The Inner Wheel ✦ Deep Astrology Since August 2009
About The Inner Wheel
The Inner Wheel began in August 2009. Dawn Bodrogi launched it as a space for the kind of astrology she wanted to write — precise, psychologically rigorous, unwilling to simplify what is genuinely complex. In her own words, from the very first comments on this page:
“This site began in August of 2009, though I’ve been a professional astrologer for 25 years now.”
— Dawn Bodrogi, July 2011
For seven years Dawn wrote here — synastry, Chiron, Black Moon Lilith, secondary progressions, the composite chart, the nodal axis, and the deeper questions that most astrology sites do not ask. She answered readers’ questions in the comments with the same precision she brought to everything else. Those conversations — from 2011 through 2016 — are preserved below this page and remain some of the most valuable astrology Q&A available anywhere.
Dawn passed away in November 2017. The site has been maintained and developed since then by her brother Paul Bodrogi.
What This Site Is For
The Inner Wheel is for people who have moved past the basics and want to understand their charts at a deeper level. It is not a horoscope site. It does not publish Sun sign content. What it publishes is the kind of astrology that takes seriously what a chart is actually showing — the psychological forces, the structural architecture of a relationship, the wound and the gift buried in a Chiron placement, the way the outer planets operate as transforming agents rather than simple descriptors.
Dawn believed that astrology was a tool for genuine self-knowledge — not comfort, not prediction, not flattery. That belief shapes everything on this site. The articles are harder than what you will find elsewhere. The reports go to places most readings do not reach. The framework behind it all is Dawn’s — 25 years of work that she did not finish and that this site is attempting, with appropriate humility, to continue.
What Has Changed Since 2009
The site Dawn launched in 2009 was a personal blog — one astrologer writing for serious students, answering questions in the comments, building a body of work one article at a time. That original work is still here. Every article Dawn published is preserved and accessible.
What has been added since:
Free calculators
Chiron, Lilith, Natal Chart, and Synastry calculators — each with gated interpretive content built on Dawn’s framework.
Personalized reports
The Wound and the Gift, The Exiled Gift, The Sacred Mirror, The Celestial Roadmap, and The Advanced Synastry Blueprint — each generated fresh for your specific chart in Dawn’s framework.
An expanded article library
New articles extending Dawn’s work into territory she did not cover — all 12 Chiron sign and house placements, all 12 Lilith sign and house placements, Lilith in synastry aspects, transit guides, and more.
The Foundations Book
Dawn’s definitive guide to chart synthesis — now available as an ebook through Apple Books and other retailers.
A Note on the Comments Below
The comments on this page span from 2011 to 2016 — readers writing to Dawn directly, and Dawn responding. They are preserved exactly as written. Reading through them is one of the best ways to encounter Dawn’s voice and her approach to astrology — precise, kind when kindness was warranted, unwilling to simplify, always pointing back to the chart. New comments are no longer accepted on this page, but the existing ones remain as part of the record.
Start Here
→ About Dawn Bodrogi — Her Life and Work
→ Synastry: A Comprehensive Guide
→ Chiron in Astrology: The Complete Guide
→ Reports Written for Your Chart
→ The Foundations Book by Dawn Bodrogi
Deep astrology in the tradition of Dawn Bodrogi. Since August 2009.
Just wondering how long you’ve been on line? Sounds interesting. Like the gentle exploring bit.
This site began in August of 2009, though I’ve been a professional astrologer for 25 years now.
The Inner Wheel began in August of 2009.
MY MOON IS IN SCORPIO…WHAT IS THE BEST THING TO DO (OR NOT), WHEN MOON GETS IN SCORPIO, ONCE A MONTH?…..
GRATEFULLY I.
Hi Irena, The best thing to do when you have a lunar return every month is to understand that it’s a personal new beginning, so it’s a good time to start things, especially if they will take some time. Each lunar return is different, according to the position of the planets, so it’s good to chart each lunar return. It will give you a snapshot of what the month ahead will hold for you in terms of challenges to both your emotional life and your everyday details. When the moon returns, it’s a good time for meditation, and the Moon in Scorpio is especially keen for that. Go down deep and try to find the truth in everything that you do.
I love your site, your work and the classes that I have taken with you Dawn..I am so happy to see that your blog is being read and that your work is getting out to the public. There is so much entertainment astrology out there, so this is a breath of fresh air..KUDOS!!
Love Sol
Thank you so much, Sol. You are a bright light in my life.
Hi Dawn,its great to have come across your site and I’m enjoying reading your work.
I’m wondering about synastry interaspects and how important reiprocity of sign rulership is.
My partner and I have a sun moon square, which can be tricky at times, however his sun is in Taurus, whih is ruled by Venus, and my moon is in Libra, also ruled by Venus. My sun is in Virgo, ruled by Mercury and his moon is in Gemini, also ruled by Mercury! I’m wondering if this is our ‘balancer’ – or is it not really that important?
Thanks,
Colleen
Yes, it does matter. It actually matters quite a lot, especially in your case, where the Sun and the Moon are involved. The dispositor of the Sun plays a more important role than most people realize, and carries a lot of weight in the chart. In essence here you are both highly influenced by Venus and Mercury–no bad thing. You both prefer harmony and you can both talk things out. But if Mars, say, was the common planet–a different story entirely. There would be more of an inclination to strife.
Hello Dawn,
I have found some amazing information on your site. I have a number of things to ask you. One question is about the Sun and Leo. You have some very interesting ideals about the Sun and I was wondering how does do these ideas influence Leo as its ruling luminary?
Thanks,
Ben
Hi Ben–I would like to answer your question, but you need to be more specific. I’m not sure what you’re asking.
Dear Dawn, in a month I will have my second Progressed Lunar Return. At the same time the Progr.Moon will move to the 6th house, forming a conjunction with my nat.Mercury, trine with my natal Pluto and sextiles with my nat. Jupiter and Neptune. Do you think I can expect some interesting and favorable changes in my life?
Thanks, I am so happy to know you and your work from this wonderfull site,
Nevena
Hi Nevina. I wish I could tell you that good things are coming your way, but reading progressed return charts is a lot more complicated than that. First of all, I’d be unable to do it without the natal chart and secondly, you would need to draw up a chart for when the progressed lunar return is first exact to the minute. That’s the chart that really needs to be interpreted in order for you to figure out how your progressed return will go. There are a lot of things to consider, including whether there are any long term challenging aspects happening with the progressed Sun, or if the return itself is under stress. I spend a lot of time teaching my progressions students how to read this chart and the chart of the Progressed New Moon. These are fundamental crossroads in life and can’t be taken lightly. But yes, if I were you I would expect some positive changes afoot, depending on house rulerships.
Hi Dawn
I have my Vesta on my AC, can jou tell me if there is a specific meaning to this, thank you!!!
Aniek
With Vesta on the ASC, self-development becomes a sacred task. Every moment of life can become a spiritual exercise.
Hello Dawn!
I read an article of yours on Sasstrology about inner planet aspects to angles in synastry, and i had a question. how important is it when your angles line up? for instance in my situation my AC/DC (1leo4/18cap16)runs parallel with his
MC/IC (17can39/17cap39)* and my MC/IC (21ari25/21libra25) runs parallel with his AC/DC (16libra16/20aries43)*. Is this significant? * i used the meridian house system and noticed that the DC are not exact opposite AC. what house system do you find most accurate?
It’s much more important than people realize. Angle/angle contacts help people to feel that they are on a path together, and that one influences the others life and vice versa. The angle rulers will be the same even if the angles are different (for example, if my Asc is Libra and your MC is Libra and they are conjunct, we are both heavily influenced by Venus). This is just as important with the Nodes and the Vertex, though angle/angle will be more obvious and active.
I use Placidus almost exclusively.
Hi Dawn, I was searching for information on Saturn opposition Saturn in synastry and found your website. Just great! I got stuck here and read the whole article, and wondered why I liked it so much (don’t read much good stuff these days; I usually go to ‘astro.com’ where I find some articles written by Liz Greene). When I saw your reading list I understood everything; I’ve got many of the books you recommend :-) I just wanted to congratulate you for all the information you have on your website. Very good material and also very good posts from people that know what astrololy is about.
Thank you, Sandra. I’m glad you’re enjoying the site.
Hi, i would like to ask what means if i have the ruler of twelfth house in first house and scuare pluto?
Thank you a lot!
On it’s own, without the context of the rest of the chart, not much. The only thing you can make of this is that twelfth house experiences will be a part of creating the identity, and these experiences will be of a transforming nature. You need the whole chart to make sense of it.
thanks a lot
anna
Hi Dawn,
I have spent the last month or so browsing your site in my free time, and I wanted to say thank you for putting all this information up on the web and making it available to everyone. It is much more to my taste and more useful to me than the ‘cookbook’ aspect interpretations I tend to find on other sites.
I was wondering if you felt inspired to write about Sun-Venus in synastry in the the near future? I found your articles about Moon-Mars in the archives extremely helpful, and would love to read your thoughts on Sun-Venus. I have looked for this combination on other sites but I can not find anything with the depth you supply anywhere else. Any suggestions for where to look for information would be appreciated, but I’d rather have an article from you – of course – and I could not find any in your archives (there may well be one there and I just could not see it). Anything would be greatly appreciated. Of course, if you have no intention of writing about Sun-Venus, that is fine as well – I’m just operating on the ‘if you don’t ask, you don’t get’ principle here.
Thank you once again for a wonderful site. I’m also looking forward to the further articles on the Dark Goddess(es). I shall enjoy reading those.
Thank you for your comments. I haven’t written about Sun/Venus because there isn’t much conflict in it, even in hard aspect. In hard aspect, two people might have different tastes, for example, but it isn’t enough to throw the relationship. You might have differences in some values. There isn’t a lot of ‘meat’ there. Many more important things to worry about, relationship-wise.
Hi there Dawn,
What a wonderful website you have! I’ve been very curious about something which I just discovered about mine and my partner’s charts. My Sun in Pisces conjuncts his north node, and his Sun in Virgo trines my north node in Capricorn. What does this mean?
You are both guiding one another to your respective North Nodes. Your effect on him is most likely stronger than his effect on you.
Hello dawn Thanks for your time and your site. Could you tell me something about moon in leo conjunct uranus ( 7 or 8 house) opposition chiron 1st? i feel incredibly sensitive and attuned to others feelings… but not easy to find my boundaries…i also work in the healing field with others and feel this aspect is somehow effecting this. Thanks so much i was born 2 of september 1956 4.10 pm driffield uk Many blessings Anita sorry repeating cos wanted to add to notify me with e mail when replied xxx
Hi Anita–well, it’s impossible for me to comment and not for the usual reason. The reason is that we were born on the same day and the same year, and I’ve lived with this particular Moon/Uranus op Chiron aspect my whole life. Please read the Moon/Chiron articles on this site (there are two of them). When you add Uranus to the Moon, it adds a kind of electric quality to the body, and makes the body a conduit of all the energy it picks up. You have to be careful to cleanse your aura/essence when you are doing your healing. Sometimes we are cut off from what we feel, and sometimes it is exaggerated, extreme. Uranus brings insight. We may have a tendency to ‘cut out’ physically from time to time. There are natural telepathic and clairvoyant tendencies, and out of body or shamanistic experiences are common. Moon in Leo conjunct Uranus is difficult to live with at first (there are usually issues of abandonment, feeling isolated, and unappreciated) but later on we can feel the power of the Leo/Aquarius polarity coming alive within us, and this comes via help from Chiron, who resolves differences of extremes. Once we learn to lead and to do what is best for others, it is a very powerful energy, if unpredictable.
Paul – Dawn shares here that she was born on 2 September 1956. If you’re willing to share the rest of her birth data (i.e. time and place) I’ll be happy to forward it to the Astro-DataBank (https://www.astro.com/astro-databank/ ). In my view she was such a gifted and significant astrologer that she deserves to have her data listed there.
Hi Dawn,
Is there any significance in having my sun-moon midpoint conjunct my vertex (under 1 degree orb) in my sixth house sagittarius? I can’t find information on the natal aspect rather than the synastry. Also, this website is so informational, and I learned a lot about astrology from here. Thanks !
I’m afraid this is too complex an aspect for me to discuss within this space. Sorry.
Dear Dawn l have a friend who wants to be closer to me than a friend her saturn is in my 5 house in my chart oppose my saturn in my 11 house everything is very good in our charts other than that we laugh alot together we feel attracted to each other lm a aries ascendent she is a libra ascendent my moon trines her mercury and her sun but should l go deeper in a relationship with her l came out of a relationship from the past where l was hurt bad now l meet this woman and she is coming toward me more and more but lm not sure if this is ok l like her but l just dont to be hurt any more l was born september 19.1962 she was born october 10 1975 Dear Dawn can u help me with some advice on this relatioship if l should go deeper or not thanks for your help all the best Dennis
I’m sorry, Dennis, but you would need a full synastry reading to get the answers you seek.
Just wanted to say how truly talented Dawn was as a teacher, writer, and lover of astrology. Having had two or three readings with her, I find a tremendous void with her absence and find so much comfort in her writings still being available up here.
Her pith of diction and unparalleled knowledge of astrology truly made her work so exceptional. She is truly missed <3
I am sure Dawn would truly appreciate those kind words.