Min's Light & Sound - Chapter 4 of 10
Ph.D.
Chapter 4
Chart of a Genius
NOW THAT you've been familiarized with the decans and pentads
in the zodiac, with the transposition of planetary modalities
therein, the next step is to show by example how to interpret
a judicial astrological horoscope, using our famous scientist.
Isaac Newton was born prematurely to Isaac (died Oct 1642 OS)
& Hannah Ayscough- Newton at Woolsthorpe Manor house, located
at 23 Newton Way, Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Grantham, NG33
5NR, Lincolnshire, geographical coordinates 00W37:51 52N48:33,
at about one o'clock in the morning 25 December 1642 (Julian),
which was 4 January 1643 (Gregorian), with Arcturus rising on
the Ascendant. A simple chart is made using Astrolog v. 5.41G,
with positions strictly in reference to the caelestial zodiac
using classical vedic "houses", which simply number the signs
on the caelestial sphere with Ascendant numbering first house,
which in Newton's natal chart is near the cusp of Virgo-Libra
(29Vir26) and so the Ascendant numbers caelestial Libra first.
These are called whole houses under the Astrolog menu setting:
Body Caelest. Latitu. r House Rul. Veloc. Decan.
/Ascendant : 29Vir26 _______ [ 1st] | ______ 28Tau17
\Arcturus : 29Vir27 +30:59' [ 1st] | alBoo -
East Point: 10Lib05 + 0:00' F [ 1st] | ______ 0Aqu14
Uranus : 25Lib51 + 0:22' - [ 1st] [-] +0.040 17Gem34
Neptune : 11Sco09 + 1:38' - [ 2nd] [-] +0.030 3Pis28
Mercury : 1Sag06 + 1:19' F [ 3rd] [R] +1.158 3Sag18
Gal.Center: 2Sag03 - 5:34' [ 2nd] | SgrA* -
Sun : 23Sag51 - 0:00' - [ 3rd] [-] +1.019 11Leo32
IC : 6Cap00 + 0:00' [ 4th] | ______ 17Cap59
Venus : 7Aqu22 + 0:20' - [ 5th] [-] +0.692 22Aqu07
Jupiter : 24Aqu19 - 1:11' - [ 5th] [-] +0.175 12Lib57
Saturn : 0Pis05 - 2:11' - [ 6th] [-] +0.073 0Pis15
Spirit : 17Pis53 _______ e [ 6th] [d] ______ 23Can40
Descendant: 29Pis26 _______ [ 6th] | ______ 28Sco17
Fortune : 10Ari58 _______ - [ 7th] [-] ______ 2Leo53
Mars : 17Ari42 + 1:29' R [ 7th] [F] +0.318 23Leo06
Vertex : 22Ari41 _______ F [ 7th] | ______ 8Sag04
Pluto : 12Tau47 -11:53' F [ 8th] [R] -0.014 8Vir22
Aldebaran : 15Tau00 - 5:30' [ 8th] | alTau -
Moon : 12Gem19 - 4:57' - [ 9th] [-] +12.27 6Lib56
Midheaven : 6Can00 + 0:00' [10th] | ______ 17Can59
OsciLilith: 23Can11 - 4:10' - [10th] [-] +3.972 9Pis34
MeanLilith: 27Can48 - 4:04' - [10th] [-] +0.112 23Pis23
True Node : 19Vir38 + 0:00' e [12th] [d] +0.241 28Cap55
Spica : 29Vir03 - 2:02' [12th] | alVir -
The first thing to note in the above chart is that decans are
referenced as if every decan occupies fully thirty degrees in
caelestial longitude even though each one is just ten degrees.
This is done because decans themselves refer to the elemental
triplicities of the whole zodiac which enable their existence
and astrological influence as decans within each of the signs,
thus drawing attention to the thirty-degree signs and planets
whose very existence and influence is enabled by the elements.
Also, because the elemental triplicities and qualitative quad-
ruplicities are enabled by the planets, then fiducial marking
stars used to refer the planetary positions to the caelestial
sphere do not empower the decans and so are not accorded them.
Influences of the planets are empowered by the elements which
comprise them in their respective sidereal and synodic orbits.
And so decans are tied directly to the thirty-degree signs of
like-elements which comprise their elemental triplicity. This
means that planets in signs of like-elements are in elemental
synergy, according to the decan that corresponds to that sign.
As in our example, Isaac Newton's natal Mars is about 17Ari42,
which transliterates to "23Leo06" in Aries' second decan. See?
Newton's natal Sun is 23Sag51, which is "11Leo32" Sagittarius
third decan. Astrolog summarizes Newton's natal chart like so:
Car Fix Mut TOT +:10
Fir 3 0 2 5 -:10
Ear 1 2 2 5 M: 8
Air 2 2 1 5 N: 8
Wat 2 1 2 5 A: 7
TOT 8 5 7 20 D: 9
<:10
Astrolog's helpfile only briefly explains this summary chart,
"Also in this main display, the total number of planets in
each of the hemispheres of the wheel, as well the number of
objects in yang/positive/masculine and yin/negative/feminine
quality signs, are counted. To the right of the element table,
we have a column of seven numbers labeled as follows: "+" is
the number of "yang" objects (i.e. in Fire or Air signs); "-"
is the number of "yin" objects (i.e. in Water or Earth signs);
"M" is the number of objects above the horizon (i.e. in the
"Southern" hemisphere of the Midheaven); "N" is the number of
objects below the horizon (in the "Northern" hemisphere of the
Nadir); "A" is the number of objects in the Eastern half of
the sky (in the hemisphere of the Ascendant); and "D" is the
number of objects in the Western half of the sky (in the hemi-
sphere of the Descendant). Note that cusp objects are left out
of hemisphere counts (but still included in the other object
summaries) as they would skew things since they are always in
a particular hemisphere. Finally we have a field indicating
the division of objects into the first six and second six
signs of the zodiac. The number of objects in the first six
signs of the zodiac will be printed, labeled by the character
"<". (The number in the second half isn't printed; just sub-
tract from the total if you want to know.) According to a book
on the Kaballah, the emphasis of the first six signs on the
zodiac is on "what's to learn", and the emphasis on the second
six signs is on "what's to share". Use or interpret this as
you wish." [end quote]
Astrolog's helpfile goes on only to mention this about decans:
"Decan displays are supported in Astrolog, and one can display
a decan influenced chart with the -3 switch. The decan theory
is that each sign in the zodiac can be divided into three
parts: The first 10 degrees (i.e. the first decan) is mainly
influenced by the sign in question, the second 10 degrees
(second decan) although still influenced by the sign in ques-
tion is also somewhat influenced by the next sign of the same
element, while the last decan is influenced by the third sign
of the same element. The -3 switch applied to a chart will
move each object into the sign of its decan. For example, if
the Sun is at 29 degrees Aquarius and the Moon at 5 degrees
Virgo, in the resulting chart, the Sun will go to Libra (26
degrees) and the Moon will remain in Virgo (although be at
15 degrees now since it was previously in the middle of the
first decan of Virgo.)" [end quote]
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As you can see, there's more to understanding the meaning and
influence of decans & pentads than the quoted author realized.
So much more, that it takes light & sound to fully explain it.
Music is the perfect expression of how astrology really works.
The ancients knew this. That's why they understood it so well.
That's why modern astrologers really don't understand a thing
about astrology but merely pretend to. Look at Newton's chart
again, this time using the terrestrial meridian houses of the
horoscope--numbered by the ruling planets who in turn give us
the key that unlocks the mystery of signs, decans and pentads.
Body Houses RUL. Decans r
Moon : 4Ari28 [-] 13ari23 -
Midheaven : 0Tau00 | 0tau00
OsciLilith: 17Tau22 [F] 22vir05 d
MeanLilith: 22Tau00 [F] 6cap01 -
True Node : 11Can01 [d] 3sco02 -
Spica : 19Can46 | 29sco17
/Ascendant : 20Can06 | 0pis18
\Arcturus : 20Can07 | 0pis22
East Point: 0Leo00 [-] 0leo00 -
Uranus : 15Leo44 [F] 17sag11 -
Neptune : 1Vir03 [F] 3vir09 f
Mercury : 22Vir25 [R] 7tau16 -
Gal.Center: 23Vir27 | 10tau21
Sun : 16Lib54 [d] 20aqu42 -
IC : 0Sco00 | 0sco00
Venus : 1Sag33 [-] 4sag40 -
Jupiter : 17Sag24 [R] 22ari12 -
Saturn : 22Sag48 [-] 8leo23 f
Descendant: 20Cap06 | 0vir18
Fortune : 0Aqu53 [-] 2aqu38 -
Mars : 7Aqu36 [-] 22aqu48 -
Vertex : 12Aqu34 [-] 7gem42 -
Pluto : 2Pis48 [d] 8pis24 d
Aldebaran : 5Pis10 | 15pis30
Car Fix Mut TOT +: 7
Fir 1 1 3 5 -: 6
Ear 0 1 2 3 M: 8
Air 1 1 0 2 N: 5
Wat 2 0 1 3 A: 7
TOT 3 3 6 13 D: 6
<: 7
Newton's horoscope shows Mercury ruling in the sixth house as
Neptune is fallen thereunder, while Jupiter rules ninth house
over Saturn & Venus therein. Hence the theme of the horoscope
is dominated by Jupiter's Lydian mode & Mercury's theoretical
Locrian modality--the latter especially, with Poseidon adding
his Locrian bass under Hermes. Recall from chapter 3 that the
planets Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, & Moon mutually benefit from
Mercury & Neptune in the court of Knight of Pentacles, to wit:
Virgo - Locrian
MAGICIAN (Mercury) - Two of Pentacles
HERMIT (Neptune) - Nine of Pentacles
IV V VI VII I II III
4 5 6 7 1 2 3
Bb B Db Eb F Gb Ab
IVi Vio ROr OYe Gre GBl BIn
Aqu Pis Tau Can Vir Lib Sag
Mar Jup Sat Moo Mer Ven Sun
R R R R
The decans of the Locrian theme in Virgo show Neptune helping
the same planets, while Mercury is helping the Sun and Saturn,
subduing only Mars, Neptune first decan & Mercury third decan:
first decan/destructive earth
virgo/green/f
minus/plus
iv v vi vii i ii iii
bb b db eb f gb ab
ivi vio ror oye gre gbl bin
aqu pis tau can vir lib sag
mar jup sat moo mer ven sun
r r r r
third decan/sustenant earth
taurus/red-orange/db
minus/plus
vii i ii iii iv v vi
b db d e gb g a
vio ror ora yel gbl blu ind
pis tau gem leo lib sco cap
moo mer ven sun mar jup sat
r f r
Jupiter ruling in the court of the Knight of Wands is helping
Saturn, Mercury, Mars, & Jupiter, second decan subduing Venus:
Sagittarius - Lydian
EMPEROR (Jupiter) - Six of Wands
II III IV V VI VII I
Bb C D Eb F G Ab
IVi Red Ora OYe Gre Blu BIn
Aqu Ari Gem Can Vir Sco Sag
Sat Moo Mer Ven Sun Mar Jup
R R R R
second decan/creative fire
aries/red/c
minus/plus
vii i ii iii iv v vi
b c d e gb g a
vio red ora yel gbl blu ind
pis ari gem leo lib sco cap
mar jup sat moo mer ven sun
f
At 1Sag33, Venus is positive in the first decan, helping Mars
at the expense of the Sun & Saturn, as the Ionian chart shows:
first decan/destructive fire
sagittarius/blue-indigo/ab
plus/minus
ii iii iv v vi vii i
bb c db eb f g ab
ivi red ror oye gre blu bin
aqu ari tau can vir sco sag
sun mar jup sat moo mer ven
f r f
At 22Sag48, Saturn is positive third decan, for which Mercury,
Saturn, Jupiter & Mars pay under Saturn's Mixolydian modality:
third decan/sustenant fire
leo/yellow/e
plus/minus
v vi vii i ii iii iv
b db d e gb ab a
vio ror ora yel gbl bin ind
pis tau gem leo lib sag cap
sun mar jup sat moo mer ven
f f f f
Similarly, each planet's sidereal order of modality, or ethos,
are transposed across the planetary zodiac according to their
relative positions within the hierarchy of the ruling planets.
As in this case of Sir Isaac Newton's horoscope, we find that
the modal order of Mercury, Locrian, and Jupiter, Lydian, are
the dominant theme for this horoscope--especially benefic for
clever Mercury, & expansive Jupiter, but also for disciplined
Saturn, assertive Mars, imaginative Moon, well-balanced Venus.
The decans reveal more subtle highlights within the horoscope,
softer themes in the background. But for Isaac Newton, we can
immediately recognize his innate cleverness and expansiveness
as the dominating theme or common thread to his life and work.
Recall this chart from chapter 9 of the Compleat Tarot Manual:
Sign House Rulership Rul-phase
Ari 1 Ego Mar-inf
Tau 2 Riches Ven-inf
Gem 3 Brothers Mer-inf
Can 4 Parents Moo-inf
Leo 5 Sons Sun-sup
Vir 6 Servants Mer-sup
Lib 7 Marriage Ven-sup
Sco 8 Death Mar-sup,Plu-inf
Sag 9 Spirit Jup-sup
Cap 10 Society Sat-sup
Aqu 11 Friends Sat-inf,Ura-sup
Pis 12 Debts Jup-inf,Nep-sup
By substituting the classical nomenclature for the houses, in
place of Astrolog's default zodiac convention, when using the
"flip signs & houses" feature under the "house settings" menu,
Newton's horoscope is immediately easier to read & understand:
Body Houses RUL. Decans r
Moon : 4Ego28 [-] 13ego23 -
Midheaven : 0Ric00 | 0ric00
OsciLilith: 17Ric22 [F] 22ser05 d
MeanLilith: 22Ric00 [F] 6soc01 -
True Node : 11Par01 [d] 3dea02 -
Spica : 19Par46 | 29dea17
/Ascendant : 20Par06 | 0deb18
\Arcturus : 20Par07 | 0deb22
East Point: 0Son00 [-] 0son00 -
Uranus : 15Son44 [F] 17spi11 -
Neptune : 1Ser03 [F] 3ser09 f
Mercury : 22Ser25 [R] 7ric16 -
Gal.Center: 23Ser27 | 10ric21
Sun : 16Mar54 [d] 20fri42 -
IC : 0Dea00 | 0dea00
Venus : 1Spi33 [-] 4spi40 -
Jupiter : 17Spi24 [R] 22ego12 -
Saturn : 22Spi48 [-] 8son23 f
Descendant: 20Soc06 | 0ser18
Fortune : 0Fri53 [-] 2fri38 -
Mars : 7Fri36 [-] 22fri48 -
Vertex : 12Fri34 [-] 7bro42 -
Pluto : 2Deb48 [d] 8deb24 d
Aldebaran : 5Deb10 | 15deb30
Mercury & Neptune are in the house of Servants, which is the
court of the Knight of Pentacles, the color Green and key of
F-Locrian, the theoretical mode in which the tonic favors no
other tone apart from itself. The servant is meticulous, and
diligent in his pursuits. This mercurial mind is always hard
at work in the sixth house with the wisdom of Neptune at his
disposal. Mercury's quickly acquiring conjunction within one
arcdegree of the super-powerful galactic center Sgr A*, also
called the "Sun of our Sun" (\sgrab is the standard of rest),
is most notable. Next, Jupiter ruling in the house of Spirit
is the color blue-indigo and key of A-flat Lydian, expansive
augmentation in the court of Knight of Wands. Jupiter is the
father of the music of the spheres, verily the tarot Emperor,
with Empress Venus by his side, and Saturn's golden Judgment,
while the mind of Mercury the Magician and wisdom of Neptune
the Hermit combine their efforts in Virgo's house of science.
Clearly, the Gods were smiling on the great Sir Isaac Newton,
as his horoscope testifies. Similarly any horoscope properly
adjudicated paints a mans portrait by the light of the stars
and notates his composition by the music of the spheres. The
next chapter charts the horoscope of a world-famous composer,
to further elucidate how Light & Sound deciphers its portent.
See Chapter 5 for continuation...
Daniel Joseph Min
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