Tag Archives: horary

Lilly: Shall I Obtain the Office I am Seeking?

Posted on May 21, 2023 by Anthony Louis

This chart is from Chapter 86 (page 457) of Christian Astrology. On Saturday, 28 March 1643 (NS) at 6:05 PM LMT, during a Venus hour, the 12th hour of the day, a gentleman asked whether he would obtain the Office … Continue reading →

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Lilly on Planets that Impede What Is Demanded

Posted on January 12, 2023 by Anthony Louis

On pages 184-186 of Christian Astrology, William Lilly gives a rather dense account of conditionsunder which the thing demanded in a horary question can be either hindered or assisted in coming to pass. Because Lilly’s 17th century English can be … Continue reading →

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Evangeline Adams and the Wynn Key Cycle

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Anthony Louis

In 1926 Sidney K. Bennett (aka Wynn) had a serious accident which prompted him to develop his “Wynn Key Cycle” which he popularized in the 1930s. He does not credit Evangeline Adams with one of the fundamental ideas that makes … Continue reading →

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Dariot: Will I get any of my brother’s goods? — a 16th century horary

Posted on March 5, 2022 by Anthony Louis

The 16th century French physician and astrologer Claude Dariot (1533, Ponnar – 1594, Dijon) received his medical education at the University of Montpellier in France. He published several books on both medicine and astrology. His work on horary astrology was … Continue reading →

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Horary on the fly

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Anthony Louis

Recently I was visiting my in-laws because of an illness in the family. On Saturday, 25 Sep 2021, my sister-in-law was about to prepare some food from a recipe but she couldn’t find her reading glasses. She recalled having used … Continue reading →

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Lilly’s Tradesman: Will I be rich, or subsist of myself without marriage? (CA 177)

Posted on September 7, 2021 by Anthony Louis

To illustrate certain horary principles William Lilly presented a chart (CA 177) of a question by a tradesman who asked about several matters, including whether he would eventually be rich. Here is the chart recalculated by modern computer, but very … Continue reading →

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The Neglected Nonagesimal

Posted on July 13, 2021 by Anthony Louis

In most types of astrology the Midheaven (MC, or Medium Coeli) is considered to be of extreme importance. Most quadrant house systems use the MC as the cusp of the 10th house. Some astrologers incorrectly refer to the MC as … Continue reading →

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When is the Moon truly void-of-course?

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Anthony Louis

A recent horary chart posted by Lynn Holt in a Facebook horary group featured a void of course Moon, yet the outcome was favorable for the querent. Lynn kindly gave permission to reproduce her chart in this blog post. The … Continue reading →

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Pushing management, power and nature in horary

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Anthony Louis

A fellow astrologer recently asked me a question about a horary (Chart 51) in my 1998 text. The question was asked by my editor Tom about an advertisement he was writing. Tom wanted to know whether his superiors at the … Continue reading →

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An interesting horary about a promotion at work

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Anthony Louis

On March 10th of 1930 a woman asked astrologer Robert DeLuce whether she would be promoted at work. She was apparently in a temporary position and hoped to be promoted to a more permanent post. Here is the chart: The … Continue reading →

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