Solar Return's Exercises Number 1| Ciro Discepolo

Solar Return's Exercises

by Ciro Discepolo

I am happy to begin my website section dedicated to Exercises on Solar Returns with a correspondence with a my English language reader that shows to be a good studious of Astrology, with many books on his “back”…

Correspondence with Mr. Gabbar

December 22th 2008

Mr. Gabbar:

Sir, I have read your book “Transits And Solar Returns” particularly thirty rules and found them to be quite interesting and highly innovative.

However, I would like to ask the following questions: 1. It is a fundamental principle of transits that whenever a transit occurs something may happen or may not happen at all. But in your thirty rules you seemed to suggest that whenever a transit occurs something must happen. Why? 2. You stated in your book that semi-sextile and quincunx transits are insignificant, but some writers like Arroyo hold a contrary view. I can confirm from personal experience that they are more potent than sextile and trine. Thus, why is your view in this regard against the norm? Finally, I wish to express my profound appreciation of your brilliant and pace-setting effort as contained in the book. Yours sincerely

Ciro Discepolo:

Dear Mr. Gabbar,

thank you for your email that fortunately I received even if it was considered “spam”.

Unfortunately I am in difficulties to answer to the first part of your mail because I published over 60 books, over all on Transits and Solar Returns, Lunar Returns and Predictive Astrology. For this reason it is impossible for me to collect my school into a single email. I am sorry.

For the second answer I can say to you that I consider Reinhold Ebertin the most important expert on the planetary aspects and, from 1970 to today, I saw that he was in the right when observed the one that you have written to me.

My next book, that will be in the stores, in Italy, next September, I think that will be very interesting: “Lunar Returns and Earth Returns”, but I have not an English publisher for it…

Best regards and wishes,

Ciro

July 8th 2008, Mr. Gabbar:

Sir,

As regards the thirty rules contained in your book Transit and Solar Returns, I write to confirm to you that when my Ascendant of the Solar Return (SR) was in my natal 11th house I was bereaved. The forecast was therefore accurate and sustainable.

However, I would like to ask if I would have avoided the bereavement if I had a suitable ASR.

In the same vien I would want to know how many days or weeks are suitable for an ASR.

Yours sincerely,

Ciro Discepolo:

Dear Mr. Gabbar,

we cannot avoid the death of our relatives moving the Ascendant of our Solar Return from 11 to another House. This and other important concepts form my next book “Lunar Returns and Earth Returns”. Do you know an English publisher interested to publish my book?

Best regards. I am in Oceania and I will return July 21th: please, contact me after this date.

Ciro Discepolo

September 8th 2008, Mr. Gabbar:

Sir,

Sorry to bother you with so many questions. It is just because I find your book “Transits and Solar Return” quite irresistible. Permit me to ask the following questions:-

1. Regarding rule 27 on triple and simple transits, it is stated in many books that the transit of Saturn lasts around one year. Does that apply when it is in a simple transit?

2. What would be the astrological effect when one is involved in a litigation, regardless of the merit of the case, and a transisting Neptune is in one’s natal 7th house and opposing natal Jupiter?

3. May I know when your Italian book on Lunar Returns would be on sale?

Yours sincerely

Ciro Discepolo:

Dear Mr. Gabbar,

I consider the simple direct transit of Saturn about + or – 2° (before and after the planet that is receiving).

I think that in a similar situation the certainly effect is of a big fear and not necessary of a damage.

My next book on Lunar and Earth Returns will be in the bookstores next 25th September, but in Italian language.

Best regards,

Ciro Discepolo

December 16th, Mr. Gabbar:

Dear Sir,

The following represented my Solar Return for the period April 1992 - April 1993:-

Sun in the 12th house

Moon in the 4th house

Mercury in the 12th house

Venus in the 12th house

Mars in the 11th house

Jupiter in the 5th house

Saturn in the 10th house

Uranus in the 9th house

Neptune in the 9th house

Pluto in the 7th house

Ascendant of SR in natal 9th

The transit for the period was as follows:-

Jupiter sgr Venus

Jupiter tri Moon

Jupiter tri Mars

Saturn opp Moon

Saturn opp Mc

Uranus tri Mc

Jupier tri Mc

Pluto sgr Jupiter

However, inspite of the glaringly horrible Solar Return I received the greatest elevation in my career.

Please can you explain why?

Yours sincerely

Ciro Discepolo:

Dear Sir,

please, send to me your natal chart and your Solar Return chart, writing alone the city of birth.

I answer to you, in English and anonymously, on my blog:

http://cirodiscepolo.blogspot.com/

Best regards,

Ciro Discepolo

P.S. Please, write to me even the other facts of that year in ordering to love, relatives, health, etc.

Mr. Gabbar Natal Chart

Mr. Gabbar Solar Return

December 22th 2008, Mr. Gabbar:

I cannot vividly remember what happened during the period (April, 1992 to April, 1993) except two things. First, for the first time in my life I travelled abroad (Britain) in Augst, 1992. Secondly I had the spectacular elevation in March, 1993. I would also like to add that I had no problem with my health or relationship even though I noticed some hostility (envy) from some colleagues and friends.

Yours sincerely,

Gabbar

Ciro Discepolo:

Dear Mr. Gabbar,

Unfortunately we cannot do precise analyses of a Solar Return Chart when we don’t remember exactly what we had, of positive of negative things, during those twelve months.

I’d like to remember to you that many times we believe that nothing was succeeded in our life, but, instead, something is born in our life and we don’t know it, for example a sick.

Your Solar Return Map is not precise, but it is not a problem. I advise you to study next Solar Returns Maps and not the old ones.

Best wishes,

Ciro Discepolo

Ciro Discepolo:

Mr. Gabbar’s mystery revealed

No one of us thought about it, me neither. Mr Gabbar was surprised about the fact that in 1992, after a huge professional success, his RSM had a Sun in 11th house and other pleasant things. Anyway, he sent us his RSM for Kano, but he said in his letter that he had done each of his RSM in London... And, particularly that one, had Pluton in 11th house, Jupiter in 12th house and Sun, Venus and Mercury in 2th house... Of course there were also bad positions, but it seems that Mr. Gabbar was very interested for money...

Best wishes

Ciro Discepolo