Has your natal aspects strengthened or weakened over the years?

Here is a technique i use to determine if a natal aspect has increased in strength or weakened over the years. It requires knowing the degree and minute of each planet in your birth chart as well has having your current progressed chart with the degree and minute of each planet or point.

Let's look at an aspect for example:

Here we see a natal aspect "moon square Jupiter". 

The moon is at 14 degrees 53 minutes. 

Jupiter is at 19 degrees 53 minutes.

This creates a 5 degree orb.

From 0-10, 0 being strongest. 

This person was born with medium strength square aspect.

 Another thing to know is if this aspect was applying or separating during birth. Will it be getting stronger or weaker? In order to know this we need to know what direction Jupiter was headed at time of birth. In this case, we see the red Rx symbol next to Jupiter. This indicates Jupiter was in retrograde motion at time of birth (moving backwards).

The moon is applying a square to Jupiter, indicating this aspect will get stronger after birth. but when exactly in the future will this aspect peak by progression?

Jupiter progresses very slow. We are going to leave the natal moon where it is, and only look to see where progressed Jupiter is right now in relation to that natal moon.

This person's Jupiter has been progressing in retrograde motion since birth and is now currently at 15 degrees 21 minutes. This means that the person was born with moon square Jupiter but has only been getting stronger and stronger over the years. This indicates the person has been dealing with the challenge of this aspect all through life which has only increased in difficulty through the years, It's not getting easier to manage.

This birth aspect started in 1975. That means it's taken Jupiter 40 years to progress less than 5 degrees. Can we tell when this aspect will peak and start to separate? Yes, all we have to do is keep tracking progressed Jupiter's progress. At this rate Jupiter will reach a peak 100% perfect square with natal moon in the year 2026. That means it will take 51 years for Jupiter to progress into perfect square with natal moon. Now, keep in mind each planet progresses at different speeds. Jupiter is a slow mover so is one of the more slower progressions as well.

Another thing is that planets progress into retrograde or direct motion after a certain amount of time. If you were born with planets direct, they will progress retrograde for many years at some point in your life. Same is true for retrograde birth planets, they will progress direct at some point in your life.

When a planet changes direction by progression, it's indicating a major turning point for that energy and the lessons it's been teaching you. It's a sign something has changed with that energy.

Using the example above with moon square Jupiter. After Jupiter progresses into perfect square with moon, then it slows down and stations direct, which will start moving it back into this tight square aspect slowly. The change of direction indicates a change of how this energy is playing out for the person. Therefore, when this person is in their mid 50s they will most likely finally have a good grip on controlling this aspect, despite the fact it's very strong influence.

This tells us, the moon square Jupiter aspect will be strong and a challenge for the person their entire life. For whatever reason, this person had to have this aspect to help them fulfill their destiny and life purpose. This isn't always the case. Sometimes aspects will reach a peak and then fade away. Or the aspect was separating at birth and so quickly fades away for the person after only a few years of life. It all depends on each aspect.

So what is this person dealing with having moon square Jupiter? We can't fully say without knowing the entire chart. This aspect on its own would reflect someone that is very generous and kind. The moon is about feelings and needs, Jupiter is big. Jupiter would give this person a lot of what the sign represents. Moon square Jupiter will take the person out of their comfort zone as their circumstances tend to get over stimulated all thru life. This aspect reflects that the person is optimistic & generous but might often feel a lack of safety and security by pushing past comfort zone.

We can get more information about this aspect if we include the signs and houses.

Now we see the moon is in Capricorn 2nd house. Jupiter is in Aries 5th house. 

The moon in 2nd house is a moon very much like Taurus moon. In this case mixed with Capricorn. Both Taurus and Cap are earth signs, very emotionally stable, but they do need physical/material safety and security comforts in life to feel stable. The 2nd house is the money/resource/pleasure house. It's what represents the self-esteem of this person. Therefore, the moon here needs money and other material resources to feel emotionally stable, safe and secure. Not only that but Capricorn is a sign that needs time to make decisions. This moon sign likes to plan things out well in advance before acting on the plans. In order for this moon to stay content this person will need to be very good with planning of and managing money and resources. They will need to save resources, making sure they never run out, having a nest-egg available at all times. If this person were to run out of resources it would be a very emotionally disturbing & uncomfortable time. Remember, moon in 2nd house person needs to have all their physical needs met in order to stay happy and content, especially the basics like food, shelter, warmth, etc. Also having these needs met is what gives them self-esteem and confidence. Cap moon in 2nd house feels a great responsibility and maturity when it comes to the material world. This is not someone that spends money wildly. This person will want to save money and resources for the future, not doing anything too risky.

Now, let's add the square influence with Jupiter in Aries 5th house. We see that the generosity of moon/Jupiter is often done through the material world such as resources! The person is kind, giving away/spending more than they can afford. This person is going to have a challenge with money! Jupiter is a huge planet, when in Aries it's reflecting LOTS of Aries. Aries is very different from Capricorn. Cap plans and saves for future. Aries is very impulsive, living in the moment, not the future. Having so much Aries connected to the moon will indicate the person has a lot of impulsive needs to fulfill. This person might plan on what they want to do next, however, before that next arrives, they end up doing something entirely different based on an impulsive drive to fulfill emotionally in the moment, not the future. Instant gratification becomes the ruling force over emotional needs that will make the person feel safe and secure in that very moment. The moment of NOW becomes more important for the security of this person than saving for future.

Jupiter in Aries is very adventurous, taking many impulsive risks though tends to be lucky in doing so. The 5th house is how the person has fun, when in Aries it's about risky adventure, thrill-seeking, courage and danger. These activities are fun for Aries. Capricorn doesn't want any part of that stupidity. Therefore the Cap moon is over-powered by the strength of Jupiter in Aries causing this person to take risky activity impulsively that pushes the Cap moon way past its comfort zone, increasing stress and worry.

Spending money in the moment

Not saving for future

Not sticking to plans

Being over-generous with money/resources for self & others 

Taking unnecessary risks

Instant gratification over long term safety & security

Impulsive rather than conservative 

etc

These are the types of challenges this person has to deal with in life. This will create a huge amount of stress and tension on emotional level for this Cap moon. Cap moon doesn't show this stress easily though. The worry will be on the inside, Jupiter might have the person projecting that everything is just fine, on the outside while the pressure on the heart is maxed out with tension and stress on inner level. Cap moon keeps calm and stable under stress, though perhaps moodiness shows at times.

 Capricorn is the worry sign. They feel extra pressure to have high amount of morality and integrity, always needing to do what's right and expected of them. Aries doesn't care about what others say or need from them, they are an individual that is living life in the moment, and they often live that life like an enthusiastic child excited by all the explorations to come. Aries doesn't act with consequences on the mind. Capricorn does though, as Cap has been around the block a few times, knowing what can happen if not making good solid plans before action. 

In order for this person to find emotional peace, safety and security, they need to honor the Capricorn inside of self. They need will-power, discipline and structure. They need that nest-egg of resources at all times. However, Jupiter in Aries impulsiveness arrives out of the blue in any given moment that tells the person they need to go buy this food or other comfort purchase to feel safe and secure in that very moment, even if it's not needed! There is a root cause that goes way back for as to why this person is dealing with these impulses for instant gratification. Working on healing those roots causes will go long way in helping build discipline but knowing how strong the aspect is will show how far this person has come in that progress. 

We are not all created equal. One person won't have this struggle, and yet the person born with this aspect will find it very difficult to over-come no matter how wise they are. The fact that this aspect only gets stronger all thru life means the struggle will always be there, the universe will not be helping the person learn it or let go of it. If the aspect 40 years later is weaker or gone, then that's an indication the universe has helped the person conqueror it, or at least use it to benefit their life purpose in some way where it's no longer a problem. 

This aspect isn't meant to only take out the Aries influence and serve the Capricorn. Aries must be honored as well. It's a tricky balance to find, and this person will be taking effort to balance it all thru life.  both forces are fighting for dominance, it's just that Jupiter in Aries is much stronger than moon in Capricorn, so the person's emotional energy and stress level if effected by impulsive action past comfort zone. Both sides need to be honored.This moon must also learn not to be like a pure Capricorn. It's a unique moon with unique needs, including its Aries influence. Perhaps one day, they will have more than one nest egg. One long term that isn't touched while also having an impulse fund. Taking risky adventure while still taking at least short amount of time to plan factoring in safety concerns before plowing forward into the unknown. These are examples of how to better balance this aspect. But when it comes to acting on impulsive emotional needs, it takes a large amount of discipline not to act on it, which is easier said than done.

You can analyze any natal aspect by using progressions to find out where the person is at in regards to those lessons, using the outer planet progress as indicator.

So if person is born with say Venus square Saturn. Then we look at where progressed Saturn is in relation to that natal Venus point. Has it gotten stronger or weaker over the years? Or let's say sun square Neptune. How far has Neptune progressed from the natal sun point? This is the technique i use to find out - the outer planet's progress! 

Thanks for reading, i hope you found it interesting and helpful. Feel free to leave questions and comments below.

Rik

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