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The Meaning of Transits and How to Read Them

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 Summary

  • An astrological transit occurs when a current planetary position forms an aspect with a point in your birth chart.
  • Transits reflect temporary psychological processes rather than fixed events.
  • They unfold in three phases: initial contact, retrograde revisit, and final integration.
  • Each planet symbolizes different inner themes (e.g., Saturn = responsibility, Pluto = transformation).
  • Transits do not cause events—they mirror and amplify inner developments already in motion.
  • Their impact depends on the involved planets, the aspect type, and your openness to change.
  • Transits mark times of awareness, challenge, reorientation, and growth.

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Recently published articles

These articles have recently been published: 

Your birth chart contains most of the articles that have been published in the last few weeks, with an extensive overview of the Sun, Moon and planets in both the signs and houses.

Recent contributions are: 

Uranus in the houses, including an article about The meaning of Uranus in the birth chart

Neptune in the houses, including an article about The meaning of Neptune in the birth chart

Pluto in the houses, including an article about The meaning of Pluto in the birth chart

Chiron in the signs, including an article about The meaning of Chiron in the birth chart

Chiron in the houses

In the category Articles, the most recent contribution is Modern psychological astrology

In Astrology basics we published two new categories. Twelve rules for the interpretation of the birth chart, and an Introduction to the meaning of each of the twelve houses.

Explore your own chart

Explore five core astrology topics

1. Sun – your core drive
How you express your identity, vitality, and the qualities you strive to embody.

2. Moon – your emotional patterns
Your inner world, emotional needs, safety patterns, and instinctive responses.

3. Ascendant – your approach to life
Your first impression, your style of meeting the world, and the filter through which you view new experiences.

4. Venus - your need for connection, beauty and romance 
Relationships, art and culture, and the need for values that can guide us. 

5. Saturn - where perseverance and patience are needed 
How this approach highlights choice and personal growth .

Click the articles above to explore the main princples and deeper insights.