Declination Directions.

Progressions, Primary System, Secondary ProgressionsAnnual Solar Revolution, Radix System of Directing Definition of DeclinationThe manner of indicating distance N. or S. of the Celestial Equator. The maximum possible declination of the Sun is 23 28 !hich occurs at the Solstices" !hen the Sun passes the Tropics #$% of Cancer and Capricorn" the limit of the pole s greatest inclination from the plane of the Earth s orbit. The first degrees of &ries and 'ibra ha(e no declination" since at these points the ecliptic intersects the equator. )o!e(er" planets at this longitude ma* ha(e declination. #(. Celestial Sphere.% The declination of a bod* !hose longitude and latitude are +no!n is found b* this formula, -. .adius #-$"$$$%, Tangent of Ecliptic #23 2/ %,, sine of longitudinal distance from equinox, tangent of &ngle &. 2. Cosine of &ngle &, cosine #latitude plus0minus 1$2 minus &ngle &%,, cosine of Ecliptic 3bliquit* #23 2/ %, sine of the 4eclination. #5n this equation the latitude is ta+en from go" if the latitude and longitude are of different denomination6 but !hen of the same denomination the* are added" and from this sum &ngle & is subtracted.% The 7oon" 7ercur*" 7ars reach a declination of 2/ north" and on rare occasions 8enus reaches 28. 9upiter" Saturn" :ranus and Neptune ha(e practicall* the same declination as the Sun.

Definition of Directions. Progressions No phase of &strolog* is sub;ect to such differences of opinion and practice as that !hich treats of the changing influences resulting from the (arious mo(ing bodies of the solar s*stem" as the* affect the indi(idual through the sundr* sensiti(e points produced b* the impact of planetar* ra*s during his first da* of life. Chief among these are three basic s*stems, Transits" <rimar* 4irections" and Secondar* <rogressions. Transits are based upon the actual motions of the (arious bodies" !hereb* Saturn" for example" !ith a re(olutionar* period of approximatel* 3$ *ears" !ill in that time return to the place it occupied on a da* of birth6 during !hich period it !ill transit o(er each one of the sensiti(e points of the =irth >igure. Thus !hen it passes o(er the radical position of 8enus there results a Saturn impulse through a 8enus expectanc*6 and so on for all the mo(ing planets in relation to each of the sensiti(e points. There is no contro(ers* concerning transits" other than their relati(e strength and importance as compared to 4irections and <rogressions. Directions and Progressions are based on a theor* that since each actual da* s re(olution of the Earth finds the Sun ad(anced one degree be*ond the point !here it !as on the preceding da*" and since the extra four minutes of rotation required to tra(erse this degree is the equi(alent of the da* required for the Earth to tra(erse the degree in its annual re(olution" one degree of rotation is equal to one da* s re(olution. 3ut of this it is deduced that since a degree is equal to a da*" and a da* is equal to a *ear" a degree is equal to a *ear. There is also biblical authorit* for some such statement. 3n this assumption is founded an elaborate s*stem of calculations" all of !hich come to naught in case the original premise is re;ected. The Primary System" so called" is thus a calculation of the number of four2minute inter(als during !hich a gi(en planet !ill mo(e from its birth position to the place !here it con;oins or aspects a sensiti(e degree 2 usuall* the birth2position of some other planet. Then since each four2minute arc represents a *ear of life" it is assumed that in a gi(en *ear there !ill be in force a directed aspect bet!een these t!o bodies. Since each of these calculations are separatel* made and applied" the term ?directed? is emplo*ed" such as ?9upiter directed to the place of Saturn"? and so on. These arcs of 4irection must be computed in fractional di(isions of the semi2arc" since in (arious latitudes at different seasons of the *ear the arc from the hori@on to the 7idhea(en ma* be (ariousl* more or less than go?.

5nstead of calculating a da* as -" the distance tra(elled in A minutes is calculated at one2ninetieth of the arc !hich the sunrise degree must tra(erse in order to reach its 7idhea(en point on that da*6 or if belo! the hori@on" for the degree on the 5mum Coeli to reach its hori@on2point. Secondary Progressions" much easier to calculate" are based on the theor* that the positions of the planets on the third da* of life" for example" !ill represent a correct <rogressed horoscope for the third *ear of life" and so on. 5n this s*stem one casts a <rogressed >igure for the *ear desired" b* casting it for that man* da*s after birth" using the ephemeris of the *ear of birth. 3ne of the first obser(ations is the e(ident fact that in ancient times the astrologer did not ha(e the a(ailabilit* of ephemerides for different *ears" and this !as a simple means !hereb* to secure an approximation. 3ne modern adaptation !hich combines features of both s*stems is the so2called .adix S*stem" !hich assumes an &scendant degree that is ad(anced for e(er* *ear an amount equal to one da* s a(erage tra(el of the Earth around the Sun" !hich in ad(ancing s!eeps the !hole scheme of sensiti(e points along !ith it. This unit is $ B1 2 or 3C$ of the circle di(ided b* 3CBD da*s of the *ear. &lso" as the &scendant mo(es do!n!ard" carr*ing the planets to ne! positions" the original places of the planets mo(e up!ards 2 thereb* creating double the number of sensiti(e points" and allo!ing for directions to be figured in both direct and con(erse motion. To these sensiti(e points the Sun is directed at the rate of its a(erage dail* tra(el 2 the ma;or arc of $ B1 6 and the 7oon at the rate of its a(erage dail* tra(el 2 the minor arc of -3 -- . &nother method is the Annual Solar Revolution" a >igure cast for the exact moment in an* gi(en *ear on !hich the Sun returns to the exact degree" minute and second !hich it occupied on the da* of birth. & deri(ation of this s*stem is the so2called ?Ee*2C*cle? de(ised b* F*nn. There are other s*stems of calculating the supposed accents !hich are imparted b* the changing cosmic conditions that mar+ successi(e *ears" but a detailed discussion of the problems in(ol(ed in the (arious s*stems of 4irections and <rogressions !ould ma+e a ponderous (olume in itself. E(er* s*stem has its exponents" but the chief reason for all of them is found in the effort of the astrologer to foretell future e(ents. The more conser(ati(e of the modern scientific astrologers confine themsel(es largel* to +no!n factors" such as transits" interpreting them as subordinate to the =irth >igure" and delineating both of them in terms of ps*chological tendencies" the control of !hich is !ithin command of the indi(idual !ho see+s to rule his destin* rather than to be ruled b* it. To such" the most satisfactor* method" other than the transits" on !hich to base deductions concerning the changing influences of each *ear" is perhaps the Solar .e(olution >igure" on the assumption that since !ith each successi(e *ear the Sun becomes the predominating influence on the unfolding destin* of the indi(idual" the moment of its return to its exact birth position represents an anni(ersar* mar+ed b* a sub2conscious rechec+ of the pattern of recepti(ities !hich !as stamped at birth" and !hich has been noted and re(ised !ith each annual return of the Sun. 3n the (er* first anni(ersar*" the relationship of the .ising 4egree and the Solar 4egree !as found altered6 hence" one of them had to be re(ised. 5n earl* life it might be possible to ignore the Sun and to continue to measure from the &scendant6 but !ith the ad(ance to!ard the age at !hich one attains to his ma;orit*" it must be apparent that the Sun !ill ha(e asserted itself as the most compelling of all sources of cosmic stimulation 2 as regards consciousness of the dictates of destin*" if not emotionall* 2 and thereb* !ill ha(e supplanted the &scendant degree as the indi(idual point of reference. There is this to be said for the Solar .e(olution >igure" that the planetar* positions are those the planets actuall* then occup*" and not some s*mbolic approximation 2 hence such a >igure cannot offer a contradiction to transits !hich !ill continue from these points throughout the *ear. 5t also coincides !ith the obser(ations of a considerable number of modern astrologers" to the effect that in tracing adult character de(elopment the Solar )ouses gi(e more reliable testimon* than those of )ouses based upon either a birth or a <rogressed &scendant. To ma+e (i(id " the difference bet!een the <rimar* and Secondar* s*stems" the* can be summari@ed as follo!s,

Primary Directions are based on the "first motion"? the <rimum 7obile of &ristotle" the apparent nightl* tre+ of the planets across the s+* from East to Fest. This means that calculations are made in .ight &scension along the Equator" and that an error of four minutes in the actual birth moment ma+es a difference of one *ear in the timing of a prognosticated condition or e(ent. Secondary Progressions are based upon the actual motions of the planets along the cliptic " on the assumption that the conditions encountered on the second da* of life !ill be those !hich !ill go(ern the second *ear of life6 hence an error of four minutes in the actual birth moment ma+es a difference of onl* one da* in the timing of the prognosticated condition or e(ent. The crux of the matter is !hether or not *ou accept the one degree for a *ear &rc of 4irection as ha(ing a scientific ;ustification" and if this unit is re;ected both the <rimar* and the Secondar* s*stems go into the discard as far as *ou are concerned. The Transits in effect in any year of life are the actual positions the planets then occup*" considered in relation to the places the* occupied on a gi(en date of birth. Radix System of Directing. This s*stem refers all 4irections to the radical places of the planets. The 7idhea(en" the Sun and all the planets and bodies are mo(ed for!ard at a mean rate of diurnal progress" of B1 $8? 2 the !aibod arc" and the &scendant is brought up b* 3blique 6 " 6 # % &scension under the latitude" as sho!n in the Tables of )ouses for the birthplace. The 7oon is also mo(ed for!ard in the Godiac at its mean rate of -3 -- per *ear 2 termed the minor arc. Fhile mo(ing for!ard in the hea(ens all the bodies except the 7oon preser(e their radical relationships" at the same time forming aspects to the radical places of the Significators" !hile the latter form aspects to the radical places of the <romittors. =* this means the arcs are simultaneousl* equated to the mean motion of the hea(ens" the radical relations of the celestial bodies are preser(ed" and the radical significance of a planet remains undisputed. =* this method man* e(ents for !hich neither <rimar* nor Secondar* 4irections could be obtained ha(e been clearl* indicated and predicted. The method is !orth the close attention of all students. &ll planets act from the Sign and )ouse to !hich the* ha(e attained b* direction" but !hen their radical places are directed the* act in terms of their radical positions. Husta(e 'ambert2=rah* of =russels and )enr* 9. Houchon of <aris ha(e confirmed the belief that the progressing of the &scendant ?carries !ith it all the rest of the s+*.? The* propose as a logical procedure that the &scendant be ad(anced on the basis of A of S.T. per *ear" adding the same arc to each planet s position. .ecessional 4irections. & term applied b* <. 9. )ar!ood" a =ritish astrologer" to ). S. Hreen s s*stem of prenatal directions" in !hich the da* prior to birth corresponds to the first *ear after birth. .ecessional 4irections. & term applied b* <.9. )ar!ood" a =ritish astrologer" to ).S. Hreen s s*stem of pre2natal directions" in !hich the da* prior to birth corresponds to the first *ear after birth.

Astrologyweekly.com