Method of Transits in Astrology

Astrology does not predict concrete events

The following lines are intended for all those who are unfamiliar with the method of transits, one of the methods used in astrology to cautiously foresee the forthcoming climate in various areas of life.

First of all, as we repeatedly underline on our website, astrological forecasting, regardless of the method chosen, is a sensitive topic and can sometimes be misleading for those who are unfamiliar with it. Indeed, it is important to understand that this discipline does not make it possible to predict events.

Most often, although nothing concrete occurs, in our head or in our heart, we may feel deeply serene or, on the contrary, experience a real hurricane during a given period.

Transits indicate probable emotional experiences at different periods

Transits are not about materialized predictions, nor necessarily about facts, but rather about prognostics of felt emotions. The method of transits, one of the most reliable, dates those emotions by comparing the position of transiting planets with the planets and the Houses of the natal chart throughout the timeframe considered, day after day.

It also makes it possible to rank their importance according to a number of rules, including the repetition of planetary aspects with the natal chart, an Astrotheme exclusivity, explained on certain pages of our website.

Synthesis or succession of transit interpretations?

What does a forecast report based on transits look like? Given the very nature of the method, it is a succession of planetary influences, dated, prioritized, and interpreted. As a result, this list may disconcert those who are unfamiliar with the method and who may find that it apparently lacks synthesis.

On the other hand, those who are used to this tool know that if one can show the reader what is important and what is secondary, synthesis is indirectly present, even though two or more influences may sometimes be at play simultaneously and in the same area. For instance, let us consider a square by Uranus and at the same time a trine by Jupiter to natal Venus in the 5th House. There will be tension in the affective area, a desire for a break-up or renewal (Uranus), but also a benevolent and calm way of stepping back to consider things so as to avoid ending the relationship and to see its positive side (Jupiter). This is what happens in life, similarly, without contradiction.

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Therefore, the apparent lack of synthesis is inherent in the method. Astrotheme has ranked all these influences so that important dates worth remembering can quickly come to mind, within a few seconds. We provide an interactive Aspectarian, a graphic table of all transit aspects, which allows the reader to move from one interpretation to another in a continuous and ergonomic manner, regardless of the size of the document. The graph and the ranking of the importance of transits make up for the lack of synthesis specific to the method.

Emotional experience or concrete event depending on the nature of the transit

In some cases, emotional experiences have no concrete consequences, and in other cases, an event occurs. Why?

The only answer is that the stronger the planetary influence, and therefore the stronger the emotion, the higher the probability that it will bring about a concrete fact, especially if there is a repetition of aspects in the natal chart, or if indications concur with other methods such as the solar revolution, secondary progressions, or solar arc directions, to mention the best known.

The usefulness of the method of transits and the danger of knowing

Thus, one must fully understand that, even though our forecasts indicate "only" probable feelings, they remain a very interesting tool insofar as knowing the planetary climates described by transits helps one prepare mentally. Indeed, one can curb one's impulses during less auspicious climates or take a few risks when the omens are very encouraging.

This is not always true. The reproach some people express, sometimes rightly, is that knowing in advance when transits are unfavorable, even when they concern feelings, may inhibit action or make people unhappy, whereas if one does not read one's report, one does not worry. It all depends on each person's sensitivity and vulnerability. Sometimes, it is better not to be warned when one cannot help attaching too much importance to these forecasts of feelings.

The best way to approach these reports is probably to strike a happy medium. Instead of focusing too much on transiting squares and oppositions, it is advisable to see them as compulsory stages in the evolution of one's personality and transformation, in order to achieve a new balance more in line with oneself. It is actually one of astrology's great ideas regarding so-called negative aspects and transits.

Above all, one must live one's life instead of living it by reading one's transits, vicariously in a way, which would also mean believing that everything is handed to one on a platter, which never happens anyway, at least as far as positive planetary climates are concerned. Remaining the actor rather than the onlooker in one's life must be the rule, even when one has one's astrological forecasts in hand.