JAE SLRs and Demi-SLRs 2024-25

[Jim Eshelman]

It's time to start gathering the data on the new year that begins in two and a half months. (Today is the start of "mop-up" for me, a reminder that the current SSR will be picking up speed heading for the finish line.) At present, I expect to have my 2024 SSR in Roggen, Colorado (and will edit this post if that changes). LATER 10/12/24: The final location is 40N10'01" 104W25'01". Everything below is corrected for that. The chart illustration is below.

The return occurs October 10, 2024, 2:53:18 AM MDT

VENUS = 14
Benefic = 17, Malefic = 0
Change = 9
Dignity = 0, Indignity = 0, Spotlight = 0

r Venus on N -0°01'
t Venus on IC +0°00'
t Uranus on Z +0°18'
r Pluto on Asc +3°45'
r Mercury on IC +9°32'

r Venus-Pluto sq 0°13'
t Uranus op r Venus 0°19'
t Uranus sq r Pluto 0°32'

POSSIBLY VALID ASPECTS:
t Mars sq r Pluto 0°15' p
t Venus-Mars sq 1°47' p

OTHER PARTILE ASPECTS
r Jupiter-Neptune sq 0°05' M
t Pluto op r Uranus 0°08' M
t Mercury-Mars sq 0°24'
r Uranus-Neptune sq 0°29' M
t Pluto op r Jupiter 0°33' M
t Pluto sq r Neptune 0°37' M

Though I don't think it's likely significant, the Vertex is 22°49' Sagittarius, placing natal Sun 0°21' from Northpoint.

Last year's projects were studying the extent to which demi-lunars nest within the SLR as true sub-sets (they don't: they are completely independent charts that, however, act concurrently) and the proportionate importance of two locations when one travels (or returns home) during the term of a return (both remain valid: it does seem that the original location has some priority, perhaps 50% stronger, though both are operative).

For the 2024-25 year, my main SLR project should be confirming or disproving the value of PVP aspects in lunar returns.

JAE SSR 2024.png

SSR PROGRESSIONS
PSSR Mercury-Eris op 1/24/25
PSSR Moon sq r Sun 1/30/25
PSSR Mercury enters LIBRA 2/6/25
PSSR Moon-Sun sq 2/8/25
SQ Mercury-Eris op 2/20/25
SQ Moon sq r Sun 2/28/25
SQ Mercury enters LIBRA 3/8/25
SQ Moon-Sun sq 3/11/25
PSSR Moon op s Mars 3/16/25
PSSR Moon-Mars op 3/22/25
SQ Moon op s Mars 4/25/25
SQ Moon-Mars op 5/3/25
PSSR Moon op r Mars 6/21/25
PSSR Moon sq s Mercury 6/30/25
PSSR Moon-Eris sq 7/13/25
PSSR Moon enter CAPRICORN 7/14/25
PSSR Moon-Mercury sq 8/5/25
SQ Moon co r Mars 8/24/25
SQ Moon sq s Mercury 9/4/25
SQ Moon-Eris sq 9/21/25
SQ Moon enter CAPRICORN 9/23/25

[Jim Eshelman]

Dec 8, 2024, 4:48:31 PM PST, home
Dignity = 10, Indignity = 0
Spotlight = 7
Benefic = 5, Malefic = 0
Change = 3

Impressions: An exceptionally positive chart. Probably the single best of the year (unless PVP aspects - both about 2° wide - really have a strong say).

r Pluto IC -1°35'
------------------------
t Sun Dsc +1°53'
t Jupiter Asc +2°28'
t Mercury Dsc +5°39'
r/t Moon Z +2°48'

t Sun-Jupiter op 0°35' M
t Mercury-Jupiter op 3°11' <M
t Sun-Mercury co 3°46' M

PVP Aspects
t Sun sq r Saturn 1°57'
t Jupiter sq r Saturn 2°09'

Other Partile Aspects
t Mars sq r Neptune 0°37' M

COMBINED WITH SSR:
Benefic = 22, Malefic = 0
Dignity = 10, Indignity = 0
Change = 14, Spotlight = 7

[Jim Eshelman]

Dec 21, 2025, 7:58:46 PM PDT, home
Malefic = 10, Benefic = 7
Change = 6
Indignity = 4, Dignity = 3, Spotlight = 0

Impressions: @

r Saturn IC -6°00'
t Venus Dsc -4°12'
t Pluto WP-a -1°09'
r Mercury N -0°17'
----------------------
t Mars EP +0°16'
r Jupiter EP-a +1°43'
r Uranus EP- +1°56'
r Neptune IC +8°09'

r Mercury-Saturn co 0°17' M
r Jupiter-Uranus co 0°17'
t Pluto op r Jupiter 0°40' M
t Mars sq r Neptune 0°47' M
t Pluto op r Uranus 1°05'
t Venus sq r Saturn 1°48' M
r Uranus-Neptune sq 2°00'
t Venus sq r Mercury 2°04' M
r Jupiter-Neptune sq 2°16'
t Mars-Pluto op 3°38'

Other Partile Aspects
t Uranus op r Venus 0°11' M
t Mercury-Saturn sq 0°22' M
t Jupiter-Saturn sq 0°31'
r Sun-Mars sq 0°13' M

COMBINED WITH SSR:
Benefic = 25, Malefic = 10
Change = 16
Dignity = 3, Indignity = 4
Spotlight = 0

[Jim Eshelman]

Jan 4, 2025, 10:08:11 PM PST, home
Indignity = 6, Dignity = 1
Malefic = 5, Benefic = 3
Spotlight = 4, Change = 0

Impressions: [Rough chart, especially if the PVP aspects are deemed valid. - Marion and I are planning a few days in New Orleans.]

t Neptune Dsc -6°27'
t Mercury IC -5°57'
t Saturn Dsc -3°59'
t Moon Dsc -1°44' [r Moon Dsc -2°46']
------------------------
t Jupiter MC +7°02'

t Mercury-Neptune sq 0°30' M
t Jupiter-Saturn sq 1°00' M
t Neptune co r Moon 3°41' M

PVP Aspects
t Venus-Saturn sq 0°06'
t Venus sq r Moon 0°41' [t Mo-Ve sq 0°50' p]
t Moon-Mars sq 0°50' [t Ma sq r Mo 2°45' p]
t Venus-Neptune sq 1°27'
t Mars-Neptune sq 1°59'

Other Partile Aspects
t Mars-Pluto op 0°45'

COMBINED WITH SSR:
Benefic = 18, Malefic = 4
Dignity = 1, Indignity = 5
Change = 9, Spotlight = 10


The same chart for New Orleans:

r Mars IC -8°36'
r Sun Asc -2°42'
t Sun N -0°18'

t Sun sq r Sun 2°24'

PVP Aspects
t Uranus sq r Sun 0°08' p
t Uranus op r Saturn 0°23' p
t Uranus op r Pluto 0°23' p [t Ur = r Sa/Pl 0']

Other Partile Aspects
t Mars-Pluto op 0°45'

[Jim Eshelman]

Jan 18, 2025, 4:33:55 AM PDT, home
MOON = 12
Spotlight = 12
Benefic = 0, Malefic = 0, Dignity = 0, Indignity = 0, Change = 0

Impressions: @

r/t Moon N/Z -0°19'

Other Partile Aspects
r Jupiter-Uranus co 0°02' M
t Sun op r Jupiter 0°02'
t Sun op r Uranus 0°10' M
t Mars co r Uranus 0°18' M
t Mars co r Jupiter 0°20' M
t Venus-Saturn co 0°27'
t Sun-Mars op 0°28' M
t Venus sq r Venus 0°33' M
t Uranus sq r Pluto 0°44' M

COMBINED WITH SSR:
Benefic = 17, Malefic = 0
Dignity = 0, Indignity = 0
Change = 9, Spotlight =12

[Jim Eshelman]

Feb 1, 2025, 4:26:20 AM PST, home
Malefic = 14, Benefic = 0
Indignity = 2, Dignity = 1, Spotlight = 1, Change = 0

Impressions: [Definitely martial. The overall tone is pretty toxic and threatening - might want to RELOCATE this one. Boston looks reasonable.]

r Neptune MC -3°12'
-------------------------
t Mars WP-a +0°04'
r Mars EP +0°33'
r Sun MC +8°36'

t Mars op r Mars 1°39' M
r Mars-Neptune sq 2°25'
t Mars sq r Sun 2°45'

PVP Aspects
r Neptune-Pluto sq 1°04'

Other Partile Aspects
r Jupiter-Uranus 0°04'
t Venus-Neptune co 0°07'
t Sun sq r Mercury 0°28'
t Mercury sq r Mercury 0°52' M
t Saturn co r Moon 0°57' M

COMBINED WITH SSR:
Benefic = 17, Malefic = 14
Dignity = 1, Indignity = 3
Change = 9, Spotlight = 1

[Jim Eshelman]

Feb 14, 2025, 12:50:55 PM PDT, home
Benefic = 6, Malefic = 2
Dignity = 6, Indignity = 3
Spotlight = 0, Change = 0

Impressions: @

t Neptune Z -1°33'
t Jupiter EP-a -0°27'
---------------------------
t Mercury MC +8°47'

Other Partile Aspects
t Mars sq r Sun 0°00'
t Venus sq r Mars 0°05' M
t Pluto sq r Sun 0°16' M
t Sun sq r Venus 0°33''
t Saturn co r Moon 0°33'
t Sun op r Pluto 0°47'

COMBINED WITH SSR:
Benefic = 23, Malefic = 2
Dignity = 6, Indignity = 3
Change = 9, Spotlight = 0

[Jim Eshelman]

Feb 28, 2025, 1:40:37 PM PST, home
Malefic = 9, Benefic = 7
Dignity = 1, Indignity = 1, Spotlight = 1, Change = 1

Impressions: @

r Jupiter Asc -8°50'
r Uranus Asc -8°22'
r Mars Dsc -2°33'
t Venus MC -1°35'
---------------------
t Mars Asc +4°45'
t Neptune MC +7°45'
r Sun N +2°25'

r Jupiter-Uranus co 0°17'
t Mars sq r Sun 0°24'
t Venus sq r Mars 0°57' M
r Sun-Jupiter sq 2°43' M

PVP Aspects
t Mars sq r Venus 1°11'
r Venus-Mars sq 1°57'
t Venus sq r Venus 2°53'

Other Partile Aspects
t Sturn co r Moon 0°14' M
t Pluto sq r Sun 0°19' M

COMBINED WITH SSR:
Benefic = 2$, Malefic = 9
Change = 10
Dignity = 1, Indignity = 1, Spotlight = 1

[Jim Eshelman]

Mar 13, 2025, 9:01:57 PM PDT, home
MARS = 9
Malefic = 11, Benefic = 5
Spotlight = 5
Dignity = 3, Indignity = 3, Change = 3
NAT = 19, Trans = 4

Impressions: @

r Jupiter MC -6°24'
r Uranus MC -6°10'
r Mars IC -2°04'
--------------------
r Sun Asc +2°46'
r Neptune EP-a +0°55'
t Mars MC +3°00'

t Mars sq r Sun 0°14' M
r Jupiter-Uranus co 0°14' M
r Uranus-Neptune sq 0°32' M
r Jupiter-Neptune sq 0°47' M
r Mars-Neptune sq 2°25'

PVP Aspects
t Uranus sq r Neptune 0°09'
t Uranus sq r Sun 1°17'

Other Partile Aspects
t Saturn co r Moon 0°11'
t Mercury-Venus co 0°43'
t Sun co r Moon 0°48'

COMBINED WITH SSR:
Benefic = 20, Malefic = 12
Dignity = 2, Indignity = 5
Change = 11, Spotlight = 4

[Jim Eshelman]

Mar 28, 2025, 1:31:32 AM PDT, home
Dignity = 6, Indignity = 3
Spotlight = 6
Benefic = 5, Malefic = 2, Change = 0

Impressions: [There's a lot of romance in this chart! Drop out the Class 3 Mercury angularity and aspects, and it gets even more romancey.]

t Mercury N -2°42'
t Neptune N -1°16'
t Venus N -0°46'
r Sun MC -0°47'

t Venus-Neptune co 0°30'
t Mercury-Neptune co 1°05' M
t Mercury-Venus co 1°56'

Other Partile Aspects
r Jupiter-Uranus 0°03' M
t Moon-Venus co 0°36' M
t Uranus sq r Pluto 0°36' M

COMBINED WITH SSR:
Benefic = 22, Malefic = 2
Dignity = 6, Indignity = 3
Change = 9, Spotlight = 6

[Jim Eshelman]

Apr 10, 2025, 3:08:33 AM PDT, home
URANUS = 9
Change = 15
Benefic = 14, Malefic = 5
Dignity = 3, Indignity = 1, Spotlight = 0

Impressions: @

r Saturn Z -2°46'
r Venus MC -0°52'
t Pluto Asc 0°29'
t Uranus IC -0°19'
----------------------
t Mars Dsc +5°25'
r Uranus Dsc +5°58'
r Jupiter Dsc +6°2'
r Mars Asc +7°23'

r Jupiter-Uranus 0°05' M
t Uranus-Pluto sq 0°10' M
t Pluto sq r Venus 0°23' M
t Mars op r Uranus 0°32' M
t Uranus op r Venus 0°33' M
t Mars co r Jupiter 0°37' M
r Mars-Jupiter op 1°21' M
r Mars-Uranus op 1°26'
t Mars op r Mars 1°58' M

Other Partile Aspects
t Mercury-Saturn co 0°03' M
t Mars sq r Neptune 0°30'
t Venus-Saturn co 0°50'
r Mercury-Saturn co 0°52' M
t Venus co r Moon 0°59'

COMBINED WITH SSR:
Benefic = 31, Malefic = 5
Change = 24
Dignity = 2, Indignity = 1, Spotlight = 0

[Jim Eshelman]

Apr 24, 2025, 12:06:04 PM PDT, home
MARS = 10
Malefic = 12, Benefic = 5
Change = 9
Spotlight = 5, Dignity = 3, Indignity = 3

Impressions: [This looks pretty explosive, and perhaps financially hurtful - but complex. And I don't like the closest non-foreground planet. This one might need to go on the road. -- If you drop out Class 3 angularities, that only removes natal Sun and its positive aspects. RELOCATE this one somewhere. -- We'll likely go to Memphis for a few days to duplicate Uranus to natal Venus of my SSR.]

t Sun Z -2°00'
r Neptune IC -4°13'
r Mars WP -1°01'
---------------------
t Pluto Dsc +0°35'
t Mars Asc +0°58'
r Jupiter Asc +4°11'
r Uranus Asc +4°37'
r Sun IC +5°40'

t Mars-Pluto 0°23' M
-- t Sun-Pluto 1°03'
-- t Sun-Mars sq 2°02'
r Jupiter-Uranus co 0°17'
-- r Sun-Jupiter sq 1°29' M
-- r Sun-Uranus sq 1°03' M
r Uranus-Neptune sq 2°00'
-- r Jupiter-Neptune sq 2°16'
-- r Mars-Neptune sq 2°25'
t Mars co r Jupiter 3°13' M
-- t Mars co r Uranus 3°39' M
-- t Pluto op r Jupiter 3°36' M

Other Partile Aspects
t Venus-Saturn co 0°04'
r Mercury-Saturn co 0°25' M

COMBINED WITH SSR:
Benefic = 22, Malefic = 12
Change = 18
Dignity = 8, Indignity = 3
Spotlight = 5

[Jim Eshelman]

May 7, 2025, 9:01:07 AM PDT, home
Benefic = 8, Malefic = 0
Spotlight = 5
Dignity = 1, Indignity = 0, Change = 0
TRAN = 10, Nat = 3

Impressions: @

r Moon MC -4°07' [t Moon IC -6°53']
t Venus Z 0°00'
t Jupiter Asc +9°58'

t Jupiter sq r Moon 0°14'

Other Partile Aspects
t Venus sq r Mars 0°01' M
t Mercury op r Neptune 0°09' M
t Pluto sq r Sun 0°11' M
t Uranus op r Venus 0°17'
t Uranus sq r Pluto 0°30'
t Mercury-Mars sq 0°40' M
t Mars sq r Neptune 0°49'

COMBINED WITH SSR:
Benefic = 25, Malefic = 0
Change = 9
Dignity = 1, Indignity = 0, Spotlight = 5

[Jim Eshelman]

May 21, 2025, 8:43:04 PM PDT, home
Indignity = 6, Dignity = 3
Malefic = 5, Benefic = 3, Spotlight = 1, Change = 0
TRAN = 9, Nat = 1

Impressions: [Consider relocating this. It's too early to include in Marion's birthday / our anniversary trip, so this will have to be a separate trip. I do note that the orbs aren't exceptionally close, though. -- Especially if the PVP aspects are valid, the level of financial undercutting almost looks like something in the mundane astrology sector is obvious, e.g., the market cratering and evaporating 401(k). -- A drop-in to Sioux Falls, SD produces a great chart. - Or perhaps the benefic weight of the SSR will pull this one through.]

t Neptune IC -5°28'
t Saturn IC -3°41
------------------------
t Jupiter WP +1°27'
r Moon IC +7°40'

t Saturn-Neptune co 1°47' M

PVP Aspects
t Pluto op r Jupiter 0°45'
t Pluto op r Uranus 1°19'

Other Partile Aspects
r Jupiter-Uranus 0°00' M
t Mercury sq r Pluto 0°05' M
t Mars sq r Saturn 0°17' M
t Uranus sq r Pluto 0°21'
t Uranus op r Venus 0°34'

COMBINED WITH SSR:
Benefic = 20, Malefic = 5
Dignity = 3, Indignity = 6
Change = 9, Spotlight = 1

[Jim Eshelman]

Jun 3, 2025, 3:40:50 PM PDT, home
Benefic = 6, Malefic = 8, Dignity = 5, Indignity = 5, Spotlight = 3, Change = 3
NAT = 19, Tran = 3

Impressions: All the scores are remarkably even (mixed). I suspect we'll be back from Marion's birthday jaunt (but maybe not).

t Venus Dsc -6°32'
r Jupiter MC -6°06'
r Uranus MC -5°52'
r Mars IC -1°46'
r Neptune EP-a -0°36'
----------------------------
r Sun Asc +3°02'

r Jupiter-Uranus co 0°14'
t Venus sq r Jupiter 0°26' M
r Uranus-Neptune sq 0°30' M
t Venus sq r Uranus 0°39'
r Jupiter-Neptune sq 0°44'
t Venus op r Neptune 1°10' M
r Mars-Neptune 2°25'

PVP Aspects
t Venus-Uranus sq 0°36' p
t Uranus sq r Sun 0°37' p
[Yes, this is tUr = rSu/tVe 0°00']

Other Partile Aspects
t Uranus op r Venus 0°23'

COMBINED WITH SSR:
Benefic = 23, Malefic = 8
Dignity = 5, Indignity = 5
Change = 12, Spotlight = 3

[Jim Eshelman]

June 18, 2025, 3:05:35 AM PDT, home
VENUS = 8
Benefic = 16, Malefic = 10
Indignity = 9, Dignity = 5
Change = 5, Spotlight = 0
NAT = 27, Tran = 5

Impressions: [Despite the Saturn, this one is more benefic than not yet prone to indignity. Very complex. By standard "outstanding" rules, it's overwhelmingly positive.]

r Venus Dsc -3°59'
t Venus Asc -1°35'
r Jupiter IC -1°26'
r Uranus IC -1°05'
--------------------------
r Saturn Dsc +0°23'
r Mercury Dsc +3°25'
r Neptune WP +1°28'
r Mars MC +6°07'

t Venus op r Mercury 0°03'
t Venus sq r Jupiter 0°09' M
r Jupiter-Uranus co 0°17'
t Venus sq r Uranus 0°30' M
r Saturn-Uranus 1°28' M
r Jupiter-Saturn 1°49' M
t Venus op r Saturn 1°58' M
r Uranus-Neptune sq 2°00'
r Jupiter-Neptune sq 2°17'
t Venus op r Venus 2°25' M
r Mercury-Saturn co 2°24'
r Mars-Neptune sq 2°25'
t Venus sq r Jupiter 2°33' M
r Mercury-Mars sq 2°42' M
t Venus sq r Uranus 2°54' M

PVP Aspects
t Venus sq r Sun 0°06'
r Sun-Saturn sq 0°38'
r Sun-Venus sq 1°18'
r Sun-Mercury sq 1°39'
r Sun-Mars sq 1°50'
r Sun-Uranus sq 2°44'
r sun-Jupiter sq 2°59'

Other Partile Aspects
t Mercury sq r Sun 0°02'
t Uranus-Pluto sq 0°07' M
t Jupiter-Neptune sq 0°09'
t Saturn-Neptune co 0°19' M
t Jupiter-Saturn sq 0°31'

COMBINED WITH SSR:
Benefic = 33, Malefic = 10
Dignity = 5, Indignity = 9
Change = 14, Spotlight = 0

[Jim Eshelman]

Jun 30, 2025, 11:32:48 PM PDT, home
Spotlight = 10
Change = 6
Malefic = 5, Benefic = 0
Dignity = 0, Indignity = 0

Impressions: @

r Moon Asc -0°41' [t Moon Dsc -4°35']
---------------------
r Pluto Dsc 0°39'
t Mars Dsc +2°28'

r Moon-Pluto op 1°20' M
t Mars co r Pluto 1°49' M
t Mars op r Moon 3°09' M

Other Partile Aspects
t Jupiter co r Uranus 0°02' M
t Jupiter sq r Neptune 0°03' M
t Sun sq r Mercury 0°16' M
t Saturn-Neptune co 0°21'
t Venus op r Venus 0°41'
t Venus sq r Pluto 0°54'
t Uranus sq r Mars 1°00'

COMBINED WITH SSR:
Benefic = 17, Malefic = 5
Dignity = 0, Indignity = 0
Change = 15, Spotlight = 10

[Jim Eshelman]

Jul 15, 2025, 8:28:18 AM PDT, home
MERCURY = 7, PLUTO = 7
Change = 7
Benefic = 3, Malefic = 1, Indignity = 1, Dignity = 0, Spotlight = 0

Impressions: [With natal Pluto so precisely angular, the PVP square from transiting Jupiter is most interesting (along with its normal square to Venus).]

r Venus IC -5°14'
---------------------------
r Pluto Asc +0°02'
t Mercury EP-a +0°30'
r Mercury IC +8°21'
r Saturn IC +9°34'

t Mercury sq r Mercury 0°08' M
r Venus-Pluto sq 0°13'
r Mercury-Saturn co 1°13'
t Mercury sq r Saturn 1°21' M

PVP Aspects
t Jupiter sq r Pluto 0°12'
t Mercury-Jupiter sq 1°21'

Other Partile Aspects
t Venus-Mars sq 0°04' M
t Saturn-Neptune co 0°13' M
t Sun op r Mars 0°28' M
r Jupiter-Neptune sq 0°56' M

COMBINED WITH SSR:
Benefic = 20, Malefic = 1
Dignity = 0, Indignity = 1
Change = 16, Spotlight = 0

[Jim Eshelman]

Jul 28, 2025, 8:11:51 PM PDT, home
Change = 8
Benefic = 8, Malefic = 0
Dignity = 0, Indignity = 0, Spotlight = 0

Impressions: @

t Uranus MC -2°27'
-----------------------
r Venus IC +2°44'
r Pluto EP +1°14'

r Venus-Pluto sq 0°13'
t Uranus op r Venus 3°50'

Other Partile Aspects
t Mercury sq r Saturn 0°15' M
t Saturn-Neptune co 0°18'
r Uranus-Neptune sq 0°38' M
t Mercury sq r Mercury 0°59'

COMBINED WITH SSR:
Benefic = 25, Malefic = 0
Dignity = 0, Indignity = 0
Change = 17, Spotlight = 0

[Jim Eshelman]

Aug 11, 2025, 2:44:15 PM PDT, home
Spotlight = 6
Benefic = 5, Malefic = 0
Change = 3, Dignity = 0, Indignity = 0

Impressions: [Whee! Nothing is very close - we might assume it's not too distinctive a chart - but it definitely looks like fun.]

r Moon IC -3°32' [t Moon IC -5°24']
------------------------
t Uranus Dsc +4°04'
r Venus Asc +5°38'

t Uranus op r Venus 1°34' M

Other Partile Aspects
r Jupiter-Uranus co 0°01' M
r Uranus-Neptune sq 0°14' M
r Jupiter-Neptune sq 0°16' M
t Venus-Jupiter co 0°19'
t Saturn-Neptune co 0°22' M
t Jupiter sq r Sun 0°50' M

COMBINED WITH SSR:
Benefic = 22, Malefic = 0
Dignity = 0, Indignity = 0
Change = 12, Spotlight = 6

[Jim Eshelman]

Aug 24, 2025, 4:41:26 PM PDT, home
JUPITER = 10
Benefic = 19, Malefic = 4
Change = 12
Dignity = 10, Indignity = 1
Spotlight = 0

Impressions: @

t Mars Z -1°31'
t Jupiter Dsc -2°56'
t Venus WP-a -0°43'
r Jupiter WP-a -0°19'
r Uranus WP -0°06'
------------------------
t Pluto EP +0°51'
r Neptune MC +7°16'

t Venus co r Jupiter 0°01' M
t Venus co r Uranus 0°03' M
r Jupiter-Uranus co 0°04' M
r Uranus-Neptune sq 2°00'
r Jupiter-Neptune co 2°17'
t Venus-Pluto op 2°44'
t Venus sq r Neptune 2°44'
t Pluto op r Jupiter 3°12'
t Pluto s r Uranus 3°28'

PVP Aspects
t Jupiter sq r Pluto 0°26'

Other Partile Aspects
t Saturn-Neptune co 0°04' M
r Mars-Saturn sq 0°12' M
t Sun-Uranus sq 0°39'
r Mercury-Uranus sq 0°54' M
t Venus sq r Mercury 0°57' M
r Mercury-Jupiter sq 0°58'
t Jupiter sq r Sun 0°59'

COMBINED WITH SSR:
Benefic = 36, Malefic = 4
Dignity = 10, Indignity = 1
Change = 21, Spotlight = 0

[Jim Eshelman]

Sep 7, 2025, 11:07:10 PM PDT, home
Benefic = 6, Malefic = 0
Change = 3, Dignity = 0, Indignity = 0, Spotlight = 0
TRAN = 7, Nat = 1

Impressions: [Positive, fun, but not a major chart.]

t Mercury N -2°37'
r Venus WP-a -2°10'
-----------------------
t Venus IC +3°13'
t Uranus Asc +4°59'

t Venus-Uranus sq 1°46' M

Other Partile Aspects
t Mars sq r Jupiter 0°01' M
t Saturn-Neptune co 0°21' M
t Pluto sq r Neptune 0°23' M
t Mars sq r Uranus 0°31'

COMBINED WITH SSR:
Benefic = 23, Malefic = 0
Dignity = 0, Indignity = 0
Change = 12, Spotlight = 0

[Jim Eshelman]

Sep 21, 2025, 12:09:12 AM PDT, home
Spotlight = 8
Benefic = 0, Malefic = 0, Dignity = 0, Indignity = 0, Change = 0

Impressions: [Very neutral]

r Moon MC -2°10' [t Moon IC 4°26']
----------------------
t Mercury N +0°45'

Other Partile Aspects
t Sun-Saturn op 0°04'
t Mars sq r Jupiter 0°36'
t Venus-Uranus sq 0°48'
t Mars sq r Uranus 0°52

COMBINED WITH SSR:
Benefic = 17, Malefic = 0
Dignity = 0, Indignity = 0
Change = 9, Spotlight = 8

[Jim Eshelman]

Oct 5, 2025, 9:23:33 AM PDT, home
Indignity = 3, Dignity = 0
Malefic = 6, Benefic = 5, Spotlight = 0, Change = 0

Impressions: [RELOCATE to get out from under that 18' foreground Mars transit to Saturn, even though their angularity is only moderate!]

r Venus EP-a -0°48'
-------------------------
r Mercury Asc +0°14'
r Saturn Asc +4°24'
t Mars Asc +4°42'

t Mars co r Saturn 0°18'
r Mercury-Mars co 2°24'
t Mars co r Mercury 3°23'

Other Partile Aspects
t Mercury sq r Uranus 0°02'
r Jupiter-Uranus co 0°07' M
t Mercury sq r Jupiter 0°15'
t Mercury-Pluto sq 0°55'

COMBINED WITH SSR:
Benefic = 22, Malefic = 6
Dignity = 0, Indignity = 3
Change = 9, Spotlight = 0

[Jim Eshelman]

As I was tabulating these SLRs for my 2024-25 SSR year, it seemed there were an unusual number of close Mars angularities - especially early in 2025 but also throughout the year, and especially Mars in combination with the other Mars or with Pluto. This was a bit worrisome, so I thought I'd get some elevated perspective on it.

For each SLR and Demi-SLR, I gave each foreground planet the same score it would get in my "SLR Themes" method: 1 point for Class 3 angularity, 3 points for Class 2, 5 points for Class 1, 6 points for partile, and 7 points for super-partile (less than 10' of a major angle or 5' of a minor angle). When I tabulated these across the year's worth of returns, I got the following:

SLR angularities.png

Notice that, indeed, Mars is the most angular planet throughout the entire year. But notice a couple of other things: Saturn is least often closely foreground - this is Mars without much Saturn. Neptune is in the bottom half. And, in second place right behind Mars is Venus.

This is one of the best ways to have a lot of Mars, I think. I'm still going to navigate around those times that Mars, Mars-Mars, and Mars-Pluto are closely angular this year (what could that be? health issues?), but I'm not going to consider the very frequent and recurring Mars a problem in and of itself.

For added perspective, here are all the malefics and benefics totaled:

Mars 84 + Saturn 23 = 107. -- Add Neptune 42 = 149.
Venus 68 + Jupiter 60 = 128. -- Add Uranus 51 = 179.

Nothing to complain about there: A pretty even distribution with benefics having the advantage (as they will in the SSR).

[Jim Eshelman]

I have updated the fine points of the SSR in the first post, now that I know precisely where it occurred.

https://www.solunars.com/viewtopic.php? ... 173#p61173

[Jim Eshelman]

Oct 15, 2024, 1:34:06 AM PDT, home
Malefic = 3, Benefic = 0
Indignity = 3, Dignity = 0
Change = 1, Spotlight = 0

Impressions: Primarily a Mercury chart. The slight malefic leaning comes from natal Saturn, and the whole is likely the mental preoccupation and slight drudge of getting back to work. (This occurs on the first day I'm back in the office after a week and a half away on vacation: lot of catching up.) Probably just ordinary natal Mercury-Saturn stuff plus transiting Mercury. (Nothing is very close. This isn't an important chart.) -- The non-foreground 0°01' Moon-Jupiter is captivating, among other non-foreground partile aspects.

r Mercury IC -4°19'
r Saturn IC -3°55'
------------------------
t Mercury IC +4°36'
t Pluto WP-a +2°02'

r Mercury-Saturn co 0°24' M
t Mercury-Pluto sq 2°50'

OTHER PARTILE ASPECTS
t Moon-Jupiter sq 0°01' M [t Ju = r Mo 0°12' M]
t Pluto op r Uranus 0°01' M
r Sun-Mars sq 0°06' M
t Sun sq r Jupiter 0°10' M
t Sun sq r Uranus 0°15' M
t Pluto op r Jupiter 0°24' M
t Venus-Uranus op 0°32'
-- t Venus co r Venus 0°04'
-- t Venus sq r Pluto 0°09'
-- t Uranus op r Venus 0°28'
-- t Uranus sq r Pluto 0°41'
t Sun-Mars sq 0°32'
t Sun-Pluto sq 0°32' M

COMBINED WITH SSR
VENUS = 14
Benefic = 17, Malefic = 3
Change = 10
Indignity = 3, Dignity = 0, Spotlight = 0

[Jim Eshelman]

As I near the half-way point (with the demi occurring Monday), the Mercury themes have been active as they always are in my life and the Saturn was not any sense of drudgery. Mercury-Saturn was simply the best side of it, my ability to concentrate and handle details, etc. (including finishing some requested code writing).

If there is a negative side, I really don't think it's from this return (although part of it may be). I've been under a progressed Moon-Mars square that coincided with a month-long sinus infection that wouldn't clear without finally getting antibiotics. The timing of all of this matched the peaking of Moon-Mars and its transit by Sun exactly. A few small things went wrong (I'm used to Mercury-Saturn being "a bunch of little things go wrong"). On the "bad paperwork" side, I got a couple of bad lab (blood panel) results back which, however, are easily correctible by me without any sort of medication or medical intervention (but were a surprise). Small stuff like that.

So... "mildly malefic" was the worst I can say (and that's what the scoring said).

The non-foreground but exact Moon-Jupiter might refer to something cash-advantageous that hasn't ripened yet (but I got set in motion). It wasn't expected to be a high-impact SLR and, so far, it's all been small, routine stuff (whether good or bad).

I have no idea what the Mercury-Pluto square is specifically. (Pluto's only weakly foreground so perhaps I shouldn't expect anything too dramatic from this.)

[Jim Eshelman]

Oct 28, 2024, 6:11:17 AM PDT, home
MARS = 10
Malefic = 12, Benefic = 5
Dignity = 6, Indignity = 3
Change = 6, Spotlight = 3
NATAL = 18, Trans = 7

Impressions: Mars-dominant. More broadly, it is Mars-Pluto to natal Jupiter-Uranus-Neptune. Seems a little rough. Near the end, I may get a few of the stitches out of my eye from surgery 10 months ago. Six new attorneys starting the day of the demi, which always means a busy time. Overall, I probably just need to protect my energy and avoid picking up a bug. - Given the emphasis on Eris and its mundane transit to my Mars, I anticipate what has usually happened in the past on this: Environmental chaos and complex circumstances tripping over each other that draw from me some mix of (1) diving into it energetically and taking charge of conditions and (2) losing my temper. (If PVP aspects are valid here, it should be a hoot! - A good fortnight to watch them.) - Not as pleased with 0°01' Venus-Saturn square, even background.

t Pluto IC -5°22'
r Jupiter MC -3°50'
r Uranus MC -3°36'
r Neptune Asc -3°25'
t Mars MC -2°53'
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t Eris WP-a 0°05'
r Mars IC +0°25'
r Sun Asc +5°01'

r Uranus-Neptune sq 0°11' M
r Jupiter-Uranus co 0°14' M
t Eris sq r Mars 0°17' M
r Jupiter-Neptune sq 0°24' M
t Mars sq r Neptune 0°32' M
t Mars op r Uranus 0°43' M
t Mars op r Jupiter 0°56' M
t Pluto op r Jupiter 1°00'
t Pluto op r Uranus 1°17
t Eris op r Neptune 1°36'
t Pluto sq r Neptune 1°56' M
t Mars-Pluto op 2°08'
r Mars-Neptune sq 2°25'
t Mars-Eris sq 2°45'
t Mars op r Mars 3°18' M

PVP Aspects
t Uranus sq r Mars 0°18' p
t Venus sq r Sun 1°12' p [t Ve/Ur = r Su 3']
t Uranus sq r Sun 2°18' p
t Venus sq r Neptune 2°41' p

Other Partile Aspects
t Venus-Saturn sq 0°01'
t Uranus op r Venus 0°56'
t Uranus sq r Pluto 1°00' M

COMBINED WITH SSR:
Benefic = 22, Malefic = 12
Change = 15
Dignity = 6, Indignity = 3
Spotlight = 3

[Jim Eshelman]

Nov 11, 2024, 10:00:58 AM PST, at work in Century City
Malefic = 7, Benefic = 3
Indignity = 5, Dignity = 1
Spotlight = 1, Change = 0
NATAL = 10, Trans = 3

Impressions: This seems unpleasant, though I'm likely to be the most unpleasant one in the room: Malefics outweigh benefics, though they are my malefics (my Mars-Neptune square). The world is being kinder to me, with a moderately foreground transiting Venus. -- Non-foreground partile aspects are broadly troublesome - I don't like them at all - but these haven't proven all that important over the last year (at most, "fill in the blanks" details.) -- I have two PVP aspects to test, the most important being Venus' transit to natal Pluto which, I suppose, could mean a damaged relationship due to my Mars-Neptune behavior.

r Neptune MC -2°35'
-------------------------
r Mars EP +1°02'
t Venus Asc +3°38'
r Sun MC +9°12'

r Mars-Neptune sq 2°25'

PVP Aspects
t Venus sq r Pluto 0°24' p
r Neptune-Pluto sq 0°41' p

Other Partile Aspects
r Jupiter-Uranus co 0°03' M
t Neptune op r Asc 0°06'
t Pluto sq r Saturn 0°07' M
-- t Mars sq r Saturn 0°30' M
-- t Mars-Pluto op 0°37' M
t Mercury-Saturn sq 0°58'
t Uranus sq r Pluto 0°56' M

COMBINED WITH SSR:
Benefic = 20, Malefic = 7
Indignity = 5, Dignity = 1
Change = 9
Spotlight = 1

[SteveS]

FWIW Jim, I see this SLR as timing the main symbolism for t Neptune being on your r DSC for these many past months. Relative to your immediate environment you should have been able to establish some type of off/on nagging Neptune symbolism in your immediate environment, maybe the problems you had with one of your eyes. With this main long themed t Neptune r DSC, if already clearly identified, this SLR period will highlight/time and possibly bring the same type nagging t Neptune to some type of angular foreground peak in a significant way. For example: When I had t Neptune going across my r IC was when I had to leave my part time job and care for my mother for 3 years with her very troubled health problems. During this long transit there were Neptunian peaks caring for my mother, two major surgical operations with longs periods of Rehab both times kicked-off when I had t Neptune very close/on my SLR angles. After the SLR’s angular Neptunian peaks with my mother’s troubled health problems—things would settled back down to calmer/normal times---but still that same constant nagging Neptune was there helping my mother go through her dying process causing me much worry.

[Jim Eshelman]

FWIW Jim, I see this SLR as timing the main symbolism for t Neptune being on your r DSC for these many past months. Relative to your immediate environment you should have been able to establish some type of off/on nagging Neptune symbolism in your immediate environment, maybe the problems you had with one of your eyes.

Thanks, Steve. This isn't the Neptunian form of eye problem that was common while Neptune transited my Moon; e.g., things aren't blurry etc. (In fact, my vision in the eye that had the cornea transplant almost a year ago is almost perfect, 20/30.) The current problem is a recurring infection of the eye lid - quite consistent with Mars-Neptune aspects.

This is astro-satisfying since I always expect foreground matters to be what distinguishes a lunar return, not background matters no matter now close the orb.

The Neptune transit to Descendant, of course, had its effect on its own, unrelated to any returns. It was exact on Election Day. (I'd written a couple of weeks back that this worried me.) It's certainly describing the "unreal reality" emerging from that. (And we still have almost three months before we know the full story of how all the details of those forecasts will unfold. It's not done yet!)

My Demi is a decent chart and the next full lunar is the best chart of the year. (And even this one is, on balance, quite positive when blended with the SSR.)

[Jim Eshelman]

This demi wasn't terrible on balance. It had aggravations, minor health concerns (seasonal allergies expanded into skin breakouts that needed attention). And, of course the most terrible thing (affecting me psychologically and nearly devastating nearly everyone around me) was the election.

It's hard to assess the summation of "Mars-Pluto to natal Jupiter-Uranus-Neptune" other than saying I spent a lot of money (celebrating how nearly out of debt we are by accumulating debt - how's that for Neptune lol!). Besides the election, the main event of the time was a really great three-day vacation Marion, Kali, and I took through our favorite wine region, reconnecting with so many people we knew, sleeping in our decked-out vehicle, etc.

That brings me to the PVP aspects. I'm not sure what Uranus square natal Mars might mean (the closest) - it seems not to have an obvious meaning - but that trip was quite fitting for transiting Venus and Uranus square natal Sun (their midpoint being 3' from Sun) and even the Venus-Neptune wide transit. It was a variation of the Uranus-Venus that dominates my solar return this year, but it was timed by these Venus-Uranus to Sun transits, which is worth noting.

I suppose Eris also gets the nod (5' from an angle) for the election. With its 17' transit to my Mars it wasn't quite the form I've seen before (chaos in the environment causes me to lose my temper), but it did trigger a lot of brooding, building anger. Eris to Mars' other historic expression has been to get me in gear to take action, and that also is emerging. So, sure, not as obvious and clear as the Uranus-Venus but seemingly on target.

[SteveS]

Jim wrote:

The current problem is a recurring infection of the eye lid - quite consistent with Mars-Neptune aspects.

Indeed Jim.

…since I always expect foreground matters to be what distinguishes a lunar return, not background matters no matter now close the orb.

Exactly Jim!

The Neptune transit to Descendant, of course, had its effect on its own, unrelated to any returns.

I understand Jim, but I will try to explain what I noticed with only 2 SLRs as t Neptune was going over back and forth over my Natal IC. But I knew and recognized clearly the main manifestation of t Neptune over my Natal MC—it was a 2-3 year period of caring for my mother before she died. This long/slow Neptune transit over my Natal IC consumed my entire psychological being!!!

Each individual experience the outer planet transits of Uranus, Neptune & Pluto to their Natal angles in different ways, along with experiencing the long transits of these planets. Sometimes they are tricky to discern because they last so long, but they definitely will set up a prominent trend in your life with their symbolic natures. These long angular transits will have main peaks of manifestations with em. I believe these main peaks of manifestation could be timed when you have a SLR with the same transiting planet on your Natal angles, on/near the SLR angle. Looking in from the outside, I noted 2 main situations with t Neptune slowly going over your Natal DSC: 1: Problems with your eye. 2: Your concern with Trump being elected again as Prez. Again an example in my life with an angular Neptune transit: The way I experienced my t Neptune to my IC was a 3 year period of much confusion with my mother experiencing serious health problems. The peak worst time periods for me caring for my mother was with her 2 serious operations, too complicated to explain. I noticed right after these 2 serious operations for my mother that I had 2 SLRs with Neptune partile conjunct one of my SLR angles. It was these SLRs which timed the worst times for me with much confusion. In other words, with my 3 year transit period of Neptune messing with my IC, it was the main themed Neptune SLRs which timed the worst times with the long transit of Nep going over my IC, with the 3 year process of me having to practically move in with my mother.

[Jim Eshelman]

This hasn't been too bad. For example, I haven't been an aff Minor additional stresses from being at work alone (I urged my team to take vacation time this week and next) and surprise things coming up that turned out fine (easy to handle). Some vague anxieties about this weekend's upcoming forum upgrade (but the Demi for the actual time looks really good). A significant social event last night with our somm community. A new lens in the uncorrected right eye (my annual free lens under the optometry insurance). On balance, practical details are more positive and negative, and no particular negative actually manifesting as events (just mild anticipatory anxiety - typical of Neptune - and minor additional stress. (Oh, and the pending end of the world as we know it, but I'm even taking that in stride while watching for what happens next.)

For perspective, the one foreground transiting plan was, indeed, Venus. It wasn't that wide, either, so it seems to have had a strong hand in defining the time even though the only foreground aspect has been my natal Mars-Neptune.

r Neptune MC -2°35'
-------------------------
r Mars EP +1°02'
t Venus Asc +3°38'
r Sun MC +9°12'

r Mars-Neptune sq 2°25'

The PVP aspects are hard to judge. The one that should get the most attention (if any are valid) is transiting Venus square natal Pluto. I know Venus-Pluto periods really well and I can't think of a bloody thing during this time that fits the energy either in feel or event.

Given that so conventional a transit is unclear, I won't stress understanding the natal Neptune-Pluto square that appeared. (I've been thinking in recent days how the Novien stream around the zodiac is likely best explained as a fractal set, but that's ordinary sort of stuff.)

PVP Aspects
t Venus sq r Pluto 0°24' p
r Neptune-Pluto sq 0°41' p

Given all of that, the other partile aspects aren't worth mentioning except for thoroughness. They're all hard to explain or justify except in obvious ways, e.g., I always have my natal Jupiter-Uranus; Neptune crossing my Dsc is working on its own anyway; Mercury-Saturn is always around me in several ways. In particular, the Mars-Pluto opposition square natal Saturn doesn't seem to mean anything at all compared to the last two weeks.

Other Partile Aspects
r Jupiter-Uranus co 0°03' M
t Neptune op r Asc 0°06'
t Pluto sq r Saturn 0°07' M
-- t Mars sq r Saturn 0°30' M
-- t Mars-Pluto op 0°37' M
t Mercury-Saturn sq 0°58'
t Uranus sq r Pluto 0°56' M

[Jim Eshelman]

Nov 24, 2024, 12:03:14 PM PDT, home
Benefic = 6, Malefic = 0
Change = 6
Dignity = 1, Indignity = 0, Spotlight = 1

Impressions: Fully benefic, no malefic involvement at all. While the Uranus to my Venus-Pluto replicates my SSR, I don't at the moment anticipate anything consistent with that. (We'll see.) - If PVP aspects are relevant in returns, transiting Saturn square natal Pluto could make this harder than it otherwise appears. (I note, though, that the natal Pluto is barely foreground.)

r Pluto Dsc -9°38'
r Venus Z -1°28'
---------------------
t Uranus N +0°35'
t Sun MC +9°20'

r Venus-Pluto sq 0°13'
t Uranus op r Venus 1°40' M
t Uranus sq r Pluto 2°16' M

PVP Aspects
t Saturn sq r Pluto 2°36' p

Other Partile Aspects
t Mercury sq r Moon 0°03'
r Jupiter-Uranus co 0°04' M
t Saturn co r Moon 0°19' M
t Moon-Jupiter sq 0°41' M

COMBINED WITH SSR:
Benefic = 23, Malefic = 0
Change = 15
Dignity = 1, Indignity = 0, Spotlight = 1