Right-there is a lot to declinations, a lot we still do not know; remember what might be an important fact relative to astrology: the ancient Egyptians, Sumerians/Elamites, and Babylonians (to a great extent) and Indo/Iranians and Chinese, ALL used the EQUATOR as their astrological point of reference (Chinese still do, and call it the "Red Path" as opposed to the Sun's path, which they refer to as the "Yellow Path") It was only at a relatively late date (historically speaking) that the Ecliptic became the astrological reference point (we know that this first happened, in the West, in the 2nd century BC under the influence of Hipparchus) That was a BIG CHANGE, and subsequently over the last couple thousand of years, in both Western and in Vedic astrology, the Equator has faded (in astrological considerations) in importance-EXCEPT when we start to consider declination: perhaps what declination can reveal, is a hidden key to unlocking a deeper level of astrological understanding and insight?