Love and relationship in new Solar Return?

[Moonwhisper]

Hi All! I am really glad to be back in the forum I will be very grateful if anyone with more experience would look at my chart and give me some insights!

Since things have been quite dissapointing in regards to romance (and everything else to be truthful) in the last few years, I am starting to really wonder is there anything good coming my way anytime soon...

This is the SR chart for my upcoming year. Just to point out an interesting detail - this chart is similar in many ways to the one back from 2003 when I met a very important person for me in my life at the time. We ended up staying together for 6 years...
Recently I met someone I felt a very strong connection with and for the second time in my life, felt that this is going to be the guy for me... That is why I wanted to see if there are indications of a long-term relationship in my upcoming SR. He is an Aries btw if that is of any importance... Unfortunately that is all the information I know - no date, or birth hour... As a result of some misunderstandings and obstacles, there hasn't been any development lately but I just feel that this is not the end and things should evolve with this particular person. My intuition has always been very strong and has been spot on throughout the years, esp. with progressed Moon in my 8H lately. Hopefully things will remain this way and it will keep guiding me...

I am somewhat a beginner at reading SR charts but I will do my best

The Ascendant is in Sagittarius and its ruler Jupiter is in my 5H, as it is nataly (though retrograde). POF is also there.
1 - 7H axis is in Mutable signs, while 5th and 8th houses are Cardinal.

Nataly, the Asc falls in my 3H so there should be a focus there as well and mostly on communication and exchange of ideas.
It will be an year of personal growth and expansion and there should be a focus on partnerships with the accents on relationship houses.

Moon is in 1H/ angular and in the foreground, in Sagittarius, opposing Mars, ruler of 5H is Mars, located in my 7H of partnerships. Hopefully all in regards to my health will be ok...
I see a sextile with Saturn which to me points to more emotional stability. This should be a theme, supported even more so when my progressed Moon finally moves into Taurus in a few months (where it actually is nataly).
The Moon also conjuncts natal Uranus, being the first rising planet. Nataly, my Uranus has positive aspects so hopefully I should be expecting more positive developments...
Moon is also in reception with Jupiter by rulership, while Jupiter is exalting Moon.

There is an accent on the 8H with Sun conjunct Venus and Vertex placed there - all in Cancer. Only Venus is ill aspected with squares to Saturn, Uranus and an opposition with Pluto.
Sun there will show my need for dwelving under the surface and looking for profound emotion...
Money-wise - Venus in 8H squaring Saturn being the ruler of 2H and located in 10H of career, hopefully signifies expansion in that sector as well. Saturn is exalted in Libra, also in reception with Venus.

Mars, ruler of my 5H of romance, is located in my 7H of partnerships, in Gemini. I should definitely be feeling restless this year but hopefully adaptable (Moon's position and sign too) and will be taking up numerous projects...


It is interesting that Vertex too falls in 8H - it was there when I met my ex. I did indeed feel a strong karmic connection with him.

Venus and Jupiter form a sextile while Venus is exalting Jupiter and Jupiter is in her Dominance. A positive ray of light for Venus
Jupiter is separating from a Quinconx with Sun, exalting Jupiter.

From what I see there are malefics on the angles pointing that this isn't going to be an easy-going year ahead but at least there should be action so to say and growth

If I am not mistaken, I might have a Mercury Return of which I am not sure what the implications are in regards to this chart...

I read somewhere that Pholus can act as the catalyst and provider for change and turning points. Well, It is in my 1H here so supposedly I should be expecting some shifts in my thinking or there will be changes that will affect my life on a very personal level??

[Moonwhisper]

This is the SR chart for the upcoming year.
I have also attached my Natal chart with Transits and Progressions

[gemini59]

You have done a good job.

I will add some notes.

Moon in the first implies several things in the solar. Moon =change, emotions, fluctuations. First house is how you present to others, your health, your ego.
It may indicate a certain moodiness that you present to others, you are uncertain about your outward appearance or lunar type illness.

Mars and moon in opposition can imply a certain charge to emotions, arguments.

Of specific note is the trine of moon to mercury. These two planets in aspect is a repeat aspect of your natal energy. The natal aspect is a square thus a point of challenge in your nature. The trine in the solar does not imply an easy relationship as the natal square is an undercurrent. It implies a chance to resolve the natal conflict. Moon is emotion and mercury communication. There is a natal challenge in communication of emotion.

Since mercury rules your natal 10th status, and in the solar it also rules status as well as 7th house this may tell us something about the upcoming year. Now with all angles in mutable signs we can say a lot of changes are happening this year.

The sagitarius rising is interesting. Sagittarius is the traditional ruler of the 9th house. Too with your 3rd house rising there is an emphasis on it polar point or the 9th house. So the 3/9 axis is activated. Jupiter is in the 5th house of pleasure and love affairs. If we look again at the natal we see another repeat aspect from your natal.

Jupiter and mercury in the natal are in opposition. An opposition implies energy where you swing one way then another, and they are in conflict with each other. In the solar they are squaring each other presenting a challenge. Again this energy will prove to be a challenge to you. The message here, with jupiter, ruler fo the 1st in the fifth indicates an ego focus on love affairs or fifth house issues and in conflict or a challenge to the rules of the 7th and 10th or mercury. Another key word for mercury is communication, contracts. Since mercury is on the cusp of the 9th we can say it highlights again this 9th house issue of legal issues, education?, long distance travel? attorneys or religion.

Of note is Saturn is the highest planet in the solar or most visible to others. Saturn is responsibility, delays, disappointments ,and seriousness.

Now as far as the progressed chart. Natal saturn is being revisited by mercury. Now mercury is retrograde. I did not take the time to see when it went retrograde. But a progressed retrograde planet implies less open communication, it is more inward. You may have a naturally serious expression. This aspect in progressed returns you too look at this seriousness.

Another note is progressed sun in trine to natal Uranus. When I look at the solar I note that Uranus aspects venus (which is a repeat theme from the natal) and since venus is somewhat energized by the sun we may see some of this energy begin to develop through loved ones, 8th house issues, or your money issues. I wonder if next years solar will show this sun uranus combination more. I think it is an emerging theme.

Too progressed sun is in opposition or activating natal jupiter.

My thoughts are these. I think marriage or serious relationship issues will arise. I ponder the indicators. There is a challenge within yourself or partner about this committment. Certainly legal issues are there with jupiter so active. Will it come to pass? There are challenges and with saturn in the 10th there will be delays.
Hope this helps. keep us posted.

[Moonwhisper]

Thank you so much Cassandra, for taking the time to go into such detail while looking at my Solar Return chart
I see that there are indeed a few themes supported by both the SR, progressions, transits and a correspondence to natal planets and aspects. Hopefully things will develop for the better and there will be positive outcomes in the upcoming year...
I am really hoping that my current situation with the Aries guy is finally going to start unfolding in the right direction and some light will be shed on what is going on with us since the interest is very strong and definitely there both ways... Maybe this is one of Saturn's delays and obstacles... who knows...

I will keep you posted on any progress

[gemini59]

I agree. I will share with you that when I was married Sagittarius, my ninth house, was rising on solar return.

But for me, solar returns are still very much a learning process.

[Moonwhisper]

That's so interesting... I always wondered if the Sun sign of the person you marry is in any way projected as a form of energy in any of the house cusps/signs in the SR chart (i.e. 5th, 7th)...

I really believe that I now met the person who is right for me and hope my intuition is not wrong... Things started developing then came to a halt and hopefully they will clear up soon. No wonder he is an Aries lol , with all personal planets going through in his sign, plus having my progressed Moon in Aries as well

So far, my only long-term relationship that almost turned into marriage started with Sag rising on a Solar Return chart I mentioned above - back from 2003. I remember when I wrote about this guy 2 years ago and how bad I wanted him to rekindle our relationship that he broke off in Nov, 2008.
Oh well, he did come back, a true Capricorn but he did... eventually - a few months ago that is but it was way too late for me and I had already realized my self worth so there was no way for him to just walk back into my life again. Now, at this stage of my life, where I have grown emotionally, I see so clearly that he is just not the man for me.
Anyway, that is just for the record I remember that you were the one who read my chart then

[Moonwhisper]

It is quite interesting that today Venus and Mars conjunct and this should mark the beginning of a new, positive cycle relationship wise Hope the good energy comes around
I really enjoy reading Sandy Bryan's column - some of the things she points out to have been spot on for me personally:

http://sstars.wordpress.com/2011/04/...eather-report/

[Moonwhisper]

-- I just noticed that Juno is in my 10th H (and about to conjunct my MC) - the same position it was in my 2003 SR chart.
-- Pholus is about to conjunct my IC and is in my 1st H here, conjunct Moon and in opposition to Mars... It is also about to trine Mercury, ruler of my Asc nataly and Descendant in this SR.
-- Wow, just noticed that my SR Jupiter is conjunct my natal Pholus That should definitely be a sign of something and hopefully a good one taking in account the fact that we are talking about Jupiter here and in the context of being my Asc ruler, plus in my 5H and natal ruler of 7th H...