Horary Lessons Anthony Louis

I apologize that the following is NOT well-formatted. I did not have time to put it in the same form as the previous entries in this series. Below you will find a collection of all the lessons which I posted on Genie in 1992. Please enjoy them. The charts are best viewed in COURIER font. They will appear distorted in any other font. You may wish to Right-Click with your mouse and choose View source. This will show you this file in WordPad where you can view it in Courier font with all the original formatting preserved. --- Anthony Louis

MINI-LESSON #1:

WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA?

The idea behind horary and electional astrology is that the quality or nature of the time you ask a question or start a new venture will influence its future development and outcome. The best analogy is the weather forecast.

If you were traveling to Maine in January, would you pack your bathing suit, suntan lotion, and scuba gear?

Assuming there are

no weirdoes in the audience, I'd bet most of you would answer "no." The time of year you plan the trip tells you something about its future development.

Now, astrology, that is, the horoscope chart for a particular time and place, reflects the nature or quality of the time. There are good times and bad times, rough times and smooth times, peaceful times and stormy times. looks like.

The chart tells us what the time

In fact, in my view, astrology is simply the study of

the qualitative nature of time.

Because astrology lets us determine the nature of time, we can use astrology to select a good time to act -- that's what electional astrology is all about: electing the proper time for a venture. Horary is the other side of the coin. the time you asked a question.

Horary analyzes the nature of

The idea is that you are embedded in

the space-time continuum (matrix) so that what you are thinking and doing at a particular time is part and parcel of the space-time matrix of which you are a part.

To say it a different way, ASTROLOGY DESCRIBES WHAT I CALL THE TERRAIN OF TIME.

If you were setting out on a hike, you would look at a map to see the type of terrain you were about to traverse.

Astrology allows you to

preview the type of time-terrain you are about to enter. Horary and electional astrology have a data base that spans over two thousand years of astrologers studying such charts and noting the outcome.

In that sense, this branch of astrology is an empirical

science.

Let me end here as far as the theory goes.

Next time I'll get into

some basic astrological principles for JUDGING such charts.

I use

the word JUDGE advisedly because you must weigh all the factors and come up with your best guess as to the outcome.

This is akin to what

a physician does in making a diagnosis.

Like physicians, astrologers

can make wrong judgments based on their skill and experience. Bye till next time.

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LESSON 2:

SOME BASIC IDEAS OF HORARY AND ELECTIONAL ASTROLOGY.

Here's the chart for the time I ELECTED to start these lessons: SOUTH M.C. 0 11th

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| ME 16 Aq 45

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7th

| SA 10 Aq 26 5.00 S T |

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EAST

| 1st

41 N 19.0

73 W

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| NE 17 Cp 39

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It helps to know some basics about astrology. I will assume the reader knows very little.

The chart reflects the planets' positions in space as they are projected on the Ecliptic, the apparent path of the sun in space.

The point at which the horizon crosses the ecliptic in the East is called the Ascendant.

In this chart 5 LEO 23' was the

point on the ecliptic which was rising when I started these lessons.

The point at which the horizon crosses the ecliptic in

the West is called the Descendant.

You will note that the chart looks upside-down and backwards from a typical map (in which East in on the right and South is on the bottom).

There are a couple reasons for drawing the horo-

scope this way. sundial.

First, it mimics the shadow of the sun on the

Second, when astrologers actually looked at the sky in

ancient times, they faced south so that east was to the left, west was to the right, and north was behind them.

The Ascendant carries with it the symbolism of sunrise, the beginning of a new day.

Thus, the Ascendant always symbolizes

the beginning or initiation of any action or question.

The

Ascendant signifies the person who asks the question or starts the venture.

The Ascendant symbolizes the baby which has just

emerged from the womb.

The Ascendant is also called the CUSP of the 1st house.

In

horary and electional work, the following four factors can and do signify the person asking the question (the QUERENT) or the person initiating the action:

1. The Ascendant or cusp of the first house. 2. The planet which rules the rising sign. 3. Any planets posited in the 1st house. 4. The Moon always co-rules the querent.

Most commonly the planet ruling the Ascending sign is the chief significator of the querent.

But, if a planet in the first

better describes the querent, then that planet is a better choice for the primary significator.

Except when Cancer rises (ruled by

the Moon), the Moon is a secondary significator and carries less weight that the planet ruling the Ascendant.

In this chart, I am represented by the 5 Leo 23 cusp and by the sun which rules Leo.

There are no planets in the 1st house.

The Moon co-rules me.

THE BASIC PRINCIPLE IN HORARY AND ELECTIONAL WORK IS TO IDENTIFY THE PLANET OR PLANETS SIGNIFYING YOU AND THE PLANET OR PLANETS SIGNIFYING THE MATTER ASKED ABOUT AND TO SEE HOW THEY RELATE TO ONE ANOTHER IN THE CHART. MATTER WILL GO SMOOTHLY.

IF THEY RELATE WELL, THE

IF THEY RELATE BADLY, WELL THEM'S THE

BREAKS.

To do this, you must know what each planet and what each house represents. lesson.

I'll say more about rulerships in the next

In this example, you should know that the 3rd and 9th

houses have to do with teaching and communication.

In this example, Virgo rules the 3rd cusp so Mercury is the signifier of the 3rd.

Pisces rules the 9th cusp so Jupiter is

the signifier of the 9th.

In addition, the Moon occupies the 9th

and becomes a co-signifier of the 9th.

Mercury intrinsically rules teaching and communications. The Moon intrinsically rules The People.

Note how the Moon (my co-ruler and natural ruler of the people) will sextile (60 degrees) both Mercury (3-ruler) and sun (1-ruler).

The sextile is a harmonious aspect and shows the

significant planets relating well to one another. lessons should be reasonably successful.

There are 12 houses in the chart.

Hence, these

Time will tell.

The houses are a way of

cutting the circular pie. I used Regiomontanus houses here because they are the houses traditionally used by horary astrologers. Regiomontanus cut the equator into twelve equal pieces and projected those pieces of the equator onto the ecliptic (which is angled at about 23.5 degrees from the equator).

There are many

other ways to slice the pie.

Stay tuned for Lesson 3:

The houses and planets, and what they

rule.

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LESSON 3:

Houses and Planets in Horary/Electional Astrology

There are twelve houses around the wheel. bolizes a different area of experiences.

Each house sym-

It helps to think of

the 12 houses as six pairs of related houses.

The houses below

the horizon (1,2,3,4,5,6) have to do with personal matters.

The

other six houses (7,8,9,10,11,12) have more to do with other people and with public matters.

The FIRST house represents the QUERENT (person asking the question or initiating the action).

The 1st house stands for the

querent's body, state of health, appearance, current location. ARIES (ruled by Mars) is the 1st sign of the zodiac.

Mars is the

initiator, the warrior, the daring young man.

The SEVENTH house (opposite) the 1st stands for those who are on equal footing with the querent:

partners, spouse, mate,

open enemies, opponents, significant other people, and strangers unrelated to the querent.

Because the 7th is opposite the 1st,

it represents opposition such as lawsuits, but also contracts and legal or binding agreements.

If the querent is planning to re-

locate, the 7th signifies the place he or she would move to. LIBRA (ruled by Venus) is the 7th sign of the zodiac. the peacemaker, the conciliator, the goddess of love.

Venus is

The SECOND house stands for the MOVABLE GOODS and MONEY of the querent. house.

If you're looking for lost items, look to the 2nd

Taurus (ruled by Venus) is the 2nd sign of the zodiac.

The PART OF FORTUNE has a special connection with the 2nd house. (The part of fortune is that point on the wheel which is as from from the Moon as the Ascendant is from the sun.

The ancients

called it the Ascendant of the Moon.)

The EIGHTH house stands for other people's money.

This

includes bank loans, mortgages, legacies, profit from a partnership, etc.

The 8th house also rules DEATH.

Scorpio (ruled by

Mars and Pluto) is the 8th sign of the zodiac.

The THIRD house stands for communications, learning, writing, local travel, siblings, kin, close relatives, and means of travel.

Gemini (ruled by Mercury) is the 3rd sign of the zodiac.

Mercury is the speedy messenger of the gods.

The NINTH house (opposite the 3rd) stands for distant travel, higher education, the Law, religion, worldviews, broad perspective, legal proceedings, publication, broadcasting, dreams, and prophecy. the zodiac. pus.

Sagittarius (ruled by Jupiter) is the 9th sign of

Jupiter (Zeus) was king of the gods on Mount Olym-

He was expansive and quite a philanderer.

The FOURTH house (opposite the 10th) was traditionally called the HOUSE OF THE FATHER.

It signifies the father, old

people, the home, real estate, land, and the base of operations. It has special significance as the END OF THE MATTER house in horary. ac.

Cancer (ruled by the Moon) is the 4th sign of the zodi-

The Moon represents all that is ephemeral and passing, the

tides, the moods, the populace; also travel, change, and fluctuation.

The TENTH house (opposite the 4th) is the house of the MOTHER.

Also the house of the career, vocation, standing before

the world, reputation, honor, public office, and success. (ruled by Saturn) is the 10th sign of the zodiac.

Capricorn

Saturn is

old Cronos who cut off the genitals of Uranus to gain power. Saturn symbolizes loss (think of what happend to Uranus), ambition, discipline, limitation, and confronting reality.

The FIFTH house (opposite the 11th) is the house of CHILDREN, offspring, creativity, speculation, risk-taking, gambling, and all forms of pleasure. sign of the zodiac.

Leo (ruled by the sun) is the 5th

The sun is the king of the solar system.

The ELEVENTH house (opposite the 5th) is the house of friends, advice, hopes & wishes.

Aquarius (ruled by Saturn and

Uranus) is the 11th sign of the zodiac.

Uranus signifies sudden

happenings, breaks, and separations (he got his genitals unexpectedly severed).

The SIXTH house (opposite the 12th) signifies ILLNESS, pets, small animals, appliances, service, servants, workers, drudgery, and toil.

Virgo (ruled by Mercury) is the 6th sign of the zodi-

ac.

The TWELFTH house (opposite the 6th) is the house of SECRET ENEMIES, self undoing, and large animals.

Pisces (ruled by

Jupiter and Neptune) is the 12th sign of the zodiac. god of the sea.

Neptune was

He rules deception, illusion, nebulousness, and

Hollywood.

These are some basic meanings of the houses and planets.

In

horary you need to select the house and planets that most clearly represent your concern.

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Lesson 4: Considerations before Judgment

This is probably a good point to introduce the so-called STRICTURES or CONSIDERATIONS BEFORE JUDGMENT.

Astrologers did not always get the right answers to their horary questions, and election charts did not always produce the

most favorable results.

As a result, astrologers over the centuries

studied charts to determine if there was any indication in the chart that gave the wrong answer that would have alerted the astrolger to be careful.

The following quote comes from the Regulus Edition of the book on horary by Guido Bonatus written in the 12th century:

"..beware of those cases in which the astrologer is subject to err and mistake.... 1. When the querent comes only to try him, or put a trick on him, as many do, saying, 'Let us go to such an Astrologer, and ask him such a thing, and see if he can tell us the truth or not.' Just as the Jews propounded questions to our Lord Jesus Christ, not so much to be resolved, as to tempt ad ensnare Him. 2. Wherein the Artist will be liable to err, is when the Querent does not ask out of a serious or settled intention, as some do when they meet an astrologer by chance or go to him on other business; on a sudden they think of something, and so ask, as it were, by-the-bye; wherein 'tis a thousand to one but mistakes happen. But thou mayest be ready to say, 'How shall I know whether the querent come out of a solid intention, or only to try me?' To which I answer, that it seems a very abstruse and difficult point, perfectly to find out; but this I have often experienced and found true, viz., I observed the hour of the Question, and if

the Ascendant then happened to be very near the end of one sign and the beginning of another, so that it seemed as between both; I said they did not ask seriously, or that they came to try me; and I have had many that have thereupon confessed what I said to be true, and began to think that I knew more than before they believed."

So we see that even in the 12th century astrologers had to put up with ridicule of their art.

The consideration Bonatus is describing has come down to us as the rule of the early or late Ascendant; namely, if less than 3 degrees rise on the Ascendant or if more than 27 degrees rise on the Ascendant, the chart may be difficult to judge or give an erroneous answer because the querent is insincere or tyring to "ensare" the astrologer.

We saw an example of a late Ascendant in Topic 5 where EPOS asked if she got the job.

She knew full well the answer and was

just testing to see what I would say. degrees were rising. as Bonatus would say.

When I ran the chart 29+

Clearly, EPOS was trying to put a trick on me Tricky EPOS and her late Ascendant.

Generally an EARLY ASCENDANT means the matter is premature. It's too early to render a judgment. light.

More information must come to

A LATE ASCENDANT means the matter has past its prime.

The

question is "post-mature."

Often the querent knows the answer and

is just testing to see what you think.

EPOS chart also contained another STRICTURE. VOID OF COURSE.

The Moon was

This simply means that the Moon will make no further

aspects of the major kind (0, 60, 90, 120, 180) before leaving its current sign.

The Moon is then traveling in an "aspect vacuum."

A void of course Moon usually means very little will happen with regard to the question.

Sometimes it means the question is moot and

the answer you would give is irrelevant. querent is testing

or toying with you.

It can also mean the The exception to the void of

course stricture occurs when the Moon occupies a sign where a benefic planet (Venus or Jupiter) is exalted or rules. Taurus, Sagittarius, Pisces, and Cancer.

These signs are

This exception only holds true

if the chart is otherwise very promising.

Another stricture is the Moon in the VIA COMBUSTA from 15 Libra to 15 Scorpio. Scorpio.

This is a traditionally malefic zone of the nature of

The Moon here is in the "burning way."

It often symbolizes

an element of chaos or unpredictability.

In the 1992 Super Bowl chart, the Moon was in the Combust Way. At the start of the game the Buffalo Bills unexpectedly kicked off prematurely and made for a chaotic beginning of the Super Bowl. In that chart the Moon was also a significator of the Bills and they got "burned" by the Washington Red Skins.

Another important consideration is the condition of the 7th house. In horary the 7th house represents any personal consultant to the querent, including the astrologer.

If Saturn occupies or rules the cusp of the

7th, or if the 7th ruler or cusp is badly afflicted, the astrologer is at a decided disadvantage in judging the chart and may err in his or her interpretation.

There are numerous other strictures, but these are the main ones most horary astrologers consider.

If you see one of these, the universe

may be warning you to proceed with caution.

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Lesson 5: Fate vs. Free Will

When I lecture on horary, the audience often asks about fate versus free will.

If the chart can predict the outcome, is

the event simply fated to happen?

Do we have any control in the

matter?

My answer is that we do have control over much of what happens in our lives.

The chart simply reflects the current conditions

surrounding the time of the question or the start of a venture.

What we do with those conditions is up to us.

Remember the analogy with the weather forecast. electional chart is a temporal forecast.

The horary or

The chart reflects the

quality of the space-time continuum we are traversing.

Suppose the weather person (I'm trying not to be sexist) forecasts a hurricane tomorrow.

Suppose you had been planning to go swimming

in the ocean tomorrow.

You could ignore the forecaster's prediction

and go swimming anyway.

Chances are you would not fare well.

If

you are an excellent swimmer, you might come out O.K. forecast could be wrong.

Or, the weather

Maybe the hurricane would move out to sea

and miss your section of the coast; then you'd have a great time despite the forecast. be 100% accurate.

Like weather forecasters, astrologers can't

No mortal can take into account all the possible

factors affecting a future event.

A good horary or electional

astrologers can be accurate about 75 to 80 % of the time.

Anyone

who claims close to 100% accuracy is a liar and a fool.

So the horary or electional chart simply tells you what astrological "forces" you are dealing with.

The rest is up to you.

some of what happens must depend on your natal chart.

I think If you were

born with lots of squares and oppositions and have learned to master them in the course of your life, then a horary or electional chart with squares and oppositions might not affect you as adversely

as it would the average person.

Suppose you asked about a relationship.

Assume futher that Cancer

rises and Capricorn occupies the 7th cusp of the partner.

Now let's

let the Moon (you) be forming a square with Saturn (your potential mate).

If you and the Saturn person entered into a relationship,

it would be of the nature of a square:

full of friction and obstacles.

Some marriages are full of friction and obstacles and last forever. Some people just love to fight.

This reminds me of the comment of

the family therapist Carl Whitaker.

When his client complained that

all her parents ever did was fight, he responded, "An orgasm is an orgasm is an orgasm."

I'll bet they had lots of squares between

their charts.

In conclusion, we do have free will, but the universe does not bend to our wills (even if we have a god complex).

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LESSON 6: A SAMPLE CHART - BUSH ANNOUNCES HIS CANDIDACY

Here is a timely chart for us to analyze.

This is an

event chart, but we can analyze it using horary methods.

The Ascendant represents George Bush who made the announcement.

Taurus (a fixed sign) rises.

projects that are enduring.

Fixed signs favor

Venus rules Taurus and so signifies

George Bush.

The 10th house is the most prominent and successful place in the horoscope.

Venus (Bush) lies in the 10th within 2 degrees

of the Midheaven (the place of prominence).

By making his announce-

ment as this time, Bush assures himself a spot in the limelight. Venus is applying to a conjunction of the nighttime part of fortune, a very fortunate point in a chart.

It is more favorable in a night-

time chart, but it also works in day charts.

Announcements are a form of communication and, as such, are 3rd house matters.

Cancer lies on the cusp of the 3rd so the Moon

rules the announcement. prominent house.

Moon lies in the 1st, another public and

The natural ruler of announcements in Mercury.

Here Mercury occupies the 11th house of Bush's hopes and wishes. The 11th is a generally fortunate house.

Mercury is also CAZIMI,

meaning it is very closely conjunct the sun and therefore strongly fortified. The 4th house shows the "end of the matter." fourth house also has a Cancer cusp.

Here the

The Moon rules both the 3rd

of the announcement and the 4th of the end of the matter.

The Moon's

future aspects will show the outcome of Bush's announcement.

In chronological order the Moon's aspects are as follows: TRINE SATURN, SQUARE JUPITER, SEXTILE P.F., TRINE SUN, TRINE MERCURY. The only stressful aspect the Moon will make is a square to Jupiter which is one of the least stress aspects it could make.

The fact

that the Moon ruling the 3rd of announcements will make a final trine to the natural ruler Mercury of announcements assures the success of Bush's announcement.

The Moon is a natural ruler of the populace or the electorate. The Moon trine Mercury show the People being favorably disposed to Bush's announcement.

The 7th house can also show the electorate.

Bush's ruler Venus will conjoin Mars the ruler of the 7th, showing his coming together with the electorate (after passing through the nightly P.F.).

The 7th also rules Bush's opponents.

Bush's ruler

Venus lying closer to the M.C. (point of highest prominence) than Mars suggests he will outshine his opponents.

All things considered, Bush picked an excellent time to declare his candidacy for the presidency.

Here's the chart.

The technical information below the chart

comes from Allen Edwall's Horary Helper program.

Don't let it scare

you.

We will cover the topics in future lessons.

M.C. 1 VE 22 Cp 32 2 NE 17 Cp 46 0 SU 23 Aq 10 2 PF(night):

0 UR 16 Cp

ME 23 Aq 22 A

C

23 CP 52

6 2 C

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| BUSH ANNOUNCES

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| WASHINGTON, DC

| PL 22 Sc 55

| FEB 12,

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| 10:10:15

05 Ta 57-----|

5 Gm

ZONE

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BUSH ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY, WASHINGTON, D.C., 10:10 AM EST.

12 FEB 1992

10.10 A.M.

LONG. -

77.02 WEST

LATITUDE: 38.54

NORTH G.M.T. =

3.10 P.M.

LMT =

10.02

Mercury day

SUNRISE =

7.00 LMT

SUNSET =

17.27 LMT

Jupiter hour

Planet

Sign

Exlt.

Trip.

Term

Face

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SATURN

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VENUS

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MARS

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MARS

SUN

MARS

SATURN

MARS*

VENUS

SATURN

SUN

JUPITER

MERCURY

MERCURY

VENUS

VENUS

VENUS

SATURN

SATURN*

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SATURN*

MERCURY

MERCURY

PART F.

SUN

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SUN

VENUS

JUPITER

[The * means an ESSENTIAL DIGNITY.]

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Planet

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SUN: -4

MERCURY:

MARS:

JUPITER: -5

22

12

VENUS:

SATURN:

17

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9

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49

53

23

26

27

28

29

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In Critical Degrees:

MARS

Critical degrees are the cusps of the Hindu Lunar Mansions. A planet in a critical degree shows the person represented by that planet undergoing a crisis.

Here Mars represents Bush's

opponents as well as the electorate.

That means you and me -

Bush's announcement will put us in a crisis situation!

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Planet name

Degree

Antiscion

Contrantiscion

SUN

23 AQU 10

6 SCO 50

6 TAU 50

MERCURY

23 AQU 23

6 SCO 37

6 TAU 37

VENUS

22 CAP 32

7 SAG 28

7 GEM 28

MARS

25 CAP 46

4 SAG 14

4 GEM 14

JUPITER

11 VIR 45

18 ARI 15

18 LIB 15

SATURN

10 AQU 52

19 SCO

19 TAU

URANUS

16 CAP

6

13 SAG 54

13 GEM 54

NEPTUNE

17 CAP 46

12 SAG 14

12 GEM 14

PLUTO

22 SCO 53

7 AQU

8

7

7 LEO

8

7

MOON

5 GEM

8

24 CAN 52

24 CAP 52

NORTH NODE

7 CAP 33

22 SAG 27

22 GEM 27

PART OF F.

17 LEO 49

12 TAU 11

12 SCO 11

ASCENDANT

5 TAU 51

24 LEO

24 AQU

MIDHEAVEN

20 CAP 42

9

9 SAG 18

9

9 GEM 18

SUN

conjunct contrantiscion of ASCENDANT

MERCURY

conjunct contrantiscion of ASCENDANT

MARS

conjunct contrantiscion of MOON

Antiscions and contrascions are reflections in the soltitial and equinoctal axes of the chart. squares and oppositions.

Contrascions act like

Mars contrascion Moon fits because

Bush's announcement (Moon) puts him at odds (opposition) with his opponents (Mars).

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ASPECTS TO MIDPOINTS

VENUS

CONJUNCT MAR/NEP

0.8 DEG.

VENUS

CONJUNCT MAR/MC

0.7 DEG.

VENUS

OPPOSITE JUP/MOO

0.9 DEG.

JUPITER

OPPOSITE URA/ASC

0.8 DEG.

JUPITER

OPPOSITE NEP/ASC

0.1 DEG.

URANUS

CONJUNCT MAR/NN

0.6 DEG.

NEPTUNE

CONJUNCT URA/MC

0.6 DEG.

NORTH NODE CONJUNCT SUN/PLU

0.5 DEG.

NORTH NODE CONJUNCT MER/PLU

0.6 DEG.

MIDHEAVEN

CONJUNCT VEN/NEP

0.6 DEG.

MIDHEAVEN

CONJUNCT MAR/URA

0.2 DEG.

Text is (c)opyright Anthony Louis, 1992.

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LESSON 7: ESSENTIAL DIGNITY

You have probably noticed the constant talk among horary astrolgoers about the dignity of the planets. important?

Just what is dignity and why is it

The ancient astrologers considered the planets to be gods who lived in the firmament.

Considering the sun and moon to be planets (i.e.,

wandering bodies), the ancients totaled up 7 known planets.

As

gods, each of the planets owned or had an affinity for particular sections of the zodiac.

When a planet occupied a region of the

zodiac where it had some claim, that planet was in its DIGNITY.

There are several types of essential dignity.

The five that have

stood the test of time are essential dignity by HOME SIGN (DOMAL), EXALTATION, TRIPLICITY, TERM, and FACE.

When a planet occupies its own sign, it's AT HOME so to speak and has DOMAL dignity (from the Latin for home). the strongest dignity.

Being in your own home is

A man is king of his castle, etc.

There are certain signs where planets are EXALTED.

For example,

George Bush lives in Kennebunkport (has domal dignity there), but he is EXALTED in the White House (which he does not own).

This is

the second best dignity.

The opposite of domal dignity is DETRIMENT. sign is in detriment.

A planet in its opposite

George Bush was in detriment when he visited

Japan recently.

The opposite of exaltation is FALL.

Bush is exalted in the White House,

but he would be in FALL if he visited Baghdad.

A planet is in FALL

in the sign opposite its exaltation.

Lilly gives 5 points to a planet in domal dignity and 4 points to a planet in exaltation.

He gives -5 for a planet if detriment and -4 points to

a planet in fall.

Planets also belong to triplicties, but not the way we think about them in modern times.

Triplicity is worth 3 point according to Lilly.

Here's a table of triplicities by day and night.

To determine the

triplicity ruler you have to note whether the sun is above or below the horizon.

Triplicity |

Fire

....

Day Ruler | Night Ruler

Sun

...... Jupiter

Earth ----- Venus Air

..... Saturn

Water

---- Mars

---...

Moon Mercury

---

Mars

The terms of the planets are little sections of each sign where planets have some dignity.

Each sign is divided into 5 terms, and

each term is ruled by one of the NON-LUMINARIES.

That is, the terms

can only belong to Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus, or Mercury.

I don't

have the patient to type in the table of terms here.

It is available

in most books on traditional horary, including mine.

Terms are worth

2 points.

The American embassy in Baghdad would be akin to the TERMS

of Mr. Bush.

FACES are the weakest dignites.

Lilly gives them only 1 point.

Faces are the same as the Chaldean decanates or decans. FACE of Aries belongs to Mars. are 3 faces in each sign.

The 1st

Each face is 10 degrees so there

The faces go in the Chaldean order of

the planets which is from the outermost to the innermost: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon the center of the Chaldean universe).

(with earth as

So the 2nd face of Aries goes

to the sun, the 3rd face of Aries to Venus, the 1st face of Taurus to Mercury, the 2nd face of Taurus to Moon, the 3rd face of Taurus to SATURN, the 1st face of Gemini to Jupiter, etc., through the entire Zodiac.

These five dignities are called the ESSENTIAL DIGNITIES because the planets are in a part of the zodiac they are essentially compatible with. When a planet does not occupy an essential dignity, it is called PEREGRINE (wandering aimlessly) because it's in a place it has no compatibility with. of Baghdad.

Imagine George Bush wandering around the slums

He would be peregrine there, having no dignity, and also

be in his fall.

If he made it to the American Embassy in Baghdad, he

might be in his terms and have some dignity.

One final concept:

MUTUAL RECEPTION.

When one planet occupies any dignity of another, and the second planet

also occupies a dignity of the first, they are in MUTUAL RECEPTION.

This

is a very favorable condition.

The stronger the dignity involved, the

stronger the mutual reception.

It's like house swapping.

(C)opyright Anthony Louis, 1992.

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LESSON 8:

AN EXAMPLE OF AN ELECTIONAL CHART THAT FAILED.

The following chart is set for the time my friend Clare left her driveway to visit Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, 2/13/92, at 9:42 a.m.

She had not consulted me to set up an electional chart,

but, because I had done travel charts for her previously, she noted the exact time she left her driveway.

Studying real examples from

your own life in an excellent way to learn when to elect a proper time to act.

The trip went terribly. stomach flu.

Her son began vomiting the next day from a

She decided to return to CT but her train ticket was

not valid for the date she wanted to return with her sick son.

The

trip ended up being much more expensive than originally planned, and she accomplished nothing of what she set out to do.

If we were trying to find a good time to travel, we would make sure

that the Ascendant ruler (the querent) made a good aspect to the 3rd ruler (local travel) and to the 9-ruler (long distance travel). Also, we would want Mercury and the Moon as the two general significators of travel to be well-situated in the chart.

Maybe we can figure out where Clare went wrong. Here's the chart:

SA 10 Aq 59 0

1 NE 17 Cp 48 0

9 VE 23 Cp 44 8 UR 16 Cp

9 1

SU 24 Aq

9 A MA 26 Cp 31 C NN

8 Cp 55 C

ME 25 Aq

8 q

p

p

5

5

1

---14 Pi 32--2-------------1-------------7--09 Sa 54--|

|

| CLARE TO D.C.

|

|

| PL 22 Sc 55

| FEB 13, | 04 Ta 21-----| |

9:42: 0

1992

|

ZONE

41 N 18.5

5.00 S T |

72 W 59.0

GEOCENTRIC

TROPICAL

|-----04 Sc 21 |

|

Regiomontanus

|

|

Natal

|

|

|

|

|

---09 Gm 54--0-------------1-------------0--14 Vi 32--1 C SN

8

9 JP 11 Vi 39r

7 Cn 29 C

L

MO 18 Gm 48 n

n

e PF 29 Le

1

5

5

7

1

2

The 1st house ruled by Venus represents Clare.

0

Venus (Clare) makes

no aspect with 3-ruler Moon or with 9-ruler Saturn or with the natural signifier of travel Mercury.

Furthermore, Venus is about

to conjoin Mars, the lesser malefic and the ruler of her 12th house (because Aries is intercepted in the 12th) of self-undoing.

Clare's co-ruler is the Moon because the Moon always co-rules the querent.

The Moon makes no aspect to 9-ruler Saturn.

trine Mercury, sun, and Part of Fortune. favorable.

Moon will

These aspects are

However, Moon is peregrine, having no essential dignity

in the chart.

Moon also occupies the 12th house of the 3rd house

of local travel.

These are negative factors.

Moon is almost exactly quincunx (150) the Midheaven. regard the quincunx as a major aspect.

Ptolemy did not

Modern authors pay attention

to the quincunx and regard it as a 6th (illness) and 8th (death) aspect.

In addition the M.C. is the 6th (illness) house of her

son's house (the 5th = her children).

Mercury, the natural ruler of travel, is applying to an opposition of the Part of Fortune.

Mercury is also contrascion the Ascendant.

Recall that contrascions act like oppositions and squares so this is like have Mercury (travel) squaring or opposing the 1st cusp (Clare).

All in all, Clare did not pick a good time to set out on a journey. No doubt the good aspects of the Moon helped salvage the trip to the extent that it was possible.

Here is Allen Edwall's data (from his program AstroWin):

CLARE-D.C. 13 FEB 1992

9.42 A.M.

LONG. -

G.M.T. =

2.42 P.M.

LMT =

SUNRISE =

7.02 LMT

SUNSET =

72.59 WEST

LATITUDE

-

41.19

NORTH 9.50

Jupiter day

17.26 LMT

Venus hour

Planet

Sign

Exlt.

Trip.

Term

Face

Speed

Pos to

------

----

-----

-----

----

----

-----

--------

SUN

SATURN

---

SATURN

JUPITER

MOON

FAST

MOON

MERCURY

---

SATURN

VENUS

MARS

FAST

OCCIDENT

MERCURY

SATURN

---

SATURN

MARS

MOON

FAST

OCCIDENT

VENUS

SATURN

VENUS**

MARS

SUN

FAST

ORIENTAL

Sun

--

MARS

MARS

SATURN

MARS**

VENUS

SATURN

SUN

FAST

ORIENTAL

JUPITER

MERCURY

MERCURY

VENUS

VENUS

VENUS

FAST R ORIENTAL

SATURN

SATURN**

---

SATURN**

MERCURY

MERCURY FAST

PART F.

SUN

---

SUN

MARS

MARS

ORIENTAL 16

Peregrine - SUN MERCURY JUPITER MOON Detriment - SUN JUPITER Fall -

Combust - MERCURY Under Sun's Beam - SATURN Fixed Stars - PLUTO - UNUK

19 ARI 53 9 CAP 43

PART F. - REGULUS

P of ILLNESS P.F. - night

Moon's Aspects -

From - TRINE SATURN

To

- TRINE SUN

SQUARE JUPITER

TRINE MERCURY

SUN

CONJUNCT

SUN

CONJUNCT

SUN

SQUARE

SEXTILE PART F.

MERCURY

1.0

DEG

sep

SATURN

13.2

DEG

sep, dex,

PLUTO

1.3

DEG

SUN

TRINE

MOON

5.4

DEG

MERCURY

CONJUNCT

sep

SUN

1.0

DEG

MERCURY

SQUARE

sep, dex,

PLUTO

2.3

DEG

MERCURY

TRINE

MOON

6.3

DEG

VENUS

CONJUNCT

app

MARS

2.8

DEG

VENUS

CONJUNCT

sep

NEPTUNE

5.9

DEG

VENUS

SEXTILE

sep, dex,

PLUTO

0.9

DEG

MARS

CONJUNCT

VENUS

2.8

DEG

MARS

SEXTILE

sep, dex,

PLUTO

3.6

DEG

JUPITER

TRINE

sep, sin,

URANUS

4.5

DEG

JUPITER

TRINE

sep, sin,

NEPTUNE

6.2

DEG

JUPITER

SQUARE

MOON

7.2

DEG

SATURN

CONJUNCT

SUN

13.2

DEG

SATURN

TRINE

MOON

7.8

DEG

URANUS

CONJUNCT

app

NEPTUNE

1.6

DEG

NEPTUNE

SEXTILE

app, dex,

PLUTO

5.1

DEG

MOON

TRINE

app, dex,

SUN

5.4

DEG

MOON

TRINE

app, dex,

MERCURY

6.3

DEG

MOON

SQUARE

sep, sin,

JUPITER

7.2

DEG

MOON

TRINE

sep, dex,

SATURN

7.8

DEG

PART OF F.

OPPOSITE

SUN

4.8

DEG

Planets' Strengths: SUN: -4 VENUS:

MERCURY: 17

JUPITER: -10 MOON:

MARS:

2

22

SATURN:

16

7

Planet name

Degree

Antiscion

Contrantiscion

SUN

24 AQU

9

5 SCO 51

5 TAU 51

MERCURY

25 AQU

8

4 SCO 52

4 TAU 52

VENUS

23 CAP 44

6 SAG 16

6 GEM 16

MARS

26 CAP 31

3 SAG 29

3 GEM 29

JUPITER

11 VIR 38

18 ARI 22

18 LIB 22

SATURN

10 AQU 59

19 SCO

19 TAU

URANUS

16 CAP

9

13 SAG 51

13 GEM 51

NEPTUNE

17 CAP 48

12 SAG 12

12 GEM 12

PLUTO

22 SCO 53

MOON

18 GEM 48

11 CAN 12

11 CAP 12

7 CAP 29

22 SAG 31

22 GEM 31

NORTH NODE

7 AQU

1

7

7 LEO

1

7

PART OF F.

28 LEO 59

ASCENDANT

4 TAU 21

MIDHEAVEN

18 CAP 51

MERCURY

1 TAU

0

1 SCO

0

25 LEO 39

25 AQU 39

11 SAG

11 GEM

9

9

conjunct contrantiscion of ASCENDANT

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LESSON 9:

MORE ON THE CHART IN LESSON 8

--

DEBILITIES.

Here are more comments about the ill-fated trip to Washington, D.C., whose chart appears in the previous lesson.

At first it looks like the Moon's trines to the sun and Mercury are promising.

The problem is that the Moon, the sun, Mercury,

and Jupiter are all peregrine, having no essential dignity in the chart. ineffective.

Peregrine planets wander aimlessly and are usually Sure, the trines are nice, but the planets forming

the trines are peregrine and ineffectual.

Here the sun was also

in its detriment in Aquarius (because sun rules the opposite sign Leo).

I neglected to mention that Jupiter, a natural ruler of the 9th house and of long-distance travel, is peregrine, in detriment in Virgo, and is retrograde.

These are all DEBILITIES, that is,

conditions which hinder the action of the planet.

So one of the lessons of the chart in lesson 8 (Clare's trip) is that HARMONIOUS ASPECTS ALONE ARE NOT SUFFICIENT FOR A GOOD OUTCOME. If the harmonious aspect (sextile, trine, favorable conjunction) occurs between two very debilitated planets, the promised outcome may not materialize.

Another lesson is that the Moon as a secondary or co-ruler of the querent is less efficacious than the primary ruler (usually the planet ruling the house cusp).

Here the primary ruler Venus made no aspects to

the planets ruling travel so it was not an auspicious time to start the trip.

Another DEBILITY that occurred in the chart was Mercury COMBUST the sun. In traditional horary and electional astrology proximity to the sun is a no-no unless it is very close proximity.

There are three conditions related to the sun. guidelines.

Authors give various

These are CAZIMI, COMBUST, and UNDER THE BEAMS.

A planet is CAZIMI (in the heart of the sun) when it is conjunct the sun within 16 MINUTES of arc. when so close to the sun. sun.

A planet is strongly fortified

It takes on the power and majesty of the

Bush chose to announce his candidacy when Mercury was CAZIMI

the sun.

Mercury rules announcements and is strongly fortified when

cazimi the sun.

CAZIMI is an ACCIDENTAL DIGNITY.

trip a day after Bush made his announcement.

Clare took her

What a difference a

day makes!

Once you get a little farther from the sun, you're in trouble. At about 17 minutes or more from the sun, you start to get burned up or COMBUST.

This is a serious debility.

In Clare's trip

chart Mercury (ruler of travel) is combust the sun. she found out. the sun.

No good as

To be COMBUST you must be in the same sign as

If you are close to the sun in a different sign, the

other sign acts like a sunscreen. not as bad.

You can still get burned but

In electional charts it is wise NOT TO START A VENTURE

WHEN THE SIGNIFICATORS ARE COMBUST THE SUN.

You'll get burned if

you do.

Once you get more than 8.5 degrees from the sun till about 17 degrees from the sun, you're under the sun's beams.

This is a

milder debility.

Being RETROGRADE is yet another debility.

A planet is

retrograde when it has apparent backward motion with reference to the earth.

In Clare's chart Jupiter (natural ruler of long

trips) is retrograde.

Matters proceed to some extent the

opposite of the way you planned when the ruler is retrograde. One good thing about a retrograde significator is that

a retrograde planet shows a return or going back.

That's good

if you lose something and sometimes in travel charts because you want to return.

It may seem like we're covering a lot of trivia. a lot of it out of the way.

We've gotten

We'll cover more in future lessons.

If you use Allen Edwall's program, he lists most of the factors in traditional horary and electional work that you'll need to weigh to make a judgment of the chart.

Some of the matters he omits

are TRANSLATION AND COLLECTION OF LIGHT and some of the obscure dignities and debilities like HAYZ.

I'll cover those too at a

future date.

I've said before that electional is the other side of the coin from horary.

When you elect a time, you pick a chart that maximizes

the beneficial factors and minimizes the inauspicious ones. is NEVER a perfect electional chart.

There

You simply find the chart that

tips the balance most in your favor.

(c)opyright Anthony Louis, 1992. ------------

LESSON 10:

NOTES ON ELECTIONAL ASTROLOGY

Electional astrology deals with finding the most propitious times

to act or start a project in motion.

The principles of horary

astrology apply to electional charts.

The best way to learn electional astrology is to keep a notebook in which you record the start of major activities (or even minor ones) and their outcome.

I simply jot down the TIME and PLACE of events

in my daily appointment book.

When I have time, I study the charts

of those events to see how the symbolism in the chart fits what happened in reality.

For instance, I jot down the times I leave on

trips, the times I make significant purchases, the times I sign legal documents, the times I mail articles for publication, etc. When I have a chance, I run the chart on the computer (thank God for computers) and note the outcome on the printout.

Here are some of the things I look at in those charts:

1.

The ASCENDANT which represents the querent (me) who initiates the action.

2.

Any planets in the first house which also represent the querent.

3.

The planet ruling the sign on the Ascendant because the 1-ruler is usually the primary signfier of the querent.

4.

The planet ruling any sign intercepted in the 1st because it co-rules the querent.

5.

6.

The Moon which is the universal co-ruler of the querent.

The sign on the cusp of the house inquired about.

For example,

if the question is about a trip, I'd look at the 3rd and 9th houses.

About a child, the 5th.

the 1st and 6th.

About health and illness,

About death, the 8th (death) and 4th (grave).

ETC. Then look at the planet ruling that sign, at any planets in that house, and at the planet ruling any intercepted sign in that house.

7.

The natural rulers of the matter at hand. rules certain matters.

Each planet intrinsically

For example:

Sun: authority, honor

Moon: women, cycles, fluctuation

Mercury: travel, communication

Venus: luxury, pleasure, love

Mars: action, energy, war, contention, mechanical things

Jupiter: the Law, religion, long-distance travel, college

Saturn: death, loss, restriction, structure, organization

Uranus: surprises, sudden breaks, divorce, modernity, electonics

Neptune: illusion, mysticism, Hollywood, drugs & alcohol, deception

Pluto: power, the underworld, probing, the unconscious, the deep

8.

The idea in electing a time to act is that you want the chart to favor your action.

Here are some conditions to look for:

Select a time when favorable aspects are forming between the querent's ruler(s) and the ruler(s) of the matter at hand. An aspect to the cusp of the house in question is also helpful. Avoid squares and opposition between the primary rulers or between the rulers and house cusps.

Seek to have the primary planetary rulers well-aspected and in at least one of their dignities.

The more dignity, the better.

Mutual receptions between rulers are a great plus in electional work.

Avoid major debilities to the significant rulers.

Do NOT let a primary ruler be COMBUST the sun.

Do NOT let a primary ruler be conjunct (or closely square or opposite) the malefics Mars and Saturn.

But if Mars

or Saturn signify the matter or the querent, and are well placed, a conjunction is desirable.

Avoid the horary strictures: the Via Combusta,

Moon Void of Course, Moon in

very early or very late Ascendant (unless

these early or late degrees describe the situation),

Moon

in the very late degrees of signs.

Avoid a RETROGRADE SATURN IN THE 1ST HOUSE.

Matters rarely

go well in elections or horary charts with Saturn retrograde in the first house.

It's a nice touch to have the rising sign describe the situation.

It's helpful to have to Moon WAXING when you start a new project. The Moon waxes from the New Moon until the Full Moon, but wait till 24 hours after the New Moon to let the Moon get away from combustion with the sun.

Because the Moon is a general signifier of the flow of events, it's nice to have the Moon form predominantly favorable aspects until it leaves its sign.

You can easily spot such days in an

astrological date book like Llewellyn's or Jim Maynard's.

It's

also nice, but not essential, to have the Moon's last aspect before going Void of Course, be a positive one.

Mars and Saturn are the traditional malefics. not prominent in the chart.

Be sure they are

One way to do this is to "bury"

them in the cadent (3,6,9,12) houses away from the Angles. use your common sense.

But

Don't "bury" Mars and Saturn in the 9th

if you're about to travel abroad, or in the 6th if you're on your way to the doctor's office.

By the same token, place the benefics Venus and Jupiter in prominent positions. most prominent.

The angular houses (10,1,4,7) are the

Jupiter closely conjunct an angle is a nice

touch.

Pay careful attention to the Part of Fortune both by day and by night.

This is a benefic point in the chart.

PF by day

=

PF by night =

Asc + Moon - Sun. Asc + Sun

- Moon

I always put both PFs in electional charts.

A primary ruler or

a benefic planet CONJUNCT the PF is very favorable. is what to strive for.

If you can't get a conjunction, then try

for a trine or sextile in that order. to PF.

The conjunction

Avoid squares and oppositions

Use an orb of 1 degree.

In Bush's announcement chart, his ruler Venus was about to conjoin the night PF (very nice)!

In Clare's ill-fated trip, Mercury

(travel) was about to oppose the day PF (not great).

If you're up to it, check out the antiscions and contrascions. Antiscion contacts (conjunctions) act like trines and sextiles. Contrascions contacts (conjunctions) act like squares and oppositions. In Clare's trip (lesson 8) Mercury (travel) was CONTRASCION the Ascendant (querent), thus not favoring a trip.

Finally, avoid conjunctions with malefic fixed stars. deal with fixed stars in another lesson.

I'll

There are only a

handful that cause any significant trouble in an electional chart.

I'm sure I left some factors out of the above list, but these are some of the major things to look for in setting up an electional chart.

A final trick from Dorotheus of Sidon in the 1st century. Dorotheus says to ACT WHEN THE TRANSITING MOON IS IN YOUR NATAL SUN SIGN OR IN A SIGN THAT IS SEXTILE OR TRINE TO YOUR NATAL SUN SIGN.

This is a good general guideline that

can be quite helpful.

(c)opyright Anthony Louis, 1992. -----------------------

Regiomontanus cut the EQUATOR into 12 EQUAL pieces and then projected those EQUATORIAL equal segments back onto the ECLIPTIC (sun's path around the earth in geocentric astronomy). If you look at a globe, you'll see that the ecliptic and the equator are at 23.5 degrees inclination from one another. The projections create unequal houses on the ecliptic where we measure everything in traditional astrology. Re: Scorpio and the Moon. Scorpio is the home of lecherous Mars. lily white.

The Moon is pure and

Would a nice Moon hang out in Scorpio's domain?

Would Anita Hill (Moon) work for Clarence Thomas (Mars, Scorpio)? Mars has one thing on this mind and it's not basket weaving. ------------

I've been using REGIOMONTANUS

here because that's what William

Lilly used in the 17th century when horary was in its heyday. Feel free to use Placidus or Koch.

The cusps usually aren't too

far off, usually by about 5 degrees or so tops.

I would not use

equal houses for horary work but I can't give you a good reason why: they seem too arbitrary to me and not derived from any of the great circles around the earth. favor for natal work.

In my book I used Koch houses which I

This may sound too "metaphysical" but I think

if you stick to a house cusp system that you like or feel at home with, then the universe will see to it that you ask or receive horary questions at a time suitable for your house system.

I find that

if I get a gut feeling to try a different house system for a

horary question, it almost always gives a good reading.

My advice is

to use the house system you've grown accustomed to. By the way, I prefer Porphyry to Equal house.

The Porphyry system

simply trisects the distance between the Asc and MC to get three "equal" houses in between. I can see the scientists in the audience cringing as they read this message.