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The
Horary astrologer refers to archetypes,
not only noetically (referring to
the human experience) but quite literally.
For students new to the subject, one
of astrology's great challenges is
to perceive the symbol in its experienced
form. Example: when Jupiter's
presence is felt, the experience is
usually characterized as "growth".
A business or a wallet might benefit
from planet Jupiter. However,
the brain tumor, or cancer patient,
will not.
In Mars' case, its fiery character
is described by metaphors including,
cuts, stings, bruises and other wounds.
Mars, blood-red and violent, carries
the metal of iron, as in the battle
ax and the sword, in his colorful
descriptions. The horary astrologer
generously peppers (a good Mars-style
spice, since it "stings")
the vocabulary with these keywords.
If, in a chart, Mars is found well-aspected
in the Second or ruling the Second
(house of personal "substance,"
such as might be found in the checking
account), he can be seen as cutting,
as in the cutting of prices--or badly
aspected, he signifies great expense--the
"cutting" being to one's
purse strings.
If, in a chart, Mars is found well-aspected
in the Second or ruling the Second
(house of personal "substance,"
such as might be found in the checking
account), he can be seen as cutting,
as in the cutting of prices--or badly
aspected, he signifies great expense--the
"cutting" being to one's
purse strings.
When a planet is in the last degree
he is about to make changes, as Mars
did on September 6, 1995, when he
entered Scorpio. Such a movement
to another sign has much significance
in horary practice: typically, it
pictures a change of heart, a change
of direction, or change of purpose.
A client referral called on this particular
morning to ask the lover's eternal
question: Shall I Take This Love Affair
Seriously?
I was wary of Mars and his "change
of heart" and wondered if indeed
he would cause his usual "cutting"
that day. If he ruled an angle
(first, fourth, seventh or tenth house)
I might even need payment in advance,
taking the "cutting," literally.
I jokingly warned the lady, "I
charge extra for telling what you
want to hear." We both
laughed and I thought she understood.
As I explained point-by-point the
policy for new clients, she patiently
acknowledged my requirements.
I felt it necessary to be specific.
"If you put the check in today's
mail, we can chat on Sunday (four
days hence)." She agreed.
I saw the chart later that day and
moaned. Foreknowledge does not
necessarily guarantee one can avoid
"the burn."
The 18 Libra rising confirmed the
Love Question, as this sign is ruled
by Venus. But it was the Seventh
House (partners or persons unknown,
and importantly, also the consultant
or astrologer) ruled by Aries which
caught my attention. Mars rules
Aries.
The Seventh House ruler Mars was in
the First (signifying the woman),
about to make his (change of sign)
move, and would complete the entry
into the new sign before the moon
made her one remaining aspect: a square
to Pluto, i.e., the client would have
a change of heart not only about the
possible partnering with her lover,
but I, represented (by Mars, unfortunately)
as a consultant in her chart's seventh
house ruler, would also be "cut."
The moon moves so fast as to produce
its own dynamic in a horary chart,
if fact she is the "fortuna,"
the "ticker" that makes
this astrological process tick.
She makes "aspects" to all
the other planets, invoking some manifestation
of their archetype for the chart.
She would next "square"
Pluto, which showed a proxy or stand-in
would take the grief instead, and
a likely substitute for the boyfriend
would be the astrologer. I didn't
have to wait very long.
About two hours after closing my eyes
for the night, the phone rang.
The client identified herself by ranting
in expletives, denouncing the *&%##X!
boyfriend who had all the *&%##X!
nerve, and who by the way was just
a mean *&%##X!-er after all, and
what the *&%##X! was I doing with
him anyway, and he was just a *&%##X!
user, taking up my time.
Drowsily I blinked my eyes and remembered
the chart's nasty portrayal of just
this sort of event. I reminded
her that this language was not only
an offense but more, it was toxic
to her psychology.
"This is the time for a funeral,
and for grieving," I said.
"Please get off the phone and
get weeping." We again
agreed to the original appointment
time.
The following three weeks were a thinly
disguised pattern of phone tag, and
not surprisingly, the check never
came. When I last confronted
her about the agreement, I needed
to be direct. I was half-joking,
now that we were at long last talking
in person.
"I still have this paperwork
but I haven't yet received the check.
Should I wait a little longer or just
hang up?" She chose the
Martian "cutting-off" answer.
"You should hang up."
The dial tone followed. Effectively,
she had "cut off" with the
lover and "stung" the astrologer,
in characteristic Mars style.
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Other
articles of interest:
Horary
Astrology by Gilbert Navarro
Some
Beginning Steps in Horary
More
on the Archetype of the Warrior:
Mars:
Addiction and Instinct,
an astrological story of a besieged planet
The Mars
Woman:
Rough Stuff
McVeigh:
The Abandoned Soldier Within
Claire-France Perez is a student of Wendy
Z. Ashley's School of Mythological Astrology,
and practices both Mythological and Horary
Astrology.
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