Subject C Tertiary Progressions

Subject C’s tertiary progressions made such an interesting chart. Upon first glance, we see a stellium at the Midheaven that included the Part of Fortune; Pluto, ruler of the 2^nd house of money; Transpluto of payoffs; and the South Node of reaping karma. While Pluto conjuncted the Midheaven, it squared the East Point, a double aspect of gaining the public’s attention. It also squared Uranus, ruler of the 5^th house of risks and gambles.

The Sun, ruler of the 11^th house of plot twists and lucky breaks, conjuncted the Ascendant. It squared the Midheaven as well as the Moon, ruler of the Midheaven, which conjuncted the Nadir. It also trined Saturn at the cusp of the 5^th house of risks and gambles.

The chart ruler, Venus, rose and was also the ruler of the 8^th house of lotteries. It was the final dispositor of this chart.

Mars and Pluto were the rulers of the 2^nd house of money and resources. We already know Pluto conjuncted the Midheaven, squaring the East Point and Uranus. Mars occupied the 11^th house of plot twists and lucky breaks, and trined Uranus, ruler of the 5th house of risks and gambles. Uranus (shocks and sudden changes of fortune) opposed Jupiter (bigger, better, more).

Just that quickly we’ve covered the rulers of each winning house.

The Part of Fortune not only conjuncted the Midheaven, both trined the Prenatal Lunar Eclipse at 21 Pisces 49.

Chiron, of triumphant ascendancy and rewards, squared the Prenatal Solar Eclipse at 08 Virgo 10.

Anonymous Subject C has one of the most outstanding natal charts anyone could hope for, and it’s easy to see how the tertiary progressions hit it just right for a $21 million dollar win.

Tertiary Jupiter and tertiary Uranus opposed each other right across the natal Ascendant / Descendant axis. You just can’t get much luckier than that, unless Jupiter also happened to conjunct the natal Part of Fortune at the Ascendant at the exact same time that the tertiary Vertex date with destiny trined natal Jupiter and it ruled the 2nd house of money and resources. 

• Or the tertiary South Node of reaping karma happened to conjunct the natal Midheaven. Or that same South Node was part of a powerhouse stellium like the one that comprises the most elevated planets in these progressions. 

• The number of winning aspects in this chart comes at us like a freight train. Let’s start over at the Ascendant so we don’t get run down.

The Ascendant has two co-rulers, Mars and Pluto. Tertiary Pluto, which represents filthy dirty rich, conjuncted natal Transpluto, which represents payoffs. It also opposed natal Saturn, an aspect which no one in his right mind would look at in a chart and think something good could come of it. And yet, there it was, and we know for a fact that Subject C did win. 

Just as baffling was the detail that tertiary Saturn opposed natal Mars, the other chart ruler. We don’t know and will probably never know what this aspect combination did in the life of Subject C. But we know what it didn’t do: it didn’t prevent him or her from winning! So the lesson that comes from this is that if there are other challenging aspects in your chart that you think are winners, buy a ticket anyway. Before we move away from Pluto, we’ll note that the transiting Midheaven, one of those timing devices that’s like the spinning ball in a roulette wheel dropping into just the right slot, conjuncted natal Pluto, trined the Prenatal Lunar Eclipse at 21 Pisces 49, and trined natal Mercury, ruler of the 8^th house of lotteries and the 11^th house of plot twists and lucky breaks. Also, tertiary Pluto and Transpluto sextiled natal Chiron of triumphant ascendancy and well-earned rewards.

With Sagittarius on the Ascendant, tertiary Jupiter represented the 2^nd house of money and resources. We already know it conjuncted the natal Ascendant, Part of Fortune, and the Moon and Sun, too. The Sun ruled the Midheaven.

The tertiary Moon squared natal Uranus, planet of shocks, surprises and sudden changes, and the tertiary Ascendant opposed it.

Pisces was on the cusp of the 5^th house of risks and gambles, making Neptune the ruler. Found in the 11^th house of plot twists and lucky breaks, Neptune conjuncted the natal South Node, and Jupiter, ruler of the 2^nd house of money.

Because Mercury ruled both the 8^th house of lotteries and 11^th house of lucky breaks, we can handle them at the same time. Tertiary Mercury in the 1^st house trined the natal North Node in the 5^th house of risks and gambles by only three minutes of difference. It also sextiled the natal Jupiter / South Node conjunction in the 11^th house.

Tertiary Chiron, of triumphant ascendancy and crowning achievements, in the 8^th house of lotteries, squared natal Neptune, ruler of the 5^th house of risks and gambles in the 11^th of lucky breaks, as well as the Prenatal Solar Eclipse at 08 Virgo 10. Did it also conjunct the Vertex date with destiny in the 8^th house? There’s roughly three degrees difference, but Chiron was retrograde, so maybe. There are so many other spectacular winning aspects that it would be superfluous.

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In the transits to the tertiary chart of Subject C, we find the transiting Moon's Nodes, which mark turning points and milestones, conjunct the tertiary Jupiter / Uranus opposition that spanned the Ascendant / Descendant axis in the previous chart. The transiting Ascendant —You. Here. Now.— was just inside the cusp of the 2^nd house of money:

Transiting Mars, a co-ruler of the 2^nd house of money and resources, conjuncted the tertiary Moon, ruler of the Midheaven, and opposed the Midheaven itself, to the minute. It also opposed the tertiary Part of Fortune. Transiting Pluto, planet of wealth, power and total transformation, squared the natal Moon’s Nodes, triggering a turning point or milestone.

The transiting Moon trined the tertiary Ascendant, and squared the tertiary Vertex date with destiny at the cusp of the 8^th house of lotteries.

Transiting Uranus, ruler of the 5^th house of risks and gambles, sextiled the tertiary Ascendant and the tertiary Saturn, which was just inside the cusp of the 5^th house of risks and gambles.

Transiting Jupiter, just leaving the 5^th house, trined the tertiary Part of Fortune at the Midheaven and conjuncted the Prenatal Lunar Eclipse at 21 Pisces 49.

The transiting Sun, ruler of the 11^th house of plot twists and lucky breaks, was in the 8^th house of lotteries, where it 

• Conjuncted tertiary Chiron, of triumphant ascendancy. 
• Sextiled and trined the natal Moon’s Nodes, to help create the milestone or turning point. 

While our focus is in the 8^th house, transiting Chiron conjuncted transiting Mercury there. Together, they squared tertiary Neptune in the 11^th house, but more importantly, they trined tertiary Venus, the rising star of the tertiary chart, the chart ruler, final dispositor, and the ruler of the 8^th house of lotteries. Transiting Venus, the chart ruler, sextiled tertiary Neptune, which has the ability to make dreams come true.

The transiting Vertex date with destiny sextiled the Prenatal Solar Eclipse at 08 Virgo 10, and the transiting Midheaven conjuncted it.

Transiting Transpluto of payoffs activated the 11^th house of lucky breaks from the cusp, and opposed tertiary Saturn at the cusp of the 5^th. Transpluto also sextiled the tertiary Sun, ruler of the 11^th.

The transiting East Point, which attracts public attention, trined the tertiary South Node in the 10^th house of reputation, brand, and credibility, and squared the Prenatal Solar Eclipse at 08 Virgo 10 in the 11^th house of plot twists and changes of fortune.

© Lesia Valentine 2018