Subject C Secondary Progressions

In the progressed chart of Subject C, the two planets closest to the angles—Mercury at the Ascendant and Jupiter at the Midheaven—were in mutual reception. Jupiter was the chart ruler because Sagittarius was on the Ascendant.

• Jupiter (bigger, better, more, joy, abundance) exactly sextiled Pluto, planet of wealth and transformation, in the 8^th house of lotteries.

• Jupiter opposed the Prenatal Lunar Eclipse at 21 Pisces 49, while Pluto trined it.

Mercury, the rising planet:

• Trined the Prenatal Solar Eclipse at 08 Virgo 10 an orb of two minutes.
• Trined the South Node, which conjuncted Neptune.

For all of us who need to know, the progressed Moon, which is always touted as the most important planet in the secondary progressed chart, was doing absolutely nothing here. It made a wide opposition to Uranus, but Uranus neither occupied nor ruled a winning house. Of course, it was Uranus…decide for yourself.

The Sun reached an Aries point—0 degrees and 0 minutes of Capricorn. Aries Points represent new beginnings. The Sun conjuncted the East Point, the result being that the individual was associated with a new beginning that captured the public’s attention and engaged their imagination. They squared the Midheaven, showing that it happened in a big and important way.

Saturn, strong in its own sign, both ruled and occupied the 2^nd house of money.

• It trined the Midheaven.
• It sextiled Venus, ruler of the Midheaven.
• It obviously did not matter that the aspects were separating by 2 degrees.

Mars, ruler of the 5th house of risks and gambles, was in a wide conjunction with the South Node. Normally, a conjunction of Mars and Jupiter (that energizing little bunny goes and goes and goes) is a favorable combination that takes risks, plays to win, and usually does win, but the aspect between them here was very wide at 07⁰ 23’, and these were progressions, which we’ve always been taught have a three degree influence—one applying, one while partile and one while separating. Like the Moon with Uranus, it’s hard to say whether this conjunction contributed to the win or not. Understanding the energies of this combination, and the fact that Jupiter was so important in this chart, we would be inclined to think it did. We certainly want to observe how these two planets aspect the natal chart, and how the transits affect them.

The Moon ruled the 8th house of lotteries. The Moon wasn’t helpful; however the 8^th house holds a fortunate combination: Pluto, planet of wealth; the Vertex date with destiny; and Transpluto of payoffs, all in a tight conjunction.

Venus ruled the 11th house of plot twists, which sextiled and trined the Midheaven / Nadir axis, and also sextiled Saturn, ruler of the 2^nd house, occupying the 2^nd house.

Now we’ll begin the study of the progressed chart to the natal chart of Subject C with the chart rulers. Scorpio was the natal rising sign, so there were two: Mars and Pluto.

• With an orb of 7 degrees and 23 minutes between them, progressed Mars may or may not have been in conjunction with the progressed Jupiter, but it certainly conjuncted the natal Jupiter, which occupied the 11^th house of plot twists and ruled the 2^nd house of money. Mars also conjuncted the natal South Node.

Pluto, planet of wealth and utter transformation, and Transpluto of payoffs, are conjunct in the natal chart, and neither will progress more than a couple of degrees from their natal positions during a lifetime. On the winning day, the progressed Vertex date with destiny, which moves at a relative clip, reached the midpoint between them. The Vertex conjunction to Pluto had become partile in May 1983, a full three years before the lottery win, but they remained within close orb.

• The Vertex date with destiny reached a sextile to natal Venus in the 11^th house of plot twists.

• More importantly, progressed Pluto and the progressed Vertex formed a Grand Trine with natal Mercury, ruler of both the 8^th house of lotteries and the 11^th house of plot twists and lucky breaks, and the Prenatal Lunar Eclipse at 21 Pisces 49, in the 5^th house of risks and gambles.

• They also sextiled natal Chiron of triumphant ascendancy and once-in-a-lifetime events.

Jupiter, the Greater Beneficent, ruler of the natal 2^nd house of money, conjuncted natal Venus, the Lesser Beneficent, in the 11^th house of plot twists. In addition, Jupiter:

• Sextiled natal Mercury, ruler of both the 8^th house of lotteries and the 11^th house of plot twists.

• Opposed the Prenatal Lunar Eclipse at 21 Pisces 49.

• Trined Chiron of triumphant ascendancy and once-in-a-lifetime events.

• Sextiled natal Pluto, planet of transformation and wealth,  co-ruler of the chart.

• Co-ruled the 5^th house of risks and gambles.

In the progressed chart, the South Node had reached a conjunction to Neptune. It took place in the progressed 9^th house, and Neptune ruled the intercepted 3^rd house, so it seems insignificant to the win. But in comparing the progressions to the natal chart, Neptune ruled the natal 5^th house and the conjunction took place in the natal 11^th, and that made it much more important. Don’t forget that in lottery astrology, the South Node is our friend. The progressed South Node and progressed Neptune sextiled the natal East Point, the personal matter that takes place in public, or gains public attention.

Mercury ruled both the natal 8^th house of lotteries and the 11^th house of plot twists.

Jupiter (bigger, better, more) was the natal chart ruler, and ruler of the progressed 2^nd house of money. Progressed Mercury and progressed Jupiter were in mutual reception. Progressed Jupiter sextiled natal Mercury.

• Progressed Chiron of triumphant ascendancy opposed natal Mercury.

• Progressed Mercury squared the Prenatal Solar Eclipse at 08 Sagittarius 10, in the 11^th house by only two minutes, and natal Neptune, ruler of the 5^th house of risks and gambles, which also occupied the 11^th of plot twists and lucky breaks.

• Progressed Mercury occupied the natal 2^nd house of money where it trined the natal Midheaven and opposed the natal Vertex date with destiny in the 8^th house of lotteries.

The Moon’s progressed Nodes, which represent milestones or turning points, sextiled and trined the natal East Point, which represents personal matters which take place in public or attract public attention, by only ten minutes of difference.

Progressed Chiron of triumphant ascendancy and once-in-a-lifetime events:

• Trined natal Venus in the 11^th house of plot twists and lucky breaks.
• Sextiled natal Pluto, a chart ruler.
• Squared Mars, the other chart ruler.
• Opposed natal Mercury, ruler of the 8^th and 11^th houses.

The progressed Part of Fortune squared the natal Mercury / Chiron opposition, and made an inconjunct to the natal Venus in the 11^th house of plot twists and lucky breaks.

Now, the transits to the progressed chart:

Comparing the transits to the progressed chart, beginning with the chart ruler, we find that transiting Jupiter had just separated from an opposition to progressed Mars, ruler of the 5^th house of risks and gambles, and then applied to an opposition to its own progressed place. Transiting planets that oppose their own places are reaching a culmination, just like the plot of a book reaches a denouement, which is the payoff for the effort of a long period of time. Of course, this is not the natal Jupiter here, but it seems to have the same effect. The right planets which return to their own positions, whether by transit, progression, direction, tertiary, or harmonic, are also helpful to winning.

Transiting Jupiter (bigger, better, more) also trined progressed Pluto, planet of wealth, in the 8^th house of lotteries.

Saturn ruled the 2^nd house of money. Transiting Saturn conjuncted the transiting East Point, which represents personal matters that take place in public, or gain public attention. Together, they:

• Conjuncted progressed Mercury (in mutual reception with Jupiter, the chart ruler) at the progressed Ascendant of “You. Here. Now.”

• Squared the Neptune / South Node conjunction. Neptune wasn’t wildly important in this chart, but the South Node represents a milestone or turning point. Sometimes a Neptune aspect makes us ask, “Is this real?”

Mars ruled the 5^th house of risks and gambles. Transiting Mars had just entered the 2^nd house of money where it:

• Formed a Grand Trine with progressed Jupiter, the chart ruler, by 26 minutes, and Chiron of triumphant ascendancy and once-in-a-lifetime events.

• Opposed the 8^th house stellium consisting of Pluto (also by 26 minutes), the Vertex date with destiny and Transpluto of payoffs.

The Moon ruled the 8th house of lotteries. The transiting Moon trined its own progressed place in the 10^th house of public acknowledgment, and sextiled progressed Uranus of shocks, surprises and sudden change.

Venus ruled the 11th house of plot twists and lucky breaks. Transiting Venus trined the progressed North Node and sextiled the South Node / Neptune conjunction, which brought a pleasant turn of events.

Transiting Uranus, planet of surprises and sudden changes in the 1^st house, squared progressed Jupiter, chart ruler, and trined its own progressed place.

The transiting Moon’s Nodes occupied the 5^th house of risks and gambles and 11^th house of plot twists and lucky breaks, and squared the progressed Transpluto of payoffs in the 8^th house of lotteries. They also sextiled and trined the angular progressed Sun.

Transiting Chiron, of triumphant ascendancy and once-in-a-lifetime events, in conjunction with transiting Mercury, squared progressed Mars, ruler of the 5^th house of risks and gambles, and trined the progressed Moon, ruler of the 8^th house of lotteries.

Transiting Transpluto of payoffs trined progressed Uranus of shocks, surprises and sudden change.

The transiting Part of Fortune opposed progressed Saturn, ruler of the 2^nd house of money, in the 2^nd house. It also trined Venus, ruler of the 11^th house of plot twists.

The transiting Ascendant trined the progressed Pluto/Vertex/Transpluto stellium in the 8^th house of lotteries, and sextiled progressed Jupiter, chart ruler, by only three minutes. It also opposed progressed Chiron of triumphant ascendancy and once-in-a-lifetime events.

© Lesia Valentine 2018