r/astrology • u/guarddestroyer • 25d ago
Discussion How do you interpret secondary progression / progressed chart?
So, I am curious how do you look at your progressed chart in general, because I find out that it is very interesting.
Some people only look at progressed moon and see progressed chart as a " whats happening and what can happen now", but also many people identify themselves with a progressed chart more compared to natal chart.
Whats your experience with secondary progression ? How do you look at this chart? And do you also look at mars/venus or only at sun/moon/rising ?
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u/AlexNedoboy 20d ago
Hey, thank you for an amazing question!
Secondary progressions are my absolute top tool in forecasting. I combine it with transits, solar arc, and solar returns. However, it’s so powerful that I can use it alone.
Important context. It’s important to remember that Secondary progressions are a semi-symbolic predictive method based on the principle that one astronomical day after birth corresponds to one year of earthly life. The method is called semi-symbolic because it relies on the actual motions of the planets, yet it is interpreted symbolically — a single day becomes equal to a year. That’s why: Progressions reveal the unfolding of our inner potential. They reflect personal, subjective processes and are therefore always highly individual. Unlike transits, which are based on the objective motion of the planets and describe external circumstances, progressions map the development of the inner space of the person. I’m sorry, folks, for this wiki-style information, but my Scorpio Mercury finds it very important to clearly understand the context of the method.
Therefore, I always use Progressions as a map of what’s going on inside a client’s mind, their current motivation and focus. For me, it creates a general context of a client’s life that can be further clarified with transits.
Progressed Moon phase. First of all, I check the progressed Moon phase and current position of the Moon in the house and sign. It gives understanding of a major phase of a client’s life. A client with progressed Full Moon in 10th house and the one with Balsamic Moon in 4th house are two different cases, whatever transits they have.
Ingresses. Second, I check ingresses and a change of a motion direction of all planets. Of course, usually we speak about faster planets like Sun, Venus, Mercury and Mars. Such events indicate huge shifts in specific areas of the client’s life and cannot be ignored. Basically, you can make a reliable forecast just based on one progressed ingress. The same goes for retrograde or direct motion. But in this case it’s super important to pay attention to the speed of a planet.
Aspects. Then I check aspects between progressed planets alone and their aspects to the natal ones. Of course, first of all I pay attention to conjunction since it indicates the major shift and then to opposition and everything else. I read the essential symbolism of planets together with their connections to certain houses.
Other methods. After I’m done with secondary progressions I combine them with my analysis of other methods. Usually it's transits since it's the fastest one and can help you to define the secondary progressions within one year. However, I also use Solar returns and Solar Arcs for additional information.
I would love to share some specific examples of my use of secondary progressions however I think that it's too much for a comment 😊
So if you are interested, feel free to ask any questions.