Unlock Monthly Insights with Lunar Returns

Are you curious about what the near future has in store for you? Lunar Returns are short term influences that showcase the themes and events transpiring throughout any given month. When the Moon returns to the same zodiac sign and degree as your natal chart each month, a new Lunar Return chart is activated. You can make short term predictions easily with this Moon based technique.

How Do I Read a Lunar Return Chart?

The Lunar Return chart is read similarly to a birth chart, though within the context of an event chart (the chart is a representation of the events of the month ahead rather than a person).

The Moon in a Lunar Return Chart

The zodiac sign and degree of the Moon in your Lunar Return chart will always be the same as your natal Moon, as this is the premise of the technique. Astrologers take note of the following factors when evaluating the Moon in a Lunar Return chart:

• The house placement of the Moon- The house placement of the Moon showcases the most prominent area of life activated in the month ahead. For example, if the Moon is in the 7th house of an individual’s Lunar Return chart, themes of collaboration, contracts, and one on one relationships will arise all month long. Continuing the example above, if the Moon in the 7th house is in the zodiac sign of Cancer, the individual can expect their relationships to reflect themes of caretaking, bonding, sensitivity, habits, cycles, home, real estate, family, or building security in the next month.

• The aspects to the Moon- The aspects to the Moon demonstrate whether the main events and themes of the month are harmonious or challenging. For example, if the Moon in the 7th house squares Saturn in the 10th house of a Lunar Return chart, this signals that relationships will be challenged by career demands in sobering ways in the month to follow.

• Moon Phase- Whichever phase the Moon is in within the lunar cycle will dictate if the upcoming month is expansive or contracting in nature. Waxing phases indicate building momentum and a developmental process, waning phases indicate yielding and a releasing process. Wherever the Sun & Moon are placed in the Lunar Return chart will showcase where this process is taking place in one's life. For example, if the Moon is in the 10th house and the Sun is in the 12th house of a Lunar Return chart- under a waning crescent phase- this highlights a shedding process related to ambitions, career, public image, spirituality, solitude, secrets, and self-sabotage in the month ahead.

• Eclipses- Important alignments that are relevant to the Moon such as a Lunar Eclipse are significant in a Lunar Return chart. A Lunar Eclipse signifies fated changes in the month ahead. Lunar eclipses deliver potent shifts involving one's emotions, family, maternal figures, home, health, intuition, creativity, and habits. It is necessary to take note of the house placement, sign placement, and lunar node associated with the Lunar Eclipse to gain more context on how this energy will manifest in one's life. North node eclipses bring new beginnings and south node eclipses bring endings or meaningful returns. For example, a south node Lunar Eclipse in the 7th house of a Lunar Return chart signifies powerful shifts relationally- letting go of a relationship, dissolving a contract, relinquishing a business partnership, emotional releases within social connections, illuminations coming from past connections, reuniting with a familiar person, etc.

Other Factors in a Lunar Return Chart

There are plenty of other factors to consider in a Lunar Return chart besides the Moon. It is crucial to look at every factor in the Lunar Return chart in order to dissect the full story unfolding throughout the month. Each placement in the chart represents a part of the story. For example, Venus in a Lunar Return chart symbolizes one's relationships, finances, and creativity in the month ahead. If Venus is in Aries in the 10th house of an individual’s Lunar Return chart, this suggests a positive new beginning in one’s career, public image, status, or authority. Venus in Aries brings creative passion, spontaneous social connections, and courageous pursuits. However, because Venus is in detriment in Aries, there is also potential for social conflict, competition, or impulsivity financially. Venus in Aries in the 10th house represents active and driven events such as working on independent passion projects, leading others in the workplace, pursuing new financial endeavors, competitive opportunities, motivational social connections in career, gaining an assertive new boss or mentor, depleting resources at work, and/or forming honest new values around status, goals, achievements, etc.

The Lunar Return Chart in Comparison to Your Natal Chart

It is recommended to analyze how your current Lunar Return chart aspects your natal chart for further insight, as this will illuminate how any particular month contributes to your overarching life story. For example, if you have a 17° Sun in Leo in your natal chart and a 16° Venus in Leo in your Lunar Return chart, this forms a conjunction aspect. This particular aspect between the natal chart and the Lunar Return chart suggests an activation of harmonious self-expression, social leadership, purposeful opportunities, or displaying personal talents publicly in the coming month.

Lunar Return Readings

Whether you’re preparing for a momentous month to come, anxiously wondering what the next month will bring, or simply curious about what each month holds, Lunar Return readings are a wonderful in depth snapshot of your monthly fate!

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