Secondary, Tertiary & Minor Progressions

[Robert_Blaschke]

Welcome! Here we can discuss day-for-a-year secondary progressions, day-for-a-lunar month tertiary progressions, and lunar month-for-a-year minor progressions.

Topics of discussion can include:

1. Progressed stations.

2. Progressed eclipses.

3. Progressing the angles.

4. Secondary progressed Sun sign or house ingresses and SP Sun aspects to the nativity.

5. Progressed-to-progressed aspects and the progressed synodic cycles of the Sun and planets.

6. Transits over the progressed angles; transits to the progressed Luminaries.

7. Transit Saturn in repeating aspect to secondary progressed Moon.

8. Client experiences during important progressed activity.

9. Holographic time-links between childhood and adulthood; wherein tertiary [birth to age 6] or minor [birth to age 3] progressed eclipses that occurred during childhood then repeat in the secondaries during adulthood; based on my Mystic Time Ratio of 1:13:27.

10. Or any other progression techniques that you would like to discuss!

- Robert P. Blaschke

[Elva_Howson]

Hello Robert and other members.
This is my first post to this board and I wish to discuss Minor Progressions.
Rarely have I seen mention of Minor Progressions on any of the internet discussion forums and when I have, the remarks are usually not favourable re the Technique, or I find that the person contributing is talking about an erroneous chart produced by one of several large astrology program suppliers that calculate the Minor Progression charts using a rate based on a mean lunar month.
Minor Progressions are each successive Lunar Return after birth is said to represent each successive year after birth. As Lunar Returns vary in time interval from month to month then surely we should be basing our calculations of Minor Progressions on this 'True Rate' not a 'Mean Rate' of motion.
The same can be said for Tertiary Progressions although one Australian software supplier now (after much badgering from me some years ago) offers a True Rate option as well as a Mean Rate option for Tertiaries.
I believe that 'True Rate' Minor progression charts have much to offer the astrologer when used in combination with the Natal chart particularly when viewed on a bi-wheel where angular conjunctions can be readily seen.
As with many of the Techniques we use in astrology certain ones gain popularity while others are neglected and I really think Minor Progressions have suffered neglect due to the fact that too many people using astrology today rely on software rather than learning and understanding the basic hand calculation of each Technique.

Another point I would like to bring forth in regard to Minor Progressions is the use of the Parallax corrected Moon.
I have been doing some work with these charts and find (to date) that the results appear far superior to using the Geocentric Moon especially when a planet (either Minor Progressed or Natal) is close to the Minor Progressed chart angles or vice versa. I have not seen or heard of anyone else using the Parallax Corrected Moon in Minor Progressions although many astrologers are now using the Parallax Corrected Moon for Lunar Return charts and therefore it occured to me that why should we not be able to use the Parallax Corrected Moon for Minor Progressions.

[Robert_Blaschke]

Hello Robert and other members. ... As Lunar Returns vary in time interval from month to month then surely we should be basing our calculations of Minor Progressions on this 'True Rate' not a 'Mean Rate' of motion.
The same can be said for Tertiary Progressions although one Australian software supplier now (after much badgering from me some years ago) offers a True Rate option as well as a Mean Rate option for Tertiaries.

Dear Elva,

Thank you for your post. I am relieved to find that at least one other professional astrologer on the planet uses Minor Progressions!

The Io Edition astrology software for the Macintosh has always used the True Moon for its Minor Progression calculations. Solar Fire uses the Mean Moon and this can result in a difference of about two hours in the derived ephemeris date and time. Thanks to you, Solar Fire now has a True Tertiary option.

I had asked Graham Dawson for several years in the 1990s to make visible the derived ephemeris date and time for the program's secondary, tertiary and minor progressed calculations so that one could look to see if progressed stations were occurring. This feature was added to Solar Fire v5 and can be found in the "Report" option for any progressed chartwheel.

The progression of the angles in the tertiaries and minors is tricky business as the various software companies all have different calculation options. The Io Edition, for example, uses solar arc in longitude to calculate the minor progressed MC and then computes the minor progressed ASC for either the natal latitude or the relocated latitude. For the tertiary progressed angles, the Io Edition offers either a Quotidian or a solar arc in longitude option for obtaining the TP MC.

I don't know if you have my Volume I - Progressions, but the many methods for progressing the angles were discussed in that book.

Best wishes,

Robert