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Tutorial on Profection & Solar Return
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Method of Profection and Solar Return Analysis


For those of you unfamiliar with Profections, the directed Profection (annual) rate is
equivalent to a direction arc of 30 degrees per year, except Profections move everything at a
rate of 30 degrees , or one sign each year, or 2.5 degrees per month. As stated in the index
of Solar Fire: "Profection Annual an annual rate of 30 degrees, corresponding to a direction
of one sign (or house) per year." So start with the Ascending degree representing age 0.
One sign ahead moves the ascendant a full 30 degrees and marks the first birthday. Another
30 degrees and you've got the second birthday. The twelfth birthday, and also the 24th,
36th, 48th, etc., is always back to the Ascendant again. This method was apparently very
common in ancient times and was also used by medieval astrologers also until it fell out of
favor
after
the
Renaissance.
Profection: This is an ancient system of moving the planets and points in the chart, one
house per year of life as explained above, and is a technique taken from the Hellenistic Era.
Within this system of analysis using Profections to determine and time the area of focus for
the year, the chart may be further moved by subdividing the house into smaller units of
time. So basically, Profections represent the unfolding of a specific area of life, coming into
focus at a certain time of life. It is a "Time Lord" Methodology, based on annual rotation of
the
Natal
Chart,
to
determine
one's
yearly
focus.
This Methodology description below is preliminary and basic, and something I am currently
working on researching...Results to date have been very encouraging, and well worth my
time investment. The way I am working with Profections is based on the integration and
synthesis referencing the Natal Chart, Transit Chart, Profection Chart, and Solar Return
Charts, using Sidereal rather than Tropical Zodiac positions. The Software programs I am

primarily working with for ease of calculations are True astrology, Solar Fire Deluxe,
Jyotishya Deepika Ultimate Astracadabra, and KPAstro. (Refinements and additions will be
made at a later date, and chart examples will follows as time permits. I will share with you
my findings as I move further along in my research, as I find Profections to be quite a
valuable aid for those interested in Predictive Astrology, o please bear with me as I put
together
some
of
the
basics.)
Preliminary

Guidelines

for

Analysis

Natal Chart: This is the promise.

Profection Chart:
House activated.

Solar Return Chart: How we handle the activated house that the Profection Chart has
highlighted. Our will or volition for managing these affairs of the Profection.

Transit Chart: The planetary dances that run interference with these experiences;
supporting or challenging the energies at play.

The spotlight,

or focus

of

activity being

highlighted.;

the

Preliminary notes should be readily available in advance on the running dasas taking place
at the time of the Profection and Solar Return assessments, along with the dasa lords natal
significations, star and sub lords (both natally and in transit), relationships of star lords to
their sub lords, along with noting their cuspal lordships. Aspects of dasha lords to Profection
and Solar Return lagna lords and key players, along with noting the new angles of both
Profection and Solar Return Charts - and planets placed within should be given due
credence. Part of Fortune, Chiron, and outer planets should not be underestimated in
synthesis. (My personal preference for delineation is Sidereal: KP and Placidus House, along
with True Nodes). Karakas are always relevant, and it goes without saying we should follow
closely
the
transits
of
Jupiter,
Saturn,
and
the
Nodes.
1.
Construct the Profection Chart. (If you are unfamiliar with Profections or need
assistance
with
constructing
this
chart,
please
visit
Donnas website
fort
visuals
:) http://www.sageasita.com/visual-eight.html
http://www.sageasita.com/visual-nine.html

2.
Note the House that the Profection Ascendant falls in. This is the area the spotlight
shines brightly on, and the focus House of activity. If there are two houses involved due to
interception, follow through further to research when (the Profection date) that focus will
narrow down to one specific house by falling on the cusp, and keep track of activity
involving both houses throughout that time frame. Do any planets join the Ascendant?
3.
Note the position of the Profection lagna lordconsider this as a sort of Year Lord for
the time in question. Note this Profection lagna lords position in the Solar Return Chart,
along
with
the
Natal
chart.
What
are
the
areas
of
influence?
4.

Note the influences of the aspects, the new Angular focus of the chart, the Part of

Fortune, Chiron, planets in profected lagna and joining profected lagna lord, and profected
planetary placements. Note placement of the personal planets (Sun and Moon) relative to
new
Profected
lagna.
5.
Now do the same with the Solar Return, following up on where the Solar Return
Ascendant falls, its lord, where this lord is profecting (through what house in Profection
chart)
and
repeat
all
of
the
above
steps.
6.
If the Profection chart in closing in on the next birthday (or is closer to the next
birthday), consider evaluating both the current Solar Return and the following Solar Return
to get a better feel of where the energy is heading. Often times 3 to 6 months prior to the
next Solar Return the client will feel the effects of the upcoming Solar Return rather than
the previous Return. My preference is to calculate using the NEAREST Solar Return Chart.
Work
with
the
charts
and
get
a
feel
for
your
individual
preference.
7.
Relocate the Solar Return Chart to the exact place the client is positioned at the time
the Solar Return takes place. Check SR aspects to one another, and note the houses that
the planets fall in. Pay special attention to the placement of the Sun in the relocated SR
Chart from both the relocated SR ascendant and the Profected ascendant, and note the SR
aspects to and from the Sun. Also note if SR Sun falls in an angular sign relative to the SR
Ascendant,
etc.
8.
See if the SR planets are well integrated in the SR chart, or if one particular planet
seems to be irresponsive with respect to integrating - in some manner - with other planets.
(An unaspected Solar Return Planet may not support the way in which matters are being
handled with respect to the focus (Profection Chart), so determine if there is a particular
planet floundering aimlessly around in the SR chart - with not much direction. If so, often
times that planet in the SR will display the negative characteristics of his energy, and even
disrupt progress. However, also note this planets effects natally (and in transit) prior to
determining the effects that are likely to manifest, as counter-indications may either lighten
or
intensify
effects,
and
the
Natal
holds
the
promise.
9.
Have a ready reckoner on the status of chart Marakas and the Badhaka for Natal and
Solar Return charts if there are concerns, and/or your attention is drawn to matters of
health
and
physical
well
being.
10. Note in the SR Chart if there is a predominance of planets in a certain element to get
a better handle on how one is likely to handle the affairs of the Profection. For example, if
the SR has an abundance of planets placed in Water signs, the response may be emotionally
based, whereas if the predominance of planets lies in the air signs, the affairs of the
Profection may be more rationally based. Do the same with respect to the effects of
Moveable, Fixed, and Dual energies (Western being Cardinal, Fixed and Mutable) to
determine the years energy when assessing initiative and drive in handling the focus the
Profection
spotlights
and
brings
forth.
11.
Say that the Profection Chart lagna falls in the 10th in Capricorn. You would then
closely watch the activity through the 10th and Capricorn along with Saturns transits, and
the aspects to and from 10th lord Saturn. Saturn being time lord of activity becomes
highly
significant
and
dominant.
12.

Note what planets within a house go to an Angle in the Profection and Solar Return

Charts (angle meaning from the Profection and Solar Return Ascendant). Planets involved
in angular planetary positions often trigger events, which revolve around the nature of the
planet
posited
in
the
angle.
The additional information given below is based on my ongoing research with respect to
integrating the personal points, Sun, Moon, and Lagna, or further detail in delineation in the
Profection Chart. This is for your consideration in addition to - and with consideration to the
above.
The Profection Sun appears to relate to experiences and opportunities given to us in this
particular time frame on our journey through life, and is relative to what areas of interest
we will personally be involved with - on a physical level - during this time frame. The
placement of the Sun in the Profection Chart shows what areas - ripe for us to experience have opened up. And as relative to our opportunities, follow through to note the Sun's
dispositor, where the Sun's dispositor is located relative to using natal and Profection lagna,
and note what that placement can infer with respect to unveiling timely circumstances and
experiences. I am also currently researching the Profected Sun as lagna for the time frame
- with some telling results...You can test using the Sun as lagna if so inclined - using the
same parameters - and follow through with the same criteria as stated in my former
sentence, and note (in as many charts as possible) what information is revealed, and its
relevance.
The Profection Moon shows our emotional and mental response to our experiences for the
time frame we are referencing, and reveals how we are mentally and emotionally reacting to
- and internally experiencing - what is happening in our personal environment. Again follow
through with disposition and placement of the Moon's dispositor and see what information
this additionally reveals to us. The Moon can be very telling, and shows how we emotionally
and intellectually respond to the current experiences we are given - or how we internally
feel about what is currently happening in our lives. Again, my research is elementary at this
point but again is encouraging - so also investigate the Profection Moon as lagna and note
planetary
placements.
The Profection Lagna - the time lord of activity - shows our actions and activity during this
particular time frame, and what influences we deliberately bring to the table based on our
individual environment, and based on the opportunities and experiences given to us by the
Sun. Look at the lagna to see the period's responses to the opportunities we are presented
with, and follow through with the suggestions (above) as relative for the Sun and Moon. For
all 3 personal lagna's, do not overlook noting the placement of the dasha and bhukti lords,
and see how they may present themselves favorably - or through challenge - to the
"opportunities, emotional and mental responses, and activities" as represented by the
Profected Sun, Moon, and Lagna respectively. And lastly - don't forget to diligently watch
the transits - which often times target with direct aim - revealing the sequence of events as
they
unfold...
The technique of Profections seems to me to be quite a valuable - but lost or forgotten
technique - previously used quite successfully for prediction in another era. The information
I have experimented with and given in the above paragraphs has been to me both
significant and relevant - however there is a depth necessary to evaluating this grade and
type of info - and therefore likely requires an extensive application of mind on the
Astrologer's part - coupled with an ability to synthesize and integrate multiple factors
simultaneously - and perhaps not necessarily meant for the beginning Student of Astrology.

Skills of integration and synthesis while considering multiple factors - along with having an
experienced Astrological background on both theory and technique - will assist one in
making proper assessments. As always - the skill of the Astrologer is detrimental for
predictive success...and none of us is infallible...So although the Profection process and
technique is pretty straightforward and simple enough to draw up - intense application of
mind is where the challenge lies. My feeling is that the challenge should be looked upon with
both excitement and curiosity - but the challenge should never be underestimated...Look
long
and
hard
at
all
factors...
After noting what sign and house the Profected Lagna, Sun and Moon are posited in, take it
a bit further now, and check the condition, dignity, placement, etc, of their dispositor's in
the Solar Return Chart. The Part of Fortune assessment can additionally be included in all of
the above criteria...but be sure to differentiate between day and night births when
calculating the Part of Fortune. According to researchers of the ancient astrological texts,
the correct method of calculating the Part of Fortune is to use Ascendant + Moon - Sun for
daytime births, and Ascendant + Sun - Moon for nighttime births. Also, it will pay to be
attentive to all Profected planets that may be crossing Natal angles, and note their
significance.

Houses
Expanded

View

of

the

First

Houses:
House:

Physical stature, general appearance, character and temperament, complexion, form and shape,
constitution , action, will, ventures

Fifth child; mother-in-law, great grandchildren, childhood in general

Important for matters concerning health; one should examine the 1st, 3rd, and 8th houses to
ascertain the probable life span

Health, vitality and energy, habitual thinking, natural disposition and tendencies; personality and
struggle for life, success or failure in attempts.

Head and upper part of the face; brain, skin, acne, brain, breath

Name, fame, reputation.

Happiness or misery

Demise of partner, speculative activities of father

General candor, dignity and honor, general well-being and prosperity.

People in the country, person asking the question.

Virtues, longevity

View occupants and aspects to Ascendant to determine fortunes and misfortunes in life

Appropriating other's money, gambling on other's money.

Gains and profits to younger siblings; fame , reputation, and patrimony of mother.

Higher studies, life in a foreign place or connection with stranger's to native's children, danger to
maternal uncle, speculation of father, neighbors of elder siblings and elder siblings short journeys.

In Horary, the first house represents the person who is asking the question

Second

House:

Artha (wealth) house, food, right eye, face, neck, glands, nape of the neck, throat and throat
ailments

Speech and ability to express his/her thoughts verbally, family, close relatives of the native:
(grandmother and grandfather, wife, mother, children, brothers, sisters, all close relatives).

Voice and vocal chords

Money matters, currency, fortune, profit and gain or loss, one's power and resources, worldly
attainments, possessions of value, jewelry, precious stones and metals, documents, bonds,
securities, stocks and shares, promissory notes, mortgages, bank balances, and exchangeable
negotiable assets, law suits, extravagant or economical, loans, money lent or borrowed, national
wealth, banking activities, revenue, money of the querist.

Efforts in acquisition of wealth, miserliness or liberality, rank, position.

Share of profits to partner.

Death of individual, common diseases of the natives father.

Ability to express one's thoughts, softness of speech, oratorical abilities.

One's reputation regarding sports.

Second marriage. The second house is eighth to the seventh (representing the first wife), and
normally after the death of the first wife one marries for a second time.(Some Astrologer's prefer to
use the eighth for the second marriage, as the eighth is seventh [spouse] from the second, which is
the death of the first marriage.

Vision or power of observation, right eye, memory, imagination, nails, tongue, nose, teeth, cheeks
and chin.

Protection of others, family members, close dependents.

Clothes, gold, good silver, pearls, rubies, minerals, corn, cereals.

Gains to native, but losses to younger siblings and their changes, mother's gains and her elder
siblings,, profession and success of children, long journey to maternal uncle, purchase of a house,
land, or vehicle by elder siblings.

Danger to partner, death of partner

Illness of grandchildren

Third

House:

Mental inclinations, ability, memory, intellect, inclination to study, restlessness, mental confusion.

Arms, fingers, dexterity, adaptability, co-ordination, hands, throat, shoulder blade, collarbone, and
nervous system, lungs

Correspondence, communications, books, letters, papers, writings, accounting, mathematics, press

Courage, firmness, valor, bravery, prowess and heroism.

Younger brothers and sisters, cousins, kindred, casual acquaintances, neighbors, short travel.

Eating unspoiled or pure foods, edible roots and fruits.

Vehicles, bicycle, bus, train, or railway, boats, car trips, boat trips.

Rumors, gossiping, carrying tall tales.

Post Office, telephone, TV, telegraph, radio, telecommunications, computer, airmail.

Library, bookstore, mediator, messenger, reporter, publicity officer, editor, journalist.

Change of residence, signature, signing contracts or agreements.

Neighboring countries, treaties, roadside places, partition of property.

Illness of mother-in-law

Father-in-law

Children of friends

Fourth

House:

Mother, ones home, home life, residence, domestic environment, grave

Breasts, digestive organs, digestion

Conditions at the end of life, one's final illness; illness of friends

Private affairs, secrets and secret life

House, fields, pastures, farms, mines, immovable personal property, property damage from floods

Real Estate, buildings, ancient dwellings, monuments,

Banks, schools, colleges, public buildings, mansions, entrance into a house

False allegations, trust

Small wells, water, milk, ponds

Vedic and secret texts, herbs, caves

Where stolen property is kept

Graves, hidden things

Fifth House:

Progeny, inclinations, pleasures, artistic talents

Gains to wife, gains to business, partners luck

Recreation, entertainment, amusement, sports

Romance, courtship, love affairs

Acting, drama, music, dance

Cards, crossword puzzles, games

Lottery, gambling, stock market,

Banquets, festive occasions

Kidnap, rape, licentiousness

Good morals, discrimination between virtue and sin

Chanting of Vedic hymns and mantras, religiousness, spiritual practices

Wisdom, profound learning

Enormous riches

Sixth House:

House of sickness, disease, exhaustion

Dietary habits, food, untimely meals

Clothing, hygiene, sanitation

Favorable results in competition

Debts or borrowing money, miserliness

Employees, tenants, servants, subordinates

Enemies, obstacles in any undertaking

Maternal uncle, short journeys of the mother

Insanity, intense anguish, incessant eye trouble

Theft, calamity, prison

Purchase or sale of conveyance by younger brother or sister

Sanitation and public health

Loss to the partner, investment or purchases made by the partner, loss to the partner

Separation from the partner, secret enemies of the partner

Occupation or business of the partner

Danger to ones elder brother or sister

Seventh House:

House of marriage, union, or legal ties

Those with whom the native transacts

Litigation, duels, arbitrations, war and foreign affairs, open warfare

Fines, divorces, legal bondage, contracts

Break of journey, influence in foreign countries, honor and reputation achieved there

Danger to longevity

Recovery of lost property, description of the thief

International relationships, international trade, public meetings

Mothers immovable property, mothers vehicle

Adopted child

Second Born

Secret enemies danger, difficulties, death

Badhakasthana for people born in dual (mutable) signs (Ge/Vi/Sg/Pi)

Associates and friends of father, partnership with fathers friend

Eighth House:

Longevity or span of life

House of Death

Second marriage, eighth being seventh [spouse] from the second - eighth [death] from seventh
[marriage] - with second being eighth to the seventh. Some Astrologer's prefer to use the second
house for the second marriage; please reference second house information above.

Inheritance, legacies, wills, insurance, gratuity, unearned wealth, dowry

Death natural or unnatural, drowning, fire

Accident, suicide

Mystery and misery, misfortune, sorrow and strife, worries and privations

Delay and dejections, disappointments and defeat, loss and obstruction

Blame and ill-repute, danger from enemies, corruption

Wrong actions, theft, robbery, fighting

Surgeons, medical officers, health inspectors

Slaughter houses, butchers, coroners

Public mortality and death rate

Infection, flood, famine, fire, diseases

Earthquakes, natural calamities or grief

Financial relations with foreign countries, the nations exports and imports

Surrender or loss, debts due to foreign countries, territory of another country

Public loans, public debts and interest rates, deficit budget

Estate duties and public sales

Insurance money of the deceased

Difficulties in journeys

Ninth House:

Wisdom, faith and divine worship, devotion to God, higher communications

Religious and philosophical beliefs, philosophy, devotion

Fortune, invention, discovery, exploration

Churches, temples, mosques, places of worship, pilgrimage to holy places

Meditation, intuition, spiritual preceptors, dreams and visions

Father, Guru, short trips involving spouse

Legal arbitration, law, legal departments

Immigration and emigration

Long journeys, air travel, sea voyages

Publishing of books, long distance communications

International affairs, import and export, national trade, circulation of money

Charities, visits to holy places sacrifice, good conduct, penance

Wells, tanks, water sheds, vehicles of servants

Childrens pleasures and speculative benefits ; pleasures derived from sports (5th from the 5th)

Mothers illness, spouse of younger sibling (brother or sister in-law), friends to elder sibling

Badhakasthana for people born in fixed signs (Ta/Le/Sc/Aq)

Tenth House:

Reputation, character, morality, honor, dignity, and public esteem

Profession, occupation, business

Name and fame; power and prestige

Success and status, credit and conduct

Rank and renown; ambition and authority

Worldly activities and responsibilities

Promotions, advancements, employer, superior

Government, judge, honor from the government, seal of authority

Doctor, medicine, prosperity, teaching

Thighs

Adopted son, Fathers self-acquisition, retirement

Health issues of children; debts incurred by children

Maraka house to both Mother and Father

Mothers opponents

Danger to younger siblings

Head of the State, Presidents, National Leaders

Losses to elder siblings and secret activities of elder siblings

Eleventh House:

House of friends, society, community, associates, admirers, supporters, advisors, well-wishers, close
acquaintances

Hopes, wishes, realization of dreams, wealth

Devotion to God, fortune

Gains, success in undertakings, profits, speculation, writings, incoming wealth

Pleasure, prosperity, progress in attempts, Trusts

Cure of disease, happy news

Elder siblings, paternal aunts and uncles, brother in law

Left ear, right foot, left hand, knee

Mothers longevity

Fathers short journeys

Birth of Children, childrens competitors, partners pleasurable pursuits, speculation

Recovery from ill health; discharge from hospital

Victory over enemies; freedom from misery and pain

Jewelry, silk

International friendships, government policies and planning, exchange of amenities

Government loans, electric companies, gas companies, museums, estates

Stores, associations, societies

Badhakasthana for people born in Moveable (Cardinal) signs (Ar/Ca/Li/Cap)

Twelfth House:

Losses, impediments, hospitals, prisons and imprisonment, areas of confinement, Asylums, nursing
homes, mental hospitals

Separation from family; going to a place far away

Hidden house; hidden side of life; fear from enemies

Termination of employment; unseen or unexpected troubles

Sound sleep or not (3rd house shows ones awakening from sleep, the 6th signifies trance, the
9th house relates to dreams).

Sorrow and sin; poverty and persecution; limitations and restrictions

Mental pain and agitation; anger, deceptive actions

Feet, left eye, bodily injury, mutilation, bodily harm

Fears, secrets, solitude, silent suffering, inferiority complexes, self-undoing

Secret plots and schemes, conspiracy, envy and malice, treachery

Intrigue and deception, fraud, scandals, secret sorrows, disgrace

Rape, poisoning, crimes in general

Suicide, murder, or assassination, banished persons, treason, spies, underground movements,


secret and occult societies

Exile and extradition; lost goods never recovered, long hidden wrath, disobedience

Obstacles, misery, and misfortune, unseen and unexpected troubles

Waste and extravagance; expenses

Bed comforts, pressures of money, unusual expenses

For

Drudgery and deception

Litigation, danger, difficulties, and disappointments to children.

Success in places that are remote from the place of birth

Success with large animals

Sickness of spouse; long journeys of mother

Younger siblings profession

Fathers permanent possessions

Psychic research, occult investigations, detective work

Popularity and prosperity

Greatest self-sacrifice, unselfish deeds, seclusion, social barriers

Donations, charity, institutions and associations with same

more

information

on

Profections,

please

click

these

links:

http://www.sageasita.com/visual-eight.html
http://www.sageasita.com/visual-nine.html
To be continued at a later date as time permits...
After my growing interest in January/February of 2006 - with respect to investigating further the long lost
technique of Profections - both on its own and in combination with Dashas, Solar Returns, Natal and Transit
Charts - I was both surprised and delighted to learn from a colleague, a few months after my initial post on
my Astrology Research Group, that a wonderful new article had been recently released in April/May 2006
issue of The Mountain Astrologer, entitled Forecasting for the Year: Profections and the Solar Return - by
Maria J. Mateus. At that point I renewed my subscription to TMA - which I had let laspe for far too long. So
for those with a further interest in Profections - if you have access to TMA, please read this article. Although
written and published for the Tropical Zodiac, the article is both enriching and enlightening, as the author
brings out some fine points, and it is certainly well worth the read.

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