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I expected this level of precision because the interpretations of the individual triggers are so speci c.
e nature of the trigger and the e ect the promissor has on the signi cator depend on the aspect. In her book, Predictive Astrology: e Eagle and the Lark,
Bernadette Brady describes the meaning of dynamic aspects. Oppositions force a decision or a choice; trines remove all obstacles (which is not always a good thing); squares generate new and unfamiliar action; sextiles create opportunities for support; quincunxes create sudden, abrupt changes of context; and when a promissor forms a conjunction with a signi cator, it merges with it and temporarily changes its motivation and expression.
is approach works exceptionally well whenlookingatpastevents.Virtuallyevery signi cant event I considered coincided
When working with dynamic
aspects — aspects that unfold over
a period of time — the roles of the
planets are clearly de ned. “A predictive tool One planet is the promissor,
and the other planet is the
signi cator. e promissor that only works in
is the moving planet, hindsightisn’tvery natureoftheevent.Unfortunately,this
whether it’s moving by practical.” transit, progression or
direction. e nature of the
promissor matters, because what it
onlyworksinonedirection.Everyevent coincideswithcleartriggers,butnot every trigger coincides with an event.
with clear triggers that described the
promises is an experience of that planet’s energy and function. Saturn promises hard work, restrictions, limits, and responsibility. Jupiter promises growth, expansion, good fortune, and often excess. Mars promises anger, aggression, energy, and con ict.
e signi cator is the planet in the natal chart that receives the energy of the promissor. e promissor acts on the signi cator, which a ects the areas of life governed by the signi cator. Every time a signi cator is triggered, it creates a disruption in the houses it rules, which prompts the signi cator to take action in the house it occupies.
A predictive tool that only works in hindsight isn’t very practical. I identi ed somefundamentalprinciplesofpredictiveastrologytohelpmakesenseofthis.
Principle One: For an event to happen, it has to be contained in the natal chart.
is is perhaps the oldest principle of predictive astrology, and it goes back thousands of years. e natal chart contains the full potential of what can be experienced in your lifetime. e potential of the natal chart unfolds over time as di erent planets are activated by dynamic triggers. But if the potential of an event isn’t found in the natal chart, the event won’t ever happen.
Your natal chart and the circumstances of your birth limit the external conditionsofyourlife,buttheydonotlimityourabilitytobehappy.Free willdoesn’tletyouchoosetoberich,famous,successful,ortolivealong andhealthylife. atpotentialislimitedbyyournatalchart.Freewillgives you the choice of whether or not you are happy. Happiness is all that you really care about. Wealth, fame, success, and longevity do not guarantee
happiness. Happiness is a consequence of your level of consciousness.
On a practical level, this means that every trigger to the natal chart has to be interpreted in the context of the natal chart. A trigger that suggests an
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