I was amazed, after I joined the Community, to discover my preconceived notion of what was "standard" Astrology was in such great dispute. Since I've never considered myself a standard Astrologer, I was (and am) intrigued, not upset. But there are two things I still subscribe to that are apparently very unpopular with even Modern, Tropical Astrologers that I had mistakenly believed were taken for granted: Numbering the Signs Tropically 1 through 12, from the 1st Sign of Spring (Northern Hemisphere) to the last Sign of Winter. It appears the Houses now have a monopoly on the numbers, even though most Mods do associate each House with the Sign of the same number as just described. For me, the numbers are intrinsic to the Signs, along with the almost universally agreed upon (Tropically) Elements and Modes, along with the assortment of Sign images (Mermaid not ordinarily included!). So synchronistic--Age of the 10th Sign ushers in base-10, decimal Mathematics. The other thing is the use of a key-word for each Sign. No one seems to know where they're from, or when they came into use. I still use those as well, but it seems they've lost some respect. Now, all that having been said, what do you think of this formula, just as a theory: When Saturn is in a Sign, it raises serious doubts about that Sign's key-word usefulness. Sat. in Leo, I don't trust my acts of Will, for example. In my case, best to follow the Flow and work with it. but not fight it.