In my system I don't have Pluto as ruler of anything, but exalted in Scorpio. He/she is Kali, messenger of Death, not some responsible ruler (I have Lilith as an alternative manifestation of Pluto). The highly erratic orbit of Pluto (in latitude) also suggests it's not a normal planet. (I'm between ... Forum: Nativities & General Astrology Topic: Is Pluto the Ruler of Aries? Replies: 123 Views: 19278 Thu Feb 10, 2022 9:52 am Jump to post
1. I would not personally consider this particular case, since astrodatabank's source notes are "from memory" and are also conflicting. 2. In my view 3rd house rules siblings, but only if they are identified as such. If she did not recognize them as siblings (perhaps because of their half ... Forum: Traditional (& Ancient) Techniques Topic: House assignment of relatives - book recommendation? Replies: 8 Views: 3014 Fri Aug 27, 2021 1:51 pm Jump to post
To me the fact of Mercury the planet of magic and hermetism being in the place of honour closest to the Sun in the solar system says something about the nature of the universe. Rather than being benevolent Deity may actually be impartial, perhaps a kind of literal "Deus ex Machina". Also i... Forum: Philosophy & Science Topic: magic and astrology Replies: 49 Views: 93422 Mon Apr 12, 2021 4:09 pm Jump to post
My opinion is Al-Kindi, if we regard planetary hour as a metaphor for the strongest planet(s) and horse shade as metaphor for jock colors and horse numbers. It's also possible to dig deeper into it like Al-Kindi does to some degree, prominent 8th house accidents, 10th prominent (false?) favorite, 7t... Forum: Sport and Speculation Topic: Which method is the closest to getting a horse race winner? Replies: 1 Views: 2759 Sat Mar 27, 2021 3:12 pm Jump to post
Context I believe the context of the event is paramount in such charts. For example in UK horse racing, since it's not parimutuel there are no official odds and that influences what shows in the charts. For a soccer game the home vs visitor dichotomy is very strong (and to a lesser degree goalies and judges... Forum: Sport and Speculation Topic: Picking winners Donald Bradley Replies: 6 Views: 4635 Fri Mar 05, 2021 5:48 am Jump to post
Hi CJ, There are ideas about it floating around out there and possibly some evidence for it, but I found ?scientific consensus? to be misleading. Stating the case in that way can result in spreading poor standards of historical understanding among those who don't look carefully enough. I know I'm m... Forum: Traditional (& Ancient) Techniques Topic: Al H. Morrison on Planetary Rulerships of Houses Replies: 36 Views: 15103 Fri Oct 16, 2009 7:55 pm Jump to post
The scientific consensus is that horoscopic astrology emerged from a single person or a small group of people. The scientific consensus? :-? Does it really extend much beyond Schmidt and his merry band? Is there even enough historical evidence for such certainty? The Schmidt project as far as I kno... Forum: Traditional (& Ancient) Techniques Topic: Al H. Morrison on Planetary Rulerships of Houses Replies: 36 Views: 15103 Fri Oct 16, 2009 7:18 pm Jump to post
Re: Al H. Morrison on Planetary Rulerships of Houses "- The usual theory of planetary rulerships of houses repeats an error made by the Greeks when they codifiedseveral prior astrologies into a single rational system. The scientific consensus is that horoscopic astrology emerged from a single person or a small group of people. I'm inclined to be... Forum: Traditional (& Ancient) Techniques Topic: Al H. Morrison on Planetary Rulerships of Houses Replies: 36 Views: 15103 Fri Oct 16, 2009 6:24 pm Jump to post
If one takes the person with the signs ruled by the luminaries at the top and the signs connected to Saturn (excrement) at the bottom and then looks at exaltations Jupiter would be connected to the head (wisdom, inspiration), Mercury to the throat (cunning, logic, speech), Moon and Saturn to the hea... Forum: Traditional (& Ancient) Techniques Topic: Mercurys Detriment and fall in Pisces. Replies: 35 Views: 19497 Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:58 am Jump to post
It's maybe worth noting that the Sassanid and early Abbasid astrologers were in similar situations. They had a belief that some ancient Persian astrology had been scattered into neighbouring countries after Alexander and this motivated their translation projects (the book The Arabic Hermes goes into... Forum: News, Notices, Books, Links Topic: Joseph Crane on Definitions & Foundations Replies: 26 Views: 20420 Tue Oct 13, 2009 4:06 pm Jump to post
CJ wrote Your logic doesn't seem to be taking into account that diurnal rotation is clockwise but zodiacal motion counter-clockwise. So a waning Moon would actually be dominated by the Sun in this system. Indeed I know that diurnal rotation is clockwise (I know at least this for sure :lol: ). And t... Forum: Traditional (& Ancient) Techniques Topic: Sinister and the dominating planet Replies: 136 Views: 51875 Sat Oct 10, 2009 6:28 pm Jump to post
When the waning Moon is considered weaker and when a dexter aspect is considered to have a more forceful influence: how can the sinister aspect of the Moon still dominate the Sun? How can a waning and weak Moon dominate another planet? This is what I can`t bring together at the moment. Maybe my thi... Forum: Traditional (& Ancient) Techniques Topic: Sinister and the dominating planet Replies: 136 Views: 51875 Tue Oct 06, 2009 12:31 pm Jump to post