firecatpickles
While Solar and Lunar Returns are often used by astrologers, but not always well-used, there is great value in using the transiting Moon to a natal body --- Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars.
** t/Moon to n/Sun Return; depicts the changes that intrude on one's intended life direction and can show how to rebalance one's life.
** t/Moon to n/Mercury; can be applied to public communication. I used this charting format to follow and explain the difficult roll-out of Obama's health care system in the fall of 2011. Mercury represented the news releases, the coding and the coordination of the many industry volunteers who helped to straighten out the computer breakdowns so that people could sign up for health care. Moon represented the public, the emotional response by the opposition party.
** t/Moon to n/Venus Returns can be applied to love relationships, partnerships, marketing. Moon, of course, represents change, reactions, variables. While Venus can relate to a products attractiveness, value, satisfaction, fashion, etc. One can be flexible with these mixes of planets.
** t/Moon to n/Mars works best with anger issue, attacks, tragedy and crime applications. But it might also be used for creativity projects.
In a few cases I have used t/Moon to n/Saturn and to n/Pluto charting. The Scotish killer Bradey who abducted girls and took them out to the moors to rape, kill and murder them was one recent case. With Saturn, I charted his arrest and court case. With Pluto I charted his conviction and transfer to a life in jail. Saturn was useful as a limitation symbol (arrest) and Pluto was useful as a transformative and irrevocable situation linked to never again see freedom.
However, when one use charts in these ways, the interpretive nuanceing has to be rigidly adhered to. You can't casually apply typical natal interpretations.
I've read before that personal aspects can be interpreted much like horary aspects.
Also, being a Cancerian I pay close attention to the Moon in day-to0day stuff which seems pretty accurate.