L ae ye LY] A (SS Ce res imHorary Astrology and the Judgment of Events Barbara H. WattersCopyright 2012 by American Federations of Astrologers, Inc. “All rights reserved. ye reproduced or transcribed in any form orby any means electronic o recording or by any information storage and retrieval eee eis ithout No part ofthis book may ehor and publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied inc rit jeal, including photocopying wwritten permission from the aut al reviews and articles. Requests an Inc, 6535 S. Rural Road, Tempe, AZ 85283. ISBN-10: 0-86690-625-8 ISBN-13: 978-0-86690-625-8 Cover Design: Jack Cipolla Published by: American Federation of Astrologers, Inc. 6535 S, Rural Road Tempe, AZ 85283 vwwwaastrologers.com Printed in the United States of America ii d inquiries may be mailed to: American Federation of Astrologe rs,Dedication To my Students, whose Diligence and Dedication made this book possible Acknowledgments Iam most grateful to the following people for their help in preparing this book: Timothy Murphy, for his research into the Titanic disaster; Svetlana Godillo, for the data used in chapter eight; Martha Taub, for her help; Barbara Kinsman, for her help; George Surmick, who provided me with transcripts of many of the tapes made in the classes where this work was developed; and all those who consented to allow the work done on their personal problems to be used in this book.Contents Part One Chapter 1, What Horary Astrology Is Chapter 2, How Horary Astrology Developed Chapter 3, Strictures Against Judgment Chapter 4, Signs and Rulers Chapter 5, The Old Planets Chapter 6, The New Planets Chapter 7, The Houses Chapter 8, Turning the Radical Chart Chapter 9, Timing Events in the Horary Chart Chapter 10, Placing Events in the Horary Chart Chapter 11, The Aspects Chapter 12, Further Considerations that Affect Judgment Part Two Chapter 13, Real Estate Chapter 14, Employment Chapter 15, Travel Chapter 16, Multiple Questions Chapter 17, Business, Finance, Investments Chapter 18, Missing People Chapter 19, Health, Chapter 20, Legal Problems Chapter 21, Poli Chapter 22, War OL 97 103 113 17 125 129 137 155 159Part One ie a eae«of Events zmtorary Astrology and the JudgeWhat Horary Astrology Is Horary astrology is the art of answering questions by analyzing a chart drawn for the moment the question is asked. The system of analysis is rigid. The rules are specific and casy to remem- ber. The analysis is strictly confined to the limits set by the question. Horary astrology is ancient, There seems little doubt that the traditions now associated with the analysis of the natal chart grew out of it. Astrology was first used to predict the fate of kings and nations. We now call this branch mundane. Actually, mundane astrology has always used horary techniques with the focus of the questions shifted from the individual to a celestial event over which no individual has any control. From time immemorial the celestial events selected for mundane analysis have been lunations, eclipses, ingress charts for the equinoxes and solstices, the conjunctions of Jupiter and Saturn, the appearance of comets, and the movement of certain fixed stars in relation to the zodiacal point 0 Aries. While these mundane charts have always been cast for the occurrence of an un- controllable celestial event, the purpose behind them was to answer questions that deeply con- cemed all the people of the nation: “Will we win the war?” “Will the crops be good?” “Will our herds increase?” “Will the barbarians attack us?” “Will the king live or die?” The methods used to find answers to these questions were essentially horary methods. They were merely transferred to a larger frame of reference. If an individual asks, “Will my fatherAjMorary Astrology and the Judgment of Events recover from hisilness?”the focus ofthe analysis centers around the same factors as when hea retaking, Wil the king regain hishealth?” The fc thatthe invdual ass the question on “The only w aeeviy aloud, while the concem oft nation may be unconscious and unspoken has nthingty ‘pankrupte sear ne case The astrologer uses the same significaors and the same gi rary conventions wae to vereither question, in fat, succes in answering the question wil largely depend upon foe ee casting in the most objective and impersonal manner possible. An honest question will elicit an cond ques Fest answer froma chart that is correctly cast, whether or not we like the answer perspect Anal there’ the rub, The downfall of most horary and mundane work is wishfol thinking, When ‘The sec ava asks, "Will my new business venture succeed?” the psychologieal impetus behind the setofe ‘question isan intense desire that it should ‘sueceed and fear that it won't. In subtle ways, the cli- ae - tint communicates these emotions to the astrologer, who may then bbe reluctant to convey that cos there are indications the client will go bankrupt. The astrologer may begin to look for ways to he soften the blow, which means searching the chart for ways out of impending bankruptey, The ate ‘tense concentration applied to the search for a way out results in changing the question in the the astrologer’s mind, while being unaware that this has happened. oe this “The question was “Will my business venture succeed?” to which the answer was aclear “No” i ‘The question in the astrologer’s mind becomes, “How can this man avoid bankruptcy?” Since 7 the client desperately wants @ favorable answer, and the astrologer has subtly changed the 4 meaning ofthe question (quite unconsciously and with the best intentions), neither will notice 1 that the answer applies toa hypothetical question which was never asked. During this process, the factors pertinent to the real question, which should have been kept rigidly in the foreground of consciousness, slide into the background where they ean be comfortably ignored-until the ‘man goes bankrupt, of course. If, instead of going to an astrologer, the client had gone to a bookkeeper, and the bookkeeper had told him that he could get out of debt by assuming that two and two equal five, the client ‘would think the bookkeeper had lost his mind. When the astrologer or the client changes the fo- cus of the question, both of them, inspired by wishful thinking, they have subconsctously a¢- cepted the proposition that two and two make five. The result of this well-meaning deceit brings to light another precept of horary astrology: a dishonest question yields a dishonest answer. That is, a false answer. Tie bis mote mle of horary astrology is: State the question as clearly and explicitly as pos Be ee zi the exact time of asking. Keep this always before you. And never ee 1 ion by a single word, The horary chart applies only to the question asked atthat Itwill yield no answer whatever to a question that was not asked. And it will yield no information er i infomation on collateral matters that have nothing to do with the case, even though these mat- ay be of equal concer at the same time.What Horary Astrology Is/5 The only way around this is to ask another question, such as, “Is there anything I can do to avoid bankruptey or prevent it?” A follow-up question like this makes the tacit assumption that bank- ruptcy will result from allowing things to continue as they are, By acting to change the status quo, events may be channeled into another course that is more favorable to the querent. Since the see- ond question will always be asked ata later time, it will yield a different chart, whi perspective, But it must be a different question, however closely related to the first one. The second inviolate rule of horary astrology is: Never ask the same question twice in the same set of circumstances hoping to get a different answer. The chart cast for the first time the ques- tion is asked produces the only valid answer. All attempts to change this by making multiple charts for different times result only in confusion and dishonesty. In horary astrology there are four conditions called “strictures against judgment.” If a chart is cast for a time when anyone of these conditions prevails, it cannot be read. This often inspires the client or student to ask the same question again at a later time or on a different day, hoping for better luck. One of the strangest things about horary astrology is that no matter how often this question is asked, the result will a chart with a stricture against judgment or one which, for some other reason, will not yield an answer. This is a clear warning against the practice of re- peatedly asking the same question, and it comes from within the horary discipline itself, Just as disobeying the laws of arithmetic will never balance the bankrupt’s books, so disobeying the laws of horary astrology will never produce a useful answer to any question. This is probably one reason why horary astrology began to fall into disrepute toward the end of the nineteenth century. Its rigid rules, its strictures against judgment, its dogmatic Yes-No an- swers, all smacked of fortune-telling and fatalism. Beginning with Alan Leo and the Theoso- phists, the ancient pragmatic basis of astrology slowly shifted to something very like a religious psychological basis. The nineteenth century belief in progress and the optimism that resulted from what appeared to be man’s scientific mastery over Nature made even astrologers fee! that they were masters of their fates and captains of their souls. In the myths of the time, virtue al- ‘ways triumphed, every Cinderella married a prince, every seventh son became a millionaire, ev- eryone could succeed if he worked hard enough, and the poor who are always with us had only themselves to blame. It was not merely socially unacceptable to question any of these myths, it was downright blasphemous. The temper of the times was one of sanctimonious arrogance. Like everyone else, astrologers are educated in their times, molded by the laws and customs of their society, and brought up to believe in the prevailing social philosophy. Unfortunately, the whole concept of astrology in all its branches is antipathetic to scientific materialism, to the Victorian notion that Man is some- how immune to natural laws, and that the Universe is a vast machine that Man can manipulate for his own advantage. Astrology cannot accept this basic philosophy for a very simple reason: if it does, it cannot function, it will not work, When a body of knowledge cannot be made toG/Horary Astrology and the Judgment of Events work within the frame of the prevailing social philosophy, it falls into disrepute 1 is classified by the leamed, who are those who function best in the frame ofthe social philosophy, asa “su ™ All respectable intellectuals ignore it all religions condemn it, The few hardy spirits perstition. il {iho continue to practice it are regarded with suspicion and treated with mockery. Thisis what happened to astrology in the nineteenth century. Interest init could be revived only if the basic social philosophy changed, or if some person, like Alan Leo, deliberately and con- sciously restated the principles of astrology in such a way as to minimize the contradictions be- tween the two systems. For astrology to survive and function in the age of scientific arrogance ry 0 find some part ofthe ancient knowledge that agreed with some aspect ofthe prevailing materialistic social philosophy. Alan Leo found this common meeting ground inthe it was nec concept offee will. Natal astrology was the branch where free will could be constantly empha- sized without doing too much violence to the basic astrological law: “As above, so below.” By constant emphasis upon free will, Alan Leo’s followers gradually built up a system of natal astrology which implied that, regardless of your natal chart, you were free to choose to do and be anything you wanted, provided that you responded to the “higher vibrations.” The horoscope came to be regarded as a psychological mirror in which the inner nature of the man was re- flected. “Bad” aspects gradually became “difficult,” then “challenging.” Malefics gradually be- came “disciplinary influences.” What mattered was not the aspects and the planets themselves, but how they were used. There is much to be said for this viewpoint of the natal chart. Most of us today practice this type of natal astrology. It works fairly well in a society where education is universal and many differ- cent kinds of opportunity are open to each person. It would fail to work in a slave society, in an absolute tyranny, or in a society in the grip of a terrible disaster. It may work to save your life if you can get an operation in time. But it will not work to save your life if an atomic bomb falls suddenly on your city. In other words, the modern concept of the natal chart that you are free to develop every position and aspect of your horoscope constructively; or that you can choose the way you will go, can be maintained only by people who live in a relatively free society. ry or mundane astrology, it be- tructively, but When this view of the natal chart is transferred to either hor: comes wishful thinking. An individual may learn to use Mars square Saturn cot no amount of free choice or desire will transform this into a good aspect in a horary chart. Any- one who tries to do so will get a false answer. If you get enough false answers, you stop asking il in disrepute among us. questions. For this reason horary astrology is Remember that few people really want to know the truth. They are content to be told that what they already believe is true,How Horary Astrology Developed Horary astrology and its related field, mundane, did not develop in free societies. They devel- oped in societies where the majority of people were slaves and where all people, even kings and high pricsts, were constantly aware of human bondage to Nature. Surrounded by desert, Egypt was a narrow green ribbon wholly dependent upon the annual Nile flood. Mesopotamia was a barren plain cut by two rivers that tended to dry up in the summer; water was, therefore, hoarded in reservoirs and rationed to the fields through an elaborate system of irrigation ditches. Trade was as precarious as agriculture, for it meant that people had to travel thousands of miles through hostile country, across deserts and mountains; or, like the Greeks and Phoenicians, take to the dangerous sea in frail ships. Who knew, when setting out, if he would ever return? Throughout its long history, Egypt suffered few invasions because the deserts on either side were too formidable for prim ss. But the Mesopotamian cities on the open plain were constantly harried by fierce nomadic tribes, jealous of their wealth. Like the Indians of the American West, bands of Bedouins would suddenly swoop down on lonely outposts, kill- ing or enslaving everyone. Then who could say, when he went out in the moming to tend his flocks or his fields, that night would see him safely back inside the city walls? Human existence was precarious. Every bowl of food, every drop of water, every shekel eamed in trade, every day of life was snatched in peril from an unfriendly world. Each man lived in the constant awareness that his existence depended upon the sufferance of jealous gods, Atany mo-con understand divine tolerance might suddenly cease, and ig ms see a Neg ol Ut held the power of ie and eat, pon ho caer woe Never fr 3 re eral everyone was im Homage cas ee seo aecapsowspowsrftheeteral wr AMUN a na nec eE Novhing was mote eal Ha7 MTT Fate, People lived from day to day with one consuming ge- Sue neeeie that capricious powers 1895 Twenty-four hours. ¥ think it probable that the whole devel. sire: to get the Best oF a ee ion of the human brain has been a response tothe human ne See mentor human cuter andi t vs ome ve free from the bondage of Fate alarming a horar sire tobe free ; 4 circumstances o sus wot: Zeus atnets ee, His word for reodom was auarkia which mean abslug ora valid re Acschy! vera what one wished and to command anything ‘one wanted,” In English we call this ae Gath solves al panera det eas a an tiene jocracy, ‘within this w society, and other people have no influence on their lives and ‘world about People who believe that Nature, power over them should stay ivrkia, This branch of our att, the only one nothing to offer them. ‘away from horary astrology. They are like Zeus, secure i thei that still consciously struggles to outwit Fate, has the existence of an extemal world.” So does horary astrology tt istorians and sociologists, the existence of a social world, And, fal a as te expe and commen ese tet ase he xe ft Fronts we knox our family ens, and associates. Every valid horary question wit neem aioe rd elationship between the querent and one or more ofthese outer worlds, which ate ab Jpete to him and which he doesnot absolutly contol If sucha relationship exists, the chart +r Leoveal whether itis favorable or unfavorable, If there is no valid relationship (although the uerent may thnk there is), stricture against judgment will appear inthe chart which meansit cannot yield an answer. Einstein said, “Physies assumes Ifthe querent asks about an external situation so vast and powerful in relation to himnsef that nothing he does can affect it or change it, the answer will be false or ambiguous. For example, there will be no reliable answer to a question about when a war will be over, because, in relation to the war, the querent is powerless. Nothing he does can circumvent the destiny of the war. But if someone wants to know when their son will return from the war, a straight answer will be, siven because the relationship between a parent and their child is both viable and limited, Ifthe querent asks about an inner problem unrelated to anything in the external world, there will not be an answer either. For instance, there will not be an answer to the question: “Will ever be. cured of my neurosis?” This is because neurosis is an emotional maladjustment within some- one’s own psyche, and the “war” is within that person, While the neurosis may be projected.How Horary Astrology Developed/9 upon the external world, it has no real existence apart from the querent. But if someone asks whether or not their spouse will ever be cured of a neurosis, a valid answer can be found, be- cause there is a valid, limited relationship with another person about whom the querent is deeply concerned. In using the horary technique, always bear these distinetions in mind. Refrain from asking about things that are none of your busin There is one more limitation of horary astrology that must never be forgotten. No matter how alarming a horary chart may be, it never reveals the death of the querent nor anything about the circumstances of his death, Horary charts frequently reveal the death of other people who have or had valid relationships with the querent, but never the querent s death, The reason is obvious: death solves all problems, ends all conflicts, and puts a stop to all viable, limited relations with the external world of material affairs for that individual. Questions can only apply to relations within this world and its special, limited circumstances. Death moves us into another, unknown world about which horary astrology has nothing whatever to say.Strictures Against Judgment s occur in a chart set up to answer a question, we say that the If any of the following condition chart is not radical and it cannot be judged. 1. Void-of-course Moon. The Moon is void of course when it makes no major aspect to another planet before it leaves the sign itis in. The major aspects are: conjunction, trine, square, sextile, opposition, quincunx, parallel, and contraparallel. Some people include the semisextile, semisquare, and sesquiquadrate, but I have not found them effective in preventing the dead-end result that comes from a void-of-course Moon condition. Example: I am writing this on February 24, 1972. The Moon is in Cancer. At 9:01 p.m. EST it makes a square aspect to Uranus in Libra. From that moment until February 25, at 7:17 p.m. EST, when it enters Leo, it makes no aspect (o another planet. Therefore, any chart cast to an- swer a question from 9:01 p.m. on the 24th to 7:17 p.m. on the 25th will find this stricture against judgment present. According to the rules of horary astrology, such a chart will not be radical and cannot be read. The reason for this stricture is that, in horary astrology, the Moon rules fienction, When it makes no aspect to another planet until after it eaves the sign itis in, nothing functions in the situation that gave rise to the question. Therefore, until circumstances change, which they will do when the Moon moves into the next sign, the situation is not viable. The question has no future aspa rent, It may also be b savas die ear tacepi Homey Defend beer ¢ ‘or eircumstances Surrounding the job he asked about may change For instance, pPe chat often means rhe really tha ibs Sitoreouse Moone pout a dade ste garded the most dangerous in the zodiac, probably because two to three thousand years agoit For several yeas [tried to ignore it when reading horary charts. I found that the effect ofthe Moon in the Via Combusta was much like a conjunction of the Moon with Uranus. Events took a sudden, unpredictable turn that contradicted the reading and was not advantageous to the querent. Usually the event was connected with violence, a social or natural disaster, war, ‘or accidents. Sometimes it was the sudden death of a person on whom the outcome depended, for the destruction of the property asked about, Needless to say, I went back to observing the stricture 4. Less than 3 degrees or more than 27 degrees ofa sign rising. Inthe first case, the matter asked bout is not ripe enough fo yield a solution to the question, or the question is premature, In the second ease, the matter asked about has already been settled or is So close to a conclusion that the question is relevant. This th only sc urceandminute ning ton asked consider inthe ray chan st isan eltion it To take advantage of greater than 10 minut cannot say you'll goa ‘Venus. Only a natal p ‘the planet making t of a favorable outcom asks, “Shall Thave my hus is exactly rising many serious afMicti ‘A neutral planet sin fever as been aske natal planet is signi sal papers, and his n Forced situation wh probably be to his a Ifthe querent’s natal He i really troubled some sort ofbind he ‘else in the hope the natal Satum may be suicide, of one who afraid to go to a do agent, or someone ‘When the natal Satu the question asked, asks about the wisde well aspected, He sh ‘underlying situation Never ask such a qu business: itisnot pa furs, study the nStrictures Against Judgment/13 This is the only stricture against judgment to which there is an exception, and itis this: ifthe de- gree and minute rising is in exact conjunction with a natal planet in the querent’s chart, the ques- tion asked is considered to be one of special importance. The natal planet which is exactly rising in the horary chart is then incorporated into it and is taken as the horary ruler and everything clse { in relation to it, The result may be extremely illuminating, . To take advantage of this exception you must have the querent’s correct natal chart, as no orbs + than 10 minutes of are can be allowed. Only the conjunction permits this exception, You nnot say you'll go ahead and read the chart because the horary Ascendant is exactly trine your Venus. Only a natal planet can be used; a midpoint will not validate the horary chart. Ifthe planet making the conjunction is a benefic or the significator of the question, the chances of a favorable outcome are increased. For instance, the querent who makes her living as a model asks, “Shall I have my face lifted? I’m getting on and losing jobs because of it.” [her natal Ve- nus is exactly rising in the horary chart, the answer would probably be yes unless there were many serious afflictions from the horary malefics. A neutral planet rising, or the natal Mars, usually means that the querent will have to do what- ever has been asked about, because he will have no choice in the matter, especially if the rising natal planet is a significator in the question. Suppose the client asks if he should sign certain le- gal papers, and his natal Mercury, the significator of signing papers, is exactly rising. He is in a forced situation where he has to sign, but unless the Mercury is seriously afflicted, it will probably be to his advantage. Ifthe querent’s natal Saturn is exactly rising, the question asked is not the one on the his mind. He is really troubled about something that is a very grave matter, but he is afraid to ask. He is in some sort of bind he cannot discuss, and he sees no way out, He asks a question about something clse in the hope the answer will provide a solution to his unspoken problem, For instance, the natal Saturn may be rising on an invalid horary Ascendant of a querent who is contemplating suicide, of one who has committed a crime, of one who suspects he has a fatal disease but is affaid to go to a doctor, or of one whose whole life is based on a li, like a bigamist, a secret agent, or someone traveling on forged papers. When the natal Saturn rises on the invalid Ascendant, even if well aspected and a significator of the question asked, the querent should be warmed against doing what he asks about. Suppose he asks about the wisdom of buying a certain house. Saturn is the significator of real estate, and itis well aspected. He should be advised not to buy because he does not really want the house. Or the underlying situation that troubles him is so grave he will never have any use for the house. Never ask such a querent what he really fears. What the client refuses to talk about is not your business: it is not part of the astrologer’ function to pry. [you must know the true state of af fairs, study the natal chart. But do not reveal what you discover to anyone elseSigns and Rulers Horary astrology is concerned with circumstances, usually of a limited and transitory nature. Therefore, the signs of the zodiac, which describe innate temperament and character, are of less importance than the houses, which describe what we do with our innate qualities, how we func~ tion in the accidental circumstances of our :lives, and our relations with others. This is the opposite of natal astrology, where the signs are more important than the houses. Natal astrology makes the assumption that character is fate, From this it follows that by changing our character, we can change our fate, which in turn will change our reaction to circumstances and. to other people. Natal astrology operates in a framework of cycles, which describe life as a pro- cess of growth, change, and decay. These cycles are measured along the ecliptic, which is the plane of the Earth’s orbit around the Sun. Natal astrology is a Sun-oriented system. Horary astrology makes the assumption that circumstance is fate. It operates in a framework of events which describe life asa series of incidents, a history, or drama, This series is measured by the daily spin of the Farth on its axis. Horary time is not a cycle. Itis clock time, measured from one sunrise to the next, and is a Moon-oriented system, The horary chart is a picture of an event frozen in time. Any development of this event is inher- ent in the moment of its initiation. If this were not the case, we could never predict the outcome of anything.