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The tradition, in order
The signs, houses, and techniques of Hellenistic astrology—explained clearly, without dogma, and with the reasoning behind each judgment. This is the tradition Efémeris uses to calculate and interpret your chart with AI.
The houses
The places of life, with their traditional names and planetary joys.
I
The Helm
the body, life, and self
II
Livelihood
possessions, money, and resources
III
The Goddess
siblings, neighbors, and short journeys
IV
The Subterraneous Place
home, parents, and roots
V
Good Fortune
children, pleasure, and creation
VI
Bad Fortune
daily work, illness, and service
VII
The Setting Place
partners, alliances, and open enemies
VIII
The Gate of Hades
death, shared resources, and crises
IX
The God
meaning, long journeys, and faith
X
Midheaven
work, vocation, and reputation
XI
Good Spirit
friends, community, and hopes
XII
Bad Spirit
retreat, hidden matters, and the unconscious
The planets
The seven traditional planets, with their domiciles and exaltations, and the three modern planets—which do not take part in the dignity system.
☉
Sun
Domicile in Leo
☽
Moon
Domicile in Cancer
☿
Mercury
Domicile in Gemini and Virgo
♀
Venus
Domicile in Taurus and Libra
♂
Mars
Domicile in Aries and Scorpio
♃
Jupiter
Domicile in Sagittarius and Pisces
♄
Saturn
Domicile in Capricorn and Aquarius
♅
Uranus
Modern · no dignities
♆
Neptune
Modern · no dignities
♇
Pluto
Modern · no dignities
The angles
Ascendant, Midheaven, Imum Coeli, and Descendant: the four points that structure the chart.
The techniques
What each traditional technique is and what it reveals. The app handles the calculation.
⌛
Annual profection
The year's central topic and its ruler
☉
Solar return
The climate and themes of the year ahead
⚹
Zodiacal releasing
Life's long chapters and turning points
◐
Sect
Which planets have the advantage and which face friction
♛
Essential dignities
How well placed each planet is
⇄
Mutual reception
Which planets support one another
⊗
Lot of Fortune
The body, health, and what befalls a person
⟳
Secondary progressions
Inner development, year by year
The signs
Each sign's element, modality, ruler, and exaltation.
♈︎
Aries
Cardinal fire · Mars
♉︎
Taurus
Fixed earth · Venus
♊︎
Gemini
Mutable air · Mercury
♋︎
Cancer
Cardinal water · Moon
♌︎
Leo
Fixed fire · Sun
♍︎
Virgo
Mutable earth · Mercury
♎︎
Libra
Cardinal air · Venus
♏︎
Scorpio
Fixed water · Mars
♐︎
Sagittarius
Mutable fire · Jupiter
♑︎
Capricorn
Cardinal earth · Saturn
♒︎
Aquarius
Fixed air · Saturn
♓︎
Pisces
Mutable water · Jupiter
Glossary and stars
The vocabulary of the tradition and eight major fixed stars.