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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. The chart tells us what the time looks like. 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. Horary analyzes the nature of the time you asked a question. 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. (c)opyright Anthony Louis, 1992. ------------ 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 2 MO 15 Ar 56 2 11th 1 10th 1 1 G A P m r 9th i 8th SN 7 Cn 45 4 5 0 ---08 Cn 29--7-------------2-------------3--27 Aq 35--- | | 7th | BEGIN HORARY LESSONS | SU 19 Aq 22 | | ME 16 Aq 45 12th | FEB 8, 1992 | SA 10 Aq 26 | 16: 0: 0 ZONE 5.00 S T | WEST 05 Le 23-----| 41 N 19.0 73 W 1.0 |-----05 Aq 23 DSC ASC | GEOCENTRIC TROPICAL | MA 22 Cp 54 EAST | Regiomontanus | VE 17 Cp 54 1st | | NE 17 Cp 39 6th | | UR 15 Cp 55 | | NN 9 Cp 0 ---27 Le 35--2-------------2-------------0--08 Cp 29--- 1 1 1 2nd V PF 1 Li 57 L PL 22 Sc 53 S 5th i i a JP 12 Vi 12r0 3rd 5 4th 4 3 2 7 I.C. NORTH 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. First, it mimics the shadow of the sun on the sundial. 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. IF THEY RELATE WELL, THE MATTER WILL GO SMOOTHLY. IF THEY RELATE BADLY, WELL THEM'S THE BREAKS. To do this, you must know what each planet and what each house represents. I'll say more about rulerships in the next lesson. 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. Hence, these lessons should be reasonably successful. Time will tell. There are 12 houses in the chart. 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. (c)opyright Anthony Louis, 1992. ------------ LESSON 3: Houses and Planets in Horary/Electional Astrology There are twelve houses around the wheel. Each house sym- bolizes a different area of experiences. 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. Venus is the peacemaker, the conciliator, the goddess of love.
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