Below is sample text from a number of the chapters of a Time Passages Transit & Progression Report, by Astrograph Software.
15 Jan 07 to 24 Jun 07
Transiting Pluto in square with natal Mars
The planetary energies conflict; internal and creative tensions bring rich rewards through effort over time.
Your assertion and goal-directed activity will be subject to drastic changes at this time for the purpose of bringing to light the inner workings of repressed impulses you may have in these areas. The life factors of outward-directed activity, assertiveness and also animal passion are now subject to transformation. The changes forced upon you at this time can be difficult and painful. This is a stressful time which is ultimately productive of far-reaching reorganization, as you feel yourself directly challenged by inner processes that seem about to overwhelm your fragile ego....
18 Feb 07 to 18 Jun 07, exact 19 Mar 07 R; exact 22 May 07
Transiting Saturn in sextile with natal Sun
The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections.
At this time you are more aware of your limitations and responsibilities than usual. This can last for several months, during which time the structure of your life, and your ego-investment in that structure, may take a new turn. You may take on extra duties during this period, or try to get more organized in your life. You also may feel a bit lonely and cut off from friends or loved ones during this transit, with its accompanying pressures. It is important not to lose sight of the larger picture at this time. The key lies in balancing the energy to achieve and the energy just to be, without needing to achieve.
23 Feb 07 to 13 Jun 07, exact 28 Mar 07 R; exact 13 May 07
Transiting Saturn in trine with natal Chiron
The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial.
Your psyche is subject to a stressful and potentially vitalizing time, as the very structure of your life is subject to painful realizations, leading to great changes in your self-concept. At this time also, difficulties with authority figures may emerge, or your relationship with your father may be challenging, or the way you live your life in relation to the structure of society itself may be coming to a point where changes that have been in the works for some time are ready to burst forth into your conscious awareness. There may be old wounds with your father, or with the parental care and discipline you received in early childhood, that re-emerge at this time, hopefully for purposes of healing these issues and the potentially debilitating effects that they may have on your life. At this time also, the self-concept that you have had up to now may be changing, leading to a renewed sense of your own healing potential. Through a slow concentrated effort you may begin to connect with a higher purpose in the work that you do at this time, especially if this work involves helping people to heal in some way, and to grow in their own understanding of who they really are.
5 Mar 07 to 13 Aug 07, exact 7 Apr 07; exact 5 Jul 07 R
Transiting Chiron in trine with natal
Neptune
The planetary energies flow smoothly; the connection is easy and beneficial.
This can be a time of great change and positive results for you. The nature of this transit is a dissolver of old structures, for the purpose of making way for some hitherto unseen aspect of yourself to emerge, and you are likely to undergo a transformation of your spiritual values at this time. You may experience a degree of tension between an old and outmoded way of being and a new vision of what could be possible. The shadow side is disappointment with yourself, for not being further along on the path you envision, and there could be confusion about what you truly want at this time. But the joy of this spiritual journey of discovery comes from making peace with yourself and beginning to fulfill your dreams. The gap between the ideal and the merely real, although wide, could become much closer for you at this time. Something new, deep inside you is coming into birth, and you are learning how to hang out with the uncertainty of it all. The world as it presents itself to you during this period is not so pat and simple as it seemed. There are angels in the woodwork calling out for you to listen with your inner senses. You are dreaming a new realization into being for yourself, ultimately a new world, since the world is really what we are dreaming into being with each new moment. If you dream wisely at this time, you can make a difference for yourself and for others around you as well.
Progressed Sun in strong sextile (forming, 1.2 degrees) with natal
Neptune
Ruler of rising sign
The Progressed Sun brings to awareness previously hidden factors in the birthchart and symbolizes your evolving consciousness. The Progressed Sun moves forward through the chart about one degree per year. Those who were born as, for example, a Sagittarius, will eventually become a Capricorn in some ways and the energy of that sign will become more prominent in their personality. As the Progressed Sun aspects other planets, challenging aspects will indicate areas where conflicts may arise between your changing identity and older more entrenched patterns in your life, or where a conflict of will is possible with others. In the case of any type of aspect, and especially the conjunction, your self-expression will definitely be heightened in the area of life represented by the contacted planet. Progressed Sun aspects to natal planets last six months to a year or so, given the small orb of only 30 minutes of arc which is usually allowed.
The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections.
Aspects by progression to natal
Neptune
affect your sense of spirituality and your ideals. Feelings of confusion may also come up for you during this contact. During this period of time, you are more aware of other people's emotions, possessing an almost psychic sensitivity to their moods. This can be a good feeling, of empathy, but it can also be distracting, confusing and exhausting. You may feel the urge to get away from reality for a while, escaping into day dreams or other forms of illusion. Be aware that you are more sensitive than usual to the influences of the world around you, as well as to other people, during this period.
Neptune
in the Eighth House (or sign) gives an individual with great personal magnetism. You have a subtle intuition and an unusually clear insight into the motivations of others. You also may unconsciously try to control other people, or act in somewhat unreliable ways. You have an ideal of self-sacrifice in partnership with others, and tend to give more than you receive, which can lead in the end to resentment on your part, or just disappearing. Otherworldly affairs may interest you more than everyday ones, and you may be drawn to psychic matters or occult studies. Your dreams are very important to you, and through them you may learn significant information. You are likely to possess an enjoyment of sensual pleasures or luxuries. You may also have some confusion regarding sexuality and with what you truly desire from relationships. You benefit from bringing greater clarity to your personal values, your relation to the material world and to other people.
Progressed Mercury in strong opposition (forming, 0.3 degrees) with natal Jupiter
Angular planet - conjunct Ascendant
Progressed Mercury brings your evolving conscious awareness to the area of life represented by the contacted planet. The entrance into a house or sign of Progressed Mercury indicates how your mental function will be expressed, as you evolve through time, and where techniques and skills must be learned. Because Mercury rules mental function and communications, your awareness of and communication with others will be heightened during this period of time. Progressed Mercury aspects to natal planets can last for six months or more. During this period, you may find your mind is exceptionally clear and lucid in this area.
The planetary energies are polarized; outer events stimulate their interaction; integration is the challenge.
Progressions to Jupiter affect your faith and your plans or aspirations. Your religious feelings may also be affected while this aspect of Progressed Mercury to your natal Jupiter is in effect. You may consider plans for a significant journey under the influence of this progression. The peaceful and expansive energy of Jupiter comes into your conscious awareness, leading to new levels of faith and understanding. It is likely that you will positively re-evaluate your life's goals and your faith in their concrete possibility at this time.
Jupiter in the First House (or sign) gives you a personality strong in self-esteem. You have expansiveness and abundant energy, and are likely to have good luck with the material side of life. You love freedom and independence, and possess an extremely optimistic nature. You see possibility in everything, a person for whom the glass is definitely "half-full" rather than "half-empty". A feeling of can-do is therefore an important component of your self-image. This is valuable for you, and gets you far in life, but you should beware of letting this faith in your powers express itself as mere egotism, especially in the case of challenging aspects between Mars and Jupiter in your chart. Your enthusiasm may need to be tempered with a healthy sense of limitation.
Progressed Midheaven in strong sextile (forming, 0.9 degrees) with natal Mars
The progressed Midheaven energizes planets which it contacts, especially by conjunction. It moves slowly through the natal chart, at the same speed as the Progressed Sun, or about one degree per year. This means that aspects from the Progressed Ascendant to your chart last at least six months, and possibly as long as a year. During this period of time, those qualities represented by the planet will begin to come to your immediate attention, stimulating important decisions and creating new possibilities, especially in terms of your ego interaction with the world, or with transcending your ego entirely. Therefore you can expect significant life events and new modes of activity in the area of life represented by the contacted planet.
The planetary energies flow together, open into new possibilities, new connections.
Progressions to Mars affect outward-directed activity, assertiveness and also animal passion. This aspect from the Progressed Midheaven will improve your energy level. You may find that you make more progress toward your immediate goals during this progression. You also may be more contentious than usual with other people, so you may want to keep a good check on your ego during this period of time.
Mars in the Seventh House (or sign) gives a sensitive, and emotionally impressionable nature with an inclination to get very involved with other people. You are likely to have great charm and poise and an ongoing attraction to love and romance. You can be a persuasive talker, and enjoy getting your own way, although you also are truly committed to making sure all parties in a dispute receive just and fair treatment, and will go out of your way to make sure that they get it...
Progressed Mercury in strong opposition (fading, 0.4 degrees) with natal Ascendant
Progressed Mercury aspects last six months or more.
The planetary energies are polarized; outer events stimulate their interaction; integration is the challenge.
Planets in progressed aspect to the Ascendant affect the personality as it is presented to others, and generally affect one's character. Progressions to the Ascendant also affect your creative potential and your sense of well-being. Your physical vitality is also affected, and your attitude to life in general. Mercury's energy comes into your conscious awareness as well as your characteristic persona that you reveal to others as a result of this progression and you will probably appear more sharp and witty during this period of time because of it. You will likely talk at greater length and more often, especially to siblings and friends. Use this time wisely, your mental powers are your focus during this progression, and they are functioning well for you.
Progressed Venus in inconjunct (forming, 0.9 degrees) with natal Chiron
The planetary energies do not flow smoothly, one or the other predominates; discrimination must be employed.
Aspects by progression to natal Chiron affect your urge for self-transformation and regeneration. Conflicts and drastic changes may come up for you in your established relationships during this progression. The energy you have for others, or possibly your artistic expression or even your values in general are changing in some previously unexplored fashion during this period of time. It may be that old issues with the way that you do relationships with others, issues that you were perhaps not even fully aware of, may come to the surface to haunt you during this period, perhaps brought on by current events such as with regard to your significant partnerships at this time. It is also possible that your artistic expression or your aesthetic values may be in transition at this time, as you leave off ways of feeling and expressing yourself that no longer serve you. The ultimate purpose of these challenges is that you may grow in your self-concept, and adapt your relationship energy to a style that is more appropriate to your present state of evolution, as you let go of habits from the past that have been inhibiting the fullest expression of yourself in relation to another. If the old ways are not working for you any longer, it is best to get on with the new ones rather than remaining stuck in the mud of previous patterns.
