[ - this was originally written for the forum, so I'll convey it here in the same format, and also as two posts, for it's observing and analyzing two different life-events of this Nativity, so it makes it easier to read as two separate entries:]
I want to share today about an interesting and educative example --- consisting of two different life-events for a single nativity, Frida Kahlo --- nicely illustrating the principle, of which I’ve been often speaking recently, how the big, important, life-impactful events do not just “pop up, on their own, out of nowhere” during some given shorter observed time-frame, but they come to transpire as unfolding of the multi-layered, interwoven tapestry of the thread-movements of the whole of nativity’s life, and thus, both their nature and their timing is necessarily indicated by the wider tides (such as annual), and can not be something that we can expect to be shown merely by a single monthly (or bi-weekly) chart.
Frida’s birth time is AA-rated; the data is:
July 6th 1907, 8:30 LMT, Coyoacán, Mexico
On 9/17/1925, in Mexico City, she experienced the life-altering bus accident, which has heavily damaged her body, and also set her off onto the life-long path of visual art, as a way of expression of her own authentic genius.
From the astrodatabank biography:
“Frida was pierced by the trolley's metal handrail which entered her lower body on the left side and exited through her vagina. Her spinal column and pelvis were each broken in three places; her collarbone and two ribs broken as well. Her right leg, the one deformed by polio, was shattered, fractured in 11 places and her right foot was dislocated and crushed.
She spent a month in the hospital and two more recuperating at home. A lifelong series of operations followed, and her first prolonged hospitalization led to her learning to paint.”
This was the broader period during which:
transiting Sedna was going exact with her Moon, transiting Pluto has been moving ‘over’ her natal Neptune-Sun-Mars-Moon, and, within which, transiting Uranus came to visit the natal Venus-Pluto.
The Solar Arc at the time brought the d. Eris with the rx Sun-Mars-Neptune, d. Pluto with rx Uranus-Sedna, and d. Saturn with rx Moon.
So, by these, we see that it’s a period of about two years of something significant going on, and that a major-transformation kind of event, of life-scope in its significance, is “in the brewing”; but looking at these alone doesn’t provide us with a more precise info about the when nor much details about the of exactly what nature of the key-event/s.
The period during which tr Jupiter joins the Pluto’s transit potentially helps narrow down the time frame to: it might be something happening between February and October 1925, especially given that this is also the time when the d. Saturn comes closest with the rx Moon, and when both tr Pluto and tr Sedna are within 30’ orb oct with the rx Moon. But, again, none of these actually help us determine the more-specific time frame nor get the info about the exact nature of what-is-it that’s, clearly, pending to in some way ‘befall’ the nativity during this wider period.
So, what do the annual tides have to show?
Her Sun is at 19*55’52’’ Gemini, and her Moon at 06*16’02’’ Taurus, so her Soli-Lunar sets on/around May 21st, and her Solar return on/around July 6th.
Let’s take a look at these two sets of annual charts for the period pertaining to the year of life: mid-1924 to mid-1925 and mid-1925 to mid-1926, because this is when the Uranus transit comes to join the other wider transit-to-natal tides, and within this period also the Solar Arc factors which indicate some significant even/s are getting focalized.
The SL 5/21/1924 has:
t Node DC 6*14’
t Jupiter MC 6*48’
- and no natal planets angular.
The SL Moon is at 10*25’ Sag, being connected by oct (sep.) with the SL Neptune, 1*23’, and by a (separating) sq with the SL Eris, 3*36’; there’s no connection with the rx planets, nor rx Midpoints, and these two are both separating, so the progressed SL Moon isn’t coming toward being exact with any of them, which would potentially be of help for us to narrow down the when & what of the something-impactful-happening.
By this chart, we see the native is having an exciting year (the Moon aspects), and is generally protected and within the environmental conditions of benevolent, supportive kind (tr Jupiter and tr Node as only angular planets).
The SSR 7/5/1924 has:
t Uranus ND 27’
r Saturn IC 08’
r Pluto DC 36’
r Venus DC 3*31’
The SSR Moon is tightly connected with the SSR Pluto by an 57’ orbed octile (applying), and a bit more loosely with the rx Moon, 3*58’ square (also appl.).
We also see that during the period of January-February 1925 this Moon progresses to come exact with the SSR Mars.
This gives a picture of an extremely dramatic year, certainly with events of life-impactful scope and nature; we’d expect the native also to be in some kind of life-danger, by this specific combo of angular planets, considering their overall picture, their orbs, and together with the SSR Moon’s situation as it is.
We now, of course, know that the impactful-event (experience) setting-off the life-transformation (in all respects) has happened not during this annual period for the native, but during the next one.
Knowing the time and the nature of the event, as we do, in retrospect, let’s look, then, at what the pertinent annual charts, as well as the monthly ones, have to say, and see what we can learn from them.
The SL 5/21/1925 has:
t Uranus ZN 2*09’
r Venus AC 2*08’
r Pluto AC 4*29’
The SL Moon’s aspects: it’s tied with the SL Neptune by a 2*30’ orbed (applying) square, and is tied to the following rx Midpoints, by conjunction, with a very tight orb: cnj rx Pluto/Sedna 05’, cnj rx Venus/Sedna 13’.
The SSR 7/5/1925 has:
t Eris EP 1*16’
t Uranus AC 5*01’
r Saturn AC 2*23’
The SSR Moon’s aspects: cnj rx Mars 33’ s, opp rx Sun 35’ s, opp SSR Pluto 1*07’ s, sq SSR Sedna 1*25’ a and cnj SSR Jupiter 3*57’ a.
These SSR Moon’s aspects indicate that the native’s life will undergo a profound transformation during the year. But of what exact kind, in what way, and when exactly during the year, by this chart itself, nor with looking at transits to radix (as well as the Sol. Arc factors) together with it, we could not tell.
The planets involved, composing the overall picture of “what’s going on” in the chart speak of: a surprising, sudden change of conditions (t Er, Ur), bringing forth the native’s own Saturnian side of the character: withdrawal, self-constrain, self-doubts etc; the environment-originating events are: freeing and releasing, refreshing, renewing (while also shocking), and the native’s response to conditions tends to be of the self-restraining kind, i.e. their own capacity for persistence, self-limitation, etc. comes to the fore.
The natal Sun-Mars and the transiting Pluto-Sedna-Jupiter tied with the SSR Moon speak of the layer to this which shows the native, while being self-restrained etc, also is very active, more aggressive than usual (it’s the natal, not transiting, Sun-Mars), full of energy that seeks expression; and some huge changes in social conditions/environment of the native (transiting Pluto-Jupiter-Sedna), perhaps related to their family situation, and/or pertaining to their overall status and finances, is to be expected.
We see that the Moon of the chart progresses to be exact with the Solar Jupiter in about two months after the chart has set, i.e. during the period of mid-September to mid-November, so that’s the time during this year when we expect the native to be in their best condition; within the framework that the chart portrays an “impending doom” kind of something, this is the period that we can sort out as “the time when the native is least likely to suffer, i.e. the most protected”.
The SL picture, on the other side, speaks of:
Refreshing/shocking/surprising events (t Uranus) coming from the environment-side, and the native’s Venus-Pluto being brought to the fore: this particular aspect of their chart, which we can generally summarize as: native’s authenticity needs and their affection & esthetics capacities (which, themselves, are in tight conjunction/union with each other in this nativity, and part of the core-factors cluster of the natal). The SL Moon’s situation adds to this picture the image of something of a dissolving, or confusing, or perhaps womb-like, nature being present from the environment-side, and the tight connection of this Moon with the natal MPs Pl/Se and Ve/Se again emphasize what the rx angularity has already pointed to, and in particular, this with the theme of rx Sedna (how will it manifest, by this we can not know – we only see it’s there).
What do the monthly charts pertinent to the event-time (9/17), have to say?
The Lunar Return, SLR 9/8/25, has:
t Node MC 4*08’
t Venus AC 8*49’
r Node MC 5*47’
r Mercury MC 6*29’
r Jupiter MC 8*39’
--- by this chart, if we knew nothing of the event and were to use it to predict the month (or the two weeks pertinent) for the natus, we’d not be able in the slightest to give the description of either what will transpire, nor the scope of import/impactfullness of it for the native.
The LS 9/11/25 has:
t Uranus ZN 18’
t Sun IC 6*17’
t Mars IC 7*09’
(Su cnj Ma 24’ E)
r Venus AC 1*27’
r Pluto AC 3*48’
--- this chart repeats the exact themes that are already described as marking the whole year in major way, by the annual chart, and with the same sequence of orb of what’s the strongest, of the three planets involved; AND, adds to the picture the presence of transiting Sun and Mars: there’s prominent presence of authority-figure/s from the environment, during this month (or the two weeks, at least), and some kind of attack/aggressiveness/a-sharp-blow (hit) directed toward the native, that is connected directly to the authority-presence theme.
But, as I said at the beginning of this post --- we can not rely on a monthly chart to, by itself, be the indicator of something that’s of life-scope impact for the nativity. Such an event/process needs to also be indicated in other, wider tides – i.e. it needs to be in some way inherently present, and waiting for its timing to unfold, within the annual chart (and/or other wider-tides indicators).
At the day of the accident, the situation of this progressed SL Moon:
p SL Moon 27*48’ Aries
oct SL Mars 52' A
rx Sun/Saturn direct MP: 26*57’ Aries
rx Mars/Saturn direct MP: 26*58’ Capricorn
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