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Oriental and Occidental Planets: East and West of the Sun
Whether a planet rises before the Sun as a morning star or sets after it as an evening star changes how classical doctrine reads its expression.
9 min read·Jun 10
Morning Star, Evening Star: Planetary Phasis and Visibility
A planet's phase relative to the Sun, morning star or evening star, shapes its strength and meaning in the classical tradition. Phasis, sect and combustion all hinge on visibility.
9 min read·Jun 9
The Almuten Figuris: Finding the Lord of the Geniture
The Almuten Figuris is the planet that wins a dignity contest over five points in the chart, the overall victor of the whole nativity. Here is how to find it.
9 min read·Jun 2
Sect: Why Day Charts and Night Charts Read Differently
Sect divides every chart into day or night based on whether the Sun is above or below the horizon, and it quietly reshapes which planets feel supported and which malefic is the gentler one.
8 min read·May 26