MicroHelp Library Matrix Software Presents The Electric Almanac Table of Contents Astrology & Oracles Almanac -- Best Dates for Things Today's Astrology Reading Hundreds of traditional methods Astrological Chart Wheel used to pick correct dates. Table of Planetary Hours Enter and/or Modify Dates The Moon (Current update) View Date & Place: 5-Month Lunar Calendar Sky Watch: Astronomy Tables Action Graphs (30-Day Forecast) Planets: Rise & Set 7-Day Action Graph Hunting & Fishing Tables 24-Hour Action Graph Metric Conversion Tables Current Hour Action Graph U.S. To Metric Astrology (Yes or No Questions) Metric to U.S. Find Missing Objects Updates, Networking, Information Will This Relationship Work? About Matrix Software Oracles (Answer Questions) A Good Home Business I-Ching (Book of Changes) Advertisement -- Special Offer The Almanac Oracle Only a Mother Could Read This Tarot Cards (Major Arcana) Exit to Dos (End this session) Lucky Lotto Numbers For The Day This is shareware. You are welcome to give a copy of this software to anyone. Matrix Software Presents If you wish to become a registered user, please see The Electric Almanac details on the next page. Almanac Instructions: Use the cursor keys to move A Traditional Almanac the light-bar to a desired in Electronic Form item and press the key. It's easy. Alt-P = ASCII Screen Dump Alt-S = Fix mono screen with Press a key to open book color board problems Shareware (c) Copyright 1989 by Matrix Software 315 Marion Avenue Big Rapids, Michigan 49307 1-800-Planets Matrix Software Presents The Electric Almanac Chinese I-Ching (Book of Changes) Here is the classic oracle used Consider Your Question throughout the East to obtain guidance and direction when all and then other signs seem confusing. The program goes through the entire Touch A Key ritual technique to select the proper hexagram. Some hexagrams are not static but contain lines of change resulting in a second hexagram which represents the eventual outcome of the question. If this is the case, the second hexagram will appear where you now read this text. With your question held in mind, press any of the computer keys. Page 1 Page 2 Matrix Software Presents The Electric Almanac Ask Almanac -- Here are hundreds Farm & Garden of traditional almanac features in Cultivation modern electronic form. Using the Harvesting Moon and planets to select times Miscellaneous Farm to start and end things is cent- Planting uries old. The major categories Flowers are shown at the right. Pick one Fruits & Trees and receive a series of optimum Vegetables dates in easy-to-read calendar Personal & Home format. Starting Things Writing, Contracts, etc. Use the cursor keys to move the Personal Relationships Light-Bar (also PgUp & PgDn) to a Beautification, Hair, etc. category that interests you and Transactions press the key. Medical & Dental Repair & Maintenance Mining & Drilling Miscellaneous Page 3 Page 4 nne 4 Matrix Software Presents The Electric Almanac Lotto Numbers -- Provides a range Pythagorean Resonant Numbers of lotto numbers based on ancient Pythagorean numerology. Using the current computer system date, the program produces numbers that are numerically resonant and filters out non-resonant combinations. Set the system date for the day of the drawing in your state, or to your personal birthdate and the program returns a matched series of harmonious numbers that are numerically in tune with the given Set State Lotto Features -- You date. may customize the program to work with your particular state's lotto number series. Current Lotto Range: to Number of Combinations: Lowest Number (0 or 1): Page 5 Page 6 Matrix Software Presents The Electric Almanac Most Active Days Most Clear Days Lunar Calendar Very Active = Date Very Clear = Date New Moon = Date Most Active = Date Most Clear = Date Full Moon = Date 5 2nd & 4th Qtr. = Date 30-Day Forecast -- Here is a quick overview of the current month, broken down into three sections: (1) Hot Spots (most energetic and perhaps even hectic days), (2) Cold Spots (Clear seeing days), and (3) Lunar Phases. Page 7 " Page 8 Matrix Software Presents The Electric Almanac Planet Positions on the Equator, Horizon and in the Zodiac. Equatorial Coordinates Horizon Zodiac Planets R.A. Hrs. R.A. Decl. Azi. Alt. Long Lat. Mercury Venus Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto Lunar Node Sidereal Time: # Page 9 Matrix Software Presents The Electric Almanac Planets to the Four Angles Here is another very old method of measuring planet Planets to the Four Angles for activity throughout the day. The moment when any Planet Rise Above Under planet is overhead (above), underfoot (below), rising, or setting are times of Moon significance during any Mercury 24-hour period. Here is Venus a table for the current Mars date for the Sun, Moon and Jupiter major planets. Saturn Uranus '<' = Previous date Neptune '>' = Next date Pluto Page 11 ! Page 12 Matrix Software Presents The Electric Almanac USA/Metric Conversion USA to Metric Conversion Here is an easy way to convert Inches to Centimeters U.S. standards of measure into Feet to Centimeters metric and vice versa. Using the Feet to Meters cursor keys, position the light- Yards to Meters bar to the particular conversion Miles to Kilometers you require and hit the Teaspoons to Cubic Centimeters key. You will be asked to input Tablespoons to Cubic Centimeters the amount to be converted. After Cups to Liters doing this, press again to Pints to Liters view the converted amount. Press Quarts to Liters to exit. Gallons to Liters Bushels to Liters Pecks to Liters Ounces to Grams Pounds to Kilograms Toms to Kilograms Farenheit to Celsius Page 13 Page 14 Matrix Software Presents The Electric Almanac Hunting & Fishing Tables Date @ Major Good Times @ Minor Good Times It is an accepted fact that some technique is centuries old. The of the best times for hunting and major best fishing times are when fishing are when the Moon is at the Moon is up or down, and the an angle: overhead, underfoot, minor best times are when it is rising or setting. These tables rising or setting. Above left have appeared in various magazines you will find tables adjusted to for decades and the use of this your area for the current week. Page 15 Page 16 Matrix Software Presents The Electric Almanac Traditional astrology Planetary Hours for divides the day into 24 Daytime Hours Nightime Hours sections, each ruled by and having the quality Planet Starts at Planet Starts at of a particular planet. The planet for each hour holds force and colors that section of time. Sun Look to authority Venus Appreciate, enjoy Mercury Think, communicate Moon Support, nurture Saturn Organize, build Jupiter Decide, guide Mars Act, move # Page 17 Action= Clarity= 3 AM Hot & Cold Spots Here is a quick look at hour-by-hour and day-by-day planet activity. Hot spots indicate action and things happening, cold spots are times of increased clarity 12 PM and judgement. The Electric Almanac Hot Spots Cold Spots 11 PM The Week's Activity Index Hour-by-Hour Activity Matrix Software Presents The Electric Almanac Lunar Calendar New Moons are shown as a block ' ', Full Moons as ' ' (blinking), and the other two quarters (2nd & 4th) are shown in high intensity '31'. # Page 19 Matrix Software Presents The Electric Almanac The Lunar Calendar is a time for appreciation and dissemination -- learning from Much of the world lives by the what we have produced via the lunar calendar. Instead of having Full Moon. The 4th quarter is Saturday and Sunday off, Eastern reserved for harvest, for pulling peoples may have the Full or New back and taking stock. This is Moon days off each month. Here in not a time to tackle new projects. the West, convenience has allowed us to lose sight of the very important lunar calendar (New & Lunar Update Full Moon, quarters, etc.). At the right is a lunar phase update. In general, the 1st quarter Moon is 3rd Quarter Moon a good time to start things and The Sun/Moon Phase Angle is put your ideas to work. The second quarter (until Full Moon) is good There is % Lunar Light for shaping and building projects toward completion. The 3rd quarter Page 21 Page 22 Matrix Software Presents Astrological Chart Wheel -- This is the age-old astrological wheel of the 12 houses adapted to the text screen. The diagram below shows the house numbers. Planets are placed in the appropriate Electric Almanac houses. Ar Aries Su Sun Ta Taurus Mo Moon Ge Gemini 12 House Me Mercury Cn Cancer Cusps Ve Venus Le Leo Ma Mars Vi Virgo Ju Jupiter Li Libra Placidus Houses Sa Saturn Sc Scorpio Ur Uranus Sa Sagittarius Ne Neptune Cp Capricorn Pl Pluto Aq Aquarius Pi Pisces Matrix Software Presents The Electric Almanac Working The best times for The program will search and find calendar dates that include a variety of specific requirements such as the Moon's phase and sign. In addition, more complex searches take into account a variety of planetary aspects or lack of aspects. In the more complex cases, there may be very few dates that satisfy all of the search requirements. Press at any time to end the search Matrix Software Presents The Electric Almanac Time -- Enter time in hour and Date minute format. Example: 04:03PM, Time or 4 3 PM, 16 4, etc. Zone Long Zone -- Enter zone in hours as a Lat three-letter Time Zone abbrev. For example: EST or 5 can be entered for Eastern Standard Time, etc. Press to clear data box Press for computer date & time Longitude & Latitude -- Geographic Press to save your city Long, coordinates are entered in degree Lat, Zone (above) for program use. and minute format with 'E' or '-' Press to make above entered for East longitudes and 'S' or '-' Time the computer system's time. for South latitudes. For example, Big Rapids, Michigan (where we are) Enter or Edit Event Data would be entered as: Date -- Enter dates using Month, Long 85W29'08" or 85 29 8 Day, Year format. July 18, 1941 Lat 43N42 or 43 42 entered 7-18-1941, 7/18/41, etc. Page 25 Page 26 Matrix Software Presents The current forecast for today can be displayed by pressing a key. The particular planetary aspect combinations in effect will be shown along with a brief interpretation. The planets that Electric Almanac are involved are shown below along with the angle separating them (the aspects). Planetary Aspects Placidus Houses / Matrix Software Presents The Electric Almanac 24-Hour Tables of Planetary Activity (Up, Down, Rise, Set) 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Emphasis, Strong Times Times of Action or Crisis Times of Clarity, Ease Planet Above or Below Planet Rising or Setting Planet Easy Aspect Matrix Software Presents The Electric Almanac One-Hour Table of Planetary Activity Emphasis, strong times Times of Action or Crisis Times of clarity, ease Angles Emphasis Hard Aspects to Angles Easy Aspects to Angles Matrix Software Presents The Electric Almanac The Almanac Oracle -- There is not a thing ancient about this oracle. It picks an answer at random by means of your computer's system clock. However, old or new, an oracle is an oracle is an oracle. Press any key for answer The response always reflects the sincerity and earnestness of the questioner. With your question in mind press any key to access this timeless oracle. Press to exit the oracle. Page 27 Page 28 Major Arcana Tarot Reading What is Feared The Final Outcome What Could Happen This is Passing The Questioner What Will Happen Foundation or Basis Other's Opinions The Opposition Hopes & Dreams Matrix Software Presents The Electric Almanac Tarot Card Reading -- Tarot cards (1) The questioner are quite ancient but still very (2) The opposing forces popular. A tarot reading provides (3) The foundation or basis something more than a simple yes (4) An influence now passing or no answer. Here we use only the (5) A possible outcome 22 court cards or major arcana and (6) The definite outcome each card may appear in a reversed (7) The questioner's fears (upside down) position as well as (8) Surrounding opinions, influence the normal position. Here we use (9) Questioner's hopes & dreams the Celtic Cross layout with the (10) The final outcome questioner at the center and the other cards spread around. Each card provides specific information Pose a Question pertaining to the question, and these areas are labeled as marked Press a Key on the opposite page. Page 29 Page 30 Matrix Software Presents The Electric Almanac More information is available by The Astrology Hotline moving the light-bar to the topic The Astrology Hotline is a 24-hour and pressing . Press information service. All you need to return to the main menu. is a push-button phone. Try it! (616) 796-3940. Information Topics The Electric Almanac... Major Astrology Organizations -- How to Get Almanac Updates Interest in astrology is growing. What is Astrology About? The major U.S. groups are: Making Money with Home Computer AFAN: Association for Astrological Networking Some Matrix Software Programs NCGR: National Council For Friends & Lovers Report Geocosmic Research Astro*Talk Natal Report AFA: American Federation Blue*Star Chart System of Astrologers Astro*Carto*Graphy Program Astrology Research System Cycle & Time Series Research -- Life & Career Cycles Foundation for the Time Cycles (natural cycles) Study of Cycles Matrix Software Presents The Electric Almanac Make Money with Your Home Computer One customer sold our computer generated reports by mail for $10 Our software produces attractive each through an ad in his local printed astrological reports that newspaper. He made $1900 the very can be sold or given away as gifts. first month. Another in the L.A. Everyone enjoys reading about area has made over a quarter of a themselves from a new perspective. million dollars in the last few Our customers find that personal years selling our Daily Astrology astrology reports sell. Report -- a software investment of Our customers find that personal several hundred dollals. Not a bad astrology reports sell. Almost return. This reports sell. everyone enjoys reading about Our most popular Friends & Lovers themselves from a new perspective. compatibility report comes with Matrix reports everything you need (order forms, Everyone enjoys reading about posters, counter cards, etc.) to themselves from a new perspective. sell them in your local hair salon Matrix customers tell us that these or health club. Call for details. personal astrology reports sell. Page 1 Page 2 Matrix Software Presents The Electric Almanac Horary Astrology is an ancient way Press Any Key to Continue of answering questions. It too is an oracle, but one that requires that you enter the date and time Please note that the answer to when your question first came to most questions will appear as a mind (the Electric Almanac has a 'Yes' or 'No' answer. The horary menu option for time/date entry). chart is either favorable for your Except for relationship analysis, question or it is not. Additional you will now choose a life area information that serves to clarify that most reflects the nature of the issue will be shown when it your question. A horary chart will is warranted. Remember: A horary be created and analyzed using a astrology chart depends on having sophisticated series of astrology the time of a real question, phone rules. The resulting answer and call, letter arriving, etc. Write comments will be printed out in these times down, enter them and this space. enjoy this most ancient art. Page 33 Page 34 The Twelve Life Areas or Astrological Houses First: Yourself, questioner, Focus Seventh: Others, cooperation, partners, of things, Group acting as entity, marriage, sharing, counselor, lawyer, challenger, aggressor, home team. competition, outcome, fine arts. Second: Money, possessions, resources, Eighth: Death, initiation, removing all royalties, non-partner assistance, excess, finance, business, wills, goods, rights, income, increase. legacies, reduction, karmic debt, sex. Third: Siblings, conveyances, books, Ninth: Religion, long journeys, law, inquiry, utilities, communication, reason, knowledge, morals, ethics, lost objects, exams, short trips. lectures, school, philosophy. Fourth: Home, family, soul, privacy, Tenth: Honor, position, authority, group cooperation, inheritance, dignity, career, job, judge, police, hidden things, realty, foundations. vocational skills, administrators. Fifth: Pleasure, pride, expression, Eleventh: Friends, acquaintances, creativity, talent, children, ideals, causes, groups, congress, sports, recreation, excess, spend. hopes, objectives, counsel, plans. Sixth: Service, servants, routine, Twelfth: Sacrifice, Confinement, envy, health, care, employees, food, hidden enemies, restriction, prison, salvage, crafts, conservation. failings, inhibitions, compasssion. Select the subject (Actor) in this question. Use the cursor keys to highlight category, Press to select. Matrix Software Presents The Electric Almanac It may be found. Lost Objects & Missing Possessions It may not be found. It may not be hard to replace. In order to create an astrological It may be found, but altered. chart to help you find something There is nothing to worry about. lost you need a date & time when the question first came to you, or South a time when you are really asking. S.S.E. S.S.W. Enter this date and time into the E.S.E. W.S.W. Electric Almanac and access this East West option. The results of the horary E.N.E. W.N.W. chart will be marked on the next N.N.E. N.N.W. page by blinking characters. North Press a key to continue Below Low Middle High Hidden Exposed Planetary Ruler: Planet's Sign : Matrix Software Presents The Electric Almanac The Answer The Nature of the Question Signs From The Past The Future Signs Auspicious Auspicious # Page 35 Matrix Software Presents The Electric Almanac Complete Astrology Reports Astro*Talk Report $20.00 A complete natal report plus If you have enjoyed some of the current planet activity with short astrological paragraphs, you full interpretations. Report is may wish to order an in-depth almost 50 pages in length. computer printout for yourself or friends. These reports are the same as those produced by our Friends & Lovers Reports $15.00 professional level software, and An 18-20 page report provides a are paged and formatted. You must relationship analysis for two include the birthdate & year for people, each to the other. Be each report ordered (birth place sure to send two sets of data. & time are optional, but help). Specify if Friends or Lovers. Required Data: Birth Day & Year Send data & check/money order to: Matrix Software Nice to Have: Place and time of 315 Marion Avenue birth. Look up birth certificate. Big Rapids, MI 49307 All orders are postpaid. Matrix Software Presents The Electric Almanac Press any key to continue Press to exit Matrix Software Presents The Electric Almanac The Electric Almanac was created Vice President: Margaret Erlewine by the Matrix Software staff as a General Manager: Phillip Erlewine fun project and a way to share our Tech Support: Kevin Fowler work with others. We are: Joel MacWilliams Walt Crockett Programmers: Michael Erlewine Jim LeVeque Stephen Erlewine Order Department: DeAnn Mason Doug Pierce Pat Dorset Doug Dixon Kathy Howe James Neely Cheryl Vallette Art Staff: Thomas Erlewine Fred Paepke Teresa Hogenson Controller: Carla Erlewine Deana Stockwell Maintenance: Al Prisbe Sange Wangchuk Joyce Godbold Andrea Rau Cook: Flo Kowalski Karen Ramsey School Kids: Tommy Erlewine Data Base: Wayne Moody Anne Erlewine Karen Sessler Iotis Erlewine Matrix Software Presents The Electric Almanac Make Money With Your Home Computer One customer sold our computer generated reports by mail for $10 Our software produces attractive each through an ad in his local printed astrological reports that newspaper. He made $1900 the very can be sold or given away as gifts. first month. Another in the L.A. Everyone enjoys reading about area has made over a quarter of a themselves from a new perspective. million dollars in the last few Our customers find that personal years selling our Daily Astrology astrology reports sell. We have Report -- a software investment of a variety of report generating several hundred dollars. Not a bad programs that run on your home return. These reports sell. computer. They produce attractive, Our most popular Friends & Lovers paged, formatted reports that can compatibility report can include be sold or given to relatives and everything you need (order forms, friends. More details are provided posters, counter cards, etc.) to in the various other information sell them in your local hair salon screens. or health club. Call for details. Page 37 Page 38 Matrix Software Presents The Electric Almanac Ye Old Disclaimer License Accept this program as is, with This is shareware. Matrix Software no warranty. Matrix Software will grants a limited license to all not be responsible for damages users of the Electric Almanac to resulting from the use or the copy and share the program for inability to use this program. If non-commercial use with these you enjoy the Electric Almanac, restrictions: and wish to register for future updates, please send $5 to the (1) Distribution fees for handling following address: not to exceed $10. (2) The following files must be (c) 1989 by Matrix Software included in un-modified form: 315 Marion Avenue Big Rapids, Michigan 49307 Almanac.EXE Almanac.SLB (616) 796-2483 Almanac.RND Almanac.ING Almanac.TXT The Electric Almanac is under trademark protection Press A Key To Continue Matrix Software Presents The Electric Almanac Matrix Software An interest in almanacs, oracles, and astrology seemed natural then. We live and work in a small town Our company was the first to offer in mid-Michigan, about 60 miles astrological software on personal from a big city. The air is clean computers. One thing led to the here and you can see the stars at next, and we now have a year-round night. Not much of a nightlife, so center with guest lodging, library most of us are family people. We and so on. We are not a commune, cross-country ski in winter and but regular people busy raising tube down the river in the summer. families and working together. If Our interest in how the universe you are up our way, you are more works and is connected to our own than welcome to stop and visit. personal lives came from the fact that we came of age during the -- Michael Erlewine 1960s. During those heady years, it was easy to imagine that all of Matrix Software God's events worked in harmony 315 Marion Avenue with our own day-to day lives. Big Rapids, Michigan 49307 (616) 796-2483 Matrix Software Presents The Electric Almanac Updates! Updates! Updates! License to Share This Program This is the original release of This is shareware. 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