Planetary Cycles of the Biopsychic Script
The biopsychic script refers to astrological events that are marked by key moments in our evolutionary development which we all share and have culturally identified, such as midlife, or retirement. Below is a list of the key cycles we can track, including the cycle length and planet involved. Spend some time looking at these dates in your own birth chart, and notice what you discover!
VENUS CYCLE
Cycle Length: 7.997 years. Notes: In only two days, eight hours short of exactly eight years, Venus completes its pentangle and returns to Inferior Conjunction with the Sun at a point two or three degrees earlier in the zodiac than it was when the cycle began. Count eight year intervals forward two ways: from the date of birth and from the date of the previous Inferior Conjunction. They often coincide closely with intimate relational turning points.
JUPITER CYCLE
Cycle Length: 11.88 years. Notes: (Check for exact dates.) Jupiter returns occur just before the following birthdays: 12th, 24th 36th, 48th 60th and just after the 7 1St, 83rd and 95th.
NODAL CYCLE
Cycle Length: 18.5997 years. Notes: The nodal axis returns to its original position at about ages L8 37. 55, 74, and 95.
METONIC CYCLE
Cycle Length: 19 years. Notes: 235 synodic months = 254 sidereal months 19 years, accurate within less than eighteen hours. Thus these solar and lunar rhythms return to their natal starting points within days of the 19th, 38’’, 57th 76’, and 95th birthdays.
PROGRESSED LUNAR CYCLE
Cycle Length: 27.3 years. Notes: A progressed lunar return occurs at age 27, age 54, and just short of age 82..
SATURN CYCLE
Cycle Length: 29.42 years. Notes: (Check for exact dates.) Saturn returns occur at age 29, age 59, and age 88.
Your First Saturn Return
So you're turning 30? It's time for your first Saturn Return. Many dread this important astrological milepost. But why? Steven Forrest explains why people fear the Saturn Return, and more importantly, why they don't have to! Based on the house position of Saturn in your birth chart, Steven will tell you the important steps you need to take right now to make the most of this time. The Saturn Return is a milestone, a kind of right of passage into adulthood. There are ways to get it right, but there are also ways to totally mess it up.
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CHIRON CYCLE
Cycle Length: 50.42 years. Notes: We experience a Chiron return at age 50 and at about age 101.
URANUS CYCLE
Cycle Length: 83.75 years. Notes: Check for exact dates for waxing Uranian square (average age 21), Uranian opposition (average age 42), waning Uranian square (average age 63). The Uranian return occurs just before the 84th birthday.
NEPTUNE CYCLE
Cycle Length: 163.72 years. Notes: (Check for exact dates.) Neptune square Neptune oscillates between approximately ages 39 and 42. The Neptune opposition occurs in the early eighties.
PLUTO CYCLE
Cycle Length: 248.6 years. Notes: (Check for exact dates.) Pluto square Pluto oscillates between the late thirties and about age 90, marking one of the most distinct psychological differences among generations.
©2010. Steven Forrest. Seven Paws Press.
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Saturn Returns and Uranus Opposition
Some predictable milestones are based on age. Each possesses particular pitfalls and opportunities or empowerments--if we understand the questions! "Getting Near Thirty," "Turning Forty" and "Nearing Sixty" are the three most pivotal of these turning points. They hit us all just as profoundly and unexpectedly as puberty. Steven sheds light on these transits of midlife.