NATAL AND SSR SYMBOLISM TIMED BY THE SLR
Posted: Mon May 08, 2017 9:14 pm
by SteveS on Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:47 pm
NATAL AND SSR SYMBOLISM TIMED BY THE SLR—A TIMING TECHNIQUE.
Francis Bacon said: “Some books are to be tasted, others are to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested”. The host of this Forum, Jim Eshelman, has written a book, ‘Interpreting Solar Returns’ that is one of the FEW astrological books to be ‘chewed and digested’. This book is the only astrological book that I have read that that takes all of Fagan’s scattered written methods of astrology and condenses it into a book that explains the methods of Fagan’s SoLunars. Fagan presented his knowledge of astrology to America before the advent of the Personal Computer and Jim wrote his book before the PC. The advent of the computer now allows the analytical astrologer to crunch lots of data pertaining to the brilliant and great astrological truths of Fagan’s SoLunars.
All of my practicing astrology is done with close friends and family members. This allows me to see and understand their priorities of life as it relates to their environment. The following will offer a technique that allows the astrologer to see the month of a SLR that, at certain times will time the manifestation of symbolism from the Natal and/or the SSR. Its requirements are an accurate timed Natal chart, a SSR, and the 13 SLR that encompasses a Solar Return year. My astrological program is SolarFire and these chart requirements can be computed in one minute of clock time which is truly amazing compared to Fagan’s time before computers. The PC in the hands of an astrologer practicing Fagan’s methods offers a very unique “experience of the sacred in the commonplace”. Every Natal and SSR chart is unique and different but most of the time there is no ‘outstanding’ symbolism to be seen by the astrologer—this computes into normal ever day living. The following chart examples pertain to ‘out of the ordinary’ living which exemplify the following passage from Jim’s book: “It is when angularity and aspect partiality (1 degree orb or less) coincide that outstanding incidents are most likely to come about.” The following chart data from my Niece offers a good example.
July 1st, 1985, 7:20 AM, CDT, 33N31, 86W49. Source: Birth Certificate. She resides at the same coordinates.
As a small child, her mother called her ‘motor mouth’ because in her waking states she was always talking rapidly—a loud mouth. Note her natal Mercury in the immediate foreground squaring Pluto. She was a straight A student in grade school and college. Also note separating Venus opposing her Saturn. This is a clear sign that she will experience separating and depressive episodes in her life pertaining to romance/love. When will these VE/SAT episodes occur in her life?
When we compute her 07 SSR, we note a partile conjunction of Venus/Saturn in the immediate foreground 3 degrees from her 7th house angle partile opposing a rising Neptune. According to Fagan’s cornerstone of angular astrological teachings this is a serious and formidable configuration with a high probability of a clear manifestation of a separation from her 2 year relationship with her current boyfriend sometime within her 07 Solar Year. Also note this SSR angular picture of VE/SA/NEP partiles squares her Natal Saturn and a 3 degree square to her Natal Venus forming a grand cross configuration. Also note the added emotionally of SSR Moon partile conjunct her Natal Ascendant 3 degree conjunct her Natal Mercury forming a T-square with Natal Pluto. But the main timing indicator of a year for a separating influence was the 07 SSR featuring the partile angular/immediate foreground VE/SAT/NEP. The other symbolism is just added color and window dressing reinforcing the main angular symbolism of the SSR. When I see a SSR with a strong angular configurations and/or dynamic SSR Moon contacts, I will then compute the following 13 SLR. If the SSR configuration tie in with Natal symbolism, then we have isolated (the solar year) when Natal manifestation will take place. Once we have isolated an ‘outstanding’ SSR, scan the 13 SLR for “angularity and aspect partiality”! Most SLR does not feature ‘angularity and aspect partiality’ at the same time, but when they do; you have isolated the month with high probability for SSR and/or Natal symbolism and its manifestations.
Scanning my Niece’s 13 SLR we discover:
1: June 29th 2007---Jupiter in the immediate (7.5 degrees or less from an angle) foreground. Does not match or tie in with the symbolism of the 07 SSR.
2: July 26th 2007. Not much here. No immediate foreground symbolism with one ecliptic partile Mo/Pl conjunction on her SLR. Pl will be transiting her Natal Moon all year.
3: Aug 23rd 2007. No immediate foreground except Natal Mercury. A couple of background partile SLR MA/JUP and ME/NODES.
**Remember, we are looking for matching symbolism of the Partile 07 SSR VE/SAT conjunction along with her Natal VE/SAT, preferably in the immediate foreground of one of her SLR.
4: Sept. 19th 2007. Good symbolism here with a SLR immediate foreground JUP/SUN.
5: Oct. 16th 2007. This is the lunar month when her relationship with her boyfriend started to inhibit her. Note the tight SLR VE/SAT/NODES but more importantly note her Natal Venus/Saturn opposition axis falling in the immediate foreground of her Oct.16th SLR, with natal Saturn partile the SLR 7th angle, forming a mundane/rotational SLR square with her Natal Mercury. Also note the exact SLR Moon/Pluto conjunction adding the intense dramatic feelings and emotionally.
6: Nov. 13th 2007. Note the partile angular hit of Saturn on the ascending angle. A potent sign of continuing inhibition from the preceding Oct. SLR.
7: Dec. 10th 2007. Some sporadic positive verbal communications trying to reconcile their differences. Note Natal Uranus in the immediate foreground with SLR SUN/ME squaring SLR Uranus. Also note the positive hopeful SLR JUP. Conjunct the East Point. There is HOPE! But the Jan 6th 2008 SLR consummates the breakup with a fight (note the SLR MO/PL opposing SLR MARS and a double dose of Venus Saturn of Natal Venus/Sat in the SLR immediate foreground backed up with a partile square of SLR VENUS/SATURN!!
As of this date March 3rd 2008, I understand she is on talking friendly terms with no intimate relationship but there is still HOPE! Her 2007 SSR features a close foreground placement of JUPITER on the superior angle of the MC with a May 22nd 2008 SLR JUPITER partile conjunct the superior angle of the SLR MC. During her current Solar Year she got her first full time career job Jupiter/MC. Hopefully her May 22nd 2008 will bring the intimacy back with her boyfriend. Time heels all wounds and Time wounds all heels and the cosmic wheels keep on turning.
What I have written here is nothing new with Fagan’s teachings. My main point is with my astrological experience—Sidereal Lunar Returns, at times, are great timing aids when the main symbolism of the Sidereal Solar Return will manifest. And the SSR are great timing aids, at times, to when Natal symbolism manifest. The students of Fagan have gone years without a true Forum, with the demise of American Astrology Magazine. I thank Jim for offering us students of Fagan a Forum to express our astrological experiences and learning pertaining to SoLunars.