Thank you everyone for your responses. Personally, I believe that our lives become meaningful only if we consider the certainty of our eventual death. Briefly, it is because our time in life is limited that there is a need for us to choose how to live it. If humans were immortal, the choices one mak... Forum: Philosophy & Science Topic: Suffering and Death Replies: 10 Views: 11423 Sun Mar 13, 2016 1:30 pm Jump to post
Suffering and Death Hi guys, How do you personally come to terms with sickness, suffering and death (both of others and yourself)? Some of you may be old, some middle-aged, some young. Yet, I am sure that most of you have seen or experienced some of these things in your lives. How do you come to terms with mortality? F... Forum: Philosophy & Science Topic: Suffering and Death Replies: 10 Views: 11423 Mon Mar 07, 2016 2:09 pm Jump to post
In my opinion, those things that Valens (and all other astrologers) wrote about with regards to planetary aspects are examples meant to illustrate the kind of effects such combinations will bring. It is not as if there is only one possible effect with every combination. Also, we need to consider tha... Forum: Traditional (& Ancient) Techniques Topic: The validity of vettius valens anthology book Replies: 2 Views: 4638 Fri Mar 04, 2016 1:50 pm Jump to post
Determination of the Kurios - Porphyry Hello, can anyone provide me with an excerpt of Porphyry's instructions on determining the Kurios (or, Lord of the Nativity) ? I already have Definitions and Foundations so I am looking for excerpts from the other two translations. In particular I want to know the second method of determining the Ku... Forum: Traditional (& Ancient) Techniques Topic: Determination of the Kurios - Porphyry Replies: 0 Views: 4399 Thu Mar 03, 2016 3:32 am Jump to post
Intriguing discussion here. :' Keep it up guys. Astrojin, can you give a brief overview, based on your research, what each planet indicates when associated with the Paulus/Valens Lots (excluding the Jupiter/Venus ones)? These Lots must be very useful since relationship questions come up a lot. In pa... Forum: Traditional (& Ancient) Techniques Topic: Lot of Marriage-Paulus or Valens? Replies: 16 Views: 17133 Wed Feb 03, 2016 1:40 pm Jump to post
Thanks for the responses guys. I was reading the concept of 'enclosure' in Robert Schmidt's Definitions and Foundations . I recall several examples in Firmicus where he states that a malefic planet in "the anafora of the sign" the Moon is in, afflicts the Moon. Since a malefic can enclose ... Forum: Traditional (& Ancient) Techniques Topic: Is Besiegement possible when out of sign? Replies: 5 Views: 5267 Sat Jun 27, 2015 6:34 am Jump to post
Is Besiegement possible when out of sign? Hello, Briefly, my understanding is that Besiegement occurs when a planet is in between two malefics, and none of the benefics cast a ray in between them. For example, Mars in the 10th degree of Taurus, the Moon in the 15th degree of Taurus, and Saturn in the 20th degree of Taurus. The Moon is besie... Forum: Traditional (& Ancient) Techniques Topic: Is Besiegement possible when out of sign? Replies: 5 Views: 5267 Tue Jun 23, 2015 1:09 pm Jump to post
Thank you for your responses. Indeed, there are traces of this idea in other parts of astrology. However, my main concern is about -when- we take the planet's position into consideration. Using the example I gave above, the Moon begins to form an opposition/diametrical relationship with Mars when it... Forum: Traditional (& Ancient) Techniques Topic: Serapio passage and Out-of-Sign aspects Replies: 8 Views: 5994 Sun May 24, 2015 12:23 am Jump to post
Serapio passage and Out-of-Sign aspects Regarding this Serapio passage (obtained from Robert Schmidt's "Definitions and Foundations"): "That if one of the stars chances to be in the first three portions of an image, it has its power (dunamis) in reference to the image behind, just as again if one of the stars chances to be ... Forum: Traditional (& Ancient) Techniques Topic: Serapio passage and Out-of-Sign aspects Replies: 8 Views: 5994 Sat May 23, 2015 1:08 am Jump to post
Thanks for the answers, everyone! Regards, Larxene Xenohart Forum: Traditional (& Ancient) Techniques Topic: Predominator vs. Apheta: semantic differences Replies: 6 Views: 7276 Mon Jan 12, 2015 8:01 am Jump to post
Thank you for your responses, Martin and Chris. Since you've joined the conversation, Chris, I would like to ask you a question. Assuming that you have worked with the predominator before under Valens' instructions, which house system would you use for finding the predominator, whole-signs or Porphy... Forum: Traditional (& Ancient) Techniques Topic: Predominator vs. Apheta: semantic differences Replies: 6 Views: 7276 Mon Jan 05, 2015 8:40 am Jump to post
I believe Chris Brennan's Hellenistic course has a topic which talks about bonification and maltreatment. I am not sure if it is available for purchase separate from the whole course though. From what I have read in Maternus, the malefics tend to be stronger in their malefic effects. So if one malef... Forum: Traditional (& Ancient) Techniques Topic: bonification Replies: 7 Views: 8845 Sun Jan 04, 2015 4:29 am Jump to post