The Progressed Sun: Shifting Focus in Life's Journey
Introduction
The Progressed Sun is one of the most important tools in predictive astrology, revealing a fundamental shift in your core identity and life focus. It outlines a major, decades-long phase of personal growth, signifying a change in your ego's expression.
While the Natal Chart shows your potential and inherent nature at birth, the Progressed Chart shows the continuous, internal evolution of your personality over time. Among the progressed planets, the Progressed Sun is paramount, as it represents the slow, deep process of self-discovery and the changing primary focus of your life.
How Secondary Progressions Work
The most commonly used method, Secondary Progressions, treats one day after birth as equivalent to one year of life. Since the Sun moves about one degree per day in the sky, in the Progressed Chart, the Sun moves about one degree per year from its natal position.
This slow movement means:
- The Progressed Sun stays in a single zodiac sign for approximately 30 years
- It stays in a single House for a long period, often spanning 30-40 years (depending on house size)
Interpreting the Progressed Sun
Change of Sign
When the Progressed Sun changes signs (e.g., from Aries to Taurus), it marks a massive, decades-long shift in your core life energy and primary mode of self-expression.
The new sign dictates the overall quality and style of your consciousness and identity for the next three decades.
Example: A change from a Cardinal sign (Action) to a Fixed sign (Stability) will significantly reorient your approach to life.
Change of House
The House the Progressed Sun moves through defines the area of life where your self-expression and vital energy will be primarily focused.
Example: If the Sun progresses into the 7th House, your main focus for that phase of life will be on relationships, partnerships, and interacting with the public.
Progressed Sun Aspects
As the Progressed Sun forms aspects (e.g., conjunction, square, trine) to the Natal Planets or the Angles, it marks significant peak periods in personal development.
Example: A Progressed Sun forming a conjunction with the Natal Venus could indicate a major period focused on relationships, creative pursuits, or financial opportunities.
Conclusion
The Progressed Sun provides the backdrop for your evolution, highlighting the current life curriculum your ego is working to master. It's a deep dive into the phases of self-actualization and personal transformation.