Mars In Several Lunar Returns

[Venus_Daily]

Beginning in September of 2022, I have Mars close to or partile an angle in my SLRs until Febuary of March 2023. October seems to be the worst with stationary Mars on the SLR descendant. November 26th, Mars is on break from that SLR but it's replaced with Saturn on the Mc. My SSR for 2022 seems slightly positive with no partile aspects, Pluto on the ASC and the SSR moon making wide aspects to Jupiter and Mercury. I guess I'm just venting because I don't do well with confontration. I was bullied mercilessly as a kid and teenager, and I was molested as a child and sexually assaulted as a teen.

[Jim Eshelman]

The first thing you want to do is get a really great solar return. This will set a high baseline for the rest of the year (the SLRs will be much better than you'd ordinarily expect). For birthplace / current residence, you have transiting Pluto rising and natal Saturn at MC, so I recommend you not spend your birthday at home. The main Jupiter line accessible to you arcs across mostly barren parts of the West - Wyoming looks interesting, for example. We'll work with you, if you like, to pick an optimal place that also considers your natal planets.

That said... are these all transiting Mars? (I haven't looked at the lunars.) This can mean many things, only some of which involve attacks, conflict, or accidents. Probably the most common expression is that life calls on you to expend enormous energy, e.g., a higher work load. It could mean taking on aggressive physical exercise or even training. It could mean lots of sex.

So, start with a great SSR, then pick some Mars activities you'd like to do.

[Jim Eshelman]

For next year's SSR, Bryce Canyon in Utah has Jupiter exactly square Asc, natal Jupiter rising, and a few other weaker things. Rock Springs, WY has a similar look but emphasizes Pluto much more than Utah. Riverton, WY backs the Pluto off a little, but it's still there. (These are approximate locations.)

The charts look better for Bryce Canyon - but, also, I'm prejudiced toward that place. (It's mind-blowingly beautiful.) It's hard to do wrong through central Utah, though: It's all about where the angularities are best.

[Danica]

That said... are these all transiting Mars? (I haven't looked at the lunars.) This can mean many things, only some of which involve attacks, conflict, or accidents. Probably the most common expression is that life calls on you to expend enormous energy, e.g., a higher work load. It could mean taking on aggressive physical exercise or even training. It could mean lots of sex.

I agree with everything Jim already said, and have quoted the part I think is important to emphasize.

Also: These charts depict, with their angularity, simply the general tone of a two-weeks period (sometimes 4-weeks); look for specific aspects, and focus on closest-by-orb, to get more details.

As time goes by, I am finding more and more that the transits-to-natal strongest by orb (regardless of their angularity) in the Lunar Return charts are providing substantial information for the given two-weeks period.

[Jim Eshelman]

Venus, if you haven't downloaded and installed Mikestar's TMSA program, I suggest you do so. It tabulates the important things in return charts in a way that draws your attention directly to what happens most. For example, your September 6, 2022 SLR - admittedly a pretty unpleasant chart - shows like this:

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Pl Longitude   Lat   Speed    RA    Decl    Azi     Alt     PVL    Ang G
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                           Transiting Planets                           
Mo 21Sg15'14" 04S26 +14°32' 288°17' 26S50 216°22' +25°02' 218°14'  28%  
Su 18Le33'29" 00S00 + 0°58' 164°54' 06N27 327°56' -51°07' 113°11'  53%  
Me 13Vi07'41" 03S38 + 0°22' 186°05' 06S35 290°46' -46°04' 132°01'  21%  
Ve 06Le14'23" 01N13 + 1°14' 153°46' 12N10 347°12' -49°29' 100°43'  74%  
Ma 14Ta14'23" 01S13 + 0°31'  67°48' 20N38  66°02' - 0°58'   1°03' 100% F
Ju 11Pi15'27" 01S35 - 0°07'   6°25' 01N03 116°46' +42°34' 314°11'  16%  
Sa 25Cp13'50" 01S19 - 0°04' 323°07' 15S59 183°03' +46°27' 267°07'  98% F
Ur 23Ar48'02" 00S22 - 0°01'  46°30' 17N04  78°28' +15°23' 344°19'  46%  
Ne 29Aq16'04" 01S13 - 0°02' 355°16' 03S23 132°10' +47°43' 303°59'  35%  
Pl 01Cp18'26" 02S11 - 0°01' 298°49' 23S01 209°26' +33°22' 233°16'   3%  
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                            Radical Planets                             
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Mo 21Sg15'14" 03S32 +12°33' 288°10' 25S57 217°03' +25°42' 218°37'  27%  
Su 18Le16'40" 00S00 + 0°58' 164°38' 06N33 328°23' -51°08' 112°54'  54%  
Me 05Le47'17" 02S05 - 0°17' 152°09' 09N14 348°49' -52°40'  98°25'  82% F
Ve 10Vi22'21" 01N01 + 1°14' 185°23' 01S13 297°27' -43°30' 133°05'  18%  
Ma 15Sc55'41" 02S20 + 0°36' 249°03' 24S24 242°12' + 0°04' 180°04' 100% F
Ju 08Sg39'57" 00S05 + 0°01' 274°03' 23S28 229°09' +18°59' 204°27'  51%  
Sa 17Li26'02" 02N11 + 0°05' 220°43' 13S31 264°17' -18°58' 160°57'  29%  
Ur 15Sc08'58" 00N01 + 0°01' 248°35' 21S58 244°31' + 0°56' 181°02' 100% F
Ne 04Sg08'18" 01N11 - 0°00' 269°08' 22S16 233°15' +16°22' 200°08'  58%  
Pl 05Li42'12" 16N27 + 0°02' 214°19' 03N42 283°25' -16°41' 162°52'  39%  
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    Class 1 Aspects
tMa op rMa 00°59'  98% M
tMa op rUr 00°02' 100% M                                                
tSa sq rMa 02°58'  83% M                                                
rMa co rUr 00°47'  99%                                                  
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                     Non-Foreground Partile Aspects                     
                        tSu co rSu 00°17' 100% M                        
                        tVe co rMe 00°27' 100%                          
                        tJu op rVe 00°53'  98%                          

Immediately, you see the very strong (100% strength) transiting Mars, with Saturn nearly as strong; and natal Mars and Uranus similarly strong. Mars opposite your Mars-Uranus and Saturn square your Mars are the relevant aspects. This will tend toward undesirable results and, in particular, is accident-prone (something likely will break).

Of course, if (as I advised) you go away for your birthday, you'll also be gone when this chart sets up. Recalculating for Bryce Canyon, for example, it looks like this (I'll trim out the extraneous):

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                           Transiting Planets                           
Ve 06Le14'23" 01N13 + 1°14' 153°46' 12N10 332°12' -35°50' 122°51'  91% F
Ur 23Ar48'02" 00S22 - 0°01'  46°30' 17N04  73°08' + 6°08' 353°36'  89% F
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                            Radical Planets                             
Me 05Le47'17" 02S05 - 0°17' 152°09' 09N14 332°41' -39°09' 119°24'  95% F
Ma 15Sc55'41" 02S20 + 0°36' 249°03' 24S24 233°48' + 4°59' 186°10'  90% F
Sa 17Li26'02" 02N11 + 0°05' 220°43' 13S31 259°24' - 8°26' 171°26' 100% F
Ur 15Sc08'58" 00N01 + 0°01' 248°35' 21S58 235°50' + 6°25' 187°44'  84% F
Pl 05Li42'12" 16N27 + 0°02' 214°19' 03N42 277°02' - 3°01' 176°57'  97% F
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tVe co rMe 00°27' 100%
tMa op rMa 01°41'  94%                                                  
tMa op rUr 00°22' 100% M                                                
tUr op rSa 02°10'  91% M    
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rMa co rUr 00°47'  99%                                                 

This isn't perfect - not as good as the new Solar would be for the same place. But it's much better than at home. (And I find that travel always has little discomforts and flubs that make a malefic or two make sense.) For the new location, transiting Venus is the most angular planet, with Mars and Uranus more moderate. Natal Saturn is the single strongest voice (on WP), with natal Mercury, Mars, Uranus, and Pluto also strong. This chart shows the world (transiting Venus) being much kinder to you than you are to yourself (natal Saturn), with a tendency to over-fret about logistics and plan details (Saturn, Mercury, Pluto).

But the strongest planets in the strongest aspect comes down to t Venus conjunct your Mercury foreground, a really nice aspect for travel and doing fun, interesting things. You still have Mars to your Mars-Uranus foreground, but not nearly as close. Etc.

Coming back home, your next SLR (October 3) is more anxious than troublesome. Here are the main features:

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                           Transiting Planets                           
Me 29Le14'52" 00N22 + 0°11' 174°55' 02N36  87°00' - 0°09'   0°09' 100% F
Ma 25Ta50'55" 00S34 + 0°19'  80°09' 22N33 211°23' +84°14' 266°59'  98% F
Ju 07Pi45'10" 01S37 - 0°08'   3°13' 00S22 265°06' + 8°32' 188°34'  81% F
Ne 28Aq31'28" 01S13 - 0°02' 354°35' 03S40 266°11' - 0°38' 179°22' 100% F
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                            Radical Planets                             
Ju 08Sg39'57" 00S05 + 0°01' 274°03' 23S28 290°26' -79°34'  99°48'  76% F
Ne 04Sg08'18" 01N11 - 0°00' 269°08' 22S16 314°03' -82°36'  95°20'  92% F
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tMe op tNe 00°43'  99%
tMa sq tNe 02°22'  89% M                                                
tJu sq rJu 00°55'  98%                                                  

At a glance, you see that the most angular transiting planets are Mercury and Neptune (backed by Mars and Jupiter). Transiting Neptune is strongest (backed by natal Jupiter). This is mostly a really uncomfortable, probably anxiety-driven SLR except with a very significant reprieve: The closest aspects are the closely angular Mercury-Neptune and Mars-Neptune conjunctions; but, also foreground, you have transiting Jupiter partile conjunct natal Jupiter. This, alone, will make things far better than you will fear they will be. (Having a solidly Jupiter-themed SSR will help that even more.) - The lesson from this one is that you have to consider the whole chart, and not just notice the angular Mars.

Let's do one more, your October 30 SLR. (I really want you to see how easy this is with TMSA, which you can get for free.)

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                           Transiting Planets                           
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Ma 00Ge33'30" 00N27 - 0°00'  85°12' 23N49 298°27' - 2°17' 177°24'  98% F
Ju 04Pi44'17" 01S34 - 0°05'   0°26' 01S31  23°54' -61°57'  77°49'  95% F
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                            Radical Planets                             
Ve 10Vi22'21" 01N01 + 1°14' 185°23' 01S13 192°23' +60°41' 263°08'  88% F
Ju 08Sg39'57" 00S05 + 0°01' 274°03' 23S28 114°08' - 4°35'   5°01'  93% F
Ne 04Sg08'18" 01N11 - 0°00' 269°08' 22S16 115°16' - 0°01'   0°01' 100% F
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tMa op rNe 02°38'  87% M
tJu sq rNe 00°36'  99%                                                  
rVe sq rJu 01°42'  94% 

The first thing to note is that there are more benefics foreground than malefics. Though mixed in its message, and likely continuing the anxiety trend, on balance this will be a good month. The transits are Mars backed by a pretty strong Jupiter, plus natal Neptune strongest, but backed by Venus and Jupiter.

So, overall, it's more fun than not. In fact, it might be ALL fun. The most worrisome thing is transiting Mars opposite your Neptune which signals extreme emotional excitement. Usually this is unpleasant (like recoiling from an attack), but it's generally not that in an otherwise positive chart. It could be broad anxiety about something, or enjoyable emotional excitement with such things as scaring yourself for Halloween, roller coasters, sex encounters with lots of fantasy and drama, being in a mad crowd at a big event, or all sorts of similar things. Jupiter also squares your Neptune - it's even closer, tips the events toward Jupiter-Neptune themes, etc. Finally, your natal Venus-Jupiter square is foreground. I think you're going to enjoy this one!

[Venus_Daily]

Yes, Jim. I think I may travel for my birthday. I will also download the program. With my life experiences, situations like these just scare me. I don't want to break anything or anyone at my new job. I don't want to lose my license either.