In 2 years I will experience a major astrological event - one that has been 21 years in the making.

And one that will last for another 27.

This shift will mark the beginning of a new season in my life.

One where the very bedrock of my psyche will be challenged in novel ways.

But also one where I will encounter fresh opportunities to grow.

The phenomenon I will experience is my progressed Sun passing from my 8th House into my 9th House.

If that doesn’t sound very earth-shattering, let me add that our progressed Sun may only change houses 3-4 times in our lifetime.

And when it does, it shoves us into new waters.

This will shift my foundation, pulling new territories of life to the forefront to wrestle with and learn from.

I was born with my Sun in the 6th House of my natal chart.

Matters of day-to-day routines, work, and taking care of my health will always be in my wheelhouse.

But no one is static.

Life changes, we change.

Matters of the 7th and 8th Houses were already dropped on my doorstep as my progressed Sun cycled through them.

And in 2 years as it moves into my 9th, this house will take on new meaning for me - bringing with it new possibilities and pitfalls.

Yes, I’m pretty excited about this.

​Using my progressed Sun as a guide for my personal development has some advantages:

So my era is changing.

Which makes it a great time to teach you how to check in with yours!

​In this newsletter, I will show you:

Our natal charts are static representations of ourselves in symbolic form.

These are snapshots of the moment we came into the world.

After we're born, we continuously face inner and outer changes that influence us.

Progressions are one of many astrological tools we can use to shed insight on those changes.

But progressions move slowly.

So slowly, that some progressed planets don’t seem to move at all in our entire lifetime.

These aren't describing the day-to-day business of our everyday lives, but rather eras.

Progressed planets help define our “seasons” of life.

And when a progressed planet finally does change sign or house, it’s a big deal!

Here’s how the movement of progressed planets works: 1 Day = 1 Year.

​Examples:

If each planet is a different part of you, how does that part need to evolve and grow over your lifetime?

Progressions help point the way.

Let's apply this to the Sun.

The Sun is the core of who we are and our self-identity.

​Our progressed Sun is our core and identity evolving.

Once your progressed Sun enters a new sign it takes 30 years before it moves to the next.

The time it takes to change houses varies but averages about the same.

Most of us will be of the age that our progressed Sun has moved to at least one new sign or house - maybe more!

​And thanks to software on the internet, we can all find the current location of our progressed Sun for free!
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​1.Go to ​astro.com​ and create your natal chart, if you haven’t already.

2. In the upper, right-hand corner click on “My Astro” and pull down “Stored Astro Data.”

3. Click on your natal chart. On the next screen, select “Extended Chart Selection.”

4. Under “Chart type:” scroll down to “Natal and progressed chart*.”

5. Click the green “Show the chart >>” button. You are now looking at your natal chart (the inner, black symbols) and your progressed planets (the symbols outside the circle in green).

Find the Sun symbol ☉ in green on the outside of your natal chart and that is your progressed Sun.

Now that you have found your progressed Sun, what can it tell you?

Please keep in mind that regardless of what the transiting or progressed planets are doing, your natal Sun is always your “core.”

Your natal Sun will always shine brightly.

Its progressed era will simply offer it new ways to grow and add to its complexity.

​Evolutionary Astrologer Stephen Forrest describes the progressing Sun as “changes of the biographical tone of life,” and that “the gravitational center of life may change into a new domain”

Here is how to determine the “season” of your progressed Sun (and your evolving identity):

Progressions are a predictive tool in astrology.

Sure, looking at where your progressed Sun sits now is helpful.

But we can also figure out the next time it will encounter big changes.

​On your natal chart, each tick mark represents 1°.

In the example above, you can count 30 tick marks in Libra - representing 30°.

​When looking at your natal and progressed chart, you can count the degrees between where your progressed Sun sits now, and the next sign or house.

This can tell you what year you will experience that change.

In the example above, I counted 5 tick marks (maybe 4.5?) between their progressed Sun and the cusp of their 9th House.

This means that in 5 years their progressed Sun will move out of their 8th House - where it had been from birth to 20 - and into their 9th House.

In 15 years it will exit its 30-year stay in Scorpio and enter Sagittarius.

​And their self-identity will encounter all kinds of new Sagittarian-flavored changes.

You have gathered a lot of details about your progressed Sun, but what do you do with it?

​This information is helpful in two ways:

So what “season” is your progressed Sun in?

How many years do you have until your seasons change?

​Most importantly, how can you make the best of it?

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