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Solar Return

Astrology
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A chart cast for the Sun’s annual return to its birth position.

Detailed Definition
A solar return horoscope is calculated for the moment the transiting Sun returns to the exact zodiacal position it held at birth. Astrologers read it as a map for the themes of the coming year. In poetry, the solar return can make a birthday more than a date: it is a yearly rekindling, a lamp carried back to its first flame, asking what has changed while the essential heat remains.
Example
Example in poetry:
A solar return is the chart cast for the moment the Sun returns to its birth position each year; A poet may use a solar return as the astrological threshold of a birthday poem; The return can symbolize a yearly reckoning with promises made in the previous year; In a cycle of twelve poems, each solar return can introduce a new emotional season and a revised sense of self
Additional Notes
A solar return chart is cast for the moment the transiting Sun returns to its exact natal zodiacal longitude, usually once each year near the birthday. Astrologers use its houses, angles, and aspects to describe themes for the coming year. Location at the return can change the house layout.
Also Known As
Solar Revolution Birthday Chart Revolution
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