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John Everett Millais (8 June 1829 – 13 August 1896) The Bridesmaid Oil on panel, 1851 20.3 x 27.9 cm (7.99" x 10.98") Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, United Kingdom

the house where the sun sits in your chart marks the specific room where your energy stays parked for the next twelve months. it is the primary theme of your current era plus the area of life where you are meant to be most visible. this is where you are spending your fire plus where you find the most meaning in the everyday.

solar return sun in the 1st house this is the year of the mirror plus the raw start. you cannot hide right now plus you have zero interest in playing a supporting role in someone else's story. your identity is currently a high stakes project plus you might feel a restless urge to change your name your style or the way you carry your body. you are emerging from the shadows plus the only person you are trying to impress is the one looking back at you in the morning. you find your power when you realize that your presence is the actual manifesto.

solar return sun in the 2nd house your focus has shifted to the ground beneath your feet plus the weight of your wallet. abundance is no longer just an idea; it is a visceral requirement for your peace of mind. you are looking at your bank account plus your self worth with a level of grit you didn't have last year. you want the high quality sheets the perfect coffee plus the sense that you are actually safe. this is a season of realizing that your stability is a luxury you finally have the resources to build.

solar return sun in the 3rd house the world is suddenly getting very loud plus very busy for you. your brain feels like a non stop radio station plus you have this desperate need to talk to everyone plus learn everything. you find your excitement in the local noise the short trips plus the constant exchange of data. it is a mental reboot where the truth arrives in flashes of insight through a text or a random conversation. you are the messenger of your own life right now plus you find your clarity in the variety.

solar return sun in the 4th house the windows are closing plus you are heading into the midnight hour of your year. you probably feel an overwhelming urge to stay home lock the door plus just breathe in the silence. your focus has turned inward toward your roots your family plus the things that happened behind closed doors when you were a kid. you are healing the foundation plus you have zero energy for the social games of the outside world. your private life is where the real magic happens right now.

solar return sun in the 5th house you are finally coming out of the basement plus into the sunlight. after a long time of being serious you are suddenly craving the sparks the romance plus the creative fire. you want to be seen you want to play plus you want to fall in love with something just for the joy of it. your inner child is currently running the show plus you are realizing that life is too short to follow a script you didn't write. you find your best self when you are playing a game that nobody else knows the rules to.

solar return sun in the 6th house the party is over plus now you are interested in the mechanics of your own survival. you find a weird kind of peace in the to-do list the workout routine plus the way you organize your day. you are refining your body plus your work habits because you realize that a good life is built on the small details that everyone else is too lazy to notice. you find your pride in your competence plus your health plus you realize that being useful is a form of self respect.

solar return sun in the 7th house you are tired of being alone plus you are suddenly looking for your reflection in everyone else. your focus has shifted to the people across from you plus you are realizing that you need a partner or a witness to feel complete. you are learning the art of the soft compromise plus the beauty of a pair that moves as one. your relationships are taking up all the air in the room plus you are figuring out where you end plus where the other person begins.

solar return sun in the 8th house you have entered the deep end of the pool plus the lights have gone out. you are currently obsessed with the things people aren't supposed to talk about like the secrets the shared money plus the psychological baggage you've been carrying for years. you are undergoing a total soul transformation where the old version of you is being burned away to make room for something stronger. you find your power in the dark plus the realization that the raw truth is the only thing worth holding.

solar return sun in the 9th house the heavy walls of the deep end have vanished plus you are suddenly looking at the horizon. you feel a desperate need for freedom a long trip or a big idea that makes sense of the mess you just survived. your mind is expanding plus you are taking leaps of faith that you were too scared to consider before. you are finally trusting the universe to catch you plus you show us all that the best way to find yourself is to get a little bit lost.

solar return sun in the 10th house you have reached the peak of the mountain plus everyone can see you standing there. your focus is entirely on your career your reputation plus the mark you want to leave on the world. you are the boss right now plus you are carrying a heavy sense of mission plus authority. you want respect plus you want your success to be a blueprint for everyone else. this is the highest point of your visibility plus you find your pride in the legacy you are building stone by stone.

solar return sun in the 11th house the pressure to be a solo success is starting to fade plus you are looking for your tribe. your focus has shifted to your friends your community plus the collective dreams you share with others. you want to belong to something bigger than just your own career. you are a visionary who is fueled by the group plus you find your joy in the movements plus the social circles that actually matter. you realize that you are much stronger when you stand together.

A man washes a rug the day before Nowruz or the Persian New Year, near Kohna Deh village in Afghanistan. Known as khāne-takānī, this spring-cleaning ritual keeps evil away, so people can bring fresh, new energy into their new year.

Cover angora. Lives of two cats. 1900. Illustrated by C.E. Allen.

Taverne des Truands venue in the Montmartre neighbourhood of Paris