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This material is excerpted from pages 10-18 of Partridge’s work:

Partridge, John. 1679. Mikropanastron, or an Astrological Vade Mecum, briefly Teaching the whole Art of Astrology – viz., Questions, Nativities, with all its parts, and the whole Doctrine of Elections never so comprised nor compiled before, &c. William Bromwich: London.…

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The Horary Examples of Ebinezor Sibly (1790, 1817)

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Here Sibly uses the concept of removal with a twist to examine a job situation: by taking the present job from the 4th, and the proposed job from the 7th. Of course, because this proposed job would involve moving, it’s not so much…

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The Horary Examples of Ebinezor Sibly (1790, 1817)

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Here, one of the significant points about this horary is the way that Sibly used the 2nd from both the querent and the quesited to examine the outcome. He also uses the 8th as the fourth from the father: but without discussing whether…

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The Horary Examples of Ebinezor Sibly (1790, 1817)

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In this horary, we are reminded of how different societies have different functional definitions. The older definition of a 3rd house trip was an overland journey, contrasted with the 9th house version, which was journey by sea

Reference: Sibly, Ebinezer. 1817.…

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The Horary Examples of Ebinezor Sibly (1790, 1817)

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There are two matters of particular interest in this horary. First, Sibly again uses the latitude of the Moon to adjust the timing; in this case, by subtracting degrees with the Moon in North latitude. Secondly, here is an example of adjusting the…

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The Horary Examples of Ebinezor Sibly (1790, 1817)

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Note here that this delineation in part turns on the use of the fourth house as the end-of-the-matter, a somewhat vexed subject in horary astrology. Having said this, given the literalness of the usage, I do find the application here to follow the…

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The Horary Examples of Ebinezor Sibly (1790, 1817)

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This category of horary, a ship at sea, is an extensive one historically, and I believe, it has great modern utility as well. When we understand that the issue of voyage is not limited to over water, then its possibilities expand. Also, I…

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Here, we quote from: Ball, Richard. 1697. An Astrological Compendium, or a Brief Introduction to Astrology. Leg & Star: Cornell. Astute readers will observe that this a after William Lilly: I am quoting it here for the interesting way that he classifies the different components of application. Notice, being a bit late…

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The Horary Examples of Ebinezor Sibly (1790, 1817)

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I have hade several clients who have premised their horaries on similar questions: deciding upon a financial instrument based on either one’s life expectancy, or one’s immediate prospect of getting sick. Notice here with the question of length of life, Sibly proceeded because…

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1) He who is naturally well affected unto Astrology shall verily pronounce more certain Judgments.

2) Divers Effects of the Stars are drawn forth from the stars, according to the various dispositions of the matter; whereof the Astrologer ought very well to examine the several natures and qualities of the subjects receiving.

3) Sol and Mars are fiery; the heat of…

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