Subject E Lottery Lunations and Eclipses

The New Moon in effect on December 26, 1991, when Subject E won the lottery, took place December 5, 1991, at 13 Sagittarius 31, in the winner’s 1^st house, close to the 2^nd house cusp. It trined her natal Venus, which neither ruled nor occupied a winning house.

We’re not looking for long-term transits because they would show only minutes of difference from the winning transits. We’ll begin with Mars, a chart co-ruler. In the New Moon chart, transiting Mars trined natal Transpluto of payoffs; squared the Prenatal Solar Eclipse at 5 Pisces 43; separated from a trine to the natal Sun, ruler of the Midheaven.

Transiting Mercury was in mutual reception with transiting Jupiter, ruler of the 2^nd house of money, and itself ruled two winning houses—the 8^th of lotteries and the 11^th of plot twists and lucky breaks—so we want to pay particular attention to it. Early in November 1991, roughly two months before the win, Mercury entered Sagittarius, and went on to trine the stellium of planets and points at the natal Midheaven, including the Prenatal Lunar Eclipse at 21 Leo 14. On the 28^th of November, while transiting the 2^nd house of money, Mercury turned retrograde at 24 Sagittarius, and went back to trine the stellium at the Midheaven again. At the time of the New Moon on December 6, while Mercury was retrograde at 19 Sagittarius, it approached the cusp of the 2^nd house from the inside, and trined chart co-ruler Pluto, as well as the South Node and Prenatal Eclipse. It also sextiled Neptune, ruler of the 5^th house of risks and gambles.

The transiting Ascendant and Part of Fortune trined natal Chiron, of triumphant ascendancy and crowning achievement, in the 2^nd house of money.

The transiting Midheaven sextiled the natal Sun, ruler of the Midheaven, and final dispositor of the natal chart, and the Prenatal Solar Eclipse at 5 Pisces 43.

The transiting Vertex trined natal Saturn in the 11^th house of plot twists and lucky breaks.

There were no whiz-bang fireworks to see in the New Moon chart. That’s okay because after the New Moon, and before Subject E won the lottery, a Lunar Eclipse took place on December 21, at 29 Sagittarius 02, in our winner’s 8^th house of lotteries. See the next chart.

As with so many other winners, Subject E won the lottery soon after an Eclipse. The difference here is that it wasn’t just after an Eclipse, but between two Eclipses. The Lunar Eclipse at 29 Sagittarius 02 fell into her 8^th house of lotteries about four and a half degrees past the natal Vertex date with destiny.  

Although we’re going to skip over the rulers of the 2^nd and 5^th houses because they were ruled by long-term transiting planets, it won’t hurt to be reminded of the transiting Jupiter trine to the transiting Uranus and Neptune conjunction in a Grand Trine with natal Jupiter, especially since they appear to have stolen all of little Mercury’s thunder.

Because this was a Full Moon (Lunar) rather than a New Moon (Solar) Eclipse, the Eclipse Ascendant and the Eclipse Part of Fortune were opposite each other. Note that the Eclipse Ascendant held the same position that Mars held in the New Moon chart. The Eclipse Ascendant and Part of Fortune each squared the Prenatal Solar Eclipse at 05 Pisces 43. The Eclipse Ascendant also trined natal Transpluto of payoffs, while the Eclipse Part of Fortune sextiled it.

The Eclipse Midheaven conjuncted the natal Moon in the 11^th house of plot twists and lucky breaks, and squared the natal Vertex date with destiny in the 8^th house of lotteries.

The Eclipse Vertex date with destiny separated from a conjunction to natal Uranus, planet of shocks and surprise twists of fate in the 8^th house of lotteries; sextiled natal Jupiter, ruler of the 2^nd house of money; and squared natal Neptune, ruler of the 5^th house of risks and gambles.

The Eclipse East Point, representing personal matters that occur in public or capture public imagination, opposed the natal Vertex date with destiny in the 8^th house of lotteries, and ramped up public recognition with a trine to the natal Midheaven and the stellium of planets conjuncting it, which included natal Mercury, ruler of the 8^th and 11^th houses, and the Prenatal Lunar Eclipse at 21 Leo 14. It also squared the natal Moon in the 11^th house of lucky breaks.

While hunting for winning transits in our own charts, eclipses can be used to narrow our search, but we shouldn’t limit ourselves only to periods after an eclipse. The periods between a set can also be fruitful. In periods where there are three Eclipses in a set, we should check them all against our charts. We also need to think of opposing houses as axes, not just worrisome oppositions that are somehow “against” each other, which is how many novice astrologers view them. When an eclipse falls into the 2^nd house of money, and the next one falls into the 8^th of lotteries, or vice-versa, or one falls into the 5^th house of risks and gambles, and the next falls into the 11^th of lucky breaks, we need to examine what the rulers of those houses are doing by transit. Remember, we want to see aspects between the rulers of those houses (primarily), and aspects from the rulers of those houses to planets that occupy those houses (secondarily). Then we look for aspects containing lucky planet combinations, such as Jupiter/Mars, Jupiter/Uranus, or Jupiter/Pluto. We want to find Transpluto and Chiron to see what they’re doing. We should look for aspects to our Ascendant and Midheaven axes, especially if they’re conjuncted by an eclipse, and pay attention to any planets at the cusp of one of the winning houses. If we see that the Eclipse Ascendant, Midheaven, Part of Fortune, Vertex, or East Point make a close aspect to one of our winning planets or angles at the time of the Eclipse or New Moon, we need to detail the chart.

A Solar Eclipse took place on January 4, 1992, nine days after Subject E won the lottery. At 13 Capricorn 51, it fell into her 2^nd house of money. Maybe this eclipse didn’t trigger the winning of money, but the spending of it. Maybe she didn’t claim or receive it until January. When searching for winning transits, think about how winning would affect your own life. Maybe you would take the time to consult with an attorney or CPA before claiming your prize. Maybe it would allow you to marry, divorce, travel or move to a private island in the Caribbean. Remember to look for what you hope the affects would be in your own chart. In the chart of Subject E, this Eclipse:

• Trined her natal Jupiter, ruler of her 2^nd house of money.
• Opposed Uranus in the 8^th house of lotteries.
• Sextiled Mars, co-ruler of the chart.
• Sextiled and trined the Ascendant / Descendant axis.

Let’s a take a minute to examine Mercury, ruler of the 8^th house of lotteries and 11^th house of plot twists and lucky breaks, which had been transiting back and forth in aspect to the stellium at the Midheaven. Eclipse Mercury was now conjunct Eclipse Mars—a chart co-ruler—on one side, and the Eclipse Vertex date with destiny on the other. On December 26, at the time of her win, having returned to direct motion, transiting Mercury trined natal Venus. After the win, within a matter of just a few days, it went on to trine Pluto (chart co-ruler), the Prenatal Lunar Eclipse (21 Leo 14), the South Node of the Moon, and at the time of this Solar Eclipse, the Midheaven. Eclipse Mars trined natal Mercury, ruler of the 8^th and 11^th houses, with an orb of 3 minutes from partile. It may be worth noting that the Eclipse Vertex and Eclipse Transpluto of payoffs were trine to each other with an orb of 2 minutes from partile.

While we’re in the area, notice that Eclipse Venus, which neither ruled nor occupied a winning house, was just separating from a trine to the final dispositor Sun, ruler of the Midheaven, and closing in on the trine to natal Transpluto of payoffs. By this time, 05 degrees of Sagittarius should be ringing a bell with us for yet another reason:

• In the New Moon chart of December 5, 1991, transiting Mars was at 05 Sagittarius 02.

• In the Lunar Eclipse chart of December 21, 1991, the Eclipse Ascendant was at 05 Sagittarius 33, and the Eclipse Part of Fortune was at 05 Gemini 32.

• In this Solar Eclipse chart of January 4, 1992, Eclipse Venus is at 05 Sagittarius 13.

All of them squared the Prenatal Solar Eclipse at 05 Pisces 43.

The Eclipse Ascendant (You, Here, Now), and Eclipse Part of Fortune conjuncted the natal Sun, final dispositor of the chart and ruler of the Midheaven, and the natal Transpluto of payoffs.

The Eclipse Midheaven trined

• Natal Pluto, chart co-ruler and planet of wealth and transformation.
• The Prenatal Lunar Eclipse at 21 Leo 14, point of fate and destiny.
• The Moon’s South Node, which signifies the reaping of karma, or that which has been sown and is deserved.
• The Midheaven, our purpose in life, an estimation of our reputation, and public recognition.
• And Mercury, ruler of the 8^th house of lotteries and 11^th house of plot twists and lucky breaks.

All of these aspects were further pulled into a Grand Trine with the Eclipse Vertex / Mercury / Mars conjunction transiting through the 2^nd house of money.

The Eclipse East Point squared natal Neptune, ruler of the 5^th house of risks and gambles.

It’s not unheard of for the effects of eclipses to manifest before the celestial event, itself. It happens often in the case of earthquakes, for instance. Choose some of the important events of your own life, and crosscheck the timing of them with the next eclipse that occurred. And don’t forget to check for winning transits between a set of Eclipses.

© Lesia Valentine 2018