Tag Archives: horary

Revisiting Derek Appleby

Posted on April 6, 2017 by

When I was first learning horary astrology in the 1980s I came across a wonderful book by Derek Appleby, which had a major impact on my understanding of the art.  In this post I’d like to revisit a chart which … Continue reading →

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Where is my pet? Is he okay?

Posted on April 1, 2017 by

The querent and her husband had just relocated to a new home in a city a few hours from where they had been living.  On the day of the move she could not find her pet at the new location and thought … Continue reading →

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An interesting horary

Posted on March 28, 2017 by

Today my wife was about to leave home when she was unable to find her car keys.  Since she had a meeting to get to, she needed to leave on time.  We both began to look for the keys and … Continue reading →

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The Origin of the Via Combusta (Burned Path)?

Posted on August 28, 2016 by

Horary astrologers learn about the Via Combusta or Burned Path as a place of detriment of the Moon.  For example Dorotheus writes in Book V-5 on electional astrology and The Corruption of the Moon: “… a commencement is not to be … Continue reading →

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An interesting horary about a missing watch

Posted on August 18, 2016 by

One of the best ways to learn horary is to follow up what happens and restudy the chart. Here is an illustrative example. In December of 2014 a woman contacted me because she could not find a valuable watch which … Continue reading →

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An electional chart with an expected unexpected twist

Posted on March 23, 2016 by

A couple days ago a NYC friend called me with a request for an optimal time to leave for a flight at Kennedy Airport.  She was planning to go skiing and had already booked the flight.  To get the the … Continue reading →

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An interesting horary chart on renting an apartment

Posted on October 12, 2015 by

Recently I was browsing through the Skyscript Astrology Forum and came across and interesting horary question: “Will I be able to rent my downstairs studio at my asking price in 4 weeks?  Question asked April 12, 2011, 7:06 PM, Kinnelon, NJ. … Continue reading →

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