TermsOtherwise known as ‘limits’ or ‘bounds’, terms are
divisions within each sign that are ruled by the planets.
Various lists existed in antiquity, most excluded the lights from participating
in the rulership; that proposed by Ptolemy remains in popular use. When a
planet is in its own terms it is dignified. Term rulers modify the effects of
the planets within their territory and also offer descriptive influence – for
example the term of the ascendant ruler is considered when judging physical
descriptions. |
Translation of light/transference of virtueOccurs when an inferior
planet, whilst still within orb of its last separating aspect, is already
within orb of its next aspect. It is then able to convey the influence of the
former to the latter and create a connection between them. The term most often
applies to the Moon because of its swift movement between the other planets,
and it is often used in practical interpretation to suggest the relaying of a
message or the influence of a ‘go-between’. |
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. |