posted February 22, 2007 11:15 AM              

I NEVER use Progressed charts as stand alone charts, but ALWAYS use them in relation to the birth chart. Put the birth chart in the middle and put the Progressed chart around the outside and see if that helps.

Also, I don't look at the slower moving planets (i.e., Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto) in the Progressed chart since they barely move in a Progressed chart and the birth chart frequently contains the same aspect as the Progressed chart! Instead, I use the other planets and see which houses they move into and out of.

One thing that is interesting to do is to follow Progressed charts for when a planet changes from one sign to the other. Frequently there will be a definite change of "inner world" energy around the time of the sign change. The easiest to follow is the Progressed Sun in the chart as it changes signs, since it moves about a day for a year. So, if your birth Sun (self-expression) is at 11 degrees Cancer (home, also emotions), it will progress to 0 degrees Leo about when you are 19 (11 degrees but 19 degrees equals 30 degrees...and the new sign Leo). This person would begin to feel the urge to move out of their home around the time they were 19.

Try it! It's fun! And, if it doesn't work, at least you will get VERY good at counting to 30!

Making progress,

posted February 22, 2007 11:54 AM              

Think of it as "your inner self-expression (Sun) has moved from being open to everything (Sagittarius) to wanting to set up some boundaries (Capricorn)." So in the coming years you will feel it is important for you to be "serious" and express yourself more "seriously". There will be a concern about being taken "serious" as well.

Seriously,

posted February 23, 2007 12:45 AM              

I find progressed charts most useful in looking at each part separately. So, instead of looking at the entire chart as a whole the way I do with birth charts, I look at each part of the progressed chart separately, in terms of the birth chart. So, for example, I look at the inner self-expression feeling changes that occurred when progressed (inner world) Sun (self-expression) moved from my 1rst house (being) to my 2nd house (physical). I notice I became less focused on how I express myself (1rst house) and more on the benefits and values (2nd house) I got from my self-expression. I look at this Sun energy as something separate in itself...not as part of the birth chart.

Keeping things separate,

posted February 23, 2007 01:33 AM            

Can you give me some insight as to what might happen as my Sun conjuncts my [natal] MC in three years? In my progressed chart my Sun and Mercury are conjunct at 10 Aquarius. My natal MC is at 13 Aqua.

posted February 23, 2007 07:20 AM            

But you do need to look at your whole chart when looking at a progressed chart, and transits are the major indicators for the outer events in your life which are going to be more noticeable. I might start a thread about the progressed Moon and put all the information I have on there from Carol Rushman's Predictive Astrology, not sure if has already been covered on here, but I personally have found it useful, so for people who want to use progressed charts it will be helpful.

posted February 23, 2007 10:58 AM              

When progressed (inner world) Sun (self-expression, ego) and Mercury (thinking, also writing, talking/daily work) conjuncts (energy is combined with) the Midheaven (outer world), we feel the urge to express our ideas and thoughts to the outer world. Since Sun is connected with the ego, there is a sense that our ideas are too important to keep them to ourselves and MUST be shared as widely as possible. With Aquarius (friends, also Internet), making friends on the Internet broadly and widely could be part of this outward self-expression.

On the net,

posted February 23, 2007 02:26 PM              

Thank you! Yes, I am a triple Virgo: Virgo (daily work) modifying Sun (self-expression) conjunct (energy is combined with) Moon (home, also emotions) conjunct Ascendant (self).

Explaining (astrology),

Tim