Dirius, I've been reading your recent posts and I think you have something when it comes to horary. With that in mind, I'd like to understand better how it is that horary can show someone's feelings? My understanding is that horary can show someone's state of being/state of mind, and possibly tell us if that someone is inclined toward someone or something else via reception, but there is no way, from just a chart, to say how someone is feeling per se?
The way I understand receptions is that, a planet is a subject to the ruler of the sign he is currently in. If you take the ruler of the sign as the "king", and the transiting planet as a temporary guest, that would mean that during its stay on the sign, the planet is subject to the
laws and will of such king.
For example, right now, venus is in Sagittarius. This means Jupiter is venus dispositor, or that Jupiter rules venus. In a way, venus (while it goes through sagi) is bound to the will of jupiter, or belongs to jupiter.
Most modern/ancient authors have different ways of looking at reception.
Now if you use this receptions to show feelings, in this example, what ever venus is feeling, belongs to jupiter. (as in:"of course I love his majesty! he is my king!").
Mostly, it can show if the person feels "something", and if this is a negative or positive thing.
Now to exactly pin point if it is love, infatuation, friendship, attraction, liking, indifference, dissapointment or hate is something most authors do based on the "scale" given to the essential dignities.
Of course its
not an accurate measure for small receptions, but it does work for most cases. I personally find it hard to read specially with the minor dignities, but it generally shows some sort of "affection".
For example, john frawley, in his horary textbook describes the reception with this type of feelings:
- regency = love
- exaltation = infatuation
- triplicity = friendship
In my opinion, you
can't really describe this as accurate. For example: Triplicity might not just mean
"friendship", it could mean
"sexual attraction", or any kind of positive feeling.
To me its better to look at things if they are
"positive" or
"negative" , specially when it comes to triplicity, term and face.
Obviously sign rulership as the strongest reception, could be close to "love", but with the weaker dignities I believe it's best to take it as a positive feeling, rather that trying to describe the exact intensity of it.
But thats my opinion, I'm still new to this anyway so I miss a lot