This example illustrates perfectly the point made above. From our last lesson, you will have seen pretty clearly the nature of the 11th House conjunction of Mars, Sun and Mercury. At age 46 the natal promise of this configuration manifested and set the tone for the entire year because the Profection of the Ascendant came to the house containing these three planets. The planets by the natures and Local Determinations shape the objective reality for the native's life that year.