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                     HOUSES                     

SYSTEMS                              HOUSE SYSTEMS

This function brings up a menu  with 10  different
house systems  or sub divisions  (if the 12 zodiac
signs are considered the  primary divisions of the
chart. The systems are:

    1. 4 ANGLES             6. CAMPANUS
    2. OKTO (8-fold)        7. PORYPHRY
    3. KOCH                 8. TOPCENTRIC
    4. PLACIDUS             9. EQUAL
    5. REGIOMONTANUS       10. SYSTEMS 3+4
                           11. SYSTEMS 3-TO-8

With the exception of system #1 (4 ANGLES) all the
other systems are hypothetical and arbitrary.

HOUSE SYSTEMS cont.


According to "Recent Advances in Natal Astrology,"
compiled by Geoffrey Dean PhD DIC ARCS, one of the
greatest critical reviews of astrological practice
in the 20th Century, the following statements  sum
up the dismal state of house systems in astrology.

 "Houses are without doubt the most contentious
 area in astrology. There is disagreement on
 everything, including number, sequence, peak
 strength, method of division, interpretation
 and validity. There is little evidence for the
 validity of houses as popularly conceived. Much
 of the dispute is about how houses should be
 divided and is therefore largely theoretical)..."



HOUSE SYSTEMS cont.

America's leading astrologer,  Robert Hand, shares
the same view:

"Controversy rages over what geometry to use in
 dividing up the houses, over where the houses
 begin, and over whether in fact they have any
 sharply defined boundaries at all.

 There are dozens of ways of dividing the diurnal
 cycle into 12 parts, and no one seems to have
 discovered the ideal method.

 Even the number of houses is not cut-and-dried.
 The Irish astrologer Cyril Fagan has unearthed
 ancient references to the 'Oktoupos' an eight-
 fold division numbered clockwise from the
 Ascendant instead of counterclockwise as we are
 used to."
HOUSE SYSTEMS cont.

Some astrologers eliminated the houses  altogether
such as  Arthur Blackwell,  who just  uses Angles.
Paul Wright, author of Astrology in Action,  shows
his case charts with only the 4 Angles.  The well-
known Ebertins of Germany also abandoned houses.

Some systems  have also been found with  24 and 48
houses, or multiples of 8.  Dane Rudhyar  wrote in
his book 'The Astrological Houses'  that the first
zodiacs  were based on the lunar phase  of 7 days,
hence they were divided into  28  sections, called
'asterisms' or lunar mansions.

The Larousse Encyclopedia of Astrology states:

 "The work of John Addey suggests that it may be
 possible to divide the sphere into any number of
 sectors, each number having its own meaning"
HOUSE SYSTEMS cont.

The problem with any house system  containing more
then the 4 angles  is that there are no 'tangible'
points such as intersections of ecliptics, highest
or lowest points, etc. to justify the other cusps.

Even the concept of 12 houses is questionable. The
only reason  astrologers settled  on a division of
12  was because of the 12 zodiac signs, which also
explains why the meanings are related. The problem
is that there is equally no valid reason for using
12 signs  since, there, too,  are only  4 tangible
points to base divisions on. In fact, all evidence
shows that the original tropical zodiac signs were
based on the  12 full lunar cycles  per year.  But
that is hardly  good reason  for devising 12 signs
or 12 houses. New Moons occur at different times.


HOUSE SYSTEMS cont.

In the Astrology Encyclopedia by James Lewis, the
basis for 12 divisions in the zodiac is clear:

 "The notion of a 12-fold division derives from
 the 12 lunar cycles in each year."

The  twelve constellations  were simply a recorded
image of the  Equinox-Solstice-lunar  based zodiac
signs about two thousand years ago. The figures in
the tropical zodiac are symbols representing earth
events  connected to the  seasons, environment and
agriculture. These were then pasted onto the sky.

The ultimate question is whether houses are really
necessary  in view of the dubious theories  behind
the 12-fold divisions.  Michel Gauquelin concluded
after thousands  of case studies, only the  Angles
proved to be significant.
HOUSE SYSTEMS cont.

On other hand, if divisions of houses or signs are
calculated as midpoints, tripoints, etc.,  between
the 4 tangible points, then other questions  still
remain, notably, their interpretation, effects and
number of divisions. However, a mathematical model
provides a far more sensible theory  than one that
was concocted long ago simply for lack of a better
alternative.  It just may be  the most  incredible
coincidence  that the number 12  and its divisions
may be a mystical universal mathematical constant.

In City of Revelation, esoteric arts scholar John
Michell states that the famous Pythagorean right-
angle triangle strongly suggests that "12" is one
of the most fundamental numbers in the universe.
Its sides of 3, 4 and 5 units add up to 12.  This
triangle served as the  elementary foundation for
geometry.
HOUSE SYSTEMS cont.

The strong possibility  that the 12-house division
has more to do  with a mathematical reason  than a
lunar one, is suggested in Recent Advances in
Natal Astrology:

 "The confusion over houses exceeds that over
 signs and may exist for a similar reason, namely
 that the fundamental basis has been obscured.

 John Addey has established the existence of
 harmonics in the diurnal circle analogous to
 those in the aspectual circle. Addey found that
 the diurnal distribution of certain traits shows
 marked wave-like fluctuations entirely in
 accordance with the concept of harmonics."



HOUSE SYSTEMS cont.

Dane Rudhyar  saw a more philosophical reason  for
a 12-fold division  of space.  In his Astrological
Houses, he states the following reason:

 "Each of the quadrants should be divided into 3
 sub-sections, for the reason that consciousness
 develops in a trinitarian dialectical mode."

If applied to the  12-fold division  of the zodiac
and houses,  this  can be  interpreted  in the way
the  first section of the 1st  quadrant represents
the immediate consequences of the 1st point of the
quadrant, or the 1st act in the "3 act play."  The
second or middle section represents the stabiliza-
tion or  consolidation of the first act.  Finally,
the 3rd part suggests a conclusion  to the process
begun at the beginning of the quadrant.

HOUSE SYSTEMS cont.

SYSTEM        ORIGIN   METHOD OF DIVISION

EQUAL         3000 BC  Direct division of ecliptic
OKTOTOPUS      200 BC  Direct division of ecliptic
PORYPHRY       200 AD  Direct division of ecliptic

CAMPANUS      1200 AD  Projected div. of ecliptic
REGIOMONTANUS 1400 AD  Projected div. of ecliptic

PLACIDUS      1600 AD  Trisection of semi-arcs
TOPCENTRIC    19?? AD  Trisection of semi-arcs
KOCH          1960 AD  Trisection of semi-arcs






HOUSE SYSTEMS cont.

There as many as 50 different house systems in use
around the world, and every  few decades  more are
added to the list. Most are similar to the classic
systems.  Others  reflect  attempts to resolve the
distorted houses at higher latitudes,  such as the
Topcentric,  Meridian and  Morinus house systems.
The Morinus and Meridian systems also use the East
Point for the Ascendant. The following systems are
some of the less popular or  less effective  ones,
and are not included in Astroscan:

 Morinus System             Solar House System
 Meridian (Zariel) System   Midheaven House System
 Horizontal System          Natural Graduation
 Arcturan System            Zenith System
 Alcabitius System          Whole Sign System


SYSTEM 1:  4 ANGLES

The Angles  are probably  the only reliable  basis
for a division  of houses,  provided no other sub-
divisions are made.  The reason is that these four
angles are tangible points based on intersections
of tangible planes, such as the ecliptic, horizon
or north/south meridian.

 ANGLE 1:  ASCENDANT      - intersection of
                            ecliptic with eastern
                            horizon
 ANGLE 2:  IC             - lowest point on
                            ecliptic and meridian
 ANGLE 3:  DESCENDANT     - intersection of
                            ecliptic with western
                            horizon
 ANGLE 4:  MC (MIDHEAVEN) - highest point on
                            ecliptic and meridian

SYSTEM 1:  4 ANGLES cont.

ASCENDANT

The Ascendant is the point where the ecliptic (the
path of the Sun and planets)  crosses  the earth's
horizon in the east.

There is some  controversy  over how the Ascendant
should be  calculated,  but the small  differences
between  the various methods  is not  significant,
considering  most birthtimes  are only accurate to
within 15 minutes  at best  and in some cases  off
by an hour due to uncertainties involving DST, the
extra hour  that is added  (Daylight Saving Time).
The controversies arise  over which method  should
be used, the Geographic or Geocentric Horizon. The
geocentric is the one used in most ephemerides.


SYSTEM 1:  4 ANGLES cont.

IC - IMMUM COELI

The IC  or Immum Coeli  is the lowest point on the
ecliptic at which it intersects the meridian below
the horizon.

DESCENDANT

The Descendant  is where the ecliptic  crosses the
the horizon  in the west.  This point  is opposite
the Ascendant.

MC - MEDIUM COELI

The MC or Medium Coeli is the highest point on the
ecliptic at which it intersects the meridian above
the horizon at Noon.

SYSTEM 2:  OCTO  (8-HOUSE SYSTEM - CLOCKWISE)

This is probably the second  most viable system of
houses, since the divisions in between  the Angles
lie exactly  at the midpoints  which makes a great
deal of sense, just as aspect-midpoints do.  It is
unreasonable to believe  that the midpoint between
the Ascendant and MC would not have some effect.

According to  Cyril Fagan,  Greek astrologers used
a system  of 8 houses  around 100-200 A.D., called
Watches,  which were  counted  clockwise  from the
Ascendant. So that the 1st house was located where
the 12th  and last half  of the 11th house  are in
today's  system  of 12 houses,  and the 2nd  where
today's first half  of the  11th  and entire  10th
house  are positioned, and so on.  The meanings of
these 8 houses were the same as those of the first
8 in today's  12-house systems.  But it works more
sensibly counter-clockwise due to planet motion.   
SYSTEM 3:  KOCH

In the Larousse Encyclopedia of Astrology, this is
the only  house system  determined from  the exact
birthplace. In the Placidus system, only the first
and seventh houses involve the declination corres-
ponding to the birthplace latitude.

America's foremost astrologer, Robert Hand, writes
in Horoscope Symbols:

 "My present choice is the Koch system of houses.
 At the outset, I did not use houses, but when I
 first started to investigate them, I used the
 Placidus system, simply because Placidus tables
 were the most available. Then, I used Campanus...
 Later I was exposed to Edith Wangemann's use of
 the Koch system... in her hands it delivered
 results that I have seen in no other system."

SYSTEM 3:  KOCH cont.

In Birthplace Table of Houses by Dr. W. Koch:

 "For many years, Dr. Walter Koch was concerned
 with the establishment of sound principles of
 psychological chart interpretation and, above
 all, with the problems of house division.

 That he at long last succeeded in solving the
 astronomical problem of house divisions due in no
 small measure to the fact that he was familiar
 with all the previous systems and their methods
 of computation.

 Thus he finally came to the conclusion that every
 one of the twelve houses in a horoscope should be
 calculated on the basis of the actual place of
 birth."

SYSTEM 3:  KOCH cont.

 After much arduous work, in which he was assisted
 by some of the leading and most capable German
 and Austrian researchers in this field, he was
 able to lay the foundation of the new system by
 applying the techniques of spherical-trigono-
 metrical diagrammatic representation.

 The old Campanus and Regiomontanus systems are
 essentially of a static nature. The Birthplace
 (Koch) House system is time dynamic. It evaluates
 all points on the ecliptic according to their
 position in relation to the Ascendant and the
 birthplace. The Placidus system calculates each
 of the five western house cusps with their own
 diurnal arcs, with the result that from the
 dividend ascensional differences there are five
 different polar elevations."

SYSTEM 3:  KOCH cont.

In Horoscope Symbols, Robert Hand writes:

 "Since adopting Koch, I have changed my use of
 house cusps. I now follow the ancient Greek idea
 that a cusp is the peak of a house's energy,
 though not the beginning of the house. The
 beginning of the house is about 3 to 7 degrees
 before the cusp, back in the previous house --
 the actual number of degrees being dependent on
 the length of the previous house. The longer the
 previous house, the greater the degrees -- it is
 also apparent that the transition is not sudden,
 but gradual."





SYSTEM 3:  KOCH cont.

Method of Division:

According to the Larousse Encyclopedia the method
of division in the Koch system works as follows:

 "The degree that is on the Ascendant when the
 MC degree has travelled one-third of its diurnal
 semi-arc from its own Ascendant to its position
 is the degree of the 11th house cusp. The degree
 that is on the Ascendant when the MC degree has
 travelled two-thirds of its diurnal semi-arc is
 the 12th house cusp. The 8th and 9th cusps are
 determined by a similar tri-section of the other
 diurnal semi-arc, that is, from the MC to the
 Descendant."



SYSTEM 4:  PLACIDUS

According to Recent Advances in Natal Astrology:

 "In the USA, the relative popularity of Placidus
 is about 80 percent, 10% for Equal, and 10% for
 others. Requests in the USA for computer-charts
 average roughly 90%, 8% Koch, and 2% others.

 M. E. Hone and C. Evans and others explain that
 the popularity of Placidus is due not to merit
 but to the fact that, between about 1700 and the
 early 1900s, they were the only house tables
 readily available."

In the Astrology Encyclopedia, J. Lewis writes:

 "this was the most popular house system in the
 early twentieth century"

SYSTEM 4:  PLACIDUS cont.

J. Lewis adds the following interesting facts
surrounding the invention of the Placidus system:

 "The Placidus House system was developed by a
 17th century Italian monk, mathematician
 and astrologer named Placidus de Tito.

 Placidus de Tito, (1603-1668) was best known for
 the house system that bears his name. He joined
 the Olivetan Order when he was 21. He was a
 reader of mathematics and physics at the Uni-
 versity of Padua for some years, and he was
 appointed professor of mathematics at the Milan-
 ese University in Pavia in 1657, a position he
 held for the rest of his life. He was also
 astrologer to some prominent religious and
 political figures of the time."

SYSTEM 4:  PLACIDUS cont.

J. Lewis writes:

 "Placidus attributes the initial inspiration for
 his system of division to a remark made by
 Ptolemy in the Tetrabiblos. Ptolemy equates
 different semi-diurnal arcs because they are
 equivalent in the same number of temporary hours.
 Astrologically, Placidus reasoned, the 12th cusp
 should begin at 1/3 of the semi-diurnal arc
 above the horizon, the 11th cusp at 2/3 of the
 semi-diurnal arc above the horizon, and so forth.

 The system was adopted by John Partridge but
 rejected by most English astrologers. At the
 beginning of the revival of astrology in England
 in the late 1700s, Manoah Sibly published English
 translations of Placidus's Primum Mobile."

SYSTEM 4:  PLACIDUS cont.

 "The Placidus Houses became the dominant system
 in England, and later was passed to France and
 Germany, and finally to the USA.

 In his house system, the house cusps between the
 Ascendant and Midheaven are obtained by tri-
 secting the time it takes a degree of the zodiac
 to rise from the eastern horizon to the MC."

In the Larousse Encyclopedia of Astrology Placidus
is criticized for its questionable method:

 "The individual house cusp are found by laborious
 procedure involving repeated trial and error.
 Although most astrologers using the Placidus
 system determine the house positions of planets
 by their ecliptic longitudes, these positions

SYSTEM 4:  PLACIDUS cont.

 "are not consistent with the theory upon which
 the system is based. The house positions should
 properly be derived from the planets' own semi-
 arcs--an extremely rigorous procedure.

 The Placidus system is an outrageous failure in
 polar regions. Over half the zodiac may be un-
 represented in the chart, and it is possible for
 a single house cusp to have three different
 zodiac degrees. Many astrologers have accumulated
 evidence that they claim invalidates the system."







SYSTEN 5:  REGIOMANTANUS cont.

The Larousse Encyclopedia of Astrology states:

 "Regiomontanus is a quadrant system where the
 celestial equator is divided into twelve equal
 segments, beginning at the East Point, and lines
 perpendicular to the prime vertical are drawn
 through the points of division and projected
 onto the ecliptic as the house cusps." (Basics)

In History of Astrology, Donald Papon writes:

 "Regiomontanus (1436-1476) was born at Konigsberg
 in Franconia on June 16, son of a miller, and his
 name originally was Johann Muller.

 Though Regiomontanus died at the age of forty,
 his output was overwhelming.

SYSTEN 5:  REGIOMANTANUS

 "Besides editing books begun by G. Purbach (his
 astrological master), he authored a set of Sine
 tables, the study of comets, several books on
 triginometry, and tables of stellar and planetary
 positions.

 Besides numerous treatises on astrology, physics,
 astronomy and inventing improved astronomical
 instruments, Regiomontanus also published
 ephemerides and calendars.

 In 1472, he was summoned to Rome by Pope Sixtus
 IV to aid in the urgently needed reform of the
 calendar. There, he died from the plague
 on July, 6, 1476."



SYSTEN 6:  CAMPANUS

The Larousse Encyclopedia of Astrology states:

 "The Campanus system is a quadrant system. The
 prime vertical is divided into twelve equal
 segments, beginning at the East point, and
 lines perpendicular to the prime vertical
 (also called house circles) are drawn through
 the points of division and projected onto the
 ecliptic as the house cusps.  (Basics)

 At lattitudes remote from the Equator, houses
 become quite unequal in size. At certain places
 and birthtimes, planets may "disappear."

 This system is attributed to Giovanni Campano,
 a mathematician-astrologer (1297 ?), and was
 favored by Dane Rudhyar and Charles Jayne."

SYSTEN 6:  CAMPANUS

According to the Astrology Encyclopedia by Lewis:

 "The Campanus Houses were devised by Johannes
 Campanus, a 13th century mathematician who was
 also chaplain to Pope Urban IV. Roughly similar
 to the Poryphry system, except that Campanus
 trisected the prime vertical in each quadrant,
 rather than the ecliptic."

In Astrology, A Fascinating History by P. Naylor,
Campanus specialized in astrologcal Magic:

 "Campanus worked on astrological delineation and
 calculations with the Pope, and he practised for
 him a species of magic, gleaned from neo-Platonic
 studies and from ideas of the Caballists."


SYSTEN 7:  PORPHYRY 

The Porphyry system is based on quadrants. Houses
are equal divisions of each quadrant, measured on
the ecliptic.  Depending on  the angular distance
from the  Ascendant  to the  Midheaven, the large
quadrants contain  3 equal large  houses, and the
small quadrants contain 3 equal small houses.

This system dates from the 3rd century A.D. and is
attributed to  Porphyry (233 - 303 A.D.),  a Greek
scholar,  historian  and astrologer.  His original
name was Malchus but later changed by his tutor to
Porphyrius  (clad in purple).  He devoted  himself
to the study  of Neoplatonism and wrote  about the
life of Pythagoras and the works of Aristotle.




SYSTEN 8:  TOPCENTRIC

The Larousse Encyclopedia of Astrology states:

 "The topocentric system is derived empirically;
 its theoretical basis was formulated only after
 empirical evidence. The birthplace remains on
 the surface of the Earth, rather than being
 projected to the center of the Earth in order to
 take advantage of great circles of the celestial
 sphere from which to derive cusps. Nonetheless,
 the geocentric horizon is used, it rotates around
 the Earth's axis projected from the topocentric
 horizon, which produces a cone. The radius of the
 cone, drawn along the topocentric equator, is
 tri-sected. The house cusps are where the lines
 of tri-section intersect the ecliptic. A polar
 variant, derived arbitrarily, makes it possible
 to use the system in polar regions."

SYSTEN 8:  TOPCENTRIC

 "Critics of the topocentric system claim that the
 empirical evidence supporting it is not statis-
 tically sound, that the events corresponding to
 transits or directions to its cusps are 'petty
 and trivial,' and that the exposition of the
 system is muddled.

 The Topocentric system was introduced in the
 20th century by the Argentine astrologers Vendal
 Polich and Anthony Page. Interestingly, although
 its mathematical basis is entirely different,
 it produces cusps that are within 1 degree of the
 Placidus cusps up to about 56 degrees north or
 south latitude."

In  Recent Advances  in  Natal Astrology,  G. Dean
writes,  that the  "exposition of the system is
obscure and muddled."
SYSTEN 9:  EQUAL HOUSE

The Larousse Encyclopedia of Astrology states:

 "The ecliptic is is divided into twelve segments
 of 30 degrees each, beginning with the Ascendant.
 (The true Midheaven point is disregard) The 10th
 house cusp becomes the MC."

 According to some authorities this system was in
 use around 3000 B.C.. The British Faculty of
 Astrologcal Studies still uses it along with
 other house systems. But this is only because
 systems such as Placidus result in very distorted
 houses at Britain's high latitudes (above 50N)."

The  Equal House  system  was used by  Ptolemy and
generally  by most  ancient astrologers. It is the
only system that coincides with aspectual points.

10-11.  SYSTEMS 3+4 & 3-8

SYSTEMS 3+4

This is a composite of the Koch and Placidus House
systems.  The longitudes of the same cusps of both
systems are added  together and  divided  by 2  to
give the midpoint-longitudes of the new cusps. It
does not apply to Ascendants and MCs which remain
the same. So that if the 5th cusp of one system is
4 Leo and the other is 6 Leo, then the new cusp is
5 leo.

SYSTEMS 3-8

This is identical in concept to Systems 3+4 except
that it is a composite  of all the systems  from 3
to 8  inclusive:  Koch,  Placidus,  Regiomontanus,
Campanus, Porphyry and Topocentric.

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                HOUSES ON / OFF                 


HOUSES ON / OFF

Houses On indicates that houses are turned on. The
selection also acts as a toggle turning them off.

The houses should be cleared when the birthtime is
unknown to avoid confusion.

The same function is also available through the
keyboard control "H" in VIEW ALL mode.






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               HOUSES: ASC. RISING              


ASC. RISING                       ASCENDANT RISING

In traditional charts,  the Ascendant is always on
the left side, at the 9 o'clock position, since it
represents the eastern horizon (when facing south)
where the Sun and planets rise.

To have the Ascendant rising on the left side:

1. Select ASC. RISING in the HOUSES menu.
2. Select VIEW CHART.





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               HOUSES: ARIES RISING             


ARIES RISING                          ARIES RISING


When comparing several printed charts side by side
it is easier to compare astrological data when the
first degree of Aries is rising.

To have Aries rising on the left side:

1. Select ARIES RISING in the HOUSES menu.
2. Select VIEW CHART.





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                 HOUSES: NUMBERS                


NUMBERS                                    NUMBERS

In the traditional natal chart, the Ascendant line
is always at or near the 9 o'clock position, which
means the first house  automatically  occupies the
the section between the  8 o'clock  and  9 o'clock
positions,  the MC or mid-heaven at the top of the
chart,  the IC at the bottom,  and so on.  In this
case, house numbers are not necessary, since it is
easy to see where each house is located.

To turn the house numbers on or off:

2. Select NUMBERS in the HOUSES menu.
3. Select VIEW CHART.

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               HOUSES: LARGE SIZE               


LARGE SIZE (Smaller aspect area)        LARGE SIZE


VIEW CHART is used to activate changes made in the
HOUSES menu. It is not required after CLEAR,  SAVE
or LOAD SETUP.

To view any changes made in the HOUSES menu:

1.  (Make a change in the HOUSES menu.)
2.  Select VIEW CHART.





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               HOUSES: VIEW CHART               


VIEW CHART                              VIEW CHART


VIEW CHART is used to activate changes made in the
HOUSES menu. It is not required after CLEAR,  SAVE
or LOAD SETUP.

To view any changes made in the HOUSES menu:

1.  (Make a change in the HOUSES menu.)
2.  Select VIEW CHART.





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             HOUSES: SAVE/LOAD SETUP            


SAVE/LOAD SETUP                    SAVE/LOAD SETUP

(Available in Astroscan v2.0)













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               HOUSES: AUTO NOON                


AUTO NOON                                AUTO NOON

There are two ways to use the houses. One involves
an ascendant-rising house system and the other, an
Aries-rising system.  Both have the same meanings,
but serve different purposes. See Astrology (Help)
for more information on this subject.

Use KOCH to insert house divisions.

1.  Select KOCH in the HOUSES menu.
2.  Select ASC. RISING or ARIES RISING.
3.  Select VIEW CHART.



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             ANALYSIS: METHOD OF USE            

METHOD OF USE

There are two ways to use ANALYSIS:  the auto  and
selective ways.

AUTO METHOD

The first involves only the pressing of  ENTER  or
the LEFT MOUSE BUTTON. This changes the techniques
in sequential order without resorting to the menu.

SELECTIVE METHOD

The latter involves the pressing of  SPACE  or the
RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON to bring up the menu  to select
specific analysis techniques in any order.

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          ANALYSIS: 4-BUTTON CONTROLS           

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             <    G        > 
                  

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 <  >  & ENTER:  Change to next or last
   L.M.B:  analysis technique
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 G       & ENTER:  Get chart mode
        L.M.B:  cancels SGCM ()
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        & ENTER:  Sequential Get Chart Mode ()
        L.M.B:  (SGCM) Toggle: ON/OFF
ĿĿ           When SGCM [] is turned ON
 <  >  & ENTER:  the ARROW BUTTONS get another
   L.M.B:  chart (next or last in file).

ANALYSIS cont.                   4-BUTTON CONTROLS

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 G   GET CHART MODE
  
This is a short-cut way  of getting  another chart
without leaving ANALYSIS mode. It eliminates a few
steps.

The best way  to use  this method  is to place the
highlight on the [G] button and to leave it there.
By simply pressing ENTER  or the L.M.B.  the chart
menu will pop up instantly, ready for selection of
any chart in the file.

Techniques can be changed  by moving the cursor to
any of the ARROW buttons [<][>] and pressing ENTER
or the L.M.B..  Pressing  SPACE  will bring up the
ANALYSIS MENU. Pressing  SPACE  again will exit.

ANALYSIS cont.                   4-BUTTON CONTROLS

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    Sequential Get Chart Mode (SGCM)
  
With this function the entire file can be scanned
for one technique, without using the chart menu.

Once the function is turned ON, pressing the arrow
buttons automatically gets the next or last chart.
The SGCM mode can be turned ON or OFF at any place
in the file  by pressing  the double arrow button.
Pressing  SPACE  brings up  the menu  for changing
techniques on the fly. Press SPACE twice to exit.

PROCEDURE: 1. Press the double arrow button [].
           2. Highlight arrows [>] & press ENTER.
           3. SPACE for menu to change technique.
           4. Press [] again to turn off SGCM.

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          ANALYSIS: LIST OF TECHNIQUES          


   MENU 1             MENU 2             MENU 3


PLA./ELEMENT       PLA/QUADRANT       PERS.COL.TOT
PLA./QUALITY       PL/HOUS.TYPE       PER.COL.VIEW
PLA./QUARTER       PLAN./HOUSE        ASP.TYPE.TOT
PLANETS/SIGN       RIS.MC.PLAN.       MAJ.MIN.TOT
PLAN./HEMIS.       ORI.CUT.PLA








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           ANALYSIS: FULL HEADING LIST          


1. PLAN/ELEMENT  : TOTAL PLANETS PER ELEMENT
   PLAN/QUALITY  : TOTAL PLANETS PER QUALITY
   PLAN/QUARTER  : TOTAL PLANETS PER QUARTER
   PLANETS/SIGN  : TOTAL PLANETS PER SIGN
   PLAN/HEMIS    : TOTAL PLANETS PER HEMISPHERE

2. PLA/QUADRANT  : TOTAL PLANETS PER QUADRANT
   PL/HOUS.TYPE  : TOTAL PLANETS PER HOUSE TYPE
   PLAN/HOUSE    : TOTAL PLANETS PER HOUSE
   RIS.MC.PLAN   : RISING & MIDHEAVEN PLANETS
   ORI.CUT.PLAN  : ORIENTAL & CUTTING PLANETS





ANALYSIS: FULL HEADING LIST cont.


3. PERS.COL.TOT  : PERSONAL VS COLLECTIVE ASPECTS
   PER.COL.VIEW  : PERSONAL-COLLECTIVE VIEW
   ASP.TYPE.TOT  : ASPECT TYPE TOTALS
   MAJ.MIN.TOT   : MAJOR MINOR (ASPECT) TOTALS
   FREQ. ASPECTS : FREQUENT ASPECTS               

4. INTENSE.ASP   : ASPECTS WITH SMALLEST ORB
   INT.MAJ.ASP   : INTENSE MAJOR ASPECTS
   PATTERNS      : ASPECT PATTERNS  








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PLAN/ELEMENT             TOTAL PLANETS PER ELEMENT

  FIRE          EARTH        AIR         WATER

  ARIES         TAURUS       GEMINI      CANCER
  LEO           VIRGO        LIBRA       SCORPIO
  SAGITTARIUS   CAPRICORN    AQUARIUS    PISCES



PLAN/QUALITY             TOTAL PLANETS PER QUALITY

  CARDINAL           FIXED           MUTABLE

  ARIES              TAURUS          GEMINI
  CANCER             LEO             VIRGO
  LIBRA              SCORPIO         SAGITTARIUS
  CAPRICORN          AQUARIUS        PISCES


PLAN/QUARTER             TOTAL PLANETS PER QUARTER


QUARTER 1:  ARIES TAURUS GEMINI:        Spring
QUARTER 2:  CANCER LEO VIRGO:           Summer
QUARTER 3:  LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS:  Autumn
QUARTER 4:  CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES:  Winter


PLANETS/SIGN                TOTAL PLANETS PER SIGN

This is not usually regarded as a technique but it
is.  It is a good way to spot emphasis in a chart.
A sign  that has more  than one planet  will stand
out as much as the Sun sign, perhaps even more. If
the emphasized signs  also share  the same element
or quality then the signs are even more stronger.



PLAN/HEMIS            TOTAL PLANETS PER HEMISPHERE

HOUSES 1-6 :  LOWER HEMISPHERE:  DOMESTIC TYPE
HOUSES 7-12:  UPPER HEMISPHERE:  SOCIAL TYPE

Hemispherical emphasis determines whether a person
is more socially or  domestically  inclined. Seven
or more planets in a hemisphere indicate emphasis.


PLA/QUADRANT            TOTAL PLANETS PER QUADRANT

QUANDRANT 1: HOUSES 1 - 3 : personal attention
QUANDRANT 2: HOUSES 4 - 6 : personal development
QUANDRANT 3: HOUSES 7 - 9 : higher development
QUANDRANT 4: HOUSES 10- 12: societal obligations

The quandrants  refer to the 4 groups  of 3 houses
located between the Angles. Stelliums emphasize.

PL/HOUS.TYPE          TOTAL PLANETS PER HOUSE TYPE

ANGULAR  : HOUSE 1  HOUSE 4  HOUSE 7  HOUSE 10
SUCCEDENT: HOUSE 2  HOUSE 5  HOUSE 8  HOUSE 11
CADENT   : HOUSE 3  HOUSE 6  HOUSE 9  HOUSE 12

The house type refers to houses in relation to the
Angles.

PLAN/HOUSE                 TOTAL PLANETS PER HOUSE

The more planets in a house  the more the house is
emphasized.

RIS.MC.PLAN             RISING & MIDHEAVEN PLANETS

Planets within 15 degrees of the ascendant (below
and above) or 15 degrees of the Midheaven (on both
sides, 9th and 10th houses) are significant.

ORI.CUT.PLAN            ORIENTAL & CUTTING PLANETS

The planet that is located next to the Sun earlier
in  zodiacal longitude  (lower degree position) is
known as the Oriental planet  which has vocational
importance.

The planet that is preceded  by the longest space
in  zodiacal longitude  is the  Cutting planet. It
is supposed to be responsible for coloring the way
new experiences and projects begin. If the Moon is
the cutting planet, then new endeavors  are fueled
emotionally or involve other lunar associations.

PERS.COL.TOT        PERSONAL VS COLLECTIVE ASPECTS

Personal aspects  involve the  Sun, Moon, Mercury,
Venus and Mars.  Collective aspects  involve  only
the planets beyond Mars, ie. Jupiter to Pluto.

ASP.TYPE.TOT                    ASPECT TYPE TOTALS


HARD     : CON SQR OPP SSQ SQD
SOFT     : TRI SXT SSX
ESOTERIC : QTL BQT SQT SPT BSP
OTHER    : INC


MAJ.MIN.TOT            MAJOR MINOR (ASPECT) TOTALS


MAJOR HARD : CON SQR OPP
MINOR HARD : SSQ SQD
MAJOR SOFT : TRI SXT
MINOR SOFT : SSX
MAJOR ESOTERIC : QTL SPT
MINOR ESOTERIC : BQT SQT BSP


FREQ.ASP.TOT                FREQUENT ASPECT TOTALS

The most frequent aspects indicate the most likely
manner in which planetary influences are expressed
or felt.  Although 5  out of 14 types  are listed,
only  the top 3 or 2 are significant,  or the ones
that exceed a total of 3 aspects.

INTENSE ASP                        INTENSE ASPECTS

Intense aspects  are those with the  smallest orb.
The most accurate major aspects are obviously more
significant  than the most accurate minor aspects,
but when the former  are lacking,  then the latter
can reveal important information.

Major aspects always take precedence. But when all
the major aspects have very wide orbs and the only
small-orbed aspects  are minor  and esoteric, then
the latter are more significant.
TOT.ASP/PLAN              TOTAL ASPECTS PER PLANET

Just as a sign or house is emphasized  when it has
many planets  so is a planet when it has more than
the usual number of aspects.

Naturally, a planet with many  wide-orbed  aspects
is not as powerful  as a planet with many accurate
aspects. So, this must be taken into consideration
on top of the total number of aspects.  Then there
is the question of major versus minor or esoteric.
Is a planet  with many exact  esoteric aspects  as
significant as a planet with many major aspects?

This is one of the more complex techniques. On the
surface it seems to have obvious merit.  But there
are many questions. If a planet has more hard than
soft aspects,  or vice versa,  there is no problem
of interpretation.  But what if there is  an equal
number of hard, soft and esoteric aspects?
ASP.PATTERNS                       ASPECT PATTERNS

COMMON ASPECT PATTERNS:

T-SQUARE:                           APEX
                                      *
2 planets in opposition,        SQR /   \ SQR
3rd planet squared to both        /       \
planets in the opposition.      * - -OPP- - *

GRAND TRINE:                          *
                                TRI /   \ TRI
3 planets spaced apart from       /       \
each other by trines.           * - -TRI- - *

GRAND SQUARE (CROSS)      * - SQR - *       *
                          | \     / |       |
4 planets spaced apart   SQR   X   SQR * -- + -- *
by squares, with 2        | /     \ |       |
oppositions as diagonals  * - SQR - *       *
ASP.PATTERNS cont.                 ASPECT PATTERNS

                                     APEX
YOD (Finger of God)                   *
                                     / \
2 planets in a sextile,         INC /   \ INC
1 planet opposite the              /     \
mid-point of the                  /       \
sextile making two               * - - - - *
inconjuncts (quincunxes).            SXT

RECTANGLE (Mystic Rectangle)         SXT
                                  * - - - *
4 planets spaced apart in         | .   . |
such a way that 2 sextiles        |  . .  |
and 2 trines are opposite     TRI |   .   | TRI
each other. There are also        |  . .  |
2 oppositions that form           | .   . |
the diagonals in this             * - - - *
rectangle.                           SXT
ASP.PATTERNS cont.                 ASPECT PATTERNS

COMMON ASPECT PATTERNS:

KITE                                APEX
                                      *
                              SXT , ' | ' , SXT
4 planets forming a shape      , '    |    ' ,
that looks like a kite.      * -- <--TRI--> -- *
The pattern is actually       \       |       /
composed of a Grand Trine       \    OPP    /
combined with a part of      TRI  \   |   /  TRI
a hexagram.                         \ | /
                                      *
A true kite has to have
a fairly accurate opposition linking the
apex, the mid-point of the 2 sextiles,
and the opposite end which is one of the points
on the Grand trine.

ASP.PATTERNS cont.                 ASPECT PATTERNS

LESS COMMON ASPECT PATTERNS:

HEX-PART                             APEX
                                      *
3 planets forming a trine     SXT , '   ' , SXT
with 2 sextiles.               , '         ' ,
                             * - - - - - - - - *
                                     TRI

SPLIT YOD                             *
                                    / | \
2 planets in a sextile,            /  |  \
1 apex planet opposite the     INC/  OPP  \INC
mid-point of the sextile         /    |    \
making 2 inconjuncts,           *--<-SXT->--*
a 4th planet is in           SSX  ' , | , '   SSX
opposition to the                     *
apex planet.                         APEX
ASP.PATTERNS cont.                 ASPECT PATTERNS


HALF-HEX                             SXT
                                 * - - - - *
4 planets forming         SXT  /             \ SXT
half of a hexagon.           /                 \
3 sextiles in series       * - - - - - - - - - - *
with a trine opposite                TRI
the middle sextile.


PENTAGON PART
                                    APEX
One of the sides of                , * ,
a pentagon. 3 planets    QTL   , '       ' ,   QTL
forming 2 quintiles        , '               ' ,
with one bi-quintile.    * - - - - - - - - - - - *
                                    BQT

ASP.PATTERNS cont.                 ASPECT PATTERNS

PENTAGRAM PART                       APEX
                                      *
3 planets forming                    : :
2 adjacent bi-quintiles             :   :
with a quintile.               BQT :     : BQT
The triangle forms one            :       :
of the 5 triangular              :         :
points of a pentagram.          * - - - - - *
                                     QTL









SGN.DEG.SORT                      SIGN DEGREE SORT

In the  sign-degree-sort  all planet positions are
sorted by degree.  The sorted postions  reveal the
same pattern  of transits  each time  a transiting
planet  enters a new sign.  This pattern continues
from the moment of birth  with the moon  and every
other planet. For example, a chart has the planets
sorted as such:   2 AQU - URA
                   5 SAG - PLU
                    8 PIS - JUP
                     12 GEM - SUN
                      15 LEO - MAR
                       18 ARI - SAT
                        24 TAU - MER etc...

... In this case, any transiting planet entering
a new sign will always make some kind of 30-degree
based aspect to natal Uranus at 2 Aquarius  first.

SGN.DEG.SORT cont.                SIGN DEGREE SORT

natal positions:  2 AQU - URA
                   5 SAG - PLU  <-- 2nd transit
                    8 PIS - JUP  <-- 3rd transit
                     12 GEM - SUN  <-- 4th
                      15 LEO - MAR  <-- 5th
                       18 ARI - SAT  <-- 6th
                        24 TAU - MER  <-- 7th etc.

... Next, the same  transiting planet  will make a
30-deg based aspect to Pluto at 5 Sagittarius, and
then an aspect to Jupiter at 8 Pisces,  and so on.

In this example, the recurring pattern of behavior
begins in a  Uranian manner  and immediately takes
on Plutonian overtones,  develops  with Jupiterian
style, becomes ego-important (Sun), then impulsive
(Mars), then confined and organized (Saturn),  and
then communicative (Mercury), etc...
SGN.DEG.SORT cont.                SIGN DEGREE SORT

This only works with 30 degree based aspects, such
as 0, 30, 60, 90, 120, 150 and 180 degree aspects.
Technically these are the strongest aspects.

SGN.DEG.PAT                   SIGN DEGREE PATTERNS

Sign degree patterns are similar in concept to the
traditional aspect patterns except that any planet
sharing the same degree anywhere in the zodiac can
be part of a  unique aspect pattern.  Where common
aspect patterns involve  symetrical configurations
such as Grand Trines, T-Squares, Kites, etc.,  the
sign degree patterns can be asymetrical and messy.
Essentially, what any aspect pattern means is that
when several planets  share the same degree in the
zodiac they are all connected together and are all
affected simultaneously by a transiting aspect.

SGN.DEG.PAT cont.             SIGN DEGREE PATTERNS

Sign degree patterns do not have to be symetrical.
Any planet that shares the same degree within a 2
degree orb is qualified to be part of a pattern.

Examples:        * ,                    *,  SXT
          SXT  /     ' ,  TRI          :   ' ,
             /           ' ,      SQR :        *
           *  - - - - - - - - *      :     , '
              *    OPP              :  , ' INC
       *    /              *       * '       *
      :   /         SSX /  |             , '
 SQR :  / TRI        *     | SQR     , '
    : /            SXT \   |     , ' INC
   :/                    \ | , '
  * -- -- -- -- -- *       * - - - - - *
         TRI                   SQR




