Öner Döser The Art of Horary Astrology

The Art of
Horary
Astrology
Oner D6§er, AMA, ISAR CAP
Edited with a Preface by
Benjamin N. Dykes, PhD
The Cazimi Press

Minneapolis, Minnesota
2019
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE 5
INTRODUCTION: HORARY, A.K.A.MESAIL
("QUESTIONS") 1
1: CONSIDERATIONS BEFORE JUDGMENT 6
2: SIGNIFICATORS 30
3: MEANINGS OF HOUSES IN GENERAL, AND IN HORARY
ASTROLOGY 53
4: SIGNS, COUNTRIES, REGIONS, CITIES, & PLACES 60
5: CLASSIFICATION OF THE SIGNS 75
6: PRACTICAL ADVICE ON ANSWERING HORARY
QUESTIONS 78
7; EXAMPLE CHARTS 150
Appendix A: Table of Dignities 195

Appendix B: Glossary 196
References.. .208
About the AstroArt Astrology School 211
PREFACE
This book is part of a new series in support of the traditional as-

trology courses of the AstroArt Astrology School in Istanbul,
headed by my friend and colleague Oner Do$er. It follows our suc-
cessful release of his Astrological Prediction (2015), Financial
Significators (2018), and Professional Significators (2018).
After a long career in Istanbul's oldest and most prestigious ba-
zaar, Oner followed his heart and turned fully to astrology, soon
becoming one of the leading astrologers in Turkey, with numerous
television appearances and books to his credit. His Astrology
School Publishing has released 14 well-received books, not to men-
tion his own articles in international astrological publications.
Since 2012 he has been the organizer of the highly successful In-
ternational Astrology Days in Istanbul.
Oner Doêr blends traditional and modern techniques and atti-
tudes. For example, for horary charts he uses Regiomontanus
houses, but for certain techniques he focuses on whole signs. In
terms of planets, he uses the three outers as well as Chiron. How-
ever, he grounds his work in traditional authors, such as Ptolemy,
Dorotheus, Firmicus Maternus, Masha'allah, Sahl, Abu Ma'shar,
Schoener, Lilly, and others. For this new series I have largely pro-
vided my own translations of the original source material (both
current and forthcoming), with sentence numbers in boldface in
the footnotes. In some cases, I have updated older translations to
reflect my current thinking. I have also added a few comments of
my own, prefaced with BD.
I know you will enjoy these succinct and helpful guides to astro-
logical interpretation, and your chart reading will improve as a
result.
Benjamin Dykes. 2019

INTRODUCTION:
HORARY, A.K.A. MESAIL ("QUESTIONS")
Horary astrology, known in Ottoman Turkish as mesail ( "ques-

tions" or "problems"), is a branch of astrology based on charts
erected in order to make judgments on immediate questions. The
astrologer erects the chart for the moment when he understands
the question, and judges this chart. It is the most interesting
branch of astrology because, when its rules are applied meticulous-
ly, it provides surprisingly correct predictions. It is an essential
branch of astrology, which any student of traditional astrology
should study.
Among the many scholars who made extensive studies of horary
astrology are the following: Dorotheus, Masha'allah, Abu Ma'shar,
Abii 'Ali al-Khayyat, al-Tabari, Sahl b. Bishr, 'Ali ibn Abi al-Rijal,
and in later periods Guido Bonatti and William Lilly in later peri-
ods.1 Guido Bonatti (in Latin, Bonatus) is the most famous
astrologer of the Medieval Age: he referred extensively to the
works of the Arabic astrologers, and some contemporary astrolo-
gers follow him. But the legendary Christian Astrology by William
Lilly in the 1600s was the most comprehensive book on astrology
in the English language, and is still classed as one of the most im-
portant books on questions studied by traditional astrologers to
date.
Astrology in the Ottoman State
This information on horary which became widespread in the

th
18 and 19th Centuries influenced some of the Ottoman astrolo-
1
See the list of astrologers in Dykes's The Book of the Nine Judges (hereafter,
Judges) pp. 6-7.
2 Dd$er: The Art of Horary Astrology
gers; Sadullah Efendi from Ankara,2 who lived in the first half of
the 19th Century, is one of them. A regent, head of the registry of-
fice, mufti, and poet, Sadullah Efendi was also a munajjim
(astrologer, but especially in a governmental capacity) like his
grandfather Sheikh Mustafa Efendi and his father, Aldulkerim
Efendi.3 He erected charts especially for questions he asked himself
regarding his servants,4 and from his articles in Zayiê Mecmuasi
("Magazine of Horoscopes") we can see that he made extensive
studies related to employing his servants, determining the time for
starting a journey, and for carrying out his daily work and obliga-
tions.5 Through his connections with high government officers he
made contact with other influential people in Istanbul, and
through his wide circle of acquaintances he was supported by some
influential people like the military commanders Izzet Pasha and
Nafiz Pasha.6 He also tried to teach his son Pertev how to prepare
a calendar.7
We know that these munajjims, who had great knowledge of
mathematics, astronomy, and astrology, also trained students.
One of them was Mustafa Asim Bey, the Chief Munajjim between
1898 and 1901, and the father of Namik Kemal, the famous Otto-
man poet. Many students studied under Mustafa Asim Bey, thanks
to his vast knowledge of astronomy and astrology, as he was the
master of his era. He recorded everything to the very minute,
made his daily plans based on astrological aspects, and erected
charts for the questions he received.8
As in many cultures, astrology was a part of daily life in the Ot-
toman state. The emphasis on astrology is evident both from the
2
His full name was Mudarriszade Sadullah el-Ankaravi.
3
Houlding and D5$er, p. 17.
4
Ko?, p. 50.
5
Ko?, p. 50.
6
K09, pp. 45-46.
7
Ko?, p. 41.
8
Ayduz, pp. 236-39.
Introduction 3
socio-culturai perspective and in view of intellectual history. In her

postgraduate thesis, Gulcin Tunali Ko? states: "As astrology is in-
volved extensively in daily life, what it brought to socio-cultural
history cannot be ignored, and astrology leads the way in intellec-
tual history."9
Called by the Ottomans ilm-i ahkam-i nujjum,10 astrology was di-
vided into two branches: natural and judicial. Judicial astrology
was then subdivided into three parts: mevalid (nativities), mesail
(questions or horary), and ihtiriyat (elections or inceptions). Cast-
ing charts for the moment in order to find lost items or missing
people, and giving information on various situations and people,
were typical for questions: so, "questions" is the name of both the
area we are studying here and the very problems posed to the as-
trologer.11 Elections or inceptions were used for determining the
best time to initiate an action, and of course nativities determined
the characteristics and destiny of natives based on the natal
chart.12
From the 15th Century to the 20th, Chief Munajjims wielded
great power in the Ottoman Empire. The Chief Munajjim was me-
ticulously selected from among the palace astrologers who
attended the classical madrasah or school, and were well trained in
astronomy and astrology. This position became official during the
period of Beyazit (r. 1389-1402), and came to end in 1924 with the
37th and last Chief Munajjim, Huseyin Hilmi Efendi.
On a personal note, learning that the 35th Chief Munajjim, Sey-
yid Mehmed Arif Efendi, was a maternal relative (the father-in-law
of my mother's aunt) was both surprising and thrilling news. Arif
Kaman, a senior member of our family, who was named after his
9
Ko^, p. 50.
10
BD: This is directly from Arabic, and means, "the science of the judgments
of the stars."
11
Ayduz, p. 50.
12
Ayduz, p. 105.
grandfather, told me he had some booklets, seals, and medals that

belonged to his grandfather. One of my cousins arranged a family
gathering and I visited them before publishing a version of this
book on horary in Turkish.
Seyyid Mehmed Arif Efendi (hereafter, Seyyid Mehmed), who
served as the Chief Munajjim in the palace between 1903 and
1909, was born in September 1853 and died in 1940. He was bur-
ied in Eyup Cemetery. As he was born in the city of Izmit, one of
the streets in Izmit is named after him. During his career as a
Chief Munajjim, he bought a mansion in the Suleymaniye district
of Istanbul so as to be close to the palace. My relative Arif also re-
ported from his father that Seyyid Mehmed was trilingual, also
speaking Arabic and Persian. He was a productive man who
worked across many disciplines, spending days on calculations in
his library where he also wrote several books. While he was alive,
his family gifted his works to the Islamic Arts Museum. Some are
currently in Suleymaniye Library, and some in the Beyazit library, I
hope one day to research these books and make a compilation of
them,
Seyyid Mehmed took great efforts to act at propitious times,
which is why he always cast electional charts for new ventures and
arrangements in daily life, such as the time to go to his cottage,
buying new garments, or putting them on. He prepared the nativi-
ties of his children and told them what was fated for them. For
instance, he told his son Sacit (Arifs father), that he would not
achieve high status, but neither would he be disgraced. He would
be neither very happy nor very unhappy and would have an aver-
age life. He also predicted his time of his death, and told his family
to be prepared on a certain day and time. Of course, no one in the
family understood what he had prepared them for, until they were
invited to their father's house. When they arrived, they realized
why their father had told them to be there at that specific time.
Introduction 5
Arif carefully kept some things left by his grandfather, including

a photograph of him in his official uniform. Arif and another
cousin kept the medals, which are on the breast of his caftan in
this photograph; this caftan was exhibited in a museum. Another
of Arif s cousins kept his professional license. Arif also showed me
the official seals used by Seyyid Mehmed during his career as a
Chief Munajjim. One of them, on which is written es-Seyyid
Mehmed Arif, is illustrated in Ayduz's thesis,13 which is on the Chief
Munajjims in the Ottoman Empire.
Let's return to the present day...
In addition to the leading astrologers in Europe and America, an
increasing number of astrologers in Turkey are now studying hora-
ry astrology. This book is the result of numerous notes I compiled
for our horary classes at the AstroArt School of Astrology in Istan-
bul, which we have held for the past decade. (See the end of this
book for more.) I hope this book will be beneficial for all readers
who want to learn horary astrology.
13
See the Appendix in Ayduz, "Documents and Photographs.'
1: CONSIDERATIONS BEFORE JUDGMENT
The works we have inherited from the ancient astrologers in-

form us as to various points that should be considered when
making judgments. William Lilly's Christian Astrology is the ideal
guide on this issue. The considerations include examining the
planetary lord of the hour for the question, whether the first or
last degrees of a sign are rising, whether the Moon is in the last
degrees of a sign, if she is in the burned path or "via comteta,"
void in course, whether Saturn is in the 7th or 10th house of the
chart, and whether or not the lord of the 7th is afflicted.
In this chapter, these considerations will be illustrated using ex-
ample charts. Let's begin with how to erect the horary chart, based
on the correct moment and place.
For which time and place should we erect the chart?

Since ancient times, many ideas have been suggested as to
which time and place should be used for erecting a horary chart.
Some of the Arabic astrologers suggested using the time and place
where the querent actually meets with the astrologer, while others
claimed we should use the moment when querent asks the ques-
tion of the astrologer.
The majority of contemporary astrologers prefer erecting the
chart for the moment they receive and understand the question,
using their own location. The astrologer should be sure to perfectly
understand what the querent is asking, in order to erect a chart.
Even if the question is received via e-mail or physical mail, the
moment of the question is when the astrologer reads and under-
stands what the querent is asking. The astrologer erects the chart
based on the coordinates of where he, the astrologer, is. It is op-
tional to erect the chart of the moment when the question is
1: Considerations Before Judgment 7
asked, although this chart is not used in judgment; it may reflect

the querent's own environment.
Some of the ancient astrologers claimed that an astrologer
should not answer his own questions, as he may not be objective
when answering them. However, Lilly does not agree with the an-
cients on this issue. He answered his own questions and published
the results in Christian Astrology.
Since ancient times, the masters of horary astrology warned
their successors about features of the chart which should be con-
sidered before and while judging it. They developed rules so that
the astrologer would not be misled or misinformed, would not
misjudge and feel ashamed, and would not waste time on useless
questions. A valid horary chart is called "radical."14
Is the chart radical?

To determine whether a question is radical, some factors should
be considered. Lilly recommends we consider the harmony be-
tween the lords of the planetary hour and the Ascendant. He pro-
posed three methods;
1. If the same planet is both the lord of the hour and the lord
of the Ascendant, the question is radical. In the chart be-
low (see Figure 1), the Sun is the lord of the Ascendant and
the question is asked at the hour of the Sun, so he is also
the lord of the hour.
2. If a planet is both the lord of the hour and one of the tri-
plicity lords of the Ascendant, the question is radical. In
Figure 2 below, Taurus is rising and its lord of the hour
Mars is also one of the triplicity lords of Taurus. I person-
14
BD: Literally, this means "rooted" (Lat. radicalis), and means that the ques-
tion has a proper "foundation." It is a kind of celestial indication that one
may proceed on a sure footing.
ally believe that the proximity between the lord of the hour
(Mars) and the degree of the Ascendant is also important.
3. The lord of the hour and Ascendant could be of the same
temperament. In Figure 3 below, both the rising sign Leo
and the lord of the hour Mars, are choleric (hot and dry).
Consequently, this question is radical as per Lilly's criteria.
One might also consider a chart radical if the Moon is in a close

aspect with the lord of the hour, or if the lord of the hour has a
close aspect with the degree of the Ascendant.
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Sue Ward, a researcher of Lilly's works and a horary astrologer,

points out that ten example charts in Christian Astrology do not
match the above-mentioned criteria. She also states that Lilly did
not strictly observe the harmony between the lord of the hour and
the Ascendant: in eight out of ten example charts which were not
otherwise radical, the following factors were observed;
1. Lord of the hour in one of the angular houses.

2. Lord of the hour in the house of the quaesited.15
3. Lord of the hour is the natural or accidental lord of the
matter.16
4. Lord of the hour having triplicity rulership in the rising
sign.
Many contemporary astrologers, including myself, do not apply

the lord of the hour criteria. In my opinion, when judging a horary
chart we should first of all see if the chart actually fits the ques-
tion's circumstances: it should tell the story of the question. In this
regard, I believe that the factors mentioned below are important;
• Does the Ascendant or a planet close to it describe the

querent, and tell us about the situation?
• Are the houses and signs where the luminaries placed, in
accord with the question?
Let's examine the chart below with Aquarius rising and Neptune
close to the degree of the Ascendant (Figure 4). The querent was
an idealist (Aquarius) and there were some dubious issues (Nep-
tune) related to his career. He was an assistant general manager,
and his CEO was trying to pull the rug out from under him, as he
saw the querent as a rival. At the time of the question the Sun, the
lord of the 7th (open enemies) was in the 12th (behind-the-scenes
15
BD: The "quaesited" or "quesited" means "the thing asked about": for ex-
ample, if the question is about children, the house of the quaesited is the 5th.
See Chapter 2 below.
16
BD; The natural lord is a planet which indicates a matter through its own
nature, such as Venus naturally indicating matters of love. The accidental
lord indicates the matter because it rules the topic by house; if the question
was about a marriage, the lord of the 7th would be its accidental lord, no mat-
ter which planet it was. So, the situation here would exist if the lord of the
hour for a question about love was either Venus or the lord of the 7th.
acts). As the Sun represents managers, the Sun's position con-

firmed that the question is radical.
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Figure 4: Will he pull the rug out from under me?
In another example below (Figure 5), the Sun is placed in the

house that is related to the question. The question is about a busi-
ness with friends, and the querent was in a catering business with
his friends. The Sun is in the 11th (the house of friends), but as the
lord of the Ascendant he represents the querent; the other two
planets (Mercury and Saturn) represent the friends and business
partners. When I asked the querent if one of his friends was staid.
somber, and slow (Saturn) while the other was active, talkative,
and skillful (Mercury), he confirmed it was the case.
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Figure 5: Will the catering job with my friends keep going?
If any of the planets in the querent's nativity are close to the de-
gree of the Ascendant of the question, the question is radical. In
the chart erected for Figure 5, Jupiter is at 12° Virgo. In the
querent's nativity 12° Virgo is rising, so it coincides with Jupiter's
degree in the horary chart (see Figure 6). The Midheaven of the
nativity is on 9° Gemini, and this degree in the question has Venus
on it, representing the querent's future and career, as she is the
lord of the 10th house of the question. There are other connections
between the two charts, but these two are important as they
match the same degrees exactly.
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In a horary chart the sign and house wherein the Moon is

placed, relates to the question in the querent's mind, namely what
the querent is thinking about at that moment.17 So, the house of
the Moon should be considered for determining the radicality of
the question.
17
Barclay, p. 29.
In the chart below (Figure 7), the Moon is in Cancer, in the last
degrees of the 3rd house and close to the 4th house, and is the lord
of the 4th house. This alignment makes it a radical chart, as Cancer
and the 4th house are related to issues of the home.
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The Moon's placement in the chart points out the "real"

thoughts of the querent. The overt question may be about (say)
the partner, but the intention behind it may be related to financial
security. In Figure 8 below, Saturn is in the 2nd, indicating the
querent's finances. The Moon, as lord of the 2nd house, represents
the querent's finances and is in the 8th house, in Capricorn. This
indicates that the querent is financially dependent on the
quaesited (the partner's money) and had some expectations from

him. The querent is overtly asking if his partner will return, but
really wants to know if he will get any financial support from the
partner.
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Figure 8: Will he return?
If the Moon's last aspect shows a recent event relating to the

querent, the question is radical. In Figure 8 above, the Moon's last
aspect was her opposition with Saturn. As the couple separated
before the question, the Moon separating from Saturn also shows
this separation. This proves that the question is radical.
2; Considerations Before Judgment 17
There are also two points to consider in judgments:

• Is the querent interested in the question, both emotionally
and physically?
• Is the question meaningful?
Some questions are not directly related to the querent's life, and
sometimes querents ask questions which have no practical im-
portance. Many horary astrologers refuse to answer such
questions, as they are a waste of time and effort. The astrologer is
not obliged to accept and answer any and all types of questions!
Early or late degrees on the Ascendant

If the first 3° of any sign are rising at the time of the question,
then it is too early to make a judgment. If the sign on the Ascend-
ant is one of the fastest signs,18 it is too early to give an opinion on
that issue because the issue has not yet been properly formed: the
querent needs to have more information about it, or the events
will not proceed to an end. There are still unforeseen events or
people that may impinge on the outcome, so the resolution to the
question is not yet fixed. Some additional changes may make the
question useless later on. If additional changes occur, the question
may be asked a second time. It may also indicate that the querent
is trying to test or cheat the astrologer. Or, the question may just
be a spontaneous one, asked on the fly, or not fixed yet.
On early degrees rising, Lilly states: "When either 0 degrees, or
the first or second degrees of a Sign ascend (especially in Signs of
short ascensions, viz. Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus,
Gemini, you may not venture judgement, unless the Querent be
18
BD: The fast, or "crooked" signs in the northern hemisphere are from Cap-
ricorn through Gemini, and the fastest among them are Pisces and Aries. In
the southern hemisphere the fast signs are from Cancer through Sagittarius,
and the fastest among them are Virgo and Libra.
very young, and his corporature, complexion and moles or scars of

his body agree with the quality of the Sign ascending."19
If the last 3° of a sign are rising, then it is too late to ask that
question. Some things are about to culminate and some changes
are about to occur in the querent's life. Late degrees rising may
also indicate the question has been solved or the matter is already
determined. There is nothing that the querent can do to effect the
situation. Or, some conditions may have changed, of which the
querent is unaware. Late degrees may also indicate the querent
may be trying to test or cheat the astrologer.
Lilly says about the last degrees of a sign rising: "If 27, 28, or 29
degrees ascend of any Sign, it's no ways safe to give judgement,
except the Querent be in years corresponding to the number of
degrees ascending; or unless the Figure be set upon a time certain,
viz. a man went away or fled at such a time precise; here you may
judge, because it's no propounded question."20 According to Lilly, it
is not safe to judge "when the Moon is in the later degrees of a
Sign, especially in Gemini, Scorpio, or Capricorn; or as some say,
when she is in Via Combusta, which is, when she is in the last 15
degrees of Libra or the first 15 degrees of Scorpio."21
According to Bonatti, as the latest degrees of a sign belong to
the malefics, those degrees contain unfavorability.22
According to Olivia Barclay, 27° - 29° degrees of a sign rising in-
dicate despair.23
According to Goldstein-Jacobson, the 29th degree of any sign is
the critical degree or the crisis degree. There is an eagerness for
19
Lilly, p. 122,
20
Lilly, p. 122.
21
Lilly, p. 122.
22
Bonatti, Tr. 11.2, Ch. 14 (pp. 64-65).
23
Barclay, p. 124.
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Figure 9: Which house is more beneficial?
From my point of view, having the last degrees of a sign on the

Ascendant at the moment of the question is not a negative thing.
However, we may think that some matters are about to culminate,
or the decision is made but the astrologer is being asked for con-
firmation. In Figure 9 above, 28° Pisces is on the Ascendant. After I
received the question, I told the querent that the decision was al-
24
Goldstein-Jacobs on, p. 53.
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ready made and wouldn't be changed, and that he would soon take
action. (Pisces is about to end and Aries will soon be rising; moreo-
ver, the Moon is already in Aries, as also in the querent's nativity.)
This the querent confirmed. Here is an interesting detail about the
querent; the natal Sun is at 27° Pisces and the natal Moon at 2°
Aries: that is, the degree of the Ascendant of the question is in
conjunction with the querent's natal Sun, while the Moon in the
question is in conjunction with his natal Moon. This again shows
us that nothing is coincidence.
The burned path or via combusta (15° Libra ~ 15° Scorpio)

When the Moon is between 15° Libra and 15° Scorpio , she is in
the "burned path." This indicates that there will be some losses or
difficulties related to the querent or the quaesited. Some astrolo-
gers claim that the Ascendant, its lord, or the main significators
being in the burned path also bring the same results.
This is one of the most misunderstood rules among the consid-
erations before judgment. In ancient times, when the Sun was
transiting in Scorpio he was among some malefic stars of the na-
ture of Mars and Saturn, which was perceived as a malefic and
destructive situation. However, due to the precession of the eclip-
tic, the projections of the stars on the zodiac have changed since
Ptolemy's period (the 2nd Century AD); now the malefic stars are
not within these degrees. Consequently, contemporary astrologers
do not pay attention to this rule. Some contemporary astrologers
who pay attention to the burned path assume that it reflects the
unpredictable fiery effect of Uranus, Mars, and Saturn, indicating
illness, danger, fear, restriction and death. It is also related to
death due to high fever.
According to some ancient astrologers like Dorotheus (who
lived around the time of Ptolemy), the Moon degenerates and be-
comes inactive in the burned path.25 Moreover, any significator in

the burned path also becomes inactive so that it cannot work for
the benefit of the person it signifies.
On the other hand, according to Anthony Louis, a planet which
is conjoined with Spica (one of the fixed stars of a benefic nature
which does lie in the burned path, and displays the character of
Venus-Mars) within 1°, "participates in [Spica's] success and good
fortune."26
Some astrologers claimed that the Moon in the burned path pre-
vents the judgment of the question. However, William Lilly did not
advise actually canceling the judgment in such a case.27 As Olivia
Barclay also reminds us, some past astrologers like Henry Coley
stated that the Ascendant in the bumed path is not a stricture at
all, and such a chart may be judged.28
According to Barbara Watters, a contemporary astrologer, the
Moon in the bumed path resembles a Moon-Uranus connection:
the course of events changes suddenly, unexpectedly, and unpre-
dictably. She states that such a Moon brings wars, violence, ac-
cidents, disasters, the sudden death of the people in question, and
damage to the quaesited's wealth.29
Sue Ward states that "the Moon in the Via Combusta can show
many things: fear, illness, death, hidden matters and imprison-
ment being some."30
I personally think that the Moon's or another's placement with-
in the burned path is not a critical element, although it may rep-
resent some negative developments about the querent or the
question.
25
Dorotheus, Ch. V.6,12.
25
Louis, pp. 64,165.
27
Lilly, p. 122.
28
Barclay, p. 124.
29
Watters, pp. 14-15.
30
Ward, Considerations.
Emptiness of course or void in course

When the Moon is void in course, it means that she makes no
more major aspects to other planets before she leaves a sign. Bon-
atti recommends that we "look at the Moon when she is void in
course: because then she signifies impediment, and that the mat-
ter the question was about...will not come to a good end, and the
matter will be annulled, and it will not come to be nor be complet-
ed for the one wishing to do it; and that the querent will return
from it empty-handed and likewise disgraced and impeded."31 Suc-
cess will only be obtained through hard work, and dealing with
problems and sorrows. However, if the lord of the Ascendant or
the significator of the quaesited is in a good position, there will be
some obstructions but the result will not be that bad.
William Lilly says that the Moon is void in course if she does not
apply to any other planet while within her current sign, after sepa-
rating from her most recent aspect.32 On the other hand,
emptiness or being void is not limited to the boundaries of the
sign she is in: if the Moon is in the last degrees of a sign and does
not have any aspect within the same sign, but upon entering the
next sign there is a planet with the orbs of an aspect, then she is
not void in course. (However, Lilly does state that being burned or
"combust" is limited to the boundaries of the sign.)33
In Lilly's method, the Moon may be void in course in any degree
of the sign she is in because, starting with the 6th minute of arc
after she separates from her latest aspect, she is void until she is
within the orb of the planet with which she will make her next as-
pect. So, the Moon or another planet is not void if it she within the
orb of the planet she will apply to, even if that other planet is in
31
Bonatti, Tr. V, Consideration 19 (p. 285).
32
Lilly, p. 112. That is, she must not apply within even orbs. See the example
of the Moon and Saturn below, where being within orbs means she is not
void.
33
Lilly, p. 113.
the last degrees of a sign. For instance, let's assume that the Moon
is at 29° Aquarius and Saturn at 1° Taurus. In this case the Moon is
not void because she applies within the orb of sextile to Saturn in
Taurus.34
According to Sue Ward, the Moon is not void in course if she is
contacting another planet through their joint moieties, whether
that aspect perfects in that current sign or in the next one.35
Most contemporary astrologers do not agree on this issue, as
they limit the void course to the time when she exits the sign she
is in. For instance, if the Moon is at 26° Pisces and void in course
(i.e., not applying by a major aspect), she is void until entering Ar-
ies. Even if the Moon is within the orb of conjunction with another
planet in the first degrees of Aries, she is still void in course.
(Burning or combustion is also not limited by the boundaries of a
single sign. For instance, when the Moon is at 26° Pisces and the
Sun at 0oAries, the Moon is still burned because burning is a rela-
tion to the Sun, not a sign. She will be even more affected as she
gets closer to the Sun.)
According to Lilly, when the Moon is void in course the question
seldom goes "handsomely forward"; nothing happens.36 However,
she can perform well if she is void in Cancer, Taurus, Sagittarius or
Pisces, as these signs are dignities of Venus and Jupiter.37 On the
other hand, negative outcomes are likely in Gemini, Scorpio, or
Capricorn: Lilly states that the question seldom has a good result
in such circumstances. Again, when the Moon is void in course and
the other main significators are not strong, difficulties are likely,
although a positive outcome may still manifest when she is in Tau-
rus, Cancer, Sagittarius, or Pisces. At any rate, a void in course
34
Lilly, p. 471. BD: Although the Moon is in the last degree of her sign, Lilly
considers her to be applying to Saturn in the first degree of his own sign.
35
Ward, Considerations.
36
Lilly, p. 112.
37
Lilly, p. 122.
24 Do$er: The Art of Horary Astrology
Moon means "there's no great hopes of the Question propound-

ed."38
Some contemporary astrologers think that there is no need to
worry as "nothing happens" when the Moon is void in course, or
that there is nothing that the querent can do.39 The aspects which
the Moon makes within a single day, represents daily changes.
Therefore, if the Moon does not make any aspect, then nothing
changes in the course of events. Some astrologers like Goldstein-
Jacobson, McEvers, and Derek Appleby, state that the querent
should not worry about the question if they are asked when the
Moon is void in course.40
From my point of view, a void in course Moon is not totally
negative. If the other significators of the chart are strong, the
event takes place but with some delays and difficulties. If the ques-
tion is about a missing person or object, a void in course Moon
indicates that the person or object will come back. Other significa-
tors being void in course also represent the same thing.
Consequently, questions asked when something is void in course
are radical and may be judged. However, the events may not be-
come clear, and may not reach a solution.
The Moon in late degrees

According to Lilly, it is not safe to judge when the Moon is in
the later degrees of a sign, especially in Gemini, Scorpio and Capri-
corn, because Gemini is the twelfth sign from Cancer (her sign),
and Scorpio and Capricorn are ruled by the malefics.41 Dorotheus
also says that since the latest degrees of a sign are the bounds or
terms typically ruled by the malefics, and as the Moon is not at
38
Lilly, p. 299.
39
Barclay, p. 124.
40
Appleby, pp. 16-18.
41
Lilly, p. 122.
ease in the signs of malefics, she is not at ease at the last degrees,
either.42
I personally think that the Moon in the last degrees of a sign in-
dicate that something is about to come to an end. If the Moon is in
the signs just mentioned (Gemini, Scorpio, and Capricorn), the
querent is having difficulties in completing matters, and experi-
encing a crisis. If the Moon is about to enter a sign where she feels
comfortable, the conditions will soon change in a positive way.
Saturn in the 7th house or in other angular houses

This condition restricts both ancient and contemporary astrolo-
gers, as the 7th house is the house of consultation: it represents the
astrologer who receives the question (when the question is not
otherwise specifically about a 7th house matter). Some astrologers
claim that Pluto in the 7th creates negative influences just as Sat-
urn does.
If the lord of the 7th is afflicted, the astrologer may be in a diffi-
cult situation and have difficulty answering the question. He may
have erected the wrong horary chart or made a mistake in calcula-
tion. If the lord of the 7th is retrograde, the astrologer should re-
view the question and guard against a possible mistake. Some
astrologers claim that the question should not be judged at all
when the 7th house is afflicted, because the querent may not be
satisfied with the answer and the astrologer may encounter some
problems.
As Satum is related to delays, it may take a long time for the as-
trologer to answer the question. The astrologer may make a poor
judgment because Satum may indicate a narrow point of view. Ac-
cording to Lilly, Saturn in the 7th house either corrupts the
judgment of the astrologer or is a sign that "the matter propound-
42
Dorotheas, Ch. V.6,13.
26 Doêr; The Art of Horary Astrology
ed will come from one misfortune to another."43 He adds: "The

Lord of the seventh unfortunate, or in his fall, or in Terms of the
infortunes, the Artist [sc. the astrologerj shall scarce give a solid
judgment."44 According to Lilly, if Saturn is in the Ascendant, espe-
cially retrograde, the matter of that question seldom or never
comes to good. Lilly also states that when Saturn, Mars, or the
South Node is peregrine or unfortunate in the 10th, the astrologer
will hardly get any credit by answering that question.45
According to Lee Lehman, when planets are in the house per-
taining to the question, they give information about its condition
or people connected with it; "For instance, when Saturn is in the
7th House in a chart for a question about buying a property, it can
simply indicate that the owners are old people."46 According to
Lehman, when Saturn is in the 10th house in a question which is
not related to the 10th, the astrologer's reputation may be be-
smirched.47
Olivia Barclay notes that when Saturn is in the 1st house and
retrograde, the matter seldom or never comes to good, but this is
not an obstacle to reading the chart.48
If Saturn is in dignity by sign, exaltation, or triplicity, the prob-
lem related to the house he is in will be lessened. A malefic in its
sign or exaltation, is better than a benefic which is retrograde and
afflicted (unless it is afflicted due to another malefic).
In my view, Saturn in one of the angular houses at the moment
of the question represents challenges for the querent. When I see
Saturn in one of them, especially in the 7th, I do not hesitate to an-
swer the question: I may be cautious and attentive, but I do not
43
Lilly, p. 123.
44
Lilly, p. 123.
45
Lilly, p. 298.
46
Lehman, p. 27.
47
Lehman, pp. 27-28.
48
Barclay, p. 125.
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give up. Besides, if the question is about marriage and relations,

the 7th house and its lord will actually represent the partner—that
is, the quaesited—not the astrologer.
How to proceed in judgment?

We emphasized that we should check as to whether the question
is radical before making a judgment. When we start analyzing the
chart prior to making a judgment, first we need to determine the
correct significators.
After correctly determining the significators, it is important to
see the strength of these significators. This calculation is shown in
William Lilly's Table of Essential Dignities.49
Next, examine the major aspects between the main significa-
tors. See if a third planet had an aspect with one or both of the
significators, and if there is reception and/or an antiscial relation-
ship between the significators.
Then the Moon's aspects in her current sign should be deter-
mined and noted down. The Moon's aspects with the main
significators and other planets are crucial.
If the Moon aspects the cusp of the 4th house, or any planets in
the 4th, these should also be examined because this aspect deter-
mines the outcome of events.
In addition to the antiscia of the main significators, the an-
tiscion of the Moon should be determined.
Next, see if any fixed star is in conjunction with the main sig-
nificator or the Moon.
Any Lots (sometimes incorrectly called "Arabic Parts") which are
related to the question must also be determined.
In addition to the main significators, the planet which naturally
represents the quaesited or the object needs to be determined. For
instance, in a question about finding lost jewelry, we should con-
49
Lilly, p. 104. BD: See Appendix A below.
sider the sign and house where Venus is, and the aspects she
makes.
Answering more than one question through a single chart

In a horary chart more than one question may be answered, as
we see in William Lilly's Christian Astrology (see Figure 10).50 Here
the question was from a military officer, "if the querent will live
long"; but through this same chart Lilly answered other questions
such as "In which part of the world shall I be successful?" and
"What part of my life will be most fortunate?"
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I also follow the same method. The questions in Figure 11 below

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questions are interrelated, but in addition to these I also gave oth-
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2: SIGNIFICATORS
Before judgment, one of the most important things is to deter-

mine the significator and house which represent the querent and
the quaesited. If you cannot determine the house and significators
properly, you cannot make a correct judgment about the question.
Significators of the querent

Significators of the querent are the Ascendant, the lord(s) of the
Ascendant, the lord of the intercepted sign in the 1st house (if any),
and any planet in the 1st house. If there are more than one signifi-
cator in the l8t house, the one which describes the querent better
should be used. Questions asked from the first person as "we" are
also related to the l3t house: for instance, the question "Shall we
move to another house?" is also a 1st house question even though
it involves multiple people.
The Moon is usually the co-significator of the querent; in order
for her to also be the primary significator, Cancer should be rising.
But if Cancer is the 7th house in a 7th house question, the Moon is
instead related to the quaesited. In some cases, the Moon may also
be the significator of the quaesited thing or person. But in my
opinion the Moon represents the general course of events, which
is indicated by the aspects which the Moon makes until she leaves
her current sign. If the Moon is close to the cusp of any house, the
house she applies to should be considered.
I use the planet which the Moon most recently aspected, in or-
der to investigate the most recent dimensions of the event or the
conditions the querent met with; the house ruled by that planet
may likewise help us understand the most recent situation. The
victor (also called the "almuten") of the Ascendant can be consid-
ered the primary significator of the querent, especially if it is
stronger than the lord of the sign.
2\ Significators 31
Masha'allah made some assessments about using the lord of the

Ascendant or the Moon as the lord of the querent:1
• If the lord of the Ascendant looks at or aspects the Ascend-

ant, the lord of the Ascendant should be the significator, as
this planet is naturally more suited to be the significator.
• If the lord of the Ascendant does not aspect the Ascendant,
then see if it applies to another planet which aspects the
Ascendant.2
• If the lord of the Ascendant does not fulfil the above crite-
ria, then take the Moon if she aspects the Ascendant or
applies to a planet which does.
• If neither the lord of the Ascendant nor the Moon fulfils
those criteria and if they are both void in course, prefer the
one which is closer to the last degrees of its sign.
• See which planet the lord of the Ascendant or Moon will
aspect first, once it has changed signs: if this first aspect is
with a benefic, there is an opportunity for development
because a void-in-course significator is not a good indica-
tor for the development of the matter.
• Finally, whichever one of the two is the main significator
(that is, the lord of the Ascendant or the Moon), the other
one should still be used as a co-significator.
The lord of the Ascendant

With few exceptions, the lord of the Ascendant is always the
primary significator of the querent, so the house it is in should be
taken into consideration: that house indicates the current state
and condition of the querent. Olivia Barclay notes that the house
where the lord of the Ascendant is, indicates the place of the
1
Masha'allah, On Reception Ch. 2 (pp. 444-47).
2
BD: The reasoning here is that we want the lord's light to be carried back
somehow to the rising sign, so as to produce a smoother result.
32 Doêr: The Art of Horary Astrology
querent: if it is in the 6th house, the querent is at work; if in the 5th,

he is having fun; if in the 4th, at home. If the lord of the Ascendant
accompanies another planet, the querent is with someone else.3
Additionally, the sign in which the lord of the Ascendant is, de-
fines the querent.4
Separating aspects of the lord of the Ascendant indicate what
the querent has done and experienced in the past; applying aspects
indicate possible situations which the querent may meet with in
the future. If the applying aspects are negative (and especially to
malefics), the querent meets some difficulties and problems; if
they are positive (and especially to benefics or strongly-placed
planets), the querent meets positive developments and his chances
for success are high.
As many astrologers agree, a burned or combust lord of the As-
cendant shows that the astrologer is misinformed. According to
Lilly, if the significator of the querent is burned, it indicates that
the querent is in great fear or overpowered by some great person.
If the lord of the Ascendant (which is the significator of the
querent) is burned, the answer for this question will not be posi-
tive and the querent will be unhappy because of the astrologer's
judgment. He adds: "If the Lord of the Ascendant be Combust, nei-
ther [the] question propounded will take, or the Querent be
regulated,"5
The Moon
The Moon indicates conditions which change quickly, indeci-
sion, instability, and a change of direction. As the Moon is a
celestial body which moves fast and is reflective, it transfers the
light between the other planets.6 In this sense the Moon maintains
3
Barclay, p. 131.
4
Barclay, p. 131.
5
Lilly, p. 123.
6
BD: This is also called "translating" light.
2; Significators 33
communication between the people represented by the planets she

connects with, and the connection between the matters and sub-
jects ruled by them. The placement of the Moon by house and sign,
and the Moon's aspects, help us understand how things will im-
prove.
As mentioned above, in horary astrology the Moon is generally
the co-significator of the querent and represents the desires and
feelings of the querent at the moment of the question. The mind is
where the Moon is. In some special cases, the Moon may be the
significator of the quaesited (a person, object, or animal).
But Masha'allah's instructions about the differences between
the Moon and the lord of the Ascendant did have an influence on
contemporary astrologers. For instance, according to Olivia Bar-
clay the lord of the Ascendant states the facts and where the
querent is, whereas the Moon indicates personal interest. If the
lord of the Ascendant is in the 6th house, the querent is currently
"at work" or ill; but if the Moon is there, 6th house matters are on
the querent's mind. The place of the Moon also indicates where
one's hopes are. If the Moon is at the cusp of the 9th house in the
question "Shall I go abroad?", the querent hopes to go abroad,7
Again, if the astrologer is asking the question, the Ascendant it-
self, the lord of the Ascendant, and the Moon represent the
astrologer.8
Significators of the quaesited

From the beginning one must consider what or whom the ques-
tion is really about, and look at the planets ruling the relevant
house as well as planets in it. For questions about other people ge-
nerically, the lords of the sign on the 7th and planets in the 7th are
the significators of the quaesited. If there are many significators in
7
Barclay, pp. 132-33.
8
Barclay, p. 135.
the 7th house, the one which best describes the quaesited should be
used as the significator.
Some astrologers argue that all questions relating to people who
are specifically named, are found in the 7th house.9 I do not agree
with this opinion. Let's assume that I asked a question such as
"Shall my sister, Ay?e, move to another house?" In March and
McEvers's point of view, since I mentioned my sister's name all of
the 7th house significators would indicate my sister. But from my
point of view this is not logical. Siblings are represented by the 3rd
house, planets in it, and its lord, even if they are denoted by their
names.
If it is more powerful than the sign lord, the victor of the sign
which is intercepted within the house representing the quaesited
or matter, may be considered as the primary significator of the
quaesited.
Olivia Barclay says, "The literal placement of the symbol often
will tell you the literal placement of the person or thing asked
about. If they are isolated planets, they are alone. If they are with
another, the quesited is with another."10
The dignity or weakness of the quaesited's significator gives in-
formation about the quaesited's condition. If the significator is in
its exaltation, the quaesited has good opinions regarding him. In
other words, the chart features helps us to describe the characters
involved.
According to Olivia Barclay, the placement of the significators in
the chart is crucial. She says, "For example, if you ask if someone is
at home and his significator is angular, then he is. (If the person
does not mean anything in particular to you, take the seventh rul-
er as his indicator, but if he is an intimate friend take the eleventh
house ruler.) If the significators are in succedent houses the per-
9
March and McEvers, pp. 5,12.
10
Barclay, p. 132.
2: Significators 35
son is not far from home; if they are in cadent houses the person is
far from home. If your significator perfects an aspect toward the
symbol of the quesited, then you will meet each other."11
If the question is asked about another person, the house that
symbolizes this person should be considered, including through
derived houses. For instance, if a person asks a question about his
spouse, the horary chart should be reviewed through the 7th house.
But if you ask a question about your spouse's sibling, the 9th house
should be considered (the 3rd from the 7th). If the question is about
your mother's book, you should check the 11th house (the 2nd from
the 10th). In the case of a specific object such as a book, Mercury
would also be considered because he naturally indicates books.
The sign and the house where the significator is placed, shows
where it is. For instance, in the case of a book if the significator is
in Libra, the book is in the west. If the significator is in one of the
angular houses, the book is somewhere in the house and very close
to you.
Natural significators
Before judging a question, the natural significator of the ques-
tion should be determined, because it sometimes helps in
judgment more than the lord of the related house does. Addition-
ally, natural significators also indicate whether or not the question
is radical or not.
The natural significator is the planet which naturally indicates
or rules the relevant topic or person through its very nature. For
example, the Sun and Mars are natural significators of male fig-
ures, whereas the Moon and Venus are the natural significators for
female figures. When making a judgment on the question "Shall I
divorce my husband?" the relationship between the lords of the l8t
11 Barclay, p. 133.
house and the Sun should be considered in addition to observing

the lords of the 1st and the 7th.
Additional considerations
Some other points should be taken into consideration:
• The 4th house should be considered, to indicate the end of
the matter.
• The 11th house is related to the querent's hopes and wish-
es. Positive aspects between the lord of the 11th and the
lord of the Ascendant indicate the answer will be positive.
• Positive aspects between the significators, or positive as-
pects with the house cusps which are related to the
question, also indicate that the answer will be positive.
• Previous aspects of the Moon indicate past experiences. All
aspects which the Moon makes before exiting the sign she
is in, show how the issues will develop and provide the op-
portunity to have a global view of future events. The final
aspect of the Moon indicates how the issue ends. Also,
from the most recent aspect of the Moon we may conclude
what made the querent ask such a question. The coming
aspects of the Moon indicate the steps during the course of
the events and help to understand how the issue will end.
(However, the judgment should not be only based on the
final aspect of the Moon.)
Will the answer be positive or negative?

In answering this question, astrologers of the traditional period
took into consideration any planet located in the 1st house. If sup-
ported by other factors, benefics (Jupiter, Venus, the North Node,
and the Lot of Fortune) in the 1st indicate a positive answer for the
question. They indicate that good things will occur. The North
Node indicates that a lost item will be found, Venus that good
things will happen, Jupiter brings luck and indicates that the
2; Significators 37
querent will be protected. The Sun and the Moon may also be con-
sidered benefic.
A planet in the 1st house, especially if it is close to the degree of
the Ascendant, indicates the querent's physical appearance, atti-
tudes, talents, and advantages or disadvantages. For instance, if
the Sun is rising it indicates that the question is something im-
portant and the querent will be dignified. The Moon rising
indicates fluctuations, uncertainties, and insecurities. As the Moon
indicates the public, the people may play some role in the conclu-
sion of the issue. Mercury in the 1st indicates that the question is
about some documents or short journeys. Other planets may also
be considered in the same way, Lilly regularly used the following
criteria for confirming the querent's physical features:
• The sign on the Ascendant, and its lord.

• The Moon and the sign she is in.
• Planets in the 1st house.
• Planets in aspect with the Ascendant and the Moon.
He also considered:
• The sign where the lord of the Ascendant is, the disposi-
tors of the planets in the Ascendant, and their bound or
term lords.
If supported by other elements of the chart, malefics in the 1"

house bring a negative answer. These malefics are Saturn, Mars,
and the South Node. Lilly once told a woman that she would not
get pregnant, as the South Node was in the 1st house of the horary
chart.12
Saturn in the 1st house, especially if he is retrograde, indicates a
negative answer and the querent may have some evil experiences.
12
Lilly, pp. 238-39.
According to Lilly, a retrograde Saturn in the 1st rarely brings a

good end.13 However, if the other factors are positive, then Saturn
brings some damage but does not prevent the outcome. He brings
restrictions and delays. Saturn in this house indicates that the is-
sue will reach a critical point. The querent may feel anxious,
depressed, frightened, and he may be ill.
Mars in the 1st house indicates difficulties and disputes for the
querent. The querent needs to fight for, and/or make a lot of effort
and show courage in order to obtain what he wants.
In terms of the modern, "outer" planets, some modern astrolo-
gers consider Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto to be malefics. Joan
McEvers only considered Pluto as malefic; she states that the
Moon, Mercury, Uranus, and Neptune may be either malefic and
benefic. Uranus in the 1st house indicates an unpredictable and
unexpected development of events. When Uranus is significant,
conditions may change and separations may happen. Neptune in-
dicates that the querent is confused and has lost touch with
reality. Pluto indicates difficulties, extensive changes, and that the
querent has less control over events.
If one of the Nodes is rising, it indicates the querent is experi-
encing some fated and unavoidable events. Planets on the same
degree with the Nodes also indicate fated themes or crises. So, any
planet on the Nodal degrees is important as it represents the fated
dimension of events.
Lilly composed a table for examining and comparing the forti-
tudes and debilities of the planets, which gives them points in a
horary chart.14 If the benefics are strong, the answer of the ques-
tion is possibly positive, while if the malefics are emphasized,
negative things may be dominant. Lilly argues that the judgment
should be delayed when benefics and malefics are equal. He states:
13
Lilly, p. 122.
14
Lilly, p. 115.
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"When the testimonies of Fortunes and Infortunes are equal, defer

judgment, it's not possible to know which way the Balance will
turn: however, defer you your opinion till another question better
inform you."15
Aspects
The aspects between significators in a horary chart have major
importance. Conjunctions bring the querent and quaesited togeth-
er physically or mentally, and maintain a close relationship
between them. The strengths of planets in a conjunction will be
united. Among these, conjunctions with the Sun, Venus, Jupiter,
and also the Moon and Mercury, bring positive answers; those
with Mars, Saturn, Pluto, and sometimes Uranus, bring negative
results.
To generalize the opinions of both traditional and modern as-
trologers, we usually see an approach which assumes that squares
and oppositions bring a "no" answer, whereas sextiles and trines
mean "yes." If the Moon is transferring the light between the two
significators, the answer is "yes"; if the Moon is in negative aspects
with them, the answer is "no." Mutual reception between the sig-
nificators strengthens the possibility of a positive answer;
I personally think that all of these assumptions vary depending
on which planets are in aspect. For instance, inharmonious aspects
between benefics may bring a positive result, but only after experi-
encing some difficulties. If there is a mutual reception between
these significators, the potential of getting a positive answer be-
comes more likely. Harmonious aspects between malefics may
bring unexpected negative outcomes, especially if these malefics
are the lords of the 4th, 6th, 8th, or 12th houses. If they are in one of
these houses and in harmonious aspects, the negative influences
become apparent and negative results may occur.
15
Lilly, p. 123.
As per commonly held rules, trines and sextiles indicate mutual

harmony. If there is a trine between the main significators, there is
cooperation and solidarity between the querent and the quaesited.
Significators connected by a trine indicate a positive answer to the
question. As compared with trines, sextiles require more effort,,
while trines bring good luck and success without too much effort.
Oppositions indicate that the querent and quaesited will move
in different directions due to their disagreements. They bring ar-
guments and disappointments. If the significator of the querent is
applying by opposition to the significator of the quaesited, it
means the querent is about to take action which the quaesited may
disagree with. Olivia Barclay states that oppositions are "separa-
tive" aspects: the issue goes nowhere. But if there is a mutual
reception between the significators in opposition, then some tem-
porary results may be accomplished.16 According to Sue Ward,
planets in opposition bring conflicts even if they are well placed.
Oppositions generally bring hostility, separations, and losses.17
Squares indicate that the querent and quaesited challenge or
block each other's activities. They are considered negative and they
indicate barriers that need to be overcome. They are energetic as-
pects which sometimes conclude the matter, but the querent feels
upset. Squares indicate barriers, difficulties, losses, and the need
for showing more effort. They represent stress and tension be-
tween the significators. Olivia Barclay states that squares resolve
the issues through challenges. The houses involved in a square as-
pect, and the dignities of the planets in square, should be
considered. If the planets are in their essential dignities, then a
positive outcome may be expected even if it is by means of difficul-
ties.18
16 Barclay, p. 140.
17
Ward, Foundation, Lesson 2, p. 19.
18
Barclay, pp. 140-41.
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A quincunx indicates that things have gone awry and they

should be organized or regulated. There is a need for reconstruc-
tion or renegotiation in relation to the question. In short, the
quincunx indicates that the conditions should change before the
possible answer.
Semi-sextiles may indicate a positive outcome, but they are not
high performance aspects; we may not expect a perfect outcome.
In any case, the dignities and weaknesses of the planets should
be considered. Well-placed planets are advantageous in driving de-
velopments according to their nature. On the contrary, weakly-
placed planets are inadequate for bringing a conclusion as they are
like a person in a place where he is not comfortable. The same is
true for peregrine planets. According to Lehman, peregrine planets
do not perform well in a question or bring a conclusion to the mat-
ter, even if they are in exact aspect.19 In questions about theft, Lilly
considered whether there was a peregrine planet in the 7th house,
then he looked at the other angular houses, and finally in the 2nd
house. If there is a peregrine planet in one of these houses, he con-
sidered it the significator of the thief.20
When two planets are applying by aspect to each other mutually
(that is, one is direct and the other retrograde), the strength of the
aspect increases. If they are in a positive aspect, positive develop-
ments occur more quickly than expected or in a stronger way; if
they are in a negative aspect, negative developments occur more
quickly than expected, or in a stronger way. If this aspect is in an-
gular houses, its outcome becomes more visible and happens
faster.
19
Lehman, p. 44.
20
Lilly, pp. 330-31. BD: One reason for this is that a peregrine planet doesn't
"belong" where it is, since it has no dignity or power there—just as a thief
doesn't belong in someone else's house.
Phases of the Moon

Phases of the Moon may be used for judging questions. The
Moon in an earlier degree than the Sun and being burned or com-
bust, is considered a negative condition. For questions asked after
the New Moon, positive answers may be expected. If the question,
is asked during the Full Moon, the issue is about to reach a culmi-
nation and things are about to come to the surface.
If the planet which is the lord of the Full Moon which most re-
cently preceded the question, is in the house of the quaesited, or in
one of the angular houses, the answer will be positive and what is
asked will be achieved. A positive aspect between the Moon and
the Sun, when the luminaries are not afflicted by malefic planets,
indicates a successful outcome.
Besieging
A significator that is between the malefic planets without the
intervening body or aspect of another planet is "besieged": the an-
swer to the question will be negative. Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto
are also considered malefic. On the contrary, being placed between
Jupiter and Venus will have a positive influence on the outcome.
This besieging by benefics is similar to "being in Heaven."
A planet in the same degree with the Nodes

In horary astrology, the North Node is considered benefic while
the South Node is considered malefic. According to Sue Ward, the
house in which the North Node is placed gets lucky and the house
in which the South Node is placed becomes unlucky and helpless.
For instance, the North Node in the 11th house indicates profit
through friends, whereas the South Node in the same house indi-
cates losses or scandals through friends.21
21 Ward, Foundation Lesson 3, p. 11.

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The North Node is one of the features which helps a positive

outcome. It brings a private cooperation with the people related to
the house it is in. Reinhold Ebertin states that the North Node is
similar to an ally who maintains contact between people.22 To put
it simply, there is profit where the North Node is. On the other
hand, the South Node brings damages, losses, and deprivation, in
accordance with the topics of the house it is located in.
Retrogradation
If the significator of the querent is retrograde, the querent or
the key person in that matter will back down. The person repre-
sented by the retrograde planet (especially Mercury) may be
harmed or may be returning an old situation, reuniting with
someone, or reviewing an issue. The person represented by a ret-
rograde planet should try his chances again.
A retrograde significator is passive and a receiver, so it is open
to being under other influences.
First, the house where this retrograde planet is should be con-
sidered, or we should look at the lord of the house where the
retrograde planet is. For instance, Saturn retrograde in the 1st in-
dicates unluckiness and a negative outcome. Or if the lord of the
7th is retrograde, the astrologer cannot satisfy the querent with his
judgment. If the question is about relationships, a retrograde lord
of the 7th house may indicate that the other party is unwilling to
compromise and will even want to give up. If the lord of the 4th is
retrograde in a question about real estate matters, we may expect
dissatisfaction regarding the property. If the lord of the 6th or 10th
is retrograde, the querent may go back to his previous job.
As per commonly-held rules, a retrograde significator indicates
that delays will occur regarding the things asked. A stationary
planet which is about to turn retrograde indicates unluckiness, de-
22
Reinhold Ebertin, p. 69.
lays, deadlock, and damages; so it is not the time for new begin-
nings. A planet which is stationary before turning to its direct
motion indicates success that may be reached slowly and after hav-
ing to deal with some problems.
Mercury retrograde may have an influence on the judgment
even if he is not a significator related to that question. For in-
stance, the person in question may change his mind about the
issue. Mercury retrograde indicates problems in communication,
and misunderstandings.
Timing
Aspects and conjunctions between the planets, and with house
cusps, should be considered for predicting the time when the mat-
ter will occur. To determine the time, the indicators listed below
should be considered:
• The aspect between the significators of the querent and

the quaesited.
• The aspect between the Moon and the significators.
• The distance between a significator and the nearest house
cusp.
• The number of degrees needed for the Moon to change
signs (especially when the Moon is in the last degrees of a
sign).
There are two scales regarding timing: one of them is symbolic

and the other is in real time. So, if there are 5° between two sig-
nificators, this might indicate five units of time (symbolic, see
below), but it might require the actual time necessary for one
planet to conjoin with the other. Both methods are seen in ancient
texts.
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Angular Succedent Cadent

Houses Houses Houses
Cardinal signs Cardinal signs Cardinal signs
(day) (week) (month)
Mutable signs Mutable signs Mutable signs
(week) (month) (year)
Fixed signs Fixed signs Fixed signs
(month) (year) (unknown)
Figure 12: Time units for degrees between significators
Significators are often in different elements or qualities. For in-

stance, one of the significators may be in a cardinal sign but in one
of the cadent houses, whereas the other significator is in a fixed
sign and in a succedent house. These give different units of time.
The timing may then depend on the quality of the question; which
of the two time frames is more reasonable?
(Determining the spatial direction in which something is, or
takes place, is also not straightforward, and the significators may
give mixed messages. As a general rule, the major significators
should be considered, and one should consider their sign and
house placements.)
If two significators conjoin or make an aspect in angular houses,
then if they are fast, in their dignities, and are well placed, the
event happens within a short time. If the significator of the quer-
ent is also the dispositor of the quaesited, this is an even better
situation. If the significators are in contact in succedent houses,
the event takes more time, while contacts in cadent houses indi-
cate a longer time. Contacts in the signs where a planet feels
comfortable in (such as its joy), are also positive indicators: Saturn
in Aquarius, Jupiter in Sagittarius, Mars in Scorpio, Venus in Tau-
rus, Mercury in Virgo, the Sun in Leo, and the Moon in Cancer.
Changing signs
A planet may be in the last degrees of a sign. This means that
the things represented by this planet are about to reach a culmina-
tion, things will be completed, and a new phase is coming up. It is
also important to note whether the planet entering another sign
will be dignified and become stronger, or conversely not dignified,
and lose its strength and weaken. Changing signs mean changing
conditions.
If a planet changes sign before reaching a slower planet, the an-
swer will not be positive. For instance, let the Moon be in 10°
Aries, and Mercury in 29° Cancer. Since Mercury will enter Leo be-
fore the Moon makes her exact square with him, the expected
outcome will not be realized, and will be blocked.
The dispositor effect

The lord of the sign where a planet is placed has an effect on
that planet—especially the planets ruling the Moon and Mercury.
In today's natal astrology, dispositors seem to have been forgot-
ten, but in horary astrology dispositors are important. The
dispositor of the significator indicates the power of that significa-
tor. Lilly explains the importance of dispositors while answering
the question "Shall I be rich?" In the chart of this question, Scorpio
is at the cusp of the 2nd house. So, the querent's wealth is related to
the placement of Mars (who rules Scorpio). Mars is rising in the 1st
house, in Libra. Although the position of Mars in Libra makes us
think that the answer will be negative, since his dispositor Venus
is in a powerful placement and in a fixed sign (indicating stability),
Lilly gave a positive answer to this question.23
A dispositor's position is important for all of the planets placed
in the sign it rules. Even if a planet is weak or in detriment, if its
23
Lilly, pp. 177,186.
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dispositor is well placed and they have good aspects with each oth-
er, the weaker planet will be supported.
A dispositor indicates who influences whom, who is ruled by
whom, and who is related to what. For instance, if your question is
about your relationship, and the quaesited's significator is in a sign
ruled by your own significator, this is good: your relationship goes
well. (An example would be if the Ascendant is Gemini, ruled by
Mercury, and the lord of the 7th is Jupiter, in Virgo: also ruled by
Mercury.) If these significators are in mutual reception and in as-
pect, this is better, especially if they are well aspected. If there is a
hard aspect between the significators but there is also mutual re-
ception, the answer is still positive but there will be some
difficulties in reaching this outcome.
The strengths of planets

If a planet is strong in a horary chart, it has power over the is-
sues it represents. The strengths of the planets are generally
known as essential and accidental dignities. Essential dignities in-
clude the five basic dignities (house or domicile, exaltation,
triplicity, bound or term, and face or decan), and the accidental
dignities are due to other factors, such as being in one of the angu-
lar or succedent houses (especially in the 11th and 5th houses),
having a harmonious aspect with one of the benefics, being fast,
being ruled by a strong dispositor, or being in a house it is analo-
gous to (such as the Sun being in the 10th, since both the Sun and
the 10th pertain to fame and reputation).
Planets in angular houses are in their strongest positions. The
more a planet is distant from the angles, the more its potential
decreases; it seems alienated from its familiar environment. That's
why the cadent houses are related to foreign and distant places
and conditions. Being away from familiar places is defined as a ma-
lefic condition, because everyone is strong in his own place.
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Planets in angular houses bring quick results, and planets in

succedent houses bring slow results. However, on the other hand
planets in cadent houses are so ineffective that they do not bring a
result, or they bring it too late. For instance, if the question is
about a missing person and there are good aspects involving plan-.
ets in the angular houses, good news will arrive quickly and the
querent will meet the missing person. If the planets are in angular
houses and in detriment with hard aspects, then again news ar-
rives quickly, but it may be bad news. If the significators are in
cadent houses, there will be delays in the news or nothing will be
heard about the matter.
Angular Succedent Cadent

Strength Strong Medium Weak
Finding Within the
A little far
lost item or house or some-
away but not Far away
missing where close to
too much
person the querent
Possibility Strong Medium Too little
Timing of Fast Not soon Slow
events (days) (weeks) (months)
Prices Good price Fair price Low price
Strong vitality, Changeable, Poor vitality,
Health| ill-
surviving the may be good illness, or
ness, death
risk of death or bad death
Figure 13: Time units for degrees between significators
In a question about a lost item, if the significators are in angular

houses the lost item will be found. However, if the significators are
in cadent houses the item may not be found.
As the planets in angular houses are strong, the person and the
issues they represent are also strong and remarkable. If such a
planet represents a person, the person is strong enough to over-
come all difficulties. If the planet represents an illness, then it is a
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malicious one. Therefore, the lord of the 6th house in one of the
cadent houses is a good indicator for questions about health.
Fixed stars
In Christian Astrology, William Lilly used approximately 40 fixed
stars, although he did not appear to use them much. However, I do
use many fixed stars in addition to the significators, and I advise
my students to use fixed stars in horary judgments. Note: it is the
conjunctions of the fixed stars that are crucial (not aspects), using
a maximum orb of 1.5° - 2°.
Lots
Lots (in the past, sometimes called "Arabic Parts") are used in
both horary and natal astrology. For instance, when answering the
question "Shall I marry Ali?" the Lot of marriage may be used. Or,
the Lot of death may be used for a question such as "Is he alive?"
The Lot of Fortune, which is one of the most important Lots, is
a significator of prosperity and luck, and it is often used in natal
astrology. It helps us determine in which parts of life the native
will be lucky and from which fields of life he will make profit. Even
if the question is not related to money and prosperity, I believe
that the position of the Lot should be considered because it may
show us where and how the greatest luck and possibilities for the
querent are found, and to whom or what they are related.
It is better to consider the Lot of Fortune along with the posi*
tion of its lord. If its lord is well placed and in a strong position,
and in aspect with the luminaries, the querent may have good luck
and opportunities. The planet which makes an aspect to the Lot of
Fortune indicates the fields of life or subjects from which profit
and opportunities will stem.
Vettius Valens, al-Blruni, Manilius, Firmicus Maternus, and
many others calculated the Lot of Fortune differently by day and
night. By day they calculated from the Sun forward in the zodiac to
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the Moon, and then projected this distance from the Ascendant
(this is also expressed as Moon - Sun + Ascendant). By night, they
calculated from the Moon forward to the Sun, and projected from
the Ascendant (also expressed as Sun - Moon + Ascendant). Ptol-
emy used the day formula all of the time, just as Lilly did, but it is
important to change the formula by night, and I follow this. One
reason is that the Sun is the diurnal luminary, and the Moon is the
nocturnal luminary: so we should start from the luminary which
actually rules the time of the chart (as Bonatti explains).24
House cusps
The Regiomontanus house system is mainly used in horary
charts because house cusps are important and this system calcu-
lates the house cusps in a way which works best.
Lilly takes advantage of the house cusps in timing. For instance,
in a question related to a soldier going abroad, he predicted the
soldier would leave his home and go abroad 2 months later, as his
significator was 2° away from the cusp of the 9th house. This is an
example of the symbolic timing I mentioned above.
The planet which is on the cusp of a house has influence on the
matters of that house.
Planets as significators
In horary astrology it is important to know what the planets
represent by their natures. Below you will find some information
about the things and people indicated by the planets.
Sun: Authorities, public officials, the life force, health, success,

male figures (especially between ages 35-45), prominent people,
superiors, employers, managers, illumination, power, ego, relia-
ble people.
24
Bonatti, Tr. VIII.2, Ch. 2 (p. 1043).
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Moon: Mother (esp. in nocturnal charts), women in general, the

public, temperament, fluctuations, emotions, changes, liquids,
leakages, short journeys, moving house, lost items, things relat-
ed to the sea.
Mercury: Writing, communication, transportation, books, letters,
messages, questions, trade, contracts, negotiation, journeys,
mental activities, young people, students, office workers, secre-
taries, salespeople, tradesmen, tricksters.
Venus: Love, gifts, harmony, alliances, relationships, marriage,
social events, young women, the mother (in diurnal charts),
wife, tastes, arts, luxurious items.
Mars: Sex, wars, seductiveness, energy, restlessness, fights,
butchers, surgeons, incisions, assertiveness, leadership, weap-
ons, fire, iron, accidents, danger, injuries, male figures between
ages 25-35.
Jupiter: Expansion and growth, good luck, higher education,
prosperity, long journeys, prediction, gamblers, success, profes-
sionals, wealthy people, lawyers, judges, horses, foreigners,
middle-aged male figures.
Saturn: Barriers, limitations, losses, seriousness, toughness, de-
lays, old things, old people, debts, poverty, real estate,
construction, time, lethargy, distress, karma, death, loneliness,
isolated people, the father (in nocturnal charts).
Uranus: Fractures, accidents, separation, surprises, awakening,
electricity, New Age, coups, strikes; according to Barbara Wat-
ters, what is sudden, unexpected, and unpredictable.25
Neptune: Separation, confusion, abstraction, spirituality, foggi-
ness, drugs, alcohol, deception, poetry, illusion, unreality,
mysticism.
Pluto: Power, sexuality, something in-depth, underground, re-
birth, transformation, transition, the subconscious, death.
25
Watters, pp. 54-55.
Lot of Fortune: Money, income, possessions, lost items, good

luck, treasure.
Benefics and malefics

In traditional astrology Mars, Saturn, and the South Node are.
defined as malefics, whereas Venus, Jupiter, the North Node, and
the Lot of Fortune are defined as benefics. Contemporary astrolo-
gers tend to define Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto as malefics. On the
other hand, some astrologers define Mars, Saturn, and Pluto as
malefics, with Venus, Jupiter, and the Sun being benefics, and
treat Mercury, Uranus, and Neptune, in accordance with their as-
pects and the question asked.26
When making a judgment about a horary chart, if the primary
significators apply by harmonious aspects to the benefics we may
expect positive developments on the matter; but if they apply to
the malefics (especially with inharmonious aspects), they repre-
sent a negative outcome.
26
March and McEvers, p. 15.
3: MEANINGS OF HOUSES IN GENERAL,
AND IN HORARY ASTROLOGY
FIRST HOUSE
General meaning: Life, spirit, the form and shape of the body,
physical appearance, first impressions, health and vitality, metabo-
lism, the self, personality, those close to the native; the talents,
creativity, speech, mental abilities, and humor of the native; all
mental faculties, welfare, and happiness, the life force of the na-
tive, the emotional life, motivations, actions, desires, and wishes,
character and profession of the native. As the degree of the As-
cendant represents the beginning of life, this house is related to all
types of beginnings.
In horary astrology: The querent's life, body, skin color, and
form. In addition to the lord of the Ascendant, the condition of the
l8t house and planets in it also indicate the querent's conditions.
We may also identify the persons and issues with which the
querent sympathizes and associates (like the football team he sup-
ports, the politician he votes for, or the artist he likes). As the 1st
house represents the querent and the 7th house the quaesited (in a
general way), the functioning and strengths of these houses also
indicate the advantages and the disadvantages of the querent and
quaesited relative to each other. For instance, if the lord of the 1st
is stronger than the lord of the 7th, the querent has a higher status
and power as compared to the quaesited.
SECOND HOUSE
General meaning: Monetary gains, incomes, investments, sav-
ings, expenditure, financial conditions, the native's luck in
financial matters, his life experiences with finances, the livelihood,
money lent, profit and loss, the native's assistants or supportive

friends, his own financial resources (which are not dependent on
others).
In horary astrology: Wealth, richness or poorness, goods and
chattels, money lent, the querent's friends or assistants in court
cases, the prosecutor's assistant in private matters. This house and
the planets placed in it represent the querent's wealth and financ-
es. This may be a car or stocks. The differences in the strengths of
the lord of the 2nd and the lord of the 8th are important in ques-
tions regarding monetary issues. The lord of the 8th being stronger
than the lord of the 2nd indicates that the querent loses money and
his opponent makes profit.
THIRD HOUSE
General meaning: Siblings, neighbors, young relatives and re-
lations with these people, acquaintances through marriage, short
journeys, domestic journeys, education, reading, opinions, ex-
pressing opinions, information, researches, news, messengers,
correspondences and letters, reports and messages, gossip.
In horary astrology: Siblings, cousins, neighbors, moving
from one place to another; the shoulders, legs, hands, fingers.
Messages, talk, gossip. A weak 3^ house indicates problems in
written agreements. As this house is related to communication
and gossip, malefic planets in this house indicate bad gossip and
problems in communication.
FOURTH HOUSE
General meaning: Family, family's status, home or residence,
home life, blood-relatives, father, ancestry, elder relatives, the
past, roots, inheritances, ownership, real estate, the quality and
nature of the land one purchases, the partner's or spouse's profes-
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sion, the end of all matters or life, death, cemeteries, real estate,
the family background of the native, hidden or buried treasures,
hidden wealth.
In horary astrology: The querent's father, the condition of the
properties that will be sold or purchased, the benefits or disad-
vantages of a house which is sought for the querent, buildings and
gardens, borders, lost items and missing people, hidden things, the
end of matter that is asked. Fathers, soil, houses, real estate, in-
heritances, farms, buried treasures, ancient settlements, flower
gardens, fields, crops.
FIFTH HOUSE
General meaning: Children, games, fun activities, entertain-
ment venues, hobbies, collections, self-expression, arts, love and
romanticism, sensual pleasures, feasts, sport activities, risks, spec-
ulations, medium distance journeys, apparel, agents, messengers
and guides, ambassadors and legates, the wealth of the father.
In horary astrology: The querent's children, questions about
pregnancy, determining the gender of unborn offspring; the
querent's father's or family's financial situation and the values
they have, questions about things to be inherited from the father,
all types of entertainment activities. Children in general, messen-
gers, the condition of a pregnant woman, feasts, pubs, games.
SIXTH HOUSE
General meaning: Excessive and detailed works, projects that
need to be focused on deeply, subordinates and servants of the
native, craftsmen, tenants (of both land and rental properties),
stress, illnesses and weaknesses, the quality of and reason for the
illnesses; pets, questions concerning small cattle or animals, re-
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sponsibilities and duties, abilities gained through practice, lower

social status, forced labor, uncles and aunts.77
In horary astrology: The querent's illnesses and weaknesses,
subordinates and employees, tenants, pets and cattle, working for
others, forced labor. The quality of and reason for the querent's
illness, if it is curable or not, if it will last long or not. Farmers, un-
cles and aunts,
SEVENTH HOUSE
General meaning: Partnership, marriage, open enemies, chal-
lenges, discussions and oppositions, contests, rivalry, the physical
existence of partners and spouse, contracts and agreements, con-
sulting, court cases, the public, the social life of the native, death,
alternative living places.
In horary astrology: Fugitives or perpetrators, open enemies
and competitors, consultants, the place to which one considers
moving. The quality of the marriage, the characteristics of the pro-
posed partner or spouse, all questions concerning love matters;
open enemies, the defendant in a court case, the enemy in wars, all
types of discussions and fights, thieves and thefts, the spouse's or
partner's physical appearance. In horary charts, the 7th also indi-
cates the astrologer who receives the question. If the 7th house is
afflicted, the astrologer may have some troubles or be incapable of
answering the question. If the question is concerning relation-
ships, then the 7th is considered specifically for that (and not for
the astrologer). The same house is considered in questions relating
to court cases and competitors.
77
BD: Do§er says this because the sixth is the third (siblings) from the fourth
(parents).
3: Meanings of Houses in General and in Horary 57
EIGHTH HOUSE
General meaning: Death, wills, inheritances, fears, difficulties,
dangers, surgical operations (due to the risk of death), profit com-
ing from partnerships and other people, the finances of the
partner or spouse, shared resources, opportunities coming from or
depending on others, taxes, expenditures, the assistants and sup-
porters of the competitors, the friends of the defendant in court
cases.
In horary astrology: Issues related to debts and loans. Death,
inheritances, and shared resources. According to Deborah Hould-
ing, if the querent seeks to borrow money but the lord of the 8th is
stronger than the lord of the 2nd, the lender (the 8th) is in a better
position than the borrower (the 2nd).78 For questions related to the
finances of the partner or spouse, inheritances, and dangerous sit-
uations, the 8th house should be considered.
NINTH HOUSE
General meaning: Religious matters and people, religious
journeys, spiritual issues, books and studies, learning and teach-
ing, giving lectures, higher education, long distance journeys,
scientific issues, foreign countries, connections with foreign peo-
ple and countries, foreign trade, exports, astrology, astrologers
and theologians, dreams, publishing, researches, legal issues, laws,
courts, advanced talents, wisdom, the search for truth, consulting
in spiritual issues, expanding higher consciousness, one's life-
perspective, the relatives of the spouse, the second spouse.
In horary astrology: Overseas travel and long journeys, reli-
gious people, dreams, books and learning, the relatives of the
spouse. Grandchildren, foreign lands and people, foreign trade and
78
Houlding, p. 80.
the success of journeys. Religious issues, clergymen, lawyers. Pre-

dictions and astrology are also related to the 9th house.
TENTH HOUSE
General meaning: Professions and occupations, the realiza-
tion of goals, efforts in the 1st house realized in the outer world,
communication with the outer world, fate and destiny, fortune,
managers, bosses, royal or strong people, the status of the native,
goals for the future, the judgment in court cases, judges, the na-
tive's actions, social status, and reputation, career, managerial
positions, professional abilities, stability in the career, success, re-
wards, talents, the mother.
In horary astrology: The querent's profession or daily occupa-
tions, status, career and business life. People in authority in
relation to the querent himself, or leaders in general.
ELEVENTH HOUSE
General meaning: Friends and friendship, the loyalty or dis-
loyalty of friends, groups, the social life of the native or those with
whom the native socializes, politics, unexpected good luck and
achievements, hopes and wishes, confidence, compliments, and
critics. It indicates happiness. As a planet in this house reaches the
10th house in primary motion, it is called the house of hopes and
wishes. Being the second house from the 10th, it indicates those
who help the native, and his finances in professional endeavors.
(Succedent houses are always supportive houses.)
In horary astrology: The querent's friends, stepchildren, in-
come earned from professional endeavors and efforts, his mother's
or boss's finances (according to the question that is asked). If the
querent has a secret wish which he does not want to reveal, the
11th house indicates if the querent's wish may come true or not.
3: Meanings of Houses in General and in Horary 59
Significators in this house are considered positive indicators, as

this is the house of hopes, support, good luck, comfort, and wel-
fare.
TWELFTH HOUSE
General meaning: Hidden enemies, jealousies, behind-the-
scenes activities or gossip, slander, suffering, problems and diffi-
culties, sorrows, dangers, losses, misfortunes, tricks, secluded or
isolated places, hospitals, prisons, prisoners, exiles, secret love af-
fairs, secrets, being unaware of other people, self-undoing, self-
destruction, karmic debts, worries, secrets, witches, dealing with
magic, mistakes, deceptions.
In horary astrology: Hidden enemies, people dealing with
magic, those in prison, larger cattle and animals, diseases and loss-
es, working hard but gaining little, private affairs.
4: SIGNS, COUNTRIES,
REGIONS, CITIES, & PLACES
Ancient astrologers were often asked questions about the loca-

tion of a missing item or lost person. When answering questions
about lost ships, missing people, slaves, lost animals, and objects,
astrologer William Lilly determined the direction of such lost
things through the signs where the significators were placed, and
both the element and the quality of the significator, and the areas
this significator ruled, helped the astrologer make a judgment.
We know Lilly lived in an era of overseas discoveries and new
trading opportunities long before the invention of reliable longi-
tude measurement tools. Overseas travel was extremely dangerous
and fraught with many difficulties: as a consequence, many people
asked about the location of ships at sea that were missing or late,
and the fate of their crews. There was a huge demand for horary
astrology in port cities, and questions about the safety of any ship
were typical. Lilly even tried to determine which parts of that ship
were damaged when he received a question about a missing ship.
He prepared a list showing the link between the signs and the
parts of ship: if a sign's lord was in detriment, the corresponding
part of the ship is damaged.
In Lilly's scheme,79 Aries indicated the "breast"80 of the ship;
Taurus, under the breast a little towards the water; Gemini: the
rudder or stern; Cancer, the bottom or floor of the ship; Leo, the
top of the ship above water; Virgo, the belly of the ship; Libra,
what is sometimes above or below the water, or "between wind
79
Lilly, p. 158, BD: This is based on the scheme as reported in al-Rijal, The
Book of the Skilled Ch. 11.14 (first part); see also the Latin version of TJmar al-
Tabarx in Judges §9.41.
80
BD: In the Latin version of al-Tabari, the prow.
4: Signs, Countries, Regions, Cities, & Places 61
and weather";81 Scorpio, where the seamen are lodged or perform

their offices;82 Sagittarius, the mariners themselves;83 Capricorn,
the ends of the ship;84 Aquarius, the captain;85 Pisces, the oars.
Lee Lehman translates these identifications into the parts of a
car for questions about buying and selling a car: Aries, the front
end of the car; Taurus, the passenger compartment; Gemini, the
steering mechanism, column, and wheel; Cancer, the floor or un-
derside and oil pan; Leo, the roof, sun roof, antennas, and
convertible top; Virgo, the trunk or storage area; Libra, the paint
job and aerodynamics; Scorpio, the motor; Sagittarius, the passen-
gers; Capricorn, the bumpers and crash protectors; Aquarius, the
driver; Pisces, the wheels and axles.86
Countries, regions and cities ruled by the signs are considered in
mundane astrology. There are many ways to do this, but for each
method, the signs where we find significators and their aspects
will indicate events in the countries and regions ruled by those
signs. The following lists of countries are primarily based on Clau-
dius Ptolemy, al-Qabisi,87 Lilly, H.S. Green, and Ivy M. Goldstein-
Jacobson.
ARIES
The ancient astrologers associated Aries with sandy and hilly
grounds and barren places. According to William Lilly, Aries placed
81
BD: In the Latin version of al-Rijal, what is "raised up" and "pressed down"
or lowered, of the breast of the ship. Meaning uncertain.
82
BD: In the Latin version of al-Tabari, the place of the mast.
83
BD: In the Latin version of al-Tabari, the mast.
84
BD; In the Latin version of al-Tabari, the ropes, sail, and yard-arm.
85
BD; In the Latin version of al-Tabari, the sailors.
86
Lehman, p. 58.
87
BD: I have updated this list based on the Arabic; in the first edition, Do-
ver's list was taken from Bonatti's version, which was rather garbled. Almost
all of the Arabic place names refer to parts of the old Sasanian Persian or
Muslim Abbasid empires.
at the cusp of the 4th in horary charts about buying lands, indicates
that the land is hilly and full of hard rocks. Places ruled by Aries
are of a Martian nature. Places which are hot or close to heat,
where effort is made, places where there is aggression and vio-
lence, where blood is shed, are of the nature of Aries. Al-Biruni also
related Aries to places where jewelry is produced.88
Direction: East.
Places: Where sheep and cattle feed or used to be, sandy and
hilly grounds, a place of refuge for thieves; in houses, the covering,
ceiling, or plastering of it, the stable of small beasts, lands newly
taken in or newly ploughed, or where bricks have been burned, or
lime has been used or made.89 Places where repair tools and tools
for special purposes are stored or used, places close to heat, places
where glass is made, furnaces, places related to things with blood,
places where aggression is seen. Places where jewelry is produced.
Countries, Regions, and Cities: Al-Qabisl:90 Babylonia, Per-
sian, Azerbaijan, Palestine. Lilly:91 Germany, Swabia, Poland,
Burgundy, France, England, Denmark, Upper Silesia, Judea, Syria;
Florence, Capua, Naples, Ferrara, Verona, Utrecht, Marseilles, Au-
gusta, Caesarea, Padua, Bergamo. H. S. Green: Burgundy, England,
Denmark, Germany, Palestine, Lower Poland, Syria, Birmingham,
Blackburn, Oldham, Leicester, Brunswick, Capua, Cracow, Flor-
ence, Marseilles, Nepal, Padua, Saragossa, Verona. Ivy Goldstein-
Jacobson adds: Galida, United Kingdom, Israel, Lebanon.
88
Al-Biruni, §366.
89
Lilly, p. 93.
90
BD: The lists of al-Qabis! are from his Introduction Ch. 1.25 - 1.36.
91
BD; The lists of Lilly are from pp. 93-99.
4: Signs, Countries, ifegions. Cities, &P/aces 63
TAURUS
The ancient astrologers associated Taurus with places where
food is stored and the stables of large animals like buffalos and
elephants. Places ruled by Taurus are of the nature of Venus. Ve-
nus represents precious things and jewelry. Considering also that
the Moon is exalted in Taurus, we may understand why ancient
astrologers associated Taurus with places of food and beverages,
where they are stored, and fertile lands. As Taurus is the second
sign, modern astrologers connect Taurus with the 2nd house and
monetary issues. As a result, banks and money-boxes are related to
Taurus. According to Lilly, Taurus placed at the cusp of the 4th
house in horary charts about buying lands means the land is flat
and ideal for shepherds, feeding animals, or cultivation.
Direction: South-southeast.
Places: Stables where horses are, low houses, houses where the
implements of cattle are stored, pasture or feeding grounds where
no houses are; near plain grounds, or where bushes have been re-
cently dug up and where wheat and corn is sown, some little trees
not far off; in houses, cellars and low rooms. Banks, money-boxes,
jewelry boxes, places where wheat and corn are stored. Places
where leather goods such as shoes are stored. Places where food is
stored, like the cellar or refrigerator.
Countries, Regions, and Cities: Al~Qabisl: the Sawad,92
Mahan, Hamadhan, the country of the Kurds. Lilly: Greater Po-
land, northern Sweden,93 Russia, Ireland, Switzerland, Lorraine,
Campania, Persia, Cyprus, Parthia, Novrogod, Parma, Bologna, Pa-
lermo, Mantua, Sienna, Brescia, Karlstad, Nantes, Leipzig,
Herbipolis. H.S. Green: Asia Minor, Caucasus, Cyprus, Georgia,
Grecian Archipelago, Ireland, Iran, Poland, Belarus ("White Rus-
sia"), Ashton-under-Lyne, Dublin, Leipzig, Mantua, Parma,
92
BD: This is the fertile region of black soil around the fertile crescent, Syria,
and Iraq.
93
BD: Sweathland, an older English designation.
Palermo, Rhodes, St. Louis. Ivy Goldstein-Jacobson adds: Northern

Anatolia, Egypt, Holland, Odessa.
GEMINI
The ancient astrologers associated Gemini with airy, windy, and
high places, as Gemini is an airy sign. Its lord Mercury is related to
airy places and a windy atmosphere. Places ruled by Gemini are
Mercurial in nature: that is, places related to knowledge and com-
munication. Books and documents are also of the nature of
Mercury. Naturally, where these things are kept is also attributed
to Gemini. As Mercury and Gemini, which is the third sign of the
zodiac, are connected to travel, modern astrologers relate Gemini
with transportation vehicles. According to Lilly, if Gemini is placed
at the cusp of the 4th house in a horary chart in a question about
buying land, the place is neither hilly nor flat, some of it is good
and some not that good.
Direction: West-southwest.
Places: An office, library, cars, trains, buses, places where docu-
ments and files are kept, desks, places of education, schools, and
bookstores. High places, the highest place of a room, airy places,
telephones, phone lines, cabinets, thermometers, and measure-
ment tools. Hills, high places, and places where mental work is
done are also ruled by Gemini. According to al-Biruni, places relat-
ed to acrobats, musicians, and also palaces are ruled by Gemini.94
Countries, Regions, and Cities: Al-Qabisi: Jurjan, Greater
Armenia, Azerbaijan, al-Jilan, Muqan, Egypt, Barqa. Lilly: Lom-
bardy, Brabant, Flanders, the West and Southwest of England,
Armenia, London, Louvain, Bruges, Nuremberg, Cordova, Hasford,
Mont, Bamberg, Cesena. H. S. Green: Northeast shores of Africa,
Armenia, Belgium, Brabant, Lower Egypt, Flanders, Lombardy,
94
Al-Biruni, §366.
Sardinia, Tripoli, United States of America, Wales, and West of

England. Ivy Goldstein-Jacobson adds: Los Angeles, Plymouth, Uru-
guay, Versailles.
CANCER
The ancient astrologers associated Cancer with seas and places
near water, as Cancer is a watery sign and its lord the Moon is as-
sociated with waters and the sea. Places ruled by Cancer are of the
nature of the Moon. As the Moon indicates water, places in the
home which are related to water such as laundry areas, or places
connected to child care, nurses, and nursing, come under the
Moon. According to Lilly, if Cancer is placed at the cusp of the 4th
house in a horary chart for a question about buying land, this place
is undoubtedly near water; there must be a river or lake near it.
Direction: North.
Places: Oceans, seas, great rivers, navigational waters; but in
the inland countries it notes places near rivers, brooks, springs,
wells, cellars in houses, wash-houses, marshy grounds, ditches
with rushes, sedges, sea banks, trenches, cisterns. Damp places, the
sink, kitchen, womb, tombs, graves, low places of rooms, places
related to mothers and feeding, childcare rooms, nurseries. Addi-
tionally, it indicates places of worship according to al-Biruni.95
Countries, Regions, and Cities: Al-Qabisi: Lesser Armenia,
Eastern Khurasan, China, part of the country of Balkh and Azer-
baijan. Lilly: Scotland, Zealand (in Denmark), Holland, Prussia,
Tunisia, Algeria, Constantinople, Venice, Milan, Genoa, Amster-
dam, York, Magdeburg, Wittenberg, Saint Lucas, Cadiz. H. S.
Green: North and West Africa, Holland, Mauritius, Paraguay, Scot-
land, New Zealand, St. Andrews, Deptford, Manchester, Rochdale,
York, New York, Algiers, Amsterdam, Bern, Cadiz, Istanbul (Con-
95
Al-Biruni, §366.
66 Ddêr: The Art of Horary Astrology
stantinople), Genoa, Liibeck, Magdeburg, Milan, Stockholm, Tunis,

Venice. Ivy M. Goldstein-Jacobson adds; Anatolia.
LEO
The ancient astrologers associated Leo with the forests and wild
animals as Leo represents the lion, the king of the forest and a wild
animal. Being a fiery sign, Leo is related to hot and fiery places.
Places ruled by Leo are of the nature of the Sun: hot, fiery, where
nobles and notable people are, where children and young people
are. Entertainment and fun places are ruled by Leo. Leo, ruled by
the Sun, is related to acting, theaters, and nobles. Modem astrolo-
gers also connect Leo with the 5th house as it is the fifth sign, and
so with children and playrooms. Like the other fiery signs, Leo rep-
resents places which are hilly and sandy, not suitable for
agriculture. According to Lilly, if Leo is placed at the cusp of the 4th
house in a horary chart for a question about buying land, it is hilly
and sandy.
Direction: East-northeast.
Places: A place where wild beasts frequent, woods, forests, de-
serts, steep rocky places, inaccessible places, kings' palaces, castles,
forts, parks; in houses, where fire is kept, near a chimney. Gardens,
places of entertainment, playgrounds, theatres, kids' rooms, places
related to creative activities, high and visible places. Fiery places
and places near heat, remarkable places, places where nobles and
titled people live.
Countries, Regions, and Cities: Al-Qabisi: The land of the
Turks to the ends of the inhabited world. Lilly: Italy, Bohemia, the
Alps, Turkey, Sicily, Apulia, Rome, Syracuse, Cremona, Ravenna,
Damascus, Prague, Linz, Koblenz, Bristol. H. S. Green: The Alps,
Apulia, Bohemia, Chaldea, France, Italy, ancient Phoenicia around
Tyre and Sidon, North Romania, Sicily, Bath, Blackpool, Bristol,
Portsmouth, Taunton, Chicago, Philadelphia, Bombay, Damascus,
Prague, Ravenna, Rome. Ivy M. Goldstein-Jacobson adds; Chicago,

Lancashire.
VIRGO
The ancient astrologers associate Virgo with agriculture, so it is
related to places where grains are found or stored. According to
Lilly, if Virgo is placed at the cusp of the 4th house in a question
about land, then the place is plain, ideal for shepherds, or an ideal
field for herding and cultivating. Virgo also represents places of
the nature of Mercury, its lord: so it is related to offices and librar-
ies. Being the sixth sign of the zodiac, Virgo is attributed to the
sixth house by modern astrologers, so places where illnesses and
weaknesses are cured are ruled by this sign. Subordinates, employ-
ees, and the work environment are related to the sixth house.
Direction: South-southwest.
Places: It signifies a study where books are, a closet, dairy-
house, cornfields, granaries, malt-houses, haystacks, stores of bar-
ley, wheat, or peas, or a place where cheese and butter is preserved
and stored. Containers, the refrigerator, medicine cabinet, writing
desk, offices, and physicians' offices.
Countries, Regions, and Cities: Al-Qabisi: Jaramaqa, Syria,
the Euphrates, al-Jazirah,96 Persia. Lilly: Southern Greece, Croatia,
the area of Athens, Mesopotamia, Africa, southwest France, Paris,
Jerusalem, Rhodes, Lyons, Toulouse, Basel, Heidelberg, Brindisi.
H.S. Green: Assyria, Babylon, Brazil, Crete, Turkey, Thessaly, Croa-
tia, Greece, the Peloponnesian peninsula, Mesopotamia from the
Tigris to the Euphrates, Silesia, Switzerland, Virginia, the West
Indies, Bury, Cheltenham, Maids tone, Norwich, Reading, Todmor-
den, Boston (USA), Brindisi, Corinth, Heidelberg, Jerusalem,
96
BD: Lit., "island." This is a flexible term, which can even refer to deserts
surrounded by other landscapes. One of the Latin versions clarifies that this
is Spain.
68 Doper; The Art of Horary Astrology
Lyons, Los Angeles, Paris, Padua, Strasburg, Toulouse. IvyM. Gold-

stein-Jacobson adds: Baghdad, Navarre, the Caribbean, Yugoslavia,
Zurich.
LIBRA
As it is an Air sign, ancient astrologers associated Libra with the
outdoors and high grounds. Being ruled by Venus, Libra is also as-
sociated with smooth surfaces. According to Lilly, if Libra is placed
at the cusp of the 4th house in a horary chart for a question about
buying land, the place is neither hilly nor flat, some of it is good
and some not that good. Libra, which represents one-on-one rela-
tions, sales, and marketing, is associated with the hawker's trade.
It is also associated with bedrooms (being a sign of marriage and
relationships). As it is ruled by Venus, Libra also indicates jewelry
cases and wardrobes.
Direction: West.
Places: In fields it represents grounds near windmills, or a barn
or outhouse, sawpits, or where barrel-makers work or wood is cut,
the sides of hills, tops of mountains, grounds where hawking and
hunting is practiced, sandy and gravelly fields, pure, clear, and
sharp air, the upper rooms in houses, chambers, garrets, one
chamber within another. According to al-Biruni, it indicates
mosques, places of worship, castles, observatories, and orchards.97
Countries, Regions, and Cities: Al-Qabisi: The Byzantine em-
pire and what borders on it up to Ifriqiyyah, Upper Egypt up to the
boundaries of Ethiopia and the boundaries of Barqa, Kirman, Si-
jistan, Kabul, Tabaristan, Balkh, Hirat. Lilly: Upper Austria, the
dukedom of Savoy, Alsace, Livonia, Lisbon, Frankfurt, Vienna, Pla-
centia, the Theban area of Greece, Aries, Fribourg, Spires. H. S.
Green: Austria, Argentina, Burma, Caspian boundaries, China (es-
97
Al-Biruni, §366.
pecially in the north), regions of India near China, Upper Egypt,

Japan, Livonia, Tibet, Savoy, Leeds, Middleton, Nottingham, Ant-
werp, Charleston, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Fribourg, Gaeta, Jo-
Johannesburg, Lisbon, Placenza, Spires, Vienna. Ivy M. Goldstein-
Jacobson adds; Africa, Hawaii, Korea, the Pacific Ocean, Thailand,
parts of South Africa ("Zululand").
SCORPIO
The ancient astrologers associate Scorpio with muddy waters,
swamps, stinky waters, insects, and poisonous animals. According
to Lilly, if Scorpio is placed at the cusp of the 4th house in a horary
chart for a question about buying land, the place is undoubtedly
near water; there must be a river or lake nearby. Lilly states that
Scorpio should not be at the cusp of the 4th house when the
querent moves to another house, because it indicates there will be
some problems with insects and the sewer system. As Mars rules
Scorpio, Scorpio is associated with prisons, places where blood is
shed, butchers, and surgeries. Scorpio also represents death, so it
indicates places of mourning. As Scorpio is one of the mute signs,
it also indicates desolate and silent places. As Scorpio indicates the
urinary system, it is associated with toilets, water outlets, and
sinks.
Direction: North-northeast.
Places: Places which all sorts of creeping beasts use, such as
beetles or those which lack wings and are poisonous; gardens, or-
chards, vineyards, the ruins of houses near waters; muddy,
moorish grounds, stinking lakes, quagmires, sinks, the kitchen or
larder, a wash-house. Places which smell bad, prisons, places which
bring unhappiness and lament, desolated places, places where
scorpions or reptiles live. Wastebaskets, organic fertilizer stacks,
garbage dumps, chemical laboratories, crematoriums, places where
the deceased are bathed, and battlefields. According to al-Birunl, it

indicates vineyards and mulberry trees.98
Countries, Regions, and Cities: Al-Qabisi: The Hijaz, the de-
sert of the Arabs, districts in the direction of the Yemen, Tangier,
Qumas, Rayy, and part of Sind. Lilly: Northern Bavaria, the woody
part of Norway, Barbary, the kingdom of Fez, Catalonia, Valencia,
Urbino, the Forum Julii in Italy, Vienna, Messina, Ghent, Frank-
furt an der Oder. H. S. Green: Algeria, the Barbary Coast, Bavaria,
Cappadocia, Catalonia, Judea, Jutland, Morocco, Norway, Queens-
land, Syria, Transvaal, Dover, East Grinstead, Glossop, Halifax,
Hull, Liverpool, Newcastle, Stockport, Worthing, Baltimore, Cin-
cinnati, Fez, Frankfurt an der Oder, Milwaukee, Messina, New
Orleans, St. John's Newfoundland, Valencia, Washington. Ivy M.
Goldstein-Jacobson adds: Baltimore, Canada, the Yukon.
SAGITTARIUS
Like the other fiery signs, Sagittarius represents hilly, sandy,
and dry places which are not suitable for agriculture. According to
Lilly, if Sagittarius is placed at the cusp of the 4th house in a horary
chart for a question about buying land, the place is hilly, rocky and
dry. Places represented by Sagittarius are of the nature of Jupiter
and of the nature of the element of fire. Sagittarius, ruled by Jupi-
ter, is also associated with places where foreigners live, religious
places, and places related to international affairs.
Direction: East-southeast.
Places: A stable for great horses or horses for wars, or a house
where usually great four-footed beasts are kept, fields, hills, and
the highest places of lands or grounds that rise a little above the
rest; in houses, upper rooms and near the fire.
98
AI-B!runi, §366.
Countries, Regions, and Cities: Al-Qabisi: Baghdad, al-Jibal,

Isfahan, places of the Herpads" and fire worshippers, Ethiopia.
Lilly: Spain, Hungary, Slavonia, Moravia, Dalmatia, Buda (in Hun-
gary), Toledo, Narbonne, Cologne, Stargard (in Poland). H. S.
Green: Arabia Felix,100 Australia, Dalmatia, Western France from
the Seine to Garonne Rivers over to Cape Finisterre (Spain), Hun-
gary, Istria, Madagascar, Moravia, Provence, Slavonia, Spain,
Tuscany, Bradford, West Bromwich, Nottingham, Sheffield, Sun-
derland, Avignon, Buda, Cologne, Narbonne, Rotenburg, Stuttgart,
Taranto, Toledo. Ivy M. Goldstein-Jacobson adds: Yemen, Zanzibar.
CAPRICORN
The ancient astrologers associate Capricorn with agriculture and
lands. According to Lilly, if Capricorn is placed at the cusp of the
4th house in a horary chart about land, then the place is plain, ideal
for shepherds, or an ideal field for herding and cultivating. Places
represented by Capricorn are of the nature of Saturn and the
earthy element. As Saturn indicates dark colors and dark places,
Capricorn also indicates desolate and dark places and the lower
rooms of a house. Capricorn is related to building solid structures,
and so Capricorn indicates castles, ports, warehouses, and dun-
geons. According to al-Biruni, Capricorn is associated with places
where slaves sleep, and the first part of the sign indicates stones
and water wheels.101
Direction: South.
Places: An ox-house or cow-house or where calves are kept, or
tools for husbandry, or where old wood is stored, or where sails for
ships and such materials are stored; also sheep-pens and grounds
99
BD: This is a class of Zoroastrian priests.
100
BD: This is an old designation for parts of the Hijaz (western Saudi Arabia
along the coast) and southern Arabia in and around Yemen.
101
Al-Biruni, §366.
where sheep feed, fallow grounds, barren fields which are bushy
and thorny, dunghills in fields, or where soil is laid; in houses, low,
dark places near the ground or threshold. Prisons, cells, dungeons,
vaults, cellars, graves, deep hollows, caves, dark forests, frozen
places, and goat pens are also related to Capricorn.
Countries, Regions, and Cities: Al-Qablsi: Ethiopia,
Mahruban, Sind, Oman as far as the sea, Hind. Lilly: Thrace, Mace-
donia, Albania, Bulgaria, southwest Saxony, the West Indies,
Styria, the Orkney (Orcades) Islands, Hessia, Oxford, Mecklen-
burg, Cleves, Brandenburg. H. S. Green: Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria,
Macedonia, Illyria, Styria, Thrace, the Peloponnesian Peninsula,
the "Circan,"102 "Maracan," and Khurasan regions of Iran, India,
the Punjab, Afghanistan, Hesse, Mecklenburg, southwestern Saxo-
ny, Romandiola in Italy, Mexico, Orkney islands, Oxford,
Salisbury, Keighley, Brandenburg, Brussels, Port Said, Prato in
Tuscany, Constanz, Fayence in Provence, Tortona. Ivy M. Gold-
stein-Jacobson adds: Afghanistan, Alaska, Finland, Iceland, Mexico.
AQUARIUS
The ancient astrologers associate Aquarius with attics and roofs,
as it is an airy sign, and also with rough places as it is ruled by Sat-
urn. According to Lilly, if Aquarius is placed at the cusp of the 4th
house in a horary chart for a question about buying land, the place
is neither hilly nor flat, some of it is good and some not that good.
As Aquarius means the "water-bearer," it is related to water, and as
it is an air sign it is related to things that fly; consequently it indi-
cates birds which live in waters and their shelters. As modem
astrologers consider Uranus to be the lord of Aquarius, it is associ-
ated with technology and broadcasting stations. As uranium is
named after Uranus, Aquarius is also associated with uranium.
102
BD: Perhaps Jurjan.
Direction: West-northwest.
Places: Hilly and uneven places, places newly dug or where
quarries of stone are, or any minerals which have been dug up; in
houses the roof, eaves, or upper parts; vineyards, or near some lit-
tle spring or conduit-head. It indicates running or still waters,
heated bath water, taverns, brothels, channels and ditches, stock-
ades, and shelters of birds that live in water.103 Railroad crossings,
stop signs, broadcasting stations (radio, TV), power lines, electric
power units, uranium mines, garages, and conference rooms.
Countries, Regions, and Cities: AI-Qablsi: The Sawad,104 Kufa
and its district, the Hijaz, the land of the Copts in Egypt, western
Sind. Lilly: Tartary, Croatia, Wallachia, Moscow, Westphalia, Pied-
mont (in Savoy), west and south Bavaria, Media, Arabia, Hamburg,
Bremen, Montferrat and Pesaro (in Italy), Trent, Ingolstadt. H. S.
Green: Abyssinia, Arabia Petraea,105 the Causasus (Circassia), Lith-
uania, Piedmont, part of Poland, Prussia, Russia, Sweden, Tartary,
Wallachia, Westphalia, Brighton, Salisbury, Bremen, Hamburg,
Ingolstadt, Salzburg, Trent. Ivy M. Goldstein-Jacobson adds: Sibe-
ria.
PISCES
Being a watery sign, Pisces represents waters and places near
water. According to Lilly, if Pisces is placed at the cusp of the 4th
house in a horary chart for a question about buying land, the place
is near water; there may be a river or lake near it. Jupiter, the tra-
ditional lord of this sign, represents abundant rains. Jupiter
indicates divine matters and holy people, as they are also related to
Pisces. Neptune, the modem lord of Pisces, is associated with wa-
ters and especially with seas. Oceans, fishing places, places
103
Al-Biruni, §366.
104
BD: See the note for Taurus above.
105
BD: This is an area around the southern Levant and the Sinai Peninsula.
underwater are also related to Pisces. Due to Neptune, Pisces is

also related to oilfields and oil tanks. Being the twelfth sign, Pisces
is associated with the 12th house and so indicates seclusion. Addi-
tionally, as Neptune is related to angelic and spiritual beings, Pi-
Pisces is related to the domiciles of angels, miraculous people, and
divine matters.
Direction: North-northwest.
Places ; It represents places full of water, or where many
springs and much fowl are, also fishponds or rivers full of fish,
places where hermitages have been, moats about houses, water-
mills; in houses, near water (such as a well, pump, or where water
stands). Fishing, places underwater, oceans, oilfields, spiritual
places, necromancy sessions, and places where such sessions are
held, ashrams. It also indicates the domiciles of angels, holy peo-
ple, places of mourning, and seashores.106
Countries! Regions, and Cities: Al-Qahlsl: Tabaristan, the
north of the land of Jurjan, part of the Byzantine Empire to Syria,
al-Jazirah, Egypt, Alexandria, the sea of Yemen.107 Lilly: Calabria
(in Sicily), Portugal, Normandy, northern Egypt, Alexandria,
Rheims, Worms, Ratisbon, Compostela. H. S. Green: Calabria, Gali-
cia in Spain, Normandy, Nubia, Portugal, Bournemouth,
Christchurch, Cowes, Farnham, Grimsby, Lancaster, King's Lynn,
Preston, Southport, Alexandria, Compostela, Ratisbon, Regens-
burg, Seville, Worms. Ivy M. Goldstein-Jacobson adds: Asia,
Tiverton.
106
Al-Blruni, §366.
107
BD: See footnote under Virgo.
5: CLASSIFICATION OF THE SIGNS
The signs are classified by certain characteristics which are then

used in both natal and horary astrology. The following classifica-
tion is based on Bonatti, who draws on al-Qabxsi.108
Rational (or human) signs: Gemini, Virgo, Libra, Aquarius, and

the first half of Sagittarius. The symbols of these signs include
human symbols. If the Moon or Ascendant is in the human
signs, the native (or querent) is more rational, he also speaks
more and better than others. Logic is important for people indi-
cated by these signs; they think of the best way to reach their
targets and act strategically. It is also said that these people
have beautiful voices.
Winged signs: Gemini, Virgo, and Pisces.
Bestial or four-footed signs: Aries, Taurus, Leo, Capricorn, and
the first half of Sagittarius. Aries, Taurus, and Capricorn are
called "domestic" because they are represented by symbols of
domestic animals. Bestial signs display a stronger sexual appe-
tite than the other signs; they are motivated by their passions
instead of logic, and act instinctively.
Fruitful or fertile signs: Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces. Regarding
questions on children, when the Ascendant, its lord, the lord of
the 5th house, or the Moon is in fruitful signs, the native (or
querent or quaesited) may have numerous children, if there is
no affliction.
Unfruitful or less fruitful signs: Aries, Taurus, Libra, Sagittari-
us, Capricorn, and Aquarius. In questions about children, when
the Ascendant, its lord, the lord of the 5th house, or the Moon is
in these signs, the native may have fewer children.
108
Bonatti, Tr. II.2, Ch. 20 (pp. 74-76); al-Qabis! 1.24.
Barren signs: Gemini, Leo, and Virgo. In questions about chil-

dren, when the Ascendant, its lord, the lord of the 5th house, or
the Moon is in barren signs, the native may be infertile.
Semi-voiced signs: Aries, Taurus, Leo, Capricorn (which are said
to bleat, grunt, and roar), and the last half of Sagittarius. If the
Ascendant, its lord, or the Moon is in one of these signs, the na-
tive (or perhaps, querent) talks very little and his speech is not
fluent, unless these significators are influenced by positive fac-
tors.
Mute signs: Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces. These signs are symbol-
ized by mute animals. When the Ascendant, its lord, or the
Moon is in one of these signs and not under any positive influ-
ence, the native may be silent or mute (or perhaps, very calm).
Signs of long and short (or straight and crooked) ascension:
Signs of long ascension are from the beginning of Cancer to the
end of Sagittarius, and take more than two hours to ascend on
the horizon. Signs of short ascensions are from the beginning of
Capricorn to the end of Gemini, and take less than two hours.
(This is in the northern hemisphere: in the southern hemi-
sphere, the categories are reversed.)
The above-mentioned classifications are widely used in horary

astrology. If a person's significator is in one of the mute signs and
a communication is needed to reach a solution in a certain matter,
then we may expect that this person will keep silent at critical
moments and will not express himself well enough. Or, in the
same situation, if the querent's significator is one of the human
signs, he would be a rational person who speaks much and better,
and thinks of the best way to reach his goals and act strategically.
If the querent's significator is in one of the fertile signs and the
question is about pregnancy, then it is obvious that the answer will
be positive. If the question is about financial issues, a significator
5; Classification of the Signs 77
in one of the fertile signs indicates prosperity. Fertility may also be

considered to indicate mental productivity.
6: PRACTICAL ADVICE ON
ANSWERING HORARY QUESTIONS
The masterpieces of ancient astrologers contain precious

knowledge on how to answer horary questions. Rules of interpre-
tation and the answers to example questions written in Arabic
were compiled in their Latin translation by Guido Bonatti in his
famous work Liber Astronomiae {The Book of Astronomy).109 These
kinds of compilations were helpfully classified by house topic, so
astrologers could consult the relevant house for their question and
find the standard rules. William Lilly, who lived a few centuries
after Bonatti, likewise compiled the rules of his predecessors in
this way in Christian Astro/ogy Volume II, with numerous chart ex-
amples. Below I will do something of the same, classifying
questions based on houses and offering useful hints for answering
them.
QUESTIONS ON 1st HOUSE MATTERS

Here I will address some hints for answering questions about
health issues, the benefit of any matter, and finding a lost person.
Health issues
When a querent asks about health or survival, we should exam-
ine the Ascendant, the lord of the Ascendant or the Moon, and see
if it is afflicted or not. This affliction includes: being burned or
combust, being in conjunction, square, or opposition with a malef-
ic planet, or a conjunction with the South Node.
When the lord of the Ascendant or the Moon is burned or under
the rays, this indicates there is a problem with the health. The pos-
sibility is higher if those significators apply to the Sun or if the Sun
109
Bonatti, Tr. VI.
6; Practical Advice on Answering Horary Questions 79
is applying to the lord of the Ascendant (which is in turn slower in

motion than the Sun). This means the illness will get worse and
the querent will have a health problem.
Aspects of the lord of the Ascendant and the Moon with the
house lords are also important. If the lord of the Ascendant or the
Moon is in square, opposition, or conjunction with the lord of the
8th, 12th, 6th, or 4th house, we may conclude that there is a health
problem. In particular, the lord of the 6th or 8th in detriment indi-
cates that the querent will have some health problems, and if there
are other negative indicators he will be open to risks and even vital
dangers.
The lord of the Ascendant or the Moon in good houses like the
1 , 11th, and 10th, is a positive indicator of health.
st
The lord of the Ascendant in direct motion, in its essential dig-

nity, quick in motion, or in one of the angular houses, is a positive
indicator about the querent's health. The lord of the Ascendant or
the Moon in conjunction, sextile, or trine with Venus or Jupiter is
also a positive indicator.
To identify when the health problems will emerge, or when risky
and dangerous situations will come to the surface, we should con-
sider when the lord of the Ascendant or the Moon will reach the
point of burning or a harmful aspect. Using the symbolic timing
methods we saw in Chapter 2, if for instance any of these significa-
tors makes an exact conjunction or aspect within 5°, the expected
development takes place after a period of 5 time units, depending
on the types of signs and what seems reasonable for the querent's
situation. However, other factors should also be considered: sig-
nificators in angular houses speed up the developments. The
degree of a cusp which the significator is about to reach may be
considered: if a malefic is 5" behind the cusp of the 6th house, this
distance may be considered for predicting the timing.
The lord of the Ascendant or the Moon in the 6th house is one of
the indicators for illness. If the lord of the 6th is in the 8th, the ill-
ness may turn out to be risky. If the lord of the Ascendant is weak-
er than the lord of the 6th house, illness prevails. If the lord of the
Ascendant is in the 6th, 8th, or 12th, the health of the querent is un-
der threat. If the lord of the 6th or 8th is in the 1st, the querent is
exposed to diseases and risks related to his health.
General rule: Where the damage comes from may be understood
by considering the houses ruled by the planets which make nega-
tive aspects with the Ascendant, the lord of the Ascendant, or the
Moon,
If the Ascendant, its lord, or the Moon is in contact with one of
the malefic fixed stars, the querent experiences health problems;
or, if the querent is worried about the acceleration of those prob-
lems, this may be true.
If the significator makes a conjunction, sextile, or trine with a
benefic before reaching an exact negative aspect, the querent will
have the chance to recover before health problems increase. Wil-
liam Lilly states about such aspects: "Medicine or strength of
Nature will contradict that malignant influence."110
Geographical directions
Each quadrant of a horary chart indicates a certain direction.
The l8t house represents the beginning of the east. When we move
in a clockwise direction, between the 1st and 10th corresponds to
east. South begins with the 10th, and between the 10th and the 7th
house is the south. West starts with the 7th, and between the 7th
and the 4th house is the west. The 4th house represents the begin-
ning of the north, and between the 4th and 1st house is the north.
The quadrant where Jupiter, Venus, and the Lot of Fortune are
placed is considered to be the field of life where the querent will
attain luck and profit. However, if Jupiter or Venus is the lord of
the 6th, 8th, or 10th, this may lead to misfortune. Then the querent
110
Lilly, p. 132.
is advised he should avoid being in the regions represented by the

houses where those significators are placed. In the regions repre-
sented by the houses where Saturn and Mars are placed, the
querent may experience some difficulties and problems. So, those
places are not favored. The quadrant where the lord of the Ascend-
ant and the Moon are placed is also a significator for determining
the region that the querent may live in or travel to.
Past and future events

The most recent and the next aspects of the lord of the Ascend-
ant and the Moon are important in a horary chart. Past aspects
indicate events which took place before the question, and the next
aspect indicates what will take place after it. The aspects of the
lord of the Ascendant and the Moon, the characteristics of the
planets they aspect, and the houses they rule, should also be evalu-
ated.
"Is it beneficial?"
When some news or an offer is received, we may erect a chart to
see if it is beneficial or not, based on the moment it is heard. Then
the aspects of the lord of the Ascendant and the Moon are consid-
ered. If one of them is applying by sextile or trine with the Sun,
Jupiter, or Venus, the news or offer is beneficial. On the other
hand if one of them is applying to a conjunction, square, or opposi-
tion with Mars or Saturn, the news or offer is not beneficial. The
lord of the Ascendant or the Moon applying to a conjunction with
the North Node indicates it is beneficial, whereas the South Node
is not beneficial. If one of those significators is entering into burn-
ing or is burned it is not beneficial; if applying to the Lot of
Fortune, it is beneficial and fortunate. Application to the square or
opposition of Mercury may indicate misinformation.
If the lord of the Ascendant or the Moon is afflicted, the source
of the damage comes from the house the planet is in, or the house
it rules. For instance, if the lord of the Ascendant or the Moon is

afflicted by a malefic who is in the 11th or is the lord of the 11th,
the friends will cause some restrictions or difficulties. When other
planets (besides Mars, Saturn, and the South Node) have hard as-
pects to the Moon or the lord of the Ascendant, it will not be as
difficult as the malefics but there still will be some conflicts and
disagreements if there is no reception between that planet and the
Moon or the lord of the Ascendant. But if the Moon or the lord of
the Ascendant is in a good aspect with a planet which is in the 11th
or rules it, or if they are in hard aspects with the benefics but with
reception, then friends will help to bring the matter to perfection,
and they will work for a common good. The accomplishment of
what is desired will be easy, and there will be success without much
effort.
Finding a Lost Person

When such a question is asked, first of all we should understand
the relationship between the querent and the lost person (the
quaesited). If there is no relationship between the querent and the
quaesited, then the Ascendant, the planets in the 1st, the lord of
the Ascendant, and the Moon represent the quaesited or missing
person. If the querent has a relationship with the quaesited, then
we should first determine this relationship and derive houses rela-
tive to the Ascendant. For instance, if the querent asks about his
own missing sibling, then the 3rd house, the planets in it, the lord
of the 3rd, and the Moon, represent the quaesited. If the missing
person is the child of the querent, then the lord of the 5th house is
the significator of the quaesited. If this lord is in the 6th, 8th, or 12th
of the horary chart, or if it is in conjunction, square, or opposition
with the malefics (Mars and Saturn), or in a conjunction with the
South Node, the quaesited may have some health problems or be
dead. The same opinion may be rendered if those significators are
in the 6th, 8th, or 12th house relative to the house which the
quaesited is assigned to. But if the significator is in one of the

strong houses, then the quaesited is healthy and well.
If the significator is in the 9th, the quaesited is far away; if in the
3rd or 1st, the quaesited is nearby. If the significator of the
quaesited is retrograde, it indicates that the quaesited may return.
If the querent is worried about the life or death of a missing
person and there is no relationship between the querent and
quaesited, then the 8th house, planets in it, and the lord of that
house are considered. The lord of the Ascendant or the Moon is
evaluated based on their relationship with those planets. If the
querent has a relationship with the quaesited, such as if the miss-
ing person is the querent's sibling, then the 8th and 10th (and
planets in them, and their lords) should be considered together:
the 8th because it is the natural house of death, and the 10th be-
cause it is the 8th house from the 3rd (i.e., the sibling's death). If the
lord of the Ascendant or the lord of the derived Ascendant (such as
the lord of the 3rd) makes an inharmonious aspect with the lord of
the 8th or the derived 8th (in this case, the lord of the 10th), or if it is
afflicted by the malefics or entering into burning, the missing per-
son may be dead.
QUESTIONS ON 2nd HOUSE MATTERS

Here I will give practical advice on monetary issues generally, and
lending and borrowing.
Monetary issues in general

As with all questions, the significators of the querent are the As-
cendant, the lord of the Ascendant, and the Moon. Since the
question is related to monetary issues, we should evaluate the sign
at the cusp of the 2nd, planets in the 2nd, the lord of the 2nd, and the
condition of the Moon, to determine the quaesited. The house and
sign of the Lot of Fortune and its lord should also be evaluated.
The first thing to do is see if the lord of the Ascendant or the

Moon makes any aspect with the lord of the 2nd, and if so, what
aspect it is. If there is no aspect between them, we should look for
reception; if there is no reception, we should look for an antiscial
and contra-antiscial relation.
The significators of money (the lord of the 2nd, the Lot of For-
tune and its lord) in angular houses, in their essential dignities, in
direct and quick movement, indicate a positive financial situation.
If the lord of the 2nd or the lord of the Lot is in the 1st house, the
querent may attain the financial power or money he desires. The
conjunction, sextile, and trine of the lord of the Ascendant with
the lord of the 2nd, the Lot and/or its lord, or Jupiter or Venus, also
points out positive developments in financial issues. The lord of
the 2nd house in conjunction with benefic fixed stars like Regulus,
Spica, and Betelgeuse brings the same influence. The North Node
in the 2nd house or the lord of the 2nd house in conjunction with
the North Node, also indicates positive developments in financial
issues and monetary power.
The house where the lord of the 2 nd is placed is important: it
shows the area where the querent will earn money.
If the lord of the 2nd is in the I5', the querent earns money
through his own efforts and talents, and more easily than he ex-
pects.
If the lord of the 2nd house is in the 9th, the querent earns money
from international affairs, business with foreigners, and through
education and travel. We may do the same with the other houses
and determine the source of income. The sign and house where the
Lot of Fortune is, and the sign and the house where its lord is
placed, also give us information about this issue.
If the Lot of Fortune is in the 5th, the income is created through
activities related to children and creative activities; in the 7th,
through the spouse or partners; in the 11th, through friends and
social organizations; in the 3rd, through siblings, close relatives or
neighbors, communication skills and travels; in the 2nd, through

the querent's success in managing his own wealth, or his business
ventures; in the 5th, through gambling, sports, artistic abilities and
performing arts, children, brokerage, hobbies, and through wealth
inherited from the querent's father.
The conjunction, trine, and sextile of the lord of the 2nd house
with the benefics or the Lot of Fortune brings positive results in
terms of earnings. The aspects of the lord of the 2nd are also im-
portant. If the lord of the 2nd is in a harmonious aspect with the
lord of the 10th, the querent earns money through people in au-
thority, nobles, bosses and managers, or through business affairs
or in the public arena.
Inharmonious aspects between the lord of the 2nd and other
planets should also be considered. If that planet is the lord of the
3rd, the querent's siblings or close relatives may create difficulties
or obstacles for the querent's earnings. If the lord of the 2nd is in a
hard aspect with the lord of the 7th, the querent's spouse or part-
ner brings problems. If the lord of the 2nd is in hard aspect with the
lord of the 1st, the querent himself is the obstacle.
The house where the South Node is placed should also be con-
sidered, since the South Node restricts or damages the potentials
of the house it is in. If it is in the 8th, the querent may have losses
due to joint ventures; if in the 10th, the querent may have losses
due to the illegal practices of the bosses or the querent himself.
Lending and Borrowing

The lord of the Ascendant and the Moon represent the querent,
the lord of the 2nd represents the querent's budget. The 7th and its
lord represent the person from whom the querent wants to borrow
money (the quaesited), while the 8th and its lord represent the
money of the quaesited. If the lord of the Ascendant or the lord of
the 2nd is in conjunction, sextile, or trine with the lord of the 8th or
a planet in it, the querent gets or borrows the money he wants. On
the other hand, if there are inharmonious aspects between the

significators (if the lord of the Ascendant or 2nd is in conjunction,
square, or opposition with the malefics, or applies to conjunction
with the South Node), the querent cannot get or borrow the mon-
ey he wants.
If the lord of the 8th is in the l3t or 2nd houses, or if there is a
harmonious aspect between the lord of the 2nd and the lord of the
8th (or if they are in conjunction), the querent gets what he wants.
The Lot of Fortune or its lord in the 1st also indicates the same
thing.
If the querent's wish is related to an authority figure, boss, or
the government, the 10th and its lord represent the quaesited. The
11th house, which is the 2nd from the 10th, represents the money or
financial situation of the quaesited. If the lord of the Ascendant or
the Moon is in a harmonious aspect or conjunction with the lord of
the 10th or 11th, the querent gets the financial support from the
quaesited (who is a person in authority). On the other hand, if the
lord of the Ascendant or the Moon is in an inharmonious aspect
with the lord of the 10th or 11th, or unaspected, the querent cannot
get the financial support from the quaesited. The lord of the 11th
being placed in the 1st is a positive indicator, showing that the de-
sired outcome is likely.
By determining the planet which blocks the desired outcome
(the planet which is in an inharmonious aspect with the significa-
tor of the querent or the quaesited), the house which this planet is
in and the house(s) it rules, indicate who or what causes the obsta-
cles and in which field of life they will be experienced.
QUESTIONS ON 3rd HOUSE MATTERS

Under this heading I deal with siblings and close relatives, rumors
and news, and journeys.
Siblings and close relatives

If the question is about siblings, the lord of the Ascendant and
the Moon represent the querent, the 3rd house and its lord the
quaesited (the sibling, close relative, or neighbor). If the question
pertains to relatives, harmonious aspects between the lord of the
Ascendant and the lord of the 3rd bring positive relations with the
quaesited. The same influence is valid for harmonious aspects be-
tween the lord of the 3rd house and the Moon or the rising degree.
If the lord of the Ascendant is in the 3rci house, the querent strives
to find concord with his siblings or relatives; likewise when the
lord of the 3rd is in the 1st, the siblings or relatives try to find con-
cord with the querent.
If the malefics (Mars, Saturn, South Node) are in the 3rd house
at the time of the question, the querent is not supported by his
siblings or his inner circle, especially if Mars and Saturn are not in
their own dignities. If Venus, Jupiter, or the North Node is in the
3rd, the querent is supported by his siblings and inner circle.
If the lord of the Ascendant or the Moon is applying to a con-
junction, square, or opposition of malefics, the querent is harmed
due to his siblings and inner circle; if one of those significators are
applying to a sextile or trine with benefics, the querent is support-
ed by them.
"Is the rumor true?"

The 3rd house, the Moon, and Mercury are considered for such
questions. If the benefics are in the 3rd, or if the lord of the 3rd or
the Moon is applying to a conjunction, sextile, or trine of the
benefics, the rumor is true. The Moon being void in course indi-
cates that the rumor is false. The rumor is false when the Moon
and Mercury are in inharmonious aspects.
The benefics in the 1st indicate that the rumor is true or the of-
fer is a beneficial one. On the other hand, if Mars or Saturn is in
the 1st, the rumor is false and the offer is a bad one. The applying
harmonious aspect of the lord of the Ascendant with Jupiter, Ve-
nus, or the Sun, indicates that the rumor is true. Its conjunction,
square, or opposition with Saturn or Mars, as well as a conjunction
with the South Node, indicates that the rumor is false.
If the axes of the chart are on fixed signs, if the Moon and Mer-
cury are also in fixed signs, and if they are not affected by the
above negative conditions, the rumor is true.
If Jupiter, Venus, the Sun, or the North Node is in the 10th, the
news or the offer is beneficial for the future of the querent. On the
other hand, Saturn, Mars, or the South Node in the 10th indicates
that it is not beneficial.
Lee Lehman listed the possible arguments for the question "Is
the rumor true?" which she compiled from the works of William
Lilly and from Gadbury, in her The Martial Art of Horary.111
Indications of a true rumor:

• The lord of the Ascendant, the Moon, or the Moon's lord
(or the majority of them) in fixed signs, not cadent, and in
good aspect to the benefics or the Sun.
• All four angles in fixed signs, likewise the Moon and Mer-
cury, and they in turn are separating from malefics and
applying to an angular benefic.
• The MC/IC axis in fixed signs, and the Moon ruling either
angle.
111
Lehman, pp. 87-88.
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• The Moon in the 1st, 3rd, 10th, or 11th, separating from a

good aspect to any planet and applying by a good aspect to
the lord of the Ascendant.
Indications of a false or misleading rumor:

• The lord of the Ascendant, the Moon, or the lord of the
Moon cadent and afflicted by malefics (whether or not
they are in good zodiacal condition).
• Benefics in the 1st, but the Moon unfortunate.
• Mercury retrograde or debilitated.
• The planet to whom the Moon or Mercury next applies, be-
ing afflicted.
• The Moon either void in course or in a bad aspect to Mer-
cury.
• The Moon square or opposite Mercury, neither one being
in a good aspect to the Ascendant.
Other indications:
• The lord of the Ascendant or the Moon under the rays in-
dicates secrecy in the matter.
• If the lord of the 6th, 8th, or 12th is in the 1st, or afflicting
the lord of the Ascendant, or Mars or Satum is retrograde
and in the 1st, or in a bad aspect to either the ascending
degree or the lord of the Ascendant, the querent will re-
ceive damage or prejudice from the news.
Questions about journeys

For short distance journeys, the 3rd house should be considered,
whereas the 9th house should be reserved for long distance jour-
neys. For questions about short journeys, if Saturn, Mars, or the
South Node is in the 3ld, if the lord of the 3rd or the Moon is apply-
ing to the conjunction, square, or opposition of Satum, Mars, or
the South Node, the querent's journey will not be good, he will not
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benefit from this journey, or he will face some risks during it. For
long journeys, if Saturn, Mars, or the South Node is in the 9th, if
the lord of the 9th or the Moon is applying to the conjunction,
square, or opposition of Saturn, Mars, or the South Node, the
querent's journey will not be good, he will not benefit from this,
journey, or he will face some risks during it. The lord of the As-
cendant being slow in motion indicates that the journey will begin
within a short time or it will progress quickly.
QUESTIONS ON 4th HOUSE MATTERS

This advice concerns questions about hidden or mislaid items, buy-
ing and selling houses and lands, and moving to another place.
Hidden or mislaid items

First we should determine to whom the mislaid or hidden item
belongs. For instance, if the mislaid item belongs to the querent,
querent is the 1" and the item the 2nd; but if it belongs to the
querent's sibling, the sibling is the 3rd and the item the 4th (the 2nd
from the 3rd); if to the querent's child, the child is the 5th and the
item the 6th (the 2nd from it); if to the spouse, the spouse is the 7th
and the item the 8th (the 2nd from it).
Using the querent himself as the model, if the lord of the 2nd is
in one of the angular houses, then the missing item may be some-
where near the querent, probably where the querent is, or among
the things that the querent frequently uses. This is more signifi-
cant when the lord of the 2nd house is actually in the 1st house. If
the lord of the 2nd is in the 10th, the missing item is somewhere in
the querent's office; if it is in the 7th the item is in a place belonging
to the querent's spouse; if it is in the 4th the item is in the querent's
house, somewhere that the querent often uses.
If the mislaid item is a precious one, we should also look to the
house and the sign where the Lot of Fortune is.
We should also consider the element of the sign on the 2nd

house, the sign in which the lord of the 2 nd house is, and the sign of
the Lot and its lord. If most of these significators are in watery
signs, the lost item is in a place which is wet, damp, or near water.
In a house this may be the kitchen or bathroom. If the majority of
the significators are in fiery signs, the lost item is near heat such as
the oven, fireplace, or any kind of heater. If most of the significa-
tors are in earthy signs, the lost item is near the ground or the
earth, or in or under a flowerpot. If most of the significators are in
airy signs, the lost item is in an airy place, like somewhere near the
air conditioner.
William Lilly uses a slightly different approach. First he consid-
ers the ascending sign, its nature, and the quarter of heaven it
signifies (such as a fiery sign indicating the east). Secondly, he con-
siders what sign the lord of the Ascendant is in, the sign of the 4th,
and the sign the lord of the 4th house is in, what sign the Moon is
in, the sign in the 2ndhouse and the sign the lord of the 2ndhouse is
in, the sign which the Lot of Fortune is in and what quarter of the
heaven this sign signifies. Then, based on the greatest number of
testimonies, he predicts the place of the missing or lost item.112
Following is his list of the cardinal directions for each sign, orga-
nized by triplicity:
^TP: East; East-northeast; /: East-southeast.

Q: West; 11: West-southwest; West-northwest.
q9: North; North-northeast; H: North-northwest.
£>: South; South-southeast; 1*5: South-southwest.
If the significator of the lost item (the lord of the 2nd house or
the lord of the Lot of Fortune) is approaching a conjunction or
harmonious aspect with the lord of the Ascendant, or if the Moon
112
Lilly, p. 204.
is transferring the light to a conjunction or harmonious aspect be-

tween those two, the querent finds what he has lost. If there is a
square or opposition, or a reception between these two significa-
tors, the querent finds what he has lost after some difficulties and
effort.
Buying and selling lands or houses

The Ascendant and its lord represent the querent (whether buy-
er or seller), the 7th and its lord represent the other party. The
Moon and the 4th house and its lord represent the house or the
land that will be bought or sold. The 10th and its lord represent the
price of the house or land.
If there is an approaching harmonious aspect or conjunction be-
tween the lord of the Ascendant and the lord of the 7th, the buyer
and seller will reach an agreement. If there is no approaching as-
pect between these two, but the Moon is transferring the light be-
tween them by a conjunction or harmonious aspect, the same
thing is valid. If the approaching aspect between the lord of the
Ascendant and the lord of the 7th is an inharmonious one, the buy-
er and the seller cannot reach an agreement. If there is no
approaching aspect between the lord of the Ascendant and the lord
of the 7th, but the Moon is transferring the light between them by
a conjunction or inharmonious aspect, the buyer and the seller
cannot reach an agreement.
The lord of the Ascendant in the 7th house represents that the
querent is bargaining or he is bound to the conditions of the other
party. That means the other party has advantage. The lord of the
7th in the 1st means that the conditions of the other party are
bound to the querent: so the querent, represented by the 1st house,
has the advantage.
If there is a conjunction or harmonious aspect between the lord
of the Ascendant and the lord of the 4th, or a harmonious aspect
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between the Moon and the lord of the 4th, the querent buys or sells
the house that he asks the question about.
If Saturn, Mars, or the South Node is placed in the 4th house, the
house or land that will be bought or sold is in a bad condition. If
Jupiter, Venus, or the North Node is placed in the 4th, the house or
land is in a good condition. If the lord of the 4th or the Moon is ap-
plying to the conjunction, square, or opposition of Saturn or Mars
or to conjunction with the South Node, problems related to that
house or land may come to the surface. Buying the house might
not be a good decision.
For a question related to the price of the house or land, the 10th
house and its lord should be considered. If the lord of the 10th is in
one of the angular houses, if it is in its dignity, not retrograde, the
price of the house or land is expensive. If the lord of the 10th is in
one of the cadent houses, not in its dignity, or is retrograde or af-
flicted by the malefics, the price is cheap.
The same rules apply to rental situations.
"Is it good to move to another house, or stay in

place?"
The house that the querent currently lives in, is represented by
the 4th house and its lord. The house that he will move to is repre-
sented by the 7th house and its lord. Whether the benefics or
malefics are placed in these houses, or whether their lords apply to
an aspect with the malefics and the benefics, should be considered.
For instance, if Saturn or the South Node is placed in the 4th, the
querent does not feel comfortable in the house he is living in.
The same influence is valid when the lord of the 4th house is ap-
plying to the conjunction, square, or opposition with Mars or
Saturn, or applying to a conjunction with the South Node, or en-
tering into burning. If Jupiter, Venus, or the South Node is in the
7th, then moving to another place would be better. The same influ-
ence is valid when the lord of the 7th is applying to a conjunction or
harmonious aspect with Venus, Jupiter, or the North Node. The

lord of the 1st or the 4th placed in the 7th may indicate the querent
will move to another place.
If fixed signs are on the axes of the chart and the Moon is also in
a fixed sign, the querent does not move. If cardinal or mutable,
signs are on the axes and the Moon is in a cardinal or mutable sign,
the querent moves.
On this issue, William Lilly states: "If the Moon separate at [the]
time of the Question from Jupiter or Venus, then stay; if she sepa-
rate from an Infortune, remove; or a Fortune in the ascendant bids
you stay; an Infortune remove."113

Here I address questions related to pregnancy, children, mediators
and brokers, and the paternal inheritance.
Whether the querent will have children

For answering such questions, the sign on the 5th house, the lord
of the 5th, or the aspect between the Moon and the lord of the 5th
should be considered. Harmonious applying aspects between these
significators show that the querent will have a child. If the aspects
between the significators are inharmonious but they are in mutual
reception, the querent will have a baby after dealing with some
obstacles and delays.
According to William Lilly the lord of the Ascendant or the
Moon in the 5th house is a positive indicator of having a child. Even
if there is no major aspect between the lord of the Ascendant and
the lord of the 5th, if the Moon links those two through an apply-
ing aspect, the querent will have a child. Similarly, if a slower
113
Lilly, pp. 213-214.
planet is collecting the light of the lord of the Ascendant and the
lord of the 5th house, the querent will get pregnant.114
Benefics in the 5th house (Jupiter, Venus, and the North Node)
are positive indicators that the querent will have a child, whereas
malefics (Saturn, Mars, South Node) in that house are negative
indicators.
The lord of the 5^ in the 1st shows that the querent will have a
child. On the other hand, the lord of the 5th applying to a conjunc-
tion, square, or opposition of a malefic (Mars or Saturn), or a
conjunction with the South Node, indicates the opposite.
Benefics on the Ascendant, or with the lord of the 5th house or
the lord of the Ascendant, or the lord of the 5th house in the 7th
house, indicate that conception will occur or there is already a
pregnancy. If all of those combinations include malefic planets
with malefic aspects or the conjunction, the opposite is true. How-
ever, if the question is not whether the querent will get pregnant
now or at a specific time, but if she will ever get pregnant, the
querent's natal chart should be considered.
The lord of the 5th house placed in the 6th, 8th, or 12th houses, or
in a negative aspect with the planets that rule these houses (or
with malefics) means that the pregnancy may be a difficult one or
there may be a risk or abortion.
The timing of the pregnancy

If the querent wants to know when she will get pregnant, the
general condition of the lord of the 5th house is considered. In a
chart that promises pregnancy, if the lord of the 5th house is quick
in motion then the pregnancy will occur quickly. A retrograde or
slow-moving 5th house lord indicates a delay in pregnancy. If the
lord of the 5th is in one of the angular houses, pregnancy will occur
quickly; if is in one of the succedents, pregnancy will occur in the
114
Lilly, pp. 225-226.
medium term; if in one of the cadents, pregnancy will occur with a

delay. The lord of the 5th in one of the cardinal signs speeds up
pregnancy. If the lord of the 5th is in one of the mutable signs,
pregnancy occurs in the medium term; if in one of the fixed signs,
in the long term. If the lord of the 5th is in one of the mutable signs
but is quick and in direct motion, and safe from restricting aspects,
then pregnancy occurs quickly.
The lord of the 5th, the Moon, or the lord of the Ascendant in
conjunction, square, or opposition with Saturn indicates obstacles
or delay in pregnancy. When this aspect becomes exact (by con-
verting the degrees into days, months, or years), the querent or
the quaesited experiences some obstacles related to pregnancy.
Any benefics (Jupiter, Venus, the Lot of Fortune, or the North
Node) in the 5th house and their positive aspects may speed up the
timing of the pregnancy. The querent may get pregnant sooner
than she expects. On the other hand, any malefics (Saturn, Mars,
or the South Node) in the 5th house and their negative aspect may
delay the pregnancy.
The lord of the 5th or a planet in it being retrograde, may indi-
cate pregnancy will occur with a delay.
Positive significators for pregnancy

The lord of the Ascendant in a strong position, especially in one
of the angular houses, and the Moon in one of the angular houses,
are positive indicators about pregnancy.
The harmonious aspect of the Moon or one of the benefics with
a planet placed in the 5th indicates the querent will have a baby.
If the lord of the Ascendant makes a conjunction with the lord
of the 5th in one of the angular houses, and they are not afflicted by
the benefics nor burned, those indicators show that the querent
will have a baby.
The Moon or the lord of the 5th approaching an aspect with Ju-
piter or Venus, or being with the North Node, or approaching a
conjunction with the Lot of Fortune, increases the possibility of

having a baby. On the other hand the Moon or the lord of the 5th
approaching a conjunction, square, or opposition with Mars or
Saturn, or a conjunction with the South Node, may prevent preg-
nancy or increase the risk of miscarriage. Other negative
significators increase this possibility.
The sex of the children

To answer the question asked by a pregnant woman "is my baby
a girl or a boy?" we should consider the genders of the signs in
which the significators are placed. Masculine signs represent the
possibility of a boy, while feminine signs represent a girl. The sig-
nificators include: the sign on the Ascendant, the sign in which the
lord of the Ascendant is placed, the sign in which the lord of the 5th
is placed, the sign where the Moon is, the sign in which the lord of
the Moon is placed, and the sign in which the lord of the hour is
placed. If most of those significators are in masculine signs, it is
predicted that the baby is a boy. If the most of the significators are
in feminine signs then it is predicted the baby is a girl. (Masculine
signs are Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius and Aquarius. Fem-
inine signs are Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn and
Pisces.)
When such a question is asked, we should consider whether the
planet which the Moon next aspects, is in a masculine or feminine
sign. If the other significators are scattered in masculine and femi-
nine signs and the astrologer is indecisive in answering the
question, the gender of the planet the Moon next aspects should
be considered. If the Moon is approaching a planet which is in a
masculine sign, the baby is a boy; if it is approaching a planet
which is in a feminine sign, then it is a girl.
The gender of the planet in the 5th house and/or the next as-
pects of the Moon should also be considered. Saturn, Jupiter,
Mars, and the Sun are masculine; Venus and Moon are feminine.
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Mercury is considered masculine when he is in contact with a mas-

culine planet and feminine when in contact with a feminine one.
Mercury is also considered masculine if he is eastern, but feminine
if western.
The health of the mother and child

If the querent is asking about the baby's health during or after
the pregnancy, the 5th house, the lord of the 5th, and the Moon are
considered. Additionally, the 6th and 8th houses of the horary chart,
the 6th house from the 5th by derived houses (which means the
10th), and the 8th house from the 5th (which is the 12th) should also
be considered.
If the Moon or the lord of the 5th makes a conjunction, square,
or opposition with the benefits, or if any of them is approaching a
conjunction with the South Node, or is retrograde, burned, or in
one of the cadent houses, the baby's health is not in a good condi-
tion. Malefic significators (Saturn, Mars, and the South Node) in
the 1st house do not bode well. Likewise, negative aspects between
the lord of the 5th house and the lord of the 6th or 8th of the horary
chart, or with the lord of the 6th house from the 5th (that is, the
10th) or the lord of the 8th house, do not bode well either. If the lord
of the 5th is in the 6th and afflicted, the child may have some health
problems; if the lord of the 5th is in the 8th and afflicted, the child's
life may be under threat.
If the question is about the mother's health after birth, the
planets that the Moon will first make an aspect with, and the type
of aspect, should be considered. If the Moon is applying to a con-
junction, sextile, or trine with a planet, the mother's health will be
fine. An approaching aspect with a planet in its own dignity, in a
strong position and in one of the angular houses, also brings a pos-
itive prediction. If the Moon makes a square or opposition to
Jupiter or Venus, this position does not represent a health prob-
lem unless one of them is the lord of the 6th or the 8th. If the Moon
is approaching a conjunction, square, or opposition with Mars or

Satum, or a conjunction with the South Node, or a negative aspect
with the lord of the 6th or it represents negative conditions re-
lated to the mother's health.
"Will she have twins?"

For questions regarding twins, the significators in the double-
bodied signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces) are consid-
ered. Any double-bodied sign on the Ascendant and/or in the 5th
house, the Moon in any double-bodied sign, the lord of the Moon
in any double-bodied sign, the lord of the 5th house in any double-
bodied sign, and the lord of the hour in any double-bodied sign,
indicates the querent will have twins.
"When will a pregnancy occur?"

For this question, the approaching aspects of the main significa-
tor should be considered. The main criterion is the number of
degrees for the Moon or the lord of the 5th to make an exact aspect
with the planet in front of it. If this aspect is in one of the cardinal
signs the pregnancy occurs quickly; if in one of the mutable signs it
occurs in the medium term; if in one of the fixed signs it occurs
over the long term. If the significators make such an aspect in one
of the angular houses the pregnancy occurs quickly; in the succed-
ent houses, in the medium term; in the cadent houses, over the
long term.
If there is not an approaching aspect between these significa-
tors, then consider when the lord of the 5th or the Moon makes an
exact aspect with the lord of the hour. By calculating the future
date when this transiting aspect will become exact, the time of
conception may be predicted.
In the horary chart the degree of the Lot of children should also
be calculated. If one of the benefics, the lord of the Ascendant, the
lord of the 5th, or the Moon is approaching an aspect or conjunc-
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tion with this point, the future time when this aspect will reach
exactness in real time is calculated and the prediction is made ac-
cordingly. The formula for Lot of children is:
Diurnal: Ascendant + Saturn - Jupiter (from Jupiter to Sat-

urn, projected from Ascendant)
Nocturnal: Ascendant + Jupiter - Saturn (from Saturn to Ju-
piter, projected from Ascendant)
There are also two different formulas or Lots for the sex of the
children: the Lot of daughters and Lot of sons. Both of these
points should be calculated in the horary chart and their lords
should be taken into consideration. By determining the strongest
of these lords and their positions, prediction on the sex of the
child is made:
)t of daughters: Ascendant + Venus - Moon (from Moon to

Venus, projected from Ascendant)
>t of sons: Ascendant + Jupiter - Moon (from Moon to Ju-

piter, projected from Ascendant)
In addition to calculating when the applying aspect will reach

exact point, an ephemeris may also be used. For instance, let's as-
sume Gemini is rising and Libra is on the cusp of the 5th house;
moreover, Mercury (the lord of the Ascendant), is applying to con-
junction with Venus (the lord of the 5th). The prediction may be
made by calculating the degrees needed for an exact conjunction,
or through looking at ephemeris or astrology software for the ex-
act time of this conjunction in real time (which is a secondary
method). For such a question, if the lord of the Ascendant or the
Moon is close to the cusp of the 5th house, one may make a predic-
tion by counting the degrees. Similarly, if the lord of the
Ascendant, the Moon, or the lord of the 5th is at the end of its sign
and about to enter the next one, the prediction may be made based
on the time of changing signs.
"Will my relationship with my son or daughter im-

prove?"
The main significators that will help us answer this question are
the lord of the Ascendant, the lord of the 5th, and the Moon. A con-
junction, sextile, or trine between the lord of the Ascendant and
the lord of the 5th or the Moon, or transferring the light of those
two through a positive aspect or conjunction, indicates that the
querent's relationship with his children will improve. The same is
valid when a planet which is slower than the lord of the Ascendant
and the lord of the 5th is collecting the light of these two significa-
tors.
The lord of the Ascendant, the lord of the 5th, and the Moon ap-
plying to an aspect with a benefic or any benefits in the 1st or 5th
houses, also shows that the querent's relationship with his chil-
dren will improve. On the other hand, the lord of the Ascendant,
the lord of the 5th, or the Moon applying to a conjunction or nega-
tive aspect with a malefic in the 1st or 5th houses shows that the
relationship between the querent and his children will get worse.
In addition to the benefics (Jupiter, Venus, North Node), the
above-mentioned main significators applying to an aspect with a
dignified planet may also be considered a positive indicator. For
instance, benefics applying to an aspect with a dignified Mercury
shows that the querent's dialogue with his child will improve.
Benefics in the 1st house of the horary chart indicate that the
querent is right-minded and trying to improve the situation. When
malefics are in the 1st, the querent may behave in a repressive
(Saturn) or harsh (Mars) manner towards his child. When malefics
or benefics are placed in the 5th, they may relate to the attitude of
the querent's child. Malefics in the 5th suggest that the child is ill-
minded or problematic; he may be rebellious and combative (Mars)

or cold and distant (Saturn).
Mediators and brokers

As the 5th house also relates to mediators and middle-men, it-
should be considered for questions relating to mediators and bro-
kers,115 The buyer and seller in transactions or in business deals
are represented by the 1st and 7th houses. The person who mediates
between the two parties is represented by the lord of the 5th, plan-
ets in the 5th, and the Moon.
The lord of the 5th being in positive aspect with the lord of the
Ascendant and the lord of the 7th show that the mediator will do
his duty for the parties and help the deal. On the other hand, the
lord of the 5th house applying to an inharmonious aspect with the
lord of the Ascendant and the lord of the 7th shows the mediator
will not be successful or will make trouble. Similarly, if the Moon
transfers the light of the lord of the Ascendant and the lord of the
7th through a negative aspect, or if a slower third planet is in nega-
tive aspects with the lord of the Ascendant and the lord of the 7th,
the mediator will not be successful.
If the lord of the 5th house (representing the mediator) is apply-
ing to a negative aspect with the lord of the 2nd (the finances of the
querent), the mediator may create financial problems for the
querent: the querent may pay more for the thing he bought, or he
may pay more in commissions than he should. However, if the lord
of the 5th is applying by a positive aspect to the lord of the 2nd (or
the lord of the 2nd applies by a positive aspect to the lord of the 5th
), the mediator or the broker will have a positive influence on the
querent's budget. For instance, the mediator may contribute to a
115
BD: In most traditional texts these are identified as royal legates and am-
bassadors, which perform similar functions.
profitable transaction and may help the querent earn or save mon-
ey.
"Shall I inherit from my father?"

If the question is related to an inheritance from the father, or
profit due to a business with the father, the lord of the 4th (the sig-
nificator of the father) and the lord of the 5th (profit expected from
the father) are considered. The lord of the Ascendant represents
the querent, as always. Planets in the 5th house are related to the
profit or inheritance expected from the father. The benefics, the
Lot of Fortune, or the North Node being in the 5th indicates the
querent will make a profit through his father.
Positive aspects or reception between the lord of the 2nd and the
lord of the 5th, or the lord of the 2nd placed in the 5th and in positive
aspect, also means the querent will make a profit through his fa-
ther. Similarly, if the lord of the Ascendant or the lord of the 2nd is
applying to a conjunction or a positive aspect with the Lot of For-
tune, or applying to a conjunction with the North Node, the
querent will take advantage of his father's wealth, or profit
through a business with his father. If the lord of the 5th is burned,
retrograde, or in a conjunction, square, or opposition with the ma-
lefics, or applying to a conjunction with the South Node, the
querent will not get financial support from his father.
A conjunction or positive aspect between the lord of the 2nd with
Venus or Jupiter, Jupiter being in the 2nd or in positive aspects or
conjunction with the lord of the 2nd, indicates the querent will be
able to get the financial support he wanted from his father.
If there is no applying aspect between the lord of the Ascendant
and the lord of the 4th or 5th houses, but the Moon is transferring
the light between these significators, or a slower third planet col-
lects their light, the querent's expectation will come true and he
will be able to get financial support from his father.
Any malefics (Saturn, Mars, and the South Node) in the 4th
house may indicate that the querent's expectation from his father
will not be realized. If the lord of the 5th is in a negative placement
and in hard aspects, the father's financial situation is inadequate
and the querent will not seize the opportunities he wanted. This
problem is more significant when these malefics in the 4th or ruling
the 4th are in negative aspects or a conjunction with the lord of the
Ascendant or the Moon.
The same criteria are valid for questions related to questions on
profits from real estate. As the 5th house is the 2nd from the 4th, it
also represents profit from real estate.

This section pertains to questions related to diseases and weak-
nesses.
To answer such questions, the Ascendant, planets in the 1st

house, the lord of the Ascendant, planets in the 6th, the lord of the
6th, and the Moon should be considered. The planet to which the
Moon made her last aspect gives information about the disease,
and the planet the Moon will next aspect gives information on the
course of the disease.
William Lilly uses the houses as they map onto certain body
parts, from the first house (head) to the twelfth (feet). For in-
stance, he says: "If the first house be afflicted by the presence of an
evil Planet and he Retrograde, Combust, Peregrine, slow in mo-
tion, or in square or opposition to any Planet who is Lord of the
fourth, sixth, eighth or twelfth, the Disease is then in the Head, or
in that or those parts of the Body which the Planet or Planets sig-
nify in that Sign then ascending. As if the Sign ascending be
Cancer, and Saturn therein, you may judge, the sick party is afflict-
ed in the Head, or such diseases as are incident to the Head,
because that first house signifies in man's Body the Head, and is
now afflicted by the position of Saturn in that house."116
Afterwards, he considers the sign where this malefic planet is
and maps them onto the body in a way that derives from the signs
they rule. Again using Saturn in Cancer, he says "you shall also
judge the sick party is Diseased with a Looseness or Flux in the Bel-
ly, or an imperfection in the Reins117 or Secrets,118 or troubled with
cold, raw Matter in his Stomach, because Saturn in Cancer does
signify those members,119 or else with some rotten Cough."120
Below you may see Lilly's reference table which helps explain his
method. Saturn is the lord of Capricorn, so we can treat Capricorn
as the head, all the way around to the twelfth sign from it (Sagitta-
rius) indicating the feet—this is when Saturn is in these signs.
(Other planets have their own derived signs.) When we count for-
ward from Capricorn to Cancer, we move seven signs forward.
Both the seventh house (in the house method) and Saturn's posi-
tion in the seventh sign from Capricorn (in the sign method)
indicate the same parts of the body. In the natural zodiac starting
with Aries, the seventh sign is Libra, and consequently we under-
stand why Saturn's position in the seventh sign from Capricorn
likewise indicates the kidneys, belly and genitals. Saturn also rules
Aquarius, so when we start with Aquarius and reach Cancer, we
move six signs forward. The sixth natural sign is Virgo, which rules
the intestines.
116
Lilly, pp. 243-44.
117
BD: That is, the kidneys.
118
BD: That is, the genitals.
119
BD: That is, limbs" or organs of the body.
120
Lilly, p. 244.
Kidneys Genitals Knees

Thighs
Feet Legs Head
Shoulder
Heart Arms Kidneys Genitals
Breast Belly Throat Head
Neck
Breast Genitals
Legs Thighs
Kidneys Arms
Ankles Throat
Genitals Breast
Kidneys Knees Legs Head

Qp Belly Thighs Shoulders Throat Breast
Genitals Arms Arms Stomach
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Belly Knees Throat
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Thighs Heart Stomach
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Knees Belly Heart
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1^5 Genitals Throat Breast
Knees belly Heart
Heart
Belly
Throat
Feet Head
Knees Shoulders Heart
Kidneys Small
Thighs Arms Sto mach
Genitals intestines
Belly
Shoulder
Throat
Arms
Kidneys
Bowels
Genitals
Back
Throat Shoulders Breast
Knees Bowels
Thighs Arms Kidneys
Head Thighs
Hands Genitals Heart
Thighs Back
Feet Thighs Genitals
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Legs
Breast Stomach Kidneys
Head Neck
Feet Eyes
Thighs Genitals Thighs
Knees
Feet
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Head Shoulders
Breast
Heart
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Feet Genitals Thighs
Shoulders Breast
Belly Thighs Knees
Neck Heart
Ankles Throat
Figure 14: Table of body parts, by planets in signs
I should admit that I personally do not use this method. I make

my comments based on the body parts which are represented by
the natural signs that the significators of illness are placed in. For
instance, if Cancer is on the cusp of the 6th house, I judge that the
querent may have health problems related to his stomach, breasts
or lungs (the natural rulership of Cancer). If Saturn is in this
house, I again think that the querent may have health problems
related to his stomach, breasts or lungs, but because Saturn is
there, I would warn the querent about possible risks related to
those body parts because of his malefic presence. The sign where
the Moon is placed also gives us valuable hints on the body parts
that may be exposed to health problems.
In general, planets in the 6th and where the lord of the 6th is
placed should be considered. The sign on the cusp of the 6th gives
information on the type and nature of the disease. If there is any
planet in the 6th house, the body parts represented by this planet
may get damaged. The planet to which the lord of the 6th has made
its most recent aspect, and the planet it is applying to, should be
considered. The sign and the house the Moon is in, the planet to
which the Moon made her most recent aspect, and the planet she
approaches next, should also be considered. And of course, the na-
ture of the aspect is also important! Consequently, it is possible to
understand which part of the querent's body is exposed to an ill-
ness, its nature and quality, and the course of illness.
The majority of the significators placed in fiery signs represent
inflammatory diseases; in earthy signs, illnesses caused by toxic
substances; in airy signs, diseases related to the nervous and res-
piratory system, intestinal gas, spasms, anxiety, insomnia; in
watery signs, diseases caused by emotional stress, phlegm, and dis-
charge.
The quality of the signs where the significators are placed
should also be considered. If the majority of the significators are in
cardinal signs, the illness is an acute one. Cardinal signs represent
positive or negative quick developments. If the majority are in
fixed signs, the illness may last long and even get chronic, if the
majority are in mutable signs, the course of the illness may change,
or the illness may recur.
Saturn represents chronic diseases and Mars represents acute
diseases. According to Lilly, "hot and dry Diseases, which are pro-
created from the influence of Mars and the Sun are but short, and
are determined by the motion of the Moon; Saturn produces
chronic Infirmities; Jupiter and Sun short; Mars more short, vio-
lent and quick; Venus a mean between both; Mercury divers and
inconstant; the Moon such as do again revert, as the Falling-
sickness, Giddiness, Swimming of the head, Gouts, &c."121
If the last degrees of a sign are on the cusp of the 6th, or if the
lord of the 6th or the Moon is placed in the last degrees of a sign,
the illness is about to end, or is about to proceed to another phase.
The prediction should be made by considering whether that planet
is comfortable in the sign it will move to. A planet in the last de-
121
Lilly, pp. 247-248.
grees of a house towards the beginning of the next house requires

a similar interpretation. To understand when this change will take
place, we should consider how many degrees are needed to change,
and apply our symbolic methods. If the planet enters a cardinal
sign, the course of the illness changes within a shorter period of
time (days, weeks); if it enters a mutable sign the change occurs in
the medium term (weeks, months); if a fixed sign, over the long
term (months, years).
If the lord of the 6th is placed in one of the malefic houses (6th,
S'h, 12th) and has negative aspects with the other planets, es-
pecially with the lords of the 6th, 8th, or 12th houses or with the
malefics, if it is burned or entering into burning, if the Moon also
has negative aspects—all of these indicators show that the illness
is a bad one or will get worse. If the lord of the 6th is retrograde, the
illness recurs or its course changes.
If one of the benefics is in the 6th or the lord of the 6th house is in
positive aspects with the benefics, the querent recovers. The appli-
cation of the lord of the 6th to a conjunction, sextile, or trine with
Jupiter is a positive situation. An application to a conjunction, sex-
tile, or trine with Venus, or conjunction with the North Node, also
indicates a positive development.
If one of the malefics is in the 6th, the illness gets problematic.
The querent should take this illness seriously. The application of
the lord of the 6th to a conjunction, square, or opposition with the
malefics, or to a conjunction with the South Node or conjunction
with the Sun indicates that the illness develops in a negative way,
or the querent should fight the illness.
When the positions of the lord of the Ascendant and the lord of
the 6th are compared, if the lord of the 6th is stronger than the oth-
er, the disease may progress. On the other hand, if the lord of the
Ascendant is stronger than the lord of the 6th, the patient may get
well, even if he does not get medical support. If the lord of the As-
cendant is stronger than the lord of the 8th, then life overcomes
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death. If the contrary is true, then death is likely. Only one criteri-
on is not enough for predicting death, but this is one of the main
indicators.
If the lord of the 6th is retrograde or slow moving, the disease
may last for a long time. The lord of the 6th in the 12th suggests the
disease will last or become chronic, especially if this lord is in one
of the fixed signs and in an applying aspect to Saturn. The lord of
the 6th in the 8th makes us think the disease will result in death,
especially if this significator in the 8th is in hard aspects with the
malefics or applying to a conjunction with the Sun. The lord of the
8th in the 6th represents the same thing.
The lord of the 1st house placed in the 6th indicates the querent
does things that make him sick; the lord of the 6th in the 1st shows
that the querent may already have the disease. If the lord of the 6th
is a malefic and is in a negative aspect with the lord of the Ascend-
ant, the disease may become dangerous.
Even if the other significators in a horary chart are in negative
placements, if the lord of the Ascendant in a strong position it is a
positive indicator that the querent will get healthy. Even if the lord
of the Ascendant is in the 8th, if it is not in detriment and there are
applying aspects with the benefits and strong planets, the querent
will get healthy. However, when the lord of the Ascendant is in the
8th or 4th (which represent the end of life), in detriment or fall, and
applying to a conjunction with the Sun, the querent faces serious
risks.
Negative aspects between the lord of the Ascendant and the
lords of the 6th, 8th, or 12th houses, lead us to think that the
querent's illness will progress in a negative way. However, this
alone cannot be a definitive criterion. The Moon or the lord of the
6th in negative aspects with the lords of these houses, or with the
malefics, should also be considered. The lord of the Ascendant
placed in a weak sign or house, indicates the querent is tired, weak,
or anxious and unable to manage the condition.
If the lord of the Ascendant, the lord of the 6th, or the Moon is
burned (that is, when the significator is entering into burning), the
disease shows a negative progress. For planets slower than the Sun
(Mars, Jupiter, Saturn), this occurs when the Sun is applying to
conjunction with them; for the fast moving planets (the Moon,
Mercury, Venus), this is when they apply to him. If the Moon is
waning or applying to a conjunction with the South Node or the
Sun, the querent's disease will show a negative progress.
The luminaries being weakly placed, under the horizon, or in
negative aspects with the malefics, indicate that the querent's
health is in a weak position because the Moon represents the body
and health, and the Sun represents the life force.
Even if the luminaries are in negative aspects with the malefics,
so long as they are supported by the benefics the course of the dis-
ease may progress positively. The Sun applying to a harmonious
aspect with Jupiter is also an indication that the querent will get
better.
Benefics being more strongly placed as compared with the ma-
lefics, also shows that the querent's health will improve.
If the Moon and Ascendant are not negatively aspected but their
lords are in negative aspects, the health problem is not physical
but a spiritual one.
The aspects of the Moon are crucial factors in determining the
course of the disease. If the Moon is separating from a conjunc-
tion, square, or opposition with one of the malefics and applying
to a conjunction, square, or opposition with a malefic, the
querent's health will get worse. On the other hand, if the Moon is
separating from a conjunction, sextile, or trine with a benefic and
applying to a conjunction, sextile, or trine with a benefic, the
querent's health will get better.
If the Moon has good aspects and the lord of the Ascendant is
not afflicted, there is not much to worry about regarding the dis-
ease. The Moon transferring the light of the lord of the Ascendant
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to the lord of the 6th through a negative aspect indicates that the
querent will become sick; the Moon transferring the light of the
lord of the Ascendant to the lord of the 8th shows the querent will
be faced with a fatal risk or will have surgery. However, all other
factors should be considered and the question should not be an- •
swered based on only one criterion.
If there is no negative aspect between the lord of the Ascendant
and the lord of the 8th but there is a harmonious aspect or mutual
reception between them, the risk of death is low. The querent
overcomes the disease even if he experiences difficulties during the
course of the disease.
The lord of the Ascendant, the Moon, or the lord of the 8th in
conjunction with a malefic fixed star such as Algol, indicates fatal
diseases, if confirmed by other significators.
The 7th house should be considered for questions relating to the
doctor who treats the disease. If the lord of the 7th is in detriment
or badly placed, the doctor may not be successful in healing the
patient.
The 10th house should be considered to see if the treatment of
the disease will be successful or not. If the benefics are in the 10th,
or if the lord of the 10th is in a strong position and supported by
the benefics, the querent will benefit from the treatment. If the
malefics are in the 10th or if the lord of the 10th is ill-placed, or if it
is detriment, the querent will not benefit from the treatment.
If the significators are not favorable, the querent may suffer.
The 4th house should be considered for the result of the treat-
ment. If malefics are in the 4th or there is an inharmonious aspect
between the lord of the 4th and the lord of the 8th, the treatment
does not bring the expected results and, if confirmed by the other
significators, death may be the result.

Under this heading I give practical advice on questions related to
marriage and partnerships.
Marriage and relationships

The Ascendant, planets in it, and its lord represent the querent,
while the 7th, planets in it, and its lord represent the quaesited. If
there are harmonious aspects between these significators at the
time of the question, then a positive result is expected. If there is
no aspect between them but the Moon is transferring the light to a
conjunction or harmonious aspect between them, or a third planet
slower than them is collecting their light, the result is positive. If
the aspect is a negative one but there is mutual reception between
the significators, then even though a negative outcome is ex-
pected, a positive outcome may be welcomed after having some
problems, if the main significators related to the marriage or rela-
tionship do not aspect each other and a third planet is collecting or
transferring the light, the problem is solved by the help of third
parties.
The Sun is the main significator for the man and Venus is the
main significator for the woman. If there is an approaching con-
junction between them, the question is answered positively. When
there is a conjunction between the Sun and Venus, a burned Venus
is not interpreted as a problem, but the querent and the quaesited
meet and a positive outcome is expected. If the querent is a wom-
an, the Sun's position should be considered for the quaesited, and
if the querent is a man the position of Venus should be considered
for the quaesited. (Venus is the significator and not the Moon, be-
cause the Moon represents the general course of events.)
The Moon approaching a conjunction or harmonious aspect
with Venus means the outcome is positive, whether the querent is
a woman or man.
The Sun or Venus ruling the 1st or 7th houses alters the situation,
as these planets are then the significators of those specific houses.
To explain: if Leo is rising at the time of the question and the
querent is a woman, the Sun becomes the significator of the wom-
an who asks the question.
If the question is about the relationship between a man and an-
other man, or with a woman and another woman, then the Sun
and Venus cannot be used in this method.
While answering questions about marriage and relationships, if
the significator of the querent is strong, the querent has power. If
the significator is weak, the querent has limited power to manage
the issue and feels anxious.
The lord of the 7th placed in the 1st indicates there will be a rela-
tionship between the querent and the quaesited. The lord of the 1st
house in the 7th house is a positive significator, but does not con-
firm that a relationship will start unless other significators also
support this. If the lord of the Ascendant is in the 7th or is in a
harmonious aspect or conjunction with the lord of the 7th, the rela-
tionship is confirmed. If the lord of the Ascendant in the 7th makes
an aspect with the Moon, and the Moon transfers its light to the
lord of the 7th, again the relationship is confirmed.
If there is no aspect between the lord of the Ascendant and the
lord of the 7th, nor does the Moon transfer light, and no third
planet collects the light, we should see whether or not there is mu-
tual reception between these planets. If there is no reception, an
antiscion should be considered. If there is an antiscion between
these two planets, the marriage or a relationship is likely. If there
is a contra-antiscion, there will not be a marriage nor a re-
lationship.
Even if there is a negative aspect between the lord of the As-
cendant and the lord of the 7th, if there is a mutual reception
between them then a marriage or relationship may start.
The lord of the 7th house in the 1st indicates the quaesited is in-
terested in the querent. The lord of the 1st house in the 7th shows
the querent is interested in the quaesited. On the other hand, if
the lord of the 7th is in the 7th, the quaesited is only interested in
himself, not in the querent. This means that in terms of making a
proposal the querent may not get a positive answer. If the lord of
the 1st is in the 1st, the querent is not interested in the other party
despite being the one asking the question.
The house where the lord of the lstand/or the Moon is placed
shows what the querent is asking for. If the lord of the l9t or the
Moon is in the 8th, the querent is interested in the financial condi-
tions of the quaesited. If the lord of the Ascendant or the Moon is
in the 5th, the querent is rather interested in sexuality.
If there is no aspect, reception, or antiscion between the signifi-
cators of the querent and quaesited, if the Moon is not
transferring the light between these significators, nor does anoth-
er planet collect the light, nor is there a planet at the cusp of the
7th confirming the marriage, there will not be a relationship or
marriage.
When the lord of the Ascendant applies to an aspect with the
lord of the 7th, if one of them shifts to another sign before the as-
pect becomes exact, the conditions of these people will change
before the marriage or relationship starts, and they will change
their directions.
As the lord of the Ascendant applies to a conjunction or positive
aspect with the lord of the 7th, if one of them makes an aspect with
another planet before their own aspect becomes exact, then a third
person will interfere and the course of the relationship will change.
The house ruled by this interfering planet represents the person or
the matter that interferes. For instance, if this interfering planet is
the lord of the 3rd, the problem stems from the siblings or one's
close circle. If it is the lord of the 2nd or 8th, the problem is related
to money. By predicting the reason for this intervention, we may
consider the ways to avoid possible problems in the course of

events. If the interfering planet makes positive aspects with the
main significators, then this person or event may have a positive
influence on the relationship. By being aware of this support, it
may be possible to take more advantage of the situation.
Positive indicators of marriage in a horary chart are: malefics
not being in the 7th house, the lord of the 7th house not being ret-
rograde or burned, and Venus (the general significator for
marriage) not being in detriment.
A Moon-Sun square or opposition indicates problems in mar-
riage and relationships, but this alone does not indicate divorce or
separation.
If the querent is a woman and the Sun is afflicted in some way,
applying to a conjunction or negative aspect with the malefics, the
querent experiences problems with the quaesited man. This man
may have some troubles and barriers. If the querent is a man and
Venus is afflicted, applying to a conjunction or negative aspects
with the malefics, the querent experiences problems with the
quaesited woman. This woman may have some troubles and barri-
ers. In such questions, not the Moon, but Venus, indicates the
woman (as the Moon represents the course of the events).
If there is a planet in the 7th of the horary chart, the nature of
this planet gives information about the quaesited. For instance, if
Mercury is in the 7th the quaesited is a communicative, talkative,
smart, and skillful person. Venus in the 7th indicates the quaesited
is pretty, beautiful, harmonious, easygoing, and skilled in arts. If
Jupiter is in the 7th, the quaesited is religious, literate, cultured,
rich, or a foreigner, or someone who has a connection with foreign
countries.
For questions on marriage, we should consider the following: if
there is an opposition between the two significators, if the signifi-
cators are about to change signs, and whether they are retrograde
or direct. If two significators are in opposition but there is recep-
tion between them, the difficulty of the relationship may lessen

but does not disappear. A square with reception may lessen the
difficulties. But an opposition (even with a reception), means the
marriage may not take place.
The lord of the 7th house leaving the 1st house and moving to-
wards the 2nd or, leaving the sign on the cusp of the l8t house, or
leaving the sign of the Lot of marriage (see below), may show the
spouse is about to leave the querent, or the conditions of the
spouse are about to change.
Here is another scenario which uses dignities. Suppose that the
querent is a man and the lord of the 7th is in one of the signs it
rules (showing that the woman is focused on herself and secure in
her current situation), while the Sun (indicating the querent or
man) is in the sign where the lord of the 7th house is in detriment.
In this tough situation, there will probably not be a love affair be-
tween the two without some other powerful indications, because
the planets do not show a positive relationship to the dignities of
the other person: the significator of the woman is in her own dig-
nity and the Sun is in a place where the lord of the 7th is
uncomfortable.
Or, let the Moon be in a mute sign and the lord of the 7th is in
its own dignity: the other person will be focused on him- or her-
self, rather than the querent (due to being in its own dignity). In
this case, unless the querent speaks up (since the Moon suggests
keeping silent), the relationship will not work.
The timing of marriage

Count the number of degrees up to the point when the aspect
between the lord of the Ascendant and the lord of the 7th will be
exact, or when the Moon reaches the exact degree while transfer-
ring the light, or when the collection of light will reach the exact
degree, or when a planet applies to the cusp of the 7th. When the
exactness of the aspect or conjunction is in a cardinal sign, it indi-
cates the querent will marry in the short term; in mutable signs, in
the middle term; in fixed signs, over the long term. Cardinal signs
indicate days, mutable signs indicate months, and fixed signs indi-
cate years. Fast significators also speed up the time.
"Who stirs up the problem?"

For this question, the Ascendant and its lord, and the 7th and its
lord, should be considered. To understand who stirs up the prob-
lem, the most recent aspects of the significators should be
observed, as the issue already stems from the past.
If the lord of the Ascendant makes negative aspects, the prob-
lems stem from the querent; the same is true for malefics (Saturn,
Mars, the South Node) in the 1st. If the lord of the 7th makes nega-
tive aspects, the problems stem from the quaesited; the same is
true for malefics placed in the 7th.
If the lord of the 7th is in the 12th and its recent aspects are neg-
ative, separating from the malefics, then we may conclude that the
deceiving party in this relationship is the quaesited. On the other
hand, if the lord of the Ascendant is in the twelfth house and its
recent aspects are negative, separating from the malefics, the
querent may be the one who deceives.
As the lord of the Ascendant represents the querent and the
lord of the 7th represents the quaesited, we look to which of those
significators is in a fixed sign, and the quality of the sign where
Venus is placed—if the querent is a man asking a question about
the woman's loyalty. (If the querent is a woman, we look at the
sign and quality of the sign which the Sun is in.) Significators in
fixed signs are considered as an indicator of loyalty by the ancient
astrologers. On the other hand, this cannot be a sole indicator and
other factors should be examined. For questions about adultery, a
conjunction or negative aspect with Mars is considered; even so,
this again is not a sole indicator. William Lilly emphasizes that as-
trology requires making judgments on questions, but it is better to
remain silent in certain types of questions because any unfortu-

nate statement may cause unpleasant things.122
In the case of an unhappy marriage or relationship, the previous
aspects of the Sun and Venus are considered in order to under-
stand who is more affected in this situation. If the Sun's previous
aspects are negative, the man is unhappy; if Venus, the woman is
unhappy.
The lord of the Ascendant applying to a negative aspect, or ma-
lefics being in the 7th house, each shows that the querent will not
be happy in a marriage or relationship. The lord of the 7th applying
to negative aspects, or malefics being in the 7th, means the
quaesited will not be happy.
If the lord of the Ascendant, the lord of the 7th, or the Moon is
in the 12th house, then some secret, out-of-control, or beyond-
control factors may prevail in the marriage or relationship. If all of
the significators are in the 12th, the marriage or relationship will
never work well, or it is unfavorable.
Questions about third parties

Many questions on relationships include other people! For in-
stance, questions like "I am married but shall I have a future with
my lover?" are common. The lord of the 7th house should always be
considered for the quaesited. In such cases, Saturn may be consid-
ered for the unwanted husband. A planet which has just made an
aspect with the querent's significators may be considered for the
querent's lover. For instance, if this significator is a planet in the
10th then the lover may be someone from the business environ-
ment.
Let's assume that a woman asks "Shall my marriage survive?"
and the lord of the 1st house is Venus: the lord of the 7th is there-
fore Mars, and the Sun represents the woman's husband. Let's
122
Lilly, p. 313.
assume that both Mars and the Sun are in Cancer, and the Moon is
in Pisces. All of these significators are in signs ruled by Jupiter. So,
the things represented by Jupiter are important for all those par-
ties. The Sun, who represents the husband, exalts Jupiter. That
means the person represented by the Sun shows great respect (ex-
altation) to the person represented by Jupiter. Here, Jupiter may
represent a known mistress of the husband.
According to John Frawley, the lords of the Ascendant and the
th
7 house, the Moon, the Sun, and Venus all represent different
things. The lords of the 1st and 7th represent the individuality of
the people involved; they are the "head." The Moon is the significa-
tor of the querent but especially represents the emotions of the
querent; she is the "heart." The Sun or Venus is related to sexual
attraction, passions and animal instincts.123
The lord of the 1st on the cusp of the 7th means it is in a sign
where it is in detriment. This means that the querent loves the
quaesited, but he is unguarded because of this love. The lord of the
1st placed in the other sign ruled by the lord of the 7th also repre-
sents the same thing. This situation can also suggest that the
querent's love is linked to being unhappy and weak (i.e., in detri-
ment), so that when the unhappiness of the querent dissolves, his
love may also end. The same applies when the lord of the 7th is in
the 1st or in the other sign ruled by the lord of the 1st.
In questions concerning relationships, if one of the main sig-
nificators is in contact with another planet which is not a
significator, we may conclude that another person is involved be-
hind the scenes or is of interest to the querent or quaesited (such
as another lover).
123
Frawley, p. 193.
Lots of marriage and divorce

There are many natal Lots for marriage and relationships, but
good ones for use in horary are the following:
Lot of marriage: Ascendant + DSC - Venus (from Venus to

the Descendant, projected from the Ascendant)
Lot of Divorce:124 Ascendant + DSC - Mars (from Mars to the

Descendant, projected from the Ascendant)
Instead of looking at which house the Lot of marriage is in, con-

sider the place of its lord. If the lord is in one of the fixed signs, the
marriage will not end; if in one of the cardinal signs, the marriage
will end due to taking quick action; and if in one of the mutable
signs, the marriage will have ups and downs. If the lord of the Lot
of marriage is in detriment, especially if it is in a conjunction or
negative aspect with planets like Saturn and Uranus, there will be
some difficulties in the marriage.
Mars and Uranus may be significators of divorce on their own, if
they are in a conjunction, square, or opposition with the significa-
tors of marriage (such as the lord of the Lot of marriage, the lord
of the 1st, or the lord of the 7th). If the question is "Will this rela-
tionship continue," Uranus on the cusp of the 7th tells us that the
answer is "no."
The Lot of divorce and its lord in negative aspects with other
planets, especially its conjunction or negative aspects with Mars,
Saturn, or Uranus, show the divorce will be problematic.
124
Frawley, p. 123.

These questions relate to threats and dangers, mutual earnings,
and debts.
"Will he survive?"
First, we need to determine the relationship between the
querent and the quaesited. The querent is represented by the lord
of the 1st house. To determine the significator of the quaesited, we
should count houses relative to the Ascendant. If the quaesited is
the querent's sibling, the planets in the 3rd house and the lord of
the 3rd are the significators of the quaesited. The Moon is also one
of the significators of the quaesited, as well as being the significa-
tor of the course of the events.
As this question is related to death, we should consider the 8th
house of the horary chart but also the 8th relative of the house of
the quaesited. For instance, if the quaesited is the querent's sib-
ling, we should start with the 3rd house (the sibling) and count 8
houses until we reach the 10th (the sibling's death). If malefics are
placed in the 8th or in the derived 8th, or if the lord of that house is
under pressure, then we may conclude that the quaesited has a risk
of death. When such a question is asked, we may also consider the
4th house of the chart or the derived 4th from the quaesited (in the
example of a sibling, this would be the 6th, which is the 4th from the
3rd).
If the significator of the quaesited or the Moon is in detriment,
entering into burning, or in negative aspects with the lord of the
8th or the derived 8th, then the quaesited has a risk of death. If the
Moon or the significator of the quaesited is separating from any
negative aspect with the above-mentioned significator, we may
conclude that the quaesited had a risk of death in the past but now
the risk is about to decrease. However when negative aspects are
applying, the risk of death increases.
If the question is about a missing person, then we should con-

sider the place and future aspects of the lord of the quaesited and
the Moon. If either significator is in one of the angular houses, in a
strong position, without any applying negative aspects, we may
conclude that the quaesited is alive and well. The house and the
sign where this significator is, informs us as to where the
quaesited may be. If this planet is in the 12th house, the quaesited
may be in a closed and secluded place; if in the 3rd, he is nearby; if
in the 9th or 7th, he is far away. If the significator is in a weak house
position, we may conclude that the quaesited is also weak and
cannot change the course of events. If the significator is in a
strong position, the quaesited may take care of himself and change
the conditions through his own choice. If the significator is in det-
riment or fall, the quaesited may be hurt or cannot manage any of
the circumstances; he may be anxious, weak, or unhealthy. This is
a strong possibility when the aspects of the planet and the Moon
are negative. The house where this significator is, and the houses it
rules, inform us as to who may harm the quaesited and what the
conditions are.
If the lord of the quaesited is retrograde, or if the Moon con-
joins with a retrograde planet, the quaesited returns suddenly and
unexpectedly. If this retrograde planet is also in detriment or
about to be in detriment, the quaesited returns in a hurt or dam-
aged condition.
If the significator of the quaesited is in the last degrees of a sign
and about to shift into the next sign, we may conclude that the
conditions of the quaesited are about to change. If the significator
is in its dignity and is shifting to the sign of its detriment or fall,
the conditions of the quaesited will change negatively. If the sig-
nificator is already in detriment, fall, or peregrine, and is shifting
into its dignity, the conditions of the quaesited will change posi-
tively. For instance, if Venus is the significator of the quaesited
and is in the last degree of Virgo, about to enter Libra, the condi-
tion of the quaesited changes in a positive direction. But if Venus

is in the last degree of Libra and about to enter Scorpio, the condi-
tions of the quaesited will change negatively. If the significator of
the quaesited has just entered into a sign, the existing conditions
have just changed.
"When?"
To predict the time of the change in the quaesited's condition,
we should consider the number of degrees needed for the significa-
tor to change its sign, or make an exact aspect, or for the Moon to
make her next exact aspect. There are two ways for converting
these degrees into a time unit: we may convert them symbolically
into time units as we have done before, or we may find the "real"
time when they will occur, through an ephemeris or astrological
software. If the applying aspect of the significator or the Moon is
in angular houses, it will be realized in the short term; when in
succedent houses, in the middle term; and when in the cadent
houses, over the long term.
Profit through the spouse or a partner

The Ascendant, its lord, and planets in the 1st represent the
querent; the lord of the 7th and planets in it represent the
quaesited. Planets in the 8th house (the derived 2nd for the spouse
or partner) and the lord of the 8th indicate if it is possible to make
a profit through the quaesited.
Benefics (Jupiter, Venus, the Sun, North Node, and the Lot of
Fortune) in the 8th house show that the quaesited will make a prof-
it through the quaesited (whether spouse, partner, or others). On
the other hand, malefics (Saturn, Mars, the South Node) placed in
the 8th indicate that the querent will not make money through the
quaesited. The positions of the malefics (Saturn and Mars) should
also be considered: if they are in their dignities, we may conclude
that the querent will obtain the money only after some effort.
If the planets in the 8th or the lord of the 8th are retrograde, then
making money takes some time; some difficulties may arise. If the
lord of the 8th is quick in motion, then profit is made quickly. Even
if the significators are benefics, if they are retrograde, burned, or
are applying to negative aspects with the malefics, we may con-
clude that the profit will not be obtained easily: some difficulties
and delays will be experienced.
If the lord of the 8th is applying to a conjunction or aspect with
the Lot of Fortune, and is not afflicted by the malefics, it indicates
a good profit. If the lord of the Lot of Fortune is in a good position,
it strengthens this possibility.
The lord of the 8th being in the 8th, 1st, or 2nd house indicates the
querent will get money as a result of an inheritance or common
profit. The lord of the 8th being in conjunction, sextile, or trine
with the lord of the 2nd clinches this judgment.
If the significators are in square or opposition but also in recep-
tion, then profit is made after some difficulties, or after much
effort. On the other hand, the significator of the querent being in
the 8th does not ensure profit if it has no good aspects with the
lord of the 2nd or the Moon.
If the South Node is in the 8th, the querent cannot get the ex-
pected money. It is possible that the querent may be deceived or
cheated in financial issues with the partners. This would be further
confirmed by an afflicted lord of the 7thand/or 8th houses.
Questions related to threats

The Ascendant, the lord of the Ascendant, and the Moon are the
significators of the querent. If the querent knows the person who
threatens, the quaesited is represented by the 7th and its lord. If
the querent does not know who the quaesited is, then he is repre-
sented by the 12th house and its lord.
If malefics (Saturn, Mars, the South Node) are placed in the 1st
house, it shows the threat is true and the querent will be hurt
somehow. If the querent knows the person who threatens him,

then a negative aspect between the lords of the 1st and 7th houses
indicates that the querent and the quaesited will have problems. If
these two significators are applying to conjunction, a confronta-
tion may follow. If the querent does not know the person who
threatens him, then a negative aspect between the lords of the 1st
and 12th houses shows that the querent and the quaesited will have
problems. If these two significators are applying by conjunction, a
confrontation may follow.
If the lord of the Ascendant or the Moon is applying to an as-
pect with the benefics, the threat will not bring a negative result. If
the lord of the Ascendant or the Moon is applying to a conjunction
or negative aspect, the threat may bring an unwanted result. If the
lord of the Ascendant or the Moon is applying to a negative aspect
with the lord of the 8th or 12th houses, the querent may be harmed,
especially if these houses are ruled by malefics.
The 12th house is related to fears, anxieties, and secret enemies.
If the lord of the 12th is in a strong position and applying to a nega-
tive aspect with the significator of the quaesited, we may conclude
that the querent's enemy is strong and may harm him. If the lord
of the 12th is in the 12th, the quaesited is about to betray the
querent. If this planet is about to enter the 1st house, the hidden
enemy will show up soon.
If the querent wants to know who that hidden enemy is, the
house where the lord of the 12th house is, or the house ruled by a
planet in the 12th, should be considered. For instance, if the lord of
the 12th is in the 11th or if the planet in the 12th rules the 11th, the
secret enemy is someone from the social environment of the
querent. If the significator in the 12th is the lord of the 10th, the
secret enemy is someone from the business environment, or
someone in a managerial position.
For such questions we should also consider whether the lord of
the Ascendant and the significator of the one who threatens the
querent (the lord of the 7th or 12th) are applying to each other. If
they are applying by a positive aspect, the threat does not work or
the parties will make a compromise. If these significators apply by
a negative aspect, the parties are in disagreement and have prob-
lems.
If the lord of the Ascendant is applying to an aspect with the
malefics, the querent will get into trouble. The lord of the Ascend-
ant applying to a conjunction or a negative aspect with Mars
brings violence and fights, with Saturn it brings restrictions and
sabotage, and with the South Node it brings disgrace.
If there is no major aspect between the lord of the Ascendant
and the significator of the threatening person (the lord of the 7th
or 12th) but the Moon is transferring the light or a slow moving
planet is collecting the light of these two, then someone will inter-
vene. If the collection or transfer of light occurs through negative
aspects, the mediators will be harmful. If the collection or transfer
of light occurs through positive aspects, the mediators will be ben-
eficial.
According to William Lilly, if the Moon is in the 6th, 8th, or 12th
houses and applying to a planet in a cadent house, there is no need
to worry; even if the news of a threat will be effective for a long
period of time, everything will take shape and problems will disap-
pear. A Moon-Sun trine solves the problems suddenly.125
Borrowing and lending money

The querent is represented by the Ascendant, the lord of the As-
cendant, and the Moon. The 2nd house, its lord, and the planets in
it represent the querent's budget and resources. The 8th house, its
lord, and the planets in it represent the money borrowed, or the
credit.
125
Lilly, p. 414.
If the significator of the querent (the lord of the Ascendant) or

the Moon is applying to a conjunction or a positive aspect with the
lord of the 7th or planets in the 7th, we may conclude that the quer-
ent will have a good meeting with the person or institution from
whom he requested the money. If the lord of the Ascendant or the
Moon is in a harmonious aspect with the lord of the 8th, the
querent gets the loan he asked for. If at the same time the lord of
the 2nd is in a strong position, the querent does not have any prob-
lems paying back his loan. An applying positive aspect between the
lord of the 2nd and the lord of the 8th strengthens this judgment.
On the other hand, if there is an applying negative aspect between
the lord of the 2nd and the lord of the 8th, and if the Moon is apply-
ing to a negative aspect, we should not recommend that the
querent borrow money because he may possibly have problems in
repayment.
The same method is used for questions related to joint re-
sources, allowance, compensations, insurance payments, and
taxes, as they are also related to the 8thhouse. The aspects between
the lord of the Ascendant or the Moon and the lord of the 7th
should be considered. If the applying aspects are positive, starting
joint efforts with a partner or spouse is recommended; if the ap-
plying aspects are negative, a partnership is not recommended as
problems would be likely. Negative aspects between the lord of the
2nd and the lord of the 8th indicate problems related to repayment
If the lord of the 8th is applying to a negative aspect, the collection
of debts and joint resources will be problematic.

Topics here relate to long-distance travel, educational issues, and
exams.
Long-distance travel
The 9th house should be considered for questions concerning
long distance travel. Planets in the 9th and the lord of the 9th are
the main significators. If any of the benefics (Jupiter, Venus, the
North Node, and the Lot of Fortune) are placed in the 9th, or if the
lord of the 9th is well placed, the querent will benefit from that
journey. If any malefic (Saturn, Mars, and the South Node) is
placed in this house or if the lord of the 9th is afflicted, the querent
will not get what he expected from this journey, or he may even
receive harm.
The querent is again represented by the planet in the Ascendant
and the lord of the Ascendant. The aspects between the lord of the
Ascendant or the Moon and the lord of the 9th house/or the planets
in the 9th house should be considered. If there is no aspect between
them, then a collection or transfer of the light is considered.
Should there be an inharmonious aspect between the lord of the
Ascendant and the lord of the 9th, but they are in mutual reception,
the possible difficulties and obstacles would be overcome and the
querent would get a positive result. If there is no aspect nor mutu-
al reception between the lord of the Ascendant and the lord of the
9th, then any antiscion or contra-antiscion should be considered. In
the case of an antiscion between the significators, the querent will
have a good journey; however if there is a contra-antiscion, the
querent will not have a good journey.
If the question is related to a business trip, the lord of the 10th
house and planets in it should be considered. If the lord of the 10th
is in the 10th, or applying to a harmonious aspect with the lord of
the 9th and/or the lord of the Ascendant, the querent will have a
nice trip which is beneficial for his business: since the 10th is the
2nd from the 9th (by derived houses), the querent will earn money
from this trip. If there is a positive aspect between the lord of the
2nd and the lord of the 10th, or if the Moon is transferring the light
between them, or another planet is collecting their light, the pre-
diction of financial gain that the querent is about to get from the
journey, is strengthened. On the other hand, if there are negative
aspects and no mutual reception, the querent cannot generate the
income that he expected from the journey.
As the 8th house is related to the possibility of earning or getting
money from another person, it should also be considered for ques-
tions related to business trips with an expectation of generating
income. If malefics are placed in the 8th, or if the lord of the 8th is
afflicted, if there are negative aspects between the lord of the 8th
and the lord of the Ascendant or the Moon, the querent may lose
money due to the journey. On the other hand, if any of the
benefics are placed in the 8th, or if the lord of the 8th is in a con-
junction or positive aspect with the benefics, the lord of the
Ascendant, or the Moon, the querent will generate profit through
the business trip.
The house where the lord of the Ascendant is located should be
considered. For instance, if the lord of the Ascendant is in the 6th
and in negative aspect with the lord of the 9th, the querent may
delay his trip due to his health problems, or he may get sick during
his journey. If the lord of the Ascendant is in the 12th and in nega-
tive aspect with the lord of the 9th, the querent may experience
some problems or losses during his journey due to reasons beyond
his control, or some people may try to restrict him through be-
hind-the-scenes activities. The lord of the Ascendant or the Moon
entering into burning is also a negative situation. Consider the
house where the burned planet is, and from it the reason for that
possible negativity may be predicted.
If the one taking the journey is not the querent, we should care-
fully determine the house which will represent this person. If the
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querent asks "How will my son's trip be or go?" then the 1st house
(which is the 9th house from the 5th) should be considered. Here,
the significators are the lord of the 5th house (the child), the lord of
the 1st house (his or her journey), and the Moon. In such questions,
the Moon represents the general course of the events. If the
querent asks "How will my sibling's trip be?" then the 11th house
(the 9th house from the 3rd) should be considered. Here, the signifi-
cators are the lord of the 3rd (the sibling), the lord of the 11th (his or
her journey), and the Moon. The planets in those related houses
also inform us as to the course of the events. For instance, in a
question about the spouse's trip and any profit from it, if a benefic
(Jupiter, Venus, North Node, or the Lot of Fortune) is placed in
the 7th house (spouse), in the 3rd house (the 9th from the 7th, his or
her journey), or in the 4th house (the 10th house from the 7th, busi-
ness success from that journey), the judgment will be positive. Of
course, the position of the lord of the Ascendant should be consid-
ered, as it is in all types of questions.
If one of the significators is in the last degrees of any sign and
about to change signs, the conditions are likely to change. In such
a situation we should consider how the power of that planet
changes while shifting to another sign. If the significator is shift-
ing to a sign where it is powerful, then positive developments may
be expected from the trip. If this significator is the lord of the 9th
and about to shift to a sign where it is more powerful, then posi-
tive developments may be expected. If the lord of the Ascendant is
shifting into a sign where it is weaker, the querent's conditions will
change for the worse. If the Moon is changing signs, the course of
the events may change.
The timing of the journey

When the question is about the timing of a journey, the speed of
the main significators, whether they are retrograde or direct,
placed in cardinal-fixed-mutable signs, and the houses they are
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placed in, should be considered. The main significators here are

the rising sign, planets in the 1st, the lord of the Ascendant, the
Moon, planets in the 9th, and the lord of the 9th,
If the most of the significators are direct and quick in motion,
the journey will be quick. If some of the significators are retro-
grade or slow in motion, the journey may be delayed.
Most of the significators being placed in cardinal signs indicates
that the querent will take the journey within a short time; in the
mutable signs, in the middle term; in fixed signs, over the long
term. The quality of the sign on the cusp of the 9th may also be con-
sidered. A fixed sign at the cusp of the 9th indicates that the
journey will start after a long time, whereas a mutable sign indi-
cates some changes to the journey may occur. If the most of the
significators are placed in mutable signs, then some changes relat-
ed to the journey may occur, or the querent may change his mind.
The Moon and/or Mercury placed in mutable signs also supports
this prediction.
Most of the significators placed in angular houses give a start to
the journey in the short term; in succedent houses, in the middle
term; in cadent houses, over the long term. If the significators
promise a journey, the chart is radical.
The most important point that should be considered for the
timing of a journey is the degree when the aspects will be exact.
For instance, if there are 3° for the lord of the Ascendant or the
Moon to make an exact trine with the lord of the 9th, the journey
will start after 3 units of time. This unit is determined by the qual-
ities of the sign where the significators are placed (cardinal, fixed,
mutable), and the houses they are in (see above).
The lord of the 9th placed in the 1st represents the possibility of a
journey, and also within a short period of time. The lord of the 1st
placed in the 9th does not assure a journey: an aspect between the
lord of the Ascendant and the lord of the 9th, a transfer of light be-
tween them, or a mutual reception or antiscion, is needed.
If the querent is asking a question about a journey which was

taken in the past, the separating aspects of the lord of the Ascend-
ant or the lord of the related house, and the Moon, should be
considered. The planet which the significator of the querent last
aspected is used for making a judgment about the recent past of
the querent. The planet to which the significator will apply, shows
what the querent will meet in the future.
If the querent is waiting for news from someone, he may get
this news within a short time if the Moon or Mercury is in the 1st
house at the time of the question. The degrees between those
planets and the degree of the Ascendant shows the units of time
after which the news will arrive. The above-mentioned rules are
valid for determining the time. Lilly states, "If you would know
whether the News or Letters which are to come be good or ill, look
from whom Mercury and the Moon are separate; if the separation
be from a Fortune, it notes good news, and joyful; but if from ill
Fortunes, judge the contrary,"126
Education and exams

Here the planets in the Ascendant, the lord of the Ascendant,
and the Moon are the significators of the querent. The significator
of the quaesited is determined by deriving houses from the As-
cendant, as before. If the querent is asking about his children, the
planets in the 5th, the lord of the 5th, and the Moon are the signifi-
cator of the querent's children, while planets in the 1" and the lord
of the 1st (the 9th house from the 5th) represent their higher educa-
tion; the 2nd house (the 10th from the 5th) indicates their success.
If the querent is asking for himself, and the benefics (Jupiter,
Venus, the North Node, and the Lot of Fortune) are placed in the
Ascendant or in the 9th or 10th houses, the querent passes the ex-
am. The lord of the Ascendant in positive aspects with the lord of
126
Lilly, p. 428.
the 9th and/or 10th houses, or the Moon transferring the light be-
tween these significators, or the Moon's positive aspects with the
lords of the 9th and 10th, also emphasizes that the querent will be
successful in the exam.
If the question is about getting a master's degree, again the 9th
and 10th houses are considered. Lilly says "You must give the As-
cendant to him of whom it is asked, and the 9th house to the
Science; and if there be fortunes in the ninth house, or the Lord of
the ninth fortunate, and behold the Lord of the Ascendant, judge
there is Science in that man; But if in the ninth house there be In-
fortunes, or the Lord of the ninth unfortunate, and behold not the
Lord of the Ascendant, it does signify the contrary, and that there
is none, or little knowledge in him."127
As is obvious in Lilly's approach, the 9th house is also related to
wisdom. Jupiter placed in this house may show the querent is on
the path of becoming a wise man. The lord of the 9th in a conjunc-
tion, sextile, or trine with Jupiter also represents the same thing.
The Moon or Sun in aspect with Jupiter is also considered. Reli-
gious and spiritual issues are represented by the 9th, and aspects of
Jupiter promise wisdom.
If the question is related to success and promotion, the aspects
of the Sun and Jupiter gain importance. Harmonious aspects be-
tween the lord of the Ascendant or the Moon with the Sun or
Jupiter indicate prestige and success. If the lord of the Ascendant
is in harmonious aspects with the Sun or Jupiter, or in conjunction
with Jupiter, the querent becomes successful and gains prestige
due to his higher education.
127
Lilly, p. 430.
The difference between primary & higher education

In horary astrology, the S''1 house should be considered for ques-
tions related to primary education, whereas the 9th is related to
questions about higher education. Graduate and post-graduate
periods are related to the 9th, primary school and high school are
related to the 3rd.
Short and long distance journeys

Astrology students may sometimes have problems with deciding
on whether to use the 3rd or the 9th house for questions related to
journeys. In principle, the 3rd pertains to short-distance journeys,
and the 9th to long-distance ones. By analogy, the 3rd should be
considered for inland journeys and the 9th house should be consid-
ered for journeys abroad.
In The Martial Art of Horary Astrology, Lee Lehman says that
"The differences between 3rd and 9th are mental, not physical. All
cities are 3rd House to some people and 9th House to others, just as
all cities are home to residents and places to visit for everyone
else."128 Based on the principle of "familiarity," Lehman made the
following kinds of distinctions:
• Third house people feel familiar in a place, can navigate it

easily, know the local customs and services, and have some
routine contact with its people and neighborhoods.
• Ninth house people feel unfamiliar in or discomfort in
traveling to a place (even if they have been there before),
need help navigating or understanding local customs and
services, and feel like outsiders with few or no contacts.
128
Lehman, p. 245.

Here i give practical advice on career and its changes, promotions,
and professional talents.
Profession and career

Planets in the Ascendant, the lord of the Ascendant, and the
Moon represent the querent; planets in the 10th and the lord of the
10th represent the profession, career, and success of the querent.
An applying conjunction, sextile, or trine between the lord of the
Ascendant and the lord of the 10th, or a collection or transfer of
their light, indicates the querent will reach success in his profes-
sion, a promotion, or will get the job he wants. A collection or
transfer of light shows that someone will contribute to this suc-
cess.
If there is no applying aspect between the main significators
(the lord of the Ascendant, the Moon, and the lord of the 10th) but
there is a mutual reception or antiscion, the same interpretation is
valid, while the opposite is true when there are negative aspects
between the significators. Should there be a negative aspect with
reception between the significators (by square or opposition), the
querent reaches a positive result in spite of all difficulties and re-
strictions.
Fortune) placed in the 1st or 10th houses indicate that the querent
will gain a promotion or attain success in his profession, or will get
the job he asked for. Malefics (Saturn, Mars, the South Node)
placed in the 1st or 10th show the querent will lose his job, be un-
successful, will lose favor, or will not be able to get the job he
wanted.
The lord of the 10th house in the 1st indicates the querent will
easily gain success. However, the lord of the l3t placed in the 10th
does not ensure success will come easily: it shows that the
querent's mind is on his profession and success in his career. He
has high expectations. However, when the lord of the Ascendant in

this position makes a conjunction, sextile, or trine with the lord of
the 10th, or is in a mutual reception, or has an antiscion relation-
ship, the querent's chance for success is high. The lord of the
Ascendant in that position having harmonious aspects with the
Sun or Jupiter also brings great success and prestige.
Applying aspects of the lords of the Ascendant, Midheaven, or
the Moon, with the Sun or Jupiter may represent both success and
prestige. It may also indicate that the querent will get the job he
wanted and then be successful in it. A conjunction or harmonious
aspects between the lords of the Ascendant and/or Midheaven
with Venus, the North Node, and the Lot of Fortune also bring
success.
Positive aspects between the lords of the Ascendant and/or
Midheaven and Mars or Saturn, when those malefic planets are in
their dignity (or if they do not make any negative aspects with the
other planets), mean the querent will gain the promotion, be suc-
cessful, or get the job he wanted, but some inconveniences and
challenges. However, negative aspects between the lords of the
Ascendant or Midheaven and Mars or Saturn, or their applying
conjunction with the South Node, mean the querent cannot obtain
success and the job he wanted, and he will also experience difficul-
ties and restrictions.
The lords of the Ascendant or Midheaven should be in their
dignities and powerful. The powerful position of the lord of the
Ascendant increases the power of the querent, and the strong po-
sition of the lord of the Midheaven increases success in career
matters. Contacts between the lord of the Midheaven and the
benefics are also positive. Positive aspects with the Sun also in-
crease the chance of success.
The lord of the 10th placed in the 11th (which is related to hopes
and wishes), may indicate the querent will get the job he wants or
be successful. A conjunction, positive aspect, mutual reception, or
antiscion between the lords of the 10th and 11th increases the
chance of success.
The lord of the 10th placed in the 10th may again show the
querent will get the job he wants, or will be successful, if it is not in
negative aspects, especially with the malefics.
The lord of the 10th placed in one of the angular houses, or in
harmonious aspects with the lords of the angular houses, increases
the chance of success. The house ruled by the planet which is in
harmonious aspect with the lord of the 10th also indicates the per-
son from whom the querent can obtain support. For instance, if
this planet rules the 11th, the querent will be supported by his
friends and his social environment. But the house ruled by the
planet in an inharmonious aspect with the lord of the 10th, indi-
cates the person who will put some obstacles in the querent's path.
For instance, if this planet rules the 6th, the querent will face prob-
lems and troubles due to his underlings, workers, the bad
conditions of his place of work, or his bad health.
"When will 1 get the job I wanted?"

If the lord of the 10th is retrograde or slow in motion, the job
that the querent gets will be with some delay or in the future. On
the other hand, if the lord of the 10th is direct and quick in motion,
the querent gets the job he wants within a short time.
The lord of the 10th in one of the angular houses indicates the
querent will get the job he wants, or attain success quickly, if
promised by the other significators. The lord of the 10th in one of
the succedent houses indicates success within a middling period.
But the lord of the 10th in one of the cadent houses shows a later
time for reaching success (and the chance for success is low).
The quality of the signs in which the lord of the Ascendant, the
lord of the 10th, or the lord of the sign of the Moon are placed, and
their aspects should also be considered. Cardinal signs represent
quick developments; mutable signs represent developments within
the middle term, and fixed signs represent late developments. If

mutable signs are dominant, the existing conditions may change
later. This possibility is higher if the significator is retrograde.
"Shall I be dismissed?"
In the case of an applying square or opposition between the lord
of the Ascendant and the lord of the 10th, or if the Moon is sepa-
rating from a conjunction or negative aspect with one of these
planets and applying to a conjunction or negative aspect with the
other, the querent is under the risk of being dismissed.
The lord of the Ascendant or the 10th, or the Moon, applying to
a conjunction or negative aspect with malefics (Saturn, Mars, the
South Node) also indicates that the querent is under risk of being
dismissed.
If the lord of the Midheaven is in one of the angular houses and
especially in a fixed sign, we may conclude that the querent will
not be dismissed. However, if this planet is in the last degrees of
that fixed sign and about to enter a mutable sign, we may not
make the same conclusion because the conditions seem to be
changing.
If the querent is already gone from his job and asks if he will re-
turn or not, the lord of the Ascendant or Midheaven is retrograde
and in an aspect with the Ascendant, the querent may return to his
job. If the lord of the Ascendant is applying to a conjunction or
positive aspect with the lord of the Midheaven, the querent may
return to his job. If there is no aspect between the lords of the As-
cendant and Midheaven but the Moon is transferring the light
between them, or a third planet is collecting their light, the
querent returns to his job with the help of others.
Changing jobs and transfers

For such questions, the lord of the 1st house and the Moon
should be considered. William Lilly says, "If the Lord of the first or
the Moon be joined to the Lord of the tenth or either of them, and
he more weighty than either of them, and be in a good place of
heaven, viz. either in the tenth, eleventh, or fifth free from all
manner of impediments, though he behold not the tenth, yet not
withstanding if the querent be in any Command or Office, he shall
be transferred to some other place of trust or Command: But if he
behold the tenth house, then he shall continue where he is."129
In such questions, if the fixed signs are on the axes of the chart
and the main significators (like the lord of the Ascendant, the
Moon, or the lord of the Midheaven) are in fixed signs, the possi-
bility of changing jobs or transferring is low. Cardinal or mutable
signs on the axes and the main significators likewise in cardinal or
mutable signs reflect a higher chance for such a change or transfer.
The lord of the Ascendant in the last degrees of its sign indicate
that the querent's conditions will change in the near future; the
lord of the Midheaven in the same situation indicates that the
working conditions or the type of job will change. The Moon in
this situation shows that the course of events is about to change. If
one of the significators is about to shift from a fixed sign into a
mutable sign, the existing conditions will change. If one shifts
from a cardinal sign to a fixed one, a decision has just been made
and the conditions will be fixed. If one of the significators is shift-
ing from a mutable sign to a cardinal one, the changing and
indefinite conditions are now about to be decided.
"Which job should I choose?"

For such a question, if it is about the profession in general, the
natal chart should be the key. However, for specific questions
about a certain job, a horary chart can be used. Answering such
questions may also be valuable for querents who do not know their
birth dates or the exact time of birth.
129
Lilly, p. 448.
Here, the nature and significations of the sign on the 10th house,
and the sign and house where the lord of the 10th is, should be con-
sidered (such as Scorpio indicating a psychologist, or the lord of
the 10th in the 9th indicating an academic). If there is any planet in
the 10th house, the nature of the planet may help to determine the
proper profession for the querent (such as the Moon in the 10th
indicating a genealogist because of the Moon's indications for fam-
ily).
Another method is to determine the significators of two alter-
natives and to consider the most powerful one of them. For in-
stance, the querent may need to decide between working in trade
and business, or the arts. So, Mercury (as the representative of
commerce) and Venus (as the representative of arts) should be
compared as to their strengths.
Government and officials

In a horary chart, the 10th house is considered for questions
about the government and officials in authority. Planets in the 10th
and the lord of the 10th represent the government, officials, and
authority figures. If the querent is an authority figure and asking a
question about his own achievement, then this person is repre-
sented by the 1st, not the 10th.
If the question is whether a politician will be successful or not,
or whether or not someone will climb to a higher status, the
quaesited is represented by the 10th or the Sun. If the quaesited
official, politician, or manager is a woman, the Moon may also be
considered. However, we should keep in mind that managers and
well-known people are always represented by the Sun.
If the question is about which of two political parties will win
the election, the ruling party or its leader is represented by the 10th
house, and the opposition party or the leader of the opposition by
the 4th.
For questions about benefits or support expected from the gov-

ernment, the 11th house should also be considered in addition to
the 10th, because the 11th represents the funds of the government.
A positive aspect or conjunction between the lord of the Ascendant
(the significator of the querent) or the Moon (the course of the
events) and the lord of the 11th shows the benefit which is desired
from the government, or that a person in authority will arrive.
Inharmonious aspects between the lord of the Ascendant or the
Moon and the lord of the 11th, show that the support will not be
received. Notwithstanding a negative aspect between the significa-
tors, if there is a mutual reception the support will arrive after
having to deal with some difficulties and restrictions.
If the significators are not in strong positions, the support may
be lower than expected.
"Should I be self-employed or work for others?"

For such questions we should consider whether the main sig-
nificators are in the 10th house or in aspect with the lord of the
10th, or if they are in the 6th or in aspect with the lord of the 6th.
The emphasis on the 10th house or contacts with the lord of the
10th, requires a judgment that the querent should work at his own
business, while the emphasis on the 6th house, or contacts with the
lord of the 6th, indicates the querent should work for others.
The natal chart is the proper foundation for such questions.
However, the querent who should be self-employed may not be
ready for this at the time, or he may be advised to work for others
for a while. The greatest benefit of horary charts is to give us an-
swers on specific questions.
6,' Practical Advice on Answering Horary Questions 143

This section addresses questions related to hopes and expecta-
tions, friends, social groups, and organizations.
Hopes and expectations

Planets in the Ascendant, the lord of the Ascendant, and the
Moon represent the querent; planets in the 11th and the lord of the
11th represent the thing that the querent hopes for or expects. An
applying conjunction, sextile, or trine between these significators
shows the querent will attain his wishes. If there is no aspect or
conjunction between the lord of the Ascendant (or planets in the
Ascendant) and the lord of the 11th house (or planets in it), but the
Moon is transferring the light between them or a slow-moving
third planet is collecting the light of these significators, the
querent attains his wishes through the help of other people.
The lord of the 11th in a strong position, in one of the angular
houses and in its own dignity, indicates that what the querent
hoped or wished for is important and realizable. If however it does
not have any aspects with the querent's main significators (planets
in the Ascendant, the lord of the Ascendant, and the Moon), the
querent may not attain the thing he asked for. The lord of the 11th
placed in the 11th is an advantageous position. However, in order
to judge that the querent will reach his wishes, there should be an
aspect or reception or antiscion between the significators.
The lord of the 11th placed in the 1st is one of the most advanta-
geous placements. If the other factors do not represent despair,
the querent attains his wishes. The lord of the 1st placed in the 11th
does not automatically assure that the querent will attain his wish-
es, so the other factors should be supportive.
If the querent hopes to get financial or spiritual support from an
important person, again the lord of the 11th is considered together
with the above-mentioned conditions. If there are negative aspects
between the significators, then it is hard for the querent to attain
his wishes. In spite of any negative aspects, if there is mutual re-

ception between the significators the querent attains his wishes
after some difficulties and delays.
Fortune) placed in the 11th house show that what is hoped for will
be realized, if the other factors do not indicate the contrary.
Benefics should be considered in terms of dignity and their as-
pects. For instance, if Jupiter is in detriment or in fall in the 11th
house, if he is in negative aspects with the other significators, ret-
rograde or burned, the querent cannot realize his wishes as much
as he had hoped.
Malefics (Saturn, Mars, the South Node) placed in the 11th
house indicate that what is hoped for will not be realized, if the
other factors do not represent the contrary. Again, the malefics
should be considered in terms of dignity and their aspects. For in-
stance, if Saturn is in dignity, in the 11th, and in positive aspects
with the other planets, the querent may attain his wishes after ex-
periencing some difficulties and delays.
According to Lilly, in terms of reception in mutable signs, the
querent's wish is attained partially. He says: "If the same Receiver
be in a movable Sign, he shall only have the name, or a probability
of having thereof, or else very little of it."130 He adds, "Note, if any-
one ask for a thing secretly, saying, Look, I pray you for me, If I shall
obtain the thing I hope for, or not: consider if you find the Lord of
the ascendant and the Moon applying to Fortunes, and in angles or
Succedents, then he shall obtain it, otherwise not. But if the
querent shall manifest the thing and name it, then you must be-
hold the thing in its own proper place pertaining to the same
House, and so judge of the hopes or not hopes thereof."131
130 Lilly, p. 458.

131
Lilly, p. 459.
Friends
If the question is about getting along and forming a business or
organization with friends, again the 11th house is considered. If
there are harmonious aspects between planets in the Ascendant,
the lord of the Ascendant, or the Moon, and planets in the 11th or
the lord of the 11th, the querent will obtain positive outcomes from
the business and ventures with his friends, he will make peace if
there is any resentment, or will get the thing he hoped for from his
friend.
If there is no aspect between the main significators, but the
Moon is transferring the light between them, or if another planet
is collecting the light of the lord of the Ascendant and the lord of
the 11th, then a third person may contribute to the positive rela-
tionship between the querent and his friend. The querent receives
the help or the thing that he wanted to get from his friend,
through the help of another person.
If there is resentment between friends and the question is
whether or not they will make peace, then in addition to the as-
pects of the Ascendant and the lord of the 11th we should also
consider if the Moon is applying to a conjunction or positive aspect
with Venus. An applying conjunction or positive aspect between
the Moon and Venus show the parties will make peace. If the ap-
plying aspect is a negative one, the parties do not make peace. The
Moon and Venus in negative aspect but in reception (like Venus in
Cancer and the Moon in Libra) means that the parties make peace
after some struggles and difficulties.
Malefics in the 11th indicate the friendship will be damaged. If
one of the malefics is placed on the Ascendant, the problem stems
from the querent; if one of the malefics is placed in the 11th, the
problem stems from the querent's friend (the quaesited).
The Moon applying to an aspect or conjunction with a malefic
indicates the querent will have problems connected to his friends.
The Moon applying to an aspect or conjunction with a benefic in-
dicates the querent will benefit from his friend, will get the desired
support from his friend, or the friendship will survive.
Charities, parties, and organizations

Again the 11th house, the planets in it, and the lord of the 11th
are considered. Even if the question is about the success of busi-
ness organizations, the same rules apply.
If the querent asks whether or not joining an organization or
party is beneficial for him, benefics in the 11th indicate this venture
will be beneficial. The opposite is true when the malefics are in this
house. If the malefics are in their dignities, provided that they are
not in negative aspects with other planets, we may again conclude
that this venture will be beneficial for the querent.
The lord of the Ascendant applying to a positive aspect with the
lord of the 11th shows that the querent will benefit from the social
environment he is about to enter. The lord of the Ascendant or the
Moon applying to a positive aspect or conjunction with the Sun or
Jupiter, indicates the querent will meet with powerful and respect-
ful people and will benefit from them. He may even become
stronger and respected due to his relationship with them. If there
is not an applying conjunction or positive aspect between the lord
of the Ascendant and the lord of the 11th, but the Moon or another
third planet is transferring or collecting the light, the positive de-
velopments occur through the help of other people. On the other
hand, if the lord of the Ascendant is about to make a conjunction,
square, or opposition with one of the malefics, or if the Moon is
transferring the light between these two planets to by conjunction
or a negative aspect, the querent experiences some negative de-
velopments through the intervention of some events or some
people.
If the question is about a party, charity, or club, then planets in
the 11th and the upcoming aspects of the lord of the 11th represent
the direction of the events for the organization or institution. The
Sun, Venus, Jupiter, North Node, or Lot of Fortune placed in the

11th represents a great success. On the other hand, Saturn, Mars,
or the South Node in the 11th represents failure.

This pertains to hidden hostilities, and people in prisons and hos-
pitals.
Questions about hidden enemies

The 12th house answers these questions, as it is related to people
who are unknown, cause problems, and create negativity behind
the scenes. If the querent knows the person who is creating the
problem, the 7th house (the house of open enemies) should be con-
sidered.132
The querent is represented by the lord of the Ascendant, the
planets in the 1st house, and the Moon. The quaesited, the hidden
enemy, is represented by the lord of the 12th and planets in that
house. If the approaching aspect between these significators is
negative, the hidden enemy or the person who is creating prob-
lems behind the scenes will be harmful for the querent. A malefic
in the 12th house also increases this possibility. However, if they do
not have any aspects with the lord of the Ascendant or the Moon,
they will not be harmful for the querent. The significator of the
querent entering into burning is the worst condition: the querent
may be harmed, especially if the Sun is the lord of the 12th and the
planet which is entering into burning is the lord of the Ascendant.
If the lord of the 12th makes a negative aspect to the lord of the
Ascendant from the 6th, 8th, or 12th houses, it is obvious that some-
one is willing to do mischief to the querent.133
132 Lilly, p. 460.

133
Lilly, p. 460,
"Who is trying to disturb things?"

To determine who the hidden enemy is, or the one making
trouble behind the scenes, the planet placed in the 12th house is
considered. If Mercury is in the 12th, the hidden enemy may be a
young and talkative person; if Venus, a young lady or a sister; if
the Sun, a male figure, boss, or person in authority.
The house ruled by the planet in the 12th may also be considered
for this question. If the planet in the 12th house is the lord of the
3rd, the hidden enemy may be a sibling or neighbor. If it is the lord
of the 6th, the servants; if the lord of the 11th, someone from his
social circle may be the hidden enemy.
Another way to answer this question is through the house
which the lord of the 12th is in. If the lord of the 12th is in the 6th,
the hidden enemy is someone from the work environment or col-
leagues; if in the 3rd, someone from his inner circle and somewhere
near; in the 9th, the hidden enemy may be in a far distant place, or
from academia, or the reason for the hostility may be related to
beliefs. As the lord of the 12th house indicates the hidden enemy, if
this significator is in a weak position the hidden enemy is also
weak and cannot harm to the querent. The same is true if the sig-
nificator of the querent is strongly placed. If the lord of the
Ascendant is in a stronger position than the lord of the 12th, or is
in its dignity, or placed in a stronger house of the chart, the
querent will not be damaged by the quaesited or this secret enemy.
If the Sun is the significator of the querent, or if the lord of the
12th house is burned, the querent will dominate his secret enemy.
"Shall I be imprisoned or hospitalized?"

The 12th house should be considered because confinement is one
of the matters ruled by it. Hospitals, prisons, sanatoriums, and
nursing homes are within the scope of the 12th house.
In the chart of such a question, if the lord of the Ascendant is in
the 12th, if it has negative aspects, or is burned, the querent may be
imprisoned or hospitalized. The Moon in the 12th does not mean

the querent will be imprisoned or hospitalized, but it represents a
great deal of anxiety.
When the querent is already imprisoned or hospitalized, if the
lord of the Ascendant is in the 12th house, in a fixed sign, retro-
grade, slow in motion, the querent may have to stay in prison or
hospital for a long time. On the other hand, if the lord of the As-
cendant is in a cardinal sign, in quick in motion, direct, and if the
Moon is also quick in motion, the querent may get out of the pris-
on or hospital quickly. Any planet (especially the lord of the
Ascendant or the lord of the 12th) in the last degrees of the 12th
house, and being close to the degree of the Ascendant, also indi-
cates the same thing, if it is not retrograde.
Lilly adds, "You should also note, that the Quarters of Heaven in
the Figure, are of great strength and force; for the Significators in
Quarters feminine, do signify a swift going out, the other more
slow: so also common signs show a time between both; for if the
Significator be in one of them, it signifies he shall be imprisoned
again."134 Mutable signs represent repeating or changing condi-
tions.
It is beneficial for the querent if the lord of the Ascendant is not
in the 4th, 6th, 8th, or 12th houses, because they represent difficulties
related to imprisonment. The 4th house is related to being impris-
oned.
The Moon or the lord of the Moon in contact with one of the
benefics may show the querent will be released from the prison
soon.135
The lord of the 12th in the 1st may bring imprisonment or hospi-
talization. It at least indicates that the querent will be faced with
negative conditions.
134
Lilly, p. 461.
135
Lilly, p. 462.
7: EXAMPLE CHARTS
Here are some example questions and answers from my case

notes. In the years that have elapsed since them, I have learned
how the events in them developed afterwards, sometimes in sur-
prising ways. After seeing this correspondence between the charts
and events, my trust in this ancient branch of astrology increased.
I still get new questions from my clients and answer them using
the techniques we have inherited from the ancient scholars.
"Will the threat turn out badly?"

The querent was a businessman, and was being threatened by
someone with whom he had had business dealings. The person
threatening the querent was living in another city and engaged in
trade. As this other man's work had not been going well for a
while, he was deeply depressed.
Although he was married, he was having a love affair with an-
other woman and that was also not going well. Being thus in the
middle of chaotic and negative events in many fields of life, this
other man went mad, killed two people, and ran away in a panic.
He was sought by the police. He thought he had killed the two
people because of his business relationship with the querent, and
blamed him. He called the querent a few times and threatened him
by saying, "I killed two people and I can kill another. You are the
next, I will kill you, too." The querent was very anxious when he
told me about this case on the phone. He asked me, "Will he really
do what he said? Will this threat turn out badly? Will he kill me?" I
erected a horary chart, examined it carefully and told him there
were some indicators which shows that he should be careful, we
could not know exactly what will happen but he should take the
necessary precautions.
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In this chart (Figure 15), Cancer was rising. The Moon, signify-
ing the querent (as the lord of the Ascendant), was in the 12th
house of hidden enemies, and was about to conjoin with Saturn,
the lord of the 7th house (open enemies). The distance between
these two was less than 1°, meaning that the conjunction would
become exact within a short period of time. This showed that the
hidden enemies would be quickly apparent. Based on this indica-
tion, I told the querent that he would meet the man who
threatened him within a very short time; perhaps they would have
a secret meeting. I also told him that this man would be very close
to him; perhaps he would be hiding somewhere and would go into

action soon.
The Moon as the significator of the querent was in a strong po-
sition when compared to Saturn: in short, the querent was
stronger than his enemy. However, the Moon was currently in the
12th house of the chart, which meant that it would take some time
for the querent to have a sigh of relief. The Moon was 6° behind
the Ascendant and in a cardinal sign, but in a house where she is
not that comfortable. Under these conditions we could conclude
that the querent would feel comfortable six months or weeks later.
The querent was so anxious about this threat that he could not
even go to his office for a few weeks and preferred staying at
home. He also went to the police to report the threat he had re-
ceived, and even hired a personal security guard for himself.
The toughest situation in this chart was that the Moon's next
conjunction was with Saturn. On the other hand, the Moon would
make beneficial aspects immediately afterwards: this indicated
that the situation would calm down within the coming days. Nev-
ertheless, the Moon-Saturn conjunction showed that he would be
in danger if he was not careful enough.
I called the querent and told him that he should go to the police
and be very careful. After a while, the querent told me he had
learned that the man who threatened him was hiding in a flat only
two streets away: he was preparing to assassinate the querent.
However, he left that place when he learned that his address had
been detected by the police.
The threats continued for a while. As seen in the chart, the
querent did not feel secure for nearly six months. On some days he
could not even go to his office because of the threatening calls he
received. He was concerned the man would harm his colleagues
and employees. The Saturn in the question chart transiting in the
querent's natal 6th house also indicated such setbacks and his con-
cerns about his employees. Neptune, transiting from the degree of
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the natal Ascendant, also represented the anxiety which heavily

influenced the querent. In his 2003 solar revolution chart, Uranus
was close to the Sun in the 7th house, the house of open enemies.
This also suggested that querent was open to unexpected devel-
opments and hostility related to male figures. In his chart for 2004
Mars stood at the cusp of the 7th house, indicating that the threats
would continue for a while. The threats continued a while longer
but then stopped. The man was finally arrested by the police.
The risk was obvious; fortunately, the worst fears did not come
true. As William Lilly said, "If the significator of the querent is ap-
plying to malefics, the querent is right to feel afraid; while the
significator of the querent is applying to a benefic and is not in
reception with a malefic, there is no need to feel afraid. If the
Moon is in the 8th, 6th, or 12th houses and applying to a planet in a
cadent house, again there is no need to worry or the things will be
back on track even after a while. When the Moon makes trine with
the Sun, the problems are solved immediately." The Moon-Saturn
conjunction in the 12th, Moon being in Cancer and then making
good aspects with Mars and Jupiter, and finally making a trine
with the Sun, explains why this threat did not lead to a negative
outcome.
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Will I be appointed to another school?"
A high school teacher asked me if she would be appointed to an-
other school or not. She also added that the situation was going to
be clarified in August or September.
When I erected the chart (see Figure 16), the first thing that at-
tracted my attention was the axes of the chart, all in fixed signs.
This position generally indicates that the condition of the querent
will not change. However, I discovered other points as I went on
examining the chart. For example, the Sun being the lord of the
Ascendant and representing the querent was at the end of Taurus
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(a fixed sign) and was about to enter Gemini, a mutable sign. The
Sun was also placed in the 10th house. This placement showed that
the fixed position of the querent (the Sun as the lord of the As-
cendant) was about to change and this change was related to the
querent's career. The querent had been working at a school for a
long time. The position of the Sun showed that she was about to
complete her job there and be appointed to another place. Venus
(the lord of the Midheaven, representing career and reputation)
was in a mutable sign, Gemini. Mutable signs represent changing
conditions.
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The Moon, which represents the course of events, was in Libra,

a cardinal sign, and was about to conjoin with Jupiter, who was
retrograding in the same sign. Cardinal signs are related to taking
action and initiative. Based on those significators, I predicted that
she would be appointed to another school.
Another indicator of this appointment was that the Moon was
going to make a trine with Venus after her conjunction with Jupi-
ter. This appointment would also be very beneficial for the querent
and bring ease to her life. The querent had a daughter and she
wanted her to attend the same school. As Jupiter (in conjunction
with the Moon) was the lord of the 5th, the possibility for the
querent and her daughter to go to the same school was really high.
However, as Jupiter was retrograde there would be some delays.
Next, I examined when the planets changed signs and the up-
coming aspects of the Moon, in order to determine the timing of
this appointment. The Sun was about to change signs after 1.5°.
There was another important significator: the Moon was about to
make a conjunction with the retrograding Jupiter in Libra within
7°. This conjunction would be in Libra, a cardinal sign, and in the
3rd house (a cadent house), which indicated a period of seven
months. The trine between the Moon and Venus, the lord of the
Midheaven, would be exact after 9°: since Venus is in an angular
house and a mutable sign, and the Moon is close to the cusp of the
3rd and in a cardinal sign, her appointment would take place after
approximately nine months.
As the next aspect of the Moon was her conjunction with Jupi-
ter in a cardinal sign, I predicted that she would be appointed to
another school seven months later. This sounded strange to her
because the schools were opening in September and there were
only four months until then. Interestingly, her appointment took
more time than expected and she started working in her new
school in December. A planet in retrograde motion shows that the
event will take place before or after (usually after) it is expected, or
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it will take place in a different way than expected. The querent was
not hopeful when she asked the question. On the other hand, as
another teacher from the school she hoped to be appointed to
wanted to work in another place, due to this opening she began
working in this school very unexpectedly.
"Should I continue working at my current company?'1

The querent was working at a telecommunications company in a
managerial position, but was thinking of changing the company he
worked for because the existing conditions did not satisfy him well
enough. He had an opportunity to work at a public company and
was not sure if he should take this opportunity or continue work-
ing in his current company. He asked me: "Should I stay in this
current company?"
When the question is about changing jobs, we should examine
the axes of the chart. In this chart (see Figure 17) the axes of the
chart are in cardinal signs, reflecting that the querent should take
the initiative and wants to take some steps to make changes. On
the other hand, the two lords of the Ascendant (the sign lord Mars
and exalted lord the Sun) were in fixed signs. Saturn, the lord of
the Midheaven, and Mars (the victor of the Midheaven) were also
in fixed signs. This showed that changing jobs would be difficult or
that the querent should not prefer to change his current situation.
Mars as the lord of the Ascendant, representing the querent, was
in the 2nd house, indicating that the querent would prioritize his
financial position and would not want to change jobs. Saturn, be-
ing the significator of his career as the lord of the Midheaven, was
in a fixed sign and also in retrograde motion. This position showed
that even if the querent wanted to change jobs, the conditions
would not permit such a change, or delays would occur.
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Natal Chart
Q os't4 Feb 7 2006
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Turkey
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at my current company?
When a question is related to career and status, the Sun is an

important significator. The Sun also represents authority figures
(managers, directors, etc.). The Sun's first applying aspect will be a
square to Mars (the victor of the Midheaven and the lord of the 8th
house), which will be exact in 6.5°. As these two planets were both
in fixed signs and succedent houses, I predicted that the querent
would have some difficulties and have to leave after 6.5 months or
6.5 years, if he stayed in his existing job. Consequently, the
querent decided to stay in his existing company. However, the tel-
ecommunication company he was working decided to downsize
and announced that the employees who were qualified for retire-
ment would be laid off. As the querent was qualified for
retirement, he had to retire as of January 28, 2013—
approximately seven years after he asked me this question, as I
had stated!
"Will the catering job with my friends keep going?"

The querent was living in the USA and running a catering busi-
ness with friends from Turkey (see Figure 18). The significator of
the querent in the 11th house in Cancer showed that this question
was radical. Taurus (whose nature signifies the catering business),
was also in the 10th house. Venus, which is related to the dining
industry, was also in the 10th. (The Moon is the other significator
related to the dining industry.)
As the question was also about the querent's friends, the planets
located in the 11th house were also indications that this chart was
radical. The querent told me that he was involved in business with
two friends, The Sun (the lord of the Ascendant), Saturn, and Mer-
cury were placed in the 11th house. So I asked the querent, "Does
one of those friends, who is not talented enough and a clumsy one,
slow down the business?" The querent answered surprisingly
"Yes!" I was describing to him the qualities of Saturn in Cancer.
Then I went on, asking: "And the other one is talented and smart
and has very strong communication skills, but you do not see
enough performance from him, is it right?" The querent was sur-
prised again and said "Yes!" What I had described to the querent
was Mercury peregrine in Cancer. While interpreting natal charts
and horary charts, by asking questions of the native or the
querent, you may help them realize the astrological symbolism and
witness how magnificent astrology is!
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Jun 28 2004
9:22:00 AM
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Those questions gave me confidence regarding the significators

and I was able to understand the capabilities of the querent's busi-
ness partners. The significator of the querent, the Sun, was also
peregrine in Cancer. Moreover the Moon, the lord of Cancer
(where they were), was in her fall in Scorpio and damaged due to
her conjunction with the South Node. This showed me that the
querent's capacity for carrying on this business were limited.
The axes of the chart were in fixed signs, showing the business
would continue. The Moon in a fixed sign also showed the same
thing. However, the significators of the querent and his friends
were in cardinal signs. Venus, the lord of the Midheaven and sig-
nificator of career, was in a mutable sign and in retrograde motion.

Those significators indicated that carrying on with this business
would be difficult; the conditions, or the course of the business,
would change.
So, there were both positive and negative significations in the
chart. As I mentioned before, the Sun was peregrine, showing that
the querent was inadequate and had difficulties in managing and
directing the course of the business. He was applying to a sextile
with Jupiter, a positive signification. The Moon was also transfer-
ring the light of these two planets. The Moon, ruling Saturn and
Mercury, would carry the light between the Sun (the querent) and
his friends (Mercury, as lord of the 11th). As the Moon was apply-
ing to positive aspects, I thought that the business might continue
and bring profit. However, the Moon-South Node conjunction,
being the first aspect which will take place immediately, represent-
ed serious problems and the risk of loss.
Another eye-catching point in the chart was Mercury, the sig-
nificator of the querent's friends, separated from Saturn by 2° and
moving towards the 12th house: it seemed one of the friends would
leave the business. This really happened. The friend whom I identi-
fied with Mercury left the business a while after this question.
Then his other friend, identified with Saturn, left the partnership.
As the Moon, being the lord of the friends' significators (in Can-
cer), was close to a conjunction with the South Node, it showed
that the friends would leave the business and bring some negative
developments. The Moon was also the lord of the Sun (the signifi-
cator of the querent), and showed that the querent would not stay
in the business, either. The Moon - South Node conjunction would
be exact after 1.5°, and it was in a fixed sign and cadent house. (Be-
ing close to the cusp of the 4th house, they might also be
considered to be in an angular house.) Due to this position, I
thought that he would end this business 1.5 years later and I
shared my thoughts with the querent. I also informed him that if
he insisted on running the business he would suffer damage and

have troubles. This really happened! The querent tried to stay in
the business after the departure of his friends, and while he earned
some money he was not that successful and left the business by
the beginning of 2006, approximately one and-a-half years after
his question.
"Will we make a profit from the business with my

siblings?"
The querent had a jewelry store at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul
(see Figure 19). He told me that he was not making the money he
desired from the jewelry business he had with his siblings. He
asked "Will we make a profit from the business I have with my sib-
lings?"
Cancer, representing the family business, was rising at the time
of the question, and four planets were placed in the 12th house.
The Moon (the significator of the querent) was also placed in the
12th and was peregrine in Gemini. All of those significators pointed
to loss, instead of profit! The weak placement of the Moon also
showed that the querent's ability to influence the course of the
business was low. The answer of the question seemed obvious;
however, I went on examining the chart because there were some
positive indicators.
Then I examined the aspects she was going to make, because
those would show the future events that the querent would expe-
rience, and the course of those events. The first aspect of the
Moon was a conjunction with Venus. Although Venus is a benefic
planet, she was peregrine in Gemini and also weak in the 12th
house; so that was not powerful enough. The business would go
well for a while, but it would not be that profitable and would not
last long because the conjunction would be in a cadent house, in a
mutable sign, and also in the sign where both the Moon and Venus
were peregrine. The real problem would occur when the Moon and
Mars would conjoin and oppose Pluto. The business seemed to
continue for one and-a-half months (or years), as the Moon was
dose to Venus by 1.5°, and then everything would get worse. The
Moon would conjoin with Mars after 6° and would oppose Pluto
after 7°.
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Apr 23 2004
1 10:31:00 AM
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Turkey
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Figure 19: Will we make a profit from the business

with my siblings?
I predicted that the events would occur 6 and 7 months later,

and then there would be problems related to events behind the
scenes (Mars in the 12th) and connected with the co-workers (Pluto
in the 6th). Mercury (a significator of communication) was retro-
grading in the 10th at the time of the question, showing that some
changes, misunderstandings, and miscalculations would bring
problems.
As I mentioned before, there were some positive indications in
the chart. Let's have a look of them and explain why they worked
against the interests of the querent. The Lot of Fortune was placed
close to the cusp of the 3rd house, and the Sun, the lord of the 3rd
house, was in Taurus and the 11th house. Although the Sun was
peregrine in Taurus, he was about to make a conjunction with the
North Node. These factors showed that the querent would benefit
(the Sun, being the lord of the 3rd house and the Lot of Fortune,
placed in the 11th house, represents profit from the career), and he
would do so from the jewelry production business (the Lot of For-
tune in Leo signifies precious metals, Taurus indicates
rd
manufacture). Jupiter placed in the 3 house indicates that the
siblings were another positive indicator. Jupiter was also the lord
of the 10th house, ruling the career. On the other hand, Jupiter ret-
rograding and being in Virgo where he is damaged, showed that
this business with the siblings would not bring the profit expected.
Moreover, the Sun (in the 10th and lord of the 2nd, income) is mu-
tually applying by trine with Jupiter in the 3rd house, so he is
handing over his matter to this difficult Jupiter.
Although there were many positive factors, the planets placed in
the 12th affected the positive outcome negatively. Jupiter (the lord
of the Midheaven) and Mercury both retrograde also showed the
business did not promise a good profit. So I told the querent that
he would only gain a little money from the business and advised
him to be careful about behind-the-scenes intrigues. After continu-
ing this jewelry production business with his siblings for a while,
the querent left and continued selling jewelry in his own store in
the Grand Bazaar.
164 Doyen The Art of Horary Astrology
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Will my friend get the job she wants?"
One of my wife's friends was applying for other career opportu-
nities, as she was unhappy with her job and had some problems
with her current boss. She applied for a managerial position in a
company operating in the publishing industry, and was called for
an interview. She wanted this job. On the day of her interview, my
wife saw her desire and excitement for the job and wondered if her
friend would get it or not. She asked me the question: "Will my
friend get this job she wants so much?"
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Figure 20: Will my friend get the job she wants?

Mars rising in Taurus at the moment of the question showed

that the answer was "no" (see Figure 20). A malefic planet close to
the Ascendant indicates the answer of the question is negative.
Mars, the lord of the 9th house (publishing) from the 11th house
(the friend), and the lord of its 2nd house, (the friend's income)136
was also in retrograde motion. Mercury's position showed that the
interview would not go well and would be unsatisfactory.
Saturn was the significator of my wife's friend, as the lord of the
11 . Saturn was retrograde and in detriment at the cusp of the 5th,
th
which was the 7th house (interviews) from the 11th house. This po-
sition showed that my wife's friend was not adequate for this job
and would not get what she desired,
Saturn's first aspect was a square with Jupiter. This square was
important because Jupiter was the lord of Sagittarius, the 10th
house from the 11th house (the friend's profession). All those sig-
nificators showed that my wife's friend would not get this job. As
Jupiter was the lord of Pisces, the 2nd house from the 11th house,
she would not be satisfied with the salary she would be offered. On
the other hand, Jupiter was not in dignity in Scorpio, and his first
aspect was with the malefic, retrograde Mars in detriment. (It is
true that Mars is receiving Jupiter, but I did not take this to mean
the result would actually be converted into good.)
Moreover, the Moon was void in course at the time of the ques-
tion. Based on those indications I told my wife: "I don't think that
she will get this job." This turned out to be true.
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house.
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"Where is my friend's son?"

The querent's son had been missing since Sunday night, Janu-
ary 14th, 2007. His family and the querent were very anxious. I saw
the question in the forum page of our website (which was active
then), erected a chart for the time when I read the question, and
began examining it (see Figure 21),
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Natal Chart
Jan 18 2007
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Turkey
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Figure 21: Where is my friend's son?
Aquarius was rising in the chart. As the question was about a

friend's son of the querent, I looked at Taurus, which was on the
cusp of the 5th house (child) from the 11th house (friend): this was
the 3rd house of the chart itself. Venus, the lord of this house and
representing the child, was in Aquarius and the 12th, about to con-
join with Neptune. This conjunction showed that it would be hard
to find the child and there was something dubious about the situ-
ation. After that conjunction, Venus was going to make an
opposition with Saturn. This was a malefic aspect showing that
finding the child in a safe and sound condition would be hopeless.
The Moon was waning, adding despair. The 12th house was highly
crowded: this also pointed out that there was no hope for finding
the child.
Then, where could the child be? Venus (the significator of the
child) was in Aquarius, showing the west as the direction. The 12th
house where Venus was placed, represents hidden places, hospi-
tals, dens, the place of hidden enemies, where people hide, and
places where cattle live. Could the child be in such places?
The Moon (the general significator of the event) was waning
and about to go under the rays. This indicates that there is an ob-
scurity and the energy is low. It was certain that something was
about to end- Venus, which would apply to the opposition of Nep-
tune and Saturn and the planets gathered in the 12th house,
signified that the child would not be found or his dead body would
be found.
In the end, nothing was ever heard about the child and he was
never found.
"Will we set up this astrology website? What is the

problem?11
I asked this question myself (see Figure 22). I was about to set
up an astrology website with some of my friends, where we would
publish articles on astrology. We had many meetings about it but
could not reach a conclusion. So I asked my question: "Will we set
up this astrology website?"
168 Ddfer: The Art of Horary Astrology
Sagittarius (the natural ninth sign of the zodiac, indicating me-

dia and publishing) rising showed the question was a radical one.
Pluto placed close to the Ascendant signified that this website
would bring some challenges and manipulative situations.
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Figure 22: Will we set up the astrology website? What are

the problems?
Jupiter, representing the querent as the lord of the Ascendant,

was in the 9th and in detriment in Virgo. This indicated the
querent's capacity to manage the course of the events was low. In
fact, when I asked the question it was not only about me, it was
also about all of my friends on that team: so the question was not
just about me, it was about "us." Jupiter's position in the 9th
showed that the subject of the question was media and publishing,
and also astrology. Venus, the lord of the Midheaven, was ex-
tremely close to the cusp of the 7th house, representing partnership
and joint enterprises. However, she was in a square with Jupiter,
the significator of the querent. This indicated that the endeavor
would not serve the career and prestige of the querent. The Venus-
Pluto opposition also showed that the endeavor would create
stress later or change into another form.
When I looked at Jupiter's aspects, I saw he had a sextile with
Saturn in the 8th and was applying to a square with Pluto on the
Ascendant. Venus, the lord of the Midheaven, was in a mutable
sign and peregrine in Gemini, and the Ascendant and lord of the
Ascendant were in mutable signs. All those placements in mutable
signs showed me that this endeavor would change into another
thing than was originally planned.
The Moon, indicating the general course of the events, was
placed at the cusp of the 8th house in Cancer and in conjunction
with the fixed star Sirius. This position alone would signify that
the endeavor would bring more success than expected. However,
the Moon was waning and would conjoin Saturn, which was in det-
riment in Cancer, after 3°.
Many factors were against this endeavor, but what was the rea-
son for that? Why, and because of whom, would this endeavor not
work? Interestingly, the 8th house was occupied by many planets.
Saturn stood like a barrier in front of the Moon at the cusp of the
8th. Who or what was represented by Saturn then? As the lord of
the 2nd house by sign and the exalted lord of the 10th of this chart,
the problem would stem from financial matters and/or due to au-
thority figures. Those significations showed that the delay or
restriction of the endeavor was due to disagreements on financial
matters between the people in charge of this effort.
The South Node, placed in the 11th house, might also give in-
formation about the reason for the problem. It might show that
the friends who share the same ideals would have some problems.
The lord of the 11th, Mars, was in an opposition with Neptune
which would soon be exact. This position could be interpreted as
meaning that we would have some disappointments within the
group of friends or some dubious conditions would occur.
As Jupiter, the lord of the Ascendant, was applying to a square
with Pluto, the project was stopped and the discussion ended.
"Will he pull the rug out from under me?"

The querent was working in a managerial position at an interna-
tional company (see Figure 23). He was an idealist, visionary, and a
successful manager who was courageous enough to take the neces-
sary steps for the future of its company. The CEO of the company
was uncomfortable with the querent's success, as his position was
put in danger. So, he was doing everything to show the querent to
be an unsuccessful employee and get rid of him. My client was so
anxious about the course of the events he asked me: "Will he pull
the rug out from under me?"
Aquarius was rising at the time of the question. Neptune close
to the Ascendant indicated that the querent was an idealistic per-
son. As Neptune was about to have some negative aspects, I
realized that his anxiety was not for nothing. As Neptune was 2.5°
from the Ascendant, I thought he would experience some dissolu-
tion after 2.5 months and be ousted.
The most significant thing in the chart was the extremely
crowded 12th house. These alignments showed that there were
some behind-the-scenes events. The Sun in the 12th showed that
his boss was one of the people who was maneuvering in this way.
There were two other planets close to the Sun: Venus and Mercury.
Venus was retrograding and burned, so I told my client that a
woman who was dose to the CEO would be a part of the intrigue
and would act subversively and support the CEO. The querent con-
firmed this and told me that the woman was the executive
assistant, whom he guessed had had an affair with the CEO. Mer-
cury was also in the 12th house, so there would a third person who
was in charge of sending my client out of the company. This would
be a male figure (Mercury) or a person who is in charge of commu-
nications (Mercury). My client could not guess who this person
would be. Later on, he realized that this person was the Human
Resources Manager.
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Saturn, representing the querent as the lord of the Ascendant,

was in the 6th house, in Leo, where he is afflicted and retrograde.
This suggested that the querent would not be strong enough to
overcome those difficulties, he would not get the support of his
underlings, and his working conditions and place of work would
undergo a change.
As Saturn (the lord of the Ascendant) and the Moon (the sig-
nificator of the course of events) were in fixed signs, we might
conclude that he would stay in his position. However, as the Sun
(the lord of these two significators) was in a cardinal sign and in
the 12th, it was obvious that the querent would not stay at his cur-
rent position. The Moon was about to make an exact conjunction
with Saturn within 4°, So, I concluded that the conditions would
develop in a negative direction after 4 months.
Another significant aspect in the horary chart was the Grand
Cross in fixed signs between Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars.
The Moon, who was placed in the 5th degree of Leo, was going to
activate this hard aspect through conjunctions, squares, and oppo-
sitions with the element of the Grand Cross. The intrigues for
pulling the rug out from under the querent were seen in the sky.
In a horary chart the top management, managers, and bosses
are shown by the 10th house and the Sun. The Sun in the 12th house
obviously represented the CEO who was in charge of getting rid of
the querent. So, Jupiter (the lord of the 10th house) would be used
as the significator for the querent's career and future. Jupiter in
the 9th might indicate that the querent would continue his career
in far distant places because Sagittarius at the cusp of the 10th
house indicates foreigners in general. Mars (the lord of the 9th) and
Jupiter (the lord of the Midheaven) being in opposition also
showed that the querent would be sent to another position abroad.
As this aspect was about to reach the exact degree (only after 0"
02'), the querent would be sent abroad within a very short time.
This was what happened! Two and-a-half months after his ques-
tion, my client was told that he was assigned to another position

abroad. This was what Neptune represented by being placed 2.5°
from the Ascendant. They pulled the rug out from under him!
My client went abroad where he was assigned, but he was not
alone. The CEO who sent him there (who was also a foreigner), was
dismissed and sent back to his own country. The female assistant
and the manager responsible for human resources were also dis-
missed. Everyone who was involved in this operation was fired,
instead of my client, who was sent to a managerial position
abroad. My client is still working abroad in a managerial position
and he is very successful at his work.
"Where is the car key?"

The querent was one of my students (see Figure 24). She was
very anxious when she called me because her son was going on a
trip to Ankara in order to take a school exam but he could not find
his car key. He did not buy a bus ticket, as he had planned to go
there by car. They searched everywhere in the house but they could
not find it and began to panic. They did not have a spare key and,
as it was a card key, it was very expensive and they would have to
wait a long time for a new key from the car company which was
located in Germany. The other reason why they were so anxious
was the father of the family: they knew the father would be very
angry if they could not find the key. As my student was attending a
horary course at our school, she thought she could ask me. She
called me and asked: "Where is the car key?"
When I erected the chart, Scorpio was rising. Scorpio is related
to secret and mysterious things. It also represents hidden things.
So the first thing I wondered was if the key was hidden by some-
one.
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Figure 24: Where is the car key?
The lord of the Ascendant, Mars, was in Virgo in the 10th. As the
question was about a lost item, I wanted to use the lord of the As-
cendant as the significator of the item. So, the first thing I thought
was that the key would be at the office or in a place related to
work. Jupiter, the lord of the second house (which represented the
lost item as a possession), was also in Virgo and in the 10th house,
so it became obvious the lost key would be at the office—but my
student was not working and she did not have an office. However,
her husband was working and had an office. Venus showed her
husband as the lord of the 7th house, and she was in Cancer in the
8th; but the Sun as the natural significator of the spouse was again
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at the cusp of the 10th house in Virgo. Under those significations,

the key should be somewhere at her husband's office or in some-
thing related to his occupation. The Lot of Fortune was in the 8th
house of the chart, the house which represents the finances and
possessions of the spouse. So, I was sure about my prediction.
When looking for lost items we should always see the sign and
house of the Lot of Fortune. The lord of the Lot tells us where the
lost item is and in what condition it is. The Lot of Fortune was in
Gemini, so I thought the key would be somewhere where there is a
lot of information and communication, books, papers, or docu-
ments. Since the lord of the 2nd house, the lord of the Ascendant,
and the Sun were all in Virgo, my suspects were supported and I
confirmed that the key would be somewhere Mercurial in nature.
Offices, bookcases, a briefcase, and document drawers are of the
nature of Virgo and Mercury. So when I made the synthesis with
the nature of Gemini, I thought that the key would be in the office,
bookcase, file cabinet, file drawer, or briefcase of my student's
husband.
Mercury, the lord of the Lot of Fortune, was in Leo and in the
th
9 house. As Mercury was retrograding, I told my student that the
key would be found. Mercury did not have any negative aspects,
nor was he burned. So, the key would be found and it would not be
damaged. The Moon was about to make a positive aspect with
Mercury and the Lot of Fortune. As the Moon was fast and in a
cardinal sign, things would proceed quickly. The significators in
Virgo were in an angular house. Mars (the lord of the Ascendant)
and Jupiter (the lord of the 2nd house, the lost item), were also
moving forward fast. All those significators showed that the key
would be found quickly.
The 9th house where Mercury was placed, represents far places,
but when we derive houses beginning from the 7th, then it corre-
sponds to the S"1 house. That shows the short distance trips (3rd) of
the spouse (7th), his siblings and neighbors. Her spouse was not on
a short trip, he only went to his office. Daily routine is related to

the 6th house, but going to the office everyday if the office is too far
from the house may be thought as a 3rd house activity. We might
think he dropped the key on the way to the office, or at the place
that he went to after a short-distance journey from home to office.
I told my students everything I saw. I also emphasized that the
key would be hidden somewhere, as Scorpio was rising. Then she
called her husband and told him to look for the key in his desk,
drawer, and briefcase. First, her husband objected and said "I
didn't take the keys," but later he looked around and found the key
within a small messenger bag in the drawer of his steel desk. The
son of my student took the key from his father's office and went to
Ankara to take the exam.
"Is her illness something bad?"

The querent was one of my friends (see Figure 25). The question
was about her boyfriend's sister, who was 13 years old. Her family
was worried that she was ill and "they already had appointments
with various doctors.
Gemini was rising at the time of the question. Normally, the As-
cendant and its lord represent the querent, but in answering this
question I preferred to use it as the significator of the girl who was
ill. This practice was used by William Lilly: if the querent lacks a
direct relationship to the person in question, then Ascendant and
its lord are used for that quaesited person, not for the querent. On
the other hand, when answering this question by derived houses,
the 3rd house from the 7th house (that is, the 9th) would indicate the
sick girl, because she is the sister (3rd) of the boyfriend (7th) of the
woman asking (1st).
The Moon was void in course at the time of the question. Some
astrologers think that this is not a good thing in a horary chart as
it means that the querent or person in question will experience
some negative events. Some think that the answer for any ques-
tions asked when Moon was void in course is "nothing will
happen," as there is no aspect in front of the Moon (and when
there is no aspect in front of Moon, the current situation does not
change). This always sounds logical to me. But what is important
here is the way the question is asked: for example, if we say "noth-
ing will happen" for this question, we would say that the illness is
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Since I assigned the Ascendant to the young girl, its lord Mercu-
ry was the significator. Mercury was in Libra in a good position in
his triplicity, but his strength was lessened because he was in the
last degrees of the 5th house and close to the cusp of the 6th. Mercu-
ry was also weak because he was burned and applying the Sun; so
the girl's health would get worse.
Venus, the lord of the 6th house, was in the 6th; the illness would
go further. As Venus was in detriment in Scorpio, we might think
that the problem would be related to the lumbar region, kidneys,
or ovaries. Venus represents cysts, bumps, benign (or lesser evil)
tumors. Venus was about to separate from her square with Nep-
tune and was applying to the South Node; this could be a sign of
cancer. I told my friend about this opinion. As Venus was applying
to the South Node, the illness was going worse. Moreover, the lord
of the 6th house was in her own house, Mercury (the lord of the As-
cendant) was not that strong and burned. So the disease would
knock the patient down.
The Moon being void in course did not give any information
about the course of the events, but her previous aspects pointed
out that the conditions were against the patient. The Moon had
had an exact square with the afflicted Mercury: this showed that
the patient had been experiencing a negative condition. Before be-
ing void in course, the Moon had squared the Sun. This indicated
the sadness of the young girl's family (the Sun is the lord of the 4th
house).
The illness was about to seize the patient; this was very obvious.
As the question was "Is her illness something bad?" I examined the
8th house to see if death was close or not. Chiron, which could rep-
resent a painful death, was in the 8th. Saturn, the lord of the 8th,
was in Cancer in the 2nd house and this position also supported my
opinion of a painful death. On the other hand, Mercury and the
Moon (the main significators) did not have any applying aspect to
Saturn, the lord of the 8th. Venus (representing the illness, as the
lord of the 6th) was applying to trine with Saturn (the risk of death
as the lord of the 8th). Since this was a positive aspect, the illness
would not bring death within a short time. The doctors diagnosed
lymphosarcoma. The girl's family did their best for her and sent
her to the USA for treatment. The doctors there said she might
recover, but the possibility was remote. However, she is still alive
and fighting the cancer.
"Is getting divorced the right decision?"

The querent was one of my students who had some problems
with her husband and began to think about divorce (see Figure
26). Her husband did not want a divorce. The course of events
would be decided by my student, but she was not quite sure about
it. She thought she would be rushing into it and asked her ques-
tion: "Is getting divorced the right decision?" As she also knew
astrology, we began to examine the chart together.
Virgo was rising at the time of the question. Mercury, represent-
ing the querent (as the lord of the Ascendant), was in Aries (a sign
of quick action) in the 8th house: this showed that the querent has
jumped to a conclusion. Mercury was also about to go retrograde,
showing that the querent was about to give up the idea of separa-
tion. Venus, which was very close to the cusp of the 7th house, was
about to make a conjunction with Chiron and then with the cusp
of the 7th. This symbolized that something would heal this rela-
tionship and things would settle.
There was no applying aspect or conjunction between the sig-
nificator of the querent (Mercury) and the significator of her
husband (Jupiter, the lord of the 7th). Mercury was placed in a later
degree than Jupiter, separating from him. However, Mercury was
going to retrograde the next day and was going to reach Jupiter
again. Jupiter was also going direct and applying to Mercury. This
signified that this couple would not divorce.
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Moreover, the light would be carried between these two signifi-

cators: the Moon would make a sextile with Jupiter first and then
a sextile with Mercury, so there would be a positive flow between
these two significators. As the Moon will bear the light, we might
suppose that something or someone else would contribute to this
decision. As the Moon ruled the 11th house, a friend of the querent
would be helpful. Or, as Moon ruled the 5th from the 7th, the child
of the spouse would help...
Jupiter was direct and quick: this showed that the querent's
spouse was willing to win her heart and would act quickly. Jupiter
was now separating from his opposition with Saturn, so there was
no restriction anymore. Saturn ruled the 5th (children) and 6th

houses (illness) of the horary chart. The couple wanted to have a
baby but it was impossible. The spouse of the querent decided to
do all he could do to preserve this marriage, so he made an attempt
(Jupiter in Aries, direct and quick) to adopt a baby. Adopting a ba-
by or child is represented by the 11th house (since it is the 5th from
the 7th, the children of other people). Again the Moon, the lord of
the 11th, carried the light between the main significators (Mercury
and Jupiter). This explained that a child would step in and make
this relationship work. This child's presence was miraculous: she
changed the couple's view of life and their relationship forever.
Now they are a family of three and are extremely happy!
Shall we break up?"

The querent was a television series actress. Her relationship
with her boyfriend was not good and she felt they were about to
break up. So she asked me: "Is there separation in my chart?" Both
the horary chart and her natal chart proved that the querent' feel-
ings were right (see Figure 27).
Pisces was rising at the time of the question, showing that the
querent also had the energy to go with the flow. However, as Moon
was in Aries, it showed the need to take the initiative and make a
decision. The Moon was moving fast, so the events would develop
quickly. Mercury, representing the quaesited as the lord of the 7th,
was placed in the 7th house. This showed that the question was
about the relationship and so it was radical.137 Mercury was sepa-
rating from being burned and there was no aspect in front of him:
he was void in course. Mercury had had a trine with Mars before
his conjunction with the Sun, and before that a square with Pluto.
Those aspects represented the recent stress in the relationship.
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Venus, the natural significator of relationships, was in Scorpio

where she was in detriment, and in the 8th, which is a stressed
house. This position indicated that the relationship was at a criti-
cal point. Venus has just separated from her square with Saturn.
This showed that the relationship had had some stress lately and
this put pressure on both parties. Venus was applying to Uranus in
the 12th house, which reflected the need for liberation and getting
rid of burdens. Venus's next aspect was first a square with Nep-
tune, and then an opposition with Mars. Those aspects
represented dissatisfaction with the relationship (Venus-Neptune
square) and disengagement (Venus-Mars opposition). The couple

would together decide to break up. The most recent aspect of
Moon was an opposition with Jupiter, the lord of the Ascendant.
The relationship was about to end.
The couple broke up on the last day of the year (December 31,
2005). When I projected the chart of the day onto the querent's
natal chart, I saw that transiting Saturn had an exact square with
her natal Mars. On the morning of that day, a New Moon appeared
in the natal 12th house and in Capricorn, representing loss and
separation. The transiting Venus-Chiron conjunction, representing
being wounded in relationships, was on the same degree as the
querent's natal ascending degree. Venus retrograding in Aquarius
was also pointing out the problems were felt for a long time.
"What will happen to our marriage?"

The querent was one of my previous clients. He had some tur-
moil in his relationship with his wife and they had been living
apart for the last few months. They had a child from their long
marriage. Due to the financial crisis my client was experiencing he
was working a lot, and as he was so busy with his business he did
not have enough time to spend with his wife and child. That's why
his wife wanted a divorce. As she was going to take care of their
child, she asked for a huge allowance. She thought he should pay
both morally and materially for neglecting his wife and child. The
couple worked in the same industry, but the financial burden was
on the shoulders of my client. For him, his career was important,
but he claimed what he had been doing was for the sake of his fam-
ily and to meet their needs. However, he accepted that he was
neglecting them. Due to the condition he was in, he was under
stress and highly depressed. So he asked; "What will happen to our
marriage?" (see Figure 28).
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Taurus was rising at the time of the question. The querent was
also natally a Taurus: his natal Taurus Sun was in his 2nd house,
showing financial security was important to him. This was also
seen in the chart of the question. He wanted financial security for
his family. While he met his family's financial needs in the best
way he could, he was not sufficiently connected on an emotional
level. Venus, representing the querent (as the lord of the Ascend-
ant) was in the 8th house of the chart. This placement showed that
his question was concerned about the huge payment he would
have to pay to his wife. His wife demanded a really huge amount of
money and she did not retreat one step from her demand. Satum
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placed in Scorpio and in the 7th house displayed the attitude of his
wife. I told my client, "She looks so cool-headed and tone-deaf. It
seems as though she wanted to punish you and take revenge for
being neglected. She will not take any step back, I think." My client
told me that I was totally right, this was how his wife reacted.
My client's wife had another idea behind her demand. She want-
ed to set up her own business and realize her dreams with the help
of the money she had asked for from her husband. If my client
supported her with this cash payment, she would give up asking
for monthly payments. Mars, the lord of the 7th, was the significa-
tor of the spouse and was in the 10th house of the chart, in
Aquarius. The wife had some ideas and wanted to be successful.
Venus was in the 8th house, and also the Sun and Mercury were
very close to the cusp of that house. I told my client that he would
have to make a huge payment (due to the planets in the 8th), his
marriage was about to end, and his wife would not give up (Saturn
in the 7th and in a fixed sign). My client was also aware of that con-
dition.
The Saturn of the question chart was transiting in my clients
natal 8th house: this also showed that he would make payments
and would have difficulties in earning money. This was what he
was anxious about. He told me, "If I pay her the money she want-
ed, then I will have very little money left for my own business. If I
cannot collect the money for my projects from my clients, I may
have to stop doing business." He was stuck in a difficult situation
and it was obvious that he could not provide the funds he needed.
I told him that these difficulties would continue until the end of
2015. There were some supportive transits, but they were not
strong enough to maintain his business.
My client told that he would make this payment to his wife for
the future of their child, as his child was very important for him.
Jupiter, the lord of the 8th house of the question, was placed in the
5th house, benefiting my client's child. So, he made the payment.
"Will my dog recover?"

The querent's dog was old and all of the vets he took it to said
the dog was about to depart this life (see Figure 29). Those were
the last days of his little pet, perhaps. He knew what was going to
happen, but he asked me, "Shall my dog recover?"
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Neptune rising at the horizon represented the grief of the quer-

ent and also that he accepted that it was time for the dog to pass
away, despite asking such a question. Chiron placed in the 1st
showed that the question was asked with a hope for recovery but
there was an emotional pain here.
As the question is about the dog, we should look at the 6th

house. The chart was radical as the Moon was in the 6th house. On
the other hand, Moon was peregrine in Leo. In fact, this was a
good position for the health of the dog; we might also say the same
thing for Jupiter in Leo in the 6th house, because Jupiter was the
exalted lord of the 6th house and also a benefic planet. The Moon
applying to Jupiter was a good signification, indicating the dog
would recover. However, after a conjunction with Jupiter and sex-
tile with Venus, the Moon would apply to a square with Saturn
who was placed at the end of the 8th house and close to the cusp of
the 9th. Saturn being the victor of the 8th house represented death.
Moreover, the Sun (who was the lord of the Moon and Jupiter)
was at the cusp the 8th house and in Libra, where he was afflicted
by being in fall.
I told the querent that his dog would first recover but then pass
away. The doctors predicted that the dog would not live more than
one month. As the Moon-Saturn square would be exact after 21°, I
predicted that the dog would only live 21 days more. The dog died
after 28 days, on November 13, 2014, when the Moon and Jupiter
had a conjunction in Leo. The querent's only prayer was for a pain-
less death for his dog, and this became true. The Moon-Jupiter
conjunction in the chart of the question was repeated on the day
of the dog's last day, and the dog passed away without any pain.
"Will I be the distributor?"

The querent was a businessman and the distributor of some for-
eign brands in Turkey (see Figure 30), He was in contact with a
new company and he wanted to apply to be their distributor but he
was not quite sure about it. So he asked his question, "Will I be the
distributor?"
The first degrees of Scorpio were rising at the time of the ques-
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the question, there would be some conditions that the querent did
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The Moon was in the burned path (or via combusta) in the 12th
house, in Libra. This showed that getting the distributorship
would not be a good idea, the querent might suffer from the part-
nership, and some out-of-control events would be possible.
Mars, the significator of the querent (as the lord of the Ascend-
ant), was in the 9th house (foreigners and foreign lands) and
peregrine in the first degree of Leo, and retrograding. It seemed he
would give up on getting this distributorship, which he was not
sure about already. The South Node was also in the 9th, showing
that he would not be able to get good results from business with
foreigners. We may expect some losses, intrigues, and speculations
related to where the South Node is placed. So, although business
partnership was related to foreigners and foreign countries and it
looked attractive, it would bring some damage to the querent.
As the question was related to business, I had to look at the 10th
house; and as it was connected with distributorship, I also had to
look at the 7th house (partnership, one-to-one relationships, dis-
tributorship) and also the 8th house (money earned from this
partnership).
The Sun, the lord of the 10th house, was peregrine in Pisces. This
signified that the business would not be very attractive. The Sun
has just separated from Jupiter and was applying to the Lot of For-
tune, showing that the brand was a prestigious one and
partnership with such a brand would bring profit. However, the
most significant thing in the chart was not how prestigious that
brand was, but rather that the parties would not be able to get
along and there would be some problems in the partnership. Ve-
nus, the lord of the 7th and 8th houses, was in Pisces where she was
exalted, but she was about to conjoin with Uranus within a short
time. This showed there would be some changes in the conditions
and an unexpected decision to give up this partnership. That was
the case. The querent gave up getting this distributorship. He had
a meeting with the representatives of the brand as the meeting
was already scheduled, but the parties could not agree on the
working conditions and they did not shake hands.
"Is he the one 1 will marry?"

The querent was a woman who has been my client for a long
time and who was willing to marry (see Figure 31). She was highly
interested in spiritual studies and she was influenced by a man
whom she had met in a spiritual practice group. The man was
friendly but distant; however, my client asked her question: "Is he
the one that I will marry?"
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Aries, the sign related to decisiveness, action, initiative, and also

impetuosity, was rising. Mars, representing the querent as the lord
of the Ascendant, was in Capricorn in the 9th house, very close to
the cusp of the 10th. The querent was looking for a reliable, sound,
and prestigious partner with whom she would be able to organize
her life, and this approach was obvious in the horary chart.
Venus, representing the man whom the querent had asked the
question about, was peregrine in Aquarius and in the 12th house.
This placement did not mean marriage. There was no applying as-
pect between the lord of the Ascendant and the lord of the 7th, and
the Moon did not carry the light between them. A third planet
which is slower than these two also did not collect their light. The
Moon and Venus were not applying to each other. All those factors
showed that this man was not the one whom my client would mar-
ry. Venus separating from Neptune signified that this could be an
idealized or platonic relationship, but was going to make an oppo-
sition with Saturn. That was an indicator that there would be no
relationship at all between these two people. My client met this
man at some other spiritual events but they only said "hello" to
each other.
"Will this project be a success? Will I get my money?"

The querent was a woman teaching handicrafts (see Figure 32).
She was working as a consultant for a company which marketed
visual and printed education kits about handicrafts. It was a
unique project when it was first planned: they aimed at training
for the disabled and prisoners, however things did not go well.
Project managers were changed continuously and the project did
not display any stability. The querent could not get her money
from the company and so she asked: "Will this project continue?
Will it be successful? Shall I get my money?"
Leo, which represents creativity, recognition, being on stage,
and the will of success, was rising at the time of the question. The
querent's natal Ascendant was also in Leo and her natal Sun was in
a strong place. In the chart of the question, the Sun or lord of the
Ascendant was in the 11th house and was peregrine in Gemini. This
indicated that the project would bring recognition to the querent.
The Sun was peregrine in Gemini, but as Mercury, being the lord of
Gemini, was also in the same sign, it strengthened the Sun. This
showed that the profit would come through communication skills.
She had already received some of her money, but as the project did
not show any progress she thought she would not get the rest. The
Sun, Moon, and Mercury were all placed in Gemini, a sign related
to teaching, the transfer of information, marketing, and publicity.
Although a lot of money was spent on the publicity and marketing
of this project, the desired result had not been achieved.
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Will 1 get my money?
The Moon was waning at the time of the question; this position
showed that the project was about come to an end. The waning
Moon also symbolized that the energy was decreasing and some-
thing would be released.
Three significators were in a strong position in the 10th house of
the chart. However, they were in the opposition of Pluto, who was
at the cusp of the 5th house and retrograding in Sagittarius. This
indicated that the project would not show the desired progress,
and there would be some separations and power struggles. The
Sun, who was one of those significators and represented the
querent, was going to reach the exact opposition of Pluto after 8°.
So the querent would probably quit this job (the waning Moon)
after 8 weeks or 8 months, or there would be some struggles (Sun-
Pluto opposition) as she could not get her money.
Mercury, being the lord of the 2nd and 11th houses, represented
the money of the querent and the profit that would come from
that business. As the Mercury-Pluto opposition would reach ex-
actness after 4°, the possibility for getting her money would
decrease after 4 weeks or 4 months. Mercury's next aspect was
with Mars, who is in the 8th house (which represents the money
owed to the querent), showing she would not be able to get her
money.
The Moon, the fastest of the three planets placed in the 10th
house and the planet which represents the course of events, will
first make a square with Uranus in the 7th house and then a con-
junction with the Sun (being burned), then a conjunction with
Mercury, and finally will trigger the Pluto-Mars square.
All of these aspects showed that things would get difficult; there
would be some sudden and unexpected developments, some prob-
lems between the project managers and the partner, and some
financial problems. So, I told the querent that this project would
not be efficient enough, would not bring the expected profit, some
of the partners would quit, and due to financial problems and dis-
agreement she would not be able to get the rest of her money. I
also added that this project would bring her prestige anyway. The
project was completed, and did not bring the expected results. Af-
ter a while, the partners separated. The project could not be
managed properly and some tools of the project were sold sepa-
rately. And unfortunately, the querent could not get her remaining
money. Although the project did bring her recognition and pres-
tige, she did not take part in other projects of that company.
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Appendix B: Glossary
Accidental Benefic: A malefic planet located in one of the benefic

houses; in dignity and not afflicted; bringing limited benefit but no
affliction at all.
Accidental Dignity: The strength a planet gains for some reason

other than its zodiacal position. Planets located in the angular
houses fulfill 100% of their promises; planets located in the suc-
cedent houses fulfill 50% of their promises, and planets in the ca-
dent houses fulfill 25% of their promises.
Accidental Malefic: A benefic planet located in one of the malefic

houses; in detriment, fall or afflicted; bringing affliction more than
benefits.
Afflicted; Impeded: An indicator of weakness. It means being re-

stricted, disabled and ill. Afflicted planets cannot fulfill their
promises. States that afflict the planets are described in detail in
Bonatti's 146 Considerations. The most important afflictions are
being located in cadent houses, being burned, retrograde, and be-
ing in conjunction, square, or opposition with malefics without
reception.
Alcocoden: See House-master.
Alien: A planet having no essential dignities. Often called "pere-

grine." Such a planet is similar to a foreigner who travels in a
foreign country and who has no rights or no business there. Its
state in this position is linked with the ruler of this place.
Almutem Figuris: See Victor of the chart.
Almuten: See Victor.
Analogy: The similarity/ parallelism of the nature of the planets

with the houses and signs they are in.
Anaretic: Derived from Greek; refers to a point that is fatal and

destroying in primary directions.
Angles: The main structural keys of the chart, which give the pri-
mary house themes and planetary strength. Planets located in the
angular houses have stronger and more visible impacts.
Angular Houses: see Cardinal Houses.
Aphelion: The point in the orbit of a planet where it is farthest

from the Sun.
Aphetic: Refers to places which are suitable for the longevity re-
leaser or "hyleg" to be in.
Arabic Parts: See Lots.
Ascendant: The degree of the zodiac which crosses the eastern

horizon, and in quadrant house systems the cusp of the 1st house.
The sign to which this degree belongs, is the "rising sign."
Aspects: From words that mean "to look at," configurations be-
tween two places in the zodiac which give information about how
planets especially express their influences, on how the planets ex-
press their influences. The six "Ptolemaic" aspects are at intervals
of 60°, 90°, 120°, and 180°. The conjunction is usually included
among these, although it is not an aspect.
Bad Houses: 6th, 8th, and 12th houses.
Bad Placement: Being placed in its detriment or fall, being ca-

dent, or being in a conjunction or aspect with malefics.
Badly Disposed: Being placed in a weak house and being not dig-
nified. Having incompatible aspects and no contact with its ruler
also makes a planet badly disposed.
Being in dignity: A planet which has at least one of the major

dignities (domicile, exaltation, triplicity, term and face rulerships)
is in dignity. The most powerful dignities are domicile and exalta-

tion rulerships.
Benefics, Benefic Planets: Benefics are planets that assist the

native in a positive outcome without making too much effort,
bring benefits, support, and balance him in a moderate way. Benef-
ic planets are Jupiter, Venus and the Sun. The waxing Moon and in
some cases Mercury may also be considered benefics.
Besieged, Enclosure: A planet which lies between two planets

(especially the malefics). A planet may be besieged through a con-
junction or an aspect.
Burned: A planet which is 8.5° close to the Sun. A burned planet is

afflicted. It is one of the debilities. According to ancient as-
trologers, it is the most serious debility.
Cadent Houses: 3td, 6th, 9th, and 12th houses.
Cardinal Houses: 1st, 4th, 7th, and 10th houses. Also known as an-
gular houses.
Cazixni: When a planet is within'the 17' of the Sun, it is cazimi. A

cazimi planet is "in the heart of the Sun" and so it is under some
kind of divine protection as it is so close to the Sun's spirit.
Combust: See Burned.
Debility, debilitated: A planet located in the sign of its detri-

ment or fall, where a planet is in the sign opposite the sign it rules
(detriment) or is exalted (fall). Such planets cannot fulfill their
promises. Malefics so debilitated cause trouble, so their malefic
impacts increase. According to some astrologers, being placed in a
weak house, having hard aspects with the malefics, being retro-
grade, and being burned are also debilities.
Declination: The angular distance of a planet north or south of

the celestial equator.
Derived Houses: Houses counted from other places or houses, in

order to see the chart from a broader perspective. For example, the
2nd natal house indicates the native's money; but because the 5th
house is the 2nd from the 4th (indicating the father), the 5th house
also indicates the father's money in addition to its normal signifi-
cation for children.
Dignity: The strength, advantage, or virtue of a planet. This word

is also used to describe the various types of rulerships a planet has.
Dispositor: A planet which rules the sign that another planet is

located in. For example, if Venus is in Aries, she is disposed by
Mars.
Diurnal Planets: Sun, Jupiter, and Saturn.
Domicile Rulership: If a planet is placed in a house that it rules,

it feels as if it is at its own home. It displays its nature comfortably
and fulfills its promises. For example, the Moon is the domicile
ruler of Cancer.
Double-Bodied Signs: The mutable signs, which are Gemini, Vir-

go, Sagittarius, and Pisces.
Descendant: The point opposite the Ascendant, where the zodi-

ac crosses the western horizon.
Duodedmae: See Twelfth-parts.
Eastern: Planets which rise before the Sun. Planets which are
eastern of the Sun are powerful; they may fulfill their promises
efficiently; acceptable and praiseworthy. According to the rules of
medieval astrology, Mercury and Venus are eastern when they rise
after the Sun.
Eastern Quarters: The quarters of the chart between the ASC-

MC and DSC-IC.
Ediptic: The plane defined by the Sun's motion, which the zodiac
is centered on.
Electional Astrology: The branch of astrology used for choosing

the right time for actions, often consulted for business ventures,
surgical operations, signing agreements, buying and selling, etc.
Elevation; Elevated: A planet which is close to the Midheaven,

even if having passed more than 5° beyond it. This placement indi-
cates the things that the native prioritizes.
Essential Dignity: A dignity which a planet has through the zodi-

ac (such as being in the sign of its exaltation). A planet located in
one of these dignities have the power to fulfill its promises, but
domicile and exaltation rulership are strongest.
Exaltation Rulership: A planet in its own exaltation is like a per-

son who is near the king, who is respected and rewarded. Having
exaltation rulership lets the nature of the planet be manifested
plainly. For example: the Sun is the exalted ruler of Aries, and
when in it he is "exalted."
Face: Each 10° of the zodiac: each sign has three faces, with 36
total in the zodiac. Each face is ruled by a planet: for example, the
second face lord of Gemini is Mars. Although face rulership brings
the least dignity, it is important anyway.
Feminine Planets: Moon, Venus, and sometimes Mercury
Final Dispositor: A final dispositor is a planet which all other

planets are ultimately dependent on because it is the only one in
its own sign of the zodiac Gike the Sun in Leo).
Fixed Stars: Fixed stars for the constellations. Unlike the planets,
fixed stars look stationary from the earth; but due to the preces-
sion of the equinoxes they move less than 1' per year and 1° every
72 years. Those closest to the ecliptic, and the brightest, have dis-
tinguished importance.
Friendly Planets: Planets which are compatible with each other,

having the same natures.
Good Houses: Houses except the 6th, 12th, and 8th houses.
Good Placement: Being placed in its dignity or in strong houses,

well-aspected and contact with its ruler.
Halb: One of the minor dignities indicating that a planet will be

more active and influential. In a diurnal chart, if a diurnal planet is
above the horizon (or in a nocturnal chart below the horizon),
then it is halb. In a nocturnal chart, if a nocturnal planet is above
the horizon (or in a diurnal chart below the horizon(, then it is
halb.
Hayz: From the Arabic word hayyiz which means "domain": a mi-
nor dignity which is more influential than halb. In a diurnal chart,
if a diurnal planet is above the horizon (or in a nocturnal chart be-
low the horizon) and in one of the masculine signs, then it is in its
hayz or domain. Similarly, in a nocturnal chart if a nocturnal plan-
et is above the horizon (or in a diurnal chart below the horizon)
and in one of the feminine signs, then it is in its hayz or domain.
Horary Astrology: A branch of astrology dealing with questions

"of the hour." The astrologer erects the chart for the moment he
understands the client's question, and makes a prediction. Horary
astrology was widely used because people often did not know their
exact birth time.
Hostile Planets: Planets which are incompatible with each other,

having opposite natures.
House-master: Derived from a Persian word indicating a planet

that grants years in longevity techniques.
Houses: The division of a chart into 12 sections, each of which

signifies a particular realm of experience or life. The houses where
the planets are located in a chart are important factors in reading.
Hyleg: See Releaser.

IC (Imum Coeli): The part of the zodiac passing the lower meridi-
an to the north, and in quadrant houses the cusp of the 4th house.
It is opposite the MC.
In contact: In aspect or conjunction with something.
Increasing in Light: The process by which the Moon's light in-

creases until it is full.
Intercepted Sign: A sign which has no cusp on it.
Joys: Planets rejoice in the houses which are compatible with their
natures and where they may express their natures comfortably.
Planets have houses in which they rejoice (such as Venus in the
5th), and also signs (such as Venus in Taurus).
Local Determination: How a planet's general nature is specified

to a particular area of life due to the house it is in. This phrase is a
technical term in the work of Morin.
Lots: A position derived from the position of three other parts of a

chart. Normally, the distance between two places is measured in
zodiacal order from one to the other, and this distance is projected
forward from some other place (usually the Ascendant): where the
counting stops, is the Lot.
Luminaries: The Sun and the Moon.
Lunar Nodes: The points where the Moon intersects the plane of
the ecliptic. The South Node is where the Moon crosses it into
southern latitude, and the North Node where she crossed into
northern latitude. Traditionally the North Node is considered to be
equivalent to a benefic, whereas the South Node is equivalent to a
malefic.
Malefics: A planet which requires a great effort to be productive,

which brings trouble and restrictions. They are unproductive and
prone to extremism. Planets malefic by nature are Saturn and
Mars. The waning Moon and in some cases Mercury may also be
considered as malefics.
Masculine Planets: Sun, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, and sometimes

Mercury.
MC (Medium Coeli), Midheaven: Where the zodiac crosses the

southern meridian, and in quadrant houses the cusp of the 10th
house.
Minor Dignity: A dignity apart from the usual five essential dig-
nities (for example, hayz).
Moiety: One-half of an orb, i.e. the number of degrees on either

side of a planet or other point, which defines its special range of
influence.
Mundane Astrology: The branch of astrology concerned with

predictions for political, social, financial, religious, or military
events.
Mutual Interaction: see Mutual Reception.
Mutual Reception: When two planets are placed in each other's

domiciles, they are in mutual reception; they "host" each other.
Bonatti suggested that these two planets should aspect each other
for a mutual reception. On the other hand, Abu Ma'shar, Ibn Ezra
and William Lilly suggested if these two planets are in each other's
dignities by domicile, exaltation, or other rulerships, they do not
need an aspect to create a mutual interaction: this is called "gener-
osity."
Natal Astrology: The branch of astrology which casts a chart for

someone's birth, with techniques for determining the native's per-
sonal potentials, tendencies, motivations, accidents that he may
experience, financial situation, relationships, and so on.
Nocturnal Planets: Moon, Venus, and Mars.
North Node: See Lunar Nodes.

204 Do per; The Art of Horary Astrology
Ninth-parts: A subdivision of each sign into nine parts, each

formed of 3° 20'.
Novenaria: See Ninth-parts.
Occidental: See Western.
Orb. A span of degrees on either side of a body or point, which in-

dicates a range of power. See also moiety.
Oriental: See Eastern.
Paran: Star or star groups that fall upon angles at the same time
that another significant constellation or planet is also upon the
angles. They are viewed as attendants. In ancient astrology the
term was also applied to the constellations that ascended with the
zodiacal decans.
Peregrine: See Alien.
Perihelion: The point in the orbit of a planet where it is nearest

to the Sun.
Powerful Planet: Refers to a pla,net's capacity to fulfill the things

it represents naturally or accidentally. A powerful planet may have
an impact on an end result. The power of a planet is determined
through its position in the chart, including its essential and acci-
dental placement and some other factors.
Primary Directions: A method of directions based on primary

motion or the diurnal rotation of the heavens.
Quadruplidty: A qualitative division of the signs into three

groups, each with four signs. These three groups are called car-
dinal, fixed and mutable signs. Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn
are cardinal signs; Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius are fixed
signs; Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces are mutable signs.
Reception: When a planet host another planet in the sign which it

rules. When two planets are in mutual reception, both of them
gain power and they act as if they are in their own rulerships.
Releaser: A planet or point directed by primary directions, to

predict the length of life and other life crises.
Retrograde: When a planet seems to slow down, stop, and turn

backwards in the zodiac. It is one of the most important debilities.
A retrograde significator is passive and has difficulty in fulfilling
its promises.
SAN: See Syzygy.
Sect: A division of charts, planets, and signs into "diurnal/day"

and "nocturnal/night." Charts are diurnal if the Sun is above the
horizon, otherwise they are nocturnal.
Solar Arcs: A predictive technique in which each planet is directed

at the same rate in which the Sun is directed in secondary progres-
sions, with 1 year » 1 degree. There is no retrograde motion in this
technique because it does not represent the native's psychology (as
in progressions).
South Node: See Lunar Nodes.
Succedent Houses: Houses which follows the angular houses: the

2nd, 5th, 8th, and 11th.
Syzygy: The pre-natal New or Full Moon degree. The syzygy be-
fore birth is used in many natal techniques, such as in predicting
longevity or determining the victor of the chart.
Terms: A division of each sign into five parts; each term is ruled
by a single planet. For example, Venus is the term ruler of Cancer
between 7° - 13°. The luminaries do not rule any terms in the
three standard sets of terms (which are the Egyptian, Chaldean,
and Ptolemaic).
Tolerance: See Orb.

Triplicity Lords: A group of three planets ruling over each set of

signs in a triplicity, divided into the day, night, and partnering
rulers. Triplicity lords were used extensively by Dorotheus and lat-
er astrologers, to understand the support given to a particular
point in the chart.
Triplicity: A classification of the signs into groups of three, by

their elements; Fire, Earth, Air and Water signs. Aries, Leo, and
Sagittarius are Fire signs; Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn are Earth
signs; Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius are Air signs; Cancer, Scorpio,
and Pisces are Water signs.
Twelfth-parts: A division of each sign into twelve parts, each

formed of 2° 30'.
Via Combusta ("Burned path")! The area between 15° Libra and
15° Scorpio. Considered to be a debilitating area, especially for the
Moon. According to some astrologers like Masha'allah and al-
Blrunl, it is between 19° Libra and 3° Scorpio, which are the de-
grees of the fall of the luminaries.
Victor: The planet which gets the highest score over one or more
positions, according to the table of dignities; the most dignified
planet of any specific zodiacal degree.
Victor of the chart: It is the key of the whole chart; the key for
the native's life. It represents the force that dominates the native's
life. It may also be considered as describing the primary character-
istics of the native.
Void of Course: When a planet, especially the Moon, remains out

of orb of any aspect (or does not complete an exact aspect) so long
as it is in its current sign.
Weak Planet: A planet which has difficulties in fulfilling its natu-

ral and accidental promises, and cannot bring a result or cannot
impact the final result. Weakness is determined through a planet's

essential and accidental placement, along with other factors.
Well disposed: When the lord of the sign in which some planet is
located, is in a good zodiacal state.
Western: Planets which set after the Sun, Planets which are west-
ern of the Sun have difficulty in fulfilling their promises. They
have anti-social methods which may be questioned.
Western Quarters: The quarters of the chart between the MC-

DSC and IC-ASC.
Whole Signs: The oldest system of assigning house topics. In this

system, each sign is a house, so there are no intercepted signs. It
was used by many astrologers, sometimes along with quadrant
systems (such as Alchabitius semi-arcs, Placidus, etc.).
Zodiac: The belt of twelve signs.
Zodiacal State: A planet's strength (dignity) or weakness, espe-

cially in terms of the type of house, sign (dignity), and relationship
to its lord.
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The Art of

Oner D6§er, AMA, ISAR CAP

Edited with a Preface by

Benjamin N. Dykes, PhD

The Cazimi Press

Appendix A: Table of Dignities 195

This book is part of a new series in support of the traditional as-

Benjamin Dykes. 2019

Horary astrology, known in Ottoman Turkish as mesail ( "ques-

Astrology in the Ottoman State

This information on horary which became widespread in the

socio-culturai perspective and in view of intellectual history. In her

grandfather, told me he had some booklets, seals, and medals that

Arif carefully kept some things left by his grandfather, including

The works we have inherited from the ancient astrologers in-

For which time and place should we erect the chart?

asked, although this chart is not used in judgment; it may reflect

Is the chart radical?

One might also consider a chart radical if the Moon is in a close

Figure 1: Will this project be a success? Will I get my money?

Figure 2: Will my friend get the job she wants?

Figure 3: Will I live long?

Sue Ward, a researcher of Lilly's works and a horary astrologer,

1. Lord of the hour in one of the angular houses.

Many contemporary astrologers, including myself, do not apply

• Does the Ascendant or a planet close to it describe the

acts). As the Sun represents managers, the Sun's position con-

Figure 4: Will he pull the rug out from under me?

In another example below (Figure 5), the Sun is placed in the

tering job - keep going^ e

Figure 5: Will the catering job with my friends keep going?

Figure 6: Will the catering job with my friends keep going?

In a horary chart the sign and house wherein the Moon is

Will I sell this house?

Figure 7: Will 1 sell this house?

The Moon's placement in the chart points out the "real"

quaesited (the partner's money) and had some expectations from

Figure 8: Will he return?

If the Moon's last aspect shows a recent event relating to the

There are also two points to consider in judgments:

Early or late degrees on the Ascendant

very young, and his corporature, complexion and moles or scars of

Figure 9: Which house is more beneficial?

From my point of view, having the last degrees of a sign on the

The burned path or via combusta (15° Libra ~ 15° Scorpio)

comes inactive in the burned path.25 Moreover, any significator in

Emptiness of course or void in course

Moon means "there's no great hopes of the Question propound-

The Moon in late degrees

Saturn in the 7th house or in other angular houses

ed will come from one misfortune to another."43 He adds: "The

give up. Besides, if the question is about marriage and relations,

How to proceed in judgment?

Answering more than one question through a single chart

Figure 10: Will I live long?

I also follow the same method. The questions in Figure 11 below

Figure 11: Will this project be a success?

Before judgment, one of the most important things is to deter-

Significators of the querent