posted May 12, 2012 03:55 PM            

The rule of thumb for many astrologers is that the first transit indicates the start of a process, the retrograde or 2nd the culmination or crisis indicated by the transit, and the third, the concluding events in the process.

Others see the first transit as the first chance to answer the question that the transit poses. If you fail to deal with it fully the first time, the second transit offers another opportunity in a slightly different way. And finally the third transit provides one more swing at the ball.

However you choose to look at them, transits provide opportunities to grow.

The effect of a transit is determined by the transiting planet and the natal planet or point, but is also effected by the placement of the natal planet, its home and aspects in the natal chart. For example, take a chart where Neptune is transiting the 2nd house and is Trine natal Venus. The basic meanings of this transit is as follows:

2nd House transiting Neptune – During this several year period your whole outlook on material things will undergo a change. This will be caused by a change in your basic values. Material wealth will no longer be an incentive to make the type of decisions about your life that reflect trying to gain or at least hold on to your possessions. You will be freer to do what you desire, regardless of the material outcome. The less you identify yourself in terms of your possessions, the easier this period will be for you.

Transiting Neptune Trine Natal Venus – during this transit, your romantic life will be more important to you than usual. This is also a time where you will be quite creative, displaying talents in areas that you may not have been aware of in the past. Neptune is the planet of illusions, and as such, much that you are experiencing may be more illusion than real. This doesn’t make it any less important to you, you just have to understand that that it takes real work on your part to succeed at whatever it is that you are involved in, be it a romantic relationship or a project. At this time your sensitivity to others and the beauty around you is heighten.

Looking at Venus's Natal position by house, and aspects we see the following:

Venus in natal 10th house - indicates a social and artistic drive to achieve recognition for abilities. Generally will seek to inprove one's status and wealth through relationships.

Natal Venus square Natal Pluto - This aspect indicates intense sexual and emotional involvements. Many of his or her romantic encounters. including marriage may have more to do with seeking personal wealth or status, than actual feelings of love.

Keep in mind that this is only one aspect of this person, but it seems likely that he or she has a high sexual and emotional nature and sees others as a means to an end, in this case a more comfort and pleasant environment.

So what can you tell your client or self about this transit. One, from early age material things were primarily your goal, but now you have evolved to the point where material things no longer mean anything to you. You have also evolved past the point where you viewed your sexual partners as a means to and end and are now ready to view them for who they really are as individuals.

Remember, this is only one part of what is evolving in your chart, by looking at the other transits, you can achieve an even better idea of what's going on in your life.

posted August 13, 2012 02:20 AM            

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posted November 19, 2012 01:02 PM            

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