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Integrating Solar Return Themes with Progressions & Transits
Presented to the
Network of Triangle AstrologersBy
Benjamin Bernsteinof
May 21, 2009
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Astrological practitioner, teacher, writer and lecturer
Host of This Week in Astrology, now in its second year as the #1 astrology podcast on iTunes
Lectured at three national astrology conferences (NCGR 2007, The Blast 2007, UAC 2008)
Astrology columnist for Aquarius and Natural Awakenings (WNC edition); published in Constellation (print and online) and online at sites including AstroDispatch.com
Brief Bio
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Experienced, professionally certified counseling astrologer with clients worldwide
Professional member of the United States’ major astrological associations (including NCGR!)
Board member, retreat faculty and Marketing Director of the Organization for Professional Astrology (OPA)
Organizing founder of the Asheville Friends of Astrology
Brief Bio
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The Solar ReturnThe moment that the Sun returns to its natal position each yearWithin two days of the birthday dateThe Solar Return chart describes major themes for the coming yearWithin that context, interpreted using the same basic principles as a natal chart
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The Solar ReturnI have calculated these Solar Returns for the birthplace, without regard to where the person is living now or moving to during the solar return year.Yes, I know this is controversial!
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Our Four Example Charts
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Barack Obama8/4/1961, 7:24 pm, Honolulu, HI
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Obama Election Day Transits
• Mars (MC ruler) at top of chart
• Sun at top conjunct Neptune
• Pluto trine North Node in Leo (empowering leadership destiny)
• Neptune early in First House (a vision moving from dream to action)• Saturn conjunct Mars (MC ruler): hard work rewarded
with accomplishment
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Barack Obama
Election Day Transits 11/4/08
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Obama Election Day Progressions
• P-Moon early in First House
• P-Moon opposed Uranus (the public delivers a surprise!)
• P-Moon applying to Nodal Axis (destiny fulfilled)
• P-Venus (ruler of 9th House of politics) conjunct N-Node (destiny fulfilled)• P-Sun sextile MC
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Barack Obama
Election Day Progres-sions 11/4/08
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Obama 8/4/08 Solar Return • Leo stellium (the king): Sun, Mercury, S-Node, Venus
• Moon (AS ruler) conjunct Mars (MC ruler)
• Jupiter (natural ruler of politics, and chart’s ruler of 9th House of Politics) angular
•Uranus in 9th (political surprise) opposing Moon (AS ruler) and Mars (MC ruler)
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Barack Obama
2008 Solar Return
8/4/08,
3:51 am,
Honolulu, HI
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Albert Einstein3/14/1879, 11:30 am, Ulm, Germany
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Einstein 10/10/1922 (Nobel Prize) Transits
• Pluto conjunct AS!, trine Neptune (MC co-ruler)
• Uranus conjunct MC!, sextile Neptune (MC co-ruler)
• Neptune (MC co-ruler) trine Moon (AS ruler, the public), trine Venus in 10th
(virtual Grand Trine)
• Saturn biquintile MC, opposing Venus in 10th
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Einstein
10/10/1922 (Nobel Prize) Transits
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Einstein 10/10/1922 (Nobel Prize) Progressions
• P-Sun conjunct Neptune-Chiron midpoint
• P-Moon sextile Neptune-Chiron midpoint
• P-Mars recently conjunct Jupiter (MC co-ruler)
• P-MC semi-sextile Pluto (plutonium!)
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Einstein
10/10/1922 (Nobel Prize) Progressions
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Einstein Solar Return (3/14/1922) • Neptune (natal MC co-ruler) at MC!
• Grand Trine Kite: Mars/Neptune, MC/Chiron, S-Node pointing to Moon/ N-Node!
• Grand Trine: Pluto/Uranus/AS!
• T-Square: Pluto, Chiron/S-Node, Saturn/N-Node/Moon/ Jupiter
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Einstein
1922 Solar Return
3/14/192210:06 pmUlm, Germany
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Barry Bonds7/24/1964, 5:13 pm, Riverside, CA
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Barry Bonds 8/7/07 Transits Broke all-time Major League home run record
• Pluto opposing Mars (individual athletics, IC ruler) and Venus (MC ruler) and trine Mercury (DS ruler)
• Neptune square Jupiter (AS ruler), sextile AS
• Uranus conjunct Chiron, sesquiquadrate Sun
• Saturn conjunct Mercury, sextile Mars
• Jupiter sextile MC, square Uranus/Pluto• Moon quincunx Neptune, square Chiron
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Barry Bonds
8/7/07 transits (broke home run record)
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Barry Bonds 8/7/07 Progressions Broke all-time Major League home run record
• P-Moon & P-Sun conjunct Pluto!
• P-AS opposing Sun!
• P-AS biquintile Mars (athletics, IC ruler) & Venus (MC ruler)
• P-Mars semi-sextile Venus
• P-Venus semi-sextile Mars
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Barry Bonds
8/7/07 progressions(broke home run record)
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Barry Bonds 7/25/07 Solar Return• Uranus & N-Node elevated
• Neptune/Mars/Saturn T-Square
• Pluto trine Saturn @ Nadir, quintile N-Node, biquintile Sun
• Neptune quintile Jupiter
• Uranus sesquiquadrate Sun, trine Mercury (AS ruler), square AS
• Saturn (MC co-ruler) quintile AS
• Jupiter conjunct Moon & DS, square nodes, opposing AS
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Barry Bonds
2007 Solar Return
7/25/072:20 amRiverside, CA
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Sean Penn8/17/1960, 3:17 pm, Burbank, CA
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Sean Penn 2/22/09 Transits Academy Award for Best Actor (Milk )
• Pluto square MC!, opposing Moon
• Neptune opposing Sun!, sextile Jupiter (AS ruler)
• Uranus square Jupiter (AS ruler), quincunx Uranus
• Saturn conjunct N-Node (most elevated), square Jupiter (AS ruler), AS
• Jupiter opposing Mercury (DS ruler), trine Mars (IC ruler)
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Sean Penn
2/22/09 transits (Academy Award)
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Sean Penn 2/22/09 Progressions Academy Award for Best Actor (Milk )
• P-Sun square Saturn (2H ruler, natural career ruler), sextile Mercury in Leo (DS ruler)
• P-Mercury conjunct Neptune!
• P-Mercury trine Moon (public)
• P-Venus (MC ruler) quincunx Mars (IC ruler), square Mercury
• P-Mars conjunct Moon, semi-square Uranus
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Sean Penn
2/22/09 progressions (Academy Award)
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Sean Penn 2008 Solar Return
• Virtual Grand Trine!: MC, Jupiter, Saturn (DS co-ruler)/ Mercury/Venus (MC ruler)
• Sun (AS ruler) opposing Neptune/Chiron/N-Node, trine Pluto, conjunct AS
• Angular Pisces Moon conjunct Neptune in Aquarius
• Pluto in 5th square Mars (IC ruler)• Uranus opposing Venus-Mars midpoint (gay
relationships)
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Sean Penn
2008 Solar Return8/17/085:38 amBurbank, CA
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Do we have time to try this idea with the chart of
an audience member?
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Time to find out who won the free consultation!
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Integrating Solar Return Themes with Progressions & Transits
Presented to the
Network of Triangle AstrologersBy
Benjamin Bernsteinof
May 21, 2009