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Re: Horoscopes
From: Henry Halboth
Date: 2005 Apr 22, 15:07 -0400
From: Henry Halboth
Date: 2005 Apr 22, 15:07 -0400
The Rising Sign is the degree of a particular sign rising at the instant of birth - each sign is further divided into decanates, each having a different tone or meaning within the particular sign, so the actual degree of the sign rising becomes of importance to the true astrologer, as does the method being employed, i.e., whether ecliptic based or constellation based. There are a number of house systems in use - in some the Rising Sign will be the cusp of the First House, in others it will be incorporated within the confines of a particular house. None of this is particularly simplistic and is not describable within the confines of a few sentences. Henry On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 23:27:12 EDT Frank Reedwrites: > Fred you wrote: > "One other datum I vaguely understand > astrologers to use is the "rising sign," which I believe is the > sign on > the eastern horizon at the time of one's birth." > > You're right. I think my description of "houses" was wrong. Instead > they > start with the ascendant or rising sign and simply count around. The > rising sign > is the first "house". > > -FER > 42.0N 87.7W, or 41.4N 72.1W. > www.HistoricalAtlas.com/lunars