, Venus in the 8th will signify the receipt of a loan, a tax rebate, an inheritance, or some other boost to your finances.  If Venus in the 8th House forms stressful aspects, it could signify a financial loss or the passing of an important relationship from your life during the year.

 

§7.1 - Aspects of Venus in the Solar Return Chart

 

Return Venus oppose Return Uranus  (Strength:  2.06)

 

Venus inharmoniously aspecting Uranus brings disruptions to your friendships, romantic attachments, and close personal ties, which can leave you feeling anxious or emotionally distraught.  A breakup or unexpected falling out with a lover is possible. Brief love affairs with abrupt endings are common.  Children with this aspect in their Return chart may experience the separation or divorce of their parents.  Artistic, literary, or musical creations may have a shocking effect.  Sudden changes in financial status are possible.  This aspect may also correlate with an unexpected pregnancy or the birth of a child.

 

Return Venus sextile Return Saturn  (Strength:  1.87)

 

Venus harmoniously aspecting Saturn has a stabilizing influence on your financial and emotional life.  You may receive monetary rewards in appreciation of past efforts.  You tend to be faithful, dutiful, and earnest in matters of the heart.  If unattached, you may become romantically involved, possibly with an older, serious, or mature individual. Your sense of duty and responsibility may prompt you to sacrifice some personal gain or pleasure for a cause that you cherish or a person whom you love.

 

Return Venus square Return Moon  (Strength:  1.76) - Aspect perfects on 11/19/2002.

 

This interpretation appeared previously in section §5.1 - Aspects involving the Moon in the Solar Return Chart.

 

Return Venus trine Natal Midheaven  (Strength:   5.73 )

 

Venus, the Lesser Benefic, benefits your career and family life.  There is a possibility of increased income and more harmonious working relationships.  You may wish to remodel or redecorate your home.  Real estate transactions can be profitable.  A birth, a marriage, or a similar happy event may occur in your domestic life.

 

Return Venus conjunct Natal Venus  (Strength:   4.02 )

 

With Return Venus conjunct its Natal position, you are entering a significant year for your love life.  Romance flourishes, and you may meet the love of your life.  Marriage is possible.  Social engagements and good times fill your calendar.  Artistic and creative endeavors go well.  You can expect to receive invitations, gifts, and quite possibly a raise, a job upgrade, or an increase in income.  Now is a time to renew your relationship with significant women in your life.  This aspect creates a background atmosphere of harmony and contentment throughout the year.

 

 

 

§8.0 - Mars: Initiative, Leadership, Drive, Passion, Energy

 

General Significance of Mars

 

Mars, ruler of Aries and Scorpio, was the god of war.  Mars symbolizes initiative, courage, action, daring, aggression, leadership, drive, physical energy, heat, sexual passion, and the willingness to face challenges.  Astrological aspects involving Mars show how we act independently, pioneer ideas, assert ourselves, and deal with competition.  People signified by Mars include young men, husbands, leaders, warriors, and important men in our lives; also, those who regularly use force, tools, or weapons in their work.  In health matters, Mars symbolizes fevers, cuts, wounds, the head, the muscular system, red blood cells, the gonads, urogenital system, adrenal gland, and the sense of taste.


The Return placement and aspects of Mars may involve us either personally through health matters and life circumstances governed by Mars, or indirectly through people symbolized by Mars. We will next consider the Return zodiacal sign and House placements of Mars.

 

Return Mars in Cancer

 

The planet Mars symbolizes your energy, drive, and personal initiative.  The zodiacal sign in the Return chart that hosts the planet Mars modifies how you are able to assert yourself, confront obstacles, and face challenges in the year ahead.  With Return Mars in protective Cancer, your energy flows into imaginative, domestic, and nurturing channels.  You are likely to be somewhat moody and emotional.  Your ambition is heightened, and you tend to be protective and security conscious.  Much work may be done at home, but you must also guard against friction on the domestic front.

 

Return Mars in the Return 7th House

 

Taking action regarding partnerships, binding agreements, and public activity

 

Mars, the action planet, shows where you direct your energy.  The god of war in the House of marriage and cooperative endeavors energizes your partnerships, contractual agreements, close personal relationships, and popularity with the public.  If you handle this energy well, you may encounter someone with whom you could have a lively and sexually satisfying relationship.  This is a good time to initiate cooperative ventures with others, but be sure to carefully weigh the pros and cons of any long-term commitments. Contracts, negotiations, or lawsuits may occupy your time.  Your work could bring your before the public.


The impatient "me first" attitude of the red planet could cause conflicts or disruptions in a marriage, partnership, or contractual relationship.  You may view others as selfish, or they may see you as primarily satisfying your own desires at their expense.  Remember that you need to give in order to get; otherwise, close relationships could turn into a battlefield during the coming year.

 

§8.1 - Aspects of Mars in the Solar Return Chart

 

Return Mars conjunct Return Jupiter  (Strength:  5.96)

 

Mars conjunct Jupiter can indicate rash, impetuous, or impulsive behavior.  If you use this energy wisely, you will have tremendous willpower, creativity, and energy that you can direct toward achieving your goals.  You can act decisively, with leadership and courage, in professional matters.  Success in contracts, negotiations, and business deals comes easily.  Personally, this aspect often correlates with engagement, marriage, or the birth of a child.


The main negative feature of this aspect is a tendency to overdo things.  You are ready and willing to fight for your beliefs, but you should also act with moderation.  Remember that haste makes waste and that patience is a virtue.  Rushing about with foolish abandon can result in accidents, injuries, health problems, and breakdowns.  Difficulties could arise because of your sense of urgency, excitability, hyperactivity, overconfidence, competitiveness, or manic behavior.  Taking risks without proper caution or planning should be scrupulously avoided.  A word to the wise is sufficient; look before you leap.

 

Return Mars inconjunct Return Uranus  (Strength:  1.18)

 

Mars discordantly aspecting Uranus warns of sudden outbursts of forceful or violent energy that could have negative consequences in your life.  You may undergo periods of stress, turmoil, or tension during which you are tempted to act precipitously.  Bouts of anger, combativeness, or abrupt applications of force can abruptly throw you off course. The aggressive energy of this aspect may be self-generated or may be directed toward you from other people.  You would do well to think before you act and to seek professional advice rather than acting on impulse.


There is a possibility of accidents, falls, burns, cuts, injuries, wounds, or surgical operations, which could involve either you or someone you care for.  You may feel a strong desire to break free of restrictions, and you are more than ready to fight for the right to express your individuality.  If not used carefully, motor vehicles, guns, weapons, tools, ladders, and mechanical devices could pose a risk of harm to self or others.

 

Return Mars conjunct Natal Saturn  (Strength:   5.61 )

 

Return Mars conjunct Natal Saturn can be a difficult aspect that puts a damper on your expenditure of energy.  Your initiatives get frustrated, and you may feel like you are butting your head into a wall.  Physical injuries are sometimes associated with this aspect, so be careful to avoid situations that put your body in the path of a destructive force.  Problems with bones or teeth could arise.  This is not the year to skip your routine dental exam.  In general you will need to work longer and harder to achieve your goals.  Used constructively, the energy of this aspect can give you remarkable endurance and great determination in getting any job done, but if you have cut corners, you are likely now to pay a price.  On occasion, an experience of loss, grief, or bereavement will accompany this configuration.

 

Return Mars square Natal Midheaven  (Strength:   4.11 )

 

You have a great deal of energy available for accomplishing your goals and ambitions. The trick is to use this energy wisely and avoid getting into disputes and arguments with others, either at work or on the home front.



 

§9.0 - Jupiter: Opportunities for Growth and Expansion

 

General Significance of Jupiter

 

Jupiter, ruler of Sagittarius and Pisces, was king of the gods on Mount Olympus. Jupiter symbolizes good fortune, benevolence, expansion, learning, publishing, wisdom, long-distance travel, foreign interests, further education, philosophy, religion, and the broadening of one's horizons.  Astrological aspects involving Jupiter show opportunities for advancement, potentials for growth, and our willingness to gather new experience. People signified by Jupiter include mature men, judges, lawyers, physicians, clergy, university professors, politicians, and those who have achieved positions of prominence or influence in their fields.  In health matters, Jupiter symbolizes problems due to excess; also, the liver, pituitary gland, thighs, blood, arteries, and the sense of smell.


The Return placement and aspects of Jupiter may involve us either personally through health matters and life circumstances governed by Jupiter, or indirectly through people symbolized by Jupiter. We will next consider the Return zodiacal sign and House placements of Jupiter.

 

Return Jupiter in the Return 7th House

 

Return Jupiter in the Return 7th House usually brings benefits through marriage, business partnerships, and contractual agreements.  You can negotiate successfully and prevail in legal controversies.  Financial benefits may come through partnerships. Adversarial issues and legal matters from the past can be resolved.  Consultants and advisors will be especially helpful.  Good publicity may come your way.  If your work takes you before the public, you can expect popularity and critical acclaim.  There may also be opportunities to lecture or present your work in an open forum.

 

§9.1 - Aspects of Jupiter in the Solar Return Chart

 

Return Jupiter conjunct Return Mars  (Strength:  5.96)

 

This interpretation appeared previously in section §8.1 - Aspects of Mars in the Solar Return Chart.

 

Return Jupiter sextile Return Moon  (Strength:  1.19) - Aspect perfects on 10/27/2002.

 

This interpretation appeared previously in section §5.1 - Aspects involving the Moon in the Solar Return Chart.

 

Return Jupiter square Natal Midheaven  (Strength:   4.85 ) - Aspect perfects on 3/17/2003.

 

You feel strongly driven to accomplish your career ambitions.  Don't get so full of yourself that you turn off the people who can help you accomplish your goals.  Keep matters in perspective.

 

Return Jupiter conjunct Natal Saturn  (Strength:   4.57 )

 

Return Jupiter conjunct Natal Saturn often presents you with a choice between money and happiness.  You will have the opportunity to examine and renew the basic structures of your life.  Objectives you have worked hard to attain may now materialize. Benefits may derive from time spent quietly or in seclusion.  Positive changes may come from some type of loss or separation.  A change of residence sometimes accompanies this configuration.



 

§10.0 - Saturn: Duty, Responsibility, Important Lessons, Hardship, Limitations

 

General Significance of Saturn - The Great Teacher

 

Saturn, ruler of Capricorn and Aquarius, wrested power from his father Uranus by castrating the ruling father sky-god and casting his genitals into the sea.  Saturn symbolizes ambition, responsibility, stability, duty, discipline, boundaries, rules, and regulations. It also represents crystallization, aging, death, fears, restrictions, hard things, the reality principle, and lessons that we must learn.  Astrological aspects involving Saturn show how we build structure in our lives and how we deal with the inevitable limitations and losses that life brings.  People signified by Saturn include parents, teachers, taskmasters, older individuals, government officials, bosses, and those of a serious disposition.  In health matters, Saturn symbolizes blockages, hardening, obstructions, and acid formation; also, the skin, teeth, bones, joints, spleen, gall bladder, knees, the vagus nerve, and the sense of hearing.


The Return placement and aspects of Saturn may involve us either personally through health matters and life circumstances governed by Saturn, or indirectly through people symbolized by Saturn.  Look to Saturn to see where your major struggles will occur in the year ahead. We will next consider the Return zodiacal sign and House placements of Saturn.

 

Return Saturn in the Return 6th House

 

This interpretation appeared previously in section §3.1 - The SR House Containing the Planet Ruling the SR Ascendant.

 

§10.1 - Aspects of Saturn in the Solar Return Chart

 

Return Saturn conjunct Return Moon's North Node  (Strength:  2.83)

 

With Saturn conjunct the Moon's Nodes this year, you may experience events that force you to take time out to face your fears and reflect on your purpose in life.  This aspect sometimes manifests as a physical illness that promotes personal growth and a resetting of priorities.  The more you resist personal growth, the more likely you will confront experiences that compel you to face your limits and understand your mortality.

 

Return Saturn sextile Return Venus  (Strength:  1.87)

 

This interpretation appeared previously in section §7.1 - Aspects of Venus in the Solar Return Chart.

 

Return Saturn conjunct Return Mercury  (Strength:  1.45)

 

This interpretation appeared previously in section §6.1 - Aspects of Mercury in the Solar Return Chart.

 

Return Saturn conjunct Natal Uranus  (Strength:   4.30 )

 

Return Saturn conjoining your Natal Uranus may represent a challenging event that requires you to make optimal use of your talents, willpower, and resources.  It could also indicate a time of strain and emotional tension.  Facets of your life that are outworn can now be discarded to make room for a new structure and a fresher perspective on reality.  Disappointment, frustration, or hardship could arise with regard to matters ruled by the Natal House(s) with Aquarius on the cusp.

 

Return Saturn sextile Natal Venus  (Strength:   4.15 )

 

This aspect stabilizes close personal relationships.  You are able to commit yourself and assume responsibility towards those about whom you care.  You could find yourself involved romantically with someone whose age is quite different from your own.  This is also a good year to get your financial house in order and to save for a rainy day.  Sound and carefully researched investments will ensure a secure financial future.

 

Return Saturn trine Natal Jupiter  (Strength:   2.30 )

 

Return Saturn trine Natal Jupiter is an auspicious aspect that often brings recognition, professional success, and financial gain.  Your hard work of the past now pays off. Some type of award or honor may accompany this configuration.  Good things come into your life following a period of difficulty, isolation, restriction, or hardship.

 

Return Saturn sextile Natal Midheaven  (Strength:   2.14 )

 

You are capable of steady and persistent effort toward achieving your goals.  You are likely to be more self-reliant in career matters.  Others recognize and respect your hard work and organizational ability.  You could receive some type of honor or award for work well done.  This aspect also has a very stabilizing influence on your domestic life.

 

Return Saturn trine Natal Moon  (Strength:   1.86 )

 

You are capable of great self-control.  Your sense of duty and consciousness are heightened.  This can be a time of great emotional maturity in which you lay solid foundations for future development.  This aspect has a stabilizing influence on your domestic life and on your close personal relationships.

 

 

 

§11.0 - Uranus: Novelty, Originality, Jolts, Disruptions

 

General Significance of Uranus - The Awakener

 

Uranus, ruler of Aquarius, was the original sky-god who was castrated by his son Saturn in a coup to usurp his power.  Venus-Aphrodite was born of the white foam that spread around Uranus' discarded genitals in the sea.  Uranus symbolizes sudden shocking events, electrifying change, willful independence, separations, originality, inventiveness, modern technology, and progressive thinking. The action of Uranus is abruptly and without warning to shatter the old structure built by Saturn.


Astrological aspects involving Uranus show how and where sudden change, excitement, and disruption come into our lives; also, where we are likely to rebel against the past and strike out to do our own thing.  People signified by Uranus include scientists, modernists, astrologers, reformers, inventors, eccentrics, and those who insist on marching to the unique beat of their own drum.  In health matters, Uranus symbolizes strokes and accidents; also, the ankles and calves.


The Return placement and aspects of Uranus may involve us either personally through health matters and life circumstances governed by Uranus, or indirectly through people symbolized by Uranus.  Look to Uranus to see where you can expect the unexpected in the coming year. We will next consider the Return zodiacal sign and House placements of Uranus.

 

Return Uranus in the Return 2nd House

 

Uranus in the Return 2nd House suggests sudden happenings that disrupt the status quo with regard to your values, income, and possessions.  Abrupt changes in your financial situation are possible.  You tend to appreciate money for the freedom and independence it can afford.  The purchase of computers, electronics, and high-tech equipment is common with this placement.

 

§11.1 - Aspects of Uranus in the Solar Return Chart

 

Return Uranus trine Return Mercury  (Strength:  4.98) - Aspect perfects on 1/25/2003.

 

This interpretation appeared previously in section §6.1 - Aspects of Mercury in the Solar Return Chart.

 

Return Uranus trine Return Midheaven  (Strength:  2.40)

 

This interpretation appeared previously in section §4.3 - Aspects involving the Midheaven in the Solar Return Chart.

 

Return Uranus oppose Return Venus  (Strength:  2.06)

 

This interpretation appeared previously in section §7.1 - Aspects of Venus in the Solar Return Chart.

 

Return Uranus sesquiquadrate Return Sun  (Strength:  1.65)

 

This interpretation appeared previously in section §2.2 - The Sun's Aspects in the Solar Return Chart.

 

Return Uranus inconjunct Return Mars  (Strength:  1.18)

 

This interpretation appeared previously in section §8.1 - Aspects of Mars in the Solar Return Chart.

 

Return Uranus sextile Natal Midheaven  (Strength:   0.29 )

 

Your originality and inventiveness can lead to worldly recognition and success in your career.  Unexpected opportunities can open new doors to professional growth.  Sudden changes may take place on the domestic front, such as a new residence or an alteration in the structure of the family.  Work with computers and technology can be rewarding.  Following up on your creative insights and intuition hunches is likely to pay off.

 

 

 

§12.0 - Neptune: Spirituality, Creativity, Self-Deception, Confusion

 

General Significance of Neptune

 

Neptune, ruler of Pisces, was the god of the oceans.  Neptune symbolizes boundlessness, intuition, psychic sensitivity, compassion, spirituality, sleep, unreality, creative imagination, artistic inspiration, fantasy, illusion, Hollywood, subconscious processes, fog, confusion, self-sacrifice, and self-defeating attitudes.  Astrological aspects involving Neptune show how we attune to the feelings of others, use our imaginations, distort our perceptions, undo our own efforts, and also how we deal with the dissolution of old structures in our lives.  People signified by Neptune include poets, artists, dreamers, musicians, mystics, spiritualists, idealists, sensitives, and those who compassionately tend to the needy.  In health matters, Neptune symbolizes the feet, sleep difficulties, intoxicants, mental disorders, and problems with drugs and alcohol.


The Return placement and aspects of Neptune may involve us either personally through health matters and life circumstances governed by Neptune, or indirectly through people symbolized by Neptune. We will next consider the Return zodiacal sign and House placements of Neptune.

 

Return Neptune in the Return 2nd House

 

With Neptune in the Return 2nd House, you may gain financially through creative, musical, theatrical, or artistic endeavors.  You are likely to reflect on the value of money and its role in your spiritual life.  Income may come from service you render to others. Neptune here also suggests dissolution, loss, sadness, misunderstanding, deception, confusion, or letting go with regard to income, finances, major purchases, sales, and possessions.  A longstanding situation, relationship, or concern related to such matters may dissolve or fade from your life.  Be careful not to let money slip through your fingers, and get sound advice from a financial expert before spending large amounts of money.  What now looks like a sure-fire investment may later turn out to be a pipe dream.  If you make a major purchase, be sure it's the real McCoy.

 

§12.1 - Aspects of Neptune in the Solar Return Chart

 

Return Neptune inconjunct Return Sun  (Strength:  1.86)

 

This interpretation appeared previously in section §2.2 - The Sun's Aspects in the Solar Return Chart.

 

Return Neptune oppose Natal Pluto  (Strength:   5.72 )

 

Return Neptune in stressful aspect to Natal Pluto can indicate periods of feeling disheartened and on edge while you undergo significant changes in your life.  Past conditions surrounding family, home, marriage, career, and belief systems may fade from your life this year as they have outworn their purpose or usefulness.  Your deepest secrets may surface for review and resolution.  Hidden health problems may require medical attention.  For many, this time represents a period of crisis in their belief system.

 

Return Neptune oppose Natal Mercury  (Strength:   5.53 )

 

Beware of self-deception as well as being lied to by others.  Too much fantasizing can corrupt your critical thinking.  Try to stay grounded in reality.

 

Return Neptune oppose Natal Ascendant  (Strength:   3.82 )

 

You may experience a certain amount of confusion and misunderstanding in partnerships and close personal relationships.  Consultants may give poor or misleading advice.  A betrayal of trust is possible.  Take care of your health as your resistance may be lower than usual.

 

Return Neptune trine Natal Neptune  (Strength:   1.65 )

 

This aspect calls upon you to make a spiritual review of your life. "No Man is an Island". Consider how you are linked to all of humanity and how you are an integral part of the universe.  If you have been neglecting your spiritual life, this is the year to get back on track.  You may also find yourself interested in the dreams, the unconscious, hypnosis, meditation, the occult, and metaphysical studies.



 

§13.0 - Pluto: Power, Control, Intense Emotional Experience, Elimination, Radical Transformation

 

General Significance of Pluto

 

Pluto, ruler of Scorpio, was the Greek Hades, lord of the underworld.  He abducted and raped Persephone - an action that ultimately brought about the season of winter on earth.  Pluto symbolizes power, control, domination, the management of joint resources, penetration, unconscious processes, irresistible forces; also, uprooting, elimination, death, regeneration, rebirth, radical transformation, and the ending of a phase of life.  Astrological aspects involving Pluto reveal which deeply buried factors in our lives need to be brought to the surface so that they can be reviewed, reworked, transformed, or eliminated.  People signified by Pluto include miners, psychoanalysts, occultists, undertakers, money managers, and anyone whose work involves exposing that which is concealed or hidden.  In health matters, Pluto symbolizes the gallbladder, the sex organs, the organs of elimination, and the body's ability to restore itself.


The Return placement and aspects of Pluto may involve us either personally through health matters and life circumstances governed by Pluto, or indirectly through people symbolized by Pluto. We will next consider the Return zodiacal sign and House placements of Pluto.

 

Return Pluto in the Return 12th House

 

This interpretation appeared previously in section §4.1 - The SR House Containing the Planet Ruling the SR Midheaven.

 

§13.1 - Aspects of Pluto in the Solar Return Chart

 

Return Pluto inconjunct Return Sun  (Strength:  3.96)

 

This interpretation appeared previously in section §2.2 - The Sun's Aspects in the Solar Return Chart.

 

Return Pluto sextile Natal Moon  (Strength:   3.84 )

 

Your emotional intensity and persistent determination yield favorable results.  Profound insights into your unconscious motivations lead to personality change.  Personal growth is related to the contemplation of human mortality.  Your empathy for others leads to deeply moving experiences.  You get more serious about financial and family matters.

 

Return Pluto oppose Natal Uranus  (Strength:   2.40 )

 

This aspect affects your entire age group.  You are forced to confront and adapt to many changes in society.  It is best to let go of whatever no longer serves a useful purpose in your life.

 

Return Pluto sextile Natal Jupiter  (Strength:   1.90 )

 

Return Pluto in pleasant aspect to Natal Jupiter can change your life for the better in far-reaching ways.  Improvements are likely in your material well-being.  Sexual opportunities may present themselves.  Profound spiritual or religious experiences are possible.

 

Return Pluto trine Natal Pluto  (Strength:   1.02 )

 

Intense emotional experiences lead to tremendous personal growth.  You are not satisfied with superficial explanations and prefer to understand matters in great depth. Now is a time to reform basic aspects of your personality that need to change and grow. Discard what is useless and have the courage to evolve.



 

§14.0 - The Solar Return Part of Fortune

 

 

 

§15.0 - Connections between Planets and House Cusps

 

Alignments of Planets with House Cusps

 

The House cusps are power points in the chart, and any planet that aligns closely with a House cusp will be especially prominent in the year ahead.  Planet to House cusp alignments often portend specific events whose nature combines the symbolism of the planet and the House involved.


The three sections that follow will look at the contacts, if any, (1) between Return planets and Return House cusps; (2) between Return planets and Natal House cusps; and finally, (3) between Natal planets and Return House cusps.


When comparing the Solar Return and the natal charts, any close alignment between a planet and a House cusp is highly significant.  In fact, the conjunctions of planets with House cusps in the superimposed natal and return charts usually pinpoint the major factors that will be operative during the year.   Pay close attention to the following three sections because they highlight the specific events that you will need to deal with in the coming Solar Return period.

 

§15.1 - Return Planets connected with SR House Cusps

 

Solar Return Planets Connected with Solar Return House Cusps

 

This section considers the influence of any planet or point in the Solar Return chart that forms a close connection with a House cusp in the Solar Return chart.

 

Return Pluto conjunct Return 12th House  (Strength:   6.32 )

 

Return Pluto conjunct the cusp of the Return 12th House can signify a loss, death, or period of grief.  Spiritual and psychological transformation results from facing your ordeals and sorrows.  Those who oppose your ambitions may mount a powerful sneak attack.  Hospitalization or confinement is possible.  Be careful to avoid any type of underhanded activity.  Borrowing or lending money could be fraught with misunderstandings, confusion, or outright deception.  If you're feeling paranoid this year, it may really be that secret enemies are plotting against you.

 

Return Neptune conjunct Return 2nd House  (Strength:   5.53 )

 

Return Neptune in close contact with your Return 2nd House cusp acts to dissolve past attitudes toward income, savings, possessions, and values.  Income can be gained from artistic, psychological, charitable, or spiritual pursuits.  Sometimes this can indicate vulnerability to get-rich-quick schemes and the possibility of deception in financial matters.  You could undergo a period of financial loss or instability, and it would be wise to prepare in advance for a monetary rainy day.  If favorably aspected, however, Neptune here can indicate financial gain through paying attention to your hunches and intuitions.

 

Return Moon conjunct Return 5th House  (Strength:   5.05 )

 

The Moon on the 5th House cusp brings change and flux to your love life, recreational activities, creative endeavors, and dealings with children.  Romantic interludes are highly likely.  Be careful with your investments, as you are prone to taking risks on the basis of gut feelings.

 

Return Moon's North Node conjunct Return 6th House  (Strength:   4.19 )

 

The Moon's North Node on the cusp of the 6th House advises you to seek personal growth through integrity in doing your daily work.  Acting with compassion often results in improved physical health.  Find a way to balance spiritual ideals with the duty to take care of practical necessities.

 

Return Sun conjunct Return 7th House  (Strength:   3.10 )

 

Whenever the Return Sun conjoins an angular House cusp (1, 4, 7, or 10), events occur that increase your popularity and bolster your self-esteem.  The Sun enhances your self-assurance, charisma, vitality, and leadership ability.  Others are likely to notice you and to reward your talents and accomplishments.  You may receive an honor, an award, or a degree at this time.  Your relationship with your father may come into high focus.  Some marry, change residence, or have children; but if the Sun is afflicted, concerns about children may arise.  Close relationships, business partnerships, and contractual agreements are all favored.  Sales, negotiations, counseling, legal advocacy, or any activities that involve one-to-one contact with others tend to prosper. Because the Sun lies opposite your Return Ascendant, which signifies the body, your physical health and stamina may be below par in such a year.  A bout of illness could punctuate the year ahead.

 

 

 

§15.2 - Return Positions connected with Natal House Cusps

 

Solar Return Planets or Points Connected with Natal House Cusps

 

This section considers the influence of any planet or point in the Solar Return chart that forms a close connection with a House cusp in the Natal chart.

 

Return Ascendant conjunct Natal 6th House  (Strength:   6.26 )

 

A focus on health, service, routine labors, and dealings with subordinates

 

The Return Ascendant conjunct your Natal 6th House cusp puts a strong emphasis on matters related to work, service, health, diet, and exercise.  You are likely to be quite busy on the job and in your relationships with co-workers or employees.  This is a good year to get a complete medical checkup and to adopt a healthier lifestyle.  A pet may play an important role in your life.

 

Return Neptune conjunct Natal 7th House Cusp  (Strength:   3.82 )

 

Return Neptune conjunct the Natal 7th House cusp warns of deception and confusion in partnerships and close relationships.  Do not let glamour and idealization blind you to the reality of a potential relationship.  Beware of involvement with individuals engaged in illicit, drug-related, or unsavory activities.  You could get conned under this influence. Time may be spent visiting a partner or close associate who is ill, hospitalized, or confined.

 

Return Uranus conjunct Natal 8th House  (Strength:   2.77 )

 

Return Uranus on the Natal 8th House cusp brings sudden unexpected flux and change to matters related to healing, transformation, joint finances, your credit rating, sex, death, inheritance, loans, and taxes.  Disruptions may affect a partner's income.  You may begin to experiment with a novel aspect of your sexuality.  An unanticipated need for surgery or other radical healing methods is sometimes indicated.  If Aquarius governs the cusp of the Natal or Return 8th House, there is a possibility of a near-death experience.

 

 

 

§15.3 - Natal Positions connected with Return House Cusps

 

Natal Planets or Points Connected with Solar Return House Cusps

 

This section considers the influence of any planet or point in the Natal chart that forms a close connection with a House cusp in the Solar Return chart.

 

Natal Ascendant conjunct Return 8th House  (Strength:   6.29 )

 

A time for personal regeneration

 

The Natal Ascendant conjunct the Return eighth House cusp accentuates matters related to sex, death, taxes, legacies, shared resources, occult interests, and personal transformation.  Events are likely to occur that cause you to undergo a personal rebirth or metamorphosis.  You may need to take steps to enhance your credit rating, and you should review your finances and investments with a competent advisor.  You could suffer the loss of a significant individual or end an important chapter in your life. Sometimes this placement indicates ill health, a need for surgery, a major medical intervention, or possibly a personal brush with death.

 

Natal Mercury conjunct Return 8th House  (Strength:   6.00 )

 

Thinking about profound matters

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With Natal Mercury on the Return 8th House cusp, you are likely to do some serious thinking about psychological issues and personal transformation.  Now is a time to look deep within and ponder the mysteries of life, death, and human mortality.  Your thoughts are also likely to focus on financial matters, jointly held property, and the management of your estate.  In addition, sexuality, healing, and intensive forms of therapy are 8th House matters that may call for your attention.  Be careful on the road, as travel accidents are possible.

 

Natal Pluto conjunct Return 8th House  (Strength:   5.25 )

 

The Return 8th House cusp conjunct your Natal Pluto is a powerful placement that brings to the surface matters of power, control, sexuality, unconscious forces, and human mortality.  An event this year is likely to have a profound impact on your psychological development.  Pluto, lord of the underworld, on the cusp of the Return 8th House of death could indicate a brush with death or the passing of an important person from your life.

 

Natal Uranus conjunct Return 6th House  (Strength:   2.72 )

 

Uranus allows you to be creative, innovative, and original in the workplace.  Your progressive ideas and novel approach to problem solving are likely to pay off.  You may wish to do some freelance work in order to be your own boss.  You could also develop an interest in alternative methods of healing.  There could be sudden disruptions on the job, or health difficulties related to the nervous system, the calves, or the ankles. Accidents are another possible manifestation of this configuration.

 

Natal Moon's North Node conjunct Return 6th House  (Strength:   1.28 )

 

Meticulous efficiency is amply rewarded

 

With the Natal Lunar Nodes falling across the 6th and 12th House cusps of the Solar Return chart, you are advised to take care of your health by engaging in a sensible regimen of diet, rest, and exercise.  Paying attention to the details of your daily life is the key to personal growth.  A co-worker, subordinate, or tenant can open doors to new opportunities.  A pet may bring joy to your life.  During rough spots this year, don't give in to the temptation to play the martyr and to put your worst foot forward.