Solar Return Archives - Lynn Hayes astrology readings and writings

Happy (?) Birthday USA, 2022 edition

Every history has a beginning, a crescendo, a crisis, and then either a breakdown or a breakthrough. This is true for individuals, and it’s also true for countries. The story of the United States is a fascinating one, especially through the astrological lens.

Before we can understand the current situation we have to understand how we got here. Back in 2009 I wrote:

The United States is at an astrological crossroads. The US progressed Mars turned retrograde last year, and is searching […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2023-11-21T11:11:16-05:00July 3rd, 2022|Politics|9 Comments

Astral Hell: Is it a thing?

The astrological Twitterverse is aflame today with reports of something called the Infernal Astral, or Astral Hell. Apparently in Brazil this is an established thing among astrologers. I found this website which says:

You have certainly heard someone complain that they are experiencing ” astral hell ” as they approach their birthday. This period is popularly known as a turbulent phase where everything goes wrong and the person goes through some kind of suffering or difficulty. It is believed that during this period things tend not to work very well, health can […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2019-09-24T16:32:08-04:00September 24th, 2019|Astrology|17 Comments

Film review: Five Star Day and the Solar Return

Our friend John Townley has posted a review of the film Five Star Day which was released in 2011 but comes out on DVD next month:

The premise is simple: protagonist Jake Gibson (Cam Gigandet, Christina Aguilera’s love interest in Burlesque) reads his newspaper Sun-sign horoscope which tells him he’s going to have a wonderful birthday – love, money, career outlooks all superb – and then proceeds to have the most disastrous day of his young life on all three fronts. Confusing destiny and predetermination, and infuriated that he has been somehow deceived by the ancient art itself, […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2020-12-12T17:42:17-05:00January 20th, 2012|Astrology|2 Comments

President Obama’s solar return

You can read my profile of Barack Obama here.

The Solar Return occurs at the moment that the Sun returns to its place in the birthchart. That is often the birthday, but sometimes it is a day or two off. More than just a time to celebrate the time of your birth, it’s actually a planetary cycle that begins a new when the Sun returns to its natal place. The Sun illumines the Self and inspires us to fulfill the destiny that was given to us in the Sun sign, […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2020-12-12T17:42:31-05:00August 5th, 2009|Politics|Comments Off