Reliable Methods to Assess
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This is undoubtedly true, but most people do not know that there are different systems to assess such monthly forecasts.
Indeed, astrologers can use different methods to forecast the months to come.
On this page we will discuss these methods and give our own opinion and comments as well.
So, what methods do astrologers use to assess monthly horoscopes? For your information, we will only look at the most commonly used methods, not to get overly technical and not to overwhelm you with too much exotic systems that have yet to prove their validity.
First introduced by the late Cyril Fagan, the 'solunars' were in fact Sidereal Solar and Lunar return charts which he fervently promoted.
However, when we at Cosmic Technologies (CosmiTec) use the term 'solunars', we mean something else.
In our concept 'solunars' are the same as Lunar Cycle horoscopes, Moonphase horoscopes or Lunar Phase Cycle charts,...
Solunars are personal Lunar Cycles based on the return of a person's natal Sun-Moon phase angle. So, they are Sun-Moon phase angle returns. It's the same phase we discussed on our Lunar Cycle Fertility page on our other web site.
Sun-Moon phase angle returns can be calculated with almost all astrological software programs.
These monthly horoscopes are approximately 29.5 days long (this differs from the length of the Moon's orbit around the earth which is about 28 days).
In our opinion you should keep track of the solunars. In fact, the solunars are such an extremely important topic that we will devote another page to it.
Solunars are really telling you what's in for the month to come. We consider them as important as Lunar Returns and one of the most important monthly horoscopes.
Lunar Returns are specific monthly horoscopes that are calculated each time that the transiting Moon returns to the exact degree it holds in the natal chart. A chart calculated for this very exact moment will tell you what holds the month to come.
In the astrological literature there is quite some disagreement among astrologers which lunar return gives the best results: the tropical or the sidereal lunar returns.
We at Cosmic Technologies have seen better results with the sidereal lunar returns even if we think that both kinds of monthly horoscopes are VALID.
There is only one condition: delineate the respective lunar returns with their respective fundamentals and principles.
Don't blend or mingle methods to delineate or interpret sidereal lunar returns with principles to delineate tropical lunar returns, and vice versa.
If you want to delineate sidereal lunar horoscopes, follow the principles mentioned by Cyril Fagan, Alexander Marr or Denis Labouré.
If you want to delineate tropical lunar returns, take al look at the works by Celeste Teal or Marion D. March & Joan McEvers.
Lunations are another kind of monthly horoscopes calculated for the moments on which the Sun and the Moon are building specific aspects: the conjunction (which we call a New Moon), the waxing square (First Quarter Moon), the opposition (the Full Moon) or the waning square (Last Quarter Moon).
Sometimes -- in fact very seldom -- there is a second Full Moon in the same calendar month. This second Full Moon is called a 'Blue Moon' indicating rarely happenings. 'Once in a Blue Moon...' is a common way of saying not very often...
However, there seems to be an older definition for the Blue Moon, found in early issues of the Maine Farmer's Almanac.
According to this definition, the Blue Moon is the third Full Moon in a season that has four Full Moons.
As of today, there is no empirical evidence that more extraordinary or rare events happen on a Blue Moon than otherwise on a 'normal' Full Moon. Suffice it to say that a Blue Moon may be just folklore... or just another Full Moon in the same month.
The lunations are much used in mundane forecasts. They are also very important in personal forecasts when the lunations are compared with the natal chart.
The lunations are a major predictive tool and most important. We at Cosmic Technologies have found that there is a certain hierarchy in the lunations. Read more about the use of lunations (Moon phases) in astrology.
Another way to assess monthly horoscopes is to take a look at the transits for the coming (calendar) month. This technique is most often used when an exact time of birth is not available. A look at the ephemeris for the month to come can indicate the most important aspects/angles that transiting planets make to natal planets and points.
Because no specific calculations must be done, the transits are the easiest and fastest way to forecast the future.
However, according to some astrologers transits do not work. One of the reasons lies in the fact that there is disagreement as to the orb to be used and often even the most exact transits do not work out. Why this is so, is not always clear. One of the reasons may be a wrong time of birth, not knowing which transits prevail and are stronger.
Sometimes one has the impression that transits seem to work on another level and should be used together with other forecasting techniques (the progressions for example).
In our opinion Transits should always be used with the Progressions.
We at Cosmic Technologies (CosmiTec) find transits quite revealing. Especially the following transits are VERY powerful:
- position of stationary (direct or retrograde) transiting planets. The EXACT aspects and midpoints tell the story. The position in the natal house of the stationary planet should be taken in consideration too.
- transit of saturn through the natal houses, especially when they enter a new house.
- reciprocal transits (for example: transiting Mars square natal Mercury and transiting Mercury conjunct natal Mars).
The most powerful transits though, are always the most exact transiting midpoints aspecting natal planets or exact transiting planets aspecting natal midpoints. This way transits are a powerful and accurate tool in delineating monthly horoscopes. The Moon and Mars often have a trigger-function.
Related Pages:
Yearly Horoscopes to Predict Annual Trends
How to use the Moon Phases in astrology
Daily Horoscopes to Delineate Daily Events
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