Factors in Natal Astrology
- Written by Philip Graves; expanded 13-16 Jan 2004
These include:
1) the zodiac sign placements of each luminary (sun / moon), planet, and other significant celestial body, such as the major asteroids and fixed stars; and also the sign placements of non-material points such as the north and south nodes of the moon and various Arabic Parts.
2) the 'house' placements of all the same factors;
3) the sign placements of the beginnings or 'cusps' of each of the twelve houses; most important of these are the cusp of the 1st house, which is called the Ascendant or ASC, and the cusp of the 10th house, which is called the Midheaven, Medium Coeli or MC.
4) the 'aspects' connecting the different significant bodies of matter and the Ascendant, Midheaven and Nodes of the Moon with each other and with the midpoints of others; aspects are simply significant angular relationships between their locations in the zodiac at the time of birth.
5) The dignity or debility of each significant celestial body in the figure.
6) Connections by dispositorship between houses and between planets in the figure.
A procedural recommendation is to read each house in turn with regard to the affairs it governs, following the steps indicated in Houses / Angles 3. The final intuitive art of weighing up all factors, assisted by consideration of 5) and 6) above, to assess the balance of influence is known as synthesis.
The remainder of this article will look at particular considerations in interpreting natal figures that are not covered by other articles here.
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01.10.2006.