Secondary progressions: what they are and how the “day for a year” method works
Slow deep maturation of the psyche: the movement of planets in the first day of life as a mirror of future decades of fate.
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Secondary progressions (day-for-year progressions) are a classic method of predictive astrology based on the sacred symbolic correspondence: one day of the earth's daily rotation is equivalent to one tropical year of human life (1 day = 365.2422 days of life). The position of the...
What are secondary progressions
Secondary progressions (day-for-year progressions) are a classic method of predictive astrology based on the sacred symbolic correspondence: one day of the earth's daily rotation is equivalent to one tropical year of human life (1 day = 365.2422 days of life). The position of the planets on the 30th day after birth reflects the psychological and eventual state of a person at the age of 30. Progressions show the deep organic evolution of the psyche, the maturation of needs and a change in internal priorities. If transits are the external weather, then progressions are the fundamental internal climate of a person.
How to Read a Progressive Chart
1. Progressive Moon (main timer)
The progressed Moon passes through one sign of the Zodiac in about 2.5 years, completing a full circle in 27.5 years. Its position in the house and sign shows the current sphere of life.
2. Ingression of planets (change of sign)
When a progressed Sun, Mercury, Venus or Mars moves into the next sign of the Zodiac, there is a fundamental shift in tastes, thinking and style of action for the next 30 years.
3. Change of phase of planetary motion (stationarity)
The reversal of a progressive planet from direct motion to retrograde or vice versa marks a profound psychological revolution.
4. Progressed new moons (progressive lunar cycle)
Every 29.5 years, the progressed Moon conjoins the progressed Sun - a completely new 30-year chapter of a person’s life begins.
Progressions in Astroprognostic
Astroprognostic implements a strict calculation of secondary progressions based on the tropical solar year (365.242199 days). The bi-wheel visually combines natal and progressive coordinates, calculates progressive house cusps, highlights aspects with a narrow orb up to 1°, and tracks the exact dates of progressive ingressions and new moons.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What orb is used in secondary progressions? ▼
For aspects of progressed planets to natal points, the strictest orb is used - no more than 1° (for the progressed Moon, an orb of up to 1.5° is acceptable). The aspect lasts about 2-3 years while it is within a degree.
Can an event occur only on some progressions? ▼
Progressions build inner readiness, psychological maturity and hidden intention. For the physical manifestation of an event on a dense plane, a transit trigger is required.