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Since 1980, most of the revival of Medieval Predictive Astrology has concerned itself with history, translation of texts, and transmission/impacts on culture. As important to understanding the practice of astrology as these topics are, there is no guarantee that these ideas remain relevant and their stated methods actually work. What is required is systematic testing of the assumptions and models behind Medieval Predictive Astrology. To this goal Regulus Astrology LLC dedicates its research efforts.

Introduction

START HERE: Summary of Research Findings

Essential Dignities. This site uses traditional rulerships for sign and exaltation, Dorothean triplicity rulers, Egyptian bounds, and Hindu decans. Download a complementary Dignity Wheel here.

Natal Astrology

I. Rectification

A Rectification Manual: The American Presidency (December 17, 2007) is designed to provide concrete answers on the mechanics of medieval predictive methods: how they can be systematically employed, taught, and practiced by contemporary astrologers viewed through the lens of natal chart rectification. As the book’s introduction makes clear, there is no current consensus on rectification because the modern predictive toolbox is grossly under specified. A three stage rectification method is proposed which incorporates the full gamut of medieval predictive techniques. Their application is sequenced such that the robustness of each method is commensurate to the level of uncertainty encountered during each stage of the rectification process.

Errata for 1st and 2nd Edition books purchased in 2007/2008
3rd Edition updates for 1st and 2nd Edition owners
Horoscope Data Files: Janus, Morinus, Placidus, Solar Fire

II. Delineation

Longevity

Whether a child will be stillborn, take nourishment, survive infancy, or survive to adulthood was considered the first delineation topic in natal astrology for medieval astrologers. Chapter 4 “The Arcus Vitae” in A Rectification Manual proposed a model for computing the hīlāj (“root of life”) based on methods of Al-Qabīsī and Bonatti. A discussion of the al-kadukhadāh (“giver of years”), the killing planet, and the arcus vitae follows. Appendices C and D includes worked out examples of this methodology for thirty-nine American Presidents and forty-one First Ladies.

Physiognomy

Defined as judging character from bodily features by the Greeks in the 4thCentury BCE, physiognomy was first developed by a group of medical-philosophers operating outside the scope of astrology. Beginning with Ptolemy, astrologers split judgments of physical appearance and character into two separate categories. What is now referred to as astrological physiognomy is limited to physical appearance of the face and body.

Astrological Physiognomy: History and Sources (April 20, 2010).

Astrological Physiognomy: Empirical Tests of the Leo Rising Decan (July 18, 2011).

Victor of the Chart

Of several natal rulers discussed by Hellenistic authors, the Lord of the Nativity (kurios) introduced by Antiochus/Porphyry is the forerunner of the Medieval Ruler of the Chart, or what translator Ben Dykes has named the 'victor of the chart' which is the terminology I will use henceforth. The planet chosen as victor of the chart is considered the most important planet in the natal horoscope. As conceived by Porphyry, the planet signifies choices made by the soul prior to incarnation according to Plato's Myth of Er which is told in the final pages of Plato's Republic. As such, the planet defined as victor of the chart has implications for an overall life purpose which generally manifests in career and profession.

Victor of the Chart: History and Sources (forthcoming Winter 2012)
Victor of the Chart: Testing Methods of Antiochus/Porphyry and Ibn Ezra (September 21, 2011)
Victor of the Chart: Initial Database of Forty Horoscopes (November 11, 2011)

Victor of the Chart: Horoscope Data Files: Janus, Morinus, Placidus, Solar Fire

Wealth

Central to the list of significators for wealth is the lot of fortune, the most well-known lot of approximately one hundred. Lots are computed zodiac positions based three horoscopic inputs. The lot of fortune (for diurnal figures) is computed by projecting the distance taken from the Sun to the Moon from the Ascendant. For nocturnal figures, the computation is reversed, e.g., the distance from the Moon to the Sun is projected from the Ascendant. There exists some ambiguity in the literature for nocturnal figures whether or not the computation should be reversed. Using data for twenty-two American Presidents, “Appendix B: Tests of Sect Influence: Part of Fortune/Fidaria” in A Rectification Manual confirms the validity of the reversed formula for nocturnal figures.

Lot Calculator. An Excel spreadsheet model for computation of natal lots.

III. Prediction

Fidaria

Fidaria is a time lord technique believed to be of Persian origin created during the Sassinid Empire. Fidaria entered the Medieval Arabic tradition during the translation wave initiated by the Abbasid Caliphate beginning 750 CE. What is controversial is an alternate sequence of planetary time lords for nocturnal figures. Insertion of the North Node and South Node Fidaria period following the major Mars period for nocturnal figures is recommended by Robert Zoller and confirmed by analysis for twenty-two American Presidents. See “Appendix B: Tests of Sect Influence: Part of Fortune/Fidaria” in A Rectification Manual for details.

Fidaria Calculator. An Excel spreadsheet model for computation of Fidaria main and subperiods.

Primary Directions

As practiced by Medieval astrologers, primary directions occupied a central, if not the highest position, within the predictive hierarchy. Long abandoned for their mathematical complexity in favor of the easier to calculate secondary progressions, primary directions have been revived within the last ten years by traditional astrologers.

Primary Directions Notation: Towards a Uniform Presentation Standard (April 21, 2010)
Book Review: Primary Directions: Astrology’s Old Master Technique by Martin Gansten (October 6, 2009).
PD - Technical Notes on Primary Directions (November 2011)
PD - Teaching Example Files (November 2011)

IV. Mundane Astrology

The Regulus USA National Horoscope

Ever since Ebenezer Sibly first introduced his proposed horoscope for the Declaration of Independence in his 1780 book “The Celestial Science of Astrology”, agreement on the correct USA National Horoscope has proven elusive with over a dozen different horoscope variations proposed. America is Born: Introducing the Regulus USA National Horoscope (November 25, 2008) is unique for its application of medieval astrological techniques to the question of modern National Horoscopes. Included as a special application of primary directions is the largest empirical study of Directing through the Bounds ever attempted or presented. Results that the directed Ascendant times shifts in the national consciousness represent a significant contribution to the history of American social movements.

AIB - Errata
AIB - Supplement Part I
AIB - Supplement Part II
AIB - Guide to Excel Data Files
AIB - Excel Data Files
AIB - Horoscope Data Files: Janus, Morinus, Placidus, Solar Fire

2008 United States Presidential Election

2008 USA Presidential Election; Birth Chart Rectification: Candidates and Contenders (November 20, 2007). Provides complete rectifications for Michael Bloomberg, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Al Gore, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, John McCain, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, and Fred Thompson.

The Birth Time of Barack Obama: Out-of-Sample Tests (December 30, 2008). This article documents procedures for confirming a rectified birth time which may vary from a reported birth time. In statistics, this procedure is labeled an ‘out-of-sample test.’ Testing continues to support the proposed rectified birth time of 7:54:28 PM despite the official birth certificate time reported as 7:24 PM.