Category Archives: Astrology

Lilly’s use of almutens in the Houses of Master B

Posted on June 20, 2018 by

In the previous post, the question of using the almuten of the Ascendant as a significator was important to judging the chart accurately.  Lilly used the same technique in his famous horary about whether he would be able to purchase … Continue reading →

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An example of transfer of light in horary

Posted on June 20, 2018 by

Recently I came across an interesting example of the use of transfer of light in horary. The querent, the astrologer who asked the question, kindly gave me permission to reproduce her chart here. The astrologer is a woman who asked … Continue reading →

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Have horary astrologers misunderstood triplicity rulers?

Posted on May 19, 2018 by

Most horary astrologers have learned William Lilly’s system of triplicity rulers, derived from Ptolemy, in which each sign is ruled by one triplicity ruler by day and another one by night. In his table of dignities (CA, 104), Lilly gives … Continue reading →

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Bonatti: Should I change from one official duty to another?

Posted on May 19, 2018 by

In Chapter 6 of Treatise 6 of Bonatti (Ben Dykes translation), Bonatti discusses his technique for deciding which of two options is better for the querent. In this post I will apply Bonatti’s method (pp. 553-554) to a sample horary. … Continue reading →

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Sun beams, moon beams, eye beams and the theory of astrological aspects

Posted on May 18, 2018 by

In the 5th century BCE, the philosopher Empedocles believed that when the goddess Aphrodite fashioned the human eye from the four basic elements (earth, air, fire and water), she lit a fire in the eye which emitted eye beams that … Continue reading →

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Sibly: Will the young sailor enjoy his father’s estate?

Posted on May 15, 2018 by

Recently I participated in a thoughtful and interesting presentation on ancient horary techniques by Nina Gryphon, sponsored by Kepler College. One of the horaries which Nina discussed was a classic chart interpreted by Ebinezor Sibly in his 1817 text A New … Continue reading →

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Reflections on “pushing nature” in horary astrology

Posted on May 13, 2018 by

Ben Dykes has introduced the term “pushing” in his translations of aspectual relationships between planets in older Arabic and medieval texts.  The idea is simply that when planet A applies to planet B, it is as if planet A is … Continue reading →

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