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BRANCHES OF
ASTROLOGY
There are several
distinct branches of Astrology:
Natal, or
Genethliacal
- having to do with the birth figure and the subsequent transits of
the bodies and their Progressed, or average net progress. v.
Directions, Progressions.
Horary:
fundamentally a Figure cast for the birth-moment of an idea, a
question, or an event. Practitioners of this branch of Astrology
usually take the moment when the question is propounded.
Electional:
an application of Horary art whereby to choose the most propitious
moment for initiating a new enterprise, or commencing a journey,
etc.
Mundane, also
termed Judicial Astrology:
a consideration of the current positions of the planets with respect
to their influence upon entire populations, or portions thereof, by
countries, cities or localities, at Ingresses, eclipses, ordinary
Lunations and Full Moons, and major transits or conjunctions.
Medical:
the application of the science to questions of health, chiefly as a
diagnostic aid when confronted with baffling symptoms of disease and
obscure ailments.
Meteorological,
also known as Astro-Meteorology:
the application of the science to the forecasting of weather
conditions, earthquakes and severe storms.
Agricultural:
an application of Astrology to the planting and the harvesting of
crops.
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