Dear Gentle Rick

I enjoyed reading posts in this forum, you have very deep knowledge.

I am not a professional astrologer I studied and read some books as a hobby. My guides told me to study constellations as cosmic clock.

I become aware of Sidereal zodiac when I had my chart done by Hindu monastery in Kauai. I bought the book 'Under Vedic Sky' and learned more about that system.I become more convinced about using this system in evaluating astrology chart and especialy in using it in transits.

What I see is that if I use the true planetary position in chart as a starting point it is like looking at the root and trunk of the tree, than as the tree grows and develops branches so is our chart using progressed planetary positions that shows current lessons.

When I was young I was a show off, dancing, performing liked the attention deep inside is still there the root of my being.
Now I understand that it was because my Sun true sidereal position is Leo not Virgo as tropical zodiac shows. But my Sun has progressed over the Virgo and now is in Libra.

So when I guide people I often do their chart using Canopus program sidereal zodiac interpretation to see that basic program desined for this life and than I use progressed sidereal chart interpretation as to what their current evolved soul expresses.I found it more accurate than using tropical system.
Here is my chart in both zodiac systems
Birthday August 26 1953, Wroclaw 16h10
Long.: 17°00'East Lat.: 51°05'North
Universal Time (GMT):15h10
Planetary hour: Saturn:

TROPICAL: SIDEREAL (True Ay.):
Sun: VIR. 3°04'13" LEO 9°51'23"
Moon: PIS.28°21'42" PIS. 5°08'52"
Mercury: LEO 21°37' CAN.28°24'
Venus: CAN.25°58' CAN. 2°45'
Mars: LEO 17°51' CAN.24°38'
Jupiter: GEM.22°44' TAU.29°31'
Saturn: LIB.23°43' LIB. 0°30'
Uranus: CAN.21°24' GEM.28°11'
Neptune: LIB.21°53' VIR.28°40'
Pluto: LEO 23°18' LEO 0°05'
Nth Node: AQU. 2°59' R CAP. 9°46' R
Sth Node: LEO 2°59' R CAN. 9°46' R
Black Moon: VIR.20°56' LEO 27°43'
Chiron: CAP.15°50' R SAG.22°37' R

Ayanamsa: 23°12'50" Synetic Vernal Point: PIS. 5°54'10"

Placidus Houses:
TROPICAL: SIDEREAL
ASC: CAP. 6°17' SAG.13°04'
II: AQU.25°56' AQU. 2°43'
III: ARI.12°00' PIS.18°47'
MC: SCO.11°30' LIB.18°17'
XI: SAG. 2°13' SCO. 9°00'
XII: SAG.19°27' SCO.26°14'

The transits I also observe over both charts Natal and Progressed using sidereal zodiac.

From that point of sidereal zodiac the current position of Pluto is 14 in Sag and Uranus is 14 in Pis. The Pluto is going back to conjunct my ascendant but will not go back to 12 house.

As someone here pointed I see you have strong Leo and if you looked at your Sun, Mercury, Venus in sidereal they may all be in Leo.

So I just wonder have you ever see your chart using sidereal zodiac.
For me it deepened understanding of my personality. L & L

Hi Basia,

I am aware that my Sun/Merc/Venus are in Leo when using the Vedic chart. I also happen to be born on August 26th, in 1971. So we have the same degree. What is also an interesting synchronicity is that you and I are born 18 years apart, making almost one complete synodic cycle of the lunar nodes. My nodes are N Node Leo and S Node Aqu. I also have a Capricorn rising sign in the Tropical system. So we both are dealing with Pluto crossing our Ascendants at this time.

Your analogy of the root/tree for the solar progression feels very nice to me. I haven't learned the Vedic system in depth yet, but from time to time I do check it out.

We should stay in touch - particularly about the Pluto/Ascendant events. I think it is a very tough one to go through.

best,

Rick

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Rick
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"Sometimes you think you've lived before, all that you live today. Things do come back to you as though they knew the way. Oh, the tricks your mind can play." - Lorenz Hart

Hi Rick
That's so interesting, nice synchronicity too.
You will find it so exiting when you look at your chart from sidereal perspective. In terms of our birth years there are differencess but in soul level we are def. connected with great souls here on this forum-Soul family.

Yes we will stay in touch here... L & L
Ps.
I think this Pluto transit is great will allow to bring deep personal transformation.