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Author's Introduction What I am going to do here is something similar to what I have been doing on Prodigy. I am going to be talking about the discoveries and lore of ancient and medieval astrology. The main difference between these postings and those on Prodigy is that these will be a bit more technical. I know that not everyone on Alt.Astrology is an expert but actually you don't need to be much of an expert to understand the old astrology. Those who could justifiably be called "experts" in modern astrology actually have to learn as much as the beginners. The concepts are quite simple, but become complicated in the putting together. But this should not be a surprise. This is just as true of modern astrology. Anyhow here is my first note.
Sun 26 13'19" Moon 1 54'18" Mercury 18 9' 3" Venus 12 42'41" Mars 2 22'42" Jupiter 19 56' 8" Saturn 12 5'26" Uranus 9 54' 2"r Neptune 2 45'18"r Pluto 9 12'11" TrueNode 7 42'26"r Chiron 9 34'30"r Explanations of the symbols Chart of the moment
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Let's say someone has an Ascendant of 20 Virgo, a Moon of 4 Aries, and a Sun at 17 Aquarius. An Ascendant of 20 Virgo means a Descendant of 20 Pisces. Since the Sun is between the Ascendant and the Descendant, this is a night birth so we use the night birth formula. Ascendant 20 Virgo + 150 = 170 Sun 17 Aquarius + 300 = 317 Moon 4 Aries + 0 = 4 Fortune = 170 + 317 - 4 = 483. This is more than 360 so we subtract 360 from the total. 483 - 360 = 123. The Part of Fortune is 3 Leo. If the Sun were at 9 Cancer with this Ascendant and Moon, the chart would be a day birth so we would use the Day formula. Ascendant 20 Virgo + 150 = 170 Moon 4 Aries + 0 = 4 Sun 9 Cancer + 90 = 99 Fortune = 170 + 4 - 99 = 75. This is less than 360 so we don't need to do anything more. This gives us a Part of Fortune of 15 Gemini. The reason why most people who are born at night have been given the wrong Part of Fortune is that most of the modern authorities have used the day formula for night births! This is because one ancient authority, Ptolemy, seemed to advocate doing all charts with the day formula. We are now fairly certain from our new translation of Ptolemy and his ancient commentators that he did not intend this. Most other ancient sources advocated using the day formula for day births and the night formulas for night and so did the medieval astrologers. And these people knew what to do with the Part of Fortune. Let me conclude this note by giving a very brief description of what the Part of Fortune is. The Part of Fortune is used to describe the basic way in which the individual is physically connected with the surrounding world. It is one of the significators of the body and health, and it is the primary significator of prosperity, and also career as it
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relates to prosperity. But the method of using it will come as a bit of a surprise. This is one of the most important discoveries that Project Hindsight has made. In my next note I'll go into that.
whose natural influence leads to moderation and balance. Amalefic is a planet whose natural influence leads to extremes and imbalance. Dignified and Debilitated Planets may be dignified (made stronger) and debilitated (weakened) in a variety of ways. In this article I mainly refer to dignity and debility by signs. Planets are dignified when they are in signs in which they rule or are exalted. They are debilitated when they are in signs opposite these. Any regular beginning text of astrology will list these signs. There are other dignities and debilities as well. See Lee Lehman, Essential Dignities, Whitford Press.
next installment. Afinal note: all the passages used in this text are from the Project Hindsight translations of the ancient Greek texts unless otherwise noted.
appear to have been used as house markers. The next group of lots are related to family issues: Lot of the Father Day Lot = Asc. + Sa - Su Night Lot = Asc. + Su - Sa If Saturn is within 17 degrees of the Sun use this formula according to the Greek sources. Day or Night Lot = Asc. + Ju - Ma When Saturn is within 17 degrees of the Sun, Arabic sources used a different formula. Day Lot = Asc. + Ju - Su Night Lot = Asc. + Su - Ju I don't know what happens if both Jupiter and Saturn are within 17 degrees of the Sun, but otherwise I prefer the Arabic formula when Saturn is close to the Sun. Lot of the Mother Day Lot = Asc. + Mo - Ve Night Lot = Asc. + Ve - Mo Lot of Siblings Day Lot = Asc. + Ju - Sa Night Lot = Asc. + Sa - Ju Not all sources reverse the formula for Siblings at night, and I am inclined to agree with those sources that do not. I suggest that one start with the day formula used for both day and night charts. This may seem inconsistent of me but there is a principle underlying my position. In any case only experiment will tell. Lot of Children Day Lot = Asc. + Sa - Ju Night Lot = Asc. + Ju - Sa Notice that this is the reverse of the Lot of Siblings. Here again some sources do not reverse the formula at night, and here again I agree tentatively with those that do not. Obviously persons born in the daytime have no problem here, but persons born at night will have to experiment. This lot is for both male and female children. In the next installment I will give some more of these lots and some instruction on how they were supposed to be used.
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women, are given additional designations. The lot for the marriage of men using the Venus - Sun arc is called "Trickery and Deception of Men toward Women," and "Intercourse of Men." The lot for women that uses the Mars - Moon arc is called "Misconduct of Women," "Trickery and Deceit of Men by Women," "Intercourse of Women, " and "Unchastity of Women." Disregarding for a moment the obvious sexism in these designations, it is quite clear that the marital lots of Valens are not as specifically connected to marriage, but are more connected to sexual relationships in general. But the Hermetic lots, both of which contain Saturn, seem to have more of a connection specifically to legally sanctioned marriage. At this very early stage in my research this principle seems to be holding up, that the Hermetic lots relate to legal marriage, and the lots of Valens relate to male-female sexual relationships in general. This leaves the general lot of marriage given by Valens that uses the arc from Jupiter to Venus and vice versa. It have little experience with this one thus far, but it too would seem to be connected to general relations between the sexes rather than specifically legal marriage. However, since Jupiter has a strong connection with the law, we cannot rule out this lot also as referring to legal marriage. In addition to these lots, there are other special purpose lots that are mentioned in the Greek literature. We do not have a clear notion of what all of these may be for, but they are all interesting. The first of these is the Lot of Basis. As the name suggests, it would seem to be something fundamental. It appears to be a way of combining the lots of Fortune and Spirit and making something that combines their signification. The formula is as follows: Lot of Basis Day or Night Lot = Asc. + PF - Sp or Lot = Asc. + Sp - PF Here however it is not day or night that determines the order of the formula. Instead we use whichever is the shorter arc. IF PF - Sp is more than 180 degrees, we use Sp - PF, and vice versa. Its position is always below the horizon or exactly on the Ascendant or Descendant because the Sp to PF arc can never be more than 180 degrees. This may have something to do with its signification because it is always below the earth like a foundation. Also as with Fortuna and Spirit, New Moons and Full Moons have special significance with this lot. At the New Moon all three lots are conjunct the Ascendant, and at the Full Moon, they are all conjunct the Descendant. Lot of Debt Day or Night Lot = Asc. + Sa - Me This is a lot that does not look as if it would function as a first house indicator. The lore on this lot is not abundant, but the logic of lots would indicate that whatever house it would fall into could be a source of financial losses or debt. Lot of Theft Day Lot = Sa - Ma - Me Night Lot = Sa - Me - Ma Also a lot that does not function as a first house indicator. This is one of the few lots that does not contain the Ascendant as a component. As such it resembles the kinds of formulas that one finds in the modern Hamburg School of Alfred Witte. Lot of Treachery Day Lot = Asc. + Ma - Su Night Lot = Asc. + Su - Ma We have little data on this lot. It is from Vettius Valens. Lot of Exaltation Day Lot = Asc. + 19 Ar - Su Night Lot = Asc. + 3 Ta - Mo This lot is made out of the Sun and Moon and their exaltation degrees. This is one of the few instances in which the exaltation degrees (as opposed to their signs) are used. It is connected to the births of eminent and famous people. Lot of Being in a Foreign Land Day or Night Lot = Asc. + Ma - Sa Lot of Accusation Day Lot = Asc. + Ma - Sa Night Lot = Asc. + Sa - Ma These last two are almost the same. The Lot of Being in a Foreign Land does not switch at night, and the Lot of Accusation does. The structure of the Lot of Being in a Foreign Land clearly tells us that we are not talking about vacation travel here. It is more like a Lot of Exile. The Lot of Accusation indicates the house through which the native is "likely to experience failure, dangers, or downfalls." [Valens] In later astrology this lot became the Lot of Inseparable Illness, i.e., incurable illness, and also the Lot of Police, which accords well with the idea of the Lot of Accusation. I have little experience with the lot as an indicator of illness, but it does seem to indicate areas of life where someone may be accused of something, either falsely or truthfully. Lot of the Destroyer Day Lot = Asc. + Mo - Ru Night Lot = Asc. + Ru - Mo
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In the above formula 'Ru' stands for the ruler of the Ascendant. This is a point that relates to death. We have little systematic information of its use except that it seems to relate to the manner of death. I would urge astrologers not to be careless in the use of this lot.
Robert Hand 2/16/96 - 3/20/96 Robert Hand has been doing translations of ancient and medieval astrology texts since 1993 with Project Hindsight and that effort has published over 2000 pages of translations and commentary. If anyone is interested in further information on Project Hindsight, they have a web page at Project Hindsight.
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