TriplicitiesThe arrangement of signs into four groups that are
united by the same qualities and the shape of the triangle; equivalent to the elements:
fire, earth, air and water. Signs of the same triplicity are harmonious to each
other. Early sources gave each triplicity three planetary rulers: one that took
priority by day, another that governed by night, and a third that was common to
both sects– these were also used to judge the beginning, middle and end of
things. Over time the third ruler became dropped from common employment and
most texts refer to them having one planetary ruler by day and another by night |
Turning the chartThis is a technique largely employed in horary and known to
have been used by Ptolemy. In this, closer examination of any area of the chart
is undertaken by redefining all the houses from a specific house cusp. For
example, if someone asks about the affairs of a brother, the 3rd
house of their chart is used as the 1st house for the brother, so
that the radical (i.e., original) 4th house is used as his 2nd
house, the radical 5th is used as his 3rd, and so
on. In this case, the 5th house becomes
referred to as the ‘turned’ or ‘derived’ 3rd house of the brother. |
Under the EarthPlanets beneath the horizon, i.e., placed in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th,
5th or 6th house, although in the 1st house planets are less affected by this
condition since by diurnal rotation they are rising towards the ascendant. When
a planet is under the earth it is not visible in the sky; thus this condition
describes missing objects that cannot be found, motives that cannot be
discovered, facts that cannot be brought to light, and a sense of being buried
(as in missing treasure). |
Under the Sun’s beamsSee ‘combust’. |
Via combustaGenerally defined as between 15°Libraand 15°Scorpio (although differing
sources place it at various points from the end of Libra to
the beginning of Scorpio). The
term translates as “fiery road” or “combust way” and it is considered to be a hostile
and debilitating area, particularly detrimental to the Moon. The basis of the
unfortunate reputation is possibly an early association with malefic stars,
such as the claws of the Scorpion; the fact that the Sun is in detriment in
Libra (losing its strength at the autumn equinox); the Moon is in fall in
Scorpio; and the two malefics are powerful (Saturn dignified in Libra by exaltation;
Mars dignified by sign in Scorpio). Al Biruni's 11th century definition reads as follows: The Combust Way The Combust Way is the last part of Libra and the first of Scorpio. These two signs are not congenial to the sun and the moon on account of the obscurity and ill-luck connected with them, and because each of them is the fall of one of the luminaries. They also contain the two malefics, the one by exaltation (Libra, Saturn) the other by house (Scorpius, Mars). The peculiarity which has given the name muhtariq [burning] is that the exaltation of Saturn is near, the fall of the Sun being on the one hand and that of the Moon on the other, while the adjacent parts of both signs are occupied by terms of Mars.
Book of Elements ... translated by R. RamsayWright, 1934, v.514, p317. |
VirtueInfluence, or effective force or power. |
VoidLiterally ‘empty’ of influence. The term is especially
applied to the Moon when it is out orb of any aspect, and suggests a lack of
impetus to move events in any direction. Void
of course is when a planet remains out of orb of any aspect for the
duration of its movement through its sign. |
William Lilly- astrologer (1602 - 1681)William Lilly was a prominent 17th-century English astrologer, and author of Christian Astrology (1647), the first widely circulated astrological textbook available in the English language and the most comprehensive and important historical textbook on horary. At the height of his career, Lilly is reputed to have judged over two thousand charts a year, and his annual almanac sold over 30,000 copies annually. Lilly's astrology peaked during the period of the English Civil War, during which he advised both King and Parliament. He was also credited with predicting the Great Fire of London (1666) fifteen years before the event. Things were not always peaceful for Lilly, and he was thrice tried in a court of law for his astrological prognostications. In later life, he retired with a reasonable fortune to the countryside of Hersham, Surrey, where he practiced medicine for local townsfolk by donation only. His autobiography, published shortly before his death, relays Lilly's close associations with many other leading astrologers of his time – most notably, Elias Ashmole, his patron and friend; Henry Coley, his adopted son; and, John Gadbury, his student turned adversary. |
ZenithThe point directly overhead of an observer which is
always perpendicular to the celestial horizon. |
ZodiacA belt of space that extends 8 or 9° either side of the ecliptic in which the Sun, Moon and visible planets remain. (Derives from a Greek term meaning ‘circle of figures’). See ecliptic. |