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Most astrology students know about the first progressed lunar return. It hits between ages 27 and 28, often marking a profound entry into true adulthood. But what happens during the second time around in life with the lunar return?<\/p>\n
Astrological discussion often seems to stop at the Chiron return around age 50, as if life winds down into a great black void. This could not be further from the truth. The Chiron return is only the beginning of a powerful cycle I call the \u201cGreat Prime Years.\u201d Hot on its heels, around age 53-54, comes the\u00a0second progressed lunar return<\/strong>\u2014a transit that is often less dramatic than the first, but in many ways, far more profound.<\/p>\n Where the first return is about establishing your individual maturity in the world, the\u00a0second progressed lunar return<\/strong>\u00a0is about the transition between your material self and your eternal one. You are now challenged to grasp the bigger picture.<\/p>\n By this age, you should understand that you are a co-creator with the material world. You have a choice: cooperate with life as you know it, or rail against it. To retreat now is to spiral backwards into old patterns, beginning a long, silent, spiritual death. This cycle demands that you progress during this significant lunar return stage.<\/p>\n The\u00a0second progressed lunar return<\/strong>\u00a0is, above all, a time of reckoning. It forces you to ask, \u201cHow have I lived my life up until now, and do I want to continue this way?\u201d Crises may arise that force your hand, pushing you to make the right decision in spite of yourself. This spiritual clean-out touches every area of life.<\/p>\n During this transit, you will be confronted once again with the core issues of your natal Moon. If you still haven\u2019t come to terms with that Moon\/Pluto square or Moon\/Uranus conjunction, circumstances will arise that force you to re-live those patterns. This is a test. What have you learned? Some will conquer the issues, some will need more work, and some will have to accept what cannot be changed, learning the great wisdom of letting go.<\/p>\n One of the worst things you can do during the\u00a0second progressed lunar return<\/strong>\u00a0is to retreat into a fantasy of the past. The goal of this cycle is to make you look forward and recognize your vital role in the world. As author Dawn Bodrogi explains, you still have work to do.<\/p>\n \u201cThe ultimate goal\u2026 is to make us recognize that we are deeply connected to the world around us and that we still have critical work to do. Our contribution is needed in the great pool of collective wisdom, and the more we share, the more we own.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The great reward of these years, after the shedding and the honing, is the gift of being comfortable in one\u2019s own skin. There is a power and a beauty in that which is beyond compare.<\/p>\n This article has been updated and restructured from its original version, which you can read here:\u00a0Spiral Up or Down? The Second Progressed Lunar Return<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n <\/body><\/p>\n The post The Great Prime Years: Your Second Progressed Lunar Return<\/a> appeared first on The Inner Wheel<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Most astrology students know about the first progressed lunar return. It hits between ages 27 and 28, often marking a profound entry into true adulthood. But what happens during the second time around in life with the lunar return? Astrological discussion often seems to stop at the Chiron return around age 50, as if life…<\/p>\n The post The Great Prime Years: Your Second Progressed Lunar Return<\/a> appeared first on The Inner Wheel<\/a>.<\/p>\nA Shift from the Material to the Eternal<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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