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On the other hand, working natalinterpretations.Iwasabletocompensateforthenegativebiasthatcomes with the traditional rulerships, withalackofdignity,butgrewtorealizethatevaluatingtherelative“strength”
horary astrology continues to be a practical, accurate, and useful branch of astrology. Horary can answer modern questions — even questions that involve 21st century concerns like cell phones or social media — without needing modern rulerships. Most horary astrologers include the outer planets in the chart; they just don’t use them as significators in the interpretations.
or power of a planet in a natal chart didn’t give me much to work with. My Moon in Cancer is incredibly strong in Rulership, and my Jupiter and Venus, both debilitated in Virgo, are technically quite weak, but I can’t tell you what that means in practical terms. Those labels are not useful in a natal interpretation.
Rulership has practical value in natal astrology because the planet that rules a house in the natal chart is that house. House rulerships are just as important in natal astrology as they are in horary astrology. This is something that few natal astrologers fully appreciate.
Let’s consider the Second House again as an example. In the natal chart, the Second House represents your money and resources, and the planet that rules the sign on the cusp of the Second House is your money and
“Let’s consider the Second House again
as an example. In the natal chart, the
second house represents your money and resources, and the planet that rules the sign on the cusp of the second house is your money and resources. If Saturn is the ruler of your second house, for you, money is responsibility (Saturn) and authority (Saturn). But if Jupiter rules your second house, money is growth and imagination (Jupiter).”
resources. If Saturn is the ruler of your Second House, for
you, money is responsibility (Saturn) and authority (Saturn). But if Jupiter rules your Second House, money is growth and imagination (Jupiter).
If Mercury rules your
Second House, money
is communication (Mercury). If the Moon rules your Second House, money is safety (Moon). Can you see how much information this provides? And when you consider the sign of the planet and the house it occupies,
The power of planets doesn’t matter much in natal astrology.
For many years, I tried to integrate the Essential Dignities directly into
you get even more practical, specific insight into how you engage with the affairs of the house.
Once again, the modern sign rulerships are impractical. The outer planets are outer. They’re not personal. They don’t live inside us. They represent forces beyond our control as individuals. If you have Aquarius on the Seventh
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