Alexey Agaphonov Progressions
CONTENTS
Progressions of the first years of life …………………………………………… ……………… 2
Four “seeds” of progressions ……………………………………………… ……………….. 3
Seed of unity ……………………………………………………….. …………………….. 3
Seed of three ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 13
Seed of seven ………………… 16
Predictive power of proportional progressions …………………….. 18
Appendix: Tables for calculating progressions …………………………. 20
Table 1. Anthropocronic progression ……………………………………. … 20
Table 2. Months in anthropocronic progression ……………………….. ……………………………………… ………. 22
Table 4. Seven-day progression …………………………………….. ……. 24
2 PROGRESSIONS OF THE FIRST YEARS OF LIFE
Transits of the first days of life can be associated with the symbolism of numbers — unity, three, seven, and twelve. The choice of these numbers has a certain numerological (esoteric) meaning. Modern mathematics singles out three, seven, and twelve as three numbers that form corresponding systems*. Unity is the number of the Absolute, of beginning, initiative, essence, integrity, potential, impulse, source. It contains all numbers as a possibility. Unity is the beginning and end of any cycle, its Alpha and Omega. The first principle of three, symbolized by an equilateral triangle, is perfect, universal, abstract harmony, self-sufficiency, and closure. The second principle of three, symbolized by the resolution of opposition, is movement, synthesis, connection and interaction, thought, love, action. Three is the first number sufficient to form a system.
*That is, on the one hand, we obtain several life plans. The first covers 24 hours, the second — three days (and is divided into three periods of 27 years), the third — seven days (and is divided into seven periods of 12 years), and the fourth — twelve days (and is divided into 12 periods of seven years). Ideally, these progressions, each in its own way, describe 84 years of life. On the other hand, they characterize how a person enters the world and act regardless of the length of life, forming the core of character. These progressions describe the way a child adapts to the surrounding world and the formation of psychological mechanisms that allow an adult to act in a social environment.
In the progressions “1 day = 1 year,” the end of the first day corresponds to the end of the first year of life, the end of the third day — to the end of the third year, and so on. Psychologists emphasize the importance of these periods in the formation of a child’s psyche. The known crises of “one year,” “three years,” “seven years,” and “adolescence” each signify a certain degree of personal growth. Aspects in the progressions of the first years of life should be monitored by loving, attentive, and educated parents and attempts should be made to create their positive reflection in real life. This is how one can positively shape a child’s psyche. Here lies the space for creative interaction between astrology and child psychology.
From the point of view of transits, by the end of the first year of life the Sun traverses the entire Zodiac, however, it includes the entire chart; by the end of the third year Jupiter forms a square to its natal position, by the end of the seventh year Saturn forms a square to its natal position, and by the end of the twelfth year Jupiter returns.
Transits of the first days of life are a kind of semantic “seeds” of the chart. Each of them has a unique character. I propose to call these progressions “proportional,” since all of them are equated to 84 years, but the proportion “progressive time = real lifetime” in them is always different.
FOUR “SEEDS” OF PROGRESSIONS
Seed of unity
The most generalized semantic layer, corresponding to unity, the Sun, and Uranus. This is the transit of the first day to natal coordinates (anthropocronic progression, see the article by A. Timashev in the journal “Astrologia” No. 2 for 2002). During this time, transiting cardinal cusps traverse the entire Zodiac and form all aspects to all natal points, “including” the horoscope. It is also worth considering the transit to the relocation chart (coordinates for a new place of residence are built for both the natal and the transit chart; otherwise, the transiting cusps will remain unchanged).
The anthropocronic progression describes life in general, as if it lasted 84 years. Major aspects of progressive elements to the natal chart in the anthropocronic progression are unique; there are not many of them, and each is formed only once. On the other hand, the anthropocronic progression describes the first year of life. It turns out that the first day and the first year of a person’s life determine their entire subsequent fate.
In the anthropocronic progression, one day equals 84 years, one year of life corresponds to 17 minutes 8.6 seconds, and one month — a little more than 1 minute 25 seconds. One hour corresponds to 3.5 years.
Let us consider the anthropocronic progression of John Lennon.
Chart 1. John Lennon. October 9, 1940. 17:30 GT. 53N25; 2W55
Lennon was born in Liverpool on October 9, 1940, at 17:30 GT. In February 1956, he became interested in the guitar and soon organized his first band. At that time, he was 15 years and 5 months old. On July 15, 1958, Lennon’s mother was killed by a car. At that time, he was 17 years, 9 months, and 6 days old. Progressive Ascendant in square to the Sun, MC in sextile to Jupiter and Saturn.
The progressive horoscope is built for 21 hours 55 minutes 43 seconds GT on October 9, 1940.
On August 23, 1962, Lennon married, and soon after, his child was born. The progressive Cross of Fate in quincunx to Pluto, ruler of the 8th house, and in conjunction with the 12th house cusp.
In the anthropocronic progression, this age corresponds to 4 hours 25 minutes 43 seconds: 15.5 × 17 minutes 8.6 seconds = 4 hours 25 minutes 43 seconds.
This corresponds to 5 hours 4 minutes 28 seconds. The progressive horoscope is built for 22 hours 34 minutes 28 seconds GT.
At the age of 21 years, 10 months, and 15 days, the progressive horoscope is built for 23:44:53 GT.
In the progressive chart, the Moon is on the Descendant.
In October 1963, “The Beatles” moved to London. This was the autumn of their first major success. On February 5, 1964, “The Beatles” began their tour of the United States, which launched their worldwide fame. The Moon is in sextile to the MC, and the IC passed the Sun in the summer of 1963 (when the first signs of “Beatlemania” appeared).
Progressed MC and Part of Fortune on the natal Ascendant at 7° Libra in the autumn of 1969, Lennon announced that he had decided to leave the group. He was 29 years old. This year also saw Lennon’s intense political activism. Four minutes later (approximately three months) the MC formed a trine to Venus, the ruler of the natal Descendant and the progressed MC. Lennon died on 9 December 1980 at about 4:00 GMT in New York. The MC had reached the conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in the spring of 1969 (when Lennon married Yoko Ono).
At age 23, Lennon’s progressed chart is calculated for 0°04′18″ GMT on 10 October 1940.
At age 23 years and 4 months, the progressed chart is calculated for 0°09′18″ GMT on 10 October 1940.
At age 26 years and a little over, the progressed chart is calculated for 0°57′08″ GMT on 10 October 1940.
The progressed chart is calculated for 1°49′ GMT on 10 October 1940.
At age 40 years and 1 month, in time-progression this age corresponds to: (40 × 17 min 8.6 sec) + 1 min 25 sec = 687 min 9 sec = 11 hr 27 min 9 sec. The progressed chart is calculated for 4 hr 57 min 9 sec GMT on 10 October 1940.
Let us examine the progressions in the radix. In the progressed aspects there are no clear indications of a fatal event at this time. There is, however, an indication of important changes: the cardinal axes are making ingress at this moment—the Ascendant moves into Libra and the MC into Cancer. In the progressed chart Mars, the significator of injuries, is in the 1st house (the progressed Ascendant is 2°40′ from the natal Mars). Thus the time-progression for the birthplace points to danger for Lennon’s life later, in early 1981, when the progressed Ascendant will reach Mars. Yet the ingress of the progressed cusps indicates important changes (in the autumn of 1980 Lennon returned to studio work and recorded his final album). In the relocation chart for New York, the progressed Ascendant (the progressed chart is calculated for New York!) is in conjunction with Pluto in the 8th house (orb of the aspect is about 7′).
Chart 2. J. Lennon. Progressions for 9 December 1980 (New York relocation chart)
The summary of the time-progression is shown by the transits at 17:30 GMT on 10 October 1940. At that moment the Moon formed a trine to the Sun. The main result of Lennon’s life was to be the attainment of inner harmony, creative self-expression and fame (the Sun rules the 5th house). He was to turn to his roots, to create his home (the Moon rules the 4th house). Perhaps this is what he was moving toward in the final years of his life. Within the first day the Moon made a square to Saturn and Jupiter—career, depression, international fame, all in a problematic form. Yet the initial impulse of the first layer of fate was the first applying aspect of the Moon—its opposition to Pluto. This describes the terror of the infant in the first hours and first month of life (Liverpool was bombed by German aircraft; the “Battle of Britain” was raging), early separation from the mother, reliance on women/the public as compensation for terror or loneliness, and has a bearing on popularity, on the projection of the unconscious (Moon) onto the masses (Pluto).
Let us verify the action of the time-progression using the example of A. Pushkin’s chart. The poet was born in Moscow on 6 June 1799 (New Style) at 16:50 GMT (author’s rectification). The duel took place on 10 February 1837 (New Style). In the natal chart the progressed Ascendant is less than one degree from the natal Mars in the 8th house. The progressed chart is calculated for 3 hr 18 min 14 sec GMT on 7 June 1799. Pushkin was 36 years, 8 months and 4 days old. In time-progression this corresponds to 10 hr 28 min 40 sec. In the relocation chart for St Petersburg, where the duel occurred, the progressed Ascendant is on the natal Mars and the MC on the natal Pluto.
Chart 3. A. Pushkin. Progressions for the day of the duel (St Petersburg relocation chart)
These aspects indicate fantasy, poetic perception of the world and profession. The final aspect is the Moon’s sextile to Leo on the MC, indicating popularity. Of course, for an infant all this lies in the future. Yet the basic motivations are already formed on the unconscious level and will later “take flesh.”
Marie Antoinette was born in Vienna on 2 November 1755 at 18:23 GMT. She was guillotined on 16 October 1793, shortly before her 38th birthday. In time-progression this corresponds to: (38 × 17 min 8.6 sec) − (1 min 25 sec ÷ 2) = 646 min 327 sec − 44 sec = 650 min 43 sec = 10 hr 50 min 43 sec. The progressed chart is calculated for 5 hr 13 min 43 sec GMT on 3 November 1755. In the natal chart we do not obtain striking combinations, except for the opposition of the progressed Part of Fortune to the Sun and Venus. In the relocation chart for Paris (the progressed chart is also calculated for Paris!) the progressed Ascendant is square Saturn, the ruler of the 8th house.
Map 4. Marie Antoinette. Progressions for the day of execution (Paris relocation chart)
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was born on 29 June 1900 at 8:50 GMT in Lyon (author’s rectification). Saint-Exupéry wrote The Little Prince in 1942 in New York (at about age 42, which corresponds to 12 hours). The progressed chart for 29 June 1942 is calculated for 20:50 GMT. The progressed MC is in quincunx to Neptune, Mercury is in the 7th house and Jupiter in the 10th progressed house. In the relocation chart for New York the progressed Ascendant has made a trine to Venus (orb less than 1°), and the progressed MC has formed a square to Jupiter 5½ minutes ago, corresponding to four months. Saint-Exupéry died on 31 July 1944. At that time he was 44 years and 1 month old. The progressed chart is calculated for 21:04:18 GMT. The progressed IC is in conjunction with Mars, the ruler of the 8th house. In this case the event is shown by progressions in the natal chart.
Chart 5. A. de Saint-Exupéry. Progressions for the day of his final flight
Let us examine cases of epochal discoveries. Alexander Fleming was born on 6 August 1881 at 2:16 GMT.
Chart 6. A. Fleming. 6 August 1881. 2:16 GMT. 55N37; 4W18.
Progressions for the day of the discovery of penicillin (natal chart)
Map 7. A. Fleming. Progressions for the day of the discovery of penicillin (London relocation chart)
Fleming discovered penicillin on 3 September 1928. At that time he was 47 years and one month old. This corresponds to 13 hr 27 min 04 sec. The progressed chart is calculated for 15 hr 43 min 04 sec. The progressed 9th cusp is in sextile to the radix Pluto, the ruler of the 5th house in the 11th house. The progressed Moon is in opposition to Venus, the ruler of the 11th house, in the 12th house. The progressed 6th cusp is approaching conjunction with Neptune, the ruler of the MC.
At the same time, three cusps — the 1st, 9th, and 10th — are approaching an aspect to the Sun, with the Sun ruling the 9th house of the progressed chart. Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879, at 10:50 GT. He published his work on the special theory of relativity and defended his doctoral dissertation in philosophy in 1905. At that time, he was in his 27th year. The progressed chart is calculated for 18:16 GT. The progressed Descendant is in a conjunction between Mercury and Saturn. By the beginning of his 28th year of life, the progressed Part of Fortune moves into a conjunction with the Descendant — Einstein becomes famous.
Chart 8. A. Einstein. March 14, 1879. 10:50 GT. 48N28; 9E59. Progressions for March 1905
The initial impulses in the chart of the scientist and thinker are described by the aspects of the Moon, Mercury, and Mars. The Moon makes a trine to Venus within a day, a square to the Sun in the 10th house, and a sextile to Jupiter in the 9th house.
Venus: art, women, and a sense of harmony in the structure of the universe were very important to Einstein. He was a very captivating personality until the last years of his life.
Sun: Einstein was a creative personality. He was self-centered. He was always, as they say, in the public eye. He was interested in esotericism; his worldview was deeply mystical. He felt a sense of guilt as one of the creators of the atomic bomb; there were secret circumstances in his life (Sun in Pisces).
Jupiter: broad-mindedness, the inevitability of the position of an ideologue, a struggle for peace, humanitarian activities and unconventional ideas (Aquarius), spiritual journeys, and changes of residence.
Mars makes a semi-sextile to Jupiter, indicating activity, boldness, and daring in resolving Jupiterian matters. Mercury in the 10th house manages to form a conjunction with Saturn, an aspect of concentrated thinking.
In the life of an infant, naturally, all these interactions manifest quite differently. For example, during the first day of life, the Moon’s trine to Venus may signify hours filled with tenderness, its square to the Sun — the first meeting with the father, and its trine to Jupiter — a hearty breakfast or the arrival of a doctor, and so on. During the first year of life, these same aspects may play out differently, for example, Moon-Venus — a meeting with a baby girl, Moon-Sun — parental quarrel, Moon-Jupiter — a “long” journey in a stroller.
Let us consider the case of a political coup. Catherine II was born on May 2, 1729, at 1:31 GT in Szczecin, 53N27; 14E33 (the author’s rectification; see the note “Rectification of Catherine II’s Chart” on our website). She seized power on July 10, 1762 (New Style), at 14:00.
The initial impulses in the empress’s chart are shown, first of all, by the aspects of the Moon during the first day after birth. The Moon forms a conjunction with Venus in the 4th house in Gemini and with Jupiter in Cancer on the cusp of the 5th house, which rules the Midheaven, and enters the 5th house. Catherine’s character was lively, sociable; her method of governing the country and army with the help of favorites (and generosity toward them), as well as her love for domestic comfort and patriarchal Russian customs, are well known. It is obvious that, touching upon Jupiter, the Moon also activates its aspects; the resonance includes a powerful Finger of Fate — Mars-Saturn-Pluto. However, the aspects to these planets are formed by the Moon in progressions only on the following day/year. Finally, the Ascendant at the end of the first day ingresses into Pisces, the second sign of the 1st house, accentuating important personality traits of Catherine: the ability to mimic, intrigue, secret actions, and so on.
However, the coup was prepared in advance. The progressed Midheaven is in conjunction with the Sun, the ruler of the 1st progressed house. The progressed Ascendant is in a square to Uranus. In the relocation chart to St. Petersburg, the progressed Ascendant is in a trine to Mars, the ruler of the relocation chart, the Descendant is in a separating conjunction with Saturn and a square to Neptune, the ruler of the 7th progressed house.
Chart 9. Catherine II. Progressions for the day of the coup
14 Age — 33 years, 2 months, and 8 days, which corresponds to 9h 25m 43s + 2m 51s + 30s = 9h 27m 124s = 9h 29m 04s. The progressed chart is calculated for 11:00 04 GT.
As we can see, the anthropocentric progression is a description of primary motivations and is a rather strong predictive technique. It can also be used for rectification of the chart. However, it should be kept in mind that in anthropocentric progressions, the cusps move quickly (the Midheaven passes 361° in 84 years, or more than 4° per year), so an aspect to a progressed cusp within orb lasts only a few months. A significant event occurs at an aspect close to exact (though not always!), but it can trigger subsequent events even after the aspect has passed.
The Seed of the Trinity
The second semantic layer corresponds to the symbolism of the trinity and generally describes the possible achievement of harmony. Since it is associated with the Saturn cycle, which repeats three times in 84 years, the transits of the first three days should also describe a way to achieve inner stability, a life strategy in the broadest sense, and may relate to career and profession.
According to modern psychologists, by the end of the third year of life, the basic qualities of personality are largely formed. At the end of the third day of Lennon’s life, at 17:30 GMT on October 12, 1940, the Sun moved to the Descendant, Mercury formed an opposition to Saturn, and Venus (ruler of the 2nd and 7th houses) trined the natal Midheaven. The importance of partnership, money, public exposure, concentrated thinking, words, art as a profession, and even the influence of women in Lennon’s life becomes evident. Mars made a semi-sextile to Venus, both planets in the 6th house; Mars rules the 1st house, while Venus rules the 2nd and 7th houses: work (Mars) in art (Venus), money, and partnership. The progressed Ascendant made a semi-sextile to Uranus (independence, nonconformity, originality) and a quincunx to Neptune (interest in altered states of consciousness, attraction not only to music and poetry but also to alcohol and other Neptunian matters; mystery; atmosphere).
In Pushkin’s chart by the end of the third day, the Sun made a square to Uranus in the 9th house—a drive for independence, an original worldview—and closely approached a semi-sextile to Mars in the 8th house, which rules the 4th and 5th houses. The 5th house represents creativity, risk, play, and romantic adventures. The 4th house likely reflects pride in one’s origins and a painful sense of honor (Mars in fall in Cancer). Naturally, this also includes extensive travel and a desire to go abroad (the formula IV + IX is formed with the involvement of masculine, active planets). The fact that the Sun formed two aspects within the first three days is significant—it indicates an early unfolding of creative potential.
Venus in sensitive Cancer made a conjunction with Saturn—an early experience of emotional cooling, disappointment, and an unconscious sense of resource scarcity, which may later lead to financial difficulties (Saturn rules the 2nd house). Symbolically, this reflects the acquisition of a calling and a premonition of difficult social realization (Venus rules the Midheaven). Mercury in stubborn Taurus made sextiles to Venus and Saturn, excellent for developing professional abilities. The Moon, having made a conjunction with Venus and Saturn—charm followed by cooling—portends difficulties with women, “English spleen and Russian melancholy,” then enters the 9th house—expansion of worldview, travel, activities associated with the 9th house, such as enlightenment, publishing, and editing—and into the regal sign of Leo—early recognition and psychological readiness to shine. In Leo, the Moon makes a sextile to Jupiter, which rules the chart—readiness for success, education, broad information absorption, interest in foreign cultures—a square to Neptune in the 12th house (which rules the 3rd house)—poetry, inspiration, the sea, music, but also gossip, secret enmity—and a sextile to the Sun—unfolding creative potential and fame.
The Moon then moves into Virgo and is poised to form an opposition to Pluto. This is the final aspect of the three-day “seed” of progressions, though it does not materialize. In Pushkin’s chart by the end of the third year of life, a premonition of confrontation with fatal forces emerges, though the experience comes later. Perhaps this is why, in his games with authority, he “walked on the edge”—how else to assess his readiness to confess his intention to kill the tsar to the tsar himself (!). As we can see, energetically charged aspects alternate here with interactions that drain energy, even frustrating ones.
Pushkin’s attitude toward women (who greatly influenced his creativity) was complex. His desire to find “the purest charm in the purest form” alternated with cynicism. The cause of this is likely rooted in early alienation from his mother, which is reflected in the progressed conjunctions of the Moon and Venus with Saturn (the experience is repeated twice, first by the Moon, then by Venus, and becomes ingrained in the unconscious for life).
In Catherine the Great’s chart, the progressed Moon made a conjunction with Venus in Gemini, ruler of the 3rd and 8th houses—a multitude of connections, the use of partners’ resources—then a conjunction with exalted Jupiter on the cusp of the 5th house (which rules the Midheaven)—achieving success through a creative (amorous) approach to career—then nearly simultaneous trines to Saturn, a sextile to Mars, and a square to Pluto—a very powerful combination that activated the natal powerful and authoritative Finger of Fate from Mars and Saturn to Pluto, an initiative-driven, sharp mind—and a sextile to the Sun, which rules the 7th house—harmonious cooperation with prominent victors. As a result, the Moon approached the regal sign of Leo. Thus, within three days/years, as a child, Catherine was psychologically prepared to harness the energies of the most diverse planets and (symbolically) to rule, and the progressed Moon did not experience a single draining, energy-depleting major aspect (though the aspect to Pluto may have caused unconscious rebellion). However, no other planet in Catherine’s chart formed a progressed major aspect. This suggests that, in a deeper sense, achieving harmony and adapting to society were accomplished through lunar, feminine methods.
Pushkin’s progressions are far more active; they involve the Sun, Venus, and Mercury—the most important planets for a poet and artist—with the Sun forming a fundamental aspect for Pushkin’s character: an independent, restless square to Uranus. Pushkin was a creative person driven by novelty, with a rich imagination and a complex emotional world, whose genius manifested very early—and the foundation of his uniqueness was laid in the transits of the first three days of his life.
The Seed of Seven
The third semantic layer corresponds to the symbolism of the number seven. It describes a subjective perception of the world, unique creative potentials, emotionally charged, often fantastic ideas about one’s mission, powerful motivations, but may also relate to destructive illusions. It can also be associated with rigid ethical demands (and likely punishment for violating cosmic ethics). Since the number seven in our model is linked to Jupiter’s cycle, this layer of the seed can describe the means of achieving success (real or imagined).
In Lennon’s chart by the end of the seventh day (in transits at 17:30 GMT on October 16, 1940), the Midheaven made a trine to Saturn and Jupiter, while Mars, having formed harmonious aspects to the Moon-Pluto opposition, made a square to the Midheaven. Shortly before that, the Ascendant made a square to Pluto. Of the personal planets, only Mars formed aspects to the outer planets.
Summary: stable social status (Midheaven aspects), money (Pluto rules the 8th house), active conquest of popularity (Mars aspects to the Moon-Pluto opposition), work within a collective of friends and even broad public activity touching on the New Age movement in general (Mars aspect to the Moon in Aquarius in the 11th house), assertiveness and pride in one’s profession and career (Mars square to Midheaven), personal upheavals, potential collapse, pride, professional difficulties (Ascendant-Pluto and Mars-Midheaven), and unresolved creative potential (lack of Sun aspects).
In Pushkin’s chart by the end of the seventh day, the Sun made semi-sextiles to Mercury and Venus, approaching the midpoint between them. On one hand, this symbolizes the creative process; on the other, it indicates activity in social, cultural, and romantic contacts. Mercury ingressed into Gemini, the sign of writing and information exchange, while Venus moved into Leo, adding brilliance and grandeur to it. These are indications of changes in communication style, shifts in the image of a beloved (remaining essentially the same in essence, it acquires Leo traits), and changes in tastes and aesthetic ideals. The Midheaven made a trine to Jupiter (success, a Jupiterian profession) and a close semi-sextile to Neptune (poetry, inspiration, mysticism). Mars made a conjunction with the Moon (irritability, heightened emotionality, and irritability) and entered a conjunction with Venus (heightened sexuality).Perhaps both these aspects describe troubles caused by women that affect social standing and prestige (Venus rules the MC), and even threaten life (Mars, the Moon, and Venus relate to the 8th house)… Catherine II still had no ingresses into signs (except for the Moon), indicating inner stability and even conservatism (the Sun and Mars in fixed Taurus!), but Mars made a conjunction with the Sun in the 2nd house, symbolizing activity and even combativeness, harsh measures to preserve stability (the Empire, strengthened army). Progressive Jupiter entered the 5th house, indicating, on the one hand, the resolution of 10th house matters through the 5th house, and on the other, an early premonition of a Jupiterian role: by the age of seven, Princess Sophia dreamed of the crown—though objectively there seemed to be no prerequisites for this. Progressive IC made a conjunction with the Moon and Venus in Gemini—a deep, fundamental desire for domestic comfort despite changing partners, the acquisition of Russia as a homeland. Mercury made a quincunx to Uranus—an interest in philosophy, correspondence with Diderot and Voltaire, a brief period of “freethinking,” reforms, intellectual development, the creation of an excellent intelligence and counterintelligence service, since Mercury co-rules the 3rd house and rules the 4th, while Uranus, in the 9th house, rules the 12th. Mercury also made a sextile to the Moon and Venus—passion, talent for partnerships, literary creativity. The aspects of the progressed Ascendant that have “accumulated” by this time (Ascendant reached the 15th degree of Pisces) the reader can analyze independently.
The fourth semantic layer corresponds to the symbolism of twelve; it describes the native’s life as a relatively complete and harmonious system, characterizes the manner of action in general, and the path to inner harmony through life practice.
By the end of the 12th day, the Moon in Catherine II’s chart made a square to Saturn (stability and perhaps emotional coldness) and a sextile to Pluto (power). The MC prepared to ingress into Capricorn (hierarchy, the pyramid of power, conservatism). Mercury conjoined Mars (the army, reliance on force, harsh decisions). Venus ingressed into Cancer (home, traditions). This is the only planet that ingressed within twelve days! And this ingress is into the conservative, cozy, emotional, domestic Cancer. Over the years, Catherine began to display many qualities of Cancer (see memoirs about her or websites with her biography). On the other hand, the Ascendant made a trine to Uranus, which can be interpreted as a desire for personal freedom, unconventional behavior (what is more telling than her open, which bordered on innocent matriarchy, and at the same time cynical selection of lovers who were “tested” by trusted ladies-in-waiting!).
In Lennon’s chart: no ingresses of personal planets, of course, except for the Moon, which made a conjunction with Saturn and Jupiter (traditional society), a conjunction with Uranus (nonconformism, public activity), and a square to Neptune (music, poetry, and also disappointment, depression). Mercury is almost in opposition to Uranus; the Sun is nearly at the boundary of Scorpio—transformation of individuality and mental insight are about to occur but do not happen within twelve days/years, and therefore are not “encoded” in the foundation of the personality. Those who cherish the memory of Lennon may, of course, disagree with me and say that Lennon…
Of course, that is so. Pushkin simply began developing earlier and more actively, and therefore the motivations for spiritual, intellectual growth, for diverse communication and exchange of ideas were more deeply ingrained in him.
In Pushkin’s chart: three ingresses into houses. The Sun entered the 8th house (transformation caused by society; extreme situations), Mercury entered the 7th house (diverse communication, public dissemination of thoughts), and Mars entered the 9th house (work related to publishing, enlightenment, active promotion of worldviews). Perhaps these ingresses indicate the poet’s social activity (Mercury and Mars), his desire for danger and awareness of the finitude of human life (the Sun). The Descendant and Mercury in conjunction with Jupiter are favorable aspects for a writer, plus a desire for educated partners with a broad worldview and for striking partners.
Mars made a conjunction with Saturn—a clash with conservative forces, forced restriction of activity, difficult financial circumstances, a blow to self-esteem, a potentially dangerous aspect.
PROGNOSTIC POWER OF PROPORTIONAL PROGRESSIONS
The prognostic power of the anthropocentric progression “1 day = 84 years,” in my opinion, requires no proof. Let us consider the seizure of power by Catherine II in other progressions. At that time, she was 33 years old (the Moon neglected). To determine the corresponding moments in different progressions, proportions must be established. For example, in a three-day progression, this proportion is: 84:33 = 72:x
x = 72 × 33:84 = 28.2857 or 28 hours 17 minutes. Adding this to the birth time, we get 5:48 GT on May 3, 1729. At this time, the Moon, having entered the 5th house, formed a sextile to Mars, a trine to Saturn, and a square to Pluto.
In a seven-day progression, 33 years correspond to 2 days and 18 hours. Adding this to the birth time, we get 19:31 GT on May 4, 1729. Apart from Venus’s quincunx to Uranus (which describes the unexpected death of her husband under mysterious circumstances: Venus rules the 8th house of the radix, the 7th house of the relocation chart, while Uranus is in the 12th house of the radix and relocation chart and is located in the 8th house of the relocation chart), no significant aspects are found. This makes sense, as the seven-day progression, according to numerological logic, is least connected to specific events.
In a twelve-day progression, 33 years correspond to 4 days, 17 hours, and 9 minutes. The progressed chart is calculated for 18:39 GT on May 6, 1729. Mars is in conjunction with the Sun; the Sun is in trine to Fortune.
In proportional progressions (apart from the anthropocentric one), two options for eliminating progressed cusps can be considered. The first option is the fast one, in which the cusps correspond to the actual progressed time. For example, in a seven-day progression, they traverse the Zodiac seven times in seven days; in a twelve-day progression, twelve times in twelve days. In this case, the “fast” aspects are: progressed Descendant in conjunction with progressed Sun, MC in opposition to Saturn and in trine to Mars.
The second option is the slow one, in which the position of the progressed cusps at the beginning of each day is taken as the basis, and the MC shifts by approximately 1° per day. In this case, in the natal chart, the Ascendant is in square to Neptune, and the IC is in conjunction with the Moon. These aspects likely do not describe the seizure of power. They are more likely to pertain to personal relationships, home life, family matters; under such aspects, pregnancy is not out of the question. Meanwhile, in the relocation chart for St. Petersburg (transits are calculated for the coordinates of St. Petersburg!), the MC is in trine to Mars and in sextile to Saturn, which perfectly describes the situation of an armed coup.
The fast aspects of progressed cusps in a twelve-day progression indicate the likelihood of certain events occurring within a seven-year period, while the slow ones describe the quality of each seven-year period. It seems to me that analyzing proportional progressions is quite interesting and illustrative—and especially valuable when examining the formation of a child’s psyche. However, such a view of life, of course, is somewhat abstract. Practice shows that in predictive work, one cannot fully rely on any of these techniques: the foundation of prognostics remains unchanged.
APPENDIX: TABLES FOR CALCULATING PROGRESSIONS
Table 1.
Antropochronic progression
Age hour min sec
1 0 17 9
2 0 34 17
3 0 51 26
4 1 8 34
5 2 5 0
6 2 17 9
7 2 34 17
8 2 51 26
9 3 8 34
10 3 25 43
11 3 42 51
12 4 0 0
13 4 17 9
14 4 34 17
15 4 51 26
16 5 8 34
17 5 25 43
18 5 42 51
19 6 0 0
20 6 17 9
21 6 34 17
22 6 51 26
23 7 8 34
24 7 25 43
25 7 42 51
26 8 0 0
27 8 17 9
28 8 34 17
29 8 51 26
30 9 8 34
31 9 25 43
32 9 42 51
33 10 0 0
34 10 17 9
35 10 34 17
36 10 51 26
37 11 8 34
38 11 25 43
39 11 42 51
40 12 0 0
41 12 17 9
42 12 34 17
43 12 51 26
44 13 8 34
45 13 25 43
46 13 42 51
47 14 0 0
48 14 17 9
49 14 34 17
50 14 51 26
51 15 8 34
52 15 25 43
53 15 42 51
54 16 0 0
55 16 17 9
56 16 34 17
57 16 51 26
58 17 8 34
59 17 25 43
60 17 42 51
61 18 0 0
62 18 17 9
63 18 34 17
64 18 51 26
65 19 8 34
66 19 25 43
67 19 42 51
68
Table 4. Seven-day progression
Age Day Hours
1 0 2
2 0 4
3 0 6
4 0 8
5 0 10
6 0 12
7 0 14
8 0 16
9 0 18
10 0 20
11 0 22
12 1 0
13 1 2
14 1 4
15 1 6
16 1 8
17 1 10
18 1 12
19 1 14
20 1 16
21 1 18
22 1 20
23 1 22
24 2 0
25 2 2
26 2 4
27 2 6
28 2 8
29 2 10
30 2 12
31 2 14
32 2 16
33 2 18
34 2 20
35 2 22
36 3 0
37 3 2
38 3 4
39 3 6
40 3 8
41 3 10
42 3 12
43 3 14
44 3 16
45 3 18
46 3 20
47 3 22
48 4 0
49 4 2
50 4 4
51 4 6
52 4 8
53 4 10
54 4 12
55 4 14
56 4 16
57 4 18
58 4 20
59 4 22
60 5 0
61 5 2
62 5 4
63 5 6
64 5 8
65 5 10
66 5 12
67 5 14
68 5 16
69 5 18
70 5 20
71 5 22
72 6 0
73 6 2
74 6 4
75 6 6
76 6 8
77 6 10
78 6 12
79 6 14
80 6 16
81 6 18
82 6 20
