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Monthly Archives: December 2017
Angular Diameter, Sect, the 5-degree rule and the Aries Ingress
Modern practitioners of Hellenistic astrology have noticed that when the Sun is very close to the Ascendant, it can sometimes be difficult to judge the sect (diurnal or nocturnal) of a chart when delineating it using Hellenistic methods. Technically speaking, … Continue reading
Posted in Astrology, horary
Tagged angular diameter, Aries Ingress, refraction, sect, sunrise
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The Houses, Templates of the Sky
Recently I’ve been interested in the origin and use of the 5-degree rule in horary astrology. This has led to a consideration of the use of the houses in the history of astrology. A couple decades ago Deborah Houlding published … Continue reading
Posted in Astrology, horary
Tagged astronomicon, Goold, houses, Loeb edition, manilius, mundane divisions, quadrant houses, temples, Temples of the Sky, Whole sign houses
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The 5-degree Rule in Horary and the Twilight of the Gods (part III)
This is the third post about the 5-degree rule in horary astrology, which Lilly adopted and used extensively in his practice. My hypothesis is that Lilly adopted this rule from Ptolemy’s discussion of how to calculate the length of life … Continue reading
Posted in Astrology, horary
Tagged 5-degree rule, civil twilight, equalization, length of life, Masha’allah, Ptolemy, quadrant houses, Sahl, twilight, Whole sign houses
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The 5-degree rule in horary, part II
In a recent post I raised the question about the theoretical reasons for Lilly’s use of the 5-degree rule in horary. What prompted my question was my being told by a colleague that horary astrologers in France and Spain had … Continue reading
Posted in Astrology, horary
Tagged 5-degree rule, alcabitius houses, Masha’allah, Whole sign houses
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Masha’allah: a horary about a conflict
In his book On Reception Masha’allah discusses a horary chart about a potential armed conflict. The querent is apparently a general who was appointed by the sovereign to confront a rebellious in a province in Africa. From the data given by … Continue reading
Posted in Astrology, horary
Tagged Africa, conflict, Masha’allah, rebel general, reconciliation, Whole sign houses
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Does the 5-degree rule in horary make sense?
In speaking of the Ascendant, Lilly writes on page 33 of Christian Astrology: “…what Planet you shall find to be in that space, you shall say that he is in the first house; yet if he be within 5 degrees of … Continue reading
Posted in Astrology, horary
Tagged 5-degree rule, length of life, Lilly, prorogatory, Ptolemy
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Hour rulers in horary astrology
It seems like the main use practitioners of the Lilly school of horary astrology have for hour rulers in to test them against the Ascendant to determine the radicality of the chart. Nonetheless, there are many passages in Lilly’s text … Continue reading
Posted in Astrology, horary
Tagged Al-Rijal, Ben Dykes, Bonatti, Brotherhood of Light, C.C. Zain, horse race, hour lord, lord of the hour
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Where is my silk scarf?
My wife is forever misplacing things. This evening (15 December 2017) we had dinner at a restaurant with some friends. When we got home, my wife noticed that the silk scarf she had been wearing was missing. At 8:30 pm … Continue reading
Will it rain on my parade?
This is an interesting horary. The querent is a woman who was planning a Halloween party for her young daughter and some of her playmates. The idea was to take the children to a pumpkin patch on Sunday, 29 October … Continue reading
Where is my garage door remote?
My wife got home this evening and had misplaced her garage door remote, so she called me on her cell phone to come out and open the garage for her. She then asked me to help her look for the … Continue reading
Posted in Astrology, horary
Tagged apparent size of planets, partile aspects, separation of planets
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