posted September 04, 2007 10:40 AM              

and ..........

posted September 04, 2007 08:00 PM            

Anyhow, I can speak to the accuracy of my chart (or what I do know about it) so far this year. Uranus is right on top of my IC (with a 6 degree orb)~ I just moved my entire life from a 2 bedroom house in the country with alot of elderly people to a 1 bedroom apartment in the city with so many people my age and there have been soooo many issues. I am also changing jobs and starting my final year of school. I won't go on about all the Uranian details, but let me assure you, there are a ton.

However, POF is also sitting directly on my IC (0 degree orb) and there seem to be positive changes in the works (I hope). It all just seems quite erratic and unpredicatable.

My Sun is also conjuncting my Vertex...not sure what that means but it's happening in the 8th house and they're both conjuncting Mercury.

I'm still trying to understand how to read the SR chart. I know it's basically the same as a natal chart but that it's only interpreted for a year's time.

Also, if Pluto is exactly on the cusp of my first and second houses, does that mean it will influence both?? And if so, how?

posted September 05, 2007 03:33 AM              

hopefully some of you out there have MORE experiences with relocating for your SR chart(different city on your bday)....

posted September 05, 2007 06:06 PM            

I am curious as to what the significance of Mars being stationary retrograde on my Solar Return chart will mean for my next year, though. Seems a bit ominous, especially considering it is my 7th house. I don't think that I could temporarily relocate anywhere but Pluto to miss the stationary retrograde entirely...

posted September 05, 2007 10:21 PM            

alcheme ~ I think having any planet stationary retro or stationary direct gives it that much more power and influence in your chart. I would say that it's probably a good thing. I have Pluto Stationary direct in my natal and I find it a really important (and helpful)influence in my life.

posted September 06, 2007 06:25 AM            

8th

"Using the location of your residence at the time of the birthday is recommended. In fact, if one moves during the year, the Solar Return should be relocated as well. There are subtle shifts of energy as the planets may change astrological house position. Some people actually travel for their birthdays in order to produce the most beneficial rays possible for the year. This is a fine way to start the year but not really a way to avoid issues as the configurations for the residence are waiting when one returns home.

If you're using an astrology program to calculate your Solar Return, select the Tropical zodiac and Placidus house system. Astrologers have long debated the need to precess the return chart which adjusts for the slow change of the earth due to its wobble on its axis. This topic is discussed at length in Identifying Planetary Triggers, where you'll find that:

posted September 06, 2007 09:06 AM              

I use Solar Return for myself since 6 years.
I do it for the place I live and not for the place of birth. It is OK for me.
As I have lived before in abroad, I did it for the Past, again is all right.

In one year, I was in two countries and four cities. None Solar is right.

Natasha