Unveil the Mysteries of the Moon!
Below is some sample text from a number of the chapters of a Lunar
Return report, created by John Townley.
Introduction
Astrology can provide many valuable panoramas as you move through this
world, from a lifelong overview to the snapshot of the opportunities
available in a single instant. The view you get depends upon how far
back you pull from the subject and thus how much your eye, so to speak,
can encompass. In the words of the Sesame Street song:
That's about the size,
Where you put your eyes,
That's about the size of it.
It's all in how you frame your picture. The closer to the subject you
get, the greater the detail - the farther away, the larger the scope.
The natal horoscope with its transits and progressions can, for
instance, give you a view of all the days of your life, painted with a
broad brush. Or, the sweep of the heavens in the instant of the moment
can portray where you're at right now. In the middle, the pictures of
the coming month or the coming year are available to you in the form of
lunar (monthly) and solar (yearly) returns.
What Is A Lunar Return?
Your Lunar return is the monthly chart of the instant the Moon in the
sky returns to the exact position it was at your birth. It's kind of a
monthly birthday, and the arrangement of planets it displays reflects
the patterns of your coming month. Each month, this re-birth-day works
out its potential for you and then is renewed once again 27 1/2 days
later with a new set of surprises and opportunities. ...
Part I
Your Personal Lunar Return
Your Lunar Return Chart This Month
Your Lunar return can be read in a manner similar to many other types
of horoscopes, except that in doing interpretations it must be kept in
mind that it has an unusually short life. The chart is only in effect
for 27 1/2 days until it is supplanted by the next Lunar return. Thus,
where the middle and outer planets are concerned, there is little or no
change of sign over literally dozens of Lunar returns. This makes the
overall influence of signs more of a long-term, barely changing
backdrop and thus negligible in effect. The house placements and the
mutual aspects of the planets and Angles thus become where all the
action is, fueled mostly by the faster-changing positions of the inner
planets. That may be just as well, as trying to stuff too much
interpretive information into a description of a single month leads to
diminishing returns, and what is important gets lost in the shuffle. So
what is most important in a Lunar return? Certainly the house positions
of the Sun and Moon, and the sign of the Ascendant, which represent the
main areas of focus for the month, along with the house positions of
the planets. After that comes the aspects of the Lights, Angles, and
inner planets to each other and to the middle and outer planets, which
describes the dynamics of the month. Last comes the aspects of the
middle and outer planets to each other, which provide a background
dynamic upon which the rest play out. These, taken together with
featured elements of your natal chart highlighted by Lunar Return
positions, give an overall picture of the coming month. ...
Part II
Lunar Return: Sep 18, 2001
Your Foundation For The Month: Sun, Moon, Ascendant
As in a natal chart, the first thing you look at is the position of the
Sun, Moon, and Ascendant. Their positions and aspects form the
fundamental dynamic for the month: whether it's coming on like a
juggernaut, sneaking up like a cat, stumbling in like a bull in a china
shop, or striding in like a hero. Since the Lunar Return Moon is the
same as your natal Moon, any aspects to it are also transiting aspects
to your natal horoscope, thus uniquely entwining both charts and making
the Lunar aspects especially important. The house position of the Sun
and Moon tell you where your main action will be all month, and the
Ascendant sign show the overall style. Easy aspects of these to the
rest of the chart will show a month whizzing by according to plan. Hard
aspects will indicate tangles and challenges to overcome. The text
relays how to make the most of the former and how to transform the
latter to get best results from the month.
Sun
It's not so much what you do but what others can do for you that will
key this next lunar month. It's time to put your ego aside and let
partners at home and work take the helm and steer for a while - you'll
be surprised where you end up. Rolling with this feeling will allow you
some time to tend to your inner self while the outside is handled for
you, so lean on your allies and praise them for what they accomplish,
as what they do credits not just them but you and your association with
them. This is a time partnerships of all kind can flourish if you throw
yourself into the effort and lead with your heart.
Moon
Have a feeling something's missing in your life? Chances are, you're
right, and this lunar month is the time to find it. You've been handed
a special key to the inner lost and found, so root around in your
emotional attic and rediscover things you've left behind that perhaps
you shouldn't have. These can be physical, like old momentos of
attachments gone by, or entirely intangible, like uncovering your
personal and family roots to better understand what you come from. If a
purchase (or repurchase) towards this end turns out to be expensive,
you may have to charge it. It will pay for itself in the long run.
Oppositely, think twice about what you throw out on a whim - as soon as
it's gone, you'll need it! ...
Part III
Featured Planets
Featured Natal Positions: Your Best Foot Forward
When selected Lunar Return positions occupy the same spaces as bodies
in your natal chart, this highlights certain natal inclinations for the
month. It will mean that certain elements in your fundamental character
will be emphasized both internally externally. These will be the areas
that most appear to represent you for the moment and that others will
seize upon as entry points to your personality. These are the areas in
which you can put your best foot forward to make the most effective and
gratifying steps ahead, providing your first line of challenges and
opportunities to embrace the world.
Sun Highlighted by Jupiter
This highlights your fundamental energies that make your personality
shine throughout the month and beyond. It will mean that events this
month will to some extent revolve around your ability to demonstrate
self-confidence and become a well of energy and inspiration for others.
It is the opportunity for your self, the unity behind the sum of your
parts, to take command and establish power and influence over your
surroundings. That does not mean you will be lord of all you survey,
but it's a sure step in that direction and will lead to confirmation of
an expanded self-image that can only put you on a rising track, both on
the inside and the outside.
Part IV
Daily Events
The Daily News: Transits,
lunations, eclipses
As the Moon speeds on through the month, the minute hand of your Lunar
Return, it moves through all twelve houses of both your natal chart and
the Lunar Return chart, as well as hitting both sets of planets. These
are the times to look for specific events that activate these parts of
your monthly picture and will offer times for making your best moves.
There are forty-six such events, and they repeat every month, but not
at the same time or in the same order. Plus, the playing field and
basic potentials of each month differ, so each of the basic transits
has a different role to play every month, while retaining its core
implications. The individual transits begin with the symbolism of the
degree at which they occur, followed by an interpretation of their
general meaning, and finish with a handful of specific "issues and
accents" to address, which they may bring into your life. Finally, your
personal Void-of-Course Moon periods will vary widely and are important
timing factors in the daily decision-making process, so keep a close
eye on them.
Tue Sep 18, 2001 Moon
in Libra
08:02 pm Moon Conjunct Natal Jupiter
19° Libra: A gang of robbers is seen in hiding, ready and anxious
to attack the heavily armed caravan just coming into sight.
REPUDIATION
Look for circumstances to further your good fortune and new ways to
develop that further your agenda. This is aided by a generally
positive, can-do attitude and a feeling that it's all going to work out
for the best. And that's an approach that can make for excellent
self-fulfilling prophecies. Generosity is the first option, which tends
to be returned in kind, and a feeling of being in touch with the
general operating system of life gives insight to the heart as well as
the head. Issues and Accents: organization, self-confidence, rebuke,
knowledge, budgets.
Wed Sep 19, 2001 Moon
in Libra (Enters Scorpio at 03:27 pm) 03:40 am Moon Conjunct
Transiting Mercury
23° Libra: Chanticleer mounts the corner post of a fence; never
will the day again be greeted with the enthusiasm now born.
TRIUMPH
This is a time for clearing things up and attempting to be particularly
lucid about your current set of plans. New insights can be worked into
the picture and details laid out to those who need to be in the know.
Bounce ideas off other heads to see a less subjective view of your
schemata, then proceed to set things into motion before you lose the
freshness of the inspiration. Though feelings may compel, you're best
off ...
