Natal vs. Progressed Chart: The Cosmic Showdown That’ll Spill Your Astrological Tea and Blow Your Mind!
Added on May 29, 2025 inASTROLOGY CARDS
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Ever wonder if people truly change, or if they’re just rearranging the same furniture in their soul’s living room? Here’s a head-scratcher: when astrology talks about “progressions,” is it really about personal growth, or just a cosmic remix of our core selves? Someone recently asked me if shifting charts reflect moving on from past loves, cultures, or life chapters — and honestly, it’s like trying to catch smoke with your bare hands. I’ve got this unpopular gut feeling that folks don’t actually change all that much; they just get more… them. Like me, for instance — I’ve gone from slinging drinks to serving Holy Communion but, at heart, I’m still that “service” person, through and through. Today’s celestial lineup nudges us to reflect on this paradox: are we evolving, or just orbiting the same sun with a different view? Let’s dive into why our natal charts might be the stubborn narrators of our existence, no matter the progressions. LEARN MORE
“It’s hard to fathom the progressions. but I have a question Elsa…people do grow and change..and when you think about progressions, does it show how maybe you have moved on from a past situation or a love or even your culture?..because I can see how I no longer love what I used to think of as my world..and want something different now..different kind of life and friends and just a different way of living and just “being”..?”
This is an interesting question, though I may not understand it. Consequently, I may not answer it well, but I’m going to try.
I hold the unpopular opinion that people don’t change. I’ve come to this conclusion because I have yet to meet anyone, ever, who does not express the energy of the their natal chart. Matter of fact, people tend to become more themselves as they age. I’ll use myself as an example.
I am into service. I really loved being a waitress…it’s my natural state. Though I enjoy being served on occasion, I would be miserable if I waited on as a matter of course. I would want to have the waitress sit, and let me work. This is my nature. No matter how old I get, or if I were to get rich, or whatever…if I were to come to live with some kind of privilege, I can’t imagine I would ever lose this quality. It’s too strong. Service is what makes me happy.
With that understood, it’s not that I don’t think people evolve. I used to wait on drunks in a bar. I don’t do that anymore. But wherever I go, the first thing I do, is look for how I might be able to lend a hand in some way.
The fifteen-year-old me, serving bikers drinks in a dive bar, is the same person who volunteers to brought Holy Communion to people in the hospital. It may appear that I’ve changed, dramatically but I’ve really not changed at all.
I definitely think a progressed chart is valid. A person does evolve. For example, I wrote about wanting to be single when my progressed Venus was in Virgo. When Venus progressed to Libra, I immediately went looking for a partner. But this did not change my basic nature!
There are other factors that complicate this. For example, I have Venus square Neptune. Consequently, I’m easily influenced. I can fall into a bad crowd or a good crowd, but it does not alter my desire to serve. It doesn’t matter if my crowd is good or bad. If they interfere with my drive and desire to help, my involvement with them will be short-lived.
You mention that your world has changed. So has mine. But it’s not going to stop me from standing up in any environment and asking, “Can I get anyone, anything?”
I’m a certain kind of person. I may become disillusioned or mad as hell. I may feel inspired, optimistic…or depressed. The feeling states may be fleeting or they may last a good long while, but my essential character is still intact.
To put this in astrological context, I do like all the extra charts. Progressed, solar and lunar returns, composites, synastry, BUT. But a person’s natal chart is still going to describe them.
Whether you’re happy about this or not, it’s probably due to your nature. Some people don’t like anything! I know, because I tend to make friends with them (Antisocial But Not Disordered)!
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