Goldfinger
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Hello Everyone,
I'm new to this forum and my post might be quite long so bear with me!
I recently celebrated my 31st birthday and solar return on July 26th in Istanbul, Turkey. I'm American and living in Tokyo as an aspiring international actor and became interested in solar return travel last year. I figured, "hey, why not take a vacation on my birthday and travel to a 'lucky' place as well?!?!?"
Last year I went to San Diego because in the non-precession corrected return chart (which I got from Astro.com), I had a grand trine with Jupiter in the 2nd house, Moon in the 5th, and the Midheaven. Also, there was a conjunction of the Sun and Mercury in the 8th house, which in my mind would represent contracts and negotiations. I can say that the past year didn't turn out as I expected...... No increase in income and I actually went 7 months without any acting/modeling gigs. Honestly, I just couldn't seem to pass an audition or a picture selection to save my life, no matter how hard I tried!!! And I don't even want to talk about the state of my finances!! HA! HA! HA!
Then I came across Bob Mark's astrology site and he wrote many case studies about how people travelled on their birthdays, but he strongly recommends using Precession Corrected charts because they are more indicative of events.
Astro.com (which I believe is what most people use in order to obtain free charts) does not have a function to pression correct charts. So I found a software called Janus 4.1 which has both functions.
As it turned out, in my precession corrected chart for last year's solar return in San Diego, the cusp of my 2nd house was ruled by Cancer. Where was the ruler (the moon)? In the 12th house..... Also, Jupiter was in the 8th, while the conjunction of the Sun and Mercury was in the 3rd. So in my mind, the precession corrected chart seemed to represent my past year more than the non-precession corrected chart.
After reviewing Bob Marks's website about Precession Corrected Solar Returns as well as reading his book, "How to Get More Love, Money, and Success by Traveling on Your Birthday", I thought this year I would take another stab and this time focus on the precession corrected method. I'll have to admit that his case studies are quite compelling if I do say so myself! For more info please refer to the following links:
http://www.bobmarksastrologer.com/19.1Birthdays.htm
http://www.amazon.com/More-Money-Su...=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236836023&sr=8-3
Anyhow, when using Astro.com's free chart service, my non-precession Solar Return location set for Pago Pago, American Samoa looked good. However, I thought this year, I would focus on Bob Marks's method of using Precession Corrected charts. In doing so (using my Janus 4.1 software), my birthday destination for this year on July 26th was set for Istanbul, Turkey.
For your reference, I have attached my:
1. Natal Chart
2. Precession Corrected Return Chart for Istanbul
3. Non-Precession Corrected Return Chart for Istanbul
4. Precession Corrected Bi-Wheel Return Chart
5. Non-Precession Corrected Bi-Wheel Return Chart
*In the Bi-Wheel Charts, the solar return chart is in the inner wheel while my natal chart is in the outer wheel.
Anyhow, I had a great birthday vacation and was in Istanbul between July 24th-27th. As I decided to focus on the Precession Corrected Return Chart for Istanbul I noticed some interesting aspects:
1. The Solar Return Ascendant is at 0 degrees Capricorn, which is related to the Cardinal Axis (in terms of being "connected" to the world).
2. Pluto is less than 1 degree conjunct the Ascendant in the 1st house, both of which receive sextiles from Part of Fortune in the 2nd house.
3. Midheaven is conjunct the fixed star Spica.
4. Sun is in an angular house (7th).
5. Moon in Libra in the 9th house.
6. Jupiter, Chiron, Neptune in the 2nd house with Venus in the 6th form a tight Grand Trine with the Midheaven (as well as the fixed star Spica).
7. Also, when looking at my natal chart, the recent Solar Eclipse on July 22nd occurred very close to my natal sun and Midheaven. In the Solar Return Chart for Istanbul, the eclipse fell within my 7th house.
Besides reading Bob Marks's website and book, I'm a bit more convinced that Precession Corrected Solar Returns might be the way to go. The night I returned back to Tokyo from Istanbul I received a phone call from my agency about a photo shooting (after not hearing from them in a while). I passed the audition and did the job this past Monday and had another audition yesterday. So far, the events seem a bit contrary to my non-precessed chart for Istanbul which has the Sun in the 12th house (a terrible placement for anyone involved in the entertainment industry which limits their ability to "be seen, noticed or discovered").
I'm only 2 weeks into my solar return, but I was wondering if anyone would like to add their thoughts/opinions as to what the upcoming year might hold for me? Thanks in advance for your time and I look forward to reading your insights!!!
I'm new to this forum and my post might be quite long so bear with me!
I recently celebrated my 31st birthday and solar return on July 26th in Istanbul, Turkey. I'm American and living in Tokyo as an aspiring international actor and became interested in solar return travel last year. I figured, "hey, why not take a vacation on my birthday and travel to a 'lucky' place as well?!?!?"
Last year I went to San Diego because in the non-precession corrected return chart (which I got from Astro.com), I had a grand trine with Jupiter in the 2nd house, Moon in the 5th, and the Midheaven. Also, there was a conjunction of the Sun and Mercury in the 8th house, which in my mind would represent contracts and negotiations. I can say that the past year didn't turn out as I expected...... No increase in income and I actually went 7 months without any acting/modeling gigs. Honestly, I just couldn't seem to pass an audition or a picture selection to save my life, no matter how hard I tried!!! And I don't even want to talk about the state of my finances!! HA! HA! HA!
Then I came across Bob Mark's astrology site and he wrote many case studies about how people travelled on their birthdays, but he strongly recommends using Precession Corrected charts because they are more indicative of events.
Astro.com (which I believe is what most people use in order to obtain free charts) does not have a function to pression correct charts. So I found a software called Janus 4.1 which has both functions.
As it turned out, in my precession corrected chart for last year's solar return in San Diego, the cusp of my 2nd house was ruled by Cancer. Where was the ruler (the moon)? In the 12th house..... Also, Jupiter was in the 8th, while the conjunction of the Sun and Mercury was in the 3rd. So in my mind, the precession corrected chart seemed to represent my past year more than the non-precession corrected chart.
After reviewing Bob Marks's website about Precession Corrected Solar Returns as well as reading his book, "How to Get More Love, Money, and Success by Traveling on Your Birthday", I thought this year I would take another stab and this time focus on the precession corrected method. I'll have to admit that his case studies are quite compelling if I do say so myself! For more info please refer to the following links:
http://www.bobmarksastrologer.com/19.1Birthdays.htm
http://www.amazon.com/More-Money-Su...=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236836023&sr=8-3
Anyhow, when using Astro.com's free chart service, my non-precession Solar Return location set for Pago Pago, American Samoa looked good. However, I thought this year, I would focus on Bob Marks's method of using Precession Corrected charts. In doing so (using my Janus 4.1 software), my birthday destination for this year on July 26th was set for Istanbul, Turkey.
For your reference, I have attached my:
1. Natal Chart
2. Precession Corrected Return Chart for Istanbul
3. Non-Precession Corrected Return Chart for Istanbul
4. Precession Corrected Bi-Wheel Return Chart
5. Non-Precession Corrected Bi-Wheel Return Chart
*In the Bi-Wheel Charts, the solar return chart is in the inner wheel while my natal chart is in the outer wheel.
Anyhow, I had a great birthday vacation and was in Istanbul between July 24th-27th. As I decided to focus on the Precession Corrected Return Chart for Istanbul I noticed some interesting aspects:
1. The Solar Return Ascendant is at 0 degrees Capricorn, which is related to the Cardinal Axis (in terms of being "connected" to the world).
2. Pluto is less than 1 degree conjunct the Ascendant in the 1st house, both of which receive sextiles from Part of Fortune in the 2nd house.
3. Midheaven is conjunct the fixed star Spica.
4. Sun is in an angular house (7th).
5. Moon in Libra in the 9th house.
6. Jupiter, Chiron, Neptune in the 2nd house with Venus in the 6th form a tight Grand Trine with the Midheaven (as well as the fixed star Spica).
7. Also, when looking at my natal chart, the recent Solar Eclipse on July 22nd occurred very close to my natal sun and Midheaven. In the Solar Return Chart for Istanbul, the eclipse fell within my 7th house.
Besides reading Bob Marks's website and book, I'm a bit more convinced that Precession Corrected Solar Returns might be the way to go. The night I returned back to Tokyo from Istanbul I received a phone call from my agency about a photo shooting (after not hearing from them in a while). I passed the audition and did the job this past Monday and had another audition yesterday. So far, the events seem a bit contrary to my non-precessed chart for Istanbul which has the Sun in the 12th house (a terrible placement for anyone involved in the entertainment industry which limits their ability to "be seen, noticed or discovered").
I'm only 2 weeks into my solar return, but I was wondering if anyone would like to add their thoughts/opinions as to what the upcoming year might hold for me? Thanks in advance for your time and I look forward to reading your insights!!!
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