david starling
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I notice that many are using Declination (relative to the Celestial Equator) instead of Latitude (relative to the Ecliptic, our astrological plane of measurement). The latter makes more sense to me. Any opinions?
Another question: Since it's the plane of the Ecliptic we're using for Charts, wouldn't the strength of ANY placement be affected by its being close to that plane or widely above or below it? The Sun, all the planetary nodes, the Angles, the Equinoctial points, and the points of the Earth's Perihelion and Aphelion are always on the Ecliptic. But everything else is translated onto the Ecliptic using Lines of Celestial Longitude perpendicular to the Equatorial plane. Should wide latitude be a factor in the case of ascertaining the strength of an individual placement, Aspects aside?
How do you use latitude for the modern parallel lol?
What's the problem with that?
Do you understand how parallels work in modern astrology?
Other things take precedence, though higher planets are generally better higher (northern in the northern hemisphere). Mars, however, rejoices southern in the northern hemisphere. As for aspects, Ptolemy says only with conjunctions since aspects hit the Earth's center at the exact same point.
That sounds like Declination.
It is, Mars is exalted in Capricorn, but Jupiter in Cancer. But there is nothing stopping us from acknowledging the same thing with latitude, its same principle really.
What do you guys have to say about Regulus and Sirius??
I think they're super cool fixed stars
The problem is that I haven't seen much information regarding them.
Could anyone give me some insight??
In my chart, both Regulus and Sirius
seem
to be quite prominent.
Regulus conjuncts my Moon, Mercury, and North Node.
Sirius Conjuncts my descendent and Mars.
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REVISIONconjunctions to fixed stars are noticeable when conjunct by LATITUDE and/or DECLINATION
and not solely by Longitude
"additional tables pdf" above top left of astro.com chart
provide latitude as well as declination and longitude
Actually Sirius isn't such a cool fixed star after all...back in the good old days of yore Sirius was The Scorcher.
I suppose we shouldn't make light of the brightest star in the night sky.