By Inge Lohse
Reference Book used:
Simplified Horary Astrology by Ivy M. Goldstein-Jacobson (1960)
Horary means question of the hour.
When you calculate a chart for the precise
moment a question is asked, the universe will
provide an answer to resolve your problem.
Astrologically speaking,
it works like magic.
Your question must be valid, ask a silly question,
you will get a silly answer.
Your intentions must be crystal clear.
Only then, can you get a proper response.
Once you asked the question, do not change it, you are done,
DO NOT try to second guess the cosmos....
It will not end well.
Sometimes it takes awhile before the question is
ready to be born.
Not to worry, the planets just need time to line up
before they can answer your question.
So.... Ask A Question....
Something important to you
for Example:
You’ve searched everywhere...
You just can’t find it... Where is it ?
You applied for a fabulous position – will you get the job?
So... now you have a question.
You have the chart in hand – what’s next - you ask?
Before you begin to read the chart... there are some
things to consider.....
Best NOT read the chart:
If.... the Ascendant is between 0° and 3° (it is too soon to ask the
question, you do not know all the facts, information is missing)
If.... the Ascendant is between 27° and 29° 59’ (it is too late to
ask the question, the situation has resolved itself, without your knowledge)
If.... the Moon is Void of Course (making no applying aspects before
changing signs, nothing will happen, there is nothing to worry about)
If.... the Moon is Via Combust (between 15° Libra to 15° Scorpio, a
fiery star section, rendering the significator ineffective, unable to function)
The Matters of the Houses and the Persons of the Houses
House One
The querent, the person asking the question
Personal life and appearance of the querent
Beginnings, new projects
Health, accidents (physical Injury) of the querent
(Mars rules the natural first house Aries)
Grandparents, Great-grandchildren
The Present and Today
House Two
The querent's moveable possessions and values
Lost or stolen objects
The querent’s banker, financial advisor
Finances, resources, investments, assets
Earnings from work
Business transactions
The future and tomorrow
House Three
Communication, text messaging, emails
Siblings, brother or sister
Neighbours, visitors, tradesmen
Deliveries, postman, letters
Short journeys, cars, transportation
Schooling, teacher, early education
Advice, gossip, rumours, writing
News, newspapers and reporters
House Four
The end of the matter
Home, parents, father, family roots
Inheritances from parents
Domestic affairs of your family
Farmer, gardener, builder, rancher
Miner, buried treasure, graves, wells
Land, real estate, houses, farms, agriculture
House Five
Creativity and talents of the querent
Children, pregnancy
Romance, lover, love affairs
Luxury, gambling, speculation
Hobbies, sports, games
Entertainment, actors, actresses
Feasts, parties, fun
House Six
Health and daily routine of the querent
Dentists, Veterinarians
Civil servants, the police, armed forces
Illness, diseases, hygiene, healing, nurses
Voluntary, part time and service industry workers
Tenants, temporary lodgers
Pets, small animals
Aunts, uncles
House Seven
Committed relationships, contracts/agreements
Partner (marriage or business)
Nieces and nephews
Separation, divorce, lawsuits, settlements
Open enemies and rivals, opponent, competitors
Thieves, robbers, dishonours
Any unidentified or undesignated person
The astrologer
House Eight
Death, birth, intimacy and transformation
Shared resources, wills, legacies, alimony
Surgeon, surgery, coroner, undertaker
Bankruptcy, taxes, debts, mortgages and loans
Gifts, inheritance from other than parents
Other people's money and/or resources
Corporate money
Investigations
House Nine
Foreign travel and foreigners
Visas/legal documents concerning foreign countries
Ceremonies, rituals, customs and legalization
Insurance adjusters, lawyers
Clergymen, religion, philosophy, principles
University or college education
Global communication, media, and publishing
Grandchildren and In-Laws
House Ten
The Fate of the Matter
One’s public standing and reputation
President, Monarch, Superiors, those in authority
Employer, Professionals, Executives, the Judge
Career, business, success or failure
Honours, glory, fame or notoriety
Mother and Cousins
House Eleven
Hopes, wishes, goals and liberty
Friends, acquaintances, unbounded relationships
Group endeavours, associations, organizations
Club memberships
Legislators and regulations
Son and Daughter-in-law
Deaths in the extended family
House Twelve
Solitude, secrets, hidden life, anonymous donor
Widows and orphans. Loss and fears
Bribery, murder, suicide, and funerals
Secret enemies, assassins, terrorists, kidnapper
Prisons, hospitals, institutions. Drugs, alcohol
Confinement and quarantine
Large animals
The Past and Yesterday
As Significators
Sun as significator (Leo)
Commanding in manner
Demands respect and attention
He is powerful and holds a position of authority
Usually delegates work to others
He is fond of entertaining
Charming, pleasant, affectionate, and playful
He can be self-indulgent and extravagant
Sun rules Sunday, gold and all that glitters
Moon as significator (Cancer)
Maternal and nurturing
Easily imposed upon and able to multi-task
Sympathetic, and emotional
Fluctuating mood swings
She is willing and able to engineer all changes
She is focused on domesticity, family and children
The everyday affairs of ordinary people
Moon rules Monday, silver and pearl
Mercury as significator (Gemini/Virgo)
The messenger; clever and skillful, able to adapt
Mercury is interested in every detail of the question
Restless and impatient, he makes snap decisions
Mercury can be contradictory
He is in charge of all pieces of paper, documents etc.
If retrograde, things will not go as planned, if at all
There will be many changes and revisions
Mercury rules Wednesday, quicksilver and mirrors
Venus as significator (Taurus/Libra)
The planet of harmonious social relationships
Uses ingenious methods to reach peaceful solutions
Never underestimate her powers of persuasion
Strives to stay balanced by playing fair
Loves luxurious things
Seeks financial security (Taurus)
Seeks secure and honest relationships (Libra)
Venus rules Friday, copper, bronze and fine woods
Mars as significator (Aries/Scorpio)
Self-reliant, competitive and independent
Courageous and quick to take action
Mars draws attention by making the first move
He comes prepared, armed with weapons of strategy
Mars can be argumentative and forceful
Shrewd in business, he does not like to loose
He knows what to cut out and when to kill the deal
Mars rules Tuesday, iron, steel and weapons
Jupiter as significator (Sagittarius)
The great benefactor
Optimistic and philosophical about the outcome
He wants the matter to be settled honorably
Giving full compensation for any losses or damages
Jupiter has strong moral ethics and ideals
He seeks a just and rewarding settlement
Jupiter will enlarge and embellish what is asked about
Jupiter rules Thursday, the crown jewels and sapphire
Saturn as significator (Capricorn)
The greater malefic, the grim reaper
He is serious, practical, disciplined and cautious
Will not make snap decisions regarding the question
He places himself in the management position
Is suspicious of anyone who tries to hasten his pace
or loosen his grip on authority
Saturn has an excellent memory and there is the
devil to pay if you question his accuracy
Saturn rules Saturday, lead, zinc and granite
Uranus as significator (Aquarius)
Throw out the Rule Book, normal just went off-line
Spontaneous, unpredictable, original and inventive
Uranus finds unique solutions to ordinary problems
A non-conformist, he has a genius for short circuiting
red tape and getting surprising (weird) results
He takes his hero cape with him whenever possible
Uranus breaks down all barriers; social, color, gender
Uranus rules uranium, and all things electrical
Neptune as significator (Pisces)
Escape artist
Highly imaginative and inspirational
The truth of the matter is revealed when all the
layers are disolved and the nucleus is revealed
Spiritual counsellor or psychologist
Substance abuse and depression
Unreliable, unrealistic and even deceptive
Confused, mysterious, and often vague
Rules water, fog and nebulous conditions
Pluto as significator (Scorpio)
Very suspicious, he investigates everything and everybody
Pluto creates a lot of chaos in his wake
While he creates the transformation
Brings dramatic changes
Powerful and irresistible
Resourceful and unyielding
He digs until he reaches the truth
Rules death, sex and reproduction
Rules the masses, atomic and nuclear power
Lunar Nodes
The North Node is a benefic and has the nature of
Jupiter and Venus, assuring cooperation in the
matters ruled by the house it occupies.
The South Node is a malefic and has the nature of
Saturn and Mars impeding the progress of the
matters rules by the house it occupies.
Fortuna
Fortuna brings good fortune to the house it occupies
according to how its ruler is fortified by sign and
aspects. The better conditioned, the more good luck.
Fortuna becomes Misfortune if in the sign of Pisces,
the decanate of Pisces in the sign of Cancer (20}-30}) or
Scorpio (10}-20}) or if Fortuna occupies the 12th house.
Fortuna is calculated by the sum of:
The Ascendant plus the Moon minus the Sun
The Last Applying Aspect of the Moon reveals the outcome
Onwards.........
There must be an aspect between the two planets
(called the significators) that represent the querent
and the quested to bring the matter to a final
conclusion ...
In other words, so we get a or answer.
What if... there is no aspect, a lot of times there isn’t...
Well then... we take our fastest moving, closest visible
celestial body to earth, , as the co-ruler of
the question.
Only applying Ptolemaic aspects are used:
Conjunction
The very last aspect the
Sextile
Square Moon makes before she
Trine changes signs gives the
Opposition
answer to the question
Parallel
The Conjunction z
To a Benefic Planet is always good... bringing two
significators together to conclude the matter.
(Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus or Jupiter)
To a Malefic Planet is always bad... bringing losses,
frustrations, arguments, injuries and failure.
(Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune or Pluto)
Sextile is always good, an easy opportunity.
Square is always bad news, very troublesome,
bringing difficulties and it denies the outcome.
Trine hardly requires any effort at all as it brings the
matter to a harmonious conclusion.
Opposition is a separating aspect with opposing
forces severing all ties to the situation.
Parallel denotes that it is as good as done.
The time it takes to complete the matter
Measure of Time
The degrees required to complete an applying aspect
gives the time needed to conclude the matter.
The significator used may be the planet representing
the querent or the quested.
If either of these significators are retrograde or making
no applying aspects....
Then use the Moon as co-ruler...
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Measure of Time ~ Planets
Planets In
Cardinal Signs operate
Common Signs operate
Fixed Sign operate
Planets In
Angular Houses act
Cadent Houses act
Succeedent Houses act
Measure of Time ~ Signs and Houses
Angular Houses Days
Succeedent Houses Weeks
Cardinal Signs and
Cadent Houses Months
Angular Houses Weeks
Succeedent Houses Months
Common Signs and
Cadent Houses Years
Angular Houses Months
Succeedent Houses Years
Fixed Signs and
Cadent Houses Time Unknown
Where to Find All that has been Lost or Stolen
Direction by House
1) East 7) West
2) East North East 8) West South West
3) North North East 9) South South West
4) North 10) South
5) North North West 11) South South East
6) West North West 12) East South East
Direction by Sign
Aries EAST Libra WEST
Taurus S by E Scorpio N by E
Gemini W by S Sagittarius E by S
Cancer North Capricorn South
Leo E by N Aquarius W by N
Virgo S by W Pisces N by W
Levels by Elements
Water Signs denote lowlands
Earth Signs are at ground level
Fire Signs are middle level or height
Air Signs denote highlands or upper level
Things you need to know
Turning the Wheel
When the querent asks a question about himself and his
affairs, we take the First House for him and the house ruling
the matter he asks about.
When he asks about another person’s affairs, we turn the
chart to have that person as the First House and then count
forward to reach the house of the question.
If the other person inquired about is Not Designated, we take
the 7th House for him and turn the chart to have the 7th house
as the Ascendant.
Critical Degrees
A significator at a Critical Degree will bring the situation to a crisis
Cardinal Signs: 0, 13, 26 Fixed Signs: 9, 21 Mutable Signs: 4, 17
Mutual Reception will bring help from an outsider not involved
Final Dispositor can give you additional clues to confirm the outcome
There must be at least three confirming aspects to support
your answer.
Besieged and Under Duress
If a significator is between any two malefics (ex: Mars and Saturn) no
matter how many houses apart and no matter if they aspect each
other, it is besieged, distressed and under duress.
Refranation
If one of the significators, in any aspect, leaves the sign it occupies or
turns retrograde before the aspect is complete, it is like turning off the
lights. It is called Refranation or refraining from taking further action.
The person retires from the scene or backs out of the matter.
An Important Event in the Past
Check the last Planet the Moon passed over...... If it is
retrograde, the person was adverse to taking the action
The nature of the event is reflected by the planet:
The Sun: promotion and publicity Mercury: coordination
Venus: cooperation Mars: denotes force Jupiter: travel
Saturn: organization Uranus: reorganization
Neptune: a scheme Pluto: complications
Example Horary Questions
Querent is the Sun.
Money is Mercury
Retrograde, in Sag., in
the 5th , NNW corner
of house, SE side of
room mid-level. Moon
last conjunct Neptune,
a malefic. This doesn’t
look promising for
finding the money.
Venus/Saturn are in
Mutual Reception.
Fortuna is in 4th of the
End of Matter. Sun will
conjunct the still
Retrograde Mercury.
When transiting
Mercury (now direct)
again reached 16
Sag, the money was
found in a dresser
(Venus) in a wallet
(Saturn) while looking
for something else
completely.
Querent is Saturn
and Uranus in
Mutual Reception
with Neptune.
There is no aspect
to the missing
house cat ruled by
Mercury in the 8th
WSW intercepted
in Libra W. (hiding)
Last aspect of
Moon is a sextile to
Pluto in the 12th in
Sag. Venus in
dignity, is co-ruler
of cat with Mercury
Window was open,
cat jumped out.
She was found by
the dog under a
pile of boxes (Libra)
just west of the
house , scared stiff.
