#profections

I was inspired by followers asking about synastry in families, so this is going to be a special personal short story about my own birth told from my older sister's chart. I'm not going to talk about her life or mine, it's just a simple analysis of a cute omen of my existence in my sister's destiny.

Hers is a very interesting chart, but let's not think about who she is today, let's remind ourselves that this is basically solar return number zero, this is just a baby and it's her first year of life. She was born in the hospital by natural birth. Considering this as the chart that shows the first moments of a life, it's important to note and analyze what's significant that's going to happen more immediately.

The Moon

We can start with the Moon, which is in the 2nd house, but it's very close to the ascendant and about to start rising. After my sister's birth, something signified by the Moon is waiting for its own moment to rise too. The Moon can show siblings because it has a very important relationship with the 3rd house¹. The lunar goddess is said in myth to be the sister of the solar god, because she reflects his light. The Moon is conjunct the star Hamal, the star of the Ram's head. It's about to make an opposition to Jupiter and a sextile with Saturn.

Mercury

There's another important thing that will happen soon, which is the heliacal rising of Mercury. This is a special Mercury, because not only is it in domicile and exalted, it's also about to leave the Sun's rays and gain visibility. Mercury appeared exalted as an evening star only 2 days after she was born. This means that by secondary progressions you will see something related to Mercury happen in the first years of life and it's very significant. When a planet leaves the Sun's rays and becomes visible in the sky, we can interpret it symbolically as an apparition, an inauguration, a birth. Mercury rules the 3rd house of siblings, in addition to the 6th house.

2nd house Profection²

Now let's analyze the year when I was born, which was the second year of my sister's life. First of all, the ascendant profects to Taurus, thus activating Venus and the Moon as the timelords of the year, but the Moon is more important as the occupant of the house. The Moon and the main significator of siblings are both exalted in the natal chart. On that year, the Moon itself profected to Gemini, the sign of the 3rd house. Mercury profects to Libra, where it transmits matters to Venus, the other timelord of the year.

Solar Return

This is my sister's first Solar Return. The Moon is not only the timelord, but it also rules the ascendant and is in its joy in the 3rd house. On top of everything, it's also emerging from the Sun's rays, just like Mercury does in the natal chart, even the degree is the same. Very straightforward symbolism, right? Well, my sister was the one who asked for me to be born, according to my mother. I actually find it a bit suspicious that at 0 she had understood the concept of siblings and said she wanted one, but it's a good story that my mother likes to tell. The fact that when I was born she was a 1 year old learning how to talk also counts for the symbolism of the intense 3rd house activation.

Transits

I was born in April, when her Mercury profected to Taurus and the Moon transmitted to Saturn, on the day that Venus got into her 3rd house and the Moon reached the point of contra-antiscia with her Mercury. With Mercury in the 6th house opposite Saturn as my significator in her chart, my birth wasn't supposed to be easy and I had a lot of health issues as an infant. This is confirmed by my own 6th house.

In my own birth chart, the 3rd house is ruled by Saturn, very fitting for an older sister, just like Mercury is for a younger one. Saturn is already strong in its heliacal rise as a morning star, born first. Morning stars can signify things that are precocious or that come early, or even before, and evening stars come later.

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¹ Read this article by Demetra George about the Moon and the 3rd house.

1) Are there any transits that indicates one will get into a car accident? If so, does it have to do with 3rd and 12th house because I had transits in these houses and got knocked by a car.

2) Are your paid services still available? Because I'm interested in purchasing a reading sometime next month.

Thank you!

Hello, I'm doing good, thank you.

To your second question: yes!

And to the first, I hope you're doing well now! I have two examples of road accidents for you. One happened to me while I was crossing on a green light with my bike. I didn't see the guy on his motorcycle, so he hit my front wheel. He had scratches worse than mine and I had to pay for the damage on his bike as well. The other happened to a friend, someone hit his car and he ended up in the police station, but he also didn't have his license (or something about his documents) and he got a fine.

Accidents are related to Mars and the 6th house. The 6th and Mars are understood as the "bad fortune", bad luck, like sickness, disease, acute pain or trauma, accidents.

The 3rd house is about mobility, the streets and travel. Cars are seen in the 3rd or as the 3rd house ruler. And the Moon is associated with cars and means of transportation.

Saturn is a lot of times involved because Mars-Saturn gives the idea of a fast object hitting a brick wall, but Mars is doing the action. Maybe the 12th can be involved as well, but less so and in specific ways, probably, like when you get stuck in the middle of nowhere because you hit something, or when you have to go to the hospital, etc.

My friend, who is a gemini rising, he had it happen in a 2nd house profection of the ascendant, activating cancer and the moon in the 1st house. His solar return came with the same ascendant and Mars on it, afflicting the Moon. Mars rules his 6th house.

But how isn't this just signifying a bad year for health and money? Well, the Solar Return Moon is in the 3rd of short distance travel, aspecting Mars very closely. You also see Saturn involved opposite the Moon and in a close superior trine to Mars. I don't think I need to say more…

I've been doing profections in the way of Valens, profecting every planet and point, giving preference to the occupant of the sign (first natal occupant then solar return occupant) to determine the timelord, then, if there's none, to the ruler. And just jumping to the next sign every month to do monthly profections, transmiting matters to the next guy. So, on the second month, the ascendant and the Moon transmit matters to the Moon again, in the 3rd house in Leo, because she's there on the Solar Return. And that's when the accident happened. I wish I could show you the transits, but I don't remember the exact date. Any accident also turns into a financial issue, but it's interesting here that this was signified as well by the Moon ruling the 2nd house.

As for myself, I was in a 3rd house profection of the ascendant when I had the accident, activating Jupiter in Capricorn, which if you profect to its own 3rd, it transmits matters to Saturn in Pisces, the ruler of the 3rd. The Solar Return has a Mars-Saturn conjunction on the ascendant, to which the Moon is applying a square. This is famous for signifying accidents, and Mars rules the 3rd here. I am ruled by Mars, as well as my 6th house, so it's funny that I caused it.

This also happened on the second month of the profection, when the ascendant transmited to that conjunction of Mars and Saturn in Aquarius. While Jupiter transmited to Mars (Aries), the SR's 3rd house and the natal 6th.

The chart below is for the time of the accident. Aquarius was rising with Saturn, the Moon was aspecting it on the same place as it was on the solar return. Jupiter, the time lord of my year (which is also my timelord by distributions), and Mars, the one Jupiter transmited to that month, are in the 3rd exactly conjunct.

Hi, guys. On this post I'll be analyzing Blake Lively's current situation with the sudden shift of public opinion about her and relate it to the current times with mundane astrology. I won't be judging her character or expressing opinions on who she is as a person. I'll just analyze how this moment was indicated astrologically and demonstrate a little bit of how I've been using the predictive techniques in natal and mundane astrology.

In Blake's chart below, we see that Venus rules the 10th house of public life and reputation. Venus is the benefic of sect, but in addition to being in fall in Virgo, it's also extremely combust and very close to Mars. Superficially, this can even look like not a famous person's chart, but these 3 planets in early Virgo are also very close to the star Regulus, the heart of the lion, which is a great indicator for fame and power. Another star linked to her reputation is Hamal on the MC, the alpha of the Ram constellation, of the nature of Mars and Saturn. It's also regal and agressive.

We usually associate the extreme talkativeness with Gemini, but it can very well be a characteristic of the sign in which Mercury is exalted as well, which is Virgo. A lot of blabber or oversharing is a characteristic of mercurial people that often puts them in trouble, especially when things are connected to a malefic like Mars, where thoughts and speech become even faster and sharper or aggressive. There's a lack of restriction and they can speak without thinking.

Cronocrators

By distribution through the bounds, since 2013 Blake has been in a period of her life where she is ruled by Venus, and this will be the most important planet we'll see throughout this post. Saturn is the participant.

1st house profection

Blake's reputation suffered in the final moments of her 1st house profection, which has the sign of Leo. The primary ruler for the year is Venus because it appears in Leo in the Solar Return chart, very close to the natal ascendant. And planets in transit in the sign of the profection are preferred to the rulers, according to Vettius Valens.

Solar Return

Venus

In addition to ruling the native for so many years, Venus is also the annual ruler. Venus highlights more the matters of the 10th of public life or 3rd of communication, rather than the matters of the 1st, although they're still important, and the Sun and all the planets in Virgo are obviously relevant, because Venus is also in there natally. In the SR Venus is retrograde and leaving the Sun's rays in the 5th house, which is an overall good omen for the professional life and for creative projects during this period. The first month of the year is activating Virgo and the planets in it, the second month activates Libra, and so on… And the big controversy and success of the movie occurred in the last month of this profection, when Venus in Virgo transmitted matters to herself in her position in Leo.

Saturn

Venus makes a superior trine to natal Saturn. Any aspect with a malefic isn't good, but this is a superior trine from the benefic of sect, so the affliction to Venus isn't that great and it actually ends up remedying Saturn's significations of difficulties in the creative house. So, it ends up being kinda like a wonky win for her. The Moon in Sagittarius near Saturn just highlights the issue. In the SR, Saturn is ruling public life (10th) and benefactors (11th), in addition to ruling the lot of Fortune. Saturn is in the 12th opposing and challenging the Sun in a dark house. Judgment and a lot of pressure in the public space is signified both by this being the ruler of the natal ascendant and by it just being the Sun. The presence in the 6th house indicates that the problem is happening in the work environment and gets related to workers in lower positions.

When it all happened, Venus was just starting its journey in her fall and opposing Saturn. The complete opposition was on the 19th, but it's still active now.

Aries rising

Mars in Virgo

Mars appears in the 6th house as well, mimicking the natal position it has of afflicting the Sun and Mercury. Mercury is there exalted and about to be retrograde, indicating very well the reappearance of issues about aggressive or excessive and challenging communication. Since the beginning of the month youtubers are making dossiers about her alleged diva personality by unearthing old interviews. The 6th is the joy of Mars, reinforcing the significations of conflict and aggressiveness, and all of this curiously also goes with the theme of the movie being promoted.

Jupiter

The ascendant is right on top of natal Jupiter. And Jupiter is in Taurus in the 2nd house of the SR and natal 10th house, which can indicate great material gain from work. Jupiter signifies her creative projects natally, and Blake is the producer of the film that she is currently starring in, which is having great success, despite or perhaps because of the controversies.

Frustration with celebrities in the USA in 2024

We can also predict something like this with mundane astrology. Let's see how.

The Aries Solar Ingress chart for the US this year has Venus exalted in the 5th house. I've written about this chart in other posts about the current american political climate, but it can be analyzed to understand the moment of the country as a whole beyond what's strictly political.

Venus and the 5th house in astrology usually represent the elite, or artists and the arts in general. This year Venus is even more linked to these matters as it's inside the 5th. This means that whatever happens to Venus this year will be important for people in the arts, especially those who have Venus as their ruler currently.

It's also exalted, in its joy and in a night chart, that is, it's very well positioned except for its proximity to Saturn. Saturn is the most malefic planet in night charts and being in the 5th house it already indicates problems for the creative class. Venus exalted and afflicted in this way is like a big frustrated promise. At the same time, Venus is too powerful here and the damage isn't as big as it's just loud. The greatest manifestation of this was the Blockout 2024. People expected too much from celebrities, got frustrated and tried to retaliate. It's interesting that this event was related to the genocide happening in Gaza and the 7th is also ruled by Venus. The frustration with the USA's foreign policy came together with the frustration with celebrities and the lives of the bourgeoisie.

The "Blockout" happened right when Venus and Jupiter (the dispositor of Venus and ruler of the 5th) were getting combust. The idea of the significators of the elite in combustion is very fitting with the event. And it also happened during the lunation where they had the same rising sign as the Ingress chart, with both malefics in the 5th.

Conclusion

A new moment of fall from grace for a celebrity or celebrities in the arts was bound to happen now that Venus is going through its worst moment of the year, which is its position in fall with an opposition to Saturn. It was also perfectly predictable that this could happen specifically to Blake Lively, because she has Venus in Virgo as her timelord, both by distributions and by profection. And she also has Saturn as the participant.

Several years ago, I wrote about my experience living through a 12th house profection year. I’m just entering my 4th house year. I have the moon in Aquarius and a Leo ascendant, and I regularly get notes from people with Leo ascendants and Aquarius moons telling me that my 12th house year experiences resonated with them. 

Steven Forrest says in The Book of Water, Aquarius moons are regularly told that we don’t do emotions correctly, but we’re here to learn to close our ears to criticism and feel our way anyway. It’s a hard thing to do. When I wrote those essays, I’d been hearing about my defective moon for years. By the time I reached my 12th house year in my 30s, I was darkly glad that I would never have children. All the better for my theoretical children to have another mother better equipped for the job.

During my 12th house year, my opinion of myself changed. I formed a relationship with a man who had the moon in Cancer. He showed me that my style of nurturing was valuable, even though it wasn’t stereotypically “mothering.” I can hold space for people who are feeling strong emotions without getting sucked into them, which makes it possible for people to feel their feelings without thinking they need to take care of me. He spoke with the authority of the moon in a sign it rules, and the experience of being seen and validated by a lunar person was profoundly healing.  

It took awhile to integrate “nurturing” into my identity, but I did… and then I forgot about the whole experience. I couldn’t have children, anyway, so why bother thinking about how I could theoretically be a good mother? I tried to be extra nice to the dog, and I moved on.

Then, in my 2nd house year, the impossible happened. I got pregnant. And I stayed pregnant. At 37 weeks, with feet so swollen my toes couldn’t touch the floor when I walked, I became a mother to a spirited baby girl… another Aquarius moon.

We are born with the charts we will carry with us for the rest of our lives, and my daughter is no exception. There are many things I love about her. Her stubborn independence is at the top of the list. Since her very first breath, she has insisted on doing her own thing at her own time, and she has also taught me what being an Aquarius moon looks like on the outside, day in and day out. 

In many ways, my daughter has been an “easy baby.” She’s a confident eater. She insisted on feeding herself from the first time she saw a spoon. She has slept through the night since she was 12 weeks old. She is brave, friendly to strangers, and she doesn’t make a fuss. 

I know from experience that putting on a brave face isn’t easy, but the ease with which my daughter self-regulates has shown me that Aquarius moons are so frequently misunderstood because our ability to take care of ourselves emotionally is so easy to miss and so easily taken for granted. In situations that would make other kids scream, my daughter makes a soft “ooo” sound. When that doesn’t get the result she’s asking for, she doesn’t protest more loudly. She instinctively keeps calm and carries on.

I think a lot about what I want to teach my daughter about having a healthy moon. My biggest hope is that she will learn that the water bearer’s ability to contain and channel emotion isn’t just a gift that she gives to others. It is a gift she can give to herself. The ability to withstand emotional pressure without cracking means that we don’t need to be afraid of strong emotions. We can trust ourselves to know when it’s time to yell. As I descend to the underworld during my 4th house year, it is something that I am still trying to learn.

Guys how do you feel about Profection Years? I can't find that much about them. Right now, I'm going through my 12th house profection year and I'm almost 4 months in. I'm a Capricorn Rising so my 12h ruler is Jupiter. Jupiter falls into my solar return 9th house which transits my 6th house in my natal chart (whole sign). I've experienced wanting to be alone. All I want to do is study astrology and be on Tumblr making posts hahaha (Mars in Solar Return 1st house which transits my 9th house natally). I have Leo Sun and Venus in the 12th house in my SR Chart which transits my 8th house natally. Am I gonna have an ego death of some sort? In the whole sign natal chart I have 12h Pluto and Chiron so that makes me a little nervous for what's ahead because during my 11th house profection year in Scorpio I had Mars in the 8th house natally, terrible terrible year. Worst year of my life. Other than being completely obsessed with learning about astrology, my 12h profection year has also brought an ADHD diagnosis too. Luckily I have the resources to be able to do therapy so if all else fails at least I'll have someone to talk to.

When I look up my Profection Chart on astro seek, it says that Jupiter is natally in my 6th house but profection planet is in my 5th. I guess I could interpret that as picking up Astrology as a hobby.

1. Annual Profections

2. Primary Directions

3. Transits

4. Solar Returns (annual and monthly)