360 & 90 Charts
With Dials
Now it is time to put theory into practice by using the revolutionary technique
of astrological dial-work. It is difficult to predict how each student
will react to this. Sometimes a person with an artistic mind readily adapts
to this method. Other times it takes a mathematical mind. It
does not seem to be relative to one's astrological experience or academic
intelligence. It may help if you have a 'child's mind' or if you are a
person who likes playing with wooden puzzles.
One thing is for sure: after you complete this assignment you will feel
like an expert astrologer! You will have great satisfaction with what you
have accomplished. Get ready to be propelled to new astrological
heights!
You will remember this assignment for a long time, probably for the rest
of your life. Quite a few students find this to be the most exciting astrological
activity they have ever done, and they get very excited and energized.
Occasionally a few people just don't 'get it', but when they persevere,
they wind up 'kicking themselves' when they find out how easy it all is.
Now If you already have commercially made dials and software that will
produce dial-charts, your task will be easier. For
those 'starting from scratch', take special notice that downloading, printing,
cutting the dials, etc. - may take a long time.
It is not difficult to do, just time-consuming... and many of you
are going to find this nice
to do. Actually, it is fun
to do !
Refer to the article about Uranian Astrology, from Assignment 1, found
at:
http://www.armonics.net/uraniana/introduzio_en.htm
also found at:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/9719/uranianlessons/page1.html
Be sure to re-read the first 2 or 3 pages
of this article before you start with the activities in this assignment
(up to the heading "Cardinal Points"). Don't worry about the
mathematics shown in the article; all you need to do is to get a general
understanding of the basics. You really should have this article
printed
You may also want to refer to the natal chart interpretation found at:
http://www.armonics.net/uraniana/hesse_en.htm
This was written by a student of mine, who only had several
lessons from me over the Net. 'Parsifal' includes the Transneptunians
and uses some advanced techniques, but you can get an excellent idea of
how to proceed with Symmetrical work. If it looks complex, don't
worry because most of it is quite basic, and in a short time by doing this
assignment, you will prove to yourself that you too can do this work.
If you have software
that will produce 360 and 90 degree
charts, for dial work, print
both 360 and 90 natal charts for Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of
the telephone. All natal data is given below. Be sure to check that
the planetary positions in your charts are the same as in the lists given
below. We are only using the 13 traditional planets and points (no TNPs,
asteroids, etc.).
If you do not have
software to produce dial-charts,
you will need to download the charts found at:
https://junojuno2.tripod.com/
bell360.jpg
https://junojuno2.tripod.com/
bell90.jpg
Or you can enter the positions of planets and points by hand
- refer to the lists below.
See also the suggestions at the end of this assignment, for free software
and dials.
If you do not have
360 and 90 dials, you will need to download all or at least two
of the following images of dials. Some are better than others. This
may take a long time to get right. Be patient. You may have
to use a photocopier to get the correct size. If your printer does
not produce a decent result, and if you cannot use another printer (a friend
or printing shop), then you will have to make your own dials (this will
not take as long as you may think, and will be very rewarding).
Be sure your dials have markings at these degrees: 0, 180, 90, 45.
Place an arrow
pointer at zero degrees.
Alexander Graham Bell
3 Mar 1847 NS, 07:00, +0:12:52
Edinburgh Scotland 55°N57' 003°W13'
Bell dedicated his early life to education, and became a professor of
vocal physiology at Boston University in 1873, teaching deaf-mutes.
He produced the first telephonic transmission on 5 June 1875, and patented
the telephone the following year.
Modulus 360°00'
Ven 000°34' 00°Ar34
Mar 284°43' 14°Cp43
Ura 012°24' 12°Ar24
Nep 328°23' 28°Aq23
Plu 024°28' 24°Ar28
Sat 334°24' 04°Pi24
Jup 068°09' 08°Ge09
Sun 342°07' 12°Pi07
Mon 174°47' 24°Vi47
Asc 346°17' 16°Pi17
Nod 199°07' 19°Li07
Mer 354°53' 24°Pi53
MC 265°49' 25°Sg49 |
Modulus 90°00'
Ven 00°34' 00°Ar34
Jup 68°09' 08°Ge09
Ura 12°24' 12°Ar24
Sun 72°07' 12°Pi07
Mar 14°43' 14°Cp43
Asc 76°17' 16°Pi17
Nod 19°07' 19°Li07
Mon 84°47' 24°Vi47
Plu 24°28' 24°Ar28
Mer 84°53' 24°Pi53
Nep 58°23' 28°Aq23
MC 85°49' 25°Sg49
Sat 64°24' 04°Pi24 |
Put the 360 degree natal chart of Alexander G. Bell
on a piece of cardboard or a piece of styrofoam plastic. You will need
to poke a pin hole into this work board. Tape this 360 natal chart
to the work board, so it will not move. It is essential that you
have a sturdy work board; if you just use a magazine or no work board at
all, your measurements will be less accurate and more difficult. Cork board
or other soft material can work well.
Align
the cut-out 360 degree dial onto the natal chart, and push a drawing pin,
thumb tack, or similar pin through both the dial and the chart. The
dial should be able to rotate freely. To avoid undue wear, stick
some tape over the centres of both the dial and the chart. If the
dial does not fit exactly onto the chart (if the dial is larger or considerably
smaller) then you will have to draw the natal positions onto your working
paper, or use a photocopier to re-size your dial Warning:
some photocopiers produce slight distortions, so rotate your dial and check
that the degree spacings are equal. The aim here is to get
off the computer - this is very
important so please do not cheat, OK ? You will learn far more, and get
more accurate results by using a real dial on a paper chart. All
expert Symmetrical Astrologers agree that beginners must get off the screen
and use the 'real thing'. Even experts cannot use a computer for all of
their Symmetrical work! If you do not use a real dial on a paper
chart for this assignment, you will be making a big mistake.
The
Questions
1. The first
part of this exercise will focus on the 360 chart and dial only.
Place the pointer arrow at Mercury. Why is Mercury a good place to
start with this natal chart?
2. What do you see
at 180 and 90 degrees? Answer in the form of A = B.
(The pointer should still be on Mercury.)
Note: Keep all orbs within 2.5 degrees, unless instructed otherwise.
3. Interpret
the above planetary picture (at least two sentences).
4. Before we
get too far into dial work, here are several basic questions.
The answers can be simple and brief. You can find the answers by surfing
the Net.
a.
What is a 'transit' of a planet?
b.
What is the difference between solar arc direction and a progression?
c.
What are the luminaries ?
d.
Name the five personal points
5. Move the pointer
slightly to the right (from Mercury) so that Ve and Asc are both at 7 degrees
on the dial. Write one planetary picture in the form of
A = B / C , that includes Mercury. Include an interpretation
relevant to Bell's life. Note: if you have a 'midpoint book'
such as C.of S. I., you may copy the interpretations, but it is better
to put it in your own words. If you do not have a reference
book, you will have to combine the planetary energies as shown in Part
A of this exercise. Some people find it helpful
to place their fingers on either side of the pointer, moving them along
bit by bit, equally - this enables them to see the symmetry.
6. Keeping the
pointer at or near Mercury, give three other 3-part planetary
pictures in the form of A = B / C. Include
relevant interpretations.
7. Place the
pointer half-way between Me and Ve. What is the chart position of
this point? For example, the Node is at 199deg, approximately.
8. We can widen
the 2.5 degree orb to 3 or 4 degrees when personal points are involved,
and also when dealing with direct midpoints (refer to Arlene Kramer's article).
Using this knowledge, give a planetary picture with the Moon in the form
of A = B / C. Include a relevant interpretation.
9. Place the
pointer on the Ascendant.
Give one 3-part planetary picture and a relevant interpretation.
10. Do the same
procedure as in question 9 above, for each of the following:
a. The Sun
b. The Moon's Node
c. Venus
11. Optional:
Place the pointer at 275deg, which is the approximate midpoint of
M / Ma. Look at all 90 and 45 marks around the dial and notice there
are no planets or points aspecting the M / Ma midpoint.
We call this an unoccupied midpoint, but just because nothing is 'sitting'
in the middle of the MC and Mars does not mean there are no planetary pictures.
There are several ! Again, refer to Arlene Kramer's article
if you need further explanation. Keeping orbs not much more than
2 degrees, find a series of of planetary pictures that all center around
the M / Ma midpoint.
Answer in the form of: M / Ma = C / D = E /
F = G / H = I / J
12. Now
we will use the 90 degree dial and chart.
The genius astrologer Alfred Witte gave this marvelous tool.
a. What
are two advantages of the 90 degree dial (compared to the 360 dial)?
b. What
is one disadvantage of the 90 dial ?
You can find the answers within Arlene Kramer's article, or you will
see for yourself by doing the following questions. Surprisingly,
many of my students miss the most obvious advantage for the 90 dial, and
they later 'kick themselves' for missing it.
13. Place the
pointer on the Sun.
Give several planetary pictures in the form of: A
= B / C = C / D
Optional: give interpretations.
14. Optional:
Switch back to the 360 dial and chart and find the same planetary pictures
as in question 13 above. If you like puzzles, or if you like to look
for patterns, you will enjoy this exercise. Be sure to use the 45
degree marks on the 360 dial.
15. Place the
pointer at Mercury. Notice the 'cluster' of the Moon, Mercury and
the Midheaven. From the 360 chart, we know that the midpoint of Mo
& Me is the MC, but here on the 90 chart it looks as though
there is a conjunction between Me and Mo and MC.....
but they are not true conjunctions. To show this combination,
we can write M = Mo = Me, or
better yet [ M, Mo, Me ]: the commas signify that
they appear as conjunctions on a chart that is not a 360.
Now, look at the 90 chart. You do not
need the dial this time. Where else on the chart do you see what
appears
as a conjunction? Give the planetary picture for this combination.
Go back to the 360
chart (you do not need the dial). The Sun and Ascendant are actually
conjunct, by an orb of about 4 degrees. Both are personal points
and also conjunct, so using such a big orb is OK. Remember, in Symmetrical
Astrology we usually keep orbs quite small, usually less than 2 degrees,
and very often less than 1 degree.
To show a true conjunction, use
this symbol: ^
On my keyboard it is above the number 6, but the position may differ
on various keyboards. So, we can express the above example as
Su ^ Asc.
This ^ is the correct and most proper
way to express a conjunction,
but also you can write it as: Su conj
Asc or Su 360 Asc
16. Using the
90 chart and 90 dial, and keeping the pointer at Mercury, give a planetary
picture in the form of: A, B, C = C / D =
E / F Optional: give an interpretation.
17. Place the
pointer on the Node and give the associated planetary pictures.
Use the form: A = B = C / D = (etc.)
Optional: give interpretations (if you can do this entire question
properly, you have made considerable progress).
18. Optional:
What other planetary pictures can you see?
19. Alexander
Graham Bell produced the first telephonic transmission on 5 June 1875.
A solar arc directed chart for Bell on this date gives the position of
Jupiter at 96d14m. Mark this on the 360 chart and place
the 360 dial pointer on it. What do you see? If you are not
excited, jumping up and down with joy, then something is wrong! Write
a sentence or two about how Bell's natal chart is impacted by solar arc
directed Jupiter. Also include a few planetary pictures.
By the way, "solar arc directed Jupiter" is written as [ d Ju
] or Ju (d)
Natal or Radix points are expressed with a small "r"
Natal Saturn would be: r Sa or
Sa (r)
So, when you write the planetary pictures for this answer, be sure
to make the necessary disctinctions.
20. Where is
the transiting Moon on 5 June 1875, 11:30 AM, Boston, MA, USA ?
Give your answer as degrees on the 360 chart, not Zodiac positions.
Write a sentence about what you see.
21. Where is
transiting Mercury on this important date?
Write a sentence or two about this.
22. Explain the
significance of the transiting Sun when the telephone was invented.
23. How
long did this assignment take you, and how difficult or easy was it ?
Any other comments would be appreciated.
Do you need dials and software?
If you go to http://www.Astrowin.org
you can download an excellent, FREE- for-ever astrology program which
does include a 90 degree dial amongst many other very useful features,
except that it does not have the Transneptunians used in Uranian astrology.
There are other free programs for you to download: see the Links
page on the main index of Steve Lee's site: MAIN
INDEX
To get a 90 degree sort of all the planets TNP's
asteroids in your chart, go to http://www.speakeasy.org/~jondunn/ast/asteroids.html
Select the 'all positions for a date and time,
then use option 1 for colour. On the entry fields, change the sort from
360 to 90, make sure you tick for 'non astronomical bodies' and I suggest
you use the 'reduced list' box to save time, and also because otherwise
you will have more data than you can handle. This will give you a nice
clear sort for your dial that you got free from Astrowin. In fact
on Jon's site you can sort by whatever harmonic you choose!!
You can also go to Treehousemountain.com for books
and tools.
http://www.treehousemountain.com/Dials90.htm
Also go to Steve Lee's site (actually you
are already on it!) which has multiple sources for dials, books and software.
Click on the links at the bottom of this page, or here: Books
Dials
Software
The best free Symmetrical Astrology software
program can be downloaded from Michael Feist's site: http://members.aol.com/alogicpc
- go to the English section of his site; send him an email if you have
trouble. "AstroLogicPC" is used by many Uranian experts world-wide.
It is an expensive program to buy, but you can have it for free.
The catch? Well, first of all it is in DOS, not Windows, and second
of all there is a 30 second delay for every chart or other feature that
you want done. Also, you cannot see the chart on the screen.
But if you can tolerate DOS (we all did ten years ago!) or get a computer
whiz to help you download and use the program (if you are not good with
computers)..... then believe me, it produces the best ever charts for dial
work and has many features such as a graphic ephemeris section.
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