by Robert Wilkinson
I post various articles on Solar returns this time of year because it’s when my Solar return happens. Today we’ll take a look at a few things and I’ve linked to a very long and comprehensive article I did last year.
The return of the Sun to our natal Sun is an important milestone in our life each year, since it “re-lights” our Illumination principle, giving us a snapshot of how our Illumination will take place during the 12 months which follow. As the Sun is our Light/Life which is the source of our vitality as we re-integrate though being illuminated by life experiences, it shows us how we self-renew daily so we our eternal Self can shine our Light to our world. The Solar return gives us a chance to re-identify with our radiance.
In the article linked below, I give you an explanation of why the Solar return changes times each year, and what that means as we study various Solar returns across time. I go into significant events associated with various Solar returns, and how planetary conjunctions always manifest in big ways during the next year! This year is particularly powerful, as I have conjunctions in Pisces, Aries, Taurus, and Gemini, showing a combining effect of multiple things happening at any given moment.
That implies I’ll have a quickening or some level of prominent activity in the Mercury/Venus/Saturn in Pisces area of my life, the Sun/Chiron in Aries area, the Moon/Uranus in Taurus area, and the Jupiter/Ascendant in Gemini area (especially since the Ascendant is exactly conjunct my natal Part of Fortune!) If you have a significant contact between a SR planet and a natal planet or trigger point, you can bet that natal energy will come to the fore. As this SR Moon conjuncts my Venus, I’m sure my Venus will be prominent this year!
In the article below, I have a section on “The Aspects Show How and When Forces Will Be Released,” and “Past Solar Returns In My Life,” which does a deep dive into specifics of past Solar return positions and how they played out in my wife with examples. I talk about the various factors I analyze in Solar return charts, and how they are related to natal factors. This should help you understand how to approach reading a Solar return from a variety of angles.
There are also sections about why some years I traveled to different places to do the Solar return and why other years it was much better to stay home, and tracking our development across time by seeing how prior years led one to another to where we are now. This year I’m staying home because again, my natal Part of Fortune is the Ascendant! I expect it to be a good year!
I’ll leave you to read the article with something I offered at the end of it. No matter where we choose to do the Solar Return, try to meditate during that time of perfect Solar alignment with our natal Sun. It’s a great time to set our intentions for the next year, but I’ve also found that if what we intend is not indicated in our natal chart, then what we achieve will be limited to the extent of our abilities, karma, and Dharma.
The Sun symbolizes our integrity, power, and illumination within our "Solar system" of life and affairs. If what we want, intend, or attempt isn't in line with our integrity or Path to Illumination, then even if we force it into manifestation it will often dis-integrate fairly quickly, being an intention with no magnetism to make it real.
The only things which are eternal, and therefore of interested to our eternal Self, are our Light, Love, and Power to "restore the Plan on Earth." Each Solar return brings its own unique evolutionary lessons, perfectly aligned with past and future Solar returns to bring forth our illuminated Self so we may be a light in the world.
Mahalo, L'chaiim, Prosit, A Salut, Namaskar, A votre sante', Aum and Blessings!
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For your reconsideration, Solar Returns - Each Year Brings Life Changing Lessons
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