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In a situation without computers or books, as long as the memory of the Solar Degree is maintained, using Whole, Equal, or Vehlow, then Porphyry after establishing a Solstice point, right? All of the other systems are too complicated to use without certain technologies. Then again I have not learnt Astrolabe yet. And Don’t Ask Me About Trig. LOL
Excellent! Thanks, Quilless!
I would add, since you mention the Greeks, that European astrology is actually cued by the Spring Equinox, not really by a band in the Sky. When the northbound Sun crosses the Equator every year, that’s when Aries begins, and when the southbound Sun crosses the Equator, Libra begins. Of course the Sun isn’t moving north or south, the Earth is tilted relative to its spin axis, and the tilt does not vary over the year. So the Northern Hemisphere is a tad closer to the Sun at the June Solstice, and the Southern Hemisphere a tad closer at the December Solstice – that’s why it’s warmer or colder then. The weather can vary a whole lot, but the Sun’s crossing of (being directly overhead on) the Equator is a concise event, down to the minute.
The intervening Signs, like Taurus and Gemini, aren’t as distinctly different – they’re just measured by a third of the distance from the Equator to the “Tropics” (Latitude 23:27 North and South). So the interpretation of their Cusps could be a little fuzzier than the Cusps of Aries and Cancer, where the Sun is actually Changing Hemispheres or Changing Directions. The Sun actually “stands still” and reverses direction (from our Perspective on Earth) at the Cancer and Capricorn Cusps. Now *that* is significant! In late December and early January, from our Perspective, it takes sixteen days for the Sun to move one Degree further north, while in late March it takes only two and a half days. Since the Sun moves eastward about one Degree a day, that’s sixteen days in December-January, versus two & a half days in March. The Sun *appears* to us to travel from east to west because of *the Earth’s* rotation; use your smartphone to tally your longitude at exactly noon two days in a row, and you’ll see the movement.
I find that Sensitive people can Feel Changes as they approach, if the Changes are on a wavelength they’re Attuned to, so even if Cusps like Aries or Libra are concise, our Experience of them can be a little fudgier. Also, the Moon is the Universal Timer, so our Experience of any astrological process can be delayed or moved ahead by Lunar events. If the Moon is moving into Aries on the 20th of March, we may *Feel* a 21 March Equinox a bit before it actually occurs.
Thanks jbuss! I wrote this article a while ago and so would have to review it to find where I referenced the band. I have lately sometimes taken to reading charts with the Vernal Point at H1 and removing houses to see sort of a “solar draconic” view. It is certainly easier when casting a mundane event chart that is not location-specific. It also reflects the critical importance of the cardinal cross over the other signs.
Some of the astronomy takes a while to sink in, for me. I suppose that’s a “consciousness expansion” issue rather than a study issue, though. Brain, unlock new cosmic understanding!
I have lately become sort of staunch about using equal-variety house systems. My hatred and lack of ability with trig, combined with the inapplicibility of them for world-wide events just leaves me with a “f*** this” after a short while. Perhaps if I were more of a traditional mathematician I would understand them better and perhaps use them. But, lately I have been getting into researching Uranian. With my partile Sun-Uranus trine, that certainly makes sense. It’s a whole other world, but is really helping me with the resonances.
In a situation without computers or books, as long as the memory of the Solar Degree is maintained, using Whole, Equal, or Vehlow, then Porphyry after establishing a Solstice point, right? All of the other systems are too complicated to use without certain technologies. Then again I have not learnt Astrolabe yet. And Don’t Ask Me About Trig. LOL
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