How do solar returns work?
This is my upcoming Solar Return chart. Needless to say, I expect a very busy, interesting year ahead. It’s a mishmash of Mutability, Jupiter and Uranus energy. It’s interesting how charts like this, pop up like tornadoes at various times in a person’s life. It looks like I’ll be stepping into some kind of wind […]
Mars turns retrograde every two years. It spent seven months in Leo a number of years ago. This kept transiting my 7th house for an extended period. The effect was profound. Prior to this experience, I didn’t realize the the impact of 7th house transits on my consulting business. In hindsight, it’s obvious, but what
Hi, Elsa. I wonder about the many astrological tools or approaches that are available: transits, midpoints, solar arc, progressed charts, natal + progressed, etc. What are your thoughts on which tools or approaches are best for what particular issues? If someone asks for your guidance do you just routinely look at natal & transits, do
This is a client’s 2024 Solar Return chart. You can click the pic to see the full chart. Note, the Jupiter Uranus conjunction. Pluto in Aquarius squares the sun and on this particular day (April 24th), the moon is in Scorpio. My son and my husband are both Tauri, so this prompted me to poke
This is the solar return chart of my wedding, which will take place next month. You can click the chart to enlarge it. If this chart belonged to a random couple, I would probably wince. But it’s my husband and I so I feel energized. Death in the family (Scorpio moon)? Yes, probably. Committed relationship?
Hi Elsa, I recently bought myself a solar return report from you (which was excellent, btw!), & going over this, I noticed a theme- a substantial emphasis on 7th house related issues. For example, all my natal house cusps are switched in solar return. And then, a sun-mercury conjunction to return descendant, & return mars
Dear Elsa, I recently had a solar return done. I would be very interested, if you could comment on the difference in use of: the progressive horoscope, transits and a solar return? Curious Hi, Curious. Great question! Your natal chart is a map of your personality. No one understands themselves, fully. We all have parts of
When we think of the solar return, we think of the Sun and our birthday. But the solar return moon offers insight into our emotions, home and family life, birthday to birthday. For example I learned to can food with my solar return moon in Cancer. I baked all the time as well! Here are
