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GnomonA stationary arm or a rudimentary sundial used for
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HayzA condition representing planetary contentment because the planet is suitably positioned according to sign and sect. Hayz, or planetary similitude, is when a diurnal planet is above the earth in the day, under the earth at night, and a nocturnal planet is under the earth by day, and above the earth at night.
Or, again, when a masculine planet is in a masculine sign and quarter and is oriental, but a feminine planet is in a feminine sign and quarter and is occidental.
This method sometimes comes to three times in which a planet can be in its own hayz; first, agreement to the quality of time [by being] above or under the earth; second, agreement with the masculinity or femininity of the sign; third, agreement with the masculine or feminine quadrants, which is called by others conformity by quadrant.
Observe, however, that Mercury is sometimes diurnal, sometimes nocturnal, now masculine, then feminine, according to its configuration with planets, or according to the nature of the sign in which it is found, if it is not conjunct or configured by another [planet], which you should note well. (II, XIX).
In his table of dignity scores, Schoener includes 3 extra points of fortitude for a planet in hayz, and deducts 2 points of strength for a planet in 'contraiety of hayz'. Lilly's definition (CA, p.113) reads:
Hayz is when a masculine and diurnal Planet is in the day time above the earth and in a Masculine sign, and so when a feminine, nocturnal planet in the night is in a feminine Sign and under the earth: in questions it usually shows the content of the querent at the time of the question, when his significator is so found.
*The Book of Instruction in the Elements of the Art of Astrology, (written 1029, translated 1934 by R. Ramsay Wright) ch. 496 & 497, p.308. | |
Heliacal rising / settingAncient astrologers gave particular emphasis to the heliacal rising and setting of stars since these could be used as reliable indicators to agricultural conditions. A heliacal setting occurs when a planet or star enters into conjunction with the Sun. The increasing proximity of the Sun towards the star each day eventually leads to a period of invisibility, during which it is masked by the Sun’s light (see combust). Its setting is the moment when it is visible for the last time immediately after sunset. It then rises and sets with the Sun, remaining hidden from sight both day and night. When the Sun has separated from the star by somewhere between 8-20 degrees of zodiacal longitude the star begins to emerge, briefly, immediately before sunrise – its first brief appearance being known as its heliacal rising. | |
HorizonWhen people speak about the horizon generally, they
mean the small circle of the visible horizon where the earth joins the sky; but
in astrological calculation we refer to the celestial (or rational) horizon – a
great circle which cuts through the centre of the earth and is always
perpendicular to the zenith and nadir. This divides the chart into the upper
(diurnal) and lower (nocturnal) hemispheres. | |
HoroscopeA term generally used to refer to the chart as a
whole, but anciently used to mean the ascendant or first house. | |
Hour circles15° divisions of right ascension (measurement along
the equator), the passage of which across any meridian equates to one hour of
time (since the whole sphere rotates 360° in a day and 360/24 = 15). | |
House of joyThe house where each of the traditional planets is
assumed especially strong: Moon - 3rd house;Mercury - 1st house; Venus - 5th house; Sun - 9th house;Mars - 6th house; Jupiter - 11th house;Saturn - 12th house. | |
House rulershipsIt might be useful to have a copy of this House rulership index - extracted from Deborah Houlding’s book - The Houses: Temples of the Sky, Wessex, 1996. (Other extracts are available here).
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Humane signsThose are the signs represented by human figures: Gemini, Virgo, Libra and Aquarius (Libra is included on the assumption that the scales
are held by a human hand). They are renowned for their social graces and
intellectual skills. Also referred to as ‘manly’ or ‘courteous’ signs. | |