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The Astrologer's Assistant Version 2.00
INTRODUCTION.........................................................1
1.0 - System Requirements..........................................1
1.1 - What It Does.................................................2
1.2 - What It Doesn't Do...........................................4
1.3 - Legal Notice.................................................5
1.4 - Feedback.....................................................6
1.5 - Registration Information.....................................6
1.6 - Special Thanks...............................................7
GETTING STARTED......................................................9
2.0 - How To Read The Documentation................................9
2.1 - Setting Up Your Hard Disk....................................10
2.2 - Running Under Windows v3.1...................................11
2.3 - System Requirements..........................................14
2.4 - Your First Chart.............................................15
2.5 - The Initial Screen(s)........................................15
2.6 - Creating A Chart.............................................17
2.7 - Saving A Chart...............................................23
2.8 - Retrieving A Chart...........................................24
2.9 - That's It?...................................................26
MENUS................................................................27
3.0 - The Menu Bar.................................................27
3.1 - Charts Menu..................................................28
3.1.1 - New Chart..................................................29
3.1.1.1 - Natal Charts.............................................30
3.1.1.2 - Composite Charts.........................................34
3.1.1.3 - Relationship Charts......................................40
3.1.2 - Retrieve Chart.............................................43
3.1.3 - Save Chart.................................................47
3.1.4 - Edit Chart 1...............................................48
3.1.5 - Edit Chart 2...............................................48
3.1.6 - House System...............................................49
3.1.7 - Zodiac System..............................................51
3.1.8 - Clear Memory...............................................54
3.1.9 - Erase 2nd Chart............................................54
3.1.10 - Quit Program..............................................54
3.2 - Displays Menu................................................55
3.2.1 - First Chart................................................56
3.2.2 - Second Chart...............................................57
3.2.3 - Aspects....................................................58
3.2.3.1 - House Aspectarian........................................59
3.2.3.1.1 - House Aspectarian Sorts................................61
3.2.3.2 - Midpoint Aspectarian.....................................65
3.2.3.2.1 - Midpoint Aspectarian Sorts.............................68
3.2.3.2.2 - Midpoint Aspectarian Lists.............................72
3.2.3.3 - Planetary Aspectarian....................................77
3.2.3.3.1 - Planetary Aspectarian Sorts............................80
3.2.3.4 - Synastric Aspectarian....................................84
3.2.3.4.1 - Synastric Aspectarian Sorts............................87
3.2.3.5 - Transit Aspectarian......................................91
3.2.3.5.1 - Transit Aspectarian Sorts..............................94
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3.2.3 - Ephemeris..................................................98
3.2.4 - Orbital Map................................................100
3.2.5 - Wheel......................................................101
3.2.6 - Arabic Parts...............................................105
3.2.7 - Qualities..................................................106
3.2.8 - Transit Calendar...........................................107
3.3 - Options Menu.................................................109
3.3.1 - Harmonics..................................................110
3.3.2 - Progressions...............................................113
3.3.3 - Relocations................................................116
3.3.4 - Synastry...................................................120
3.3.4.1 - Creating A Synastry Chart................................121
3.3.4.2 - Retrieve A Synastry Chart................................122
3.3.4.3 - Synastry Data Displays...................................124
3.3.5 - Transits...................................................126
3.3.5.1 - Creating A Transit Chart.................................127
3.3.5.2 - Local Transit Charts.....................................128
3.3.5.3 - Retrieve A Transit Chart.................................129
3.3.5.4 - Transit Data Displays....................................131
3.3.6 - Lunar Returns..............................................133
3.3.7 - Solar Returns..............................................137
3.4 - Prefer Menu..................................................141
3.4.1 - Aspects....................................................142
3.4.2 - Colors.....................................................145
3.4.3 - Dialogs....................................................146
3.4.4 - Mouse......................................................148
3.4.5 - Planets....................................................149
3.4.6 - Printer....................................................151
3.4.7 - Transits...................................................152
3.4.8 - Wheel......................................................153
3.4.9 - Windows....................................................154
3.5 - System Menu..................................................155
3.5.1 - Erase Chart................................................155
3.5.2 - MS-DOS.....................................................157
3.5.3 - New Directory..............................................158
3.5.4 - Load Desktop...............................................159
3.6 - Transform Menu...............................................160
3.6.1 - Azimuth/Altitude...........................................161
3.6.2 - Prime Vertical.............................................162
3.6.3 - Right Ascension............................................163
3.7 - Windows Menu.................................................164
3.7.1 - Close......................................................164
3.7.2 - Close All..................................................164
3.7.3 - Next.......................................................165
3.7.4 - Previous...................................................165
3.7.5 - Zoom.......................................................165
3.7.6 - Move/Resize................................................166
3.7.7 - 43/50 Lines................................................167
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REFERENCE............................................................168
4.0 - How The Program Works........................................168
4.1 - Windows......................................................169
4.1.1 - All About Windows..........................................169
4.1.2 - Window Frames..............................................170
4.1.3 - Window Titles..............................................170
4.1.4 - Window Icons...............................................171
4.1.4.1 - Close Icon...............................................171
4.1.4.2 - Resize Icon..............................................172
4.1.4.3 - Zoom Icon................................................172
4.1.5 - Window Scrollbars..........................................173
4.1.6 - Window Movement............................................174
4.1.7 - Window Navigation..........................................175
4.2 - Dialogs......................................................176
4.2.1 All About Dialogs............................................176
4.2.2 - Dialog Frames..............................................177
4.2.3 - Dialog Titles..............................................177
4.2.4 - Dialog Controls............................................178
4.2.4.1 - Buttons..................................................178
4.2.4.2 - Checkboxes...............................................179
4.2.4.3 - Close Icon...............................................180
4.2.4.4 - History Icons............................................181
4.2.4.5 - Input Lines..............................................181
4.2.4.6 - Labels...................................................182
4.2.4.7 - List Boxes...............................................183
4.2.4.8 - Radio Buttons............................................184
4.2.4.9 - Scrollbars...............................................185
4.2.4.10 - Sliders.................................................186
APPENDIX A...........................................................187
Cursor Movement....................................................187
General Cursor Key Movement......................................187
General Desktop Movement.........................................189
Dialog Options...................................................190
Input Lines......................................................191
Map Movement Keys................................................192
Wheel Drawing Keys...............................................193
Scrolling And Non-Scrolling Windows..............................193
APPENDIX B...........................................................195
Abbreviations......................................................195
Planets..........................................................195
Angles...........................................................195
Transneptunians..................................................195
Asteroids........................................................196
Aspects..........................................................196
United States....................................................197
Canada...........................................................197
APPENDIX C...........................................................198
Time Zones.........................................................198
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APPENDIX D...........................................................199
Structure Of A Saved Chart.........................................199
Data File Prior To V2.0............................................199
V2.0 Data File.....................................................201
Internal Data Structure............................................204
Reading Data From Disk.............................................206
APPENDIX E...........................................................211
Structure Of An Index File.........................................211
GLOSSARY.............................................................212
Glossary...........................................................212
Chart Accuracy...................................................212
Composite Angles.................................................212
Composite Ascendant..............................................212
Composite Vertex.................................................214
Desktop..........................................................214
History Windows..................................................215
Menu Bar.........................................................215
Status Line......................................................216
Tropical And Sidereal Zodiacs....................................216
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INTRODUCTION
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Welcome to The Astrologer's Assistant. I hope you will find the program
both enjoyable to use and beneficial to your work, for that was my intent in
writing it. Specifically, this program was designed with two purposes in
mind: an initial software tool to introduce novices to the world of
astrological computing, and an interim package for amateurs on tight
budgets, while they acquire the funds to purchase more sophisticated
astrological software. I'm sure you want to know what it does and what is
required to make it work, so let's review that first.
1.0 - System Requirements
-------------------------
The Astrologer's Assistant requires the following configuration in order to
function completely as designed:
o 640K of RAM - The program uses overlays, but runs better with more than
512K of memory. Aspects to midpoints are not possible with less than
640K.
o EGA or VGA graphics card - Required for the Chart Wheel and Orbital Map,
and Graphic Ephemeris.
o A hard disk - The program itself takes up most of a 1.2MB floppy disk.
o IBM XT, or better, compatible machine - The program will work on an XT or
AT class machine. Use of a math co-processor is not required, but will be
utilized if available.
o MS-DOS v3.3 Plus or better - The program has been tested for versions
3.3 Plus, 4.01, 5.0, and 6.0, and should run on later versions. It may
even run on previous versions, but I make no guarantees.
o COMMAND.COM must be in your path or on the current drive.
o HIMEM.SYS is recommended. The program places the overlay file in EMS
memory if HIMEM.SYS is included in your CONFIG.SYS file. Otherwise,
the program swaps overlays to/from your disk, which seriously impacts
system performance.
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1.1 - What It Does
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The Astrologer's Assistant provides you with the following capabilities:
o Easy to use windows interface.
o Full mouse support for all text mode screens.
o On-line help at any screen.
o Chart-casting ability for North or South latitudes
and East or West longitudes.
o Ability to recognize Daylight Savings Time or War Time.
o Natal Charts.
o Composite Charts.
o Relationship Charts.
o Storage and retrieval of Natal, Composite, and Relationship charts
through an easy to use window interface.
o Editing of primary and all secondary charts in memory.
o Use of Tropical or Sidereal zodiacs with on-the-fly conversion to either.
o DeLuce, Fagan-Bradley, Krishnamurti, Lahiri, Larry Ely, Raman, Shill Pond,
Sri Yukteswar, Sundara Rajan, and Usha-Shashi sidereal zodiac systems.
o Calculation of geocentric latitudes and longitudes for all planets.
o Calculation of the East Point, Vertex, Ascendant, Midheaven,
Composite Ascendant, and Composite Vertex.
o Calculation of all the transneptunian (or Uranian) planets.
o Calculation of the Ceres, Pallas, Juno, and Vesta asteroids.
o Calculation of Chiron.
o Accuracy to within 1 degree of arc from 4713 B.C. and into the future.
o Use of the Alcabitius, Campanus, Equal, Koch, Meridian, Moon, Morinus,
Placidus, Porphyry, Regiomontanus, Sun, Topocentric, and User Ascendant
house systems with on-the-fly conversion from one system to another.
o Ability to use harmonics on all chart types, with selectable input of
1 to 360 degree harmonics.
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o Aspectarians for harmonics, houses, midpoints, planets, synastry
and transits, with customization of aspect orbs and/or inclusion
of all the planets, transneptunians, Ascendant, Midheaven, East Point,
and Vertex.
o Ability to sort aspects by angle, orb, or planet name.
o Customizable aspects for the various aspectarians.
o Lunar and Solar returns accurate to within one minute of arc
in Sidereal or Tropical zodiacs with or without precession.
o Midpoints of all the planets, Moon, Moon's nodes, Chiron, and angles.
o 45, 90, 180, and 360 degree midpoint lists and trees.
o Secondary progressions.
o Transits on a monthly basis complete with calendar display.
o Relocation Charts.
o Customizable Chart Wheel that allows selection of planetary bodies,
transneptunians, asteroids, chart angles, and composite angles within
the wheel; ability to view aspects between bodies based on aspect
series; customization of aspect types and orbs for use in the wheel;
option to display non-selected bodies outside the wheel; and the
choice of utilizing equal or unequal houses. The Chart Wheel is
displayed in EGA or VGA graphics, depending on your system's
capabilities.
o Orbital Projection Maps that display the Medium Coeli (Midheaven),
Imum Coeli, ascending motion, and descending motion of the planets.
Each planet is color coded on a world map. To preclude screen clutter,
latitudes and longitudes are not displayed.
o Graphical annual ephemeris in 45, 90, 180, or 360 degree format with
optional grid and radical planet positions.
o Azimuth/altitude conversions of all angles, asteroids, houses, Moon,
planets, and transneptunians.
o Prime Vertical conversions of all angles, asteroids, houses, Moon, planets,
and transneptunians.
o Right Ascension and Declination conversions of all angles, asteroids,
houses, Moon, planets, and transneptunians.
o Calculation of over 75 Arabic parts.
o Direct access to DOS system commands and programs.
o ASCII storage of all data files for manipulation by a word processor.
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o Printer support for Epson 8/24 pin, ProPrinter 8/24 pin, and HP LaserJet
printers. Your printer must be capable of printing extended ASCII
characters or the results will not be pleasing. Graphics screens require
your printer supports the Epson "ESC * m n1 n2 data" control sequence.
HP LaserJets don't require this sequence. A custom printer configuration
is included, providing your printer has escape sequences for 10, 12, and
15/17 character pitches, and supports the above Epson graphics sequence.
SERIAL PRINTERS ARE NOT SUPPORTED!
o Ability to redirect printouts to disk.
1.2 - What It Doesn't Do
------------------------
The Astrologer's Assistant does not provide the following:
o Chart and aspect interpretations - This program is only an astrological
tool, and assumes you have the knowledge and resources available to
implement it.
o Latitude and longitude coordinates - I suggest you get both the American
and the World Atlas by Neil F. Michelsen. They are published by Astro
Computing Services and distributed by Para Research Inc.
o Time zone information - You can get this information from the American
or World Atlas.
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1.3 - Legal Notice
------------------
Now, a word about copyrights and legal stuff.
I retain all rights to this program, commercial or otherwise, which means
you may not sell it, for whatever reason, nor include it as part of another
software package from which you would make any type of profit.
This program was originally written using algorithms taken from Michael
Erlewine's book, "Manual of Computer Programming for Astrologers." However,
due to copyright limitations I have reworked the entire program to make use
of my own algorithms based on data that is available to the public from the
United States Naval Observatory and various astronomical, astrological, and
trigonomical texts. To the best of my knowledge, no part of this program
contains any copyrighted, licensed, or trademarked materials.
The Orbital Projection Maps are also based on algorithms provided by the
United States Naval Observatory and various astronomical, astrological, and
trigonomical texts. These algorithms are used by NASA and the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory and should NOT be confused with Astro*Carto*Graphy(TM) maps which
are registered service marks of Astro*Carto*Graphy, founded by Jim Lewis. I
have taken great pains to keep my maps as dissimilar as possible from the
pioneering work of Mr. Lewis.
Use of this software constitutes an agreement between myself and the user
that I will not be held liable for any direct, incidental, or consequential
damages, including loss of profits, resulting from the use of or the
inability to use this software.
The Astrologer's Assistant (C) 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 is provided to you as
shareware through the courtesy of Al Andersen.
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1.4 - Feedback
--------------
I have worked for several years to make this program possible, and am making
it available to you for a nominal fee under the shareware concept. I would
appreciate any feedback you may have as to what you think about the program:
things you dislike, points of confusion, bugs you may find, etc. Note that I
am somewhat of a hermit and maintain an unpublished phone number, so if you
have feedback about the program, you can reach me at one of the following
addresses:
US Mail: Al Andersen
PO Box 2436
Sierra Vista, AZ 85636
CompuServe User ID#: 71610,3214
Internet Address: 71610.3214@compuserve.com
1.5 - Registration Information
------------------------------
This program is shareware. That means you are required to register the
program if you wish to continue using it. If you have an unregistered
version, you may make unlimited use of it for a period of 60 days from the
first time you run it -- sort of a try it before you buy it. You are
obligated to register the program after the 60-day trial period is over.
Registration of this program, for a nominal fee of $75.00, entitles you to
use the program free of any guilt or loss of sleep that normally occurs from
running unregistered software. You will also receive newest version, one
free update, and a considerable discount for future updates. Note that this
fee is reduced to $50.00 if you are a registered student. Proof of student
registration for the current semester must accompany your registration
request to qualify for this discount.
IMPORTANT: I am only charging a $25 registration fee for customers
who presently own version 1.2 of the program. If you
have version 1.2, send me the version 1.2 program on
a disk as proof of ownership and the $25.00 registration fee.
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Your registration request should include the following information:
o EXACT spelling of the name you wish to appear on the About The
Program dialog that appears when the software is first run.
o Mailing address you want the software shipped to.
o Preferred diskette media to place the software on. Valid diskette
sizes are: 1.2MB 5-1/4", 720K 3-1/2", and 1.44MB 3-1/2". If you
fail to specify a diskette size, I will place it on whatever I have
available at the moment!
o Type of system you plan to run the software on. I need this
information to ensure the program runs on your PC. Please indicate
type of CPU (808x, 80286, 80386, 80486, etc.), and the speed of the
CPU.
o Proof of student registration, if you are requesting a student
discount.
o CHECK, MONEY ORDER, or CASHIERS CHECK (no credit cards or cash!)
made payable to ALFRED B. ANDERSEN for the registration amount
in US funds.
Your registration request should be sent to the address given in the
FEEDBACK section of this manual.
1.6 - Special Thanks
--------------------
Last, but not least, I'd like to thank those who have made this endeavor
possible:
o Sue Thornburg [71333,1277] whose love and friendship helped me through
the long nights at the keyboard <insert Muskrat noises here>;
o Theda Adcock, who is guilty of starting me on this project;
o Mike Erlewine and Matrix Software, for making public the algorithms
from which I first learned about astrological programming;
o Randy Harwood, who taught me the tricks of the trade;
o Beverly Parks, who graciously volunteered to proofing the manual you
are reading;
o David Barnett [74230,1642], who provided invaluable information
concerning midpoints, their various sorting methods, and much
"Great Knowledge."
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o Mark Hochman [73320,2317], who kindly provided the sidereal zodiac
systems;
o William Linden [72737,2150], who provided advice on the various
house systems and helped test them out.
o Theresa C. Kinney [70251,3262], Astrology section leader on the
CompuServe New Age forum, who has offered invaluable suggestions
and high praise all along;
o Mark Webb [100112,1226] who offered, and continues to offer, endless
suggestions for incorporation into the program;
o Lou Wilkinson [71542,3353] who provided all sorts of technical
information for the printer routines;
o Borland International, Inc., for use of their Borland Pascal compiler;
o and all the CompuServe gang in the Newage forum Astrology Section
(S7, aka "The Zoo").
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GETTING STARTED
---------------
2.0 - How To Read The Documentation
-----------------------------------
The Astrologer's Assistant documentation consists of:
o Table Of Contents - Quick reference to documentation sections and page
numbers.
o Introduction - Lists system requirements, capabilities, and limitations;
and provides credits, legal notices, and registration information.
o Getting Started - Tells you how to install the software, how to print
the documentation, and goes through a quick tutorial to familiarize you
with the program basics.
o Menus - Discusses each aspect of the program, in detail, based on
the various menus and their options.
o Reference - Gives you detailed information on how the program is designed,
and provides specifics on the various dialogs and windows
o Appendices - Provides tables and listings on key commands, abbreviations,
and file structures.
o Glossary - A brief compendium of terms that may need explaining.
Everyone should read the Introduction and Getting Started sections. They
provide crucial information which I deem necessary to properly use the
program.
Novice users may jump right into the Menus section and start using the
program, but I would strongly suggest you read through the reference section
at least once to become familiar with the terminology and functionality that
comprise a menu-driven program.
Advanced users need only refer to the Menus section for details regarding the
various outputs the program generates. If you want further information on
dialogs and windows functionality, read the Reference section.
Programmers interested in using The Astrologer's Assistants' files within
their own programs should read the sections in the Appendices that discuss
file structures.
NOTE: Throughout the documentation, whenever you are required to type
a series of keys from the keyboard, this series will always be enclosed
in quotes. When entering the series, do NOT type the quotation marks,
nor any plus signs! When you are required to press a single key,
it will be surrounded by brackets. Again, do NOT type the brackets!
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2.1 - Setting Up Your Hard Disk
-------------------------------
The first thing you need to do is ensure that you create a subdirectory on
your hard disk to hold The Astrologer's Assistant. To do this, access your
hard disk (usually done by typing in "C:" and pressing the [Enter] key). Now
type "CD \" and press [Enter]. For the purpose of this tutorial, you will
use the subdirectory name "ASSIST", but you can use whatever you want. Type
"MD ASSIST" and press [Enter]. This will create the ASSIST subdirectory.
Now type in "CD ASSIST" and press [Enter] to change to the ASSIST
subdirectory on your hard disk.
Place The Astrologer's Assistant diskette into your floppy drive A:. Type in
"COPY A:ASSIST20.EXE" and press [Enter]. Note that you can use floppy drive
B:, in which case you would type in "COPY B:ASSIST20.EXE" and press [Enter].
The file is rather large, and it will take a moment to copy. Once the file
has been copied, type in "ASSIST20" and press [Enter]. This file is a self-
extracting archive, and will create The Astrologer's Assistant files in your
ASSIST subdirectory. When the extraction process is complete, you may erase
the ASSIST20.EXE file on your hard disk by typing "ERASE ASSIST20.EXE" and
pressing [Enter]. Now type "DIR" and press [Enter] to see what Astrologer's
Assistant files you have. You should see the following:
ASSIST.EXE - The main program.
ASSIST.HLP - Data file for the help system.
ASSIST.ICO - Icon for Windows v3.1.
ASSIST.OVR - Overlay file for the main program.
ASSIST.PIF - PIF file for Windows v3.1.
ASSIST.WLD - Data file for the World map.
DPMI16BI.OVL - Overlay file for protected mode versions only.
MANUAL - Documentation for The Astrologer's Assistant.
RTM.EXE - Run Time Manager for protected mode versions only.
To print the manual, type "COPY MANUAL > PRN" or "TYPE MANUAL > PRN". Note
that the manual makes use of extended ASCII characters, so be sure your
printer is capable of printing them. The manual is quite large and will
take some time to complete printing. Please ensure you have at least an
inch or two of computer paper available.
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2.2 - Running Under Windows v3.1
--------------------------------
The program will work if launched from Windows v3.1. You should note that you
MUST have the latest version of your mouse driver available. Old mouse
drivers will probably not work for this program under Windows!
Start up windows in your normal fashion and follow these simple, yet lengthy
steps:
1) Double click on the MAIN group icon with your mouse to open it up.
2) Double click on the PIF EDITOR option inside the MAIN group.
3) Click on the FILE menu option and select the OPEN option
from within the menu.
4) In the DIRECTORIES window, double click on the C:\ folder, or whatever
drive specifier you installed the program to.
5) Find the folder containing the directory you put the program files into
and double click on it. For example, if you used the \ASSIST directory,
as outlined in the previous section, you would find the \ASSIST folder
and double click on it.
6) The ASSIST.PIF file should appear in the FILE NAME window.
Double click on it.
7) Change the PROGRAM FILE path, if required. If you used the defaults
as described in the previous section, it should be
\ASSIST\ASSIST.EXE
If you have more than one hard disk, supply the appropriate drive
specifier before the path name
C:\ASSIST\ASSIST.EXE
8) Change the START-UP DIRECTORY path, if required. If you used
the defaults as described in the previous section, it should be
\ASSIST
If you have more than one hard disk, supply the appropriate drive
specifier before the path name
C:\ASSIST
9) If you want full screen DOS text mode, click on the DISPLAY USAGE: FULL
SCREEN option. If you want Windows graphics mode, click on the WINDOWED
option. The advantage to the latter is that you can see your other
windows applications while the program runs.
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10) Click on the FILE menu and select SAVE.
11) Double click on the CONTROL MENU BOX to close the PIF EDITOR. That's the
little box with the line through it that appears in the top left corner
of the dialog.
12) Double click on the CONTROL MENU BOX in the MAIN group to close it too.
13) Double click on the group you wish to place the program in.
If you are unsure, use the APPLICATIONS group.
14) Click on the FILE menu and choose the NEW option.
15) Click on the PROGRAM ITEM option and then the OK button.
16) In the PROGRAM ITEM PROPERTIES dialog that appears, type, without the
quotes "Astrologer's Assistant v2.0" for the DESCRIPTION line, and
"C:\ASSIST\ASSIST.PIF" for the COMMAND line. Note that the drive
specifier is not required, and should be changed if you installed
the program on a different drive than C:.
17) Click on the CHANGE ICON button. When the dialog appears telling you
there are no icons available, click on the OK button. Change the
path name in the FILE NAME line of the CHANGE ICON dialog to
C:\ASSIST\ASSIST.ICO. Again, the drive specifier is not required and
should be change if you installed the program on a different drive than
C:. Click on the OK button and the icon will appear. Click on the OK
button again to close the dialog.
18) Click on the OK button to close the PROGRAM ITEM PROPERTIES dialog.
19) The program item is now added to your group!
20) If you chose the FULL SCREEN mode in your PIF EDITOR, you are done.
If you chose WINDOWS mode, you need to ensure a few other settings
are set properly.
a) Double click on the ASTROLOGER'S ASSISTANT v2.0 icon in your group.
b) Once the program appears, click on the CONTROL MENU BOX and select
FONTS. Chose the 8x12 font and SAVE SETTINGS ON EXIT option. Then
click on the OK button.
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c) Position your window to where you want it to be. Grab the bottom
right corner of the window and resize it so all of the screen is
visible within the window. Then reposition your window once more
to make sure it's exactly like you want it. When you are done,
you may either leave the program up and running for the following
exercises, or close it by clicking on the OK buttons until there
are no dialogs on screen and then selecting the QUIT PROGRAM option
from the CHARTS menu.
NOTE: The Astrologer's Assistant does NOT support SVGA graphics!
If you run windows in SVGA mode and try to run the Astrologer's
Assistant in windows mode, you will get a Windows error message
when trying to view any graphics screen(s). You *MUST* use FULL
SCREEN mode if you're running Windows with SVGA.
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2.3 - System Requirements
While the program is designed to run on almost any IBM PC compatible, it will
run better on some than it will on others. If you have EMS memory available,
I STRONGLY advise you set a little bit aside for The Astrologer's Assistant.
NOTE: The following is NOT required if you are running the protected mode
version of the program.
The program makes extensive use of overlays. To put it simply, it's too big
to fit into memory all at once and therefore swaps out what it needs, when it
needs it. The overlay file is stored in EMS memory, which allows extremely
fast swapping.
If you don't have EMS memory, the program will still run, but swapping will
take place on your hard disk. This means the program will run much slower
than normal, and may be a cause of aggravation.
The following is a general CONFIG.SYS file, taken right off of my PC. You do
NOT have to redo your CONFIG.SYS file to match the example. I'm providing
this example simply to show novices how to add the appropriate line to make
use of EMS memory. Also, the example is for MS-DOS v5.0 and v6.0 on an 80386
machine or better. If your computer has a slower processor (CPU), then you
may need to use a different memory manager than the one shown.
Note the last line in the example. It allocates 2K (2048 bytes) of EMS
memory. The Astrologer's Assistant requires at least 1K (1024 bytes) of EMS
memory if you plan on placing the overlay file into memory.
device=c:\dos\himem.sys
dos=high
files=30
buffers=30
break=on
shell=c:\command.com c:\dos /e:512 /p
device=c:\dos\emm386.exe 2048
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2.4 - Your First Chart
----------------------
To help you get started, let's go through creating your first chart. Don't
worry, this will be relatively painless, and it will show you just how easy
it is to use The Astrologer's Assistant.
In the following tutorial, you will make exclusive use of the keyboard to
enter commands. If you have a mouse, feel free to use it. Each command
talked about has an on-screen area for mouse "clicking." If you are
unfamiliar with how to use a mouse, please follow along with the keyboard
commands until you have a chance to read APPENDIX A.
So let's do it! Type "ASSIST" and press [Enter] at the MS-DOS system prompt,
or double click on the program icon from within the appropriate group on your
Windows desktop.
2.5 - The Initial Screen(s)
---------------------------
The first thing you will see is a screen, with the Menu Bar across the top,
the Status Line across the bottom, and a Dialog Box in the middle of the
screen. The area of the screen between the Menu Bar and the Status line
will hereafter be called the desktop.
Your screen should look something like this:
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╔═[■]════════ Information ═════════════╗
║ ║
║ Could not open desktop file ║
║ C:\ASSIST\ASSIST.DSK ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ OK ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════╝
F1:Help Alt+O:OK Enter:OK Esc:OK 270168
For the time being, don't worry about all the fancy terminology. It will be
discussed, in detail, later, and you can find definitions for most of the
terms used throughout the manual in the GLOSSARY or REFERENCE sections. The
program is simply informing you that there is no desktop file available at
the moment because this is the first time you've run it. Therefore, it will
load its default settings into memory. Note that on the bottom of the
screen the Status Line tells you to press "Alt+O", [Enter], or [Esc].
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NOTE: The "Alt+O" key sequence means you should press the [Alt] key,
and while you hold this key down, press the [O] key.
Any of these keystrokes will make the Information dialog disappear and allow
the program to continue. Go ahead, press one of the suggested keys or click
on one of the Status Line options with your mouse!
NOTE: The number on the far right of the Status Line indicates how much
memory is left for use by the program. It will constantly change
as you perform various actions. The numbers displayed in this
tutorial will, in all probability, be different from what appears
on your system, and will vary from PC to PC.
The Information dialog is gone and a new one, called the About The Program
dialog, takes its place. Your screen should now look like this:
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╔═[■]══════════ About The Program ═══════════════╗
║ ║
║ Astrologer's Assistant v2.0 ║
║ Author: Al Andersen ║
║ CIS ID: 71610,3214 ║
║ ║
║ Lemmings Astrological Services ║
║ PO Box 2436 ║
║ Sierra Vista, AZ 85636 ║
║ ║
║ Registered: Your Name ║
║ SN: Your Serial Number ║
║ ║
║ OK ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
║ Copyright (c) 1993 ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
F1:Help Alt+O:Continue Esc:Continue Enter:Continue 271008
This is the screen that normally appears when you first run The Astrologer's
Assistant. It tells you which version of the program you have, a bit of
information about me, who you are, and what the program serial number is.
The serial number is important for registered users because I will require
it should you need to contact me.
NOTE: Your name and serial number will not be shown if this is an
unregistered version of the program.
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Once again, the Status Line at the bottom of the screen will tell you what
you need to do next. You have the option of pressing [Esc], [Enter], or
"Alt+O" to continue to the next part of the program. Go ahead and press one
of these commands now, or click on one of them with your mouse.
The About The Program dialog disappears and you are left with a blank desktop.
The Menu Bar and Status Line stay on the screen, which should now look like
this:
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F1:Help F2:Save F3:Load F4:New F7:Edit1 F8:Edit2 F10:Menu Whl 271496
Note that the Status Line has changed again. This is important! The Status
line will always let you know what your options are. In particular, notice
that some of the Status Line options are shaded out. This means that these
options are not available at this time. At this point you can get help by
pressing [F1], create a new Chart by pressing [F4], or you can go to the Menu
Bar by pressing [F10]. Clicking your mouse on one of these options will
yield the same results.
OK, now let's create a natal chart.
2.6 - Creating A Chart
----------------------
For the sake of this example, you are going to create a natal chart for
fellow astrologer Michael Erlewine. His birth data is rather well know, and
you can therefore use it as a milestone to see if The Astrologer's Assistant
really works. You don't want to use a program that doesn't give you a "warm
fuzzy" and this will be a quick way to check our computations.
Mikes' birth data is as follows:
Michael Erlewine
Lancaster, PA
18 July 1941
05:03 PM EDT
40 N 02
76 W 19
The Status Line at the bottom of your screen has an "F4:New" option listed.
Notice that the option is active, that is, it is not shaded out. You can
use the [F4] key to create a new chart, and that's exactly what you will do
here.
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Press the [F4] key now, or click on it with your mouse. This will bring up
a Type Of Chart dialog which allows you to determine what type of chart you
want to create.
Your screen should look like this:
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╔═[■]══════ Type Of Chart ═══════════╗
║ ║
║ (.) Natal ║
║ ( ) Composite ║
║ ( ) Relationship ║
║ ║
║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════╝
F1:Help NCR:Select Alt+O/Enter:Go Alt+C/Esc:Abort 271144
Notice that there are three options available: Natal, Composite, and
Relationship. Before each option is a set of parentheses, and the first
option, Natal, has a dot inside those parentheses. This means that the
Natal line is the active option that will be selected.
You can use the arrow keys to move the dot to Natal, Composite, or
Relationship, or you can press the highlighted letters preceded by the [Alt]
key to directly select one of the three options (i.e., "Alt+R" would select
the Relationship option).
You want to create a natal Chart, so simply leave the Natal option selected
and press "Alt+O", as recommended on the Status Line. If you are using a
mouse, you can click on any of the three items, Natal, Composite, or
Relationship, and then click the OK button once you have selected the
appropriate option.
NOTE: The mouse can not be used to click on any Status Line option that is
preceded by arrow keys. In this case, clicking on the "NCR:Select"
option will do absolutely nothing.
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For this exercise, choose the NATAL option. The Natal Chart Input dialog will
appear on your screen.
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╔═[■]═════════════ Natal Chart Input ══════════════════╗
║ ║
║ Full Name : ║
║ Chart Location : ║
║ Month MM: ║
║ Day DD: ║
║ Year YYYY: ║
║ Am or Pm ?M: ║
║ Time HH:MM: ║
║ Time Zone H: ║
║ Latitude DD?MM: ║
║ Longitude DDD?MM: ║
║ ║
║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ Erase ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
F1:Help │ Enter full name of this event (native). 269392
The Natal Chart Input dialog allows you to enter and/or edit the pertinent
chart data required to create a natal chart. You type in the data for each
line, and press the [Tab] key to go to the next line or field. You press
"Shift+Tab" to go to the preceding line or field. Or, if using a mouse,
point to the line you're interested in, then click on it.
NOTE: The Astrologer's Assistant recognizes Daylight Savings Time and War
Time. Place a "DT" or "WT" after the event Time to force the program
to use Daylight Savings Time or War Time. Do NOT subtract an hour
from the time, nor a day for midnight times! The program will do
this for you automatically.
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Enter your data now. The Natal Chart Input dialog should look like this
when you are done:
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╔═[■]═════════════ Natal Chart Input ══════════════════╗
║ ║
║ Full Name : Erlewine, Mike ║
║ Chart Location : Lancaster, PA ║
║ Month MM: 7 ║
║ Day DD: 18 ║
║ Year YYYY: 1941 ║
║ Am or Pm ?M: pm ║
║ Time HH:MM: 4:03 ║
║ Time Zone H: 5 ║
║ Latitude DD?MM: 40n02 ║
║ Longitude DDD?MM: 76w19 ║
║ ║
║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ Erase ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
F1:Help │ Enter full name of this event (native). 269392
When you are finished entering the data, either [Tab] to the OK button and
press [Enter], or press "Alt+O" to accept the data. The Natal Chart Input
dialog will be validated and any errors found will be displayed on the
screen, prompting you to correct them.
If you made a mistake on entering any of the data, an Error dialog will pop
up, telling you what the error was. Press "Alt+O", [Enter], or click on the
OK button to remove the Error dialog.
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If the data is correct, the desktop will be cleared and a Natal Data window
will appear in the top left corner of the desktop, showing you all the
pertinent data for this natal chart. To the right of the Natal Data window
will be a House System dialog.
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╔═[■]═══════════ NATAL DATA ══════════════1═╗ ╔═[■]════ House System ═════════╗
║ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike ║ ║ ║
║ Location: Lancaster, PA ║ ║ ( ) a. Alcabitius ║
║ Date: 18 July 1941 ║ ║ ( ) b. Campanus ║
║ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT ║ ║ ( ) c. Equal ║
║ Time Zone: 5.0 ║ ║ ( ) d. Koch ║
║ Latitude: 40 N 02 ║ ║ ( ) e. Meridian ║
║ Longitude: 76 W 19 ║ ║ ( ) f. Moon ║
║ Local Sidereal Time: 11:42:50 ║ ║ ( ) g. Morinus ║
║ Zodiac In Use: Tropical ║ ║ (.) h. Placidus ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════╝ ║ ( ) i. Porphyry ║
║ ( ) j. Regiomontanus ║
║ ( ) k. Sun ║
║ ( ) l. Topocentric ║
║ ( ) m. User Ascendant ║
║ ║
║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚═══════════════════════════════╝
F1:Help a-m:Select Alt+O/Enter:Go Alt+C/Esc:Abort 270232
Use an arrow key to move the highlight bar to one of the thirteen house
systems. Alternatively, you may click on the house system of your choice
with the mouse, or use the [Alt] key in conjunction with the highlighted
letter of the alphabet that precedes each house system. Once your preferred
house system is highlighted, press the [Enter] key, "Alt+O", or click on the
OK button with the mouse to select that item.
After you select a house system from the House System dialog, the natal chart
calculations will be displayed in various windows on the desktop.
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┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ──────────────1─┐ ┌─── TRNPS ─3─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ CH 03Le56 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
│ Location: Lancaster, PA │ │ AD 16Ar20 R │ │ Me 07Ca21 │
│ Date: 18 July 1941 │ │ AP 13Vi24 │ │ Ve 19Le57 │
│ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT │ │ CU 11Vi09 │ │ Ma 09Ar06 │
│ Time Zone: 5.0 │ │ HA 20Ar39 │ │ Ju 11Ge51 │
│ Latitude: 40 N 02 │ │ KR 17Ta49 │ │ Sa 26Ta07 │
│ Longitude: 76 W 19 │ │ PO 04Li55 │ │ Ur 29Ta24 │
│ Local Sidereal Time: 11:42:50 │ │ VU 19Ge00 │ │ Ne 25Vi24 │
│ Zodiac In Use: Tropical │ │ ZE 17Le09 │ │ Pl 03Le41 │
└───────────────────────────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘
╔═[■]ANG ═8═╗ ┌────── Morinus ─────7─┐
║ As 08Sg00 ║ │ 1 25Sg19 │ 7 25Ge19 │
║ Mh 25Vi19 ║ │ 2 27Cp41 │ 8 27Ca41 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 22Cp06 ║ │ 3 27Aq58 │ 9 27Le58 │ │ CE 26Sg45 R │ │ Latitude: -04 21 │
║ EP 26Sg04 ║ │ 4 26Pi04 │ 10 26Vi04 │ │ JU 15Vi07 │ │Longitude: 23Ta29 │
║ ║ │ 5 23Ar50 │ 11 23Li50 │ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │Mean Node: 25Vi38 │
║ ║ │ 6 23Ta23 │ 12 23Sc23 │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
F1:Help F2:Save F3:Load F4:New F7:Edit1 F8:Edit2 F10:Menu Whl 267800
These windows supply you with the pertinent astrological information for
this chart. Clockwise from the upper left corner of your screen, you will
note that the windows are numbered 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. The information
in each window breaks down as follows:
1) Chart data, in this case Mike Erlewine's natal data.
2) Declinations of the planets.
3) Transneptunian geocentric positions.
4) Planetary geocentric positions.
5) Moon data.
6) Asteroid geocentric positions.
7) Placidus house cusps.
8) Geocentric positions of the various angles.
So, where is window #2? It is hidden under window #3, the Transneptunian
window. You can activate any one of the windows by pressing the [Alt] key
and the window number, or you can point to the window you want with your
mouse and click on it. Notice that right now window #8 has its border
highlighted. Press "Alt+1" and note that the highlight moves from window #8
to window #1. Now press "Alt+2" and note that the Transneptunian window is
replaced by the Declination window. Press "Alt+3" and the Transneptunian
window reappears.
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2.7 - Saving A Chart
--------------------
Notice that the Status Line indicates that options previously grayed out are
now available. At this point, you should save your chart to disk. It is
always a good idea to save any new chart you create, after you have reviewed
its data. This enables you to quickly recall it from disk at a later time,
instead of having to type it all into the Natal Chart Input dialog again.
To save Mike's chart, press the [F2] key, or use your mouse to click on the
[F2] Status Line option. The Data File Name dialog will appear on your
desktop, and your screen should look similar to this:
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┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ──────────────1─┐ ┌─── TRNPS ─3─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ CH 03Le56 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
│ Location: Lancaster, PA │ │ AD 16Ar20 R │ │ Me 07Ca21 │
│ Date: 18 July 1941 │ │ AP 13Vi24 │ │ Ve 19Le57 │
│ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT │ │ CU 11Vi09 │ │ Ma 09Ar06 │
│ Time Zone: 5.0 │ │ HA 20Ar39 │ │ Ju 11Ge51 │
│ Latitude: 40 N 02 │ │ KR 17Ta49 │ │ Sa 26Ta07 │
│ Longitude: 76 W 19 ╔═[■]══════ Data File Name ══════════╗ │ │ Ur 29Ta24 │
│ Local Sidereal Time║ ║ │ │ Ne 25Vi24 │
│ Zodiac In Use║ erlewine ║ │ │ Pl 03Le41 │
└────────────────────║ ║───┘ └─────────────┘
║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╔═[■]ANG ═8═╗ ┌─────╚════════════════════════════════════╝
║ As 08Sg00 ║ │ 1 25Sg19 │ 7 25Ge19 │
║ Mh 25Vi19 ║ │ 2 27Cp41 │ 8 27Ca41 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 22Cp06 ║ │ 3 27Aq58 │ 9 27Le58 │ │ CE 26Sg45 R │ │ Latitude: -04 21 │
║ EP 26Sg04 ║ │ 4 26Pi04 │ 10 26Vi04 │ │ JU 15Vi07 │ │Longitude: 23Ta29 │
║ ║ │ 5 23Ar50 │ 11 23Li50 │ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │Mean Node: 25Vi38 │
║ ║ │ 6 23Ta23 │ 12 23Sc23 │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
F1:Help │ Enter name of file to save this chart to. 267240
The Status Line will prompt you to enter a file name for this particular
chart. A file name must consist of not more than 8 characters and conform
to the MS-DOS file naming conventions (see your MS-DOS manual). The
Astrologer's Assistant adds an appropriate file name extension depending on
what type of chart is being processed; therefore, do not enter any file name
extensions!
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So, just type in "ERLEWINE" and press [Enter]. Providing there are no
problems in accessing your disk, your chart should now be safely tucked away
on your disk for later retrieval under the MS-DOS file name of ERLEWINE.NTL.
You don't even have to concern yourself with this information, because the
program takes care of all these little details. All you need to remember is
the name of the person. You'll see how this works in the next section.
2.8 Retrieving A Chart
----------------------
Not only can you save charts, but you can retrieve them too. Of course, you
must save a chart prior to retrieving one, which you just did. To retrieve
a chart, simply press the [F3] key, or click on the [F3] Status Line option
with your mouse.
The Type Of Chart dialog will appear, and your screen should look something
like this:
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┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ──────────────1─┐ ┌─── TRNPS ─3─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ CH 03Le56 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
│ Location: Lancaster, PA │ │ AD 16Ar20 R │ │ Me 07Ca21 │
│ Date: 18 July 1941 │ │ AP 13Vi24 │ │ Ve 19Le57 │
│ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT │ │ CU 11Vi09 │ │ Ma 09Ar06 │
│ Time Zone: 5.0 │ │ HA 20Ar39 │ │ Ju 11Ge51 │
│ Latitude: 40 N 02 ╔═[■]══════ Type Of Chart ═══════════╗ │ │ Sa 26Ta07 │
│ Longitude: 76 W 19 ║ ║ │ │ Ur 29Ta24 │
│ Local Sidereal Time║ (.) Natal ║ │ │ Ne 25Vi24 │
│ Zodiac In Use║ ( ) Composite ║ │ │ Pl 03Le41 │
└────────────────────║ ( ) Relationship ║───┘ └─────────────┘
║ ║
║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
╔═[■]ANG ═8═╗ ┌─────║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
║ As 08Sg00 ║ │ 1 25╚════════════════════════════════════╝
║ Mh 25Vi19 ║ │ 2 27Cp41 │ 8 27Ca41 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 22Cp06 ║ │ 3 27Aq58 │ 9 27Le58 │ │ CE 26Sg45 R │ │ Latitude: -04 21 │
║ EP 26Sg04 ║ │ 4 26Pi04 │ 10 26Vi04 │ │ JU 15Vi07 │ │Longitude: 23Ta29 │
║ ║ │ 5 23Ar50 │ 11 23Li50 │ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │Mean Node: 25Vi38 │
║ ║ │ 6 23Ta23 │ 12 23Sc23 │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
F1:Help NCR:Select Alt+O/Enter:Go Alt+C/Esc:Abort 267448
This is the same Type Of Chart dialog that you saw up above in the CREATING
A CHART section. Since the Natal option is already selected, press "Alt+O",
as recommended on the Status Line, to retrieve a Natal Chart.
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The next dialog that appears is the Select A File dialog. Your screen will
now look something like this:
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┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ────╔═[■]═══════════ Select A File ════════════════╗
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike ║ Name ║
│ Location: Lancaster, PA ║ Erlewine, Mike ║
│ Date: 18 July 1941 ║ Open ▄ ║
│ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT ║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
│ Time Zone: 5.0 ║ ║
│ Latitude: 40 N 02 ║ Cancel ▄ ║
│ Longitude: 76 W 19 ║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
│ Local Sidereal Time: 11:42:50 ║ ║
│ Zodiac In Use: Tropical ║ ║
└───────────────────────────────║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
╔═[■]ANG ═8═╗ ┌────── Morinus ─║ ║
║ As 08Sg00 ║ │ 1 25Sg19 │ 7 2║ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ║
║ Mh 25Vi19 ║ │ 2 27Cp41 │ 8 2║ ║
║ VX 22Cp06 ║ │ 3 27Aq58 │ 9 2║ Erlewine, Mike ║
║ EP 26Sg04 ║ │ 4 26Pi04 │ 10 2║ ERLEWINE.NTL ║
║ ║ │ 5 23Ar50 │ 11 2╚══════════════════════════════════════════════╝
║ ║ │ 6 23Ta23 │ 12 23Sc23 │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
F1:Help :Select Alt+O/Enter:Open Alt+C/Esc:Abort 266976
This dialog has what is called a "list box" which will contain all the
available charts that are stored on your disk. Currently, there is only one
chart in the list box; that of Mike Erlewine's. It is highlighted under the
"Name" label, which is right above the list box.
Mike's name also appears at the very bottom of the Select A File dialog,
with the MS-DOS file name for this chart beneath it. Why have his name in
two places? Well, the names of all the charts you have stored to disk will
appear in the list box, in alphabetical order. You move the highlight bar
in the list box to select the name of the chart you want to retrieve. As
the highlight bar moves over each name, it shows that name at the bottom of
the Select A File dialog, along with the MS-DOS file name. This allows you
to see what the MS-DOS file name of this chart is, should you need to use
this file in other programs, etc. It's strictly an information type thing.
Once you have highlighted the chart you want to retrieve, you can press
"Alt+O", or click on the Open button with your mouse. Mike's chart is the
only chart you have out on disk, so it is already highlighted. If there were
more charts, you would press the Up/Down arrow keys to make the appropriate
selection, and then press "Alt+O".
So, go ahead and press "Alt+O" to select Mike Erlewine's chart.
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The Natal Data window will appear, showing you all the pertinent data for this
natal chart, along with a House System dialog that prompts you to enter a
house system of your preference... sound familiar?
2.9 - That's It?
----------------
Now, that wasn't too hard, was it? You can now create any type of chart you
wish. The whole purpose behind The Astrologer's Assistant is to make the
casting of charts a simple matter so you can concentrate more on
interpreting the results than worrying about the tedious drudgery of chart
calculation.
OK, if this is the first time you've ever used a program that is menu
driven, you might be a bit confused by the fact that there are usually
several ways to do the same thing. You can use the keyboard to enter
commands, or you can use the mouse to "point and click" for the same
commands. When using the mouse, you can also point to several areas and
click on them to do the same thing. Don't be intimidated by this variety.
Decide on a system that you are comfortable with and stick with it. After a
while, you'll be flying through all of the different screens with no
problem!
Please note that quite a few of the commands you've used so far are
available on the Menu Bar under the Charts option. You can access the Menu
Bar by pressing the [F10] key. The first time you do this, the Charts option
will be highlighted. Press [Enter] to pull down the Charts menu. You can
move around the menu with the Up/Down arrow keys. If you are using a mouse,
point to the Menu Bar's Charts option and click on it. After the menu opens
up, point and click on any menu option once to select and execute that
option. Detailed instructions for using the Menu Bar are explained in the
MENU section.
Since you have a chart in memory that's also safely stored on disk, perhaps
you should just play around with all of the options and see how the rest of
The Astrologer's Assistant works. I'd suggest you first read APPENDIX A to
become familiar with the various cursor, selection, and editing keys. Last
of all, you might want to read the GLOSSARY and REFERENCE sections to become
familiar with the terminology used throughout the documentation, and how the
program works.
If you get lost, or are unsure of how to create a certain type of chart,
read the chapter on WINDOWS. If you have a question about inputting data
into the Natal Chart Input dialog, or any of the other input dialogs that
may appear, read the chapter on DIALOGS. Also, don't forget that the [F1]
key brings up on-line help at any screen.
Above all, enjoy!
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MENUS
-----
3.0 - The Menu Bar
------------------
When the program is first run, you will notice that a Menu Bar appears across
the top of your monitor screen. The Menu Bar displays the names of various
pulldown menus from which you can create, manipulate, store, and retrieve your
astrological charts. The Menu Bar should look similar to this:
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
There are several ways by which you can access the Menu Bar. Pressing
[F10] on your keyboard, or clicking the mouse on the [F10] Status Line
option, will highlight the menu last accessed on the Menu Bar. If this is
the first time you've run The Astrologer's Assistant, the Charts Menu will
be highlighted on the Menu Bar. To "pull down" the actual Charts Menu,
press the [Enter] key. Another method is to click once on any Menu Bar
option with your mouse. Yet another method is to press the [Alt] key, and
while holding it down, press the first letter of the menu name you want to
access.
Once a menu is displayed, use the left and right cursor keys to move between
the menus, or your mouse to click on any Menu Bar option you want to use.
As you cycle through the different menus, notice that quite a few of the
actual menu options are disabled. Disabled menu options are denoted by
being shaded out. If you have a color system, available menu options appear
in blue/white as you move the highlight bar over them, whereas disabled menu
options appear in red/gray. Menu options become disabled any time you do
not have a chart in memory. This is a visible indicator that you must first
create a NEW CHART or RETRIEVE CHART from the Charts Menu. Once a chart is
in memory, the menu options become available (providing you have the right
type of chart in memory, of course). The only time a chart is not in memory
is when you first start The Astrologer's Assistant or if you select the
CLEAR MEMORY option from the Charts Menu.
You may have noted that quite a few of the menu options are followed by key
sequences. For instance, the HOUSE SYSTEM option of the Charts Menu is
followed by the "Ctrl+H" key sequence. This is to inform you that this menu
option is available from the desktop by pressing this key sequence. If you
are viewing chart data on the desktop and decide you want a different house
system for this chart, you don't need to access the Charts Menu to change
house systems -- you simply press the [Ctrl] key, and while holding it down,
press the [H] key. The House System dialog will pop up, allowing you to
select a new house system from it. These key sequences are known as "short-
cuts," and as you become familiar with the program, you'll find yourself
using them in lieu of the menus.
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NOTE: Menu's are designed to be unobtrusive. Once you make a
selection, they disappear. This may cause some aggravation
when you are selecting items from sub-menus within menus.
However, menus remember the last option selected, so next
time you select a menu, the highlight bar will be sitting
on your last selection.
3.1 - Charts Menu
-----------------
The Charts Menu option of the Menu Bar is the nucleus of The Astrologer's
Assistant. From here, you create, edit, retrieve, save, clear, and convert
astrological charts. You may also exit the program from this menu.
When you access the Charts Menu, you should see something similar to this:
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┌─────────────────────────┐
│ New Chart F4 │
│ Retrieve Chart F3 │
│ Save Chart F2 │
├─────────────────────────┤
│ Edit Chart 1 F7 │
│ Edit Chart 2 F8 │
├─────────────────────────┤
│ House System Ctrl+H │
│ Zodiac System Ctrl+Z │
├─────────────────────────┤
│ Clear Memory Ctrl+C │
│ Erase 2nd Chart Ctrl+K │
├─────────────────────────┤
│ Quit Program Alt+X │
└─────────────────────────┘
F1:Help │ Input data to create a new chart. 271496
You may use the keys described in APPENDIX A to select an option from this
menu, or press [F1] at any time to get context sensitive help.
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3.1.1 - New Chart
-----------------
The New Chart option of the Charts Menu allows you to key in data to create
Composite, Natal, or Relationship charts. Selection of the NEW CHART option
will display a Type Of Chart dialog from which you may specify the type of
chart you wish to create.
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╔═[■]══════ Type Of Chart ═══════════╗
║ ║
║ (.) Natal ║
║ ( ) Composite ║
║ ( ) Relationship ║
║ ║
║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════╝
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Use the arrow keys to select which type of chart you want to create.
Alternatively, you may use the [Alt] key and the first letter of the chart
type, or click on the option you want with your mouse. Once you have
selected an option, press "Alt+O", press [Enter], or click on the OK button
with your mouse.
Pressing [Esc] or clicking on the Close icon will abort your selection and
return you to the desktop.
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3.1.1.1 - Natal Charts
----------------------
Selecting the Natal option from the Type Of Chart dialog will allow you to
enter a native's natal data and thereby create a natal chart. A Natal Chart
Input dialog will be displayed through which you are prompted to enter the
native's natal data.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
╔═[■]═════════════ Natal Chart Input ══════════════════╗
║ ║
║ Full Name : ║
║ Chart Location : ║
║ Month MM: ║
║ Day DD: ║
║ Year YYYY: ║
║ Am or Pm ?M: ║
║ Time HH:MM: ║
║ Time Zone H: ║
║ Latitude DD?MM: ║
║ Longitude DDD?MM: ║
║ ║
║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ Erase ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
F1:Help │ Enter full name of this event (native). 269392
The Natal Chart Input dialog allows you to enter and/or edit the pertinent
chart data required to create a natal chart. You type in the data for each
line, and press the [Tab] key to go to the next line or field. You press
"Shift+Tab" to go to the preceding line or field. Or, if using a mouse, you
move the mouse cursor to the line you're interested in, and then click on
it.
NOTE: The Astrologer's Assistant recognizes Daylight Savings Time and War
Time. Place a "DT" or "WT" after the event Time to force the program
to use Daylight Savings Time or War Time. Do NOT subtract an hour
from the time, nor a day for midnight times! The program will do
this for you automatically.
The little arrows at the end of each input line are called History icons.
Each time you type something into an input line it is placed into a history
buffer specific to that line. History icons allow you to quickly call up
previous entries, select from the list of entries available, and have your
selection automatically placed onto that input line.
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Suppose you had created several charts prior to this one. You remember that
one of the charts has the Full Name you'd like to use for this new chart.
Take your mouse and click on the History icon, or press the [Down Arrow]
key. A History window will appear next to the Full Name input line.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
╔═[■]═════════════ Natal Chart Input ══════════════════╗
║ ╔═[■]════════════════════════════╗ ║
║ Full Name :║ MacLaine, Shirley ║ ║
║ Chart Location :║ Erlewine, Mike ▒ ║
║ Month MM:║ Andersen, Al ■ ║
║ Day DD:║ ▒ ║
║ Year YYYY:║ ▒ ║
║ Am or Pm ?M:║ ║ ║
║ Time HH:MM:╚══▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓══╝ ║
║ Time Zone H: ║
║ Latitude DD?MM: ║
║ Longitude DDD?MM: ║
║ ║
║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ Erase ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
F1:Help │ Enter full name of this event (native). 269112
Use the cursor keys to scroll through the History window, either
horizontally or vertically. You may also use your mouse to scroll by
clicking on the scrollbar arrows that are attached to the History window.
Once you have highlighted the appropriate item, you retrieve it by either
pressing the [Enter] key, or double clicking on it with your mouse. The
History window will then close, and the item you selected will appear on the
input line.
NOTE: Now you know why it is necessary to use the [Tab] and "Shift+Tab"
keys to navigate from input line to input line. The [Down Arrow] key
is assigned to call up History windows, should you not have a mouse
to click on the History icon.
When you are finished entering the data, either [Tab] to the OK button and
press [Enter], or press "Alt+O" to accept the data. The Natal Chart Input
dialog will be validated and any errors found will be displayed on the
screen, prompting you to correct them.
If you made a mistake on entering any of the data, an Error dialog will pop
up, telling you what the error was. Press "Alt+O", [Enter], or click on the
OK button to remove the Error dialog.
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If the data is correct, the desktop will be cleared and a Natal Data window
will appear in the top left corner of the desktop, showing you all the
pertinent data for this natal chart. To the right of the Natal Data window
will be a House System dialog.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
╔═[■]═══════════ NATAL DATA ══════════════1═╗ ╔═[■]════ House System ═════════╗
║ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike ║ ║ ║
║ Location: Lancaster, PA ║ ║ ( ) a. Alcabitius ║
║ Date: 18 July 1941 ║ ║ ( ) b. Campanus ║
║ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT ║ ║ ( ) c. Equal ║
║ Time Zone: 5.0 ║ ║ ( ) d. Koch ║
║ Latitude: 40 N 02 ║ ║ ( ) e. Meridian ║
║ Longitude: 76 W 19 ║ ║ ( ) f. Moon ║
║ Local Sidereal Time: 11:42:50 ║ ║ ( ) g. Morinus ║
║ Zodiac In Use: Tropical ║ ║ (.) h. Placidus ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════╝ ║ ( ) i. Porphyry ║
║ ( ) j. Regiomontanus ║
║ ( ) k. Sun ║
║ ( ) l. Topocentric ║
║ ( ) m. User Ascendant ║
║ ║
║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚═══════════════════════════════╝
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Use an arrow key to move the highlight bar to one of the thirteen house
systems. Alternatively, you may click on the house system of your choice
with the mouse, or use the [Alt] key in conjunction with the highlighted
letter of the alphabet that precedes each house system. Once your preferred
house system is highlighted, press the [Enter] key, "Alt+O", or click on the
OK button with the mouse to select that item.
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After you select a house system from the House System dialog, the natal chart
calculations will be displayed in various windows on the desktop.
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┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ──────────────1─┐ ┌─── TRNPS ─3─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ CH 03Le56 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
│ Location: Lancaster, PA │ │ AD 16Ar20 R │ │ Me 07Ca21 │
│ Date: 18 July 1941 │ │ AP 13Vi24 │ │ Ve 19Le57 │
│ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT │ │ CU 11Vi09 │ │ Ma 09Ar06 │
│ Time Zone: 5.0 │ │ HA 20Ar39 │ │ Ju 11Ge51 │
│ Latitude: 40 N 02 │ │ KR 17Ta49 │ │ Sa 26Ta07 │
│ Longitude: 76 W 19 │ │ PO 04Li55 │ │ Ur 29Ta24 │
│ Local Sidereal Time: 11:42:50 │ │ VU 19Ge00 │ │ Ne 25Vi24 │
│ Zodiac In Use: Tropical │ │ ZE 17Le09 │ │ Pl 03Le41 │
└───────────────────────────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘
╔═[■]ANG ═8═╗ ┌────── Morinus ─────7─┐
║ As 08Sg00 ║ │ 1 25Sg19 │ 7 25Ge19 │
║ Mh 25Vi19 ║ │ 2 27Cp41 │ 8 27Ca41 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 22Cp06 ║ │ 3 27Aq58 │ 9 27Le58 │ │ CE 26Sg45 R │ │ Latitude: -04 21 │
║ EP 26Sg04 ║ │ 4 26Pi04 │ 10 26Vi04 │ │ JU 15Vi07 │ │Longitude: 23Ta29 │
║ ║ │ 5 23Ar50 │ 11 23Li50 │ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │Mean Node: 25Vi38 │
║ ║ │ 6 23Ta23 │ 12 23Sc23 │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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You are free to modify or display this chart data using the options available
from other Menu Bar selections.
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3.1.1.2 - Composite Charts
--------------------------
Selecting the Composite option from the Type Of Chart dialog will allow you
to enter natal data for two natives from which a composite chart will be
calculated. A Create Or Retrieve dialog will replace the Type Of Chart
dialog.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
╔═[■]════ Create Or Retrieve ════════╗
║ ║
║ (.) Create ║
║ ( ) Retrieve ║
║ ║
║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════╝
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Selecting the CREATE option will display the Chart Input dialog.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
╔═[■]════════════════ Chart Input ════════════════════╗
║ ║
║ Full Name : ║
║ Chart Location : ║
║ Month MM: ║
║ Day DD: ║
║ Year YYYY: ║
║ Am or Pm ?M: ║
║ Time HH:MM: ║
║ Time Zone H: ║
║ Latitude DD?MM: ║
║ Longitude DDD?MM: ║
║ ║
║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ Erase ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
F1:Help │ Enter full name of this event (native). 269400
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You type in the data for the first native you wish to composite on each
line, and press the [Tab] key to go to the next line or field. You press
"Shift+Tab" to go to the preceding line or field. Or, if using a mouse, you
move the mouse cursor to the line you're interested in, then click on it.
NOTE: The Astrologer's Assistant recognizes Daylight Savings Time and War
Time. Place a "DT" or "WT" after the event Time to force the program
to use Daylight Savings Time or War Time. Do NOT subtract an hour
from the time, nor a day for midnight times! The program will do
this for you automatically.
The little arrows at the end of each input line are called History icons.
Each time you type something into an input line it is placed into a history
buffer specific to that line. History icons allow you to quickly call up
previous entries, select from the list of entries available, and have your
selection automatically placed onto that input line.
Suppose you had created several charts prior to this one. You remember that
one of the charts has the Full Name you'd like to use for this new chart.
Take your mouse and click on the History icon, or press the [Down Arrow]
key. A History window will appear next to the Full Name input line.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ──────────────1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
│ Location:╔═[■]════════════════ Chart Input ════════════════════╗e 07Ca21 │
│ Date:║ ╔═[■]════════════════════════════╗ ║e 19Le57 │
│ Time:║ Full Name :║ MacLaine, Shirley ║ ║a 09Ar06 │
│ Time Zone:║ Chart Location :║ Erlewine, Mike ▒ ║u 11Ge51 │
│ Latitude:║ Month MM:║ Andersen, Al ■ ║a 26Ta07 │
│ Longitude:║ Day DD:║ ▒ ║r 29Ta24 │
│ Local Side║ Year YYYY:║ ▒ ║e 25Vi24 │
│ Zodi║ Am or Pm ?M:║ ║ ║l 03Le41 │
└───────────║ Time HH:MM:╚══▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓══╝ ║───────────┘
║ Time Zone H: ║
║ Latitude DD?MM: ║
╔═[■]ANG ═8═║ Longitude DDD?MM: ║
║ As 08Sg00 ║ ║
║ Mh 25Vi19 ║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ Erase ▄ ║N DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 22Cp06 ║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║e: -04 21 │
║ EP 26Sg04 ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝e: 23Ta29 │
║ ║ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │Mean Node: 25Vi38 │
║ ║ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
╚═══════════╝ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
F1:Help │ Enter full name of this event (native). 269120
Use the cursor keys to scroll through the History window, either horizontally
or vertically. You may also use your mouse for scrolling by clicking on the
scrollbar arrows that are attached to the History window.
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Once you have highlighted the appropriate item, you retrieve it by either
pressing the [Enter] key, or double clicking on it with your mouse. The
History window will then close, and the item you selected will appear on the
input line.
NOTE: Now you know why it is necessary to use the [Tab] and "Shift+Tab"
keys to navigate from input line to input line. The [Down Arrow] key
is assigned to call up History windows, should you not have a mouse
to click on the History icon.
When you are finished entering the data, either [Tab] to the OK button and
press [Enter], or press "Alt+O" to accept the data. The Chart Input dialog
will be validated and any errors found will be displayed on the screen,
prompting you to correct them.
If you made a mistake on entering any of the data, an Error dialog will pop
up, telling you what the error was. Press "Alt+O", [Enter], or click on the
OK button to remove the Error dialog.
If the data is correct, the desktop will be cleared and your calculations
will be displayed, minus the houses data. You are not permitted to select a
house system at this point. The Create Or Retrieve dialog will reappear and
you must make a selection on how you wish to enter data for the second
native you wish to composite.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ──────────────1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
│ Location: Lancaster, PA │ │ Me -03 28 R │ │ Me 07Ca21 │
│ Date: 18 July 1941 │ │ Ve +01 36 │ │ Ve 19Le57 │
│ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT │ │ Ma -03 41 R │ │ Ma 09Ar06 │
│ Time Zone: 5.0 │ │ Ju -00 41 R │ │ Ju 11Ge51 │
│ Latitude: 40 N 02 ╔═[■]════ Create Or Retrieve ════════╗ R │ │ Sa 26Ta07 │
│ Longitude: 76 W 19 ║ ║ R │ │ Ur 29Ta24 │
│ Local Sidereal Time║ ( ) Create ║ │ │ Ne 25Vi24 │
│ Zodiac In Use║ (.) Retrieve ║ │ │ Pl 03Le41 │
└────────────────────║ ║───┘ └─────────────┘
║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╔═[■]ANG ═8═╗ ╚════════════════════════════════════╝
║ As 08Sg00 ║
║ Mh 25Vi19 ║ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 22Cp06 ║ │ CE 26Sg45 R │ │ Latitude: -04 21 │
║ EP 26Sg04 ║ │ JU 15Vi07 │ │Longitude: 23Ta29 │
║ ║ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │Mean Node: 25Vi38 │
║ ║ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
╚═══════════╝ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
F1:Help CR:Select Alt+O/Enter:Go Alt+C/Esc:Abort 267848
Selecting the RETRIEVE option will bring up the Select A File dialog.
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Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ────╔═[■]═══════════ Select A File ════════════════╗
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike ║ Name ║
│ Location: Lancaster, PA ║ Erlewine, Mike ║
│ Date: 18 July 1941 ║ MacLaine, Shirley Open ▄ ║
│ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT ║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
│ Time Zone: 5.0 ║ ║
│ Latitude: 40 N 02 ║ Cancel ▄ ║
│ Longitude: 76 W 19 ║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
│ Local Sidereal Time: 11:42:50 ║ ║
│ Zodiac In Use: Tropical ║ ║
└───────────────────────────────║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
╔═[■]ANG ═8═╗ ║ ║
║ As 08Sg00 ║ ║ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒■ ║
║ Mh 25Vi19 ║ ║ ║
║ VX 22Cp06 ║ ║ MacLaine, Shirley ║
║ EP 26Sg04 ║ ║ MACLAINE.NTL ║
║ ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════╝
║ ║ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
╚═══════════╝ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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You may use any of the cursor keys mentioned in APPENDIX A to highlight one of
the chart names shown in the Select A File dialog. Move the highlight bar to
the name you wish to select and then press [Enter]. The chart associated with
that name will be retrieved from disk and the results will be displayed,
minus the houses data. You are not permitted to select a house system at
this point. The Create Or Retrieve dialog will reappear and you must make a
selection on how you wish to enter data for the second native you wish to
composite. (This applies only if you are retrieving the first chart.)
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After natal data has been entered and/or retrieved for the two natives you
wish to composite, a Composite Chart Input dialog will appear.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ──────────────1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: MacLaine, Shirley │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 03Ta59 │
│ Location: Richmond, VA │ │ Me -02 21 R │ │ Me 15Ar27 │
│ Date: 24 April 1934 │ │ Ve -00 21 R │ │ Ve 17Pi56 │
│ Time: 03:57:00 PM EST │ │ Ma -00 21 R │ │ Ma 01Ta41 │
│ Time Zone:╔═[■]═══════════ Composite Chart Input ════════════════╗u 16Li18 R │
│ Latitude:║ ║a 26Aq36 │
│ Longitude:║ Full Name : ║r 27Ar47 │
│ Local Side║ Chart Location : ║e 09Vi47 R │
│ Zodi║ Time Zone H: ║l 22Ca36 │
└───────────║ Latitude DD?MM: ║───────────┘
║ Longitude DDD?MM: ║
║ ║
╔═[■]ANG ═8═║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ Erase ▄ ║
║ As 29Vi11 ║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
║ Mh 29Ge04 ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝N DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 27Vi29 ║ │ CE 19Ta14 │ │ Latitude: -01 48 │
║ EP 28Vi54 ║ │ JU 07Cp59 │ │Longitude: 06Vi59 │
║ ║ │ PA 09Ar25 │ │Mean Node: 15Aq33 │
║ ║ │ VE 20Vi18 R │ │True Node: 16Aq14 │
╚═══════════╝ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
F1:Help │ Enter full name of this event (native). 266968
This dialog is a shorter version of the Chart Input dialog. You type in the
data for both the natives you are creating this composite for, and press the
[Tab] key to go to the next line or field. You press "Shift+Tab" to go to
the preceding line or field. Or, if using a mouse, you move the mouse cursor
to the line you're interested in, then click on it. Note that this dialog
also has History icons.
When you are finished entering the data, either [Tab] to the OK button and
press [Enter], or press "Alt+O" to accept the data. The Chart Input dialog
will be validated and any errors found will be displayed on the screen,
prompting you to correct them.
If you made a mistake on entering any of the data, an Error dialog will pop
up, telling you what the error was. Press "Alt+O", [Enter], or click on the
OK button to remove the Error dialog.
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If the data is correct the desktop will be cleared and a Composite Data
window, reflecting the data you have just entered, will appear in the top
left corner of the desktop. To the right of the Composite Data window will
be a House System dialog.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
╔═[■]═════════ COMPOSITE DATA ════════════1═╗ ╔═[■]════ House System ═════════╗
║ Full Name: Mike And Shirley ║ ║ ║
║ Location: Big Rapids, MI ║ ║ ( ) a. Alcabitius ║
║ Date: 12 December 1937 ║ ║ ( ) b. Campanus ║
║ Time: 00:00:00 AM CST ║ ║ ( ) c. Equal ║
║ Time Zone: 6.0 ║ ║ ( ) d. Koch ║
║ Latitude: 43 N 42 ║ ║ ( ) e. Meridian ║
║ Longitude: 85 W 29 ║ ║ ( ) f. Moon ║
║ Local Sidereal Time: 08:58:39 ║ ║ ( ) g. Morinus ║
║ Zodiac In Use: Tropical ║ ║ (.) h. Placidus ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════╝ ║ ( ) i. Porphyry ║
║ ( ) j. Regiomontanus ║
║ ( ) k. Sun ║
║ ( ) l. Topocentric ║
║ ( ) m. User Ascendant ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚═══════════════════════════════╝
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Use an arrow key to move the highlight bar to one of the thirteen house
systems. Alternatively, you may click on the house system of your choice
with the mouse, or use the [Alt] key in conjunction with the highlighted
letter of the alphabet that precedes each house system. Once your preferred
house system is highlighted, press the [Enter] key, "Alt+O", or click on the
OK button with the mouse to select that item.
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After you select a house system from the House System dialog, the composite
chart calculations will be displayed in various windows on the desktop.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌───────────── COMPOSITE DATA ────────────1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Mike And Shirley │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 14Ge54 │
│ Location: Big Rapids, MI │ │ Me +00 00 │ │ Me 26Ta24 │
│ Date: 12 December 1937 │ │ Ve +00 00 │ │ Ve 03Ge56 │
│ Time: 00:00:00 AM CST │ │ Ma +00 00 │ │ Ma 20Ar23 │
│ Time Zone: 6.0 │ │ Ju +00 00 │ │ Ju 14Le05 │
│ Latitude: 43 N 42 │ │ Sa +00 00 │ │ Sa 11Ar21 │
│ Longitude: 85 W 29 │ │ Ur +00 00 │ │ Ur 13Ta35 │
│ Local Sidereal Time: 08:58:39 │ │ Ne +00 00 │ │ Ne 17Vi35 │
│ Zodiac In Use: Tropical │ │ Pl +00 00 │ │ Pl 28Ca09 │
└───────────────────────────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘
╔═[■]ANG ═8═╗ ┌────── Placidus ────7─┐
║ As 04Sc14 ║ │ 1 04Sc14 │ 7 04Ta14 │
║ Mh 12Le12 ║ │ 2 02Sg37 │ 8 02Ge37 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 11Ge26 ║ │ 3 06Cp01 │ 9 06Ca01 │ │ CE 07Pi59 │ │ Latitude: +03 05 │
║ EP 17Sc08 ║ │ 4 12Aq12 │ 10 12Le12 │ │ JU 11Sc33 │ │Longitude: 15Ca14 │
║ Ca 03Sc35 ║ │ 5 15Pi21 │ 11 15Vi21 │ │ PA 01Aq24 │ │Mean Node: 05Sg36 │
║ Cv 24Sc47 ║ │ 6 12Ar30 │ 12 12Li30 │ │ VE 18Vi06 │ │True Node: 05Sg26 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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You are free to modify or display this chart data using the options available
from other Menu Bar selections.
3.1.1.3 - Relationship Charts
-----------------------------
Selecting the Relationship option from the Type Of Chart dialog will allow
you to enter natal data for two natives from which a relationship chart will
be calculated.
Procedures for casting a Relationship chart are exactly the same as those used
in casting a Composite chart. See the COMPOSITE CHARTS section for detailed
information.
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The major difference between the casting methods is that instead of seeing a
Composite Chart Input dialog after entering/retrieving both natal charts, you
see a Relationship Chart Input dialog instead.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ──────────────1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: MacLaine, Shirley │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 03Ta59 │
│ Location: Richmond, VA │ │ Me -02 21 R │ │ Me 15Ar27 │
│ Date: 24 April 1934 │ │ Ve -00 21 R │ │ Ve 17Pi56 │
│ Time: 03:57:00 PM EST │ │ Ma -00 21 R │ │ Ma 01Ta41 │
│ Time Zone:╔═[■]══════════ Relationship Chart Input ══════════════╗u 16Li18 R │
│ Latitude:║ ║a 26Aq36 │
│ Longitude:║ Full Name : ║r 27Ar47 │
│ Local Side║ Chart Location : ║e 09Vi47 R │
│ Zodi║ Time Zone H: ║l 22Ca36 │
└───────────║ Latitude DD?MM: 38N48 ║───────────┘
║ Longitude DDD?MM: 76W53 ║
║ ║
╔═[■]ANG ═8═║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ Erase ▄ ║
║ As 29Vi11 ║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
║ Mh 29Ge04 ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝N DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 27Vi29 ║ │ CE 19Ta14 │ │ Latitude: -01 48 │
║ EP 28Vi54 ║ │ JU 07Cp59 │ │Longitude: 06Vi59 │
║ ║ │ PA 09Ar25 │ │Mean Node: 15Aq33 │
║ ║ │ VE 20Vi18 R │ │True Node: 16Aq14 │
╚═══════════╝ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
F1:Help │ Enter full name of this event (native). 266960
I'd like to interject a few words about Relationship charts here. The usual
procedure for casting these types of charts is to take the two latitudes of
the natives and divide them by two. The same principle applies to the
longitudes. The Relationship Chart Input dialog provides the midpointed
latitude and longitude. However, you may enter a latitude and longitude for
any place on Earth, much like you would a Composite chart. The results will
be different from a traditional Relationship chart.
Once the Relationship data is entered, the program displays the Relationship
Data window and House System dialog, just as it did in the COMPOSITE CHARTS
section. You select a house system in the same manner as you did there.
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After you select a house system from the House System dialog, the
relationship chart calculations will be displayed in various windows on the
desktop.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌──────────── RELATIONSHIP DATA ──────────1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Mike And Shirley │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 13Sg20 │
│ Location: Anywhere, It's Just A Place │ │ Me -02 22 R │ │ Me 02Cp35 │
│ Date: 12 December 1937 │ │ Ve +00 54 │ │ Ve 28Sc55 │
│ Time: 00:00:00 AM GMT │ │ Ma -01 21 R │ │ Ma 18Aq00 │
│ Time Zone: 0.0 │ │ Ju -00 29 R │ │ Ju 27Cp00 │
│ Latitude: 38 N 48 │ │ Sa -02 26 R │ │ Sa 28Pi22 │
│ Longitude: 76 W 53 │ │ Ur -00 25 R │ │ Ur 10Ta28 R │
│ Local Sidereal Time: 20:49:24 │ │ Ne +01 05 │ │ Ne 21Vi04 │
│ Zodiac In Use: Tropical │ │ Pl +02 55 │ │ Pl 29Ca52 R │
└───────────────────────────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘
╔═[■]ANG ═8═╗ ┌────── Placidus ────7─┐
║ As 02Ge00 ║ │ 1 02Ge00 │ 7 02Sg00 │
║ Mh 09Aq54 ║ │ 2 26Ge15 │ 8 26Sg15 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 29Li52 ║ │ 3 17Ca19 │ 9 17Cp19 │ │ CE 25Aq27 │ │ Latitude: +03 19 │
║ EP 14Ta49 ║ │ 4 09Le54 │ 10 09Aq54 │ │ JU 19Sc27 │ │Longitude: 14Cp44 │
║ ║ │ 5 08Vi26 │ 11 08Pi26 │ │ PA 00Aq19 │ │Mean Node: 05Sg36 │
║ ║ │ 6 17Li24 │ 12 17Ar24 │ │ VE 26Li07 │ │True Node: 06Sg09 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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You are free to modify or display this chart data using the options available
from other Menu Bar selections.
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3.1.2 - Retrieve Chart
----------------------
The Retrieve Chart option of the Charts Menu allows you to retrieve data to
view Natal, Composite, or Relationship charts. Selection of the RETRIEVE
CHART option will display a Type Of Chart dialog from which you may specify
the type of chart you wish to retrieve. Of course you must have previously
saved that type of chart to disk at some point in time.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
╔═[■]══════ Type Of Chart ═══════════╗
║ ║
║ (.) Natal ║
║ ( ) Composite ║
║ ( ) Relationship ║
║ ║
║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════╝
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Use the arrow keys to select which type of chart you want to create.
Alternatively, you may use the [Alt] key and the first letter of the chart
type, or click on the option you want with your mouse. Once you have
selected an option, press "Alt+O", press [Enter], or click on the OK button
with your mouse.
Pressing [Esc] or clicking on the Close icon will abort your selection and
return you to the desktop.
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The Select A File dialog replaces the Type Of Chart dialog after you've made
a selection for which type of chart to retrieve.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
╔═[■]═══════════ Select A File ════════════════╗
║ Name ║
║ Erlewine, Mike ║
║ MacLaine, Shirley Open ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
║ ║
║ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ■▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ║
║ ║
║ Erlewine, Mike ║
║ ERLEWINE.NTL ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════╝
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You may use any of the cursor keys mentioned in APPENDIX A to highlight one
of the chart names shown in the Select A File dialog. Move the highlight
bar to the name you wish to select and then press [Enter]. The chart
associated with that name will be retrieved from disk.
Once the data is retrieved, the desktop will be cleared and a Chart Data
window will appear in the top left corner of the desktop, showing you all
the pertinent data for this chart. To the right of the Chart Data window
will be a House System dialog.
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Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
╔═[■]═══════════ NATAL DATA ══════════════1═╗ ╔═[■]════ House System ═════════╗
║ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike ║ ║ ║
║ Location: Lancaster, PA ║ ║ ( ) a. Alcabitius ║
║ Date: 18 July 1941 ║ ║ ( ) b. Campanus ║
║ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT ║ ║ ( ) c. Equal ║
║ Time Zone: 5.0 ║ ║ ( ) d. Koch ║
║ Latitude: 40 N 02 ║ ║ ( ) e. Meridian ║
║ Longitude: 76 W 19 ║ ║ ( ) f. Moon ║
║ Local Sidereal Time: 11:42:50 ║ ║ ( ) g. Morinus ║
║ Zodiac In Use: Tropical ║ ║ (.) h. Placidus ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════╝ ║ ( ) i. Porphyry ║
║ ( ) j. Regiomontanus ║
║ ( ) k. Sun ║
║ ( ) l. Topocentric ║
║ ( ) m. User Ascendant ║
║ ║
║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚═══════════════════════════════╝
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Use an arrow key to move the highlight bar to one of the thirteen house
systems. Alternatively, you may click on the house system of your choice
with the mouse, or use the [Alt] key in conjunction with the highlighted
letter of the alphabet that precedes each house system. Once your preferred
house system is highlighted, press the [Enter] key, "Alt+O", or click on the
OK button with the mouse to select that item.
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After you select a house system from the House System dialog, the natal chart
calculations will be displayed in various windows on the desktop.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ──────────────1─┐ ┌─── TRNPS ─3─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ CH 03Le56 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
│ Location: Lancaster, PA │ │ AD 16Ar20 R │ │ Me 07Ca21 │
│ Date: 18 July 1941 │ │ AP 13Vi24 │ │ Ve 19Le57 │
│ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT │ │ CU 11Vi09 │ │ Ma 09Ar06 │
│ Time Zone: 5.0 │ │ HA 20Ar39 │ │ Ju 11Ge51 │
│ Latitude: 40 N 02 │ │ KR 17Ta49 │ │ Sa 26Ta07 │
│ Longitude: 76 W 19 │ │ PO 04Li55 │ │ Ur 29Ta24 │
│ Local Sidereal Time: 11:42:50 │ │ VU 19Ge00 │ │ Ne 25Vi24 │
│ Zodiac In Use: Tropical │ │ ZE 17Le09 │ │ Pl 03Le41 │
└───────────────────────────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘
╔═[■]ANG ═8═╗ ┌────── Morinus ─────7─┐
║ As 08Sg00 ║ │ 1 25Sg19 │ 7 25Ge19 │
║ Mh 25Vi19 ║ │ 2 27Cp41 │ 8 27Ca41 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 22Cp06 ║ │ 3 27Aq58 │ 9 27Le58 │ │ CE 26Sg45 R │ │ Latitude: -04 21 │
║ EP 26Sg04 ║ │ 4 26Pi04 │ 10 26Vi04 │ │ JU 15Vi07 │ │Longitude: 23Ta29 │
║ ║ │ 5 23Ar50 │ 11 23Li50 │ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │Mean Node: 25Vi38 │
║ ║ │ 6 23Ta23 │ 12 23Sc23 │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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You are free to modify or display this chart data using the options available
from other Menu Bar selections.
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3.1.3 - Save Chart
------------------
The Save Chart option of the Charts Menu allows you to save data for
Composite, Natal, or Relationship charts. Selection of the SAVE CHART
option will display the Data File Name dialog from which you must enter a
file name for the chart you wish to save.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ──────────────1─┐ ┌─── TRNPS ─3─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ CH 03Le56 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
│ Location: Lancaster, PA │ │ AD 16Ar20 R │ │ Me 07Ca21 │
│ Date: 18 July 1941 │ │ AP 13Vi24 │ │ Ve 19Le57 │
│ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT │ │ CU 11Vi09 │ │ Ma 09Ar06 │
│ Time Zone: 5.0 │ │ HA 20Ar39 │ │ Ju 11Ge51 │
│ Latitude: 40 N 02 │ │ KR 17Ta49 │ │ Sa 26Ta07 │
│ Longitude: 76 W 19 ╔═[■]══════ Data File Name ══════════╗ │ │ Ur 29Ta24 │
│ Local Sidereal Time║ ║ │ │ Ne 25Vi24 │
│ Zodiac In Use║ erlewine ║ │ │ Pl 03Le41 │
└────────────────────║ ║───┘ └─────────────┘
║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╔═[■]ANG ═8═╗ ┌─────╚════════════════════════════════════╝
║ As 08Sg00 ║ │ 1 25Sg19 │ 7 25Ge19 │
║ Mh 25Vi19 ║ │ 2 27Cp41 │ 8 27Ca41 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 22Cp06 ║ │ 3 27Aq58 │ 9 27Le58 │ │ CE 26Sg45 R │ │ Latitude: -04 21 │
║ EP 26Sg04 ║ │ 4 26Pi04 │ 10 26Vi04 │ │ JU 15Vi07 │ │Longitude: 23Ta29 │
║ ║ │ 5 23Ar50 │ 11 23Li50 │ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │Mean Node: 25Vi38 │
║ ║ │ 6 23Ta23 │ 12 23Sc23 │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
F1:Help │ Enter name of file to save this chart to. 267240
MS-DOS file name conventions are to be used when inputting your file name,
and no file extensions are allowed. The Astrologer's Assistant
automatically appends a file extension to the file name based on the type of
chart you are saving. The program will not prompt you for the type of chart
to save. It is smart enough to know what type of chart you are currently
using. Once your chart has been saved to disk, the name of your chart will
be alphabetically inserted into the appropriate index file.
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3.1.4 - Edit Chart 1
--------------------
The Charts Menu allows you to edit Natal charts that are currently in
memory. Selection of the Edit Chart 1 option will redisplay the current
Natal charts' data in the Natal Data Input dialog (see the DIALOGS section
for details). Editing of chart data is the same as creating a new chart. See
the NEW CHART section for more details.
NOTE: You can NOT edit Composite or Relationship charts. These are charts
that have been created using the data from two charts, and editing
such a chart would defeat the purpose of its existence. If you want
to change a Composite or Relationship chart, either create a new one
or retrieve a different one from disk.
3.1.5 - Edit Chart 2
--------------------
The Charts Menu allows you to edit any secondary charts that are in memory.
Selection of the Edit Chart 2 option will redisplay the dialog responsible
for the creation of the type of secondary chart currently in memory. This
may be a bit confusing, so let's look at a few examples.
If your secondary chart is a progressed chart, you will not be given a Natal
Chart Input dialog that allows you to edit the various data fields for that
type of chart. Instead, you will be given a Progressed Year dialog that
will allow you to re-input the year to progress your primary chart to. Or,
if your secondary chart happens to be a relocation type chart, a Relocation
Input dialog would appear, allowing you to input new data to relocate the
primary chart to. The Astrologer's Assistant knows what type of primary and
secondary charts it is dealing with, and supplies the appropriate dialog to
edit that chart with.
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3.1.6 - House System
--------------------
Once you have a chart in memory, you may change the house system it is using
by selecting the House System option from the Charts Menu. Please note that
if you have only a primary chart in memory, you are changing the house
system for it. However, if you have a secondary chart in memory, you will
be changing its house system, and not the house system for the primary
chart.
Selecting the HOUSE System option from the Charts Menu will bring up the House
System dialog in the right half of the desktop.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ──────────────1─┐ ╔═[■]════ House System ═════════╗
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ ║ ║
│ Location: Lancaster, PA │ ║ ( ) a. Alcabitius ║
│ Date: 18 July 1941 │ ║ ( ) b. Campanus ║
│ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT │ ║ ( ) c. Equal ║
│ Time Zone: 5.0 │ ║ (.) d. Koch ║
│ Latitude: 40 N 02 │ ║ ( ) e. Meridian ║
│ Longitude: 76 W 19 │ ║ ( ) f. Moon ║
│ Local Sidereal Time: 11:42:50 │ ║ ( ) g. Morinus ║
│ Zodiac In Use: Tropical │ ║ ( ) h. Placidus ║
└───────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ( ) i. Porphyry ║
║ ( ) j. Regiomontanus ║
║ ( ) k. Sun ║
╔═[■]ANG ═8═╗ ┌────── Placidus ────7─┐ ║ ( ) l. Topocentric ║
║ As 08Sg00 ║ │ 1 08Sg00 │ 7 08Ge00 │ ║ ( ) m. User Ascendant ║
║ Mh 25Vi19 ║ │ 2 10Cp50 │ 8 10Ca50 │ ┌─── ║ ║
║ VX 22Cp06 ║ │ 3 18Aq54 │ 9 18Le54 │ │ CE ║ ║
║ EP 26Sg04 ║ │ 4 25Pi19 │ 10 25Vi19 │ │ JU ║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ║ │ 5 24Ar49 │ 11 24Li49 │ │ PA ║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
║ ║ │ 6 18Ta06 │ 12 18Sc06 │ │ VE ╚═══════════════════════════════╝
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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Use an arrow key to move the highlight bar to one of the thirteen house
systems. Alternatively, you may click on the house system of your choice
with the mouse, or use the [Alt] key in conjunction with the highlighted
letter of the alphabet that precedes each house system. Once your preferred
house system is highlighted, press the [Enter] key, "Alt+O", or click on the
OK button with the mouse to select that item.
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After you select a house system from the House System dialog, the natal chart
calculations will be displayed in various windows on the desktop.
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┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ──────────────1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
│ Location: Lancaster, PA │ │ Me -03 28 R │ │ Me 07Ca21 │
│ Date: 18 July 1941 │ │ Ve +01 36 │ │ Ve 19Le57 │
│ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT │ │ Ma -03 41 R │ │ Ma 09Ar06 │
│ Time Zone: 5.0 │ │ Ju -00 41 R │ │ Ju 11Ge51 │
│ Latitude: 40 N 02 │ │ Sa -02 06 R │ │ Sa 26Ta07 │
│ Longitude: 76 W 19 │ │ Ur -00 13 R │ │ Ur 29Ta24 │
│ Local Sidereal Time: 11:42:50 │ │ Ne +01 15 │ │ Ne 25Vi24 │
│ Zodiac In Use: Tropical │ │ Pl +04 16 │ │ Pl 03Le41 │
└───────────────────────────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘
╔═[■]ANG ═8═╗ ┌──────── Koch ──────7─┐
║ As 08Sg00 ║ │ 1 08Sg00 │ 7 08Ge00 │
║ Mh 25Vi19 ║ │ 2 04Cp32 │ 8 04Ca32 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 22Cp06 ║ │ 3 08Aq18 │ 9 08Le18 │ │ CE 26Sg45 R │ │ Latitude: -04 21 │
║ EP 26Sg04 ║ │ 4 25Pi19 │ 10 25Vi19 │ │ JU 15Vi07 │ │Longitude: 23Ta29 │
║ ║ │ 5 19Ar40 │ 11 19Li40 │ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │Mean Node: 25Vi38 │
║ ║ │ 6 13Ta44 │ 12 13Sc44 │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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You are free to modify or display this chart data using the options available
from other Menu Bar selections.
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3.1.7 - Zodiac System
---------------------
You may select and/or convert any chart between the Sidereal and Tropical
zodiacs. The Astrologer's Assistant defaults to the Tropical zodiac for its
calculations. Selecting the Zodiac System option from the Charts Menu at
any given time will bring up a Zodiac Selection dialog that will ask you
which type of zodiac you wish to use.
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╔═[■]════ Zodiac System ════════╗
║ ║
║ (.) Tropical ║
║ ( ) Sidereal ║
║ ║
║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚═══════════════════════════════╝
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Select the zodiac system you want by using the arrow keys, the [Alt] key and
first letter of the preferred zodiac, or clicking on one of the two options
with your mouse. Once your preferred zodiac system is highlighted, press
the [Enter] key or click on the OK button to select that item.
If you selected the Sidereal zodiac, a Sidereal System dialog appears that
allows you to select one of ten different sidereal systems to use.
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╔═[■]═══ Sidereal System ═══════╗
║ ║
║ ( ) a. DeLuce ║
║ (.) b. Fagan-Bradley ║
║ ( ) c. Krishnamurti ║
║ ( ) d. Lahiri ║
║ ( ) e. Larry Ely ║
║ ( ) f. Raman ║
║ ( ) g. Shill Pond ║
║ ( ) h. Sri Yukteswar ║
║ ( ) i. Sundara Rajan ║
║ ( ) j. Usha-Shashi ║
║ ║
║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚═══════════════════════════════╝
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Use an arrow key to move the highlight bar to one of the ten sidereal
systems. Alternatively, you may click on the sidereal system of your choice
with the mouse, or use the [Alt] key in conjunction with the highlighted
letter of the alphabet that precedes each sidereal system. Once your
preferred sidereal system is highlighted, press the [Enter] key, "Alt+O", or
click on the OK button with the mouse to select that item.
If you have a chart in memory when selecting the ZODIAC SYSTEM option, it is
converted to that zodiac system. Once the conversion is done, the desktop
will be cleared and a Chart Data window will appear in the top left corner of
the desktop, showing you all the pertinent data for this chart. To the right
of the Chart Data window will be a House System dialog.
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╔═[■]═══════════ NATAL DATA ══════════════1═╗ ╔═[■]════ House System ═════════╗
║ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike ║ ║ ║
║ Location: Lancaster, PA ║ ║ ( ) a. Alcabitius ║
║ Date: 18 July 1941 ║ ║ ( ) b. Campanus ║
║ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT ║ ║ ( ) c. Equal ║
║ Time Zone: 5.0 ║ ║ ( ) d. Koch ║
║ Latitude: 40 N 02 ║ ║ ( ) e. Meridian ║
║ Longitude: 76 W 19 ║ ║ ( ) f. Moon ║
║ Local Sidereal Time: 11:42:50 ║ ║ ( ) g. Morinus ║
║ Zodiac In Use: Sidereal ║ ║ (.) h. Placidus ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════╝ ║ ( ) i. Porphyry ║
║ ( ) j. Regiomontanus ║
║ ( ) k. Sun ║
║ ( ) l. Topocentric ║
║ ( ) m. User Ascendant ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚═══════════════════════════════╝
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Use an arrow key to move the highlight bar to one of the thirteen house
systems. Alternatively, you may click on the house system of your choice
with the mouse, or use the [Alt] key in conjunction with the highlighted
letter of the alphabet that precedes each house system. Once your preferred
house system is highlighted, press the [Enter] key, "Alt+O", or click on the
OK button with the mouse to select that item.
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After you select a house system from the House System dialog, the chart
calculations will be displayed in various windows on the desktop.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ──────────────1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 01Ca54 │
│ Location: Lancaster, PA │ │ Me -03 28 R │ │ Me 13Ge25 │
│ Date: 18 July 1941 │ │ Ve +01 36 │ │ Ve 26Ca01 │
│ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT │ │ Ma -03 41 R │ │ Ma 15Pi10 │
│ Time Zone: 5.0 │ │ Ju -00 41 R │ │ Ju 17Ta55 │
│ Latitude: 40 N 02 │ │ Sa -02 06 R │ │ Sa 02Ta12 │
│ Longitude: 76 W 19 │ │ Ur -00 13 R │ │ Ur 05Ta28 │
│ Local Sidereal Time: 11:42:50 │ │ Ne +01 15 │ │ Ne 01Vi29 │
│ Zodiac In Use: Sidereal │ │ Pl +04 16 │ │ Pl 09Ca46 │
└───────────────────────────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘
╔═[■]ANG ═8═╗ ┌────── Placidus ────7─┐
║ As 14Sc04 ║ │ 1 14Sc04 │ 7 14Ta04 │
║ Mh 01Vi24 ║ │ 2 16Sg54 │ 8 16Ge54 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 28Sg11 ║ │ 3 24Cp58 │ 9 24Ca58 │ │ CE 02Sg49 R │ │ Latitude: -04 21 │
║ EP 02Sg08 ║ │ 4 01Pi24 │ 10 01Vi24 │ │ JU 21Le11 │ │Longitude: 29Ar34 │
║ ║ │ 5 00Ar53 │ 11 00Li53 │ │ PA 29Li26 │ │Mean Node: 01Vi43 │
║ ║ │ 6 24Ar11 │ 12 24Li11 │ │ VE 21Le58 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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You are free to modify or display this chart data using the options available
from other Menu Bar selections.
Note that once a zodiac system has been selected, it will stay in effect until
you change it. All charts created and/or saved will be under that zodiac, and
all charts retrieved will automatically be converted to that zodiac.
NOTE: The Astrologer's Assistant defaults to the Tropical zodiac. While
there are options to convert charts between the zodiac, there are no
settings to make the Sidereal option permanent. If you favor the
Sidereal zodiac, be sure to select it before you create any charts.
Thereafter, all charts will automatically be cast in the Sidereal, or
converted to the Sidereal if they are Tropical charts being retrieved
from disk. The program will remember this fact even after you exit
it, for this information is stored in the desktop file.
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3.1.8 - Clear Memory
--------------------
The Clear Memory option of the Charts Menu allows you to wipe out both
primary and secondary charts in memory and make a fresh start. This option
applies only to charts in memory, not charts that have been previously saved
to disk! Your desktop will be cleared of any open windows, and the Status
Line and menu options will be toggled accordingly to disable features that
require a chart in memory. Preferences and the type of zodiac in use are
not affected by this feature.
3.1.9 - Erase 2nd Chart
-----------------------
The Erase 2nd Chart option of the Charts Menu provides you with a convenient
way of removing only the 2nd chart from memory. This option only applies to
charts in memory, not charts that have been previously saved to disk! Your
desktop will be cleared of any open windows. Preferences and the type of
zodiac in use are not affected by this feature.
3.1.10 - Quit Program
---------------------
The Quit Program option of the Charts Menu does just that; it quits the
program and returns you to MS-DOS. Selecting this option will bring up the
Quit Program dialog, which will ask you if you're sure you want to quit.
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╔═[■]══════════ Warning ═══════════════╗
║ ║
║ QUIT PROGRAM! ║
║ Are you sure? ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ Yes ▄ No ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════╝
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Enter "Alt+Y" or click on the Yes button if your really want to terminate
the program. Otherwise, enter "Alt+N" or click on the No button to resume
where you left off.
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3.2 - Displays Menu
-------------------
The Displays Menu option of the Menu Bar allows you to view your chart data
in various formats. From here you may view chart aspects, data, maps, or
wheels. You must have a chart in memory for any of the Displays Menu
options to work. If there are no charts in memory, the Displays Menu
options will be disabled, and therefore unselectable.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌──────────────────────┐
│ First Chart Ctrl+F │
│ Second Chart Ctrl+S │
├──────────────────────┤
│ Aspects Ctrl+A │
│ Ephemeris Ctrl+E │
│ Orbital Map Ctrl+O │
│ Wheel Ctrl+W │
├──────────────────────┤
│ Arabic Parts Ctrl+B │
│ Qualities Ctrl+Q │
│ Transit Cal Ctrl+T │
└──────────────────────┘
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You may use the keys described in APPENDIX A to select an option from this
menu, or press [F1] at any time to get context sensitive help.
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3.2.1 - First Chart
-------------------
The First Chart option of the Displays Menu allows you to view all of the
Data windows associated with the first chart in memory. These Data windows
are the very same windows you saw after you selected a house system for any
of the chart types under the Charts Menu.
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┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ──────────────1─┐ ┌─── TRNPS ─3─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ CH 03Le56 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
│ Location: Lancaster, PA │ │ AD 16Ar20 R │ │ Me 07Ca21 │
│ Date: 18 July 1941 │ │ AP 13Vi24 │ │ Ve 19Le57 │
│ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT │ │ CU 11Vi09 │ │ Ma 09Ar06 │
│ Time Zone: 5.0 │ │ HA 20Ar39 │ │ Ju 11Ge51 │
│ Latitude: 40 N 02 │ │ KR 17Ta49 │ │ Sa 26Ta07 │
│ Longitude: 76 W 19 │ │ PO 04Li55 │ │ Ur 29Ta24 │
│ Local Sidereal Time: 11:42:50 │ │ VU 19Ge00 │ │ Ne 25Vi24 │
│ Zodiac In Use: Tropical │ │ ZE 17Le09 │ │ Pl 03Le41 │
└───────────────────────────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘
╔═[■]ANG ═8═╗ ┌────── Morinus ─────7─┐
║ As 08Sg00 ║ │ 1 25Sg19 │ 7 25Ge19 │
║ Mh 25Vi19 ║ │ 2 27Cp41 │ 8 27Ca41 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 22Cp06 ║ │ 3 27Aq58 │ 9 27Le58 │ │ CE 26Sg45 R │ │ Latitude: -04 21 │
║ EP 26Sg04 ║ │ 4 26Pi04 │ 10 26Vi04 │ │ JU 15Vi07 │ │Longitude: 23Ta29 │
║ ║ │ 5 23Ar50 │ 11 23Li50 │ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │Mean Node: 25Vi38 │
║ ║ │ 6 23Ta23 │ 12 23Sc23 │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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These windows supply you with the pertinent astrological information for
this chart. Clockwise from the upper left corner of your screen, you will
note that the windows are numbered 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. The information
in each window breaks down as follows:
1) Chart data, in this case Mike Erlewine's natal data.
2) Declinations of the planets.
3) Transneptunian geocentric positions.
4) Planetary geocentric positions.
5) Moon data.
6) Asteroid geocentric positions.
7) Placidus house cusps.
8) Geocentric positions of the various angles.
So, where is window #2? It is hidden under window #3, the Transneptunian
window. You can activate any one of the windows by pressing the [Alt] key
and the window number, or you can simply click the mouse on the window you
want. Notice that right now window #8 has its border highlighted. Press
"Alt+1" and note that the highlight moves from window #8 to window #1. Now
press "Alt+2" and note that the Transneptunian window is replaced by the
Declination window. Press "Alt+3" and the Transneptunian window reappears.
Remember that the first chart will always be a Composite, Natal, or
Relationship chart. Any other type of chart must be viewed as a secondary
chart, and is discussed in the next section.
Selecting the First Chart option, or using the "Ctrl+F" shortcut keys,
causes the desktop to be wiped clean before displaying the relevant chart
data.
3.2.2 - Second Chart
--------------------
The Second Chart option of the Displays Menu allows you to view all of the
Data windows associated with the second chart in memory. The second chart
is the chart that you create when you select any item from the Options Menu.
If there is no second chart in memory, the first chart's data will be
displayed.
Selecting the Second Chart option, or using the "Ctrl+S" shortcut keys,
causes the desktop to be wiped clean before displaying the relevant chart
data.
Please refer to the First Chart section of the Displays Menu for a detailed
account of what windows appear, and what data they contain.
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3.2.3 - Aspects
---------------
The Aspects option of the Displays Menu allows you to view the various
aspects of the current chart in memory. Aspects for all of the angles, Moon
and its nodes, planets, and transneptunians are available for display.
After selecting the ASPECTS option of the Displays Menu, a Type Of
Aspectarian dialog will appear, prompting you for the type of aspectarian
you want displayed. You may choose to view a Harmonic, House, Midpoint,
Planet, Synastric or Transit aspectarian.
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┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ──────────────1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
│ Location: Lancaster, PA │ │ Me -03 28 R │ │ Me 07Ca21 │
│ Date: 18 July 1941 │ │ Ve +01 36 │ │ Ve 19Le57 │
│ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT │ │ Ma -03 41 R │ │ Ma 09Ar06 │
│ Time Zone: 5.0 ╔═[■]═══ Type Of Aspectarian ════════╗ R │ │ Ju 11Ge51 │
│ Latitude: 40 N 02 ║ ║ R │ │ Sa 26Ta07 │
│ Longitude: 76 W 18 ║ ( ) Houses ║ R │ │ Ur 29Ta24 │
│ Local Sidereal Time║ ( ) Midpoints ║ │ │ Ne 25Vi24 │
│ Zodiac In Use║ (.) Planets ║ │ │ Pl 03Le41 │
└────────────────────║ ( ) Synastric ║───┘ └─────────────┘
║ ( ) Transits ║
║ ║
╔═[■]ANG ═8═╗ ┌─────║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ As 08Sg01 ║ │ 1 08║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
║ Mh 25Vi21 ║ │ 2 10╚════════════════════════════════════╝┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 22Cp07 ║ │ 3 18Aq55 │ 9 18Le55 │ │ CE 26Sg45 R │ │ Latitude: -04 21 │
║ EP 26Sg05 ║ │ 4 25Pi21 │ 10 25Vi21 │ │ JU 15Vi07 │ │Longitude: 23Ta29 │
║ ║ │ 5 24Ar50 │ 11 24Li50 │ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │Mean Node: 25Vi38 │
║ ║ │ 6 18Ta07 │ 12 18Sc07 │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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Select the aspectarian you want by using the arrow keys, the [Alt] key and
highlighted letter of the aspectarian, or clicking on one of the four options
with your mouse. Once desired aspectarian is highlighted, press the [Enter]
key or click on the OK button to select that item.
Once you've made your selection, the appropriate aspectarian will appear on
the desktop. While the aspectarians all work in a similar manner, the data
they display is slightly different, so you should take a look at each of them
and note their differences.
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3.2.3.1 - House Aspectarian
---------------------------
The House Aspectarian allows you to see what aspects the planets make to the
house cusps in your chart.
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┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ──────────────1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
│ Location: Lancaster, PA │ │ Me -03 28 R │ │ Me 07Ca21 │
│ Date: 18 July 1941 │ │ Ve +01 36 │ │ Ve 19Le57 │
│ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT ╔═[■]HOUSE ASPECTS: Natal - Erlewine, [ ]═╗
│ Time Zone: 5.0 ║ 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 ║
│ Latitude: 40 N 02 ║ ┌──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┐ ■
│ Longitude: 76 W 19 ║Su│ │ │ │Tr│Sq│ │ │ │ │Sx│Sq│ │Su▒
│ Local Sidereal Time: 11:42:50 ║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ ▒
│ Zodiac In Use: Tropical ║Me│Qx│ │ │ │ │ │ │Cj│ │ │ │ │Me▒
└────────────────────────────────────║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ ▒
║Ve│ │ │Op│ │ │Sq│ │ │Cj│ │ │Sq│Ve▒
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ ▒
┌─── ANG ─8─┐ ┌────── Placidus ────7║Ma│Tr│Sq│ │ │ │ │Sx│Sq│ │ │ │ │Ma▒
│ As 08Sg00 │ │ 1 08Sg00 │ 7 08Ge00║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ ▒
│ Mh 25Vi19 │ │ 2 10Cp50 │ 8 10Ca50║Ju│ │Qx│ │ │ │ │Cj│ │ │ │ │ │Ju▒
│ VX 22Cp06 │ │ 3 18Aq54 │ 9 18Le54║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ ▒
│ EP 26Sg04 │ │ 4 25Pi19 │ 10 25Vi19║Sa│ │ │ │Sx│ │Cj│Cj│ │ │Tr│Qx│ │Sa▒
│ │ │ 5 24Ar49 │ 11 24Li49║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ ▒
│ │ │ 6 18Ta06 │ 12 18Sc06║Ur│ │ │ │ │ │Cj│Cj│ │ │ │ │ │Ur│
└───────────┘ └─────────────────────╚══▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓──┘
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The contents of any aspectarian vary, according to how you have your
aspectarian preferences set. Preferences are set from the Prefer Menu,
ASPECTS -> House and PLANETS -> Other Aspectarians. Please refer to the
PREFER MENU section for specifics regarding how to set aspectarian
preferences.
Aspectarians are comprised of "cells." Each cell is the focal point of two
planetary bodies. Whether a cell contains anything, or not, depends on
whether the two planets are in aspect with each other. If the planets are in
aspect, then the abbreviation for that aspect is placed within the cell.
(Refer to APPENDIX B for aspect abbreviations.) In the above house
aspectarian, you will note that the Sun is Trine the 4th House, Square the
5th house, Sextile the 10th House, and Square the 11th House.
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How you read the aspectarian is up to you. You may read down a column, or
across a row. It all depends on which part of the aspectarian is visible.
The entire aspectarian data may, or may not, be visible within the confines
of the aspectarian. Again, this all depends on how you have your
aspectarian preferences set in the Prefer Menu, ASPECTS -> House and PLANETS
-> Other Aspectarians. Glancing at the scrollbars, you can see that the
scrollbar slider is at the beginning of both the horizontal and vertical
scrollbars. This indicates that there is further data that may be viewed by
scrolling through the aspectarian. If there were no scrollbar slider, on
either line, you would know that all the data is currently displayed within
the confines of the window, and no further scrolling is possible.
Note that initially, there is a highlight box contained in the Su/1st aspect
"cell." You may use the cursor keys to move this highlight box about the
aspectarian, or click once on the aspect cell to position the highlight box
there. Alternatively, you may click on the appropriate arrow attached to
either scrollbar to move the highlight about the cells of the aspectarian.
Once the highlight is in a particular cell, you may press [Enter], if you
are using the cursor keys, or if you are using the mouse, double click on
that cell to bring up an Aspect Information window which provides you with
detailed information about this aspect.
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╔═[■]══ ASPECT INFORMATION ══════╗
┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ──────────────1─┐ ║ Su 25Ca49 +115 49 + 0 00 ║
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ ║ 04 25Pi19 +355 19 ║
│ Location: Lancaster, PA │ ║ Tr SEPARATE +120 30 + 0 30 ║
│ Date: 18 July 1941 │ ╚════════════════════════════════╝
│ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT ┌─── HOUSE ASPECTS: Natal - Erlewine, ───┐
│ Time Zone: 5.0 │ 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 │
│ Latitude: 40 N 02 │ ┌──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┐ │
│ Longitude: 76 W 19 │Su│ │ │ │Tr│Sq│ │ │ │ │Sx│Sq│ │Su│
│ Local Sidereal Time: 11:42:50 │ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │
│ Zodiac In Use: Tropical │Me│Qx│ │ │ │ │ │ │Cj│ │ │ │ │Me│
└────────────────────────────────────│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │
│Ve│ │ │Op│ │ │Sq│ │ │Cj│ │ │Sq│Ve│
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │
┌─── ANG ─8─┐ ┌────── Placidus ────7│Ma│Tr│Sq│ │ │ │ │Sx│Sq│ │ │ │ │Ma│
│ As 08Sg00 │ │ 1 08Sg00 │ 7 08Ge00│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │
│ Mh 25Vi19 │ │ 2 10Cp50 │ 8 10Ca50│Ju│ │Qx│ │ │ │ │Cj│ │ │ │ │ │Ju│
│ VX 22Cp06 │ │ 3 18Aq54 │ 9 18Le54│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │
│ EP 26Sg04 │ │ 4 25Pi19 │ 10 25Vi19│Sa│ │ │ │Sx│ │Cj│Cj│ │ │Tr│Qx│ │Sa│
│ │ │ 5 24Ar49 │ 11 24Li49│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │
│ │ │ 6 18Ta06 │ 12 18Sc06│Ur│ │ │ │ │ │Cj│Cj│ │ │ │ │ │Ur│
└───────────┘ └─────────────────────└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
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The Aspect Information window that appears supplies detailed information
concerning this aspect. The first line shows the position of the planet
involved in this aspect in zodiac notation, 360 degree notation, and their
declination. The second line is the same, but it shows the House involved.
The last line indicates the type of aspect, whether it is applying, exact, or
separating, the angle of the aspect, and the degree of orb involved in making
this aspect.
To close the Aspect Information window, press any key, or click on any area
of the Aspect Information window.
When the Aspect Information window is gone, note that the Status Line
indicates that you may Print or Sort this aspectarian.
Selecting the Print option will dump the contents of the aspectarian to the
printer or to a disk file, depending on how you have your printer preferences
set in the Prefer Menu, PRINTER.
3.2.3.1.1 - House Aspectarian Sorts
-----------------------------------
Selecting the Sort option will bring up an Aspect Sort Order dialog that
allows you to sort the aspectarian data by angle, orb, or planet.
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┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ──────────────1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
│ Location: Lancaster, PA │ │ Me -03 28 R │ │ Me 07Ca21 │
│ Date: 18 July 1941 │ │ Ve +01 36 │ │ Ve 19Le57 │
│ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT ╔═[■]HOUSE ASPECTS: Natal - Erlewine, [ ]═╗
│ Time Zone: 5.0 ║ 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 ║
│ Latitude: 40 N 02 ╔═[■]════ Aspect Sort Order ═════════╗──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┐ ■
│ Longitude: 76 W 19 ║ ║ │ │ │Sx│Sq│ │Su▒
│ Local Sidereal Time║ (.) Angle ║──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ ▒
│ Zodiac In Use║ ( ) Orb ║ │Cj│ │ │ │ │Me▒
└────────────────────║ ( ) Planet ║──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ ▒
║ ║ │ │Cj│ │ │Sq│Ve▒
║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ ║──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ ▒
┌─── ANG ─8─┐ ┌─────║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║Sx│Sq│ │ │ │ │Ma▒
│ As 08Sg00 │ │ 1 08╚════════════════════════════════════╝──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ ▒
│ Mh 25Vi19 │ │ 2 10Cp50 │ 8 10Ca50║Ju│ │Qx│ │ │ │ │Cj│ │ │ │ │ │Ju▒
│ VX 22Cp06 │ │ 3 18Aq54 │ 9 18Le54║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ ▒
│ EP 26Sg04 │ │ 4 25Pi19 │ 10 25Vi19║Sa│ │ │ │Sx│ │Cj│Cj│ │ │Tr│Qx│ │Sa▒
│ │ │ 5 24Ar49 │ 11 24Li49║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ ▒
│ │ │ 6 18Ta06 │ 12 18Sc06║Ur│ │ │ │ │ │Cj│Cj│ │ │ │ │ │Ur│
└───────────┘ └─────────────────────╚══▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓──┘
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Selecting to sort the aspects by angle will bring up a Sorted Aspects
window.
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╔═[■]═ SORTED HOUSE ASPECTS: ANGLE ══[ ]═╗
║1st Orb Angle Aspect 2nd║1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
║ ┌──────────────────────────────┐ ■ │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
║ Ne │ 0.076830 │ 0.076830 │ Cj │ 10 ▒ │ │ Me -03 28 R │ │ Me 07Ca21 │
║ No │ 0.316536 │ 0.316536 │ Cj │ 10 ▒ │ │ Ve +01 36 │ │ Ve 19Le57 │
║ Tn │ 0.673685 │ 0.673685 │ Cj │ 10 ▒HOUSE ASPECTS: Natal - Erlewine, ───┐
║ Ve │ 1.052118 │ 1.052118 │ Cj │ 09 ▒1 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 │
║ Me │ 3.480740 │ 3.480740 │ Cj │ 08 ▒─┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┐ │
║ Ju │ 3.848400 │ 3.848400 │ Cj │ 07 ▒ │ │ │Tr│Sq│ │ │ │ │Sx│Sq│ │Su│
║ Mn │ 5.381539 │ 5.381539 │ Cj │ 06 ▒─┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │
║ Sa │ 8.017575 │ 8.017575 │ Cj │ 06 ▒x│ │ │ │ │ │ │Cj│ │ │ │ │Me│
║ Ur │ 8.604647 │ 8.604647 │ Cj │ 07 ▒─┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │
║ VX │ 11.274353 │ 11.274353 │ Cj │ 02 ▒ │ │Op│ │ │Sq│ │ │Cj│ │ │Sq│Ve│
║ Ur │ 11.289346 │ 11.289346 │ Cj │ 06 ▒─┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │
║ Sa │ 11.876418 │ 11.876418 │ Cj │ 07 ▒r│Sq│ │ │ │ │Sx│Sq│ │ │ │ │Ma│
║ Mn │ 1.837957 │ 58.162043 │ Sx │ 04 ▒─┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │
║ Ma │ 1.099392 │ 58.900608 │ Sx │ 07 ▒ │Qx│ │ │ │ │Cj│ │ │ │ │ │Ju│
║ Su │ 0.496545 │ 59.503455 │ Sx │ 10 ▒─┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │
║ Sa │ 0.798079 │ 60.798079 │ Sx │ 04 ▒ │ │ │Sx│ │Cj│Cj│ │ │Tr│Qx│ │Sa│
║ EP │ 1.251508 │ 61.251508 │ Sx │ 11 ▒─┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │
║ VX │ 2.706992 │ 87.293008 │ Sq │ 11 │ │ │ │ │ │Cj│Cj│ │ │ │ │ │Ur│
╚═══════════════════════════════════════─┘─────────────────────────────────────┘
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Viewing aspects in order by sorted angles allows you to quickly see all of
the actual aspects grouped together; i.e, Conjunctions, Sextiles, Squares,
Trines, Oppositions, etc. The 1st column indicates the planet as noted in
the left hand side of the aspectarian. The 2nd column indicates the Houses
as noted across the top of the aspectarian. The orb column shows the degree
of orb involved in this aspect. The angle column shows the angle of the
aspect, and the aspect column shows the name of the aspect. Since you
selected to sort by angle, the angle and aspect column are the areas you
will be most interested in.
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Selecting to sort the aspects by orb will also bring up the Sorted Aspects
window.
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╔═[■]══ SORTED HOUSE ASPECTS: ORB ═══[ ]═╗
║1st Orb Angle Aspect 2nd║1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
║ ┌──────────────────────────────┐ ■ │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
║ Ne │ 0.076830 │ 179.923170 │ Op │ 04 ▒ │ │ Me -03 28 R │ │ Me 07Ca21 │
║ Ne │ 0.076830 │ 0.076830 │ Cj │ 10 ▒ │ │ Ve +01 36 │ │ Ve 19Le57 │
║ Tn │ 0.159887 │ 149.840113 │ Qx │ 05 ▒HOUSE ASPECTS: Natal - Erlewine, ───┐
║ No │ 0.316536 │ 179.683464 │ Op │ 04 ▒1 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 │
║ No │ 0.316536 │ 0.316536 │ Cj │ 10 ▒─┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┐ │
║ Su │ 0.496545 │ 120.496545 │ Tr │ 04 ▒ │ │ │Tr│Sq│ │ │ │ │Sx│Sq│ │Su│
║ Su │ 0.496545 │ 59.503455 │ Sx │ 10 ▒─┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │
║ Ne │ 0.590628 │ 150.590628 │ Qx │ 05 ▒x│ │ │ │ │ │ │Cj│ │ │ │ │Me│
║ Me │ 0.650380 │ 150.650380 │ Qx │ 01 ▒─┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │
║ Tn │ 0.673685 │ 179.326315 │ Op │ 04 ▒ │ │Op│ │ │Sq│ │ │Cj│ │ │Sq│Ve│
║ Tn │ 0.673685 │ 0.673685 │ Cj │ 10 ▒─┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │
║ EP │ 0.737710 │ 89.262290 │ Sq │ 04 ▒r│Sq│ │ │ │ │Sx│Sq│ │ │ │ │Ma│
║ EP │ 0.737710 │ 90.737710 │ Sq │ 10 ▒─┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │
║ Sa │ 0.798079 │ 60.798079 │ Sx │ 04 ▒ │Qx│ │ │ │ │Cj│ │ │ │ │ │Ju│
║ Sa │ 0.798079 │ 119.201921 │ Tr │ 10 ▒─┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │
║ No │ 0.830334 │ 150.830334 │ Qx │ 05 ▒ │ │ │Sx│ │Cj│Cj│ │ │Tr│Qx│ │Sa│
║ Su │ 1.010343 │ 91.010343 │ Sq │ 05 ▒─┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │
║ Su │ 1.010343 │ 88.989657 │ Sq │ 11 │ │ │ │ │ │Cj│Cj│ │ │ │ │ │Ur│
╚═══════════════════════════════════════─┘─────────────────────────────────────┘
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Viewing aspects in order by sorted orbs allows you to quickly see which
aspects are the most influential, and which ones are just barely within orb.
The information is the same as described above, except that your focus
should be on the orb column contents.
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Selecting to sort the aspects by planet will also bring up the Sorted
Aspects window, and it will look something like this:
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╔═[■]═ SORTED HOUSE ASPECTS: PLANET ═[ ]═╗
║1st Orb Angle Aspect 2nd║1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
║ ┌──────────────────────────────┐ ■ │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
║ Me │ 0.650380 │ 150.650380 │ Qx │ 01 ▒ │ │ Me -03 28 R │ │ Me 07Ca21 │
║ Ma │ 1.099392 │ 121.099392 │ Tr │ 01 ▒ │ │ Ve +01 36 │ │ Ve 19Le57 │
║ Ma │ 1.730969 │ 88.269031 │ Sq │ 02 ▒HOUSE ASPECTS: Natal - Erlewine, ───┐
║ Ju │ 1.018040 │ 151.018040 │ Qx │ 02 ▒1 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 │
║ VX │ 11.274353 │ 11.274353 │ Cj │ 02 ▒─┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┐ │
║ Ve │ 1.052118 │ 178.947882 │ Op │ 03 ▒ │ │ │Tr│Sq│ │ │ │ │Sx│Sq│ │Su│
║ Su │ 0.496545 │ 120.496545 │ Tr │ 04 ▒─┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │
║ Sa │ 0.798079 │ 60.798079 │ Sx │ 04 ▒x│ │ │ │ │ │ │Cj│ │ │ │ │Me│
║ Ne │ 0.076830 │ 179.923170 │ Op │ 04 ▒─┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │
║ Mn │ 1.837957 │ 58.162043 │ Sx │ 04 ▒ │ │Op│ │ │Sq│ │ │Cj│ │ │Sq│Ve│
║ No │ 0.316536 │ 179.683464 │ Op │ 04 ▒─┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │
║ Tn │ 0.673685 │ 179.326315 │ Op │ 04 ▒r│Sq│ │ │ │ │Sx│Sq│ │ │ │ │Ma│
║ EP │ 0.737710 │ 89.262290 │ Sq │ 04 ▒─┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │
║ Su │ 1.010343 │ 91.010343 │ Sq │ 05 ▒ │Qx│ │ │ │ │Cj│ │ │ │ │ │Ju│
║ Ne │ 0.590628 │ 150.590628 │ Qx │ 05 ▒─┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │
║ No │ 0.830334 │ 150.830334 │ Qx │ 05 ▒ │ │ │Sx│ │Cj│Cj│ │ │Tr│Qx│ │Sa│
║ Tn │ 0.159887 │ 149.840113 │ Qx │ 05 ▒─┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │
║ VX │ 2.706992 │ 92.706992 │ Sq │ 05 │ │ │ │ │ │Cj│Cj│ │ │ │ │ │Ur│
╚═══════════════════════════════════════─┘─────────────────────────────────────┘
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Viewing aspects in order by sorted planets allows you to quickly see what
the aspects are to a particular house. The important column here is the
2nd column, which is sorted by house. I know, the Aspect Sort Order dialog
option you chose was "Planet" but this aspectarian differs from all others in
that you are aspecting planets to houses. In this instance, your "focus" is
on the houses, so you get a sort by house. Please note that this is not an
alphabetical sort, but by house order; i.e., from the 1st house to the 12th
house. The 1st column is in planetary order, from the Sun out to Pluto,
with the Moon following, then the Transneptunians, Asteroids, and finally
the Angles. What is actually displayed is dependent on how your preferences
are set from within the Prefer Menu, PLANETS -> Other Aspectarians.
Look at the 2nd column for the 4th House in the above Sorted Planet Aspects
window. Note that the 1st column is in planetary order for all the planets
that make aspects to the 4th House. While this may not be the preferred
method for a secondary sort, it comes in handy when you want to do a planetary
sort on midpoint aspects.
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Regardless of which type of sorted aspect data is displayed, you can move
the highlight bar down the list with the cursor keys or by using the mouse
on the vertical scrollbar. Press [Enter] or double click on a selection to
bring up the Aspect Information window. Selecting the Print option from the
Status Line or pressing [P] will print the sorted data.
The aspect data will remain on the desktop until you select to re-display
the chart data, or create/retrieve a different chart. You can fill the
desktop with as many different types of aspect/sort windows as you like,
providing you don't run out of memory.
3.2.3.2 - Midpoint Aspectarian
------------------------------
The Midpoint Aspectarian allows you to see what aspects the planets make to
the various midpoints it calculates for your chart. It also offers an
additional Status Line option which allows you to list the midpoints.
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╔═[■]MIDPOINT ASPECTS: Natal - Erlewine, Mik[ ]═╗
║ Su Me Ve Ma Ju Sa Ur Ne Pl Mn No As Mh ║─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
║ ┌──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┐ ■ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
║Su-Me│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Su▒ Me -03 28 R │ │ Me 07Ca21 │
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ ▒ Ve +01 36 │ │ Ve 19Le57 │
║Su-Ve│ │ │ │Tr│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Tr│ │Su▒ Ma -03 41 R │ │ Ma 09Ar06 │
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ ▒ Ju -00 41 R │ │ Ju 11Ge51 │
║Su-Ma│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Sx│ │ │ │ │Su▒ Sa -02 06 R │ │ Sa 26Ta07 │
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ ▒ Ur -00 13 R │ │ Ur 29Ta24 │
║Su-Ju│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Su▒ Ne +01 15 │ │ Ne 25Vi24 │
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ ▒ Pl +04 16 │ │ Pl 03Le41 │
║Su-Sa│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Sq│ │ │Sq│ │Sq│Su▒─────────────┘ └─────────────┘
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ ▒
║Su-Ur│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Su│
╚══■▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒──┘
│ As 08Sg00 │ │ 1 08Sg00 │ 7 08Ge00 │
│ Mh 25Vi19 │ │ 2 10Cp50 │ 8 10Ca50 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
│ VX 22Cp06 │ │ 3 18Aq54 │ 9 18Le54 │ │ CE 26Sg45 R │ │ Latitude: -04 21 │
│ EP 26Sg04 │ │ 4 25Pi19 │ 10 25Vi19 │ │ JU 15Vi07 │ │Longitude: 23Ta29 │
│ │ │ 5 24Ar49 │ 11 24Li49 │ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │Mean Node: 25Vi38 │
│ │ │ 6 18Ta06 │ 12 18Sc06 │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
└───────────┘ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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The contents of any aspectarian vary, according to how you have your
aspectarian preferences set. Preferences are set from the Prefer Menu,
ASPECTS -> Midpoint and PLANETS -> Midpoint Aspectarian. Please refer to the
PREFER MENU section for specifics regarding how to set aspectarian
preferences. Please note that the midpoint aspectarian preferences will
allow you to select a maximum of only 16 bodies. I had to impose this
limitation due to the large number of midpoints possible between the planets
and the fact that there is only so much memory available in normal DOS
applications. You might not even be able to create a Midpoint Aspectarian if
you have less than 640K of normal DOS memory.
Aspectarians are comprised of "cells." Each cell is the focal point of two
planetary bodies. Whether a cell contains anything, or not, depends on
whether the two planets are in aspect with each other. If the planets are
in aspect, then the abbreviation for that aspect is placed within the cell.
(Refer to APPENDIX B for aspect abbreviations.) In the above Midpoint
Aspectarian, you will note that the Su-Ve midpoint is Trine Mars and Trine
the Ascendant.
How you read the aspectarian is up to you. You may read down a column, or
across a row. It all depends on which part of the aspectarian is visible.
The entire aspectarian data may, or may not, be visible within the confines
of the aspectarian. Again, this all depends on how you have your
aspectarian preferences set in the Prefer Menu, ASPECTS -> Midpoints and
PLANETS -> Midpoint Aspectarian. Glancing at the scrollbars, you can see
that the scrollbar slider is at the beginning of both the horizontal and
vertical scrollbars. This indicates that there is further data that may be
viewed by scrolling through the aspectarian. If there were no scrollbar
slider, on either line, you would know that all the data is currently
displayed within the confines of the window, and no further scrolling is
possible.
Note that initially, there is a highlight box contained in the Su-Me/Su
aspect "cell." You may use the cursor keys to move this highlight box about
the aspectarian, or click once on the aspect cell to position the highlight
box there. Alternatively, you may click on the appropriate arrow attached
to either scrollbar to move the highlight about the cells of the
aspectarian. Once the highlight is in a particular cell, you may press
[Enter], if you are using the cursor keys, or if you are using the mouse,
double click on that cell to bring up an Aspect Information window which
provides you with detailed information about this aspect.
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┌─── MIDPOINT ASPECTS: Natal - Erlewine, Mi╔═[■]═══ ASPECT INFORMATION ════════╗
│ Su Me Ve Ma Ju Sa Ur Ne Pl Mn No As ║ Su-Me 16Ca35 +106 35 ║
│ ┌──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬║ Su 25Ca49 +115 49 + 0 00 ║
│Su-Me│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │║ + 9 14 + 0 00 ║
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼╚═══════════════════════════════════╝
│Su-Ve│ │ │ │Tr│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Tr│ │Su│ Ma -03 41 R │ │ Ma 09Ar06 │
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │ Ju -00 41 R │ │ Ju 11Ge51 │
│Su-Ma│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Sx│ │ │ │ │Su│ Sa -02 06 R │ │ Sa 26Ta07 │
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │ Ur -00 13 R │ │ Ur 29Ta24 │
│Su-Ju│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Su│ Ne +01 15 │ │ Ne 25Vi24 │
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │ Pl +04 16 │ │ Pl 03Le41 │
│Su-Sa│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Sq│ │ │Sq│ │Sq│Su│─────────────┘ └─────────────┘
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │
│Su-Ur│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Su│
└───────────────────────────────────────────────┘
│ As 08Sg00 │ │ 1 08Sg00 │ 7 08Ge00 │
│ Mh 25Vi19 │ │ 2 10Cp50 │ 8 10Ca50 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
│ VX 22Cp06 │ │ 3 18Aq54 │ 9 18Le54 │ │ CE 26Sg45 R │ │ Latitude: -04 21 │
│ EP 26Sg04 │ │ 4 25Pi19 │ 10 25Vi19 │ │ JU 15Vi07 │ │Longitude: 23Ta29 │
│ │ │ 5 24Ar49 │ 11 24Li49 │ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │Mean Node: 25Vi38 │
│ │ │ 6 18Ta06 │ 12 18Sc06 │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
└───────────┘ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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The Aspect Information window that appears supplies detailed information
concerning this aspect. The first line shows the position of the midpoint
involved in this aspect in zodiac notation, 360 degree notation, and their
declination. The second line is similar to the first, except that it shows
the planet involved in this aspect. The last line indicates the type of
aspect, the angle of the aspect, and the degree of orb involved in making
this aspect.
To close the Aspect Information window, press any key, or click on any area
of the Aspect Information window.
When the Aspect Information window is gone, note that the Status Line
indicates that you may Print or Sort this aspectarian.
Selecting the Print option will dump the contents of the aspectarian to the
printer or to a disk file, depending on how you have your printer preferences
set in the Prefer Menu, PRINTER.
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3.2.3.2.1 - Midpoint Aspectarian Sorts
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Selecting the Sort option will bring up an Aspect Sort Order dialog that
allows you to sort the aspectarian data by angle, orb, or planet.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
╔═[■]MIDPOINT ASPECTS: Natal - Erlewine, Mik[ ]═╗
║ Su Me Ve Ma Ju Sa Ur Ne Pl Mn No Tn CH As║─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
║ ┌──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──■ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
║Su-Me│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ▒ Me -03 28 R │ │ Me 07Ca21 │
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──▒ Ve +01 36 │ │ Ve 19Le57 │
║Su-Ve│ │ │ │Tr│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Tr▒ Ma -03 41 R │ │ Ma 09Ar06 │
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──▒ Ju -00 41 R │ │ Ju 11Ge51 │
║Su-Ma│ │ │ │ │ ╔═[■]════ Aspect Sort Order ═════════╗ R │ │ Sa 26Ta07 │
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──║ ║ R │ │ Ur 29Ta24 │
║Su-Ju│ │ │ │ │ ║ (.) Angle ║ │ │ Ne 25Vi24 │
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──║ ( ) Orb ║ │ │ Pl 03Le41 │
║Su-Sa│ │ │ │ │ ║ ( ) Planet ║───┘ └─────────────┘
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──║ ║
║Su-Ur│ │ │ │ │ ║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
╚══■▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
│ As 08Sg00 │ │ 1 08╚════════════════════════════════════╝
│ Mh 25Vi19 │ │ 2 10Cp50 │ 8 10Ca50 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
│ VX 22Cp06 │ │ 3 18Aq54 │ 9 18Le54 │ │ CE 26Sg45 R │ │ Latitude: -04 21 │
│ EP 26Sg04 │ │ 4 25Pi19 │ 10 25Vi19 │ │ JU 15Vi07 │ │Longitude: 23Ta29 │
│ │ │ 5 24Ar49 │ 11 24Li49 │ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │Mean Node: 25Vi38 │
│ │ │ 6 18Ta06 │ 12 18Sc06 │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
└───────────┘ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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Selecting to sort the aspects by angle will bring up a Sorted Aspects
window.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌─── MIDPOINT ASPECTS: Natal - Erle╔═[■]═ SORTED MIDPOINT ASPECTS: ANGLE ══[ ]═╗
│ Su Me Ve Ma Ju Sa Ur Ne Pl M║ 1st Orb Angle Aspect 2nd║
│ ┌──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬─║ ┌──────────────────────────────┐ ■
│Su-Me│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║ Ne-Mh │ 0.038415 │ 0.038415 │ Cj │ Ne ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Ne-Mh │ 0.038415 │ 0.038415 │ Cj │ Mh ▒
│Su-Ve│ │ │ │Tr│ │ │ │ │ │ ║ Ju-No │ 0.058716 │ 0.058716 │ Cj │ Pl ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Sa-Ne │ 0.059091 │ 0.059091 │ Cj │ Su ▒
│Su-Ma│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Sx│ ║ Sa-No │ 0.060762 │ 0.060762 │ Cj │ Su ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Ju-Ne │ 0.061137 │ 0.061137 │ Cj │ Pl ▒
│Su-Ju│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║ No-Mh │ 0.081437 │ 0.081437 │ Cj │ Ne ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Sa-Mh │ 0.097506 │ 0.097506 │ Cj │ Su ▒
│Su-Sa│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Sq│ │ ║ Ju-Mh │ 0.099552 │ 0.099552 │ Cj │ Pl ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Ne-No │ 0.119853 │ 0.119853 │ Cj │ Ne ▒
│Su-Ur│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║ Ne-No │ 0.119853 │ 0.119853 │ Cj │ No ▒
└──────────────────────────────────║ No-Mh │ 0.158268 │ 0.158268 │ Cj │ No ▒
│ As 08Sg00 │ │ 1 08Sg00 │ 7 08Ge║ No-Mh │ 0.158268 │ 0.158268 │ Cj │ Mh ▒
│ Mh 25Vi19 │ │ 2 10Cp50 │ 8 10Ca║ Ne-No │ 0.196683 │ 0.196683 │ Cj │ Mh ▒
│ VX 22Cp06 │ │ 3 18Aq54 │ 9 18Le║ Me-Ma │ 0.263040 │ 0.263040 │ Cj │ Mn ▒
│ EP 26Sg04 │ │ 4 25Pi19 │ 10 25Vi║ Ne-Mh │ 0.278120 │ 0.278120 │ Cj │ No ▒
│ │ │ 5 24Ar49 │ 11 24Li║ Ur-Mn │ 0.317868 │ 0.317868 │ Cj │ Sa ▒
│ │ │ 6 18Ta06 │ 12 18Sc║ Ju-Pl │ 0.417832 │ 0.417832 │ Cj │ Me │
└───────────┘ └───────────────────╚══════════════════════════════════════════─┘
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Viewing aspects in order by sorted angles allows you to quickly see all of
the actual aspects grouped together; i.e, Conjunctions, Sextiles, Squares,
Trines, Oppositions, etc. The 1st column indicates the midpoint as noted in
the left hand side of the aspectarian. The 2nd column indicates the planet
as noted across the top of the aspectarian. The orb column shows the degree
of orb involved in this aspect. The angle column shows the angle of the
aspect, and the aspect column shows the name of the aspect. Since you
selected to sort by angle, the angle and aspect column are the areas you
will be most interested in.
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Selecting to sort the aspects by orb will also bring up the Sorted Aspects
window.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌─── MIDPOINT ASPECTS: Natal - Erle╔═[■]══ SORTED MIDPOINT ASPECTS: ORB ═══[ ]═╗
│ Su Me Ve Ma Ju Sa Ur Ne Pl M║ 1st Orb Angle Aspect 2nd║
│ ┌──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬─║ ┌──────────────────────────────┐ ■
│Su-Me│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║ Ur-As │ 0.011173 │ 149.988827 │ Qx │ Pl ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Ve-Pl │ 0.032194 │ 59.967806 │ Sx │ Ju ▒
│Su-Ve│ │ │ │Tr│ │ │ │ │ │ ║ Ve-Sa │ 0.034746 │ 149.965254 │ Qx │ As ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Ne-Mh │ 0.038415 │ 0.038415 │ Cj │ Ne ▒
│Su-Ma│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Sx│ ║ Ne-Mh │ 0.038415 │ 0.038415 │ Cj │ Mh ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Ju-No │ 0.058716 │ 0.058716 │ Cj │ Pl ▒
│Su-Ju│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║ Sa-Ne │ 0.059091 │ 0.059091 │ Cj │ Su ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Sa-No │ 0.060762 │ 0.060762 │ Cj │ Su ▒
│Su-Sa│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Sq│ │ ║ Ju-Ne │ 0.061137 │ 0.061137 │ Cj │ Pl ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ No-Mh │ 0.081437 │ 0.081437 │ Cj │ Ne ▒
│Su-Ur│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║ Sa-Mh │ 0.082504 │ 59.917496 │ Sx │ No ▒
└──────────────────────────────────║ Sa-Mh │ 0.097506 │ 0.097506 │ Cj │ Su ▒
│ As 08Sg00 │ │ 1 08Sg00 │ 7 08Ge║ Ju-Mh │ 0.099552 │ 0.099552 │ Cj │ Pl ▒
│ Mh 25Vi19 │ │ 2 10Cp50 │ 8 10Ca║ Pl-Mh │ 0.110650 │ 90.110650 │ Sq │ Ur ▒
│ VX 22Cp06 │ │ 3 18Aq54 │ 9 18Le║ Su-Ve │ 0.116021 │ 120.116021 │ Tr │ As ▒
│ EP 26Sg04 │ │ 4 25Pi19 │ 10 25Vi║ Ne-No │ 0.119853 │ 0.119853 │ Cj │ Ne ▒
│ │ │ 5 24Ar49 │ 11 24Li║ Ne-No │ 0.119853 │ 0.119853 │ Cj │ No ▒
│ │ │ 6 18Ta06 │ 12 18Sc║ Sa-Ne │ 0.120919 │ 59.879081 │ Sx │ No │
└───────────┘ └───────────────────╚══════════════════════════════════════════─┘
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Viewing aspects in order by sorted orbs allows you to quickly see which
aspects are the most influential, and which ones are just barely within orb.
The information is the same as described above, except that your focus
should be on the orb column contents.
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Selecting to sort the aspects by planet will also bring up the Sorted
Aspects window, and it will look something like this:
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌─── MIDPOINT ASPECTS: Natal - Erle╔═[■]═ SORTED MIDPOINT ASPECTS: PLANET ═[ ]═╗
│ Su Me Ve Ma Ju Sa Ur Ne Pl M║ 1st Orb Angle Aspect 2nd║
│ ┌──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬─║ ┌──────────────────────────────┐ ■
│Su-Me│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║ Sa-Ne │ 0.059091 │ 0.059091 │ Cj │ Su ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Sa-Mn │ 1.016485 │ 61.016485 │ Sx │ Su ▒
│Su-Ve│ │ │ │Tr│ │ │ │ │ │ ║ Sa-No │ 0.060762 │ 0.060762 │ Cj │ Su ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Sa-Mh │ 0.097506 │ 0.097506 │ Cj │ Su ▒
│Su-Ma│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Sx│ ║ Ur-Mn │ 0.619401 │ 59.380599 │ Sx │ Su ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Ne-Mn │ 1.377109 │ 1.377109 │ Cj │ Su ▒
│Su-Ju│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║ Ne-No │ 0.299862 │ 59.700138 │ Sx │ Su ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Ne-Mh │ 0.458130 │ 59.541870 │ Sx │ Su ▒
│Su-Sa│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Sq│ │ ║ Mn-No │ 1.257256 │ 1.257256 │ Cj │ Su ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Mn-Mh │ 1.415524 │ 1.415524 │ Cj │ Su ▒
│Su-Ur│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║ No-Mh │ 0.338277 │ 59.661723 │ Sx │ Su ▒
└──────────────────────────────────║ Ve-Sa │ 0.685125 │ 0.685125 │ Cj │ Me ▒
│ As 08Sg00 │ │ 1 08Sg00 │ 7 08Ge║ Ve-Ne │ 0.324501 │ 60.324501 │ Sx │ Me ▒
│ Mh 25Vi19 │ │ 2 10Cp50 │ 8 10Ca║ Ve-Mn │ 0.632893 │ 0.632893 │ Cj │ Me ▒
│ VX 22Cp06 │ │ 3 18Aq54 │ 9 18Le║ Ve-No │ 0.444354 │ 60.444354 │ Sx │ Me ▒
│ EP 26Sg04 │ │ 4 25Pi19 │ 10 25Vi║ Ve-Mh │ 0.286086 │ 60.286086 │ Sx │ Me ▒
│ │ │ 5 24Ar49 │ 11 24Li║ Ma-As │ 1.200075 │ 148.799925 │ Qx │ Me ▒
│ │ │ 6 18Ta06 │ 12 18Sc║ Ju-Pl │ 0.417832 │ 0.417832 │ Cj │ Me │
└───────────┘ └───────────────────╚══════════════════════════════════════════─┘
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Viewing aspects in order by sorted planets allows you to quickly see what
the aspects are to a particular planet. The important column here is the
2nd column, which is sorted by planet. Please note that this is not an
alphabetical sort, but by planetary order; i.e., from the Sun out to Pluto,
with the Moon following, then the Transneptunians, Asteroids, and finally
the Angles. What is actually displayed is dependent on how your preferences
are set from within the Prefer Menu, PLANETS -> Midpoint Aspectarian.
Look at the 2nd column for the Sun in the above Sorted Planet Aspects
window. Note that the 1st column is also in planetary order for all the
midpoints that make aspects to the Sun.
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3.2.3.2.2 - Midpoint Aspectarian Lists
--------------------------------------
Midpoint Aspectarians provide you with an additional option on the Status
Line. You may also List the midpoints, by either planetary or zodiac order.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
╔═[■]MIDPOINT ASPECTS: Natal - Erlewine, Mik[ ]═╗
║ Su Me Ve Ma Ju Sa Ur Ne Pl Mn No As Mh ║─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
║ ┌──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┐ ■ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
║Su-Me│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Su▒ Me -03 28 R │ │ Me 07Ca21 │
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ ▒ Ve +01 36 │ │ Ve 19Le57 │
║Su-Ve│ │ │ │Tr│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Tr│ │Su▒ Ma -03 41 R │ │ Ma 09Ar06 │
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ ▒ Ju -00 41 R │ │ Ju 11Ge51 │
║Su-Ma│ │ │ │ │ ╔═[■]═══ Midpoint List Order ════════╗ R │ │ Sa 26Ta07 │
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──║ ║ R │ │ Ur 29Ta24 │
║Su-Ju│ │ │ │ │ ║ (.) Midpoint ║ │ │ Ne 25Vi24 │
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──║ ( ) Zodiac ║ │ │ Pl 03Le41 │
║Su-Sa│ │ │ │ │ ║ ║───┘ └─────────────┘
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║Su-Ur│ │ │ │ │ ║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚══■▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒╚════════════════════════════════════╝
│ As 08Sg00 │ │ 1 08Sg00 │ 7 08Ge00 │
│ Mh 25Vi19 │ │ 2 10Cp50 │ 8 10Ca50 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
│ VX 22Cp06 │ │ 3 18Aq54 │ 9 18Le54 │ │ CE 26Sg45 R │ │ Latitude: -04 21 │
│ EP 26Sg04 │ │ 4 25Pi19 │ 10 25Vi19 │ │ JU 15Vi07 │ │Longitude: 23Ta29 │
│ │ │ 5 24Ar49 │ 11 24Li49 │ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │Mean Node: 25Vi38 │
│ │ │ 6 18Ta06 │ 12 18Sc06 │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
└───────────┘ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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Selecting to list the midpoints by Planet will bring up a Midpoint List Type
dialog, asking you which type of midpoint list you want displayed. You have
a choice of generating a 45, 90, 180, or 360 degree midpoint list.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
╔═[■]MIDPOINT ASPECTS: Natal - Erlewine, Mik[ ]═╗
║ Su Me Ve Ma Ju Sa Ur Ne Pl Mn No As Mh ║─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
║ ┌──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┐ ■ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
║Su-Me│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Su▒ Me -03 28 R │ │ Me 07Ca21 │
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ ▒ Ve +01 36 │ │ Ve 19Le57 │
║Su-Ve│ │ │ │Tr│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Tr│ │Su▒ Ma -03 41 R │ │ Ma 09Ar06 │
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──╔═[■]════ Midpoint List Type ════════╗ R │ │ Ju 11Ge51 │
║Su-Ma│ │ │ │ │ ║ ║ R │ │ Sa 26Ta07 │
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──║ (.) 45 Degree ║ R │ │ Ur 29Ta24 │
║Su-Ju│ │ │ │ │ ║ ( ) 90 Degree ║ │ │ Ne 25Vi24 │
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──║ ( ) 180 Degree ║ │ │ Pl 03Le41 │
║Su-Sa│ │ │ │ │ ║ ( ) 360 Degree ║───┘ └─────────────┘
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──║ ║
║Su-Ur│ │ │ │ │ ║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
╚══■▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
│ As 08Sg00 │ │ 1 08╚════════════════════════════════════╝
│ Mh 25Vi19 │ │ 2 10Cp50 │ 8 10Ca50 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
│ VX 22Cp06 │ │ 3 18Aq54 │ 9 18Le54 │ │ CE 26Sg45 R │ │ Latitude: -04 21 │
│ EP 26Sg04 │ │ 4 25Pi19 │ 10 25Vi19 │ │ JU 15Vi07 │ │Longitude: 23Ta29 │
│ │ │ 5 24Ar49 │ 11 24Li49 │ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │Mean Node: 25Vi38 │
│ │ │ 6 18Ta06 │ 12 18Sc06 │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
└───────────┘ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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To keep things simple, all midpoint list examples that follow will assume
you selected a 45 degree list. Once your selection has been made, a
Midpoint List window appears.
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╔═[■]══ 45 MIDPOINT LIST: MDPNT ══[ ]═╗, Mik ───┐
║ Mdpnt Angle Zodiac Mdpnt ║ As Mh │─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
║ ┌─────────────────────┐ ■┬──┬──┐ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
║ Su- │ 25.820946 │ 25Ar49 │ Su- ▒│ │ │Su│ Me -03 28 R │ │ Me 07Ca21 │
║ Su-Me │ 16.584732 │ 16Ar35 │ Su-Me ▒┼──┼──┤ │ Ve +01 36 │ │ Ve 19Le57 │
║ Su-Ve │ 37.882877 │ 07Ta53 │ Su-Ve ▒│Tr│ │Su│ Ma -03 41 R │ │ Ma 09Ar06 │
║ Su-Ma │ 17.459617 │ 17Ar28 │ Su-Ma ▒┼──┼──┤ │ Ju -00 41 R │ │ Ju 11Ge51 │
║ Su-Ju │ 3.834122 │ 03Ar50 │ Su-Ju ▒│ │ │Su│ Sa -02 06 R │ │ Sa 26Ta07 │
║ Su-Sa │ 40.971712 │ 10Ta58 │ Su-Sa ▒┼──┼──┤ │ Ur -00 13 R │ │ Ur 29Ta24 │
║ Su-Ur │ 42.607598 │ 12Ta36 │ Su-Ur ▒│ │ │Su│ Ne +01 15 │ │ Ne 25Vi24 │
║ Su-Ne │ 10.611088 │ 10Ar37 │ Su-Ne ▒┼──┼──┤ │ Pl +04 16 │ │ Pl 03Le41 │
║ Su-Pl │ 29.753173 │ 29Ar45 │ Su-Pl ▒│ │Sq│Su│─────────────┘ └─────────────┘
║ Su-Mn │ 39.653694 │ 09Ta39 │ Su-Mn ▒┼──┼──┤ │
║ Su-No │ 10.730941 │ 10Ar44 │ Su-No ▒│ │ │Su│
║ Su-As │ 1.909922 │ 01Ar55 │ Su-As ▒─────────┘
║ Su-Mh │ 10.572673 │ 10Ar34 │ Su-Mh ▒
║ Me- │ 7.348518 │ 07Ar21 │ Me- ▒ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
║ Me-Ve │ 28.646663 │ 28Ar39 │ Me-Ve ▒ │ CE 26Sg45 R │ │ Latitude: -04 21 │
║ Me-Ma │ 8.223403 │ 08Ar13 │ Me-Ma ▒ │ JU 15Vi07 │ │Longitude: 23Ta29 │
║ Me-Ju │ 39.597908 │ 09Ta36 │ Me-Ju ▒ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │Mean Node: 25Vi38 │
║ Me-Sa │ 31.735498 │ 01Ta44 │ Me-Sa │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
╚════════════════════════════════════─┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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Viewing the midpoints in order by planet allows you to quickly see all of
the actual midpoint pairs grouped together; i.e, Ascendant midpoints, Chiron
midpoints, Jupiter midpoints. There are two Mdpnt columns, both holding the
midpoint names. This is an alphabetical listing. The angle column shows
the position of the midpoint in 360 degree notation. The zodiac column
shows the position of the midpoint in zodiac notation. Since you selected
to list by planet, you should focus your attention on either of the Mdpnt
columns.
Midpoint lists show the radical position of the planet as a single entry.
For example, in the above list the radical position of the Sun is denoted by
"Su- ", and that of Mercury by "Me- ".
NOTE: The Tree option on the status line, while available, is for use only
with midpoint listings sorted by zodiac. Attempting to select it on
a midpoint list sorted by planet will generate an error message.
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Selecting to list the midpoints by zodiac will also bring up the Midpoint
List Type dialog, from which you again select a 45, 90, 180, or 360 degree
listing. Once your selection has been made, a Midpoint List window appears.
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╔═[■]═ 45 MIDPOINT LIST: ZODIAC ══[ ]═╗, Mik ───┐
║ Mdpnt Angle Zodiac Mdpnt ║ As Mh │─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
║ ┌─────────────────────┐ ■┬──┬──┐ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
║ Me-Mh │ 1.336459 │ 01Ar20 │ Me-Mh ▒│ │ │Su│ Me -03 28 R │ │ Me 07Ca21 │
║ Me-Ne │ 1.374874 │ 01Ar22 │ Me-Ne ▒┼──┼──┤ │ Ve +01 36 │ │ Ve 19Le57 │
║ Me-No │ 1.494727 │ 01Ar30 │ Me-No ▒│Tr│ │Su│ Ma -03 41 R │ │ Ma 09Ar06 │
║ Ur-Pl │ 1.539826 │ 01Ar32 │ Ur-Pl ▒┼──┼──┤ │ Ju -00 41 R │ │ Ju 11Ge51 │
║ Su-As │ 1.909922 │ 01Ar55 │ Su-As ▒│ │ │Su│ Sa -02 06 R │ │ Sa 26Ta07 │
║ Ma-Mh │ 2.211345 │ 02Ar13 │ Ma-Mh ▒┼──┼──┤ │ Ur -00 13 R │ │ Ur 29Ta24 │
║ Ma-Ne │ 2.249760 │ 02Ar15 │ Ma-Ne ▒│ │ │Su│ Ne +01 15 │ │ Ne 25Vi24 │
║ Ma-No │ 2.369612 │ 02Ar22 │ Ma-No ▒┼──┼──┤ │ Pl +04 16 │ │ Pl 03Le41 │
║ Su-Ju │ 3.834122 │ 03Ar50 │ Su-Ju ▒│ │Sq│Su│─────────────┘ └─────────────┘
║ Ve- │ 4.944807 │ 04Ar57 │ Ve- ▒┼──┼──┤ │
║ Pl-As │ 5.842149 │ 05Ar51 │ Pl-As ▒│ │ │Su│
║ Ve-Mn │ 6.715625 │ 06Ar43 │ Ve-Mn ▒─────────┘
║ Me- │ 7.348518 │ 07Ar21 │ Me- ▒
║ Ju-Pl │ 7.766350 │ 07Ar46 │ Ju-Pl ▒ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
║ Ve-Sa │ 8.033643 │ 08Ar02 │ Ve-Sa ▒ │ CE 26Sg45 R │ │ Latitude: -04 21 │
║ Me-Ma │ 8.223403 │ 08Ar13 │ Me-Ma ▒ │ JU 15Vi07 │ │Longitude: 23Ta29 │
║ Mn- │ 8.486443 │ 08Ar29 │ Mn- ▒ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │Mean Node: 25Vi38 │
║ Ma- │ 9.098289 │ 09Ar06 │ Ma- │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
╚════════════════════════════════════─┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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Viewing the midpoints in order by zodiac allows you to quickly see all of
the actual midpoint pairs grouped together by zodiac; i.e, all of the
midpoints in Aries, Taurus, Gemini, etc. There are two Mdpnt columns, both
holding the midpoint names. This is a numeric listing, from 1 to 360. The
angle column shows the position of the midpoint in 360 degree notation. The
zodiac column shows the position of the midpoint in zodiac notation. Since
you selected to list by zodiac, you should focus your attention on either
the Angle or Zodiac column.
Midpoint lists show the radical position of the planet as a single entry.
For example, in the above list the radical position of Mercury is denoted by
"Me- ", and that of Venus by "Ve- ".
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When sorting midpoint lists by zodiac, you can also display the data
graphically as midpoint "trees." Either click on the Status Line Tree
option with your mouse, or press the [T] key.
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┌───── 45 MIDPOINT LIST: ZODIAC ──────┐, Mik ───┐ ╔═[■]45 MIDPOIN[ ]═╗
│ Mdpnt Angle Zodiac Mdpnt │ As Mh │─── DECLN ─║ Su ║
│ ┌─────────────────────┐ │┬──┬──┐ │ Su +00 00 ║ Ju──┼──As 24Ar55 ■
│ Me-Mh │ 1.336459 │ 01Ar20 │ Me-Mh ││ │ │Su│ Me -03 28 ║ Sa──┼──Mh 25Ar43 ▒
│ Me-Ne │ 1.374874 │ 01Ar22 │ Me-Ne │┼──┼──┤ │ Ve +01 36 ║ Sa──┼──Ne 25Ar46 ▒
│ Me-No │ 1.494727 │ 01Ar30 │ Me-No ││Tr│ │Su│ Ma -03 41 ║ █──Su 25Ar49 ▒
│ Ur-Pl │ 1.539826 │ 01Ar32 │ Ur-Pl │┼──┼──┤ │ Ju -00 41 ║ Sa──┼──No 25Ar53 ▒
│ Su-As │ 1.909922 │ 01Ar55 │ Su-As ││ │ │Su│ Sa -02 06 ║ ▒
│ Ma-Mh │ 2.211345 │ 02Ar13 │ Ma-Mh │┼──┼──┤ │ Ur -00 13 ║ Me ▒
│ Ma-Ne │ 2.249760 │ 02Ar15 │ Ma-Ne ││ │ │Su│ Ne +01 15 ║ Ve──┼──Mn 06Ar43 ▒
│ Ma-No │ 2.369612 │ 02Ar22 │ Ma-No │┼──┼──┤ │ Pl +04 16 ║ █──Me 07Ar21 ▒
│ Su-Ju │ 3.834122 │ 03Ar50 │ Su-Ju ││ │Sq│Su│───────────║ Ju──┼──Pl 07Ar46 ▒
│ Ve- │ 4.944807 │ 04Ar57 │ Ve- │┼──┼──┤ │ ║ Ve──┼──Sa 08Ar02 ▒
│ Pl-As │ 5.842149 │ 05Ar51 │ Pl-As ││ │ │Su│ ║ ▒
│ Ve-Mn │ 6.715625 │ 06Ar43 │ Ve-Mn │─────────┘ ║ Ve ▒
│ Me- │ 7.348518 │ 07Ar21 │ Me- │ ║ █──Ve 04Ar57 ▒
│ Ju-Pl │ 7.766350 │ 07Ar46 │ Ju-Pl │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌║ Pl──┼──As 05Ar51 ▒
│ Ve-Sa │ 8.033643 │ 08Ar02 │ Ve-Sa │ │ CE 26Sg45 R │ │║ ▒
│ Me-Ma │ 8.223403 │ 08Ar13 │ Me-Ma │ │ JU 15Vi07 │ │║ Ma ▒
│ Mn- │ 8.486443 │ 08Ar29 │ Mn- │ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │║ Me──┼──Ma 08Ar13 ▒
│ Ma- │ 9.098289 │ 09Ar06 │ Ma- │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │║ ╞══Mn 08Ar29 ▒
└─────────────────────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └║ █──Ma 09Ar06 │
╚═════════════════─┘
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Viewing the Midpoint Tree allows you to quickly see all of the actual
midpoint pairs grouped together by radical; i.e, all of the midpoints to the
Sun, Mercury, Venus, etc. The top of each tree indicates the radical planet
the tree belongs to. The actual radical position in the tree is marked by a
"box" on the tree trunk. Any other radicals in a tree that are within
midpoint orb are displayed with a double line branching off the right hand
side of the trunk, as you may note with the Moon in the Mars tree above. The
Sun, Moon, Ascendant, and Midheaven personal points, when combined as
midpoint pairs, are denoted by a double line branch. If you scroll the
midpoint tree you'll find such a personal midpoint pair in the Saturn tree
between the Sun and Midheaven. The midpoint trees are based on planetary
order within the Midpoint Tree window; Sun through Pluto, Moon,
Transneptunians, Asteroids, Angles, etc.
Regardless of which type of list or tree is displayed, you can move through
the list or tree with the cursor keys or by using the mouse on the vertical
scrollbar.
NOTE: Midpoint lists and trees have no highlight bar, but they do have a
vertical scrollbar that allows you to scroll through the list or
tree.
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The aspect data will remain on the desktop until you select to re-display
the chart data, or create/retrieve a different chart. You can fill the
desktop with as many different types of aspect/sort windows as you like,
providing you don't run out of memory.
3.2.3.3 - Planetary Aspectarian
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The Planetary Aspectarian allows you to see what aspects the planets make to
each other.
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╔═[■]PLANET ASPECTS: Natal - Erlewine,[ ]═╗
║ Su ║─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
║ ┌──┐ ■ │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
║Me│ │Me ▒ │ │ Me -03 28 R │ │ Me 07Ca21 │
║ ├──┼──┐ ▒ │ │ Ve +01 36 │ │ Ve 19Le57 │
║Ve│ │ │Ve ▒ │ │ Ma -03 41 R │ │ Ma 09Ar06 │
║ ├──┼──┼──┐ ▒ │ │ Ju -00 41 R │ │ Ju 11Ge51 │
║Ma│ │Sq│ │Ma ▒ │ │ Sa -02 06 R │ │ Sa 26Ta07 │
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┐ ▒ │ │ Ur -00 13 R │ │ Ur 29Ta24 │
║Ju│ │ │ │ │Ju ▒ │ │ Ne +01 15 │ │ Ne 25Vi24 │
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┐ ▒ │ │ Pl +04 16 │ │ Pl 03Le41 │
║Sa│Sx│ │ │ │ │Sa ▒─┘ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┐ ▒
║Ur│ │ │ │ │ │Cj│Ur │
╚══■▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒──┘
│ As 08Sg00 │ │ 1 08Sg00 │ 7 08Ge00 │
│ Mh 25Vi19 │ │ 2 10Cp50 │ 8 10Ca50 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
│ VX 22Cp06 │ │ 3 18Aq54 │ 9 18Le54 │ │ CE 26Sg45 R │ │ Latitude: -04 21 │
│ EP 26Sg04 │ │ 4 25Pi19 │ 10 25Vi19 │ │ JU 15Vi07 │ │Longitude: 23Ta29 │
│ │ │ 5 24Ar49 │ 11 24Li49 │ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │Mean Node: 25Vi38 │
│ │ │ 6 18Ta06 │ 12 18Sc06 │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
└───────────┘ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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The contents of any aspectarian vary, according to how you have your
aspectarian preferences set. Preferences are set from the Prefer Menu,
ASPECTS -> Planetary and PLANETS -> Other Aspectarians. Please refer to the
PREFER MENU section for specifics regarding how to set aspectarian
preferences.
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Aspectarians are comprised of "cells." Each cell is the focal point of two
planetary bodies. Whether a cell contains anything, or not, depends on
whether the two planets are in aspect with each other. If the planets are
in aspect, then the abbreviation for that aspect is placed within the cell.
(Refer to APPENDIX B for aspect abbreviations.) In the above planetary
aspectarian, you will note that Mercury is Square Mars, and that the Sun is
Sextile Saturn.
How you read the aspectarian is up to you. You may read down a column,
or across a row. It all depends on which part of the aspectarian
is visible. The entire aspectarian data may, or may not, be visible within
the confines of the aspectarian. Again, this all depends on how you have
your aspectarian preferences set in the Prefer Menu, ASPECTS -> Planetary
and PLANETS -> Other Aspectarians. Glancing at the scrollbars, you can see
that the scrollbar slider is at the beginning of both the horizontal and
vertical scrollbars. This indicates that there is further data that may be
viewed by scrolling through the aspectarian. If there were no scrollbar
slider, on either line, you would know that all the data is currently
displayed within the confines of the window, and no further scrolling is
possible.
Note that initially, there is a highlight box contained in the Su/Me aspect
"cell." You may use the cursor keys to move this highlight box about the
aspectarian, or click once on the aspect cell to position the highlight box
there. Alternatively, you may click on the appropriate arrow attached to
either scrollbar to move the highlight about the cells of the aspectarian.
Once the highlight is in a particular cell, you may press [Enter], if you
are using the cursor keys, or if you are using the mouse, double click on
that cell to bring up an Aspect Information window which provides you with
detailed information about this aspect.
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┌─── PLANET ASPECTS: Natal - Erlewine, ───┐ ╔═[■]══ ASPECT INFORMATION ══════╗
│ Su │─┐ ║ Me 07Ca21 + 97 21 - 3 28 ║
│ ┌──┐ │ │ ║ Su 25Ca49 +115 49 + 0 00 ║
│Me│ │Me │ │ ║ SEPARATE + 18 28 + 0 00 ║
│ ├──┼──┐ │ │ ╚════════════════════════════════╝
│Ve│ │ │Ve │ │ │ Ma -03 41 R │ │ Ma 09Ar06 │
│ ├──┼──┼──┐ │ │ │ Ju -00 41 R │ │ Ju 11Ge51 │
│Ma│ │Sq│ │Ma │ │ │ Sa -02 06 R │ │ Sa 26Ta07 │
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┐ │ │ │ Ur -00 13 R │ │ Ur 29Ta24 │
│Ju│ │ │ │ │Ju │ │ │ Ne +01 15 │ │ Ne 25Vi24 │
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┐ │ │ │ Pl +04 16 │ │ Pl 03Le41 │
│Sa│Sx│ │ │ │ │Sa │─┘ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┐ │
│Ur│ │ │ │ │ │Cj│Ur │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
│ As 08Sg00 │ │ 1 08Sg00 │ 7 08Ge00 │
│ Mh 25Vi19 │ │ 2 10Cp50 │ 8 10Ca50 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
│ VX 22Cp06 │ │ 3 18Aq54 │ 9 18Le54 │ │ CE 26Sg45 R │ │ Latitude: -04 21 │
│ EP 26Sg04 │ │ 4 25Pi19 │ 10 25Vi19 │ │ JU 15Vi07 │ │Longitude: 23Ta29 │
│ │ │ 5 24Ar49 │ 11 24Li49 │ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │Mean Node: 25Vi38 │
│ │ │ 6 18Ta06 │ 12 18Sc06 │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
└───────────┘ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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The Aspect Information window that appears supplies detailed information
concerning this aspect. The first two lines show the position of the planets
involved in this aspect in zodiac notation, 360 degree notation, and their
declination. The last line indicates the type of aspect, whether it is
applying, exact, or separating, the angle of the aspect, and the degree of orb
involved in making this aspect.
To close the Aspect Information window, press any key, or click on any area
of the Aspect Information window.
When the Aspect Information window is gone, note that the Status Line
indicates that you may Print or Sort this aspectarian.
Selecting the Print option will dump the contents of the aspectarian to the
printer or to a disk file, depending on how you have your printer preferences
set in the Prefer Menu, PRINTER.
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3.2.3.3.1 - Planetary Aspectarian Sorts
---------------------------------------
Selecting the Sort option will bring up an Aspect Sort Order dialog that
allows you to sort the aspectarian data by angle, orb, or planet.
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╔═[■]PLANET ASPECTS: Natal - Erlewine,[ ]═╗
║ Su ║─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
║ ┌──┐ ■ │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
║Me│ │Me ▒ │ │ Me -03 28 R │ │ Me 07Ca21 │
║ ├──┼──┐ ▒ │ │ Ve +01 36 │ │ Ve 19Le57 │
║Ve│ │ │Ve ▒ │ │ Ma -03 41 R │ │ Ma 09Ar06 │
║ ├──┼──┼──┐ ▒ │ │ Ju -00 41 R │ │ Ju 11Ge51 │
║Ma│ │Sq│ │Ma ╔═[■]════ Aspect Sort Order ═════════╗ R │ │ Sa 26Ta07 │
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┐ ║ ║ R │ │ Ur 29Ta24 │
║Ju│ │ │ │ │Ju ║ (.) Angle ║ │ │ Ne 25Vi24 │
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┐ ║ ( ) Orb ║ │ │ Pl 03Le41 │
║Sa│Sx│ │ │ │ │Sa║ ( ) Planet ║───┘ └─────────────┘
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──║ ║
║Ur│ │ │ │ │ │Cj║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
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│ As 08Sg00 │ │ 1 08╚════════════════════════════════════╝
│ Mh 25Vi19 │ │ 2 10Cp50 │ 8 10Ca50 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
│ VX 22Cp06 │ │ 3 18Aq54 │ 9 18Le54 │ │ CE 26Sg45 R │ │ Latitude: -04 21 │
│ EP 26Sg04 │ │ 4 25Pi19 │ 10 25Vi19 │ │ JU 15Vi07 │ │Longitude: 23Ta29 │
│ │ │ 5 24Ar49 │ 11 24Li49 │ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │Mean Node: 25Vi38 │
│ │ │ 6 18Ta06 │ 12 18Sc06 │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
└───────────┘ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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Selecting to sort the aspects by angle will bring up a Sorted Aspects
window.
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┌─── PLANET ASPECTS: Natal - Erlewine,╔═[■]═ SORTED PLANET ASPECTS: ANGLE ═[ ]═╗
│ Su ║1st Orb Angle Aspect 2nd║
│ ┌──┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────┐ ■
│Me│ │Me ║ Mh │ 0.076830 │ 0.076830 │ Cj │ Ne ▒
│ ├──┼──┐ ║ No │ 0.239705 │ 0.239705 │ Cj │ Ne ▒
│Ve│ │ │Ve ║ Mh │ 0.316536 │ 0.316536 │ Cj │ No ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┐ ║ Mn │ 2.636036 │ 2.636036 │ Cj │ Sa ▒
│Ma│ │Sq│ │Ma ║ Ur │ 3.271771 │ 3.271771 │ Cj │ Sa ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┐ ║ Mn │ 5.907807 │ 5.907807 │ Cj │ Ur ▒
│Ju│ │ │ │ │Ju ║ Pl │ 7.864456 │ 7.864456 │ Cj │ Su ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┐ ║ Mh │ 0.496545 │ 59.503455 │ Sx │ Su ▒
│Sa│Sx│ │ │ │ │Sa ║ Ne │ 0.419715 │ 59.580285 │ Sx │ Su ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┐ ║ Sa │ 0.301533 │ 59.698467 │ Sx │ Su ▒
│Ur│ │ │ │ │ │Cj│Ur ║ No │ 0.180010 │ 59.819990 │ Sx │ Su ▒
└─────────────────────────────────────║ Ma │ 1.749771 │ 88.250229 │ Sq │ Me ▒
│ As 08Sg00 │ │ 1 08Sg00 │ 7 08Ge00 ║ Ne │ 3.993020 │ 116.006980 │ Tr │ Ur ▒
│ Mh 25Vi19 │ │ 2 10Cp50 │ 8 10Ca50 ║ No │ 3.753314 │ 116.246686 │ Tr │ Ur ▒
│ VX 22Cp06 │ │ 3 18Aq54 │ 9 18Le54 ║ Mh │ 0.798079 │ 119.201921 │ Tr │ Sa ▒
│ EP 26Sg04 │ │ 4 25Pi19 │ 10 25Vi19 ║ Ne │ 0.721248 │ 119.278752 │ Tr │ Sa ▒
│ │ │ 5 24Ar49 │ 11 24Li49 ║ No │ 0.481543 │ 119.518457 │ Tr │ Sa ▒
│ │ │ 6 18Ta06 │ 12 18Sc06 ║ As │ 1.099392 │ 121.099392 │ Tr │ Ma │
└───────────┘ └──────────────────────╚═══════════════════════════════════════─┘
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Viewing aspects in order by sorted angles allows you to quickly see all of
the actual aspects grouped together; i.e, Conjunctions, Sextiles, Squares,
Trines, Oppositions, etc. The 1st column indicates the planet as noted in
the left hand side of the aspectarian. The 2nd column indicates the planet
as noted across the top of the aspectarian. The orb column shows the degree
of orb involved in this aspect. The angle column shows the angle of the
aspect, and the aspect column shows the name of the aspect. Since you
selected to sort by angle, the angle and aspect column are the areas you
will be most interested in.
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Selecting to sort the aspects by orb will also bring up the Sorted Aspects
window.
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┌─── PLANET ASPECTS: Natal - Erlewine,╔═[■]══ SORTED PLANET ASPECTS: ORB ══[ ]═╗
│ Su ║1st Orb Angle Aspect 2nd║
│ ┌──┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────┐ ■
│Me│ │Me ║ Mh │ 0.076830 │ 0.076830 │ Cj │ Ne ▒
│ ├──┼──┐ ║ No │ 0.180010 │ 59.819990 │ Sx │ Su ▒
│Ve│ │ │Ve ║ No │ 0.239705 │ 0.239705 │ Cj │ Ne ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┐ ║ Sa │ 0.301533 │ 59.698467 │ Sx │ Su ▒
│Ma│ │Sq│ │Ma ║ Mh │ 0.316536 │ 0.316536 │ Cj │ No ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┐ ║ Ne │ 0.419715 │ 59.580285 │ Sx │ Su ▒
│Ju│ │ │ │ │Ju ║ No │ 0.481543 │ 119.518457 │ Tr │ Sa ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┐ ║ Mh │ 0.496545 │ 59.503455 │ Sx │ Su ▒
│Sa│Sx│ │ │ │ │Sa ║ As │ 0.650380 │ 150.650380 │ Qx │ Me ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┐ ║ Ne │ 0.721248 │ 119.278752 │ Tr │ Sa ▒
│Ur│ │ │ │ │ │Cj│Ur ║ Mh │ 0.798079 │ 119.201921 │ Tr │ Sa ▒
└─────────────────────────────────────║ As │ 1.099392 │ 121.099392 │ Tr │ Ma ▒
│ As 08Sg00 │ │ 1 08Sg00 │ 7 08Ge00 ║ Ma │ 1.749771 │ 88.250229 │ Sq │ Me ▒
│ Mh 25Vi19 │ │ 2 10Cp50 │ 8 10Ca50 ║ Mh │ 1.837957 │ 121.837957 │ Tr │ Mn ▒
│ VX 22Cp06 │ │ 3 18Aq54 │ 9 18Le54 ║ Mn │ 1.914788 │ 121.914788 │ Tr │ Ne ▒
│ EP 26Sg04 │ │ 4 25Pi19 │ 10 25Vi19 ║ No │ 2.154493 │ 122.154493 │ Tr │ Mn ▒
│ │ │ 5 24Ar49 │ 11 24Li49 ║ Mn │ 2.636036 │ 2.636036 │ Cj │ Sa ▒
│ │ │ 6 18Ta06 │ 12 18Sc06 ║ Ur │ 3.271771 │ 3.271771 │ Cj │ Sa │
└───────────┘ └──────────────────────╚═══════════════════════════════════════─┘
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Viewing aspects in order by sorted orbs allows you to quickly see which
aspects are the most influential, and which ones are just barely within orb.
The information is the same as described above, except that your focus
should be on the orb column contents.
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Selecting to sort the aspects by planet will also bring up the Sorted
Aspects window, and it will look something like this:
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┌─── PLANET ASPECTS: Natal - Erlewine,╔═[■] SORTED PLANET ASPECTS: PLANET ═[ ]═╗
│ Su ║1st Orb Angle Aspect 2nd║
│ ┌──┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────┐ ■
│Me│ │Me ║ Sa │ 0.301533 │ 59.698467 │ Sx │ Su ▒
│ ├──┼──┐ ║ Ne │ 0.419715 │ 59.580285 │ Sx │ Su ▒
│Ve│ │ │Ve ║ Pl │ 7.864456 │ 7.864456 │ Cj │ Su ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┐ ║ No │ 0.180010 │ 59.819990 │ Sx │ Su ▒
│Ma│ │Sq│ │Ma ║ Mh │ 0.496545 │ 59.503455 │ Sx │ Su ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┐ ║ Ma │ 1.749771 │ 88.250229 │ Sq │ Me ▒
│Ju│ │ │ │ │Ju ║ As │ 0.650380 │ 150.650380 │ Qx │ Me ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┐ ║ As │ 1.099392 │ 121.099392 │ Tr │ Ma ▒
│Sa│Sx│ │ │ │ │Sa ║ Ur │ 3.271771 │ 3.271771 │ Cj │ Sa ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┐ ║ Ne │ 0.721248 │ 119.278752 │ Tr │ Sa ▒
│Ur│ │ │ │ │ │Cj│Ur ║ Mn │ 2.636036 │ 2.636036 │ Cj │ Sa ▒
└─────────────────────────────────────║ No │ 0.481543 │ 119.518457 │ Tr │ Sa ▒
│ As 08Sg00 │ │ 1 08Sg00 │ 7 08Ge00 ║ Mh │ 0.798079 │ 119.201921 │ Tr │ Sa ▒
│ Mh 25Vi19 │ │ 2 10Cp50 │ 8 10Ca50 ║ Ne │ 3.993020 │ 116.006980 │ Tr │ Ur ▒
│ VX 22Cp06 │ │ 3 18Aq54 │ 9 18Le54 ║ Mn │ 5.907807 │ 5.907807 │ Cj │ Ur ▒
│ EP 26Sg04 │ │ 4 25Pi19 │ 10 25Vi19 ║ No │ 3.753314 │ 116.246686 │ Tr │ Ur ▒
│ │ │ 5 24Ar49 │ 11 24Li49 ║ Mn │ 1.914788 │ 121.914788 │ Tr │ Ne ▒
│ │ │ 6 18Ta06 │ 12 18Sc06 ║ No │ 0.239705 │ 0.239705 │ Cj │ Ne │
└───────────┘ └──────────────────────╚═══════════════════════════════════════─┘
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Viewing aspects in order by sorted planets allows you to quickly see what
the aspects are to a particular planet. The important column here is the
2nd column, which is sorted by planet. Please note that this is not an
alphabetical sort, but by planetary order; i.e., from the Sun out to Pluto,
with the Moon following, then the Transneptunians, Asteroids, and finally
the Angles. What is actually displayed is dependent on how your preferences
are set from within the Prefer Menu, PLANETS - Other Aspectarians.
Look at the 2nd column for the Sun in the above Sorted Planet Aspects
window. Note that the 1st column is also in planetary order for all the
planets that make aspects to the Sun. While this may not be the preferred
method for a secondary sort, it comes in handy when you want to do a planetary
sort on midpoint aspects.
Regardless of which type of sorted aspect data is displayed, you can move
the highlight bar down the list with the cursor keys or by using the mouse
on the vertical scrollbar. Press [Enter] or double click on a selection to
bring up the Aspect Information window. Selecting the Print option from the
Status Line or pressing [P] will print the sorted data.
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The aspect data will remain on the desktop until you select to re-display
the chart data, or create/retrieve a different chart. You can fill the
desktop with as many different types of aspect/sort windows as you like,
providing you don't run out of memory.
3.2.3.4 - Synastric Aspectarian
-------------------------------
The Synastric Aspectarian allows you to see what aspects are between the
planets in two different charts. You could view the aspects between any
primary and secondary chart; i.e., a natal chart and a solar return chart, a
composite chart and a progressed chart, etc. In this instance, we'll look
at a natal chart for Mike Erlewine and a secondary natal chart for Shirley
MacLaine.
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╔═[■]SYNASTRIC ASPECTS: Erlewine, Mike - [ ]═╗
║ Su Me Ve Ma Ju Sa Ur Ne Pl Mn No As Mh ║ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
║ ┌──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┐ ■ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 03Ta59 │
║Su│ │ │ │ │ │Qx│Sq│ │Cj│ │ │ │ │Su▒ │ Me -02 21 R │ │ Me 15Ar27 │
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ ▒ │ Ve -00 21 R │ │ Ve 17Pi56 │
║Me│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Sx│ │ │Cj│Me▒ │ Ma -00 21 R │ │ Ma 01Ta41 │
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ ▒ │ Ju +01 34 │ │ Ju 16Li18 R │
║Ve│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Ve▒ │ Sa -01 08 R │ │ Sa 26Aq36 │
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ ▒ │ Ur -00 32 R │ │ Ur 27Ar47 │
║Ma│ │Cj│ │ │ │ │ │Qx│ │ │ │ │ │Ma▒ │ Ne +00 55 │ │ Ne 09Vi47 R │
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ ▒ │ Pl +01 24 │ │ Pl 22Ca36 │
║Ju│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Sq│ │ │Tr│ │ │Ju▒ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ ▒
║Sa│ │ │ │ │ │Sq│ │ │ │ │ │Tr│ │Sa│
╚══■▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒──┘
│ As 29Vi11 │ │ 1 29Vi11 │ 7 29Pi11 │
│ Mh 29Ge04 │ │ 2 25Li42 │ 8 25Ar42 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
│ VX 27Vi29 │ │ 3 26Sc07 │ 9 26Ta07 │ │ CE 19Ta14 │ │ Latitude: -01 48 │
│ EP 28Vi54 │ │ 4 29Sg04 │ 10 29Ge04 │ │ JU 07Cp59 │ │Longitude: 06Vi59 │
│ │ │ 5 02Aq03 │ 11 02Le03 │ │ PA 09Ar25 │ │Mean Node: 15Aq33 │
│ │ │ 6 02Pi31 │ 12 02Vi31 │ │ VE 20Vi18 R │ │True Node: 16Aq14 │
└───────────┘ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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The contents of any aspectarian vary, according to how you have your
aspectarian preferences set. Preferences are set from the Prefer Menu,
ASPECTS -> Planetary and PLANETS -> Other Aspectarians. Please refer to the
PREFER MENU section for specifics regarding how to set aspectarian
preferences. Note that there is not a special Prefer menu item to set
Synastric aspects. The aspect types and their orbs will be the same as those
you set for ASPECTS -> Planetary.
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Aspectarians are comprised of "cells." Each cell is the focal point of two
planetary bodies. Whether a cell contains anything, or not, depends on
whether the two planets are in aspect with each other. If the planets are in
aspect, then the abbreviation for that aspect is placed within the cell.
(Refer to APPENDIX B for aspect abbreviations.) In the above synastric
aspectarian, you will note that the Sun is Quincunx Mars, Square Uranus, and
Conjunct Pluto.
The primary chart's planets are listed vertically down the left side of the
aspectarian, and the secondary chart's planets are listed horizontally
across the top of the aspectarian. How you read the aspectarian is up to
you. You may read down a column, or across a row. It all depends on which
part of the aspectarian is visible. The entire aspectarian data may, or may
not, be visible within the confines of the aspectarian. Again, this all
depends on how you have your aspectarian preferences set in the Prefer Menu
ASPECTS -> Planetary and PLANETS -> Other Aspectarians. Glancing at the
scrollbars, you can see that the scrollbar slider is at the beginning of
both the horizontal and vertical scrollbars. This indicates that there is
further data that may be viewed by scrolling through the aspectarian. If
there were no scrollbar slider, on either line, you would know that all the
data is currently displayed within the confines of the window, and no
further scrolling is possible.
Note that initially, there is a highlight box contained in the Su/Su aspect
"cell." You may use the cursor keys to move this highlight box about the
aspectarian, or click once on the aspect cell to position the highlight box
there. Alternatively, you may click on the appropriate arrow attached to
either scrollbar to move the highlight about the cells of the aspectarian.
Once the highlight is in a particular cell, you may press [Enter], if you
are using the cursor keys, or if you are using the mouse, double click on
that cell to bring up an Aspect Information window which provides you with
detailed information about this aspect.
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┌─── SYNASTRIC ASPECTS: Erlewine, Mike - ───┐╔═[■]══ ASPECT INFORMATION ══════╗
│ Su Me Ve Ma Ju Sa Ur Ne Pl Mn No As Mh │║ Su 25Ca49 +115 49 + 0 00 ║
│ ┌──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┐ │║ Su 03Ta59 + 33 59 + 0 00 ║
│Su│ │ │ │ │ │Qx│Sq│ │Cj│ │ │ │ │Su│║ + 81 50 + 0 00 ║
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │╚════════════════════════════════╝
│Me│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Sx│ │ │Cj│Me│ │ Ma -00 21 R │ │ Ma 01Ta41 │
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │ │ Ju +01 34 │ │ Ju 16Li18 R │
│Ve│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Ve│ │ Sa -01 08 R │ │ Sa 26Aq36 │
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │ │ Ur -00 32 R │ │ Ur 27Ar47 │
│Ma│ │Cj│ │ │ │ │ │Qx│ │ │ │ │ │Ma│ │ Ne +00 55 │ │ Ne 09Vi47 R │
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │ │ Pl +01 24 │ │ Pl 22Ca36 │
│Ju│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Sq│ │ │Tr│ │ │Ju│ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │
│Sa│ │ │ │ │ │Sq│ │ │ │ │ │Tr│ │Sa│
└────────────────────────────────────────────┘
│ As 29Vi11 │ │ 1 29Vi11 │ 7 29Pi11 │
│ Mh 29Ge04 │ │ 2 25Li42 │ 8 25Ar42 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
│ VX 27Vi29 │ │ 3 26Sc07 │ 9 26Ta07 │ │ CE 19Ta14 │ │ Latitude: -01 48 │
│ EP 28Vi54 │ │ 4 29Sg04 │ 10 29Ge04 │ │ JU 07Cp59 │ │Longitude: 06Vi59 │
│ │ │ 5 02Aq03 │ 11 02Le03 │ │ PA 09Ar25 │ │Mean Node: 15Aq33 │
│ │ │ 6 02Pi31 │ 12 02Vi31 │ │ VE 20Vi18 R │ │True Node: 16Aq14 │
└───────────┘ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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The Aspect Information window that appears supplies detailed information
concerning this aspect. The first two lines show the position of the
planets involved in this aspect in zodiac notation, 360 degree notation, and
their declination. The last line indicates the type of aspect, the angle of
the aspect, and the degree of orb involved in making this aspect.
To close the Aspect Information window, press any key, or click on any area
of the Aspect Information window.
When the Aspect Information window is gone, note that the Status Line
indicates that you may Print or Sort this aspectarian.
Selecting the Print option will dump the contents of the aspectarian to the
printer or to a disk file, depending on how you have your printer preferences
set in the Prefer Menu, PRINTER.
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3.2.3.4.1 - Synastric Aspectarian Sorts
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Selecting the Sort option will bring up an Aspect Sort Order dialog that
allows you to sort the aspectarian data by angle, orb, or planet.
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╔═[■]SYNASTRIC ASPECTS: Erlewine, Mike - [ ]═╗
║ Su Me Ve Ma Ju Sa Ur Ne Pl Mn No As Mh ║ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
║ ┌──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┐ ■ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 03Ta59 │
║Su│ │ │ │ │ │Qx│Sq│ │Cj│ │ │ │ │Su▒ │ Me -02 21 R │ │ Me 15Ar27 │
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ ▒ │ Ve -00 21 R │ │ Ve 17Pi56 │
║Me│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Sx│ │ │Cj│Me▒ │ Ma -00 21 R │ │ Ma 01Ta41 │
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ ▒ │ Ju +01 34 │ │ Ju 16Li18 R │
║Ve│ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═[■]════ Aspect Sort Order ═════════╗ R │ │ Sa 26Aq36 │
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──║ ║ R │ │ Ur 27Ar47 │
║Ma│ │Cj│ │ │ │ ║ () Angle ║ │ │ Ne 09Vi47 R │
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──║ ( ) Orb ║ │ │ Pl 22Ca36 │
║Ju│ │ │ │ │ │ ║ ( ) Planet ║───┘ └─────────────┘
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──║ ║
║Sa│ │ │ │ │ │Sq║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
╚══■▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
│ As 29Vi11 │ │ 1 29╚════════════════════════════════════╝
│ Mh 29Ge04 │ │ 2 25Li42 │ 8 25Ar42 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
│ VX 27Vi29 │ │ 3 26Sc07 │ 9 26Ta07 │ │ CE 19Ta14 │ │ Latitude: -01 48 │
│ EP 28Vi54 │ │ 4 29Sg04 │ 10 29Ge04 │ │ JU 07Cp59 │ │Longitude: 06Vi59 │
│ │ │ 5 02Aq03 │ 11 02Le03 │ │ PA 09Ar25 │ │Mean Node: 15Aq33 │
│ │ │ 6 02Pi31 │ 12 02Vi31 │ │ VE 20Vi18 R │ │True Node: 16Aq14 │
└───────────┘ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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Selecting to sort the aspects by angle will bring up a Sorted Aspects
window.
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┌─── SYNASTRIC ASPECTS: Erlewine, Mike╔═[■]SORTED SYNASTRIC ASPECTS: ANGLE [ ]═╗
│ Su Me Ve Ma Ju Sa Ur Ne Pl Mn No A║1st Orb Angle Aspect 2nd║
│ ┌──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬─║ ┌──────────────────────────────┐ ■
│Su│ │ │ │ │ │Qx│Sq│ │Cj│ │ │ ║ Su │ 3.217974 │ 3.217974 │ Cj │ Pl ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ No │ 3.534415 │ 3.534415 │ Cj │ As ▒
│Me│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Sx│ │ ║ Ne │ 3.774120 │ 3.774120 │ Cj │ As ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Mh │ 3.832803 │ 3.832803 │ Cj │ As ▒
│Ve│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║ Ma │ 6.350717 │ 6.350717 │ Cj │ Me ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Me │ 8.274031 │ 8.274031 │ Cj │ Mh ▒
│Ma│ │Cj│ │ │ │ │ │Qx│ │ │ │ ║ Pl │ 11.082430 │ 11.082430 │ Cj │ Pl ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Mn │ 0.883472 │ 59.116528 │ Sx │ Pl ▒
│Ju│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Sq│ │ │Tr│ ║ Me │ 0.370085 │ 59.629915 │ Sx │ Mn ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Ju │ 2.069872 │ 87.930128 │ Sq │ Ne ▒
│Sa│ │ │ │ │ │Sq│ │ │ │ │ │T║ Su │ 1.956652 │ 88.043348 │ Sq │ Ur ▒
└─────────────────────────────────────║ As │ 1.764950 │ 88.235050 │ Sq │ Ne ▒
│ As 29Vi11 │ │ 1 29Vi11 │ 7 29Pi11 ║ Sa │ 0.471002 │ 89.528998 │ Sq │ Sa ▒
│ Mh 29Ge04 │ │ 2 25Li42 │ 8 25Ar42 ║ Pl │ 0.301295 │ 89.698705 │ Sq │ Su ▒
│ VX 27Vi29 │ │ 3 26Sc07 │ 9 26Ta07 ║ As │ 1.034044 │ 91.034044 │ Sq │ Mn ▒
│ EP 28Vi54 │ │ 4 29Sg04 │ 10 29Ge04 ║ Pl │ 2.006106 │ 92.006106 │ Sq │ Ma ▒
│ │ │ 5 02Aq03 │ 11 02Le03 ║ Ur │ 2.800769 │ 92.800769 │ Sq │ Sa ▒
│ │ │ 6 02Pi31 │ 12 02Vi31 ║ Ju │ 3.698002 │ 116.301998 │ Tr │ No │
└───────────┘ └──────────────────────╚═══════════════════════════════════════─┘
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Viewing aspects in order by sorted angles allows you to quickly see all of
the actual aspects grouped together; i.e, Conjunctions, Sextiles, Squares,
Trines, Oppositions, etc. The 1st column indicates the planet as noted in
the left hand side of the aspectarian. The 2nd column indicates the planet
as noted across the top of the aspectarian. The orb column shows the degree
of orb involved in this aspect. The angle column shows the angle of the
aspect, and the aspect column shows the name of the aspect. Since you
selected to sort by angle, the angle and aspect column are the areas you
will be most interested in.
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Selecting to sort the aspects by orb will also bring up the Sorted Aspects
window.
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┌─── SYNASTRIC ASPECTS: Erlewine, Mike╔═[■] SORTED SYNASTRIC ASPECTS: ORB ═[ ]═╗
│ Su Me Ve Ma Ju Sa Ur Ne Pl Mn No A║1st Orb Angle Aspect 2nd║
│ ┌──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬─║ ┌──────────────────────────────┐ ■
│Su│ │ │ │ │ │Qx│Sq│ │Cj│ │ │ ║ Ur │ 0.218899 │ 119.781101 │ Tr │ As ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Pl │ 0.301295 │ 89.698705 │ Sq │ Su ▒
│Me│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Sx│ │ ║ Me │ 0.370085 │ 59.629915 │ Sx │ Mn ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Sa │ 0.471002 │ 89.528998 │ Sq │ Sa ▒
│Ve│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║ Ma │ 0.679137 │ 150.679137 │ Qx │ Ne ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Su │ 0.772536 │ 149.227464 │ Qx │ Sa ▒
│Ma│ │Cj│ │ │ │ │ │Qx│ │ │ │ ║ Mn │ 0.883472 │ 59.116528 │ Sx │ Pl ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ No │ 0.952545 │ 150.952545 │ Qx │ Sa ▒
│Ju│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Sq│ │ │Tr│ ║ As │ 1.034044 │ 91.034044 │ Sq │ Mn ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Ne │ 1.192251 │ 151.192251 │ Qx │ Sa ▒
│Sa│ │ │ │ │ │Sq│ │ │ │ │ │T║ Mh │ 1.250933 │ 151.250933 │ Qx │ Sa ▒
└─────────────────────────────────────║ As │ 1.764950 │ 88.235050 │ Sq │ Ne ▒
│ As 29Vi11 │ │ 1 29Vi11 │ 7 29Pi11 ║ Su │ 1.956652 │ 88.043348 │ Sq │ Ur ▒
│ Mh 29Ge04 │ │ 2 25Li42 │ 8 25Ar42 ║ Pl │ 2.006106 │ 92.006106 │ Sq │ Ma ▒
│ VX 27Vi29 │ │ 3 26Sc07 │ 9 26Ta07 ║ Ju │ 2.069872 │ 87.930128 │ Sq │ Ne ▒
│ EP 28Vi54 │ │ 4 29Sg04 │ 10 29Ge04 ║ Ur │ 2.800769 │ 92.800769 │ Sq │ Sa ▒
│ │ │ 5 02Aq03 │ 11 02Le03 ║ Sa │ 3.052872 │ 123.052872 │ Tr │ As ▒
│ │ │ 6 02Pi31 │ 12 02Vi31 ║ Su │ 3.217974 │ 3.217974 │ Cj │ Pl │
└───────────┘ └──────────────────────╚═══════════════════════════════════════─┘
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Viewing aspects in order by sorted orbs allows you to quickly see which
aspects are the most influential, and which ones are just barely within orb.
The information is the same as described above, except that your focus
should be on the orb column contents.
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Selecting to sort the aspects by planet will also bring up the Sorted
Aspects window, and it will look something like this:
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┌─── SYNASTRIC ASPECTS: Erlewine, Mike╔═[■]SORTED SYNASTRIC ASPECTS: PLANET[ ]═╗
│ Su Me Ve Ma Ju Sa Ur Ne Pl Mn No A║1st Orb Angle Aspect 2nd║
│ ┌──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬─║ ┌──────────────────────────────┐ ■
│Su│ │ │ │ │ │Qx│Sq│ │Cj│ │ │ ║ Pl │ 0.301295 │ 89.698705 │ Sq │ Su ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Ma │ 6.350717 │ 6.350717 │ Cj │ Me ▒
│Me│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Sx│ │ ║ Pl │ 2.006106 │ 92.006106 │ Sq │ Ma ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Su │ 0.772536 │ 149.227464 │ Qx │ Sa ▒
│Ve│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║ Sa │ 0.471002 │ 89.528998 │ Sq │ Sa ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Ur │ 2.800769 │ 92.800769 │ Sq │ Sa ▒
│Ma│ │Cj│ │ │ │ │ │Qx│ │ │ │ ║ Ne │ 1.192251 │ 151.192251 │ Qx │ Sa ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ No │ 0.952545 │ 150.952545 │ Qx │ Sa ▒
│Ju│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Sq│ │ │Tr│ ║ Mh │ 1.250933 │ 151.250933 │ Qx │ Sa ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Su │ 1.956652 │ 88.043348 │ Sq │ Ur ▒
│Sa│ │ │ │ │ │Sq│ │ │ │ │ │T║ Ma │ 0.679137 │ 150.679137 │ Qx │ Ne ▒
└─────────────────────────────────────║ Ju │ 2.069872 │ 87.930128 │ Sq │ Ne ▒
│ As 29Vi11 │ │ 1 29Vi11 │ 7 29Pi11 ║ As │ 1.764950 │ 88.235050 │ Sq │ Ne ▒
│ Mh 29Ge04 │ │ 2 25Li42 │ 8 25Ar42 ║ Su │ 3.217974 │ 3.217974 │ Cj │ Pl ▒
│ VX 27Vi29 │ │ 3 26Sc07 │ 9 26Ta07 ║ Pl │ 11.082430 │ 11.082430 │ Cj │ Pl ▒
│ EP 28Vi54 │ │ 4 29Sg04 │ 10 29Ge04 ║ Mn │ 0.883472 │ 59.116528 │ Sx │ Pl ▒
│ │ │ 5 02Aq03 │ 11 02Le03 ║ Me │ 0.370085 │ 59.629915 │ Sx │ Mn ▒
│ │ │ 6 02Pi31 │ 12 02Vi31 ║ As │ 1.034044 │ 91.034044 │ Sq │ Mn │
└───────────┘ └──────────────────────╚═══════════════════════════════════════─┘
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Viewing aspects in order by sorted planets allows you to quickly see what
the aspects are to a particular planet. The important column here is the
2nd column, which is sorted by planet. Please note that this is not an
alphabetical sort, but by planetary order; i.e., from the Sun out to Pluto,
with the Moon following, then the Transneptunians, Asteroids, and finally
the Angles. What is actually displayed is dependent on how your preferences
are set from within the Prefer Menu, PLANETS -> Other Aspectarians.
Look at the 2nd column for the Sun in the above Sorted Planet Aspects
window. Note that the 1st column is also in planetary order for all the
planets that make aspects to the Sun. While this may not be the preferred
method for a secondary sort, it comes in handy when you want to do a planetary
sort on midpoint aspects.
Regardless of which type of sorted aspect data is displayed, you can move
the highlight bar down the list with the cursor keys or by using the mouse
on the vertical scrollbar. Press [Enter] or double click on a selection to
bring up the Aspect Information window. Selecting the Print option from the
Status Line or pressing [P] will print the sorted data.
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The aspect data will remain on the desktop until you select to re-display
the chart data, or create/retrieve a different chart. You can fill the
desktop with as many different types of aspect/sort windows as you like,
providing you don't run out of memory.
3.2.3.5 - Transit Aspectarian
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The Transit Aspectarian allows you to see what aspects are between the planets
in two different charts. Don't let the misnomer "Transit" fool you. You do
not have to use Transit charts to make use of this option. You could view
the aspects between any primary and secondary chart; i.e., a natal chart and
a solar return chart, a composite chart and a progressed chart, etc. In
this instance, we'll look at Mike Erlewine's natal chart and a progressed
chart for 1993.
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╔═[■]TRANSIT ASPECTS: Erlewine, Mike - Er[ ]═╗
║ Su Me Ve Ma Ju Sa Ur Ne Pl Mn No As Mh ║ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
║ ┌──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┐ ■ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 15Vi49 │
║Su│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Sx│ │ │ │Op│ │Su▒ │ Me +00 08 │ │ Me 03Li01 │
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ ▒ │ Ve -00 05 R │ │ Ve 22Li33 │
║Me│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Me▒ │ Ma -04 29 R │ │ Ma 23Ar42 R │
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ ▒ │ Ju -00 41 R │ │ Ju 19Ge52 │
║Ve│ │ │ │ │Sx│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Sq│Ve▒ │ Sa -02 15 R │ │ Sa 28Ta33 │
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ ▒ │ Ur -00 13 R │ │ Ur 00Ge21 R │
║Ma│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Ma▒ │ Ne +01 14 │ │ Ne 27Vi00 │
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ ▒ │ Pl +04 21 │ │ Pl 05Le05 │
║Ju│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Ju▒ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ ▒
║Sa│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Tr│ │ │ │Tr│ │Sa│
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│ As 26Cp14 │ │ 1 26Cp14 │ 7 26Ca14 │
│ Mh 19Sc25 │ │ 2 11Pi25 │ 8 11Vi25 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
│ VX 29Aq11 │ │ 3 20Ar51 │ 9 20Li51 │ │ CE 26Sg43 │ │ Latitude: -02 34 │
│ EP 14Aq30 │ │ 4 19Ta25 │ 10 19Sc25 │ │ JU 03Li33 │ │Longitude: 21Ar44 │
│ │ │ 5 11Ge48 │ 11 11Sg48 │ │ PA 02Sg11 │ │Mean Node: 22Vi53 │
│ │ │ 6 02Ca31 │ 12 02Cp31 │ │ VE 10Li49 │ │True Node: 22Vi48 │
└───────────┘ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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The contents of any aspectarian vary, according to how you have your
aspectarian preferences set. Preferences are set from the Prefer Menu,
ASPECTS -> Transit and PLANETS -> Other Aspectarians. Please refer to the
PREFER MENU section for specifics regarding how to set aspectarian
preferences.
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Aspectarians are comprised of "cells." Each cell is the focal point of two
planetary bodies. Whether a cell contains anything, or not, depends on
whether the two planets are in aspect with each other. If the planets are
in aspect, then the abbreviation for that aspect is placed within the cell.
(Refer to APPENDIX B for aspect abbreviations.) In the above transit
aspectarian, you will note that the Sun is Square Mars, Sextile Neptune,
Conjunct Pluto, and Opposite the Ascendant.
The primary chart's planets are listed vertically down the left side of the
aspectarian, and the secondary chart's planets are listed horizontally
across the top of the aspectarian. How you read the aspectarian is up to
you. You may read down a column, or across a row. It all depends on which
part of the aspectarian is visible. The entire aspectarian data may, or may
not, be visible within the confines of the aspectarian. Again, this all
depends on how you have your aspectarian preferences set in the Prefer Menu
ASPECTS -> Transit and PLANETS -> Other Aspectarians. Glancing at the
scrollbars, you can see that the scrollbar slider is at the beginning of
both the horizontal and vertical scrollbars. This indicates that there is
further data that may be viewed by scrolling through the aspectarian. If
there were no scrollbar slider, on either line, you would know that all the
data is currently displayed within the confines of the window, and no
further scrolling is possible.
Note that initially, there is a highlight box contained in the Su/Su aspect
"cell." You may use the cursor keys to move this highlight box about the
aspectarian, or click once on the aspect cell to position the highlight box
there. Alternatively, you may click on the appropriate arrow attached to
either scrollbar to move the highlight about the cells of the aspectarian.
Once the highlight is in a particular cell, you may press [Enter], if you
are using the cursor keys, or if you are using the mouse, double click on
that cell to bring up an Aspect Information window which provides you with
detailed information about this aspect.
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┌─── TRANSIT ASPECTS: Erlewine, Mike - Er ───┐╔═[■]══ ASPECT INFORMATION ══════╗
│ Su Me Ve Ma Ju Sa Ur Ne Pl Mn No As Mh │║ Su 25Ca49 +115 49 + 0 00 ║
│ ┌──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┐ │║ Su 15Vi49 +165 49 + 0 00 ║
│Su│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Sx│ │ │ │Op│ │Su│║ + 49 59 + 0 00 ║
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │╚════════════════════════════════╝
│Me│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Me│ │ Ma -04 29 R │ │ Ma 23Ar42 R │
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │ │ Ju -00 41 R │ │ Ju 19Ge52 │
│Ve│ │ │ │ │Sx│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Sq│Ve│ │ Sa -02 15 R │ │ Sa 28Ta33 │
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │ │ Ur -00 13 R │ │ Ur 00Ge21 R │
│Ma│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Ma│ │ Ne +01 14 │ │ Ne 27Vi00 │
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │ │ Pl +04 21 │ │ Pl 05Le05 │
│Ju│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Ju│ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ │
│Sa│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Tr│ │ │ │Tr│ │Sa│
└────────────────────────────────────────────┘
│ As 26Cp14 │ │ 1 26Cp14 │ 7 26Ca14 │
│ Mh 19Sc25 │ │ 2 11Pi25 │ 8 11Vi25 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
│ VX 29Aq11 │ │ 3 20Ar51 │ 9 20Li51 │ │ CE 26Sg43 │ │ Latitude: -02 34 │
│ EP 14Aq30 │ │ 4 19Ta25 │ 10 19Sc25 │ │ JU 03Li33 │ │Longitude: 21Ar44 │
│ │ │ 5 11Ge48 │ 11 11Sg48 │ │ PA 02Sg11 │ │Mean Node: 22Vi53 │
│ │ │ 6 02Ca31 │ 12 02Cp31 │ │ VE 10Li49 │ │True Node: 22Vi48 │
└───────────┘ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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The Aspect Information window that appears supplies detailed information
concerning this aspect. The first two lines show the position of the
planets involved in this aspect in zodiac notation, 360 degree notation, and
their declination. The last line indicates the type of aspect, the angle of
the aspect, and the degree of orb involved in making this aspect.
To close the Aspect Information window, press any key, or click on any area
of the Aspect Information window.
When the Aspect Information window is gone, note that the Status Line
indicates that you may Print or Sort this aspectarian.
Selecting the Print option will dump the contents of the aspectarian to the
printer or to a disk file, depending on how you have your printer preferences
set in the Prefer Menu, PRINTER.
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3.2.3.5.1 - Transit Aspectarian Sorts
-------------------------------------
Selecting the Sort option will bring up an Aspect Sort Order dialog that
allows you to sort the aspectarian data by angle, orb, or planet.
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╔═[■]TRANSIT ASPECTS: Erlewine, Mike - Er[ ]═╗
║ Su Me Ve Ma Ju Sa Ur Ne Pl Mn No As Mh ║ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
║ ┌──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┐ ■ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 15Vi49 │
║Su│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Sx│ │ │ │Op│ │Su▒ │ Me +00 08 │ │ Me 03Li01 │
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ ▒ │ Ve -00 05 R │ │ Ve 22Li33 │
║Me│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Me▒ │ Ma -04 29 R │ │ Ma 23Ar42 R │
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┤ ▒ │ Ju -00 41 R │ │ Ju 19Ge52 │
║Ve│ │ │ │ │Sx│ ╔═[■]════ Aspect Sort Order ═════════╗ R │ │ Sa 28Ta33 │
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──║ ║ R │ │ Ur 00Ge21 R │
║Ma│ │ │ │ │ │ ║ (.) Angle ║ │ │ Ne 27Vi00 │
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──║ ( ) Orb ║ │ │ Pl 05Le05 │
║Ju│ │ │ │ │ │ ║ ( ) Planet ║───┘ └─────────────┘
║ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──║ ║
║Sa│ │ │ │ │ │ ║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
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│ As 26Cp14 │ │ 1 26╚════════════════════════════════════╝
│ Mh 19Sc25 │ │ 2 11Pi25 │ 8 11Vi25 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
│ VX 29Aq11 │ │ 3 20Ar51 │ 9 20Li51 │ │ CE 26Sg43 │ │ Latitude: -02 34 │
│ EP 14Aq30 │ │ 4 19Ta25 │ 10 19Sc25 │ │ JU 03Li33 │ │Longitude: 21Ar44 │
│ │ │ 5 11Ge48 │ 11 11Sg48 │ │ PA 02Sg11 │ │Mean Node: 22Vi53 │
│ │ │ 6 02Ca31 │ 12 02Cp31 │ │ VE 10Li49 │ │True Node: 22Vi48 │
└───────────┘ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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Selecting to sort the aspects by angle will bring up a Sorted Aspects
window.
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┌─── TRANSIT ASPECTS: Erlewine, Mike -╔═[■] SORTED TRANSIT ASPECTS: ANGLE ═[ ]═╗
│ Su Me Ve Ma Ju Sa Ur Ne Pl Mn No A║1st Orb Angle Aspect 2nd║
│ ┌──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬─║ ┌──────────────────────────────┐ ■
│Su│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Sx│ │ │ │O║ Ur │ 0.841280 │ 0.841280 │ Cj │ Sa ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Ur │ 0.954053 │ 0.954053 │ Cj │ Ur ▒
│Me│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║ No │ 1.362642 │ 1.362642 │ Cj │ Ne ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Pl │ 1.393261 │ 1.393261 │ Cj │ Pl ▒
│Ve│ │ │ │ │Sx│ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║ Pl │ 0.660957 │ 59.339043 │ Sx │ Me ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Ve │ 0.077521 │ 60.077521 │ Sx │ Ju ▒
│Ma│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║ Su │ 1.182632 │ 61.182632 │ Sx │ Ne ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Ve │ 0.529369 │ 89.470631 │ Sq │ Mh ▒
│Ju│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║ Mn │ 0.599108 │ 119.400892 │ Tr │ No ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Sa │ 0.109041 │ 119.890959 │ Tr │ As ▒
│Sa│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Tr│ │ │ │T║ No │ 0.590584 │ 120.590584 │ Tr │ As ▒
└─────────────────────────────────────║ Ne │ 0.830290 │ 120.830290 │ Tr │ As ▒
│ As 26Cp14 │ │ 1 26Cp14 │ 7 26Ca14 ║ Sa │ 0.881099 │ 120.881099 │ Tr │ Ne ▒
│ Mh 19Sc25 │ │ 2 11Pi25 │ 8 11Vi25 ║ Mh │ 0.907120 │ 120.907120 │ Tr │ As ▒
│ VX 29Aq11 │ │ 3 20Ar51 │ 9 20Li51 ║ Mn │ 0.929694 │ 149.070306 │ Qx │ Ve ▒
│ EP 14Aq30 │ │ 4 19Ta25 │ 10 19Sc25 ║ Su │ 0.410575 │ 179.589425 │ Op │ As │
│ │ │ 5 11Ge48 │ 11 11Sg48 ╚═══════════════════════════════════════─┘
│ │ │ 6 02Ca31 │ 12 02Cp31 │ │ VE 10Li49 │ │True Node: 22Vi48 │
└───────────┘ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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Viewing aspects in order by sorted angles allows you to quickly see all of
the actual aspects grouped together; i.e, Conjunctions, Sextiles, Squares,
Trines, Oppositions, etc. The 1st column indicates the planet as noted in
the left hand side of the aspectarian. The 2nd column indicates the planet
as noted across the top of the aspectarian. The orb column shows the degree
of orb involved in this aspect. The angle column shows the angle of the
aspect, and the aspect column shows the name of the aspect. Since you
selected to sort by angle, the angle and aspect column are the areas you
will be most interested in.
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Selecting to sort the aspects by orb will also bring up the Sorted Aspects
window.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌─── TRANSIT ASPECTS: Erlewine, Mike -╔═[■]═ SORTED TRANSIT ASPECTS: ORB ══[ ]═╗
│ Su Me Ve Ma Ju Sa Ur Ne Pl Mn No A║1st Orb Angle Aspect 2nd║
│ ┌──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬─║ ┌──────────────────────────────┐ ■
│Su│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Sx│ │ │ │O║ Ve │ 0.077521 │ 60.077521 │ Sx │ Ju ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Sa │ 0.109041 │ 119.890959 │ Tr │ As ▒
│Me│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║ Su │ 0.410575 │ 179.589425 │ Op │ As ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Ve │ 0.529369 │ 89.470631 │ Sq │ Mh ▒
│Ve│ │ │ │ │Sx│ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║ No │ 0.590584 │ 120.590584 │ Tr │ As ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Mn │ 0.599108 │ 119.400892 │ Tr │ No ▒
│Ma│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║ Pl │ 0.660957 │ 59.339043 │ Sx │ Me ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Ne │ 0.830290 │ 120.830290 │ Tr │ As ▒
│Ju│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║ Ur │ 0.841280 │ 0.841280 │ Cj │ Sa ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Sa │ 0.881099 │ 120.881099 │ Tr │ Ne ▒
│Sa│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Tr│ │ │ │T║ Mh │ 0.907120 │ 120.907120 │ Tr │ As ▒
└─────────────────────────────────────║ Mn │ 0.929694 │ 149.070306 │ Qx │ Ve ▒
│ As 26Cp14 │ │ 1 26Cp14 │ 7 26Ca14 ║ Ur │ 0.954053 │ 0.954053 │ Cj │ Ur ▒
│ Mh 19Sc25 │ │ 2 11Pi25 │ 8 11Vi25 ║ Su │ 1.182632 │ 61.182632 │ Sx │ Ne ▒
│ VX 29Aq11 │ │ 3 20Ar51 │ 9 20Li51 ║ No │ 1.362642 │ 1.362642 │ Cj │ Ne ▒
│ EP 14Aq30 │ │ 4 19Ta25 │ 10 19Sc25 ║ Pl │ 1.393261 │ 1.393261 │ Cj │ Pl │
│ │ │ 5 11Ge48 │ 11 11Sg48 ╚═══════════════════════════════════════─┘
│ │ │ 6 02Ca31 │ 12 02Cp31 │ │ VE 10Li49 │ │True Node: 22Vi48 │
└───────────┘ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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Viewing aspects in order by sorted orbs allows you to quickly see which
aspects are the most influential, and which ones are just barely within orb.
The information is the same as described above, except that your focus
should be on the orb column contents.
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Selecting to sort the aspects by planet will also bring up the Sorted
Aspects window, and it will look something like this:
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┌─── TRANSIT ASPECTS: Erlewine, Mike -╔═[■] SORTED TRANSIT ASPECTS: PLANET [ ]═╗
│ Su Me Ve Ma Ju Sa Ur Ne Pl Mn No A║1st Orb Angle Aspect 2nd║
│ ┌──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬─║ ┌──────────────────────────────┐ ■
│Su│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Sx│ │ │ │O║ Pl │ 0.660957 │ 59.339043 │ Sx │ Me ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Mn │ 0.929694 │ 149.070306 │ Qx │ Ve ▒
│Me│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║ Ve │ 0.077521 │ 60.077521 │ Sx │ Ju ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Ur │ 0.841280 │ 0.841280 │ Cj │ Sa ▒
│Ve│ │ │ │ │Sx│ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║ Ur │ 0.954053 │ 0.954053 │ Cj │ Ur ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Su │ 1.182632 │ 61.182632 │ Sx │ Ne ▒
│Ma│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║ Sa │ 0.881099 │ 120.881099 │ Tr │ Ne ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ No │ 1.362642 │ 1.362642 │ Cj │ Ne ▒
│Ju│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║ Pl │ 1.393261 │ 1.393261 │ Cj │ Pl ▒
│ ├──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼──┼─║ Mn │ 0.599108 │ 119.400892 │ Tr │ No ▒
│Sa│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Tr│ │ │ │T║ Su │ 0.410575 │ 179.589425 │ Op │ As ▒
└─────────────────────────────────────║ Sa │ 0.109041 │ 119.890959 │ Tr │ As ▒
│ As 26Cp14 │ │ 1 26Cp14 │ 7 26Ca14 ║ Ne │ 0.830290 │ 120.830290 │ Tr │ As ▒
│ Mh 19Sc25 │ │ 2 11Pi25 │ 8 11Vi25 ║ No │ 0.590584 │ 120.590584 │ Tr │ As ▒
│ VX 29Aq11 │ │ 3 20Ar51 │ 9 20Li51 ║ Mh │ 0.907120 │ 120.907120 │ Tr │ As ▒
│ EP 14Aq30 │ │ 4 19Ta25 │ 10 19Sc25 ║ Ve │ 0.529369 │ 89.470631 │ Sq │ Mh │
│ │ │ 5 11Ge48 │ 11 11Sg48 ╚═══════════════════════════════════════─┘
│ │ │ 6 02Ca31 │ 12 02Cp31 │ │ VE 10Li49 │ │True Node: 22Vi48 │
└───────────┘ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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Viewing aspects in order by sorted planets allows you to quickly see what
the aspects are to a particular planet. The important column here is the
2nd column, which is sorted by planet. Please note that this is not an
alphabetical sort, but by planetary order; i.e., from the Sun out to Pluto,
with the Moon following, then the Transneptunians, Asteroids, and finally
the Angles. What is actually displayed is dependent on how your preferences
are set from within the Prefer Menu, PLANETS -> Other Aspectarians.
Look at the 2nd column for the Sun in the above Sorted Planet Aspects
window. Note that the 1st column is also in planetary order for all the
planets that make aspects to the Sun. While this may not be the preferred
method for a secondary sort, it comes in handy when you want to do a planetary
sort on midpoint aspects.
Regardless of which type of sorted aspect data is displayed, you can move
the highlight bar down the list with the cursor keys or by using the mouse
on the vertical scrollbar. Press [Enter] or double click on a selection to
bring up the Aspect Information window. Selecting the Print option from the
Status Line or pressing [P] will print the sorted data.
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The aspect data will remain on the desktop until you select to re-display
the chart data, or create/retrieve a different chart. You can fill the
desktop with as many different types of aspect/sort windows as you like,
providing you don't run out of memory.
3.2.3 - Ephemeris
-----------------
The Ephemeris option of the Displays Menu allows you to create an annual
graphical ephemeris for the current chart in memory. All planetary
positions will be mapped from Jan 1 to Dec 31 for the chart year.
NOTE: If you do not have the proper hardware, you will get an error
message stating you must have a VGA card capable of displaying
640x480 graphics to use this option. Color is not an issue, but
resolution is!
When requesting an ephemeris, you will be asked how you want the planets
graphed.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ──────────────1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
│ Location: Lancaster, PA │ │ Me -03 28 R │ │ Me 07Ca21 │
│ Date: 18 July 1941 │ │ Ve +01 36 │ │ Ve 19Le57 │
│ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT │ │ Ma -03 41 R │ │ Ma 09Ar06 │
│ Time Zone: 5.0 ╔═[■]════ Type Of Ephemeris ═════════╗ R │ │ Ju 11Ge51 │
│ Latitude: 40 N 02 ║ ║ R │ │ Sa 26Ta07 │
│ Longitude: 76 W 19 ║ ( ) 45 Degree ║ R │ │ Ur 29Ta24 │
│ Local Sidereal Time║ ( ) 90 Degree ║ │ │ Ne 25Vi24 │
│ Zodiac In Use║ ( ) 180 Degree ║ │ │ Pl 03Le41 │
└────────────────────║ (.) 360 Degree ║───┘ └─────────────┘
║ ║
║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
╔═[■]ANG ═8═╗ ┌─────║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
║ As 08Sg00 ║ │ 1 08╚════════════════════════════════════╝
║ Mh 25Vi19 ║ │ 2 10Cp50 │ 8 10Ca50 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 22Cp06 ║ │ 3 18Aq54 │ 9 18Le54 │ │ CE 26Sg45 R │ │ Latitude: -04 21 │
║ EP 26Sg04 ║ │ 4 25Pi19 │ 10 25Vi19 │ │ JU 15Vi07 │ │Longitude: 23Ta29 │
║ ║ │ 5 24Ar49 │ 11 24Li49 │ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │Mean Node: 25Vi38 │
║ ║ │ 6 18Ta06 │ 12 18Sc06 │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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After you make your selection, the program goes into graphics mode and
starts the drawing process.
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The top of the graph will indicate the calendar month with 10-day intervals
marked off just below each calendar box. The left and right of the graph
box will show the maximum allowable degree the planets are graphed for. This
maximum degree is based on your selection from the Type Of Ephemeris dialog
that appeared above.
The graphing process starts with the placement of the planetary names along
the left edge of the graph at the appropriate degree for Jan 1. All of the
planets are then graphed for the entire year, each planet individually color
coded for easy visual reference. When the graphing process is complete, the
planetary names are again placed down the right side of the graph. The
names for the planets are also drawn along the top and the bottom of the
graph so you can discern which line belongs to which planet at a glance.
The bottom of the screen contains pertinent information applicable to this
chart.
Once the graphing process is complete, pressing the following keys will
allow you to perform additional actions to the graph:
[L] - Draw the radical positions along the left side of the graph,
including a line that goes through the graph to show where the
radicals would be.
[R] - Redraw the entire graph.
[G] - Throw a grid into the graph to ascertain what degrees and date a
planet is at.
NOTE: The [L] and [G] options are permanent. They can not be erased.
Pressing the key sequence "Ctrl+P" will dump the ephemeris to your printer.
What you get is a graphics screen dump. The resolution of the dump is
dependent on your printer type. The ephemeris appears in VGA resolution.
Once you are finished viewing the graphic ephemeris, simply press the [Esc]
key to return to the desktop.
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3.2.4 - Orbital Map
-------------------
The Orbital Map option of the Displays Menu allows you to view charts in a
graphic format based on the orbital projections of the planets against the
backdrop of a world map.
The top and bottom of the map contain labels which mark the graphic plots for
the ascending and descending motions of the planets. There are also labels
for the planetary Medium Coeli and Imum Coeli positions which appear as solid
circles and solid diamonds respectively, but which have no connecting lines to
the labels. This was done to prevent screen clutter.
The following label abbreviations are used:
AS - Ascendant, the rising position of the planet.
DS - Descendant, the setting position of the planet.
IC - Imum Coeli, the point at which the planet stops setting
and begins rising.
MC - Medium Coeli or Midheaven, the point at which the planet
stops rising and begins setting. Called the Zenith by some.
The current chart data will appear at the bottom of the screen.
Pressing the [X] key while the map is displayed will toggle a "cross hair"
feature with which you may move about the map to ascertain the various
latitudes and longitudes of the planetary orbital projections and positions.
You may use the keys described in APPENDIX A to move the cross hair about
the screen. Note that this cross hair will wrap around the screen if the
map boundary is exceeded in any direction and the latitude/longitude display
shown in the upper left corner of the screen will be updated accordingly.
Pressing the key sequence "Ctrl+P" will dump the map to your printer.
What you get is a graphics screen dump. The resolution of the dump is
dependent on your printer type and screen resolution. The map appears in
EGA resolution.
Once you are finished viewing the orbital projection map, simply press the
[Esc] key to return to the desktop.
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3.2.5 - Wheel
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The Wheel option of the Displays Menu allows you to view charts in an
astrological wheel format.
NOTE: If you do not have the proper hardware, you will get an error
message stating you must have an EGA card capable of displaying
640x350 graphics or a VGA card capable of displaying 640x480 graphics
to use this option. Color is not an issue, but resolution is!
All of the planets, Moon, and the Moon's mean node will be displayed within
their proper house locations. Each of these points will be shown in bright
yellow. The house cusps will be in green. All retrograde positions will be
indicated with a bright magenta "R."
The bodies that actually appear inside the houses are dependent on which
ones you selected to appear from the Prefer Menu ASPECTS -> Wheel and
PLANETS -> Wheel Display. In addition, you may also choose to list
non-selected planets in the lower right corner of the screen. This is also
done from the Prefer Menu, WHEEL. If a house contains too many planets to
fit within the confines of that house, the excess will be listed at the
bottom left corner of the screen.
There are two types of wheels available, and which one is displayed depends
on how you set your preferences under the Prefer Menu, WHEEL. You may view
an "equal house" wheel, in which all of the houses of the wheel are divided
into equal 30 degree sections, or you may view an "unequal house" wheel,
where the houses are divided up according to the difference in degree
between the house cusps. The latter method shows the actual size of a
house, and also includes a 360 degree "ruler" that runs along the 2nd
largest circle of the wheel. The ruler is accurate enough to determine the
nearest degree of a body or house cusp.
The top left corner of the screen will contain the name associated with this
chart, the location, date, time, latitude, longitude, sidereal time, type of
chart, zodiac system, and house system. If this is a transit type chart,
the top left corner of the screen provides the primary chart information
and the top right corner of the screen provides the secondary chart
information.
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When displaying a synastry chart wheel, you must decide how you want the
synastry chart data to be displayed. After pressing "Ctrl+W" a Type Of
Synastry Wheel dialog will appear, asking you to make this decision.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌───────────── SYNASTRIC DATA ────────────1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: MacLaine, Shirley │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 03Ta59 │
│ Location: Richmond, VA │ │ Me -02 21 R │ │ Me 15Ar27 │
│ Date: 24 April 1934 │ │ Ve -00 21 R │ │ Ve 17Pi56 │
│ Time: 03:57:00 PM EST │ │ Ma -00 21 R │ │ Ma 01Ta41 │
│ Time Zone: 5.╔═[■]═══════ Type Of Synastry Wheel ════════════╗ │ Ju 16Li18 R │
│ Latitude: 37║ ║ │ Sa 26Aq36 │
│ Longitude: 77║ ( ) a. Radical Houses / Radical Planets ║ │ Ur 27Ar47 │
│ Local Siderea║ () b. Radical Houses / Secondary Planets ║ │ Ne 09Vi47 R │
│ Zodiac ║ ( ) c. Secondary Houses / Radical Planets ║ │ Pl 22Ca36 │
└──────────────║ ( ) d. Secondary Houses / Secondary Planets ║ └─────────────┘
║ ║
║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
╔═[■]ANG ═8═╗ ║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
║ As 29Vi11 ║ ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════╝
║ Mh 29Ge04 ║ │ 2 25Li42 │ 8 25Ar42 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 27Vi29 ║ │ 3 26Sc07 │ 9 26Ta07 │ │ CE 19Ta14 │ │ Latitude: -01 48 │
║ EP 28Vi54 ║ │ 4 29Sg04 │ 10 29Ge04 │ │ JU 07Cp59 │ │Longitude: 06Vi59 │
║ ║ │ 5 02Aq03 │ 11 02Le03 │ │ PA 09Ar25 │ │Mean Node: 15Aq33 │
║ ║ │ 6 02Pi31 │ 12 02Vi31 │ │ VE 20Vi18 R │ │True Node: 16Aq14 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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When displaying a transit chart wheel, you must decide how you want the
transit chart data to be displayed. After pressing "Ctrl+W" a Type Of Transit
Wheel dialog will appear, asking you to make this decision.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌────────────── TRANSIT DATA ─────────────1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Local Transit Chart │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 19Li41 │
│ Location: Sierra Vista, AZ │ │ Me -02 49 R │ │ Me 14Sc31 │
│ Date: 12 October 1993 │ │ Ve +01 28 │ │ Ve 26Vi18 │
│ Time: 05:11:11 PM MST │ │ Ma -00 06 R │ │ Ma 10Sc52 │
│ Time Zone: 7.0╔═[■]═══════ Type Of Transit Wheel ═══════════╗ │ Ju 23Li53 │
│ Latitude: 31N║ ║ │ Sa 23Aq49 R │
│ Longitude: 110║ ( ) a. Radical Houses / Radical Planets ║ │ Ur 18Cp20 │
│ Local Sidereal║ () b. Radical Houses / Transit Planets ║ │ Ne 18Cp25 │
│ Zodiac I║ ( ) c. Transit Houses / Radical Planets ║ │ Pl 24Sc05 │
└───────────────║ ( ) d. Transit Houses / Transit Planets ║ └─────────────┘
║ ║
║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
╔═[■]ANG ═8═╗ ┌║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
║ As 06Ar04 ║ │╚═════════════════════════════════════════════╝
║ Mh 03Cp45 ║ │ 2 13Ta13 │ 8 13Sc13 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 02Li37 ║ │ 3 10Ge29 │ 9 10Sg29 │ │ CE 02Ta00 R │ │ Latitude: -05 04 │
║ EP 04Ar27 ║ │ 4 03Ca45 │ 10 03Cp45 │ │ JU 01Li29 │ │Longitude: 14Vi32 │
║ ║ │ 5 27Ca33 │ 11 27Cp33 │ │ PA 23Aq32 R │ │Mean Node: 05Sg20 │
║ ║ │ 6 26Le34 │ 12 26Aq34 │ │ VE 02Pi46 R │ │True Node: 03Sg58 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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Select the display type you want by using the arrow keys, the [Alt] key and
highlighted letter of the display type, or clicking on one of the four options
with your mouse. Once desired display type is highlighted, press the [Enter]
key or click on the OK button to select that item.
Once the wheel has been drawn, there are several options available to you.
The [F1] key will pull down a help screen in the top left corner of the
screen. After it is displayed you simply press any key to remove it.
You can draw aspect lines between the planets in the wheel by using the
number keys as follows:
[1] - Display all series 1 aspects (conjunctions). A conjunction glyph
appears just inside the second largest circle of the wheel.
[2] - Display series 2 aspects.
[3] - Display series 3 aspects.
[5] - Display series 5 aspects.
[7] - Display series 7 aspects.
[9] - Display any miscellaneous series aspects.
[A] - Display all aspects for all the different series.
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Which aspects for a given series are drawn is dependent on how you set your
preferences in the Prefer Menu ASPECTS -> Wheel and PLANETS -> Wheel
Display.
Pressing the key sequence "Ctrl+P" will dump the wheel to your printer. What
you get is a graphics screen dump. The resolution of the dump is dependent
on your printer type and screen resolution. If your dot-matrix printer has
less than 24 pins, the screen will switch to EGA resolution, redraw the
wheel, dump it to your printer, and switch back to VGA mode. Of course, if
you have EGA video this switching of screen modes won't transpire.
NOTE: When this switching of screen modes transpires, additional items
you may have added to the wheel since it was originally drawn will
*NOT* be included. What this means is that if you fall in the above
category, aspect lines or transiting planets will not be printed.
For the most part, all wheels are circular when printed, with two
exceptions. If you have an EGA card, HP LaserJet and 24-pin dot-matrix
printers will produce "egg-shaped" wheels on the horizontal axis. This is
due to screen resolution. My apologies to those who fall in either category
-- it's the best I could do for the moment.
If you are viewing a transit chart, pressing the [O] key will place the
names of the planets from the other chart within the outer wheel rim. These
planets are drawn in bright red to distinguish them from the planets drawn
inside the wheel houses. In addition, the degree and minute of the other
planets are placed as a four digit number along the outer rim of the wheel,
much in the same manner as the house cusps are, without the dash between the
degree and minute.
NOTE: When viewing transit charts, after you have pressed the [O] key to
insert the other planets in the wheel rim, any further drawing of
aspect lines will be based on the positions of the planets in the
outer wheel rim. You will have to press [R] to redraw the wheel if
you want to re-investigate the aspect lines for the planets within
the houses.
Pressing the [R] key will completely redraw the wheel. This comes in handy
if you're investigating the various aspect lines and need to clean up the
screen periodically.
Once you are finished viewing the wheel, you simply press [Esc] to return to
the desktop.
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3.2.6 - Arabic Parts
--------------------
The Arabic Parts option of the Displays menu allows you to view quite a few of
the Arabic Parts associated with the current chart in memory.
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╔═[■]══════════ ARABIC PARTS: Natal - Erlewine, Mike ════════════[ ]═╗
║ Name Part Name Part ║PLNTS ─4─┐
║ ---- ---- ---- ---- ■25Ca49 │
║ Assassination = 21Ge43 Legal Affairs = 17Aq53 ▒07Ca21 │
║ Bondage = 11Vi33 Love = 02Cp08 ▒19Le57 │
║ Brethren = 23Sg44 Marriage = 26Vi05 ▒09Ar06 │
║ Catastrophe = 11Li35 Merchandise = 03Le21 ▒11Ge51 │
║ Children (Female) = 04Pi28 Mother = 11Vi33 ▒26Ta07 │
║ Children (Male) = 26Sg22 Organization = 15Sg53 ▒29Ta24 │
║ Commerce = 19Sc32 Passion = 21Le17 ▒25Vi24 │
║ Death/Delay = 25Cp22 Peril (Dangerous Year) = 05Sg23 ▒03Le41 │
║ Discord = 10Aq46 Play = 18Ar52 ▒─────────┘
║ Divorce = 19Aq57 Possessions (Goods) = 22Ca44 ▒
║ Faith And Trust = 21Cp52 Secret Enemies = 17Ca02 ▒
║ Fate (Brotherly Love) = 08Li19 Servants = 24Li09 ▒
║ Father = 07Aq43 Sickness = 20Li59 ▒
║ Find Lost Objects = 06Pi59 Spirit = 10Aq21 ▒DATA ──5─┐
║ Fortune = 05Li41 Sudden Advancement = 17Ar34 ▒ -04 21 │
║ Friends = 02Sg06 Suicide = 23Vi27 ▒( 23Ta29 │
║ Frugality (Husbandry) = 14Vi11 Surgery = 25Cp02 ▒ 25Vi38 │
║ Homosexuality = 17Li43 Travel by Air = 27Aq32 ▒ 24Vi39 │
║ Honor = 01Vi11 Travel by Land = 01Cp06 │─────────┘
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The Arabic Points window is scrollable. You may click on the appropriate
arrow attached to either scrollbar to scroll the window in that direction, or
you may simply use the appropriate arrow keys.
Selecting the [P] option from the status line will print out the Arabic Parts.
Pressing the [Esc] key will remove the Arabic Parts window from the desktop.
NOTE: Sources differ as to when an Arabic part should be calculated one
way for a day chart and another for a night chart. The Arabic Parts
window is broken up into three sections. The top portion contains
the common Arabic Parts associated with the chart. The middle section
shows the parts associated with crop prognostication, and the last
section displays Arabic Parts associated with equinox, solstice,
and new/full moon charts.
The first set of Arabic Points conform with the way Blue Star
calculates the points, which ignores daylight/nighttime charts
for the most part. The crop and equinox Arabic Parts use the
daylight/nighttime methods.
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3.2.7 - Qualities
-----------------
The Qualities option of the Displays Menu allows you to view the various
planetary qualities of the primary bodies. You get a Chart Qualities window
that shows the planet name, sign, quality, quadriplicity, triplicity,
polarity, and angularity of these bodies.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
╔═[■]═════════ CHART QUALITIES: Natal - Erlewine, Mike ══════════[ ]═╗
║ Name/Sign Quality Quad Trip Polarity Angularity ║PLNTS ─4─┐
║┌─────────┬────────────┬───────┬──────────┬───────────┬────────────┐■25Ca49 │
║│ Su - Ca │ │ Water │ Cardinal │ Feminine │ Succeedent │▒07Ca21 │
║├─────────┼────────────┼───────┼──────────┼───────────┼────────────┤▒19Le57 │
║│ Me - Ca │ │ Water │ Cardinal │ Feminine │ Angular │▒09Ar06 │
║├─────────┼────────────┼───────┼──────────┼───────────┼────────────┤▒11Ge51 │
║│ Ve - Le │ │ Fire │ Fixed │ Masculine │ Cadent │▒26Ta07 │
║├─────────┼────────────┼───────┼──────────┼───────────┼────────────┤▒29Ta24 │
║│ Ma - Ar │ Rulership │ Fire │ Cardinal │ Masculine │ Angular │▒25Vi24 │
║├─────────┼────────────┼───────┼──────────┼───────────┼────────────┤▒03Le41 │
║│ Ju - Ge │ Detriment │ Air │ Mutable │ Masculine │ Angular │▒─────────┘
║├─────────┼────────────┼───────┼──────────┼───────────┼────────────┤▒
║│ Sa - Ta │ │ Earth │ Fixed │ Feminine │ Cadent │▒
║├─────────┼────────────┼───────┼──────────┼───────────┼────────────┤▒
║│ Ur - Ta │ Fall │ Earth │ Fixed │ Feminine │ Cadent │▒
║├─────────┼────────────┼───────┼──────────┼───────────┼────────────┤▒DATA ──5─┐
║│ Ne - Vi │ Detriment │ Earth │ Mutable │ Feminine │ Angular │▒ -04 21 │
║├─────────┼────────────┼───────┼──────────┼───────────┼────────────┤▒ 23Ta29 │
║│ Pl - Le │ │ Fire │ Fixed │ Masculine │ Succeedent │▒ 25Vi38 │
║├─────────┼────────────┼───────┼──────────┼───────────┼────────────┤▒ 24Vi39 │
║│ Mn - Ta │ Exaltation │ Earth │ Fixed │ Feminine │ Cadent ││─────────┘
╚══▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓──┘
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The Chart Qualities window is scrollable. You may click on the appropriate
arrow attached to either scrollbar to scroll the window in that direction,
or you may simply use the appropriate arrow keys.
Selecting the [P] option from the status line will print out the qualities.
Pressing the [Esc] key will remove the Chart Qualities window from the
desktop.
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3.2.8 - Transit Calendar
------------------------
The Transit Cal option of the Displays Menu allows you to display all of the
transits for a monthly period on the current transit chart in memory. This
option is not available unless a transit calendar is in memory.
Selecting this option will bring up a Calculating Transit Calendar window
that displays the specifics of the transit chart in memory. If you look
closely you'll note that the date changes as you watch. A chart for each day
of the month is being calculated and the aspects for that day are being stored
in memory.
NOTE: The month that appears in the window depends on the type of transit
chart you have in memory. If it is a transit chart you created, the
month is what you entered when creating the transit chart. If it is
a local transit chart, the month is grabbed from the system clock. If
it is a retrieved chart, the month is based on the date of the
retrieved chart.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌────────────── TRANSIT DATA ─────────────1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Local Transit Chart │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 16Le22 │
│ Location: Sierra Vista, AZ │ │ Me -00 28 R │ │ Me 28Ca07 │
│ Date: 8 August 1993 │ │ Ve -01 20 R │ │ Ve 08Ca03 │
│ Time: 03:16:00 PM MST │ │ Ma +00 36 │ │ Ma 28Vi03 │
│ Time Zone: 7.0 ╔═[■]Calculating Transit Calendar ═══╗ │ │ Ju 11Li01 │
│ Latitude: 31 N 33 ║ Local Transit Chart ║ R │ │ Sa 27Aq46 R │
│ Longitude: 110 W 18║ Sierra Vista, AZ ║ R │ │ Ur 19Cp09 R │
│ Local Sidereal Time║ 4 August 1993 ║ │ │ Ne 19Cp02 R │
│ Zodiac In Use║ 03:16:00 PM MST ║ │ │ Pl 22Sc44 │
└────────────────────║ 31 N 33 ║───┘ └─────────────┘
║ 110 W 18 ║
║ Tropical ║
┌─── ANG ─8─┐ ┌─────║ Transit ║
│ As 03Cp10 │ │ 1 03╚════════════════════════════════════╝
│ Mh 01Li26 │ │ 2 00Aq19 │ 8 00Le19 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
│ VX 12Ar16 │ │ 3 29Aq32 │ 9 29Le32 │ │ CE 05Ta11 │ │ Latitude: +03 24 │
│ EP 01Cp12 │ │ 4 01Ar26 │ 10 01Li26 │ │ JU 05Vi10 │ │Longitude: 27Ar28 │
│ │ │ 5 03Ta56 │ 11 03Sc56 │ │ PA 06Pi27 R │ │Mean Node: 08Sg46 │
│ │ │ 6 04Ge33 │ 12 04Sg33 │ │ VE 14Pi58 R │ │True Node: 09Sg38 │
└───────────┘ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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Once the monthly calendar has been calculated, it is displayed in the
Monthly Transit Calendar window, shown here slightly expanded.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
╔═[■]═════════════════ Monthly Transit Calendar ════════════════9═[ ]═╗
║ORIGINAL CHART TRANSIT LISTING ║LNTS ─4─┐
║Erlewine, Mike ■6Le22 │
║Lancaster, PA FOR ▒8Ca07 │
║18 July 1941 ▒8Ca03 │
║05:03:00 PM EDT August 1993 ▒8Vi03 │
║40 N 02 ▒1Li01 │
║76 W 19 ▒7Aq46 R │
║Tropical ▒9Cp09 R │
║Natal ▒9Cp02 R │
║ Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday ▒2Sc44 │
║┌────────────────┬────────────────┬────────────────┬────────────────┬▒────────┘
║│MaTrNo 01│MaTrNo 02│MaTrNo 03│SuSxMa 04│▒
║│MnTrMa │ │JuSxSu │MaTrNo │▒
║│ │ │NeCjMa │NeCjMa │▒
║│ │ │ │MnSxMe │▒
║│ │ │ │NoCjMa │▒ATA ──5─┐
║│ │ │ │ │▒ +03 24 │
║├────────────────┼────────────────┼────────────────┼────────────────┼│ 27Ar28 │
╚══■▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒──┘ 08Sg46 │
│ │ │ 6 04Ge33 │ 12 04Sg33 │ │ VE 14Pi58 R │ │True Node: 09Sg38 │
└───────────┘ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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The Monthly Transit Calender window is scrollable. You may click on the
appropriate arrow attached to either scrollbar to scroll the window in that
direction, or you may simply use the appropriate arrow keys.
The original chart data appears in the upper left corner of the window. The
transiting chart data appears in the upper right corner of the window (not
shown because the window needs to be scrolled to the right). The transits
are displayed in boxes by days, with the day of the week at the top of the
boxes, just like a regular calendar.
Because of the physical limitations of what can be put inside each daily
box, only the primary planets (Sun through Pluto, Moon and Mean Node) are
shown. The orbs are determined by your preferences in the Prefer Menu under
ASPECTS -> Transit
Selecting the [P] option from the status line will print out the calendar.
Pressing the [Esc] key will remove the Chart Qualities window from the
desktop.
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3.3 - Options Menu
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The Options Menu option of the Menu Bar allows you to modify your primary
chart and thereby create various types of secondary charts. From here you
can create harmonic, progressed, relocation, synastry transit, lunar return,
and solar return charts. You must have a chart in memory for any of the
Options Menu items to work. If there are no charts in memory, the Options
Menu items will be disabled, and therefore unselectable.
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┌──────────────┐
│ Harmonics │
│ Progressions │
│ Relocations │
│ Synastry │
│ Transits │
├──────────────┤
│ Lunar Return │
│ Solar Return │
└──────────────┘
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3.3.1 - Harmonics
-----------------
When requesting a Harmonic chart, a Harmonic Value dialog will appear asking
you to input the harmonic you want to investigate. Simply enter the value
(1 to 360) and either press [Enter] or click on the OK button with your
mouse.
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┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ──────────────1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
│ Location: Lancaster, PA │ │ Me -03 28 R │ │ Me 07Ca21 │
│ Date: 18 July 1941 │ │ Ve +01 36 │ │ Ve 19Le57 │
│ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT │ │ Ma -03 41 R │ │ Ma 09Ar06 │
│ Time Zone: 5.0 │ │ Ju -00 41 R │ │ Ju 11Ge51 │
│ Latitude: 40 N 02 │ │ Sa -02 06 R │ │ Sa 26Ta07 │
│ Longitude: 76 W 19 ╔═[■]══════ Harmonic Value ══════════╗ R │ │ Ur 29Ta24 │
│ Local Sidereal Time║ ║ │ │ Ne 25Vi24 │
│ Zodiac In Use║ 7 ║ │ │ Pl 03Le41 │
└────────────────────║ ║───┘ └─────────────┘
║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
┌─── ANG ─8─┐ ╔═[■]═╚════════════════════════════════════╝
│ As 08Sg00 │ ║ 1 08Sg00 │ 7 08Ge00 ║
│ Mh 25Vi19 │ ║ 2 10Cp50 │ 8 10Ca50 ║ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
│ VX 22Cp06 │ ║ 3 18Aq54 │ 9 18Le54 ║ │ CE 26Sg45 R │ │ Latitude: -04 21 │
│ EP 26Sg04 │ ║ 4 25Pi19 │ 10 25Vi19 ║ │ JU 15Vi07 │ │Longitude: 23Ta29 │
│ │ ║ 5 24Ar49 │ 11 24Li49 ║ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │Mean Node: 25Vi38 │
│ │ ║ 6 18Ta06 │ 12 18Sc06 ║ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
└───────────┘ ╚══════════════════════╝ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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If the data is correct, the desktop will be cleared and a Chart Data window
will appear in the top left corner of the desktop, showing you all the
pertinent data for this chart. The Chart Data window title is based on what
type of chart we are creating a harmonic for. Note that the title of this
window will be preceded by the letter "H" and the harmonic value you selected,
both in brackets. To the right of the Chart Data window will be a House
System dialog.
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╔═[■]═════════ [H7] NATAL DATA ═══════════1═╗ ╔═[■]════ House System ═════════╗
║ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike ║ ║ ║
║ Location: Lancaster, PA ║ ║ ( ) a. Alcabitius ║
║ Date: 18 July 1941 ║ ║ ( ) b. Campanus ║
║ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT ║ ║ ( ) c. Equal ║
║ Time Zone: 5.0 ║ ║ ( ) d. Koch ║
║ Latitude: 40 N 02 ║ ║ ( ) e. Meridian ║
║ Longitude: 76 W 19 ║ ║ ( ) f. Moon ║
║ Local Sidereal Time: 11:42:50 ║ ║ ( ) g. Morinus ║
║ Zodiac In Use: Tropical ║ ║ (.) h. Placidus ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════╝ ║ ( ) i. Porphyry ║
║ ( ) j. Regiomontanus ║
║ ( ) k. Sun ║
║ ( ) l. Topocentric ║
║ ( ) m. User Ascendant ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚═══════════════════════════════╝
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Use an arrow key to move the highlight bar to one of the thirteen house
systems. Alternatively, you may click on the house system of your choice
with the mouse, or use the [Alt] key in conjunction with the highlighted
letter of the alphabet that precedes each house system. Once your preferred
house system is highlighted, press the [Enter] key, "Alt+O", or click on the
OK button with the mouse to select that item.
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After you select a house system from the House System dialog, the harmonic
chart calculations will be displayed in various windows on the desktop.
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┌───────────── [H7] NATAL DATA ───────────1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 00Ca45 │
│ Location: Lancaster, PA │ │ Me +00 00 │ │ Me 21Aq26 │
│ Date: 18 July 1941 │ │ Ve +00 00 │ │ Ve 19Sg37 │
│ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT │ │ Ma +00 00 │ │ Ma 03Ge41 │
│ Time Zone: 5.0 │ │ Ju +00 00 │ │ Ju 22Le56 │
│ Latitude: 40 N 02 │ │ Sa +00 00 │ │ Sa 02Ta51 │
│ Longitude: 76 W 19 │ │ Ur +00 00 │ │ Ur 25Ta46 │
│ Local Sidereal Time: 11:42:50 │ │ Ne +00 00 │ │ Ne 27Le49 │
│ Zodiac In Use: Tropical │ │ Pl +00 00 │ │ Pl 25Le48 │
└───────────────────────────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘
╔═[■]ANG ═8═╗ ┌────── Placidus ────7─┐
║ As 26Cp00 ║ │ 1 08Sg00 │ 7 08Ge00 │
║ Mh 27Le16 ║ │ 2 10Cp50 │ 8 10Ca50 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 04Sg44 ║ │ 3 18Aq54 │ 9 18Le54 │ │ CE 07Ge12 │ │ Latitude: +00 27 │
║ EP 02Ge26 ║ │ 4 25Pi19 │ 10 25Vi19 │ │ JU 15Ge46 │ │Longitude: 14Ar24 │
║ ║ │ 5 24Ar49 │ 11 24Li49 │ │ PA 13Li32 │ │Mean Node: 29Le29 │
║ ║ │ 6 18Ta06 │ 12 18Sc06 │ │ VE 21Ge17 │ │True Node: 22Le33 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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There are a few things you should note about harmonic charts.
You may modify any chart currently in memory to be a harmonic chart, be they
natal, composite, relationship, progressed, relocations, transit, lunar
return, or solar return. However, once you have created a harmonic chart
the Harmonic selection of the Options Menu will become disabled to prevent
you from creating a harmonic of a harmonic chart. The Harmonic option is re-
enabled the next time you clear memory, create, modify, or retrieve a chart.
All aspectarians switch to harmonic aspect and orb defaults, as set in the
Prefer Menu for harmonic aspectarians. This means that if you have your
Planetary Aspectarian aspects and orbs set for Addey orbs, they are ignored
when viewing a Planetary Aspectarian for a harmonic chart; the Harmonic
aspects and orbs are used instead.
Pay close attention to the window labels. If there is a [H?] preceding the
label, where the question mark is a numeric value from 1 to 360, then the
chart data being manipulated is that of a harmonic chart. The [H?] will also
appear in your printouts, to remind you of this fact.
If you select any other item from the Options Menu, the harmonic chart is
discarded and that option will be executed for the primary chart in memory.
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3.3.2 - Progressions
--------------------
The Progressions option of the Options Menu allows you to create secondary
progressions for the primary chart in memory. Secondary progressions are
based on the "day for a year" principle, whereby the primary chart event
date is incremented by one day for each year that has passed since the
original event date.
Selecting the Progressed option will bring up a Progressed Year dialog which
will allow you to input the year you wish to progress the primary chart to.
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┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ──────────────1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
│ Location: Lancaster, PA │ │ Me -03 28 R │ │ Me 07Ca21 │
│ Date: 18 July 1941 │ │ Ve +01 36 │ │ Ve 19Le57 │
│ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT │ │ Ma -03 41 R │ │ Ma 09Ar06 │
│ Time Zone: 5.0 │ │ Ju -00 41 R │ │ Ju 11Ge51 │
│ Latitude: 40 N 02 │ │ Sa -02 06 R │ │ Sa 26Ta07 │
│ Longitude: 76 W 19 ╔═[■]═════ Progressed Year ══════════╗ R │ │ Ur 29Ta24 │
│ Local Sidereal Time║ ║ │ │ Ne 25Vi24 │
│ Zodiac In Use║ 1942 ║ │ │ Pl 03Le41 │
└────────────────────║ ║───┘ └─────────────┘
║ OK ▄ Cancel▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╔═[■]ANG ═8═╗ ┌─────╚════════════════════════════════════╝
║ As 08Sg00 ║ │ 1 08Sg00 │ 7 08Ge00 │
║ Mh 25Vi19 ║ │ 2 10Cp50 │ 8 10Ca50 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 22Cp06 ║ │ 3 18Aq54 │ 9 18Le54 │ │ CE 26Sg45 R │ │ Latitude: -04 21 │
║ EP 26Sg04 ║ │ 4 25Pi19 │ 10 25Vi19 │ │ JU 15Vi07 │ │Longitude: 23Ta29 │
║ ║ │ 5 24Ar49 │ 11 24Li49 │ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │Mean Node: 25Vi38 │
║ ║ │ 6 18Ta06 │ 12 18Sc06 │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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Note that the Progressed Year dialog defaults to the year after the event
date for the primary chart. You are not permitted to enter year values that
are equal to, or less than, the primary chart event year. You may enter any
year that is greater than that of the primary chart event year.
Simply enter a year value that is greater than the primary chart event year
and either press [Enter] or click on the OK button with your mouse. In this
example, the 1942 default will be replaced by 1993 to yield the following
examples.
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If the data is correct, the desktop will be cleared and a Progression Data
window will appear in the top left corner of the desktop, showing you all the
pertinent data for this progressed chart. To the right of the Progression
Data window will be a House System dialog.
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╔═[■]════════ PROGRESSION DATA ═══════════1═╗ ╔═[■]════ House System ═════════╗
║ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike ║ ║ ║
║ Location: Lancaster, PA ║ ║ ( ) a. Alcabitius ║
║ Date: 08 September 1941 ║ ║ ( ) b. Campanus ║
║ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT ║ ║ ( ) c. Equal ║
║ Time Zone: 5.0 ║ ║ ( ) d. Koch ║
║ Latitude: 40 N 02 ║ ║ ( ) e. Meridian ║
║ Longitude: 76 W 19 ║ ║ ( ) f. Moon ║
║ Local Sidereal Time: 15:07:51 ║ ║ ( ) g. Morinus ║
║ Zodiac In Use: Tropical ║ ║ (.) h. Placidus ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════╝ ║ ( ) i. Porphyry ║
║ ( ) j. Regiomontanus ║
║ ( ) k. Sun ║
║ ( ) l. Topocentric ║
║ ( ) m. User Ascendant ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚═══════════════════════════════╝
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Use an arrow key to move the highlight bar to one of the thirteen house
systems. Alternatively, you may click on the house system of your choice
with the mouse, or use the [Alt] key in conjunction with the highlighted
letter of the alphabet that precedes each house system. Once your preferred
house system is highlighted, press the [Enter] key, "Alt+O", or click on the
OK button with the mouse to select that item.
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After you select a house system from the House System dialog, the harmonic
chart calculations will be displayed in various windows on the desktop.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌──────────── PROGRESSION DATA ───────────1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 15Vi49 │
│ Location: Lancaster, PA │ │ Me +00 08 │ │ Me 03Li01 │
│ Date: 08 September 1941 │ │ Ve -00 05 R │ │ Ve 22Li33 │
│ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT │ │ Ma -04 29 R │ │ Ma 23Ar42 R │
│ Time Zone: 5.0 │ │ Ju -00 41 R │ │ Ju 19Ge52 │
│ Latitude: 40 N 02 │ │ Sa -02 15 R │ │ Sa 28Ta33 │
│ Longitude: 76 W 19 │ │ Ur -00 13 R │ │ Ur 00Ge21 R │
│ Local Sidereal Time: 15:07:51 │ │ Ne +01 14 │ │ Ne 27Vi00 │
│ Zodiac In Use: Tropical │ │ Pl +04 21 │ │ Pl 05Le05 │
└───────────────────────────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘
╔═[■]ANG ═8═╗ ┌────── Placidus ────7─┐
║ As 26Cp14 ║ │ 1 26Cp14 │ 7 26Ca14 │
║ Mh 19Sc25 ║ │ 2 11Pi25 │ 8 11Vi25 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 29Aq11 ║ │ 3 20Ar51 │ 9 20Li51 │ │ CE 26Sg43 │ │ Latitude: -02 34 │
║ EP 14Aq30 ║ │ 4 19Ta25 │ 10 19Sc25 │ │ JU 03Li33 │ │Longitude: 21Ar44 │
║ ║ │ 5 11Ge48 │ 11 11Sg48 │ │ PA 02Sg11 │ │Mean Node: 22Vi53 │
║ ║ │ 6 02Ca31 │ 12 02Cp31 │ │ VE 10Li49 │ │True Node: 22Vi48 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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To belabor the "day for a year" principle, note that the event date for the
primary chart was 18 July 1941. We progressed the chart to 1993. 1993
minus 1941 is 52. 52 days were then added to 18 July 1941, which comes out
to be 8 September 1941. This is how the "day for a year" principle works.
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3.3.3 - Relocations
-------------------
The Relocations option of the Options Menu allows you to create a relocation
chart for the primary chart in memory. A relocation chart is simply a
primary chart cast for a different latitude and longitude.
Selecting the Relocation option will bring up a Relocation Chart Input
dialog which will allow you to re-input the name, location, time, latitude,
and longitude of the primary chart.
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┌──────────── PROGRESSION DATA ───────────1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 15Vi49 │
│ Location: Lancaster, PA │ │ Me +00 08 │ │ Me 03Li01 │
│ Date: 08 September 1941 │ │ Ve -00 05 R │ │ Ve 22Li33 │
│ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT │ │ Ma -04 29 R │ │ Ma 23Ar42 R │
│ Time Zone:╔═[■]═══════════ Relocation Chart Input ═══════════════╗u 19Ge52 │
│ Latitude:║ ║a 28Ta33 │
│ Longitude:║ Full Name : Erlewine, Mike ║r 00Ge21 R │
│ Local Side║ Chart Location : Lancaster, PA ║e 27Vi00 │
│ Zodi║ Time Zone H: 5.0 ║l 05Le05 │
└───────────║ Latitude DD?MM: 40N02 ║───────────┘
║ Longitude DDD?MM: 76W19 ║
║ ║
╔═[■]ANG ═8═║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ Erase ▄ ║
║ As 26Cp14 ║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
║ Mh 19Sc25 ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝N DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 29Aq11 ║ │ 3 20Ar51 │ 9 20Li51 │ │ CE 26Sg43 │ │ Latitude: -02 34 │
║ EP 14Aq30 ║ │ 4 19Ta25 │ 10 19Sc25 │ │ JU 03Li33 │ │Longitude: 21Ar44 │
║ ║ │ 5 11Ge48 │ 11 11Sg48 │ │ PA 02Sg11 │ │Mean Node: 22Vi53 │
║ ║ │ 6 02Ca31 │ 12 02Cp31 │ │ VE 10Li49 │ │True Node: 22Vi48 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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The Relocation Chart Input dialog is like a miniature version of the Natal
Chart Input dialog, which was discussed back in section 3.1.1.1., with the
input lines already filled in with the data from the primary chart. You
type in the modified relocation data for each line, and press the [Tab] key
to go to the next line or field. You press "Shift+Tab" to go to the
preceding line or field. Or, if using a mouse, you move the mouse cursor to
the line you're interested in, then click on it. Remember, the down arrow
accesses the History icon, which brings up a History window for the current
input line you are on. If you have created any charts previous to this one,
there will be data in the history buffer which you may, or may not, want to
make use of.
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For the sake of this example, we will modify the location time zone,
latitude, and longitude input lines as follows:
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌───────────── RELOCATION DATA ───────────1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
│ Location: Sierra Vista, AZ │ │ Me -03 28 R │ │ Me 07Ca21 │
│ Date: 18 July 1941 │ │ Ve +01 36 │ │ Ve 19Le57 │
│ Time: 05:03:00 PM MST │ │ Ma -03 41 R │ │ Ma 09Ar06 │
│ Time Zone:╔═[■]═══════════ Relocation Chart Input ═══════════════╗u 11Ge51 │
│ Latitude:║ ║a 26Ta07 │
│ Longitude:║ Full Name : Erlewine, Mike ║r 29Ta24 │
│ Local Side║ Chart Location : Sierra Vista, AZ ║e 25Vi24 │
│ Zodi║ Time Zone H: 7.0 ║l 03Le41 │
└───────────║ Latitude DD?MM: 31N33 ║───────────┘
║ Longitude DDD?MM: 110W18 ║
║ ║
╔═[■]ANG ═8═║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ Erase ▄ ║
║ As 14Sc01 ║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
║ Mh 19Le18 ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝N DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 05Cp48 ║ │ 3 15Cp29 │ 9 15Ca29 │ │ CE 26Sg45 R │ │ Latitude: -04 21 │
║ EP 24Sc06 ║ │ 4 19Aq18 │ 10 19Le18 │ │ JU 15Vi07 │ │Longitude: 23Ta29 │
║ ║ │ 5 21Pi43 │ 11 21Vi43 │ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │Mean Node: 25Vi38 │
║ ║ │ 6 20Ar02 │ 12 20Li02 │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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When you are finished entering the data, either [Tab] to the OK button and
press [Enter], or press "Alt+O" to accept the data. The Relocation Chart
Input dialog will be validated and any errors found will be displayed on the
screen, prompting you to correct them.
If you made a mistake on entering any of the data, an Error dialog will pop
up, telling you what the error was. Press "Alt+O", [Enter], or click on the
OK button to remove the Error dialog.
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If the data is correct, the desktop will be cleared and a Relocation Data
window will appear in the top left corner of the desktop, showing you all the
pertinent data for this Relocation chart. To the right of the Relocation Data
window will be a House System dialog.
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╔═[■]═════════ RELOCATION DATA ═══════════1═╗ ╔═[■]════ House System ═════════╗
║ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike ║ ║ ║
║ Location: Sierra Vista, AZ ║ ║ ( ) a. Alcabitius ║
║ Date: 18 July 1941 ║ ║ ( ) b. Campanus ║
║ Time: 05:03:090 PM MST ║ ║ ( ) c. Equal ║
║ Time Zone: 7.0 ║ ║ ( ) d. Koch ║
║ Latitude: 31 N 33 ║ ║ ( ) e. Meridian ║
║ Longitude: 110 W 18 ║ ║ ( ) f. Moon ║
║ Local Sidereal Time: 09:26:54 ║ ║ ( ) g. Morinus ║
║ Zodiac In Use: Tropical ║ ║ (.) h. Placidus ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════╝ ║ ( ) i. Porphyry ║
║ ( ) j. Regiomontanus ║
║ ( ) k. Sun ║
║ ( ) l. Topocentric ║
║ ( ) m. User Ascendant ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚═══════════════════════════════╝
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Use an arrow key to move the highlight bar to one of the thirteen house
systems. Alternatively, you may click on the house system of your choice
with the mouse, or use the [Alt] key in conjunction with the highlighted
letter of the alphabet that precedes each house system. Once your preferred
house system is highlighted, press the [Enter] key, "Alt+O", or click on the
OK button with the mouse to select that item.
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After you select a house system from the House System dialog, the relocated
chart calculations will be displayed in various windows on the desktop.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌───────────── RELOCATION DATA ───────────1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
│ Location: Sierra Vista, AZ │ │ Me -03 28 R │ │ Me 07Ca21 │
│ Date: 18 July 1941 │ │ Ve +01 36 │ │ Ve 19Le57 │
│ Time: 05:03:00 PM MST │ │ Ma -03 41 R │ │ Ma 09Ar06 │
│ Time Zone: 7.0 │ │ Ju -00 41 R │ │ Ju 11Ge51 │
│ Latitude: 31 N 33 │ │ Sa -02 06 R │ │ Sa 26Ta07 │
│ Longitude: 110 W 18 │ │ Ur -00 13 R │ │ Ur 29Ta24 │
│ Local Sidereal Time: 09:26:54 │ │ Ne +01 15 │ │ Ne 25Vi24 │
│ Zodiac In Use: Tropical │ │ Pl +04 16 │ │ Pl 03Le41 │
└───────────────────────────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘
╔═[■]ANG ═8═╗ ┌────── Placidus ────7─┐
║ As 14Sc01 ║ │ 1 14Sc01 │ 7 14Ta01 │
║ Mh 19Le18 ║ │ 2 13Sg21 │ 8 13Ge21 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 05Cp48 ║ │ 3 15Cp29 │ 9 15Ca29 │ │ CE 26Sg45 R │ │ Latitude: -04 21 │
║ EP 24Sc06 ║ │ 4 19Aq18 │ 10 19Le18 │ │ JU 15Vi07 │ │Longitude: 23Ta29 │
║ ║ │ 5 21Pi43 │ 11 21Vi43 │ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │Mean Node: 25Vi38 │
║ ║ │ 6 20Ar02 │ 12 20Li02 │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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3.3.4 - Synastry
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The Synastry option of the Options Menu allows you to create a secondary
chart to which the primary chart is compared. This option is used for
synastric comparison purposes, by creating or retrieving previously saved
charts to use as a synastry chart.
Selecting the Synastry option will bring up a Type Of Synastry Chart dialog
which will allow you select whether to create the synastry chart from scratch,
or retrieve a chart from disk to use as the synastry chart.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ──────────────1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
│ Location: Lancaster, PA │ │ Me -03 28 R │ │ Me 07Ca21 │
│ Date: 18 July 1941 │ │ Ve +01 36 │ │ Ve 19Le57 │
│ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT │ │ Ma -03 41 R │ │ Ma 09Ar06 │
│ Time Zone: 5.0 │ │ Ju -00 41 R │ │ Ju 11Ge51 │
│ Latitude: 40 N 02 ╔═[■]════ Create Or Retrieve ════════╗ R │ │ Sa 26Ta07 │
│ Longitude: 76 W 18 ║ ║ R │ │ Ur 29Ta24 │
│ Local Sidereal Time║ (.) Create ║ │ │ Ne 25Vi24 │
│ Zodiac In Use║ ( ) Retrieve ║ │ │ Pl 03Le41 │
└────────────────────║ ║───┘ └─────────────┘
║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╔═[■]ANG ═8═╗ ┌─────╚════════════════════════════════════╝
║ As 08Sg01 ║ │ 1 08Sg01 │ 7 08Ge01 │
║ Mh 25Vi21 ║ │ 2 10Cp51 │ 8 10Ca51 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 22Cp07 ║ │ 3 18Aq55 │ 9 18Le55 │ │ CE 26Sg45 R │ │ Latitude: -04 21 │
║ EP 26Sg05 ║ │ 4 25Pi21 │ 10 25Vi21 │ │ JU 15Vi07 │ │Longitude: 23Ta29 │
║ ║ │ 5 24Ar50 │ 11 24Li50 │ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │Mean Node: 25Vi38 │
║ ║ │ 6 18Ta07 │ 12 18Sc07 │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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Select the type of synastry chart you want by using the arrow keys, the
[Alt] key and highlighted letter of the synastry chart type, or clicking on
one of the two options with your mouse. Once the desired synastry chart
type is highlighted, press the [Enter] key or click on the OK button to
select that item.
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3.3.4.1 - Creating A Synastry Chart
-----------------------------------
Selecting the Create option from the Type Of Synastry Chart dialog allows
you to create a secondary chart by bringing up the Synastric Chart Input
dialog.
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┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ──────────────1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
│ Location:╔═[■]═══════════ Synastric Chart Input ════════════════╗e 07Ca21 │
│ Date:║ ║e 19Le57 │
│ Time:║ Full Name : Shirley MacLaine ║a 09Ar06 │
│ Time Zone:║ Chart Location : Richmond, VA ║u 11Ge51 │
│ Latitude:║ Month MM: 4 ║a 26Ta07 │
│ Longitude:║ Day DD: 24 ║r 29Ta24 │
│ Local Side║ Year YYYY: 1934 ║e 25Vi24 │
│ Zodi║ Am or Pm ?M: PM ║l 03Le41 │
└───────────║ Time HH:MM: 3:57 ║───────────┘
║ Time Zone H: 5.0 ║
║ Latitude DD?MM: 37N33 ║
╔═[■]ANG ═8═║ Longitude DDD?MM: 77W27 ║
║ As 08Sg01 ║ ║
║ Mh 25Vi21 ║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ Erase ▄ ║N DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 22Cp07 ║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║e: -04 21 │
║ EP 26Sg05 ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝e: 23Ta29 │
║ ║ │ 5 24Ar50 │ 11 24Li50 │ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │Mean Node: 25Vi38 │
║ ║ │ 6 18Ta07 │ 12 18Sc07 │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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The Synastric Chart Input dialog allows you to enter and/or edit the
pertinent chart data required to create a natal chart as the secondary
chart. You type in the data for each line, and press the [Tab] key to go to
the next line or field. You press "Shift+Tab" to go to the preceding line
or field. Or, if using a mouse, you move the mouse cursor to the line
you're interested in, then click on it.
When you are finished entering the data, either [Tab] to the OK button and
press [Enter], or press "Alt+O" to accept the data. The Synastric Chart
Input dialog will be validated and any errors found will be displayed on the
screen, prompting you to correct them.
If you made a mistake on entering any of the data, an Error dialog will pop
up, telling you what the error was. Press "Alt+O", [Enter], or click on the
OK button to remove the Error dialog.
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If the data is correct, the desktop will be cleared and a Synastric Data
window will appear in the top left corner of the desktop, showing you all
the pertinent data for this synastry chart. To the right of the Synastric
Data window will be a House System dialog.
3.3.4.2 - Retrieve A Synastry Chart
-----------------------------------
Selecting the Retrieve option from the Type Of Synastry Chart dialog allows
you to create a secondary chart by retrieving a previously saved chart from
disk. Remember, only Composite, Natal, or Relationship charts may be saved
to disk. You would use this option if you wanted to perform a synastry on
the primary chart to another chart on disk.
Once the Retrieve option is selected, the Type Of Chart dialog appears,
allowing you to specify the type of chart you wish to retrieve. Of course
you must have previously saved that type of chart to disk at some point in
time.
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┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ──────────────1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
│ Location: Lancaster, PA │ │ Me -03 28 R │ │ Me 07Ca21 │
│ Date: 18 July 1941 │ │ Ve +01 36 │ │ Ve 19Le57 │
│ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT │ │ Ma -03 41 R │ │ Ma 09Ar06 │
│ Time Zone: 5.0 │ │ Ju -00 41 R │ │ Ju 11Ge51 │
│ Latitude: 40 N 02 ╔═[■]════ Create Or Retrieve ════════╗ R │ │ Sa 26Ta07 │
│ Longitude: 76 W 18 ║ ║ R │ │ Ur 29Ta24 │
│ Local Sidereal Time║ ( ) Create ║ │ │ Ne 25Vi24 │
│ Zodiac In Use║ (.) Retrieve ║ │ │ Pl 03Le41 │
└────────────────────║ ║───┘ └─────────────┘
║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╔═[■]ANG ═8═╗ ┌─────╚════════════════════════════════════╝
║ As 08Sg01 ║ │ 1 08Sg01 │ 7 08Ge01 │
║ Mh 25Vi21 ║ │ 2 10Cp51 │ 8 10Ca51 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 22Cp07 ║ │ 3 18Aq55 │ 9 18Le55 │ │ CE 26Sg45 R │ │ Latitude: -04 21 │
║ EP 26Sg05 ║ │ 4 25Pi21 │ 10 25Vi21 │ │ JU 15Vi07 │ │Longitude: 23Ta29 │
║ ║ │ 5 24Ar50 │ 11 24Li50 │ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │Mean Node: 25Vi38 │
║ ║ │ 6 18Ta07 │ 12 18Sc07 │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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Use the arrow keys to select which type of chart you want to create.
Alternatively, you may use the [Alt] key and the first letter of the chart
type, or click on the option you want with your mouse. Once you have
selected an option, press "Alt+O", press [Enter], or click on the OK button
with your mouse.
Pressing [Esc] or clicking on the Close icon will abort your selection and
return you to the desktop.
The Select A File dialog replaces the Type Of Chart dialog after you've made
a selection for which type of chart to retrieve.
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┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ────╔═[■]═══════════ Select A File ════════════════╗
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike ║ Name ║
│ Location: Lancaster, PA ║ Erlewine, Mike ║
│ Date: 18 July 1941 ║ MacLaine, Shirley Open ▄ ║
│ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT ║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
│ Time Zone: 5.0 ║ ║
│ Latitude: 40 N 02 ║ Cancel ▄ ║
│ Longitude: 76 W 19 ║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
│ Local Sidereal Time: 11:42:50 ║ ║
│ Zodiac In Use: Tropical ║ ║
└───────────────────────────────║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
╔═[■]ANG ═8═╗ ┌────── Placidus ║ ║
║ As 08Sg00 ║ │ 1 08Sg00 │ 7 0║ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒■ ║
║ Mh 25Vi19 ║ │ 2 10Cp50 │ 8 1║ ║
║ VX 22Cp06 ║ │ 3 18Aq54 │ 9 1║ MacLaine, Shirley ║
║ EP 26Sg04 ║ │ 4 25Pi19 │ 10 2║ MACLAINE.NTL ║
║ ║ │ 5 24Ar49 │ 11 2╚══════════════════════════════════════════════╝
║ ║ │ 6 18Ta06 │ 12 18Sc06 │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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You may use any of the cursor keys mentioned in APPENDIX A to highlight one
of the chart names shown in the Select A File dialog. Move the highlight
bar to the name you wish to select and then press [Enter]. The chart
associated with that name will be retrieved from disk.
Once the data is retrieved, the desktop will be cleared and a Synastric Data
window will appear in the top left corner of the desktop, showing you all
the pertinent data for this chart. To the right of the Synastric Data
window will be a House System dialog.
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3.3.4.3 - Synastry Data Displays
--------------------------------
Regardless of which option you select from the Type Of Synastry Chart
dialog, after the appropriate action has been executed the desktop will be
cleared and a Synastric Data window will appear in the top left corner of
the desktop, showing you all the pertinent data for this chart. To the
right of the Synastric Data window will be a House System dialog.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
╔═[■]═════════ SYNASTRIC DATA ════════════1═╗ ╔═[■]════ House System ═════════╗
║ Full Name: MacLaine, Shirley ║ ║ ║
║ Location: Richmond, VA ║ ║ ( ) a. Alcabitius ║
║ Date: 24 April 1934 ║ ║ ( ) b. Campanus ║
║ Time: 03:57:00 PM EST ║ ║ ( ) c. Equal ║
║ Time Zone: 5.0 ║ ║ ( ) d. Koch ║
║ Latitude: 37 N 33 ║ ║ ( ) e. Meridian ║
║ Longitude: 77 W 27 ║ ║ ( ) f. Moon ║
║ Local Sidereal Time: 05:55:57 ║ ║ ( ) g. Morinus ║
║ Zodiac In Use: Tropical ║ ║ (.) h. Placidus ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════╝ ║ ( ) i. Porphyry ║
║ ( ) j. Regiomontanus ║
║ ( ) k. Sun ║
║ ( ) l. Topocentric ║
║ ( ) m. User Ascendant ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚═══════════════════════════════╝
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Use an arrow key to move the highlight bar to one of the thirteen house
systems. Alternatively, you may click on the house system of your choice
with the mouse, or use the [Alt] key in conjunction with the highlighted
letter of the alphabet that precedes each house system. Once your preferred
house system is highlighted, press the [Enter] key, "Alt+O", or click on the
OK button with the mouse to select that item.
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After you select a house system from the House System dialog, the synastry
chart calculations will be displayed in various windows on the desktop.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌───────────── SYNASTRIC DATA ────────────1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: MacLaine, Shirley │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 03Ta59 │
│ Location: Richmond, VA │ │ Me -02 21 R │ │ Me 15Ar27 │
│ Date: 24 April 1934 │ │ Ve -00 21 R │ │ Ve 17Pi56 │
│ Time: 03:57:00 PM EST │ │ Ma -00 21 R │ │ Ma 01Ta41 │
│ Time Zone: 5.0 │ │ Ju +01 34 │ │ Ju 16Li18 R │
│ Latitude: 37 N 33 │ │ Sa -01 08 R │ │ Sa 26Aq36 │
│ Longitude: 77 W 27 │ │ Ur -00 32 R │ │ Ur 27Ar47 │
│ Local Sidereal Time: 05:55:57 │ │ Ne +00 55 │ │ Ne 09Vi47 R │
│ Zodiac In Use: Tropical │ │ Pl +01 24 │ │ Pl 22Ca36 │
└───────────────────────────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘
╔═[■]ANG ═8═╗ ┌────── Placidus ────7─┐
║ As 29Vi11 ║ │ 1 29Vi11 │ 7 29Pi11 │
║ Mh 29Ge04 ║ │ 2 25Li42 │ 8 25Ar42 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 27Vi29 ║ │ 3 26Sc07 │ 9 26Ta07 │ │ CE 19Ta14 │ │ Latitude: -01 48 │
║ EP 28Vi54 ║ │ 4 29Sg04 │ 10 29Ge04 │ │ JU 07Cp59 │ │Longitude: 06Vi59 │
║ ║ │ 5 02Aq03 │ 11 02Le03 │ │ PA 09Ar25 │ │Mean Node: 15Aq33 │
║ ║ │ 6 02Pi31 │ 12 02Vi31 │ │ VE 20Vi18 R │ │True Node: 16Aq14 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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3.3.5 - Transits
----------------
The Transits option of the Options Menu allows you to create a secondary
chart to which the primary chart is compared. While this usually applies to
the creation of transit charts, you may also use this option for synastry
purposes, by creating or retrieving previously saved charts to use as a
transiting chart.
Selecting the Transits option will bring up a Type Of Transit Chart dialog
which will allow you select whether to create the transiting chart from
scratch, use the system clock to quickly create a local transit chart, or
retrieve a chart from disk to use as the transit chart.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ──────────────1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
│ Location: Lancaster, PA │ │ Me -03 28 R │ │ Me 07Ca21 │
│ Date: 18 July 1941 │ │ Ve +01 36 │ │ Ve 19Le57 │
│ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT │ │ Ma -03 41 R │ │ Ma 09Ar06 │
│ Time Zone: 5.0 │ │ Ju -00 41 R │ │ Ju 11Ge51 │
│ Latitude: 40 N 02 ╔═[■]══ Type Of Transit Chart ═══════╗ R │ │ Sa 26Ta07 │
│ Longitude: 76 W 19 ║ ║ R │ │ Ur 29Ta24 │
│ Local Sidereal Time║ (.) Create ║ │ │ Ne 25Vi24 │
│ Zodiac In Use║ ( ) Local ║ │ │ Pl 03Le41 │
└────────────────────║ ( ) Retrieve ║───┘ └─────────────┘
║ ║
║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
╔═[■]ANG ═8═╗ ┌─────║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
║ As 08Sg00 ║ │ 1 08╚════════════════════════════════════╝
║ Mh 25Vi19 ║ │ 2 10Cp50 │ 8 10Ca50 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 22Cp06 ║ │ 3 18Aq54 │ 9 18Le54 │ │ CE 26Sg45 R │ │ Latitude: -04 21 │
║ EP 26Sg04 ║ │ 4 25Pi19 │ 10 25Vi19 │ │ JU 15Vi07 │ │Longitude: 23Ta29 │
║ ║ │ 5 24Ar49 │ 11 24Li49 │ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │Mean Node: 25Vi38 │
║ ║ │ 6 18Ta06 │ 12 18Sc06 │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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Select the type of transit chart you want by using the arrow keys, the [Alt]
key and highlighted letter of the transit chart type, or clicking on one of
the three options with your mouse. Once desired transit chart type is
highlighted, press the [Enter] key or click on the OK button to select that
item.
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3.3.5.1 - Creating A Transit Chart
----------------------------------
Selecting the Create option from the Type Of Transit Chart dialog allows you
to create a secondary transiting chart by bringing up the Transit Chart Input
dialog.
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┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ──────────────1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
│ Location:╔═[■]════════════ Transit Chart Input ═════════════════╗e 07Ca21 │
│ Date:║ ║e 19Le57 │
│ Time:║ Full Name : Transits For Mike Erlewine ║a 09Ar06 │
│ Time Zone:║ Chart Location : Sierra Vista, AZ ║u 11Ge51 │
│ Latitude:║ Month MM: 9 ║a 26Ta07 │
│ Longitude:║ Day DD: 9 ║r 29Ta24 │
│ Local Side║ Year YYYY: 1993 ║e 25Vi24 │
│ Zodi║ Am or Pm ?M: PM ║l 03Le41 │
└───────────║ Time HH:MM: 9:30 ║───────────┘
║ Time Zone H: 7 ║
║ Latitude DD?MM: 31N33 ║
╔═[■]ANG ═8═║ Longitude DDD?MM: 110W18 ║
║ As 08Sg00 ║ ║
║ Mh 25Vi19 ║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ Erase ▄ ║N DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 22Cp06 ║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║e: -04 21 │
║ EP 26Sg04 ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝e: 23Ta29 │
║ ║ │ 5 24Ar49 │ 11 24Li49 │ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │Mean Node: 25Vi38 │
║ ║ │ 6 18Ta06 │ 12 18Sc06 │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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The Transit Chart Input dialog allows you to enter and/or edit the pertinent
chart data required to create a transit chart as the secondary transiting
chart. You type in the data for each line, and press the [Tab] key to go to
the next line or field. You press "Shift+Tab" to go to the preceding line
or field. Or, if using a mouse, you move the mouse cursor to the line
you're interested in, then click on it.
When you are finished entering the data, either [Tab] to the OK button and
press [Enter], or press "Alt+O" to accept the data. The Transit Chart Input
dialog will be validated and any errors found will be displayed on the
screen, prompting you to correct them.
If you made a mistake on entering any of the data, an Error dialog will pop
up, telling you what the error was. Press "Alt+O", [Enter], or click on the
OK button to remove the Error dialog.
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If the data is correct, the desktop will be cleared and a Transit Data window
will appear in the top left corner of the desktop, showing you all the
pertinent data for this transit chart. To the right of the Transit Data
window will be a House System dialog.
3.3.5.2 - Local Transit Charts
------------------------------
Selecting the Local option from the Type Of Transit Chart dialog allows you
to create a secondary transiting chart by accessing the system clock of your
PC for the current date and time. The Location, Time Zone, Latitude, and
Longitude information is derived from defaults found in the Prefer Menu. You
may change these defaults to those of your locality.
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╔═[■]══════════ TRANSIT DATA ═════════════1═╗ ╔═[■]════ House System ═════════╗
║ Full Name: Local Transit Chart ║ ║ ║
║ Location: Sierra Vista, AZ ║ ║ ( ) a. Alcabitius ║
║ Date: 15 August 1993 ║ ║ ( ) b. Campanus ║
║ Time: 11:31:00 AM MST ║ ║ ( ) c. Equal ║
║ Time Zone: 7.0 ║ ║ ( ) d. Koch ║
║ Latitude: 31 N 33 ║ ║ ( ) e. Meridian ║
║ Longitude: 110 W 18 ║ ║ ( ) f. Moon ║
║ Local Sidereal Time: 08:47:29 ║ ║ ( ) g. Morinus ║
║ Zodiac In Use: Tropical ║ ║ (.) h. Placidus ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════╝ ║ ( ) i. Porphyry ║
║ ( ) j. Regiomontanus ║
║ ( ) k. Sun ║
║ ( ) l. Topocentric ║
║ ( ) m. User Ascendant ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚═══════════════════════════════╝
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The desktop will be cleared and a Transit Data window will appear in the top
left corner of the desktop, showing you all the pertinent data for this
local transit chart. To the right of the Progression Data window will be a
House System dialog.
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3.3.5.3 - Retrieve A Transit Chart
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Selecting the Retrieve option from the Type Of Transit Chart dialog allows
you to create a secondary transiting chart by retrieving a previously saved
chart from disk. Remember, only Composite, Natal, or Relationship charts
may be saved to disk, therefore you aren't really creating a transit chart.
You would only use this option if you wanted to perform a synastry on the
primary chart to another chart on disk.
Once the Retrieve option is selected, the Type Of Chart dialog appears,
allowing you to specify the type of chart you wish to retrieve. Of course
you must have previously saved that type of chart to disk at some point in
time.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ──────────────1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
│ Location: Lancaster, PA │ │ Me -03 28 R │ │ Me 07Ca21 │
│ Date: 18 July 1941 │ │ Ve +01 36 │ │ Ve 19Le57 │
│ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT │ │ Ma -03 41 R │ │ Ma 09Ar06 │
│ Time Zone: 5.0 │ │ Ju -00 41 R │ │ Ju 11Ge51 │
│ Latitude: 40 N 02 ╔═[■]══ Type Of Transit Chart ═══════╗ R │ │ Sa 26Ta07 │
│ Longitude: 76 W 19 ║ ║ R │ │ Ur 29Ta24 │
│ Local Sidereal Time║ (.) Create ║ │ │ Ne 25Vi24 │
│ Zodiac In Use║ ( ) Local ║ │ │ Pl 03Le41 │
└────────────────────║ ( ) Retrieve ║───┘ └─────────────┘
║ ║
║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
╔═[■]ANG ═8═╗ ┌─────║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
║ As 08Sg00 ║ │ 1 08╚════════════════════════════════════╝
║ Mh 25Vi19 ║ │ 2 10Cp50 │ 8 10Ca50 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 22Cp06 ║ │ 3 18Aq54 │ 9 18Le54 │ │ CE 26Sg45 R │ │ Latitude: -04 21 │
║ EP 26Sg04 ║ │ 4 25Pi19 │ 10 25Vi19 │ │ JU 15Vi07 │ │Longitude: 23Ta29 │
║ ║ │ 5 24Ar49 │ 11 24Li49 │ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │Mean Node: 25Vi38 │
║ ║ │ 6 18Ta06 │ 12 18Sc06 │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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Use the arrow keys to select which type of chart you want to create.
Alternatively, you may use the [Alt] key and the first letter of the chart
type, or click on the option you want with your mouse. Once you have
selected an option, press "Alt+O", press [Enter], or click on the OK button
with your mouse.
Pressing [Esc] or clicking on the Close icon will abort your selection and
return you to the desktop.
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The Select A File dialog replaces the Type Of Chart dialog after you've made
a selection for which type of chart to retrieve.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ────╔═[■]═══════════ Select A File ════════════════╗
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike ║ Name ║
│ Location: Lancaster, PA ║ Erlewine, Mike ║
│ Date: 18 July 1941 ║ MacLaine, Shirley Open ▄ ║
│ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT ║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
│ Time Zone: 5.0 ║ ║
│ Latitude: 40 N 02 ║ Cancel ▄ ║
│ Longitude: 76 W 19 ║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
│ Local Sidereal Time: 11:42:50 ║ ║
│ Zodiac In Use: Tropical ║ ║
└───────────────────────────────║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
╔═[■]ANG ═8═╗ ┌────── Placidus ║ ║
║ As 08Sg00 ║ │ 1 08Sg00 │ 7 0║ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒■ ║
║ Mh 25Vi19 ║ │ 2 10Cp50 │ 8 1║ ║
║ VX 22Cp06 ║ │ 3 18Aq54 │ 9 1║ MacLaine, Shirley ║
║ EP 26Sg04 ║ │ 4 25Pi19 │ 10 2║ MACLAINE.NTL ║
║ ║ │ 5 24Ar49 │ 11 2╚══════════════════════════════════════════════╝
║ ║ │ 6 18Ta06 │ 12 18Sc06 │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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You may use any of the cursor keys mentioned in APPENDIX A to highlight one
of the chart names shown in the Select A File dialog. Move the highlight
bar to the name you wish to select and then press [Enter]. The chart
associated with that name will be retrieved from disk.
Once the data is retrieved, the desktop will be cleared and a Transit Data
window will appear in the top left corner of the desktop, showing you all
the pertinent data for this chart. To the right of the Transit Data window
will be a House System dialog.
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3.3.5.4 - Transit Data Displays
-------------------------------
Regardless of which option you select from the Type Of Transit Chart dialog,
after the appropriate action has been executed the desktop will be cleared and
a Transit Data window will appear in the top left corner of the desktop,
showing you all the pertinent data for this chart. To the right of the
Transit Data window will be a House System dialog.
The following example will presume you selected the Local option of the
Type Of Transit dialog.
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╔═[■]══════════ TRANSIT DATA ═════════════1═╗ ╔═[■]════ House System ═════════╗
║ Full Name: Local Transit Chart ║ ║ ║
║ Location: Sierra Vista, AZ ║ ║ ( ) a. Alcabitius ║
║ Date: 15 August 1993 ║ ║ ( ) b. Campanus ║
║ Time: 11:44:00 AM MST ║ ║ ( ) c. Equal ║
║ Time Zone: 7.0 ║ ║ ( ) d. Koch ║
║ Latitude: 31 N 33 ║ ║ ( ) e. Meridian ║
║ Longitude: 110 W 18 ║ ║ ( ) f. Moon ║
║ Local Sidereal Time: 09:00:24 ║ ║ ( ) g. Morinus ║
║ Zodiac In Use: Tropical ║ ║ (.) h. Placidus ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════╝ ║ ( ) i. Porphyry ║
║ ( ) j. Regiomontanus ║
║ ( ) k. Sun ║
║ ( ) l. Topocentric ║
║ ( ) m. User Ascendant ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚═══════════════════════════════╝
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Use an arrow key to move the highlight bar to one of the thirteen house
systems. Alternatively, you may click on the house system of your choice
with the mouse, or use the [Alt] key in conjunction with the highlighted
letter of the alphabet that precedes each house system. Once your preferred
house system is highlighted, press the [Enter] key, "Alt+O", or click on the
OK button with the mouse to select that item.
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After you select a house system from the House System dialog, the transit
chart calculations will be displayed in various windows on the desktop.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌────────────── TRANSIT DATA ─────────────1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Local Transit Chart │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 22Le57 │
│ Location: Sierra Vista, AZ │ │ Me +00 55 │ │ Me 09Le21 │
│ Date: 15 August 1993 │ │ Ve -00 58 R │ │ Ve 16Ca02 │
│ Time: 11:48:00 AM MST │ │ Ma +00 32 │ │ Ma 02Li22 │
│ Time Zone: 7.0 │ │ Ju +01 09 │ │ Ju 12Li10 │
│ Latitude: 31 N 33 │ │ Sa -01 31 R │ │ Sa 27Aq15 R │
│ Longitude: 110 W 18 │ │ Ur -00 29 R │ │ Ur 18Cp56 R │
│ Local Sidereal Time: 09:04:10 │ │ Ne +00 41 │ │ Ne 18Cp53 R │
│ Zodiac In Use: Tropical │ │ Pl +14 15 │ │ Pl 22Sc47 │
└───────────────────────────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘
╔═[■]ANG ═8═╗ ┌────── Placidus ────7─┐
║ As 20Sc04 ║ │ 1 20Sc04 │ 7 20Ta04 │
║ Mh 13Le35 ║ │ 2 18Sg27 │ 8 18Ge27 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 07Ar48 ║ │ 3 15Cp25 │ 9 15Ca25 │ │ CE 05Ta59 │ │ Latitude: -03 37 │
║ EP 18Sc30 ║ │ 4 13Aq35 │ 10 13Le35 │ │ JU 08Vi01 │ │Longitude: 25Ca17 │
║ ║ │ 5 14Pi39 │ 11 14Vi39 │ │ PA 04Pi49 R │ │Mean Node: 08Sg25 │
║ ║ │ 6 17Ar50 │ 12 17Li50 │ │ VE 13Pi39 R │ │True Node: 09Sg22 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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When selecting the Local option of the Type Of Transit Chart dialog, the
data windows will be "alive." That is, the Astrologer's Assistant will
continuously access the system clock and update the windows. This provides
you with an "Astrological Clock" that continuously shows what's going on in
the sky at this very moment.
The updates are evident in the Transit Data window as the Local Sidereal
Time continuously changes. You can also see the data change in the Angles
window and the Houses window. The data in the other windows changes rather
slowly, with the Time in the Transit Data window changing every minute, the
Moon's Longitude about every three minutes, and the other items much longer.
The interval in the update process is dependent on your CPU type and speed.
On an 80286 machine, the updates may be every three seconds. On an
80386DX/33MHz machine the updates are every second.
The update process stops when you select *AND* execute another menu option.
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3.3.6 - Lunar Returns
---------------------
The Lunar Return option of the Options Menu allows you to create a Lunar
return for the primary chart in memory.
Selecting the Lunar Return option will bring up a Lunar Return Chart Input
dialog which will allow you to input the pertinent data to have the
Astrologer's Assistant calculate a Lunar Return type chart.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ──────────────1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
│ Location╔═[■]═══════════ Lunar Return Chart Input ═══════════════╗ 07Ca21 │
│ Date║ ║ 19Le57 │
│ Time║ Chart Location : ║ 09Ar06 │
│ Time Zone║ Month MM: 7 ║ 11Ge51 │
│ Latitude║ Day DD: 18 ║ 26Ta07 │
│ Longitude║ Year YYYY: ║ 29Ta24 │
│ Local Sid║ Time Zone H: ║ 25Vi24 │
│ Zod║ Latitude DD?MM: ║ 03Le41 │
└──────────║ Longitude DDD?MM: ║──────────┘
║ Position DDD.MM: 53.29 ║
║ Date/Position D/P: ║
╔═[■]ANG ═8║ Precessed Y/N: ║
║ As 08Sg00║ ║
║ Mh 25Vi19║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ Erase ▄ ║ DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 22Cp06║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║: -04 21 │
║ EP 26Sg04╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝: 23Ta29 │
║ ║ │ 5 24Ar49 │ 11 24Li49 │ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │Mean Node: 25Vi38 │
║ ║ │ 6 18Ta06 │ 12 18Sc06 │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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Note that the Month, Day, and Position fields are already filled in for you.
This doesn't mean you have to use these defaults, for you are free to enter
whatever data you desire. These defaults are put into the Lunar Return
Chart Input dialog for reference purposes.
The Month and Day input lines are self-explanatory. The position input line
is the position of the Moon in the primary chart in 360 degree *DECIMAL*
notation. Do not confuse this with degree/minute notation. Note that in
the example chart above, the Moon is listed as 23 Taurus 29 in the Moon Data
window. This translates to 53.29 in 360 degree decimal notation. You
should not change this value.
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The following examples will be based on the Lunar Return Chart Input dialog
containing these values:
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ──────────────1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
│ Location╔═[■]═══════════ Lunar Return Chart Input ═══════════════╗ 07Ca21 │
│ Date║ ║ 19Le57 │
│ Time║ Chart Location : Lancaster, PA ║ 09Ar06 │
│ Time Zone║ Month MM: 7 ║ 11Ge51 │
│ Latitude║ Day DD: 18 ║ 26Ta07 │
│ Longitude║ Year YYYY: 1993 ║ 29Ta24 │
│ Local Sid║ Time Zone H: 5 ║ 25Vi24 │
│ Zod║ Latitude DD?MM: 40N02 ║ 03Le41 │
└──────────║ Longitude DDD?MM: 76W19 ║──────────┘
║ Position DDD.MM: 53.29 ║
║ Date/Position D/P: Position ║
╔═[■]ANG ═8║ Precessed Y/N: No ║
║ As 08Sg00║ ║
║ Mh 25Vi19║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ Erase ▄ ║ DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 22Cp06║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║: -04 21 │
║ EP 26Sg04╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝: 23Ta29 │
║ ║ │ 5 24Ar49 │ 11 24Li49 │ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │Mean Node: 25Vi38 │
║ ║ │ 6 18Ta06 │ 12 18Sc06 │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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The Lunar Return Input dialog allows you to enter and/or edit the pertinent
chart data required to create a Lunar Return chart as the secondary chart.
You type in the data for each line, and press the [Tab] key to go to the
next line or field. You press "Shift+Tab" to go to the preceding line or
field. Or, if using a mouse, you move the mouse cursor to the line you're
interested in, then click on it.
When you are finished entering the data, either [Tab] to the OK button and
press [Enter], or press "Alt+O" to accept the data. The Lunar Return Chart
Input dialog will be validated and any errors found will be displayed on the
screen, prompting you to correct them.
If you made a mistake on entering any of the data, an Error dialog will pop
up, telling you what the error was. Press "Alt+O", [Enter], or click on the
OK button to remove the Error dialog.
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If the data is correct, the desktop will be cleared and a Lunar Return Data
window will appear in the top left corner of the desktop, showing you all the
pertinent data for this transit chart. To the right of the Lunar Return Data
window will be a House System dialog.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
╔═[■]════════ LUNAR RETURN DATA ══════════1═╗ ╔═[■]════ House System ═════════╗
║ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike ║ ║ ║
║ Location: Lancaster, PA ║ ║ ( ) a. Alcabitius ║
║ Date: 11 August 1993 ║ ║ ( ) b. Campanus ║
║ Time: 02:05:59 AM GMT ║ ║ ( ) c. Equal ║
║ Time Zone: 0.0 ║ ║ ( ) d. Koch ║
║ Latitude: 40 N 02 ║ ║ ( ) e. Meridian ║
║ Longitude: 76 W 19 ║ ║ ( ) f. Moon ║
║ Local Sidereal Time: 18:18:56 ║ ║ ( ) g. Morinus ║
║ Zodiac In Use: Tropical/NonPrecessed║ ║ (.) h. Placidus ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════╝ ║ ( ) i. Porphyry ║
║ ( ) j. Regiomontanus ║
║ ( ) k. Sun ║
║ ( ) l. Topocentric ║
║ ( ) m. User Ascendant ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚═══════════════════════════════╝
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Use an arrow key to move the highlight bar to one of the thirteen house
systems. Alternatively, you may click on the house system of your choice
with the mouse, or use the [Alt] key in conjunction with the highlighted
letter of the alphabet that precedes each house system. Once your preferred
house system is highlighted, press the [Enter] key, "Alt+O", or click on the
OK button with the mouse to select that item.
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After you select a house system from the House System dialog, the Lunar
return chart calculations will be displayed in various windows on the desktop.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌──────────── LUNAR RETURN DATA ──────────1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 18Le26 │
│ Location: Lancaster, PA │ │ Me +00 02 │ │ Me 01Le18 │
│ Date: 11 August 1993 │ │ Ve -01 13 R │ │ Ve 10Ca33 │
│ Time: 02:05:59 AM GMT │ │ Ma +00 35 │ │ Ma 29Vi24 │
│ Time Zone: 0.0 │ │ Ju +01 10 │ │ Ju 11Li22 │
│ Latitude: 40 N 02 │ │ Sa -01 31 R │ │ Sa 27Aq36 R │
│ Longitude: 76 W 19 │ │ Ur -00 29 R │ │ Ur 19Cp05 R │
│ Local Sidereal Time: 18:18:56 │ │ Ne +00 41 │ │ Ne 18Cp59 R │
│ Zodiac In Use: Tropical/NonPrecessed│ │ Pl +14 18 │ │ Pl 22Sc45 │
└───────────────────────────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘
╔═[■]ANG ═8═╗ ┌────── Placidus ────7─┐
║ As 08Ar06 ║ │ 1 08Ar06 │ 7 08Li06 │
║ Mh 04Cp21 ║ │ 2 17Ta05 │ 8 17Sc05 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 03Li24 ║ │ 3 12Ge54 │ 9 12Sg54 │ │ CE 05Ta28 │ │ Latitude: +01 25 │
║ EP 05Ar10 ║ │ 4 04Ca21 │ 10 04Cp21 │ │ JU 06Vi04 │ │Longitude: 23Ta29 │
║ ║ │ 5 26Ca30 │ 11 26Cp30 │ │ PA 05Pi57 R │ │Mean Node: 08Sg40 │
║ ║ │ 6 24Le51 │ 12 24Aq51 │ │ VE 14Pi35 R │ │True Node: 09Sg37 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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3.3.7 - Solar Returns
---------------------
The Solar Return option of the Options Menu allows you to create a Solar
return for the primary chart in memory.
Selecting the Solar Return option will bring up a Solar Return Chart Input
dialog which will allow you to input the pertinent data to have the
Astrologer's Assistant calculate a Solar Return type chart.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ──────────────1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
│ Location╔═[■]═══════════ Solar Return Chart Input ═══════════════╗ 07Ca21 │
│ Date║ ║ 19Le57 │
│ Time║ Chart Location : ║ 09Ar06 │
│ Time Zone║ Month MM: 7 ║ 11Ge51 │
│ Latitude║ Day DD: 18 ║ 26Ta07 │
│ Longitude║ Year YYYY: ║ 29Ta24 │
│ Local Sid║ Time Zone H: ║ 25Vi24 │
│ Zod║ Latitude DD?MM: ║ 03Le41 │
└──────────║ Longitude DDD?MM: ║──────────┘
║ Precessed Y/N: ║
║ ║
╔═[■]ANG ═8║ ║
║ As 08Sg00║ ║
║ Mh 25Vi19║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ Erase ▄ ║ DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 22Cp06║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║: -04 21 │
║ EP 26Sg04╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝: 23Ta29 │
║ ║ │ 5 24Ar49 │ 11 24Li49 │ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │Mean Node: 25Vi38 │
║ ║ │ 6 18Ta06 │ 12 18Sc06 │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
F1:Help │ Enter location name for this event. 266064
Note that the Month and Day fields are already filled in for you. This
doesn't mean you have to use these defaults, for you are free to enter
whatever data you desire, but are put into the Solar Return Chart Input
dialog for reference purposes, and should be self-explanatory.
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The following examples will be based on the Solar Return Chart Input dialog
containing these values:
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ──────────────1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
│ Location╔═[■]═══════════ Solar Return Chart Input ═══════════════╗ 07Ca21 │
│ Date║ ║ 19Le57 │
│ Time║ Chart Location : Lancaster, PA ║ 09Ar06 │
│ Time Zone║ Month MM: 7 ║ 11Ge51 │
│ Latitude║ Day DD: 18 ║ 26Ta07 │
│ Longitude║ Year YYYY: 1993 ║ 29Ta24 │
│ Local Sid║ Time Zone H: 5 ║ 25Vi24 │
│ Zod║ Latitude DD?MM: 40N02 ║ 03Le41 │
└──────────║ Longitude DDD?MM: 76W19 ║──────────┘
║ Precessed Y/N: No ║
║ ║
╔═[■]ANG ═8║ ║
║ As 08Sg00║ ║
║ Mh 25Vi19║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ Erase ▄ ║ DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 22Cp06║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║: -04 21 │
║ EP 26Sg04╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝: 23Ta29 │
║ ║ │ 5 24Ar49 │ 11 24Li49 │ │ PA 23Sc22 │ │Mean Node: 25Vi38 │
║ ║ │ 6 18Ta06 │ 12 18Sc06 │ │ VE 15Vi54 │ │True Node: 24Vi39 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
F1:Help │ Enter if you want to use precession. 266064
The Solar Return Input dialog allows you to enter and/or edit the pertinent
chart data required to create a Solar Return chart as the secondary chart.
You type in the data for each line, and press the [Tab] key to go to the
next line or field. You press "Shift+Tab" to go to the preceding line or
field. Or, if using a mouse, you move the mouse cursor to the line you're
interested in, then click on it.
When you are finished entering the data, either [Tab] to the OK button and
press [Enter], or press "Alt+O" to accept the data. The Solar Return Chart
Input dialog will be validated and any errors found will be displayed on the
screen, prompting you to correct them.
If you made a mistake on entering any of the data, an Error dialog will pop
up, telling you what the error was. Press "Alt+O", [Enter], or click on the
OK button to remove the Error dialog.
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If the data is correct, the desktop will be cleared and a Solar Return Data
window will appear in the top left corner of the desktop, showing you all the
pertinent data for this transit chart. To the right of the Solar Return Data
window will be a House System dialog.
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╔═[■]════════ SOLAR RETURN DATA ══════════1═╗ ╔═[■]════ House System ═════════╗
║ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike ║ ║ ║
║ Location: Lancaster, PA ║ ║ ( ) a. Alcabitius ║
║ Date: 18 July 1993 ║ ║ ( ) b. Campanus ║
║ Time: 10:28:29 AM GMT ║ ║ ( ) c. Equal ║
║ Time Zone: 0.0 ║ ║ ( ) d. Koch ║
║ Latitude: 40 N 02 ║ ║ ( ) e. Meridian ║
║ Longitude: 76 W 19 ║ ║ ( ) f. Moon ║
║ Local Sidereal Time: 01:08:11 ║ ║ ( ) g. Morinus ║
║ Zodiac In Use: Tropical/NonPrecessed║ ║ (.) h. Placidus ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════╝ ║ ( ) i. Porphyry ║
║ ( ) j. Regiomontanus ║
║ ( ) k. Sun ║
║ ( ) l. Topocentric ║
║ ( ) m. User Ascendant ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚═══════════════════════════════╝
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Use an arrow key to move the highlight bar to one of the thirteen house
systems. Alternatively, you may click on the house system of your choice
with the mouse, or use the [Alt] key in conjunction with the highlighted
letter of the alphabet that precedes each house system. Once your preferred
house system is highlighted, press the [Enter] key, "Alt+O", or click on the
OK button with the mouse to select that item.
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After you select a house system from the House System dialog, the Solar
return chart calculations will be displayed in various windows on the desktop.
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┌──────────── SOLAR RETURN DATA ──────────1─┐ ┌─── DECLN ─2─┐ ┌─── PLNTS ─4─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ Su +00 00 │ │ Su 25Ca49 │
│ Location: Lancaster, PA │ │ Me -04 55 R │ │ Me 20Ca28 R │
│ Date: 18 July 1993 │ │ Ve -02 22 R │ │ Ve 13Ge38 │
│ Time: 10:28:29 AM GMT │ │ Ma +00 51 │ │ Ma 14Vi50 │
│ Time Zone: 0.0 │ │ Ju +01 15 │ │ Ju 07Li54 │
│ Latitude: 40 N 02 │ │ Sa -01 27 R │ │ Sa 29Aq11 R │
│ Longitude: 76 W 19 │ │ Ur -00 29 R │ │ Ur 19Cp58 R │
│ Local Sidereal Time: 01:08:11 │ │ Ne +00 41 │ │ Ne 19Cp35 R │
│ Zodiac In Use: Tropical/NonPrecessed│ │ Pl +14 31 │ │ Pl 22Sc47 R │
└───────────────────────────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘
╔═[■]ANG ═8═╗ ┌────── Placidus ────7─┐
║ As 02Le15 ║ │ 1 02Le15 │ 7 02Aq15 │
║ Mh 18Ar29 ║ │ 2 22Le44 │ 8 22Aq44 │ ┌─── ASTRD ─6─┐ ┌──── MOON DATA ──5─┐
║ VX 17Sg56 ║ │ 3 17Vi26 │ 9 17Pi26 │ │ CE 01Ta20 │ │ Latitude: -02 38 │
║ EP 15Ca43 ║ │ 4 18Li29 │ 10 18Ar29 │ │ JU 26Le10 │ │Longitude: 12Ca10 │
║ ║ │ 5 25Sc01 │ 11 25Ta01 │ │ PA 10Pi20 R │ │Mean Node: 09Sg55 │
║ ║ │ 6 01Cp11 │ 12 01Ca11 │ │ VE 16Pi56 R │ │True Node: 11Sg32 │
╚═══════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
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3.4 - Prefer Menu
-----------------
The Prefer Menu option of the Menu Bar allows you to customize the
Astrologer's Assistant to suit your preferences. From here you may
o set the types of aspects you desire, and their orbs;
o black-and-white or color graphic displays, to increase clarity
on laptop computers; selection defaults for the dialogs;
o mouse button preference and sensitivity, depending on
whether you're right or left-handed;
o which planets to include in the various aspectarians
and the wheel display;
o printer type and control codes, and whether or not to send
printer output to a disk file;
o defaults for casting local transit charts; equal or unequal houses
in the wheel display, and the option to show planets not selected
for inclusion inside the wheel;
o and the placement of the Transneptunian Data window
or the Declination Data window on the desktop.
Several of the Prefer Menu options have arrows after them. These arrows
indicate that selection of these items will bring up sub-menus within the
Prefer Menu. The sub-menus are necessary to allow you to home in on the
option you wish to modify.
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┌────────────┐
│ Aspects > │
│ Colors │
│ Dialogs > │
│ Mouse │
│ Planets > │
│ Printer │
│ Transits │
│ Wheel │
│ Windows │
└────────────┘
F1:Help │ Set personal preferences for aspects and orbs. 271216
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3.4.1 - Aspects
---------------
Choosing the Aspects option of the Prefer Menu allows you to modify which
aspects you want included in your aspectarians, and the degree of orb to use
for those aspects. A sub-menu appears listing the various aspectarians you
may modify.
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┌────────────┐
│ Aspects > │
│ ┌───────────┐
│ │ Harmonic │
│ │ House │
│ │ Midpoint │
│ │ Planetary │
│ │ Transit │
│ │ Trees │
│ │ Wheel │
└─└───────────┘
F1:Help │ Set personal preferences for Harmonic aspects/orbs. 271168
NOTE: A Harmonic Aspectarian does not appear anywhere in the program.
However, after choosing the Harmonics option from the Options Menu,
all aspectarians will utilize whatever preferences are set from this
area.
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Selecting any of the above options, except for Trees, will cause the Select
Aspects To Display dialog to appear.
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╔═[■]═════════════════════ Select Aspects To Display ══════════════════════════╗
║ ║
║ 1-2-3 Series Aspects Orbs Angle 7 Series Aspects Orbs Angle ║
║ [X] Cj Conjunction 1.50 0.0 [X] St Semi-Septile 0.50 25.42'51.4"║
║ [ ] So Semi-Octile 1.50 22.5 [ ] Sp Septile 0.50 51.25'42.9"║
║ [ ] Ss Semi-Sextile 1.50 30.0 [ ] Bs Bi-Septile 0.50 102.51'25.7"║
║ [ ] Oc Octile 1.50 45.0 [ ] Ts Tri-Septile 0.50 154.17'08.6"║
║ [X] Sx Sextile 1.50 60.0 ║
║ [X] Sq Square 1.50 90.0 ║
║ [X] Tr Trine 1.50 120.0 9 Series Aspects Orbs Angle ║
║ [ ] To Tri-Octile 1.50 135.0 [ ] No Novile 0.25 40.0 ║
║ [X] Qx Quincunx 1.50 150.0 [ ] Bn Bi-Novile 0.25 80.0 ║
║ [X] Op Opposition 1.50 180.0 [ ] Qn Quatri-Novile 0.25 160.0 ║
║ ║
║ 5 Series Aspects Orbs Angle Misc Series Aspects Orbs Angle ║
║ [ ] Vi Vigintile 0.75 18.0 [ ] Ud Undecagon 0.12 32.43'48" ║
║ [ ] Qd Quindecile 0.75 24.0 [ ] Th Trinoch 0.12 165.0 ║
║ [ ] De Decile 0.75 36.0 ║
║ [ ] Qt Quintile 0.75 72.0 ║
║ [ ] Td Tredecile 0.75 108.0 OK ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ [ ] Bq Bi-Quintile 0.75 144.0 ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
║ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
F1:Help │ Select/Deselect Series 1, 2, 3 aspects with Space Bar. 267584
Each aspect is categorized by "series."
Series 1 aspects are conjunctions.
Series 2 aspects are the "hard" aspects; the Octile, Square, Tri-Octile, and
Opposition. The Octile and Tri-Octile are also known as the Semisquare and
Sesquiquadrate. The "octile" names are used because the program utilizes
two-letter abbreviations for the aspects, and there are only so many
combinations.
Series 3 aspects are the "soft" aspects; the Semi-Sextile, Sextile, Trine,
and Quincunx.
These three series of aspects are lumped together under the 1-2-3 Series
Aspects header due to space limitations on the screen.
The Series 5 Aspects, Series 7 Aspects, Series 9 Aspects, and Miscellaneous
Aspects that don't fit in any of the above series, are grouped separately.
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To access any of a particular series, press the [Alt] key and the highlighted
number for that series. You may also use the [Tab] key to move forward
through each series, or the "Shift+Tab" sequence to move backward. If you are
using a mouse, simply click on the item you want.
Once a series is highlighted, use the [SpaceBar] to toggle an aspect on or
off. If it is on, an "X" appears in the brackets before the aspect. You may
also modify the degree of orb that appears after each aspect. The proper
entry for the orb degrees is DD.MM, where DD is a number from 1 to 12 degrees
and MM is a number from 0 to 99 minutes. Note that the minutes are in decimal
notation!
When you are finished modifying the aspect data, type "Alt+O" to accept your
modifications, or "Alt+C" to abort any changes you've made and remove the
Select Aspects To Display dialog. If you are using a mouse, simply click on
the OK or CANCEL button, depending on whether you want to keep or abort your
changes.
NOTE: Because aspect orbs are such a personal issue, I have taken the
liberty of categorizing the various types of aspects into two areas.
The House, Planetary, and Wheel aspectarians default to "Addey" orbs,
a system devised by English Astrologer, John Addey. The Harmonic,
Midpoint, and Transit Aspectarians default to sufficiently small
degree of orbs that I personally use. This categorization will not
please everyone, therefore the inclusion of the option to set your own
defaults.
Selecting the Trees option causes the Midpoint Tree Orbs dialog to appear.
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╔═[■]══ Midpoint Tree Orbs ══════╗
║ ║
║ 45 Trees 1.00 ║
║ 90 Trees 2.00 ║
║ 180 Trees 4.00 ║
║ 360 Trees 8.00 ║
║ ║
║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚════════════════════════════════╝
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This dialog allows you to determine which midpoints to include in your trees
based on the degree of orb between the radical for that tree and those
aspects before and after the radical that fall within that orb. Since there
are four types of trees you may create, you may set the degree of orb for
each type.
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Press the [Alt] key and the highlighted number for the tree you wish to
change, and enter the orb you wish for that tree. The proper entry for the
orb degrees is DD.MM, where DD is a number from 1 to 12 degrees and MM is a
number from 0 to 99 minutes. Note that the minutes are in decimal notation!
When you are finished modifying the aspect data, type "Alt+O" to accept
your modifications, or "Alt+C" to abort any changes you've made and remove
the Midpoint Tree Orbs dialog. If you are using a mouse, simply click on
the OK or CANCEL button, depending on whether you want to keep or abort your
changes.
3.4.2 - Colors
--------------
Selecting the Colors option from the Prefer Menu allows you to view your
graphics displays in either black-and-white or color. Selecting Black &
White greatly improves clarity on non-color laptops.
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╔═[■]══ Graphics Color Display ══════╗
║ ║
║ ( ) Black & White ║
║ (.) Color ║
║ ║
║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════╝
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Select the display type you want by using the arrow keys, the [Alt] key and
highlighted letter of the display, or clicking on one of the two options
with your mouse. Once desired display type is highlighted, press the [Enter]
key or click on the OK button to select that item.
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3.4.3 - Dialogs
---------------
Choosing the Dialogs option of the Prefer Menu allows you to set the default
selection of the various dialogs that appear throughout the program. For
example, you may wish to use Koch houses, instead of the default Placidus
houses, and grow weary of always having to always re-selecting Koch from the
House System dialog. You can permanently set the dialog options you prefer
right here.
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┌────────────┐
│ Aspects > │
│ Colors │
│ Dialogs > │
│ ┌──────────────────────────┐
│ │ a. Aspect Sort Order │
│ │ b. Create Or Retrieve │
│ │ c. House System │
│ │ d. Midpoint List Order │
│ │ e. Midpoint List Type │
└ │ f. Sidereal System │
│ g. Type Of Aspectarian │
│ h. Type Of Chart │
│ i. Type Of Ephemeris │
│ j. Type Of Transit Wheel │
│ k. Zodiac Selection │
└──────────────────────────┘
F1:Help │ Set House System dialog default. 271168
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Let's use the House System dialog as an example:
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╔═[■]════ House System ═════════╗
║ ║
║ ( ) a. Alcabitius ║
║ ( ) b. Campanus ║
║ ( ) c. Equal ║
║ ( ) d. Koch ║
║ ( ) e. Meridian ║
║ ( ) f. Moon ║
║ ( ) g. Morinus ║
║ (.) h. Placidus ║
║ ( ) i. Porphyry ║
║ ( ) j. Regiomontanus ║
║ ( ) k. Sun ║
║ ( ) l. Topocentric ║
║ ( ) m. User Ascendant ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚═══════════════════════════════╝
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Use an arrow key to move the highlight bar to the option within the dialog
you would like it to default to. Alternatively, you may click on the option
of your choice with the mouse, or use the [Alt] key in conjunction with the
highlighted letter of the alphabet, or number, that precedes each option.
Once your option is highlighted, press the [Enter] key, "Alt+O", or click on
the OK button with the mouse to select that item. The option you selected
remains permanent.
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3.4.4 - Mouse
-------------
Selecting the Mouse option of the Prefer Menu allows you to set the mouse
sensitivity to double clicks, and to set which mouse button you prefer to
use.
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╔═[■]═ Mouse Preferences ═════╗
║ ║
║ Mouse double click ║
║ <▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒■▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒> ║
║ Fast Medium Slow ║
║ ║
║ [ ] Reverse Mouse Buttons ║
║ ║
║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚═════════════════════════════╝
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Use the arrow keys to move the scrollbar slider toward "Fast" for increased
sensitivity responsiveness to double clicks of the mouse button, or toward
"Slow" for decreased sensitivity. If you're using a mouse, point to the
slider, depress the mouse button, and while holding it down, move the slider
in the appropriate direction.
If you want to use the right mouse button instead of the left, use the [Tab]
key or "Alt+R" sequence to highlight the Reversed Mouse Buttons option, and
press the [Spacebar] to toggle this option on. Alternatively, you can just
click on this option with your mouse. Once you have made your
modifications, press the [Enter] key, type "Alt+O", or click on the OK
button to make your changes permanent.
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3.4.5 - Planets
---------------
The Planets option of the Prefer Menu allows you to select which planets will
appear within the various aspectarians and the wheel. A sub-menu appears
listing the options available.
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┌────────────┐
│ Aspects > │
│ Colors │
│ Dialogs > │
│ Mouse │
│ Planets > │
│ ┌──────────────────────┐
│ │ Midpoint Aspectarian │
│ │ Other Aspectarians │
│ │ Wheel Display │
└─└──────────────────────┘
F1:Help │ Set planets to display in Midpoint Aspectarian. 271168
The Select Planets To Display dialog will appear.
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╔═[■]══════════ Select Planets To Display ══════════════╗
║ ║
║ Planets Transneptunians Moon ║
║ [X] Su: Sun [ ] CH: Chiron [X] Longitude ║
║ [X] Me: Mercury [ ] AD: Ademetos [X] Mean Node ║
║ [X] Ve: Venus [ ] AP: Apollon [ ] True Node ║
║ [X] Ma: Mars [ ] CU: Cupido ║
║ [X] Ju: Jupiter [ ] HA: Hades Asteroids ║
║ [X] Sa: Saturn [ ] KR: Kronos [ ] CE: Ceres ║
║ [X] Ur: Uranus [ ] PO: Poseidon [ ] JU: Juno ║
║ [X] Ne: Neptune [ ] VU: Vulkanus [ ] PA: Pallas ║
║ [X] Pl: Pluto [ ] ZE: Zeus [ ] VE: Vesta ║
║ ║
║ Angles Composite Angles ║
║ [X] As: Ascendant [ ] Ca: Composite Ascendant ║
║ [X] Mh: Midheaven [ ] Cv: Composite Vertex ║
║ [ ] VX: Vertex ║
║ [ ] EP: East Point Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
F1:Help │ Select/Deselect Planets with Space Bar. 269640
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If you select one of the aspectarians, the dialog appears just as shown
above. If you select the Wheel option, the dialog will differ in that the
Ascendant and Midheaven are not selected, but the Composite Ascendant and
Composite Vertex are.
To access any of a particular planet, press the [Alt] key and the
highlighted letter for the group the planet appears in. You may also use
the [Tab] key to move forward through each planetary group, or the
"Shift+Tab" sequence to move backward. If you are using a mouse, simply
click on the item you want.
Once a planetary group is highlighted, use the [SpaceBar] to toggle a
planet on or off. If it is on, an "X" appears in the brackets before the
planet.
When you are finished selecting which planets are to appear, type "Alt+O"
to accept your modifications, or "Alt+C" to abort any changes you've made
and remove the Select Planets To Display dialog. If you are using a mouse,
simply click on the OK or CANCEL button, depending on whether you want to
keep or abort your changes.
NOTE: You must select a minimum of two planets. Otherwise, you may have as
many planets as you want. The Midpoint Aspectarian option is the only
exception to this rule. Because of the large number of midpoint
possibilities, and the physical constraints of computer memory, you
may not select more than 16 planets for midpointing. This rule does
not apply if you are running the protected mode version of the
Astrologer's Assistant.
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3.4.6 - Printer
---------------
The Printer option of the Prefer Menu allows you to select which type of
printer to use, whether or not to strip out high-bit ASCII characters should
your printer not support them, and to alternatively route printer output to
a disk file.
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╔═[■]══════════════ Printer Preferences ═══════════════════╗
║ ║
║ Type Of Printer 10 cpi: 27 80 ║
║ Epson 8-Pin 12 Cpi: 27 77 ║
║ Epson 24-Pin ■ 15 Cpi: 27 103 ║
║ HP LaserJet ▒ 17 Cpi On : 15 ║
║ ProPrinter 8-Pin ▒ 17 Cpi Off: 18 ║
║ ProPrinter 24-Pin▒ Unidirect On : 27 85 1 ║
║ Custom Printer Unidirect Off: 27 85 0 ║
║ ║
║ Options ║
║ [ ] Filter Graphic Chars Timeout Value: 2 ║
║ [ ] Print To Disk ║
║ ║
║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ Reset ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
F1:Help │ Press [Enter] to choose a default printer. 269304
Press the [Alt] key and the highlighted letter for the item you wish to
modify. You may also use the [Tab] key to move forward through each item,
or the "Shift+Tab" sequence to move backward. If you are using a mouse,
simply click on the item you want.
If you modify the printer control codes for your printer, be sure to enter
them as decimal numbers, separating each number with a space.
If you choose the Custom Printer option, ensure that your printer can
support the Epson "ESC * m n1 n2 data" sequence, or your graphic printouts
will become garbage!
The Unidirectional On and Off printer codes do not apply to the HP LaserJet
printer. Instead, these fields are used for the primary symbol set and the
dots per inch codes, respectively.
Toggling the Filter Graphic Characters option will filter extended ASCII
drawing characters to appear as normal ASCII representations in your
printouts. This feature is useful if your printer doesn't support printing
extended ASCII characters, or if you re-direct your printer output to a disk
file for upload to a system that doesn't support extended ASCII.
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Toggling the Print To Disk option will re-direct print data to a disk file.
The Astrologer's Assistant automatically assigns a unique file name to each
print file, starting with ASSIST.001 and incrementing the file extension by
+1 up to ASSIST.999. Once 999 has been reached, the program starts over
with .001. Be sure to periodically erase or back up unneeded print files to
ensure your data does not get overwritten!
The Timeout Value is used to determine how long MS-DOS waits to decide your
printer is offline or in an error condition mode. DOS can wait up to 45
seconds to decide there's something wrong with your printer, and lock up any
programs being run for the interim. The Astrologer's Assistant reassigns
the timeout value to 2 seconds while printing, and restores the regular DOS
value when it is done with a print job. You may enter any value you like,
within the range of 1 to 60 seconds.
When you are finished modifying the printer options, type "Alt+O" to accept
your modifications, or "Alt+C" to abort any changes you've made and remove
the Printer Preferences dialog. If you are using a mouse, simply click on
the OK or CANCEL button, depending on whether you want to keep or abort your
changes.
The Reset button will change the printer defaults of the currently
highlighted Type Of Printer back to their default settings.
3.4.7 - Transits
----------------
The Transits option of the Prefer Menu allows you to enter your locality
information for use by the Local option of the Type Of Transit Chart dialog.
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╔═[■]═══════════ Local Transit Defaults ═══════════════╗
║ ║
║ Full Name : Local Transit Chart ║
║ Chart Location : Sierra Vista, AZ ║
║ Time Zone H: 7.0 ║
║ Latitude DD?MM: 31N33 ║
║ Longitude DDD?MM: 110W18 ║
║ ║
║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ Erase ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
F1:Help │ Enter full name of this event (native). 270040
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The Astrologer's Assistant defaults to my own locality data. Type in the
correct locality data for your area, pressing the [Tab] key to go to the
next line or field. You press "Shift+Tab" to go to the preceding line or
field. Or, if using a mouse, you move the mouse cursor to the line you're
interested in, then click on it. Remember, the down arrow accesses the
History icon, which brings up a History window for the current input line
you are on. If you have previously modified the locality data, there will be
data in the history buffer, which you may, or may not, want to make use of.
NOTE: The Astrologer's Assistant recognizes daylight savings time and war
time. Place a "DT" or "WT" after the time zone to force the program
to use daylight savings time or war time when doing local transit
charts. To ensure accurate results, always reset the time zone
information when switching from/to daylight savings time, and be sure
to reset your PC clock!
When you are finished entering the data, either [Tab] to the OK button and
press [Enter], or press "Alt+O" to accept the data. The Local Transit
Defaults dialog will be validated and any errors found will be displayed on
the screen, prompting you to correct them.
If you made a mistake on entering any of the data, an Error dialog will pop
up, telling you what the error was. Press "Alt+O", [Enter], or click on the
OK button to remove the Error dialog.
3.4.8 - Wheel
-------------
The Wheel option of the Prefer Menu allows you to select how your wheel will
be displayed. You may have the wheel appear with equal or unequal house
cusps, and choose whether or not to display planets not included inside the
wheel to appear in the lower right of your screen. Planets for inclusion
inside the wheel are selected under the Planets option of the Prefer Menu,
as cited above.
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╔═[■]═ Wheel Defaults Selection ═════╗
║ ║
║ [ ] List Unselected Bodies ║
║ [ ] Use Unequal Houses ║
║ ║
║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
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Press the [Alt] key and the highlighted letter for the option you want.
You may also use the [Tab] key to move forward to that option, or the
"Shift+Tab" sequence to move backward. If you are using a mouse, simply
click on the item you want.
Once the option is highlighted, use the [SpaceBar] to toggle it on or off.
If it is on, an "X" appears in the brackets before the option.
When you are finished selecting which options to enable/disable, type
"Alt+O" to accept your modifications, or "Alt+C" to abort any changes you've
made and remove the Wheel Defaults dialog. If you are using a mouse, simply
click on the OK or CANCEL button, depending on whether you want to keep or
abort your changes.
3.4.9 - Windows
---------------
The Windows option of the Prefer Menu simply determines whether the
Transneptunian or Declination Data window appears on top when the Data
windows are placed on the desktop.
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╔═[■]════ Top Window Default ════════╗
║ ║
║ (.) Declination ║
║ ( ) Transneptunian ║
║ ║
║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════╝
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Use the arrow keys or press the [Alt] key and the highlighted letter for the
option you want. You may also use the [Tab] key to move forward to that
option, or the "Shift+Tab" sequence to move backward. If you are using a
mouse, simply click on the item you want. Whichever option is highlighted
becomes the Data window that will appear on top.
When you are finished selecting which Data window appears on top, type
"Alt+O" to accept your modifications, or "Alt+C" to abort any changes you've
made and remove the Top Window Default dialog. If you are using a mouse,
simply click on the OK or CANCEL button, depending on whether you want to
keep or abort your changes.
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3.5 - System Menu
-----------------
The System Menu option of the Menu Bar allows you to perform various system
functions from the Astrologer's Assistant. From here you may delete charts,
shell out to MS-DOS to execute DOS commands or run other DOS programs,
change to a new directory, or re-load the desktop.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌───────────────┐
│ Erase Chart │
├───────────────┤
│ MS-DOS │
│ New Directory │
├───────────────┤
│ Load Desktop │
└───────────────┘
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3.5.1 - Erase Chart
-------------------
The Erase Chart option of the System Menu lets you delete charts you have
previously saved to disk. You may delete Composite, Natal, or Relationship
charts.
Selecting this option first brings up the Type Of Chart dialog, from which
you choose what kind of chart you wish to delete.
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╔═[■]══════ Type Of Chart ═══════════╗
║ ║
║ (.) Natal ║
║ ( ) Composite ║
║ ( ) Relationship ║
║ ║
║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
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Use the arrow keys to select which type of chart you want to delete.
Alternatively, you may use the [Alt] key and the first letter of the chart
type, or click on the option you want with your mouse. Once you have
selected an option, press "Alt+O", press [Enter], or click on the OK button
with your mouse.
After selecting the type of chart to delete, the Delete A File dialog
appears, allowing you to make multiple chart selections for deletion.
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╔═[■]═══════════ Delete A File ════════════════╗
║ Name ║
║ A Chart To Delete ║
║ Erlewine, Mike Delete ▄ ║
║ MacLaine, Shirley ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
║ ║
║ OK ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
║ ║
║ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ■▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ║
║ ║
║ A Chart To Delete ║
║ DELETE.NTL ║
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You may use any of the cursor keys mentioned in APPENDIX A to highlight one
of the chart names shown in the Delete A File dialog. Move the highlight
bar to the name you wish to select and then press [Enter]. The chart
associated with that name will be flagged, disappearing from the index list
in the process. You may highlight and then delete as many charts as you
wish.
Once you are done selecting charts to delete, enter "Alt+O" or click on the
OK button with your mouse to begin the actual deletion process. Enter
"Alt+C" or click on the cancel button if you change your mind. Canceling
will leave all charts intact.
If you decide to delete the charts, a Warning dialog will appear, asking you
one final time to confirm you want to delete the chart(s) you selected.
Entering "Alt+N" or clicking on the No button will abort the deletion
process and your chart(s) remain intact on your disk. Entering "Alt+Y" or
clicking on the Yes button will start the deletion process, permanently
removing the chart(s) you flagged from the disk in a brief moment of disk
activity.
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Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
╔═[■]══════════ Warning ═══════════════╗
║ ║
║ Please confirm - Erase chart(s)? ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ Yes ▄ No ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════╝
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3.5.2 - MS-DOS
--------------
Selecting the MS-DOS option of the System Menu drops you directly into a DOS
shell. From here you can run DOS commands or other DOS programs.
Type EXIT to return...
Microsoft(R) MS-DOS Version 6
(C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1993
C:\ASSIST>
Once you are through using the DOS shell, type "EXIT" at the DOS prompt to
return to the Astrologer's Assistant.
NOTE: Please note the amount of memory available on the Status Line before
you enter the MS-DOS shell. This is how much memory you will have
available while in the shell to run your programs. At this time, the
program does not free up memory before entering the DOS shell.
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3.5.3 - New Directory
---------------------
Choosing the New Directory option of the System Menu allows you to peruse
the various directories on your hard disk, and select which one you would
like to become the default.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
╔═[■]══════════ Change Directory ══════════════╗
║ ║
║ Directory Name ║
║ C:\ASSIST ║
║ ║
║ Directory Tree ║
║ Drives OK ▄ ║
║ └─┬C:\ ▒ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
║ └─┬ASSIST ▒ ║
║ └┬─AT ■ Chdir ▄ ║
║ ├─DEMO ▒ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
║ ├─PMODE ▒ ║
║ └─XT ▒ Revert ▄ ║
║ ▒ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
║ ▒ ║
║ ║
║ ║
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The Change Directory dialog that appears shows which directory you are
currently logged to under the Directory Name label. In addition, that
directory is highlighted under the Directory Tree label. You may either
type in the full path name of the directory you wish to log to, including
the drive specifier, under the Directory Name label, or you may use the
[Tab] key to move to the Directory Tree and move the highlight bar to the
directory you wish to use.
The Directory Tree shows the current directory as being highlighted. Any
directories inside the current one are shown after the highlight, and all
directories that must be navigated to get back to the main directory of the
current drive are shown before the highlight. Use the arrow keys, or click
on the appropriate directory with your mouse, to navigate about the tree.
Selecting the "Drives" directory at the top of the tree will display a list
of available disk drives you may log to.
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Once you have selected a directory, by either typing it in, or highlighting
it on the Directory Tree, enter "Alt+C" to log to that directory, or click
twice with your mouse on the Directory Tree that is highlighted. The tree
structure and Directory Name field update themselves to reflect the changes.
Once you have reached the directory you want, enter "Alt+O" to stay in that
directory and remove the Change Directory dialog.
The Revert button will revert everything to the way it was when the Change
Directory dialog first appeared.
Also, note that the Directory Name field has a history button after it.
This means you may click on the button with your mouse, or press the down
arrow to activate the history window, thereby allowing you to quickly select
directories you had previously chosen.
3.5.4 - Load Desktop
--------------------
The Load Desktop option of the System menu allows you to restore the desktop
to what its initial state was when you first started this session of the
program. This feature is handy if you want to go off and experiment with a
few options and then restore the desktop to its original state.
If the desktop was empty, you will notice no change. However, if the
desktop contained any windows, the current desktop is erased and replaced by
the previous session's desktop.
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3.6 - Transform Menu
--------------------
The Transform Menu of the Menu Bar allows you to choose three alternate
coordinate systems to view your chart data in. From here you may view
Azimuth/Altitude, Prime Vertical, or Right Ascension coordinates. You must
have a chart in memory for any of the Transform Menu options to work. If
there are no charts in memory, the Transform Menu options will be disabled,
and therefore unselectable.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌──────────────────┐
│ Azimuth/Altitude │
│ Prime Vertical │
│ Right Ascension │
└──────────────────┘
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3.6.1 - Azimuth/Altitude
------------------------
The Azimuth/Altitude option of the Transform Menu allows you to view your
chart data in Azimuth/Altitude coordinates. The usual Data windows are
replaced by modified Data windows to reflect the new coordinate
transformations. Clockwise from the top right corner of the desktop, Data
windows will appear showing the Azimuth/Altitude coordinates for the
planets, asteroids, transneptunians, and angles.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ──────────────1─┐ ┌─── AZIMTH ALTIT ─2─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ Su +183 15 │ + 37 37 │
│ Location: Lancaster, PA │ │ Me +171 49 │ + 21 38 │
│ Date: 18 July 1941 │ │ Ve +210 14 │ + 52 59 │
│ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT │ │ Ma +111 15 │ - 47 45 │
│ Time Zone: 5.0 │ │ Ju +153 56 │ + 2 47 │
│ Latitude: 40 N 02 │ │ Sa +146 08 │ - 10 58 │
│ Longitude: 76 W 19 │ │ Ur +146 28 │ - 7 12 │
│ Local Sidereal Time: 11:42:50 │ │ Ne +270 57 │ + 52 57 │
│ Zodiac In Use: Tropical │ │ Pl +187 02 │ + 46 06 │
└───────────────────────────┌─── AZIMTH ALTIT ─4─┐ │ Mn +146 30 │ - 14 24 │
│ CH +196 11 │ + 38 03 │ │ No +270 28 │ + 51 42 │
│ AD +115 33 │ - 40 14 │ └──────────────────────┘
│ AP +250 39 │ + 55 04 │
│ CU +246 44 │ + 55 19 │
╔═[■] AZIMTH ALTIT ═5═╗ │ HA +119 34 │ - 37 17 │ ┌─── AZIMTH ALTIT ─3─┐
║ As +331 12 │ + 0 00 ║ │ KR +139 25 │ - 16 31 │ │ CE +338 26 │ - 17 51 │
║ Mh +270 00 │ + 51 50 ║ │ PO +283 02 │ + 47 15 │ │ JU +254 12 │ + 56 39 │
║ VX + 0 00 │ - 34 58 ║ │ VU +157 29 │ + 9 02 │ │ PA + 3 20 │ + 32 25 │
║ EP +341 41 │ - 14 48 ║ │ ZE +207 19 │ + 50 19 │ │ VE +257 13 │ + 60 18 │
╚══════════════════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └──────────────────────┘
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3.6.2 - Prime Vertical
----------------------
The Prime Vertical option of the Transform Menu allows you to view your
chart data in Prime Vertical coordinates. The usual Data windows are
replaced by modified Data windows to reflect the new coordinate
transformations. Clockwise from the top right corner of the desktop, Data
windows will appear showing the Azimuth/Altitude coordinates for the
planets, asteroids, transneptunians, and angles.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ──────────────1─┐ ┌─── LNGITD LATIT ─2─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ Su +217 39 │ - 2 34 │
│ Location: Lancaster, PA │ │ Me +201 50 │ + 7 36 │
│ Date: 18 July 1941 │ │ Ve +236 55 │ - 17 39 │
│ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT │ │ Ma +108 13 │ + 38 49 │
│ Time Zone: 5.0 │ │ Ju +183 06 │ + 26 02 │
│ Latitude: 40 N 02 │ │ Sa +166 52 │ + 33 10 │
│ Longitude: 76 W 19 │ │ Ur +171 23 │ + 33 14 │
│ Local Sidereal Time: 11:42:50 │ │ Ne +270 43 │ - 37 03 │
│ Zodiac In Use: Tropical │ │ Pl +226 19 │ - 4 52 │
└───────────────────────────┌─── LNGITD LATIT ─4─┐ │ Mn +162 53 │ + 32 19 │
│ CH +219 11 │ - 12 41 │ │ No +270 22 │ - 38 18 │
│ AD +117 00 │ + 43 32 │ └──────────────────────┘
│ AP +256 58 │ - 32 42 │
│ CU +254 42 │ - 31 31 │
╔═[■] LNGITD LATIT ═5═╗ │ HA +122 57 │ + 43 48 │ ┌─── LNGITD LATIT ─3─┐
║ As + 0 00 │ - 28 48 ║ │ KR +158 41 │ + 38 36 │ │ CE + 19 06 │ - 20 29 │
║ Mh +270 00 │ - 38 10 ║ │ PO +281 46 │ - 41 24 │ │ JU +259 50 │ - 31 57 │
║ VX + 34 58 │ + 0 00 ║ │ VU +189 46 │ + 22 13 │ │ PA +327 32 │ + 2 48 │
║ EP + 15 33 │ - 17 42 ║ │ ZE +233 36 │ - 17 02 │ │ VE +262 48 │ - 28 54 │
╚══════════════════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └──────────────────────┘
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3.6.3 - Right Ascension
-----------------------
The Right Ascension option of the Transform Menu allows you to view your
chart data in Right Ascension coordinates. The usual Data windows are
replaced by modified Data windows to reflect the new coordinate
transformations. Clockwise from the top right corner of the desktop, Data
windows will appear showing the Azimuth/Altitude coordinates for the
planets, asteroids, transneptunians, and angles.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
┌─────────────── NATAL DATA ──────────────1─┐ ┌─── ASCNSN DCLNT ─2─┐
│ Full Name: Erlewine, Mike │ │ Su +117 48 │ + 20 59 │
│ Location: Lancaster, PA │ │ Me + 97 48 │ + 19 47 │
│ Date: 18 July 1941 │ │ Ve +142 53 │ + 16 21 │
│ Time: 05:03:00 PM EDT │ │ Ma + 9 49 │ + 0 13 │
│ Time Zone: 5.0 │ │ Ju + 70 26 │ + 21 33 │
│ Latitude: 40 N 02 │ │ Sa + 54 19 │ + 17 15 │
│ Longitude: 76 W 19 │ │ Ur + 57 14 │ + 19 49 │
│ Local Sidereal Time: 11:42:50 │ │ Ne +176 17 │ + 2 59 │
│ Zodiac In Use: Tropical │ │ Pl +127 05 │ + 23 29 │
└───────────────────────────┌─── ASCNSN DCLNT ─4─┐ │ Mn + 52 13 │ + 14 26 │
│ CH +124 45 │ + 13 12 │ │ No +176 00 │ + 1 44 │
│ AD + 15 03 │ + 6 26 │ └──────────────────────┘
│ AP +164 42 │ + 6 32 │
│ CU +162 36 │ + 7 23 │
╔═[■] ASCNSN DCLNT ═5═╗ │ HA + 19 04 │ + 8 04 │ ┌─── ASCNSN DCLNT ─3─┐
║ As +246 14 │ - 21 39 ║ │ KR + 45 21 │ + 17 09 │ │ CE +266 20 │ - 27 43 │
║ Mh +175 43 │ + 1 52 ║ │ PO +184 31 │ - 1 57 │ │ JU +167 01 │ + 7 36 │
║ VX +293 53 │ - 21 38 ║ │ VU + 78 02 │ + 22 59 │ │ PA +241 30 │ + 22 29 │
║ EP +265 43 │ - 23 23 ║ │ ZE +139 36 │ + 15 42 │ │ VE +169 18 │ + 10 53 │
╚══════════════════════╝ └──────────────────────┘ └──────────────────────┘
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3.7 - Windows Menu
------------------
The Windows Menu of the Menu Bar allows you to navigate between the various
windows that appear on the desktop, close windows that are no longer
necessary, zoom windows to view a greater amount of data, resize and move
windows around the desktop, and expand the desktop to a greater size if your
EGA/VGA card supports it.
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┌──────────────────────┐
│ Close Alt+F3 │
│ Close All Ctrl+Del │
├──────────────────────┤
│ Next F6 │
│ Previous Shift+F6 │
├──────────────────────┤
│ Zoom F5 │
│ Move/Resize Ctrl+F5 │
├──────────────────────┤
│ 43/50 Lines │
└──────────────────────┘
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NOTE: These options are enabled/disabled depending on the state of the
desktop. For instance, if there are no windows to close, the Close
and Close all options are disabled.
3.7.1 - Close
-------------
The Close option of the Windows Menu allows you to remove a window from the
desktop when you are finished viewing it. This action is equivalent to
pressing escape, or clicking on the window Close icon with your mouse.
The window that is currently selected is the one that is removed.
3.7.2 - Close All
-----------------
Choosing the Close All option of the Windows Menu will close and remove every
single window on the desktop. Usually, modifying a chart in some manner will
accomplish this, but there are times when the desktop will get cluttered and
you want to remove all the windows without changing your chart data.
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3.7.3 - Next
------------
The Next option of the Windows Menu will move you out of the current window
and into the next available window. This allows you to navigate forward
amongst the various windows you may have open on the desktop.
You may also accomplish this action by simply clicking with your mouse
anywhere within a different window than the one that is currently selected.
3.7.4 - Previous
----------------
The Previous option of the Windows Menu will move you out of the current
window and back to the previous window you may have been in. This allows
you to navigate backward amongst the various windows you may have open on the
desktop.
You may also accomplish this action by simply clicking with your mouse
anywhere within a different window than the one that is currently selected.
3.7.5 - Zoom
------------
Selecting the Zoom option of the Windows Menu allows you to fully expand a
window, or to shrink an expanded window to its original size.size.
The Zoom option works like a toggle. Initially, windows are set to a
predefined size. Zooming the window will expand it. Once it is expanded,
zooming it again will shrink it back to its original size.
Not all windows are zoomable. Zoomable windows are distinguished by a Zoom
icon that appears in the upper right corner of the window.
You may also accomplish this action by simply clicking with your mouse on
the windows Zoom icon. An arrow pointing up in the Zoom icon means the
window is ready to expand. A double arrow in the Zoom icon pointing both up
and down means the window is already expanded and zooming it now will shrink
it back to its original size.
NOTE: Clicking twice anywhere on the window title area will accomplish the
same action as clicking on the Zoom icon. Be careful not to click on
the Close icon or your window will be removed!
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3.7.6 - Move/Resize
-------------------
Selecting the Move/Resize option of the Windows Menu allows you to resize
the shape of a window, or to move it around the desktop. There are various
ways of accomplishing this action, all of them requiring that the window you
wish to move/resize be the currently selected window.
Entering "Ctrl+F5" will change the double solid line that frames the active
window to a single solid line. If you are using color, the outline turns
bright green. Once the window is selected for resizing/moving, you may use
the arrow keys to move the window about the desktop.
Down Arrow - Move window one line down.
Up Arrow - Move window one line up.
Left Arrow - Move window one character width left
Right Arrow - Move window one character width right.
Ctrl+Left Arrow - Move window 8 character widths left
Ctrl+Right Arrow - Move window 8 character widths right.
End - Move window so right edge is flush right screen.
Home - Move window so left edge is flush left screen.
When you have moved the window to the place you want it, press [Enter] to
return the window to its normal state and anchor it at that position.
Pressing [Esc] will return the window to its normal state at its original
position.
You may also move a window by pointing to the window label with the mouse
cursor and while holding down the mouse button, drag the window to where you
want to position it. Letting go of the mouse button returns the window to
its normal state and anchors it where you "dropped" it.
NOTE: All windows are movable.
To resize a window, enter "Ctrl+F5" but use the [Shift] key in conjunction
with the arrow keys.
Shift+Down Arrow - Move window bottom down one line.
Shift+Up Arrow - Move window bottom up one line.
Shift+Left Arrow - Move window right in one character width.
Shift+Right Arrow - Move window right out one character width.
Not all windows are resizeable. You may determine which windows are
resizeable by looking closely at the bottom right corner of a window. When a
window is active, it is framed in solid double lines. Resizeable windows
change the frame in the bottom right corner of the window to a single line.
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You may also resize a window by pointing to the Resize icon located in the
bottom right corner of resizeable windows, and while holding down the mouse
button, drag the window corner in the direction you want. The window
expands/contracts accordingly.
NOTE: If a window has scrollbars, be sure you look at the scrollbar first
before trying to resize the window in a similar direction. If the
scrollbar does not contain a scroll indicator, it means the window is
already at its maximum size in that direction and, therefore, can
only be shrunk.
3.7.7 - 43/50 Lines
-------------------
The 43/50 Lines option of the Windows Menu will allow you to "expand" the
desktop. This is done by replacing the usual 25-lines-per-screen video mode
with either 43- or 50-lines-per-screen, depending on the capability of your
video card. EGA cards usually allow up to 43-lines-per-screen, and VGA
cards up to 50-lines-per-screen. This option is permanently disabled if
your video card does not support one of these modes.
Use this feature if you have lots of windows open on the desktop, and find
it comfortable enough on your eyes. It is quite handy for viewing many
aspectarians and sort lists at once, for you can move the windows around on
the desktop to make them less cluttered.
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REFERENCE
4.0 - How The Program Works
---------------------------
This section provides a brief overview on how the program works. Because
The Astrologer's Assistant uses several types of charts, it is important
that you understand what they are, and how they are manipulated.
The basic concept is that you have a preliminary chart on which you perform
various actions and view the results. This preliminary chart may be a
composite, natal, or relationship chart. The Astrologer's Assistant will
allow only one of these three charts to be saved to diskette. The
philosophy here is that these charts are the foundation from which you
create all other types of charts, and therefore only their data need be
saved for future retrieval.
The first chart can be manipulated and modified to give you several other
types of secondary charts, these being lunar returns, solar returns,
progressed charts, relocation charts, and transit charts. The program
stores these as a complete "second," or "data" chart in memory, so that the
first chart is always available for further modification. Therefore, the
first chart is NEVER modified. The second chart is always overwritten to
reflect the action you initiate in the program.
When you select to view any type of chart data, be it aspects, the chart
wheel, the orbital map, or coordinate transformations, the data you view
will always be that of the second chart in memory. The same holds true when
you print any chart data. Even if you have not modified your first chart in
any manner, it is still duplicated and placed into this second chart.
This approach was taken because the program allows you to manipulate the
chart data in almost any manner you deem appropriate. Because you are
allowed this flexibility, I decided that the original chart should be
inviolate to maintain its data integrity.
You can always view the original chart data by pressing the "Ctrl+F"
sequence, the [F] being for "first". The secondary chart, or data chart,
can be viewed by pressing the "Ctrl+S" sequence, the "S" being for "second."
To preclude getting totally lost as to which chart is which, the program
will periodically purge the desktop. As long as you only view the chart
data, (like the chart wheel, orbital map, aspects, etc.) the desktop remains
intact. Once you change an item in the first or secondary chart, (by
retrieving a new chart, editing one of the charts, changing house or zodiac
systems, viewing coordinate transformations, or creating a different type of
secondary chart) the desktop is automatically cleared.
If this is confusing, consider the system to work like two books. They both
have different titles, and the subject matter is different in each book.
Yes, you can open them both up at once, but you can only look at them one at
a time. You can always Xerox the pages from these books and create your own
book, which is the equivalent of printing out the chart data to your
printer.
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4.1 - Windows
-------------
The Astrologer's Assistant, while an MS-DOS application, is windows
oriented; that is, it uses windows as its mode of communication with you,
the user. All data generated by the program is placed within the confines
of various windows. To help you get the most out of the program, it is
essential that you understand the various windows concepts upon which the
program is based.
4.1.1 - All About Windows
-------------------------
Windows are simply a rectangular region on the screen, usually with a
distinct border around them. The Astrologer's Assistant uses these
windows to display various pieces of information to you, in response to
your menu selections.
While any rectangular region with a border around it is technically a
window, you should note that there are different types of windows. There
are Menu Bars, Menu Items, Status Lines, Desktops, Dialogs, and Data
windows. This section covers the latter, those windows that appear within
the confines of the desktop and display various types of data in them.
Let's look at the Chart Qualities window which is an excellent example
of everything a window can be.
╔═[■]══ CHART QUALITIES: Natal - Erlewine, Mike ═══[ ]═╗
║ Name/Sign Quality Quad Trip Polarity
║┌─────────┬────────────┬───────┬──────────┬───────────■
║│ Su - Ca │ │ Water │ Cardinal │ Feminine ▒
Window Frame-->║├─────────┼────────────┼───────┼──────────┼───────────▒
║│ Me - Ca │ │ Water │ Cardinal │ Feminine ▒
║├─────────┼────────────┼───────┼──────────┼───────────▒
║│ Ve - Le │ │ Fire │ Fixed │ Masculine
╚═ ■▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ─┘
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4.1.2 - Window Frames
---------------------
Windows receive and lose "focus" as you jump about the various windows
that appear on the desktop. Focus simply means that you are presently
using a window, in which case it is in focus, or not using it, in which
case it is not in focus.
The window frame is important in that it tells you if the window is
presently focused. If the frame is a solid double line, as shown in the
Chart Qualities window above, then that window is focused. When a
window is focused, all cursor keys operate on that window, the Status
Line reflects what's available for that window, and printing will be for
that window's contents. The window frame changes to a single solid line
when the window loses focus.
4.1.3 - Window Titles
---------------------
Every window has a title, centered inside the window frame on the very
top of the window. The Chart Qualities window has a title of CHART
QUALITIES: Type of Chart and Name Of Chart. The title may be larger
than the actual window -- it depends on the size of the window and the
size of the title.
Window Title
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╔═[■]══ CHART QUALITIES: Natal - Erlewine, Mike ═══[ ]═╗
║ Name/Sign Quality Quad Trip Polarity
║┌─────────┬────────────┬───────┬──────────┬───────────■
║│ Su - Ca │ │ Water │ Cardinal │ Feminine ▒
║├─────────┼────────────┼───────┼──────────┼───────────▒
║│ Me - Ca │ │ Water │ Cardinal │ Feminine ▒
║├─────────┼────────────┼───────┼──────────┼───────────▒
║│ Ve - Le │ │ Fire │ Fixed │ Masculine
╚═ ■▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ─┘
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4.1.4 - Window Icons
--------------------
An icon is a graphical representation that invites you to click on it with
your mouse to execute a specification. The Astrologer's Assistant's windows
use icons, but since the program is an MS-DOS application, the icons are
text-based instead of graphical.
Windows may have up to several icons. Note that while icons may be accessed
only with a mouse, they still provide valuable information on the
characteristics of a window, which may also be accessed via the keyboard or
a menu option.
Close Icon Zoom Icon
v v
╔═[■]══ CHART QUALITIES: Natal - Erlewine, Mike ═9═[ ]═╗
║ Name/Sign Quality Quad Trip Polarity
║┌─────────┬────────────┬───────┬──────────┬───────────■
║│ Su - Ca │ │ Water │ Cardinal │ Feminine ▒
║├─────────┼────────────┼───────┼──────────┼───────────▒
║│ Me - Ca │ │ Water │ Cardinal │ Feminine ▒
║├─────────┼────────────┼───────┼──────────┼───────────▒
║│ Ve - Le │ │ Fire │ Fixed │ Masculine
╚═ ■▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ─┘
^
Resize Icon
4.1.4.1 - Close Icon
--------------------
The Close icon is situated in the upper left corner of the window frame. It
is represented by a square enclosed by brackets. The purpose of this icon
is to allow you to close a window by clicking on the icon with your mouse.
When a window is closed, it is permanently removed from the desktop. You
should close windows only when you are done using them. Alternate methods of
closing a window are to select the CLOSE option from the Windows Menu on the
Menu Bar, or by pressing [Esc] or the "Alt+F3" keys while the window is
focused.
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4.1.4.2 - Resize Icon
---------------------
The Resize icon is located on the bottom right corner of the window frame.
It is represented by a single solid line and is noticeable only when a
window is focused. Remember, window frames are double solid lines when
focused and single solid lines when not, therefore a Resize icon would not
be noticeable on an unfocused window. Clicking on this icon and holding the
mouse button down, allows you to "pull" the corner of the window out, down,
up, or back in, thereby resizing the window. You would want to resize a
window if you want to expand the window to allow visibility to more data.
Not all windows can be resized, and even if they can be, there may be
resizing limitations on the window itself. If you are trying to resize
a window and it won't resize in the direction you want it to, chances
are it can't be resized that way. Look at the scrollbars attached to a
window. If there is no scrollbar for that particular direction, it
can't be resized that way. The same holds true if there is a scrollbar,
but no scrollbar slider.
If you are using a keyboard, you can resize windows by either selecting the
Move/Resize option of the Windows Menu on the Menu Bar, or by pressing the
"Ctrl+F5" keys. This causes the window frame to turn the same color as the
Close icon. While the frame is colored, use the "Shift+Arrow" keys to
resize the window in the direction you want, where "Arrow" is either the up,
down, left, or right arrow. When you are done resizing, simply press the
[Enter] key to return the window frame to its normal state.
4.1.4.3 - Zoom Icon
-------------------
The Zoom icon is located in the top right corner of the window frame. It is
recognizable by an arrow enclosed by brackets. This icon indicates that the
window may be expanded, thereby allowing you to view a larger amount of
data. If the arrow within the brackets is pointing upward, then the window
is ready to expand. If the arrow is pointing both upward and downward, then
the window has already been expanded and is ready to contract to its
original state.
To zoom a window, simply click on the Zoom icon with your mouse. Keyboard
users may select the Zoom option of the Windows Menu on the Menu Bar, or
press the [F5] key to zoom a window.
Note that windows have predefined size limits; however, the amount of data
inside a window is variable, based on preferences you set in the Prefer Menu
area. Therefore, a window may have a Zoom icon, but do nothing when you try
to zoom it. It may even contract and stay contracted, or zoom and stay
zoomed!
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4.1.5 - Window Scrollbars
-------------------------
To minimize the occurrence of a window completely covering up another
window, predefined size limitations exist for all windows. This means that
if a window has a lot of data inside of it, it can't possibly be displayed
all at once. Therefore, windows are have the option of being scrollable,
Windows may scroll either vertically or horizontally. Windows have
scrollbars attached to them to indicate that this feature is available. A
window may have no scrollbars, a vertical scrollbar, a horizontal scrollbar,
or both. It all depends on what type of data the window contains.
╔═[■]══ CHART QUALITIES: Natal - Erlewine, Mike ═══[ ]═╗
║ Name/Sign Quality Quad Trip Polarity
║┌─────────┬────────────┬───────┬──────────┬───────────■<--Scrollbar
║│ Su - Ca │ │ Water │ Cardinal │ Feminine ▒ Slider
║├─────────┼────────────┼───────┼──────────┼───────────▒
║│ Me - Ca │ │ Water │ Cardinal │ Feminine ▒<--Vertical
║├─────────┼────────────┼───────┼──────────┼───────────▒ Scrollbar
║│ Ve - Le │ │ Fire │ Fixed │ Masculine
╚═ ■▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ─┘
^ ^
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Scrollbar Slider Horizontal Scrollbar
Scrollbars are comprised of three items: the actual scrollbar, an arrow
at either end of the scrollbar (not shown in above diagram), and a
slider mechanism that traverses the length of the scrollbar as it is
used.
Let's look at the arrows at either end of a scrollbar first. These
arrows indicate the direction of movement on the scrollbar.
If you're looking at a vertical scrollbar, you have an up arrow at the
top of the scrollbar, and a down arrow at the bottom of the scrollbar.
Clicking your mouse on the up or down arrow of the scrollbar will make the
window scroll in that direction in one line increments.
If you're looking at a horizontal scrollbar, you have a left arrow at
the left of the scrollbar and a right arrow at the right of the scrollbar.
Clicking on the appropriate arrow will cause the window to scroll in that
direction in one character increments.
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As the window scrolls, you should note that the slider attached to the
scrollbar moves too. If you want to quickly move about the window, point to
the slider with your mouse, press and hold down the mouse button, and drag
the slider wherever you want on the scrollbar. Once you get there, let the
mouse button go. By the same token, you may click on the scrollbar between
the slider and one of the scrollbar arrows to scroll in "window" increments,
which is sort of like a page at a time.
If you're using a keyboard, there are no menu equivalents for scrollbar
manipulation. However, the following key commands will do everything that
is available by mouse, and then some.
[Left Arrow] - Move left one character position.
[Right Arrow] - Move right one character position.
[Down Arrow] - Move down one line.
[Up Arrow] - Move up one line.
[Ctrl]-[Left Arrow] - Move left the width of the current window.
[Ctrl]-[Right Arrow] - Move right the width of the current window.
[Ctrl]-[PgUp] - Move up to the very first line.
[Ctrl]-[PgDn] - Move down to the very last line.
[PgUp] - Move up the height of the current window.
[PgDn] - Move down the height of the current window.
[Home] - Move to beginning of the line.
[End] - Move to end of the line.
4.1.6 - Window Movement
-----------------------
Just because the Astrologer's Assistant places a window at a specific point on
the desktop doesn't mean that it has to stay there. You are allowed to grab
windows, move them anywhere you want, and then drop them there. You may do
this with a mouse, or with the keyboard.
If you are using a mouse, point anywhere on the window title area, but be
careful not to click on the Close icon or the Zoom icon. If the window is
focused, you need only to press and hold the mouse button down. If the
window is not focused, you'll need to point anywhere in the window and click
once to bring that window into focus, and then press and hold the mouse
button while dragging the window to a new location.
When you point to a window title and hold the mouse button down, the window
frame changes to the same color as that of the Close icon. This indicates
that the window is ready to be moved. While holding the button down, simply
drag the mouse cursor to wherever you want to put the window. Once you're
there, let go of the mouse button.
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If you're using the keyboard, you may either select the Move/Resize option
in the Windows Menu of the Menu Bar, or press the "Ctrl+F5" keys. Once the
window frame turns the same color as that of the Close icon, use the
following keys to move the window about the desktop.
[Left Arrow] - Move window left on desktop. Works only if window
is selected for moving or resizing.
[Right Arrow] - Move window right on desktop. Works only if window
is selected for moving or resizing.
[Down Arrow] - Move window down on desktop. Works only if window
is selected for moving or resizing.
[Up Arrow] - Move window up on desktop. Works only if window
is selected for moving or resizing.
[Ctrl]-[Left Arrow] - Move window 8 character widths left.
[Ctrl]-[Right Arrow] - Move window 8 character widths right
[End] - Move window flush right on desktop.
[Home] - Move window flush left on desktop.
[PgDn] - Move window flush over Status Line.
[PgUp] - Move window flush under Menu Bar.
4.1.7 - Window Navigation
-------------------------
As you select the various menu options, more and more windows will pop up on
the desktop. You'll want to be able to navigate back and forth amongst the
windows, and that's what this section describes.
The easiest method of navigating between the windows is to use your
mouse. You simply click on the window you want, and it becomes focused.
If you are using the keyboard, you may select the various options in the
Windows Menu on the Menu Bar, or simply type in any of the following key
commands.
[F6] - Select next available window.
[Shift]-[F6] - Select previous window.
[Alt]-[Number] - Activate window with this number.
Not all windows have numbers.
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4.2 - Dialogs
-------------
No man is an Island, or so the saying goes. The same holds true for
computer programs, for without user interaction, a program has no knowledge
of what you may require of it. The Astrologer's Assistant is designed to
allow you to converse with it, to tell it what you want it to do, and by the
same token, let it tell you when it can not carry out your wishes.
Interaction with the program is done through specialized windows called
Dialogs. Whenever the Astrologer's Assistant needs information from you, it
puts up a dialog, requesting you enter data, or make a selection. If the
program encounters a problem, or just wants to ensure that you are aware
that some action is taking place, it puts up a message in a dialog and waits
for you to respond to it.
4.2.1 - All About Dialogs
-------------------------
Dialogs are like Data windows, in that they are also a rectangular region on
the screen, with a distinct solid double line border around them. The major
difference between a dialog and a Data window is that the dialog not only
displays information, but it waits for you to either modify that information
or acknowledge it. Therefore, dialogs contain specialized "controls" to
focus your attention on what needs to be done.
Let's look at the Printer Preferences dialog which is an excellent example
of what a dialog is.
╔═[■]══════════════ Printer Preferences ═══════════════════╗
║ ║
║ Type Of Printer 10 cpi: 27 80 ║
║ Epson 8-Pin 12 Cpi: 27 77 ║
║ Epson 24-Pin ■ 15 Cpi: 27 103 ║
║ HP LaserJet ▒ 17 Cpi On : 15 ║
║ ProPrinter 8-Pin ▒ 17 Cpi Off: 18 ║
║ ProPrinter 24-Pin▒ Unidirect On : 27 85 1 ║
Window Frame-->║ Custom Printer Unidirect Off: 27 85 0 ║
║ ║
║ Options ║
║ [ ] Filter Graphic Chars Timeout Value: 2 ║
║ [ ] Print To Disk ║
║ ║
║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ Reset ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
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4.2.2 - Dialog Frames
---------------------
When a dialog appears on the desktop, it receives "focus." This means that
the dialog is the window that is currently in use. When a dialog receives
focus, it wants all of your attention. Unlike regular Data windows, you may
not ignore the window by jumping to another window on the desktop, nor can
you select items from the Menu Bar or the Status Line. The dialog is trying
to talk to you, and will cancel all program actions until you either
acknowledge it or dismiss it.
4.2.3 - Dialog Titles
---------------------
Like its cousin, the Data window, dialogs also have a title, centered inside
the window frame on the very top of the dialog. The Printer Preferences
dialog has a title of "Printer Preferences."
Dialog Title
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╔═[■]══════════════ Printer Preferences ═══════════════════╗
║ ║
║ Type Of Printer 10 cpi: 27 80 ║
║ Epson 8-Pin 12 Cpi: 27 77 ║
║ Epson 24-Pin ■ 15 Cpi: 27 103 ║
║ HP LaserJet ▒ 17 Cpi On : 15 ║
║ ProPrinter 8-Pin ▒ 17 Cpi Off: 18 ║
║ ProPrinter 24-Pin▒ Unidirect On : 27 85 1 ║
║ Custom Printer Unidirect Off: 27 85 0 ║
║ ║
║ Options ║
║ [ ] Filter Graphic Chars Timeout Value: 2 ║
║ [ ] Print To Disk ║
║ ║
║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ Reset ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
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4.2.4 - Dialog Controls
-----------------------
Controls are anything that appears within a dialog window. Controls are
usually grouped together, so you can easily associate what type of
information is available for you to manipulate. Controls are also
associated with an identifying label, so you know what the control does.
4.2.4.1 - Buttons
-----------------
Buttons are small rectangular windows that appear in dialogs. If you have a
color monitor, the Buttons will appear as brown, or red, depending on
whether you have a VGA or EGA video card. Buttons are shaded underneath, so
that if you point at them with your mouse, and hold the mouse button down,
the shadow will disappear, thereby giving the impression that the button is
being depressed.
Buttons usually indicate that you want to perform some specific action that
is related to the functionality of that dialog. They are usually labeled as
OK, Cancel, Yes, No, Erase, Delete, etc.
╔═[■]══════════════ Printer Preferences ═══════════════════╗
║ ║
║ Type Of Printer 10 cpi: 27 80 ║
║ Epson 8-Pin 12 Cpi: 27 77 ║
║ Epson 24-Pin ■ 15 Cpi: 27 103 ║
║ HP LaserJet ▒ 17 Cpi On : 15 ║
║ ProPrinter 8-Pin ▒ 17 Cpi Off: 18 ║
║ ProPrinter 24-Pin▒ Unidirect On : 27 85 1 ║
║ Custom Printer Unidirect Off: 27 85 0 ║
║ ║
║ Options ║
║ [ ] Filter Graphic Chars Timeout Value: 2 ║
║ [ ] Print To Disk ║
║ ║
║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ Reset ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
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4.2.4.2 - Checkboxes
--------------------
Checkboxes are a type of control that appear in dialogs. They allow you to
toggle various program features on or off with the [SpaceBar], or by
clicking on them with the mouse. When toggled on, an "X" appears within the
brackets. When toggled off, the brackets are empty.
The Printer Preferences dialog has a checkbox that allows you to enable
filtering of graphic characters or sending your output to disk instead of
the printer.
╔═[■]══════════════ Printer Preferences ═══════════════════╗
║ ║
║ Type Of Printer 10 cpi: 27 80 ║
║ Epson 8-Pin 12 Cpi: 27 77 ║
║ Epson 24-Pin ■ 15 Cpi: 27 103 ║
║ HP LaserJet ▒ 17 Cpi On : 15 ║
║ ProPrinter 8-Pin ▒ 17 Cpi Off: 18 ║
║ ProPrinter 24-Pin▒ Unidirect On : 27 85 1 ║
║ Custom Printer Unidirect Off: 27 85 0 ║
║ ║
║ Options ║
Checkboxes--->[ ] Filter Graphic Chars Timeout Value: 2 ║
║ [ ] Print To Disk ║
║ ║
║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ Reset ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
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4.2.4.3 - Close Icon
--------------------
The Close icon is situated in the upper left corner of the window frame. It
is represented by a square enclosed by brackets. The purpose of this icon
is to allow you to close a dialog by clicking on the icon with your mouse.
When a dialog is closed, it is permanently removed from the desktop.
Closing a dialog is usually equivalent to saying, "I don't want to do this."
Alternate methods of closing a dialog are pressing [Esc] or the "Alt+F3"
keys.
Close Icon
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╔═[■]══════════════ Printer Preferences ═══════════════════╗
║ ║
║ Type Of Printer 10 cpi: 27 80 ║
║ Epson 8-Pin 12 Cpi: 27 77 ║
║ Epson 24-Pin ■ 15 Cpi: 27 103 ║
║ HP LaserJet ▒ 17 Cpi On : 15 ║
║ ProPrinter 8-Pin ▒ 17 Cpi Off: 18 ║
║ ProPrinter 24-Pin▒ Unidirect On : 27 85 1 ║
║ Custom Printer Unidirect Off: 27 85 0 ║
║ ║
║ Options ║
║ [ ] Filter Graphic Chars Timeout Value: 2 ║
║ [ ] Print To Disk ║
║ ║
║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ Reset ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
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4.2.4.4 - History Icons
-----------------------
This icon is not reproducible here in the documentation, but is easily
distinguished by the large white down arrow that appears inside a purple
square. History icons are associated only with an input line, and therefore
appear only in dialog windows. They indicate that a History window is
available for this input line. You can activate the History window by
pressing the [Down Arrow] key, or pointing tot he History icon and clicking
on it with your mouse.
The Printer Preferences dialog doesn't contain any History icons, but the
Data File Name dialog has a History icon at the end of its input line.
╔═[■]══════ Data File Name ══════════╗
║ ║
║ erlewine X <--- History Icon
║ ║
║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════╝
4.2.4.5 - Input Lines
----------------------
Input lines are found only within dialogs. They are there for you to enter
data that the program may require at any given moment. Input lines are
semi-intelligent: in that they know what format the data must take, and
they usually remember what has been previously entered through the use of
History windows.
Refer to APPENDIX A for specifics regarding cursor movement and editing
capabilities associated with input lines.
╔═[■]══════════════ Printer Preferences ═══════════════════╗
║ ║
║ Type Of Printer 10 cpi: 27 80 <--- All
║ Epson 8-Pin 12 Cpi: 27 77 <--- of
║ Epson 24-Pin ■ 15 Cpi: 27 103 <--- these
║ HP LaserJet ▒ 17 Cpi On : 15 <--- are
║ ProPrinter 8-Pin ▒ 17 Cpi Off: 18 <--- Input
║ ProPrinter 24-Pin▒ Unidirect On : 27 85 1 <--- Lines
║ Custom Printer Unidirect Off: 27 85 0 <--- ║
║ ║
║ Options ║
║ [ ] Filter Graphic Chars Timeout Value: 2 <--- ║
║ [ ] Print To Disk ║
║ ║
║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ Reset ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
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4.2.4.6 - Labels
----------------
Labels are found only within the confines of a dialog. Since dialogs can
have many Controls within their boundaries, labels provide a mechanism
whereby these controls can be quickly selected from the keyboard.
A label consists of a word, or group of words, that define what a specific
dialog control does. One letter in this word, or group of words, is usually
highlighted. Pressing the [Alt] key, and while holding this key down,
pressing the highlighted letter will activate the control associated with
the label.
Mouse users will find labels useful only for their information content,
since they can click on any area within a dialog to activate the desired
control.
The Printer Preferences dialog has 10 different labels, all of which are
preceded in the example below by an asterisk. Note that the asterisk is only
used in this example and does not normally appear before a label in a real
dialog.
╔═[■]══════════════ Printer Preferences ═══════════════════╗
║ ║
║*Type Of Printer *10 cpi: 27 80 ║
║ Epson 8-Pin *12 Cpi: 27 77 ║
║ Epson 24-Pin ■ *15 Cpi: 27 103 ║
║ HP LaserJet ▒ *17 Cpi On : 15 ║
║ ProPrinter 8-Pin ▒ *17 Cpi Off: 18 ║
║ ProPrinter 24-Pin▒ *Unidirect On : 27 85 1 ║
║ Custom Printer *Unidirect Off: 27 85 0 ║
║ ║
║*Options ║
║ [ ] Filter Graphic Chars *Timeout Value: 2 ║
║ [ ] Print To Disk ║
║ ║
║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ Reset ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
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4.2.4.7 - List Boxes
--------------------
These are much like a scrollable window, except they appear only within a
dialog. There are times when the available program options far surpass the
physical confines of the screen for display purposes. This is where list
boxes are useful.
A list box will display a consecutive list of items for selection. You
scroll the highlight bar through the list box until it falls on the option
you want to use. This allows the items to remain grouped together, and
provides you with an easy-to-use selection mechanism.
The Printer Preferences dialog has a list box immediately beneath the Type
Of Printer label.
╔═[■]══════════════ Printer Preferences ═══════════════════╗
║ ║
║ Type Of Printer 10 cpi: 27 80 ║
║ Epson 8-Pin 12 Cpi: 27 77 ║
║ Epson 24-Pin ■ 15 Cpi: 27 103 ║
List Box ---> HP LaserJet ▒ 17 Cpi On : 15 ║
║ ProPrinter 8-Pin ▒ 17 Cpi Off: 18 ║
║ ProPrinter 24-Pin▒ Unidirect On : 27 85 1 ║
║ Custom Printer Unidirect Off: 27 85 0 ║
║ ║
║ Options ║
║ [ ] Filter Graphic Chars Timeout Value: 2 ║
║ [ ] Print To Disk ║
║ ║
║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ Reset ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
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4.2.4.8 - Radio Buttons
-----------------------
Radio buttons are a type of control that appear in dialogs. They allow you
to select one, and only one, item from amongst a group of options. Their
name comes from the old-style car radios that had similar buttons for select
selecting channels.
Whereas checkboxes are indicated by brackets, radio buttons are indicated by
the use of parentheses.
The Type Of Chart dialog has a set of radio buttons that allows you to
choose what type of chart you want to create or retrieve.
╔═[■]══════ Type Of Chart ═══════════╗
║ ║
Radio ---> (.) Natal ║
Buttons ---> ( ) Composite ║
║ ---> ( ) Relationship ║
║ ║
║ OK ▄ Cancel ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════╝
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4.2.4.9 - Scrollbars
---------------------
Scrollbars are attached to list boxes, or windows, to indicate that not all
of the data available is being displayed. In other words, this list box, or
window, can be scrolled to display additional data.
Scrollbars can be vertical or horizontal, and usually indicate which way a
List box can be scrolled. A list box can have either a vertical or
horizontal scrollbar, but never both.
The scrollbar will have an arrow at each end of it, with a slider between
the arrows. You can click on the arrows to scroll one step at a time, or
you can point to the slider with your mouse, and while holding down the
mouse button, move it to wherever you want on the scrollbar. See APPENDIX A
for details on which keys are available for scrollbar manipulation.
The Type Of Printer list box of the Printer Preferences dialog has a
scrollbar to the immediate right of the list box.
╔═[■]══════════════ Printer Preferences ═══════════════════╗
║ ║
║ Type Of Printer 10 cpi: 27 80 ║
║ Epson 8-Pin 12 Cpi: 27 77 ║
║ Epson 24-Pin ■ 15 Cpi: 27 103 ║
║ HP LaserJet ▒ ║
║ ProPrinter 8-Pin ▒ <--SCROLLBAR ║
║ ProPrinter 24-Pin▒ ║
║ Custom Printer Unidirect Off: 27 85 0 ║
║ ║
║ Options ║
║ [ ] Filter Graphic Chars Timeout Value: 2 ║
║ [ ] Print To Disk ║
║ ║
║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ Reset ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
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4.2.4.10 - Sliders
------------------
A slider is always associated with a scrollbar. It is the little square
situated between the two arrows that mark each end of the scrollbar. A
slider indicates the relative position from the beginning or end of a view
you are currently situated at.
You can use the mouse to grab a slider and move it, or any of the cursor keys
described in APPENDIX A.
Note the slider at the top of the ScrollBar to the right of the Type Of
Printer list box in the Printer Preferences dialog.
╔═[■]══════════════ Printer Preferences ═══════════════════╗
║ SLIDER ║
║ Type Of Printer | 10 cpi: 27 80 ║
║ Epson 8-Pin v 12 Cpi: 27 77 ║
║ Epson 24-Pin ■ 15 Cpi: 27 103 ║
║ HP LaserJet ▒ 17 Cpi On : 15 ║
║ ProPrinter 8-Pin ▒ 17 Cpi Off: 18 ║
║ ProPrinter 24-Pin▒ Unidirect On : 27 85 1 ║
║ Custom Printer Unidirect Off: 27 85 0 ║
║ ║
║ Options ║
║ [ ] Filter Graphic Chars Timeout Value: 2 ║
║ [ ] Print To Disk ║
║ ║
║ Ok ▄ Cancel ▄ Reset ▄ ║
║ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ║
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APPENDIX A
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Cursor Movement
---------------
What a cursor key, or key combination does, depends on which area of the
program you are working in. The following will describe each of the general
areas in The Astrologer's Assistant, and how the cursor keys function in that
area.
General Cursor Key Movement
---------------------------
The up, down, left, and right arrow keys on your keyboard are used to move
through the various Menu Bar options and menus, to make selections within
various dialogs, to scroll through data in various windows, or to move
actual dialogs and windows about the desktop.
Please note that if you are using the arrow keys that are in the numeric
keypad section of your keyboard, be sure you press the [Num Lock] key so it
is turned off! These keys do double duty as cursor keys or number keys,
depending on whether the [Num Lock] key is on or off. The IBM expanded 101
keyboard has a grouping of cursor keys that are situated between the normal
keyboard and the numeric keypad. I would suggest you use these cursor keys,
as opposed to the ones on the numeric keypad.
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NOTE: Users who have a keyboard that offers additional diagonal cursor keys
should note that these keys are not functional in The Astrologer's
Assistant.
[Left Arrow] - Move left one character position.
[Right Arrow] - Move right one character position.
[Down Arrow] - Move down one line.
[Up Arrow] - Move up one line.
[Alt]+[First Letter] - Pressing the first letter of any option of a dialog,
menu, or window, will select that option for
processing.
[Spacebar] - Select current option.
[PgUp] - Move up the height of the current window.
[PgDn] - Move down the height of the current window.
[Home] - Move to beginning of the line.
[End] - Move to end of the line.
[Esc] - Abort and close current dialog, menu, window,
or action.
[Alt+F3] - Abort and close current dialog, menu, window,
or action.
[Enter] - Execute current command or proceed to next item.
[F1] - Display on-line help for current item.
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General Desktop Movement
------------------------
The desktop may contain multiple windows. You can reposition these windows
or you can select different windows for further inspection.
[F6] - Select to next available window.
[Shift]+[F6] - Select previous window.
[Alt]+[Number] - Activate window with this number.
Not all windows have numbers.
[F5] - Zoom this window larger or smaller. This is a toggle.
Works only on scrollable windows.
[Ctrl]+[F5] - Select this window for moving or resizing.
[Left Arrow] - Move window left on desktop. Works only if window
is selected for moving or resizing.
[Right Arrow] - Move window right on desktop. Works only if window
is selected for moving or resizing.
[Down Arrow] - Move window down on desktop. Works only if window
is selected for moving or resizing.
[Up Arrow] - Move window up on desktop. Works only if window
is selected for moving or resizing.
[Shift]+[Left Arrow] - Shrink window to left. Works only if window
is selected for moving or resizing. Does not
work on dialogs.
[Shift]+[Right Arrow] - Expand window to right. Works only if window
selected for moving or resizing. Does not
work on dialogs.
[Shift]+[Down Arrow] - Expand window from bottom. Works only if window
is selected for moving or resizing. Does not
work on dialogs.
[Shift]+[Up Arrow] - Shrink window from bottom. Works only if window
is selected for moving or resizing. Does not
work on dialogs.
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Dialog Options
--------------
Dialogs have many "controls" within them: buttons, input lines, radio
controls, checkboxes, list boxes, scrollbars, and all sorts of other items.
Please read the REFERENCE section to become familiar with all these items.
You can access any of these controls by pressing the [Alt] key in
conjunction with the highlighted letter associated with the control item.
This will either take you to that area of the dialog, or actually select
that item, depending on what the control does.
Most of The Astrologer's Assistant dialogs are simple ones, usually offering
a selection of items from which you need to pick one. Others are complex,
offering several selections, each of which might offer multiple selections
of their own.
Hopefully, the following key list will help you in navigating about the
dialog box, and in choosing and selecting the various options that you will
be offered.
NOTE: The up and down arrow keys will usually not work in a dialog that has
input lines. Please read the section INPUT LINE Options for further
information.
[Left Arrow] - Move to previous item.
[Right Arrow] - Move to next item.
[Down Arrow] - Move to next item.
[Up Arrow] - Move to previous item.
[Alt]+[First Letter] - Select appropriate option by its highlighted letter.
[Tab] - Move to next control.
[Shift]+[Tab] - Move to previous control.
[Enter] - Execute current command or proceed to next control.
[Spacebar] - Select an item.
[Esc] - Abort and close current dialog in its entirety.
[Alt+F3] - Abort and close current dialog in its entirety.
[F1] - Display on-line help for current item.
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Input Lines
-----------
You can use the left and right arrow keys to move about on an input line.
This is usually done to correct typing mistakes, etc. While the up arrow
key will occasionally allow you to move to a previous input line, you will
find that the down arrow key will not perform an equivalent action. Instead,
it will bring up a History window that is attached to that input line.
Instead, use the [Tab] key to proceed to the next input line, or the "Shift+
Tab" key sequence to proceed to the previous line. If you have a mouse,
simply click on the input line you wish to access.
Input lines also make use of the [Home] key to take the cursor to the
beginning of a line, or the [End] key to move the cursor to the end of a
line, providing the line already has data in it. The [End] key always goes
to the last character of data on an input line, and NOT the very end of the
line.
[Left Arrow] - Move left one character position.
[Right Arrow] - Move right one character position.
[Down Arrow] - Activate History window, if one is attached.
[Home] - Move to beginning of the current line.
[End] - Move to end of data on the current line.
[Alt]+[First Letter] - Pressing the first letter of any input line label
will select that input line for use.
[Del] - Delete a character at the current cursor position.
[Backspace] - Delete character to the left of the current cursor
position.
[Ins] - Toggle insert mode on to insert a character at the
current cursor position, or off to overwrite a
character at the current cursor position.
[Enter] - Accept data and proceed to the next control.
[Esc] - Abort and close the current dialog in its entirety.
[Alt+F3] - Abort and close the current dialog in its entirety.
[F1] - Display on-line help for current item.
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Map Movement Keys
-----------------
The following features are available while viewing the map:
[X] - Toggle "cross hair" on/off. This feature displays
a cross hair on the screen so you may navigate about
the map to see what latitude and longitude the various
projections are at. Latitude and longitude positions
are toggled on/off in the upper left portion of the
screen.
[Up Arrow] - Moves the cross hair up (north) one pixel.
[Down Arrow] - Moves the cross hair down (south) one pixel.
[Left Arrow] - Moves the cross hair left (west) one pixel.
[Right Arrow] - Moves the cross hair right (east) one pixel.
[Shift]+[Up Arrow] - Moves the cross hair up (north) ten pixels.
[Shift]+[Down Arrow] - Moves the cross hair down (south) ten pixels.
[Shift]+[Left Arrow] - Moves the cross hair left (east) ten pixels.
[Shift]+[Right Arrow] - Moves the cross hair right (west) ten pixels.
[Ctrl]+[P] - Dump map to your printer.
[Esc] - Remove the map and return to the desktop.
[F1] - Display on-line help for the orbital map.
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Wheel Drawing Keys
------------------
The following features are available while viewing the chart wheel:
[1] - Display the 1st harmonic series aspects.
[2] - Display the 2nd harmonic series aspects.
[3] - Display the 3rd harmonic series aspects.
[5] - Display the 5th harmonic series aspects.
[7] - Display the 7th harmonic series aspects.
[9] - Display the 9th harmonic series aspects.
[0] - Display the miscellaneous harmonic series aspects.
[A] - Display all available aspects.
[Ctrl]+[P] - Dump the chart wheel to your printer.
[Esc] - Remove the wheel and return to the desktop.
[F1] - Display on-line help for the chart wheel.
[O] - Draw other planets in rim wheel (Transits only).
[R] - Redraw the wheel.
Scrolling and Non-Scrolling Windows
-----------------------------------
Many of the windows that appear on the desktop are scrollable, that is, the
data within the window may be scrolled up/down or left/right. You can use
the up, down, left, and right arrow keys to scroll a line at a time through
these windows. You can also use the PgUp/PgDn keys to scroll a screen at a
time.
Scrolling windows also make use of the "Ctrl+Arrow" key sequence. Pressing
the [Ctrl] key, holding it down, and then pressing one of the four arrow keys
will cause the window to scroll all the way in the appropriate direction. The
[Ctrl] key can also be used with the [End] and [Home] key to move to the very
first, or very last, position in the window.
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Note that scrolling windows will have a scrollbar attached to them. You can
use the mouse on this scrollbar. Clicking on the arrows at either end of
the scrollbar will scroll the window once in that direction. Holding down
the mouse button on that arrow will smoothly scroll the window until you let
the button go. Each scrollbar also has a "slider" which indicates how far
you have scrolled in this window. Moving the slider with the mouse allows
you to quickly move to the general area you want within a window. If there
is no slider present on the scrollbar, then the window is complete and does
not need to be scrolled.
NOTE: Keys associated with movement do not work on non-scrolling windows.
[Left Arrow] - Move left one character position.
[Right Arrow] - Move right one character position.
[Down Arrow] - Move down one line.
[Up Arrow] - Move up one line.
[Ctrl]+[Left Arrow] - Move left the width of the current window.
[Ctrl]+[Right Arrow] - Move right the width of the current window.
[Ctrl]+[PgUp] - Move up to the very first line.
[Ctrl]+[PgDn] - Move down to the very last line.
[PgUp] - Move up the height of the current window.
[PgDn] - Move down the height of the current window.
[Home] - Move to beginning of the line.
[End] - Move to end of the line.
[Esc] - Abort and close the current window.
[Alt+F3] - Abort and close the current window.
[F1] - Display on-line help for the current window.
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APPENDIX B
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Abbreviations
-------------
The Astrologer's Assistant makes use of quite a few abbreviations. I've tried
to keep them standard with other astrology packages and books. There may be a
few oddball ones here and there though, so a complete listing follows:
Planets
-------
Ju - Jupiter
Ma - Mars
Me - Mercury
Mn - Moon
Ne - Neptune
No - Moons' Mean North Node
Pl - Pluto
Sa - Saturn
Su - Sun
Ur - Uranus
Ve - Venus
Angles
------
As - Ascendant
Ca - Composite Ascendant
Cv - Composite Vertex
EP - East Point
Mh - Midheaven
VX - Vertex
Transneptunians
---------------
AD - Admetos
AP - Apollon
CH - Chiron
CU - Cupido
HA - Hades
KR - Kronos
PO - Poseidon
VU - Vulkanus
ZE - Zeus
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Asteroids
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CE - Ceres
JU - Juno
PA - Pallas
VE - Vesta
Aspects
-------
Abbr Name Aspect Angle
Cj = Conjunction - 0.0
Vi = Vigintile (Semi-Decile) - 18.0
So = Semi-Octile - 22.30'
Qd = Quindecile - 24.0
St = Semi-Septile - 25.42'51.4"
Ss = Semi-Sextile - 30.0
Ud = Undecagon - 32.43'48"
De = Decile (Semi-Quintile) - 36.0
No = Novile (Nonagen) - 40.0
Oc = Octile (Semi-Square) - 45.0
Sp = Septile - 51.25'42.9"
Sx = Sextile - 60.0
Qt = Quintile - 72.0
Bn = Bi-Novile - 80.0
Sq = Square - 90.0
Bs = Bi-Septile - 102.51'25.7"
Td = Tredecile (Tresile) - 108.0
Tr = Trine - 120.0
Tc = Tri-Octile (Sesquiquadrate) - 135.0
Bq = Bi-Quintile - 144.0
Qx = Quincunx (Inconjunct) - 150.0
Ts = Tri-Septile - 154.17'08.6"
Qn = Quatri-Novile - 160.0
Th = Trinoch - 165.0
Op = Opposition - 180.0
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United States
-------------
AL Alabama MD Maryland PA Pennsylvania
AK Alaska MA Massachusetts RI Rhode Island
AZ Arizona MI Michigan SC South Carolina
AR Arkansas MN Minnesota SD South Dakota
CA California MS Mississippi TN Tennessee
CO Colorado MO Missouri TX Texas
CT Connecticut MT Montana UT Utah
DE Delaware NE Nebraska VT Vermont
FL Florida NV Nevada VA Virginia
GA Georgia NH New Hampshire WA Washington
HI Hawaii NJ New Jersey WV West Virginia
ID Idaho NM New Mexico WI Wisconsin
IL Illinois NY New York WY Wyoming
IN Indiana NC North Carolina CZ Canal Zone
IA Iowa ND North Dakota DC District Of Columbia
KS Kansas OH Ohio GU Guam
KY Kentucky OK Oklahoma PR Puerto Rico
LA Louisiana OR Oregon VI Virgin Islands
ME Maine
Canada
------
AB Alberta NF Newfoundland PE Prince Edward
BC British Columbia NT Northwest Island
LB Labrador Territories PQ Quebec
MB Manitoba NS Nova Scotia SK Saskatchewan
NB New Brunswick ON Ontario UT Yukon Territory
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APPENDIX C
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Time Zones
----------
As every astrologer learns, the world is divided up into many different time
zones. You must be aware of what time zone a particular latitude and
longitude coordinate lies within when casting any type of chart. A listing
of the standard time zones is provided here for easy reference.
Standard Time Zone Standard Daylight Wartime Meridian Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------
New Zealand NZT NZD NZW 180E00 -12
Old New Zealand Time OZT OZD OZW 172E30 -11.5
Russia Zone 10 Z10 10D 10W 165E00 -11
Guam GST GDT GWT 150E00 -10
South Australia SAT SAD SAW 142E30 - 9.5
Japan JST JDT JWT 135E00 - 9
China Coast CCT CCD CCW 120E00 - 8
Java JVT JVD JVW 112E30 - 7.5
South Sumatra SST SSD SSW 105E00 - 7
North Sumatra NST NSD NSW 97E30 - 6.5
Russia Zone 5 R5T R5D R5W 90E00 - 6
Indian INT IND INW 82E30 - 5.5
Russia Zone 4 R4T R4D R4W 75E00 - 5
Russia Zone 3 R3T R3D R3W 60E00 - 4
Iran Time IRT IRD IRW 57E30 - 3.5
Baghdad BGT BGD BGW 45E00 - 3
Kenya Time KET KED KEW 37E30 - 2.5
Eastern European EET EED EEW 30E00 - 2
Central/Middle European CET CED CEW 15E00 - 1
Greenwich GMT GMD GMW 0W00 0
West Africa WAT WAD WAW 15W00 1
Azores AZT AZD AZW 30W00 2
Brazil Zone 2 BZT BZD BZW 45W00 3
Newfoundland NFT NFD NFW 52W30 3.5
Atlantic AST ADT AWT 60W00 4
Eastern EST EDT EWT 75W00 5
Central CST CDT CWT 90W00 6
Mountain MST MDT MWT 105W00 7
Pacific PST PDT PWT 120W00 8
Yukon YST YDT YWT 135W00 9
Alaska-Hawaii AHT AHD AHW 150W00 10
Hawaiian HST HSD HSW 157W30 10.5
Nome/Bering NBT NBD NBW 165W00 11
International Date Line 180W00 12
Unknown Time Zone UKN UKD UKW
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APPENDIX D
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Structure Of A Saved Chart
--------------------------
The following information will probably be of interest to programmers wishing
to incorporate chart data files from The Astrologer's Assistant into their own
programs.
All charts are saved to disk as a standard ASCII text file. This means that
you can easily access the data for incorporation into your own programs.
Note that the type of data is indicated in parentheses. Each line is
terminated by a carriage return and linefeed combination (CR/LF).
The Astrologer's Assistant will read in both V2.0 and prior data files.
If it encounters an earlier version, it performs an automatic conversion
process. Both types of data files are listed below. Notice that v2.0 uses
scientific notation format to store its numeric values.
The format of a saved chart, using Mike Erlewine's chart data, is as follows:
Data File Prior To V2.0
-----------------------
PM - Whether the chart is AM or PM time (string).
Michael Erlewine - Name associated with the chart (string).
Lancaster, PA - Location associated with the chart (string).
11:42:50 - Sidereal time of the chart (string).
18 July 1941 - Date of the chart (string).
04:03 PM EST - Local time of the chart (string).
5 - Time zone of the chart (string).
40 N 02 - Latitude of the chart (string).
76 W 19 - Longitude of the chart (string).
0.415452 - Century increment (double).
2430194.000000 - Julian date (double).
0.698713 - Latitude in radians (double).
76.300000 - Longitude as a decimal (double).
0.409225 - Obliquity of the ecliptic in radians (double).
3.066991 - Right ascension in radians (double).
0.000000 - Sidereal value, 0=Tropical, value=Sidereal (double).
21.050000 - Time of the chart as a decimal (double).
5.000000 - Time zone of the chart (double).
0 - For future use.
18 - Day of the chart (long integer).
7 - Month of the chart (long integer).
1941 - Year of the chart (long integer).
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-4.350825 - Lunar geocentric latitude (double).
53.486443 - Lunar geocentric longitude (double).
175.640936 - Lunar geocentric mean node (double).
174.650715 - Lunar geocentric true node (double).
115.820946 - Sun geocentric longitude (double).
97.348518 - Mercury geocentric longitude (double).
139.944807 - Venus geocentric longitude (double).
9.098289 - Mars geocentric longitude (double).
71.847298 - Jupiter geocentric longitude (double).
56.122479 - Saturn geocentric longitude (double).
59.394250 - Uranus geocentric longitude (double).
175.401231 - Neptune geocentric longitude (double).
123.685401 - Pluto geocentric longitude (double).
53.486443 - Moon geocentric longitude (double).
175.640936 - Moon mean node geocentric longitude (double).
248.012477 - Ascendant geocentric longitude (double).
175.342548 - Midheaven geocentric longitude (double).
112.116300 - Vertex geocentric longitude (double).
266.077415 - East Point geocentric longitude (double).
123.927256 - Chiron geocentric longitude (double).
-16.340900 - Admetos geocentric longitude (double).
163.394753 - Apollon geocentric longitude (double).
161.146164 - Cupido geocentric longitude (double).
20.647583 - Hades geocentric longitude (double).
47.812455 - Kronos geocentric longitude (double).
184.921775 - Poseidon geocentric longitude (double).
78.996774 - Vulkanus geocentric longitude (double).
137.143508 - Zeus geocentric longitude (double).
-266.743006 - Ceres geocentric longitude (double).
165.108496 - Juno geocentric longitude (double).
233.361397 - Pallas geocentric longitude (double).
165.898502 - Vesta geocentric longitude (double).
230.805752 - Composite Ascendant geocentric longitude (double).
247.786288 - Composite Vertex geocentric longitude (double).
174.650715 - Moon true node geocentric longitude (double).
-4.350825 - Moon geocentric latitude (double).
0.000000 - Suns geocentric latitude (double).
-3.465276 - Mercury geocentric latitude (double).
1.592138 - Venus geocentric latitude (double).
-3.688586 - Mars geocentric latitude (double).
-0.678187 - Jupiter geocentric latitude (double).
-2.096023 - Saturn geocentric latitude (double).
-0.218102 - Uranus geocentric latitude (double).
1.254602 - Neptune geocentric latitude (double).
4.267654 - Pluto geocentric latitude (double).
-4.350825 - Moon geocentric latitude (double).
0.000000 - Moon mean node geocentric latitude (double).
0.000000 - Ascendant geocentric latitude (double).
0.000000 - Midheaven geocentric latitude (double).
0.000000 - Vertex geocentric latitude (double).
0.000000 - East Point geocentric latitude (double).
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-6.246531 - Chiron geocentric latitude (double).
0.000000 - Admetos geocentric latitude (double).
0.000000 - Apollon geocentric latitude (double).
0.000000 - Cupido geocentric latitude (double).
0.000000 - Hades geocentric latitude (double).
0.000000 - Kronos geocentric latitude (double).
0.000000 - Poseidon geocentric latitude (double).
0.000000 - Vulkanus geocentric latitude (double).
0.000000 - Zeus geocentric latitude (double).
-4.309325 - Ceres geocentric latitude (double).
1.872180 - Juno geocentric latitude (double).
-317.635660 - Pallas geocentric latitude (double).
5.771786 - Vesta geocentric latitude (double).
0.000000 - Composite Ascendant geocentric latitude (double).
0.000000 - Composite Vertex geocentric latitude (double).
0.000000 - Moons true node geocentric latitude (double).
-4.350825 - Moons geocentric latitude (double).
V2.0 Data File
--------------
ABA2.0 - Data file version identification.
PM - Whether the chart is AM or PM time (string).
Erlewine, Mike - Name associated with the chart (string).
Lancaster, PA - Location associated with the chart (string).
11:42:50 - Sidereal time of the chart (string).
18 July 1941 - Date of the chart (string).
04:03 PM EST - Local time of the chart (string).
EST - Time zone of the chart (string).
40 N 02 - Latitude of the chart (string).
76 W 19 - Longitude of the chart (string).
4.15451802418374E-0001 - Century increment (real).
2.43019400000000E+0006 - Julian date (real).
6.98713477215279E-0001 - Latitude in radians (real).
7.63166666665347E+0001 - Longitude as a decimal (real).
4.09225393784254E-0001 - Obliquity of the ecliptic in radians (real).
3.06669990086448E+0000 - Right ascension in radians (real).
0.00000000000000E+0000 - Sidereal value, 0=Tropical, value=Sidereal (real).
2.10500000000175E+0001 - Time of the chart as a decimal (real).
5.00000000000000E+0000 - Time zone of the chart.
1 - Standard-0, Daylight-1, or Wartime-2.
18 - Day of the chart (long integer).
7 - Month of the chart (long integer).
1941 - Year of the chart (long integer).
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-4.35082511127985E+0000 - Lunar geocentric latitude (real).
5.34864430427551E+0001 - Lunar geocentric longitude (real).
1.75640935964882E+0002 - Lunar geocentric mean node (real).
1.74650715236552E+0002 - Lunar geocentric true node (real).
1.15820945631713E+0002 - Sun geocentric longitude (real).
9.73485178725095E+0001 - Mercury geocentric longitude (real).
1.39944807405118E+0002 - Venus geocentric longitude (real).
9.09828902687877E+0000 - Mars geocentric longitude (real).
7.18472979129292E+0001 - Jupiter geocentric longitude (real).
5.61224790362176E+0001 - Saturn geocentric longitude (real).
5.93942502805148E+0001 - Uranus geocentric longitude (real).
1.75401230654679E+0002 - Neptune geocentric longitude (real).
1.23685401168303E+0002 - Pluto geocentric longitude (real).
-4.35082511127985E+0000 - Moon geocentric longitude (real).
5.34864430427551E+0001 - Moon geocentric latitude (real).
1.75640935964882E+0002 - Moons mean node geocentric longitude (real).
1.74650715236552E+0002 - Moons true node geocentric longitude (real).
1.23927256085677E+0002 - Chiron geocentric longitude (real).
-1.63408995769569E+0001 - Admetos geocentric longitude (real).
1.63394752752269E+0002 - Apollon geocentric longitude (real).
1.61146164088044E+0002 - Cupido geocentric longitude (real).
2.06475826211390E+0001 - Hades geocentric longitude (real).
4.78124552731751E+0001 - Kronos geocentric longitude (real).
1.84921775311697E+0002 - Poseidon geocentric longitude (real).
7.89967743855668E+0001 - Vulkanus geocentric longitude (real).
1.37143508040346E+0002 - Zeus geocentric longitude (real).
-2.66743005844764E+0002 - Ceres geocentric longitude (real).
1.65108495769789E+0002 - Juno geocentric longitude (real).
2.33361397123896E+0002 - Pallas geocentric longitude (real).
1.65898501593154E+0002 - Vesta geocentric longitude (real).
2.47998897473793E+0002 - Ascendant geocentric longitude (real).
1.75324400341837E+0002 - Midheaven geocentric longitude (real).
2.92103610605001E+0002 - Vertex geocentric longitude (real).
2.66062110746745E+0002 - East Point geocentric longitude (real).
0.00000000000000E+0000 - Composite Ascendant geocentric longitude (real).
0.00000000000000E+0000 - Composite Vertex geocentric longitude (real).
9.83995569512437E-0008 - Sun geocentric latitude (real).
-3.46527559463721E+0000 - Mercury geocentric latitude (real).
1.59213828597967E+0000 - Venus geocentric latitude (real).
-3.68858591398384E+0000 - Mars geocentric latitude (real).
-6.78186741592071E-0001 - Jupiter geocentric latitude (real).
-2.09602339290359E+0000 - Saturn geocentric latitude (real).
-2.18102037885728E-0001 - Uranus geocentric latitude (real).
1.25460160204238E+0000 - Neptune geocentric latitude (real).
4.26765432741377E+0000 - Pluto geocentric latitude (real).
-4.35082511127985E+0000 - Moon geocentric latitude (real).
-4.35082511127985E+0000 - Moon geocentric latitude (real).
0.00000000000000E+0000 - Moons mean node geocentric latitude (real).
0.00000000000000E+0000 - Moons true node geocentric latitude (real).
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-6.24653054482769E+0000 - Chiron geocentric latitude (real).
2.58563766642765E-0014 - Admetos geocentric latitude (real).
2.67732338430452E-0014 - Apollon geocentric latitude (real).
4.56057836438014E-0014 - Cupido geocentric latitude (real).
3.76154836915952E-0014 - Hades geocentric latitude (real).
2.91768411478559E-0014 - Kronos geocentric latitude (real).
4.41459115076991E-0012 - Poseidon geocentric latitude (real).
2.43052692255378E-0014 - Vulkanus geocentric latitude (real).
3.16167006552740E-0014 - Zeus geocentric latitude (real).
-4.30932491622661E+0000 - Ceres geocentric latitude (real).
1.87217966758726E+0000 - Juno geocentric latitude (real).
-3.17635660129134E+0002 - Pallas geocentric latitude (real).
5.77178596280282E+0000 - Vesta geocentric latitude (real).
0.00000000000000E+0000 - Ascendant geocentric latitude (real).
0.00000000000000E+0000 - Midheaven geocentric latitude (real).
0.00000000000000E+0000 - Vertex geocentric latitude (real).
0.00000000000000E+0000 - East Point geocentric latitude (real).
0.00000000000000E+0000 - Composite Ascendant geocentric latitude (real).
0.00000000000000E+0000 - Composite Vertex geocentric latitude (real).
NOTE: The reason for the change in DOUBLE to REAL scientific notation
format between previous versions and V2.0 is due to changing from
the Borland Turbo C to Borland PASCAL compilers.
NOTE: Please notice that the Moon's data, the angles data, the
transneptunian data, and the asteroid data occupy different areas
of the data file in V2.0. The code example that follows below shows
how to convert from prior versions to V2.0.
NOTE: The time zone string in prior versions was a number, whereas in V2.0
it is now the abbreviation for the actual time zone. The only area
of the program where this string was used was the center of the chart
wheel. Chart wheel data is now printed outside of the wheel, and
this item is no longer used, but has been retained in the file for
compatibility with prior versions.
NOTE: The field preceding the Day, Month, Year fields used to say for
future use. Well, now it contains whether or not standard, daylight,
or war time was in effect.
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Internal Data Structure
-----------------------
The program uses the following internal data structure to store the chart
data. Note that this is a PASCAL data record type:
CONST
Max_Planets : Integer = 32;
TYPE
Type_Of_Chart = (NATAL,
COMPOSITE,
RELATIONSHIP,
LUNAR,
SOLAR,
HARMONIC,
PROGRESSED,
RELOCATION,
TRANSIT);
Type_Of_Time = (tST, tDT, tWT);
CHARTDATA = record
AM_Or_PM : String[3]; { Holds 'AM' or 'PM'. }
Full_Name : String[31]; { Complete name of native. }
Place_Of_Birth : String[31]; { Complete name of native's birthplace. }
Local_Sidereal_Time : String[9]; { Local sidereal time in hh:mm:ss. }
The_Chart_Type : String[20]; { Natal, Composite, Relation chart? }
The_Date : String[31]; { The date calculated in dd:mm:yy. }
The_House_System : String[14]; { Name of house system in use. }
The_Time : String[20]; { Chart time in hh:mm:ss ?M TZ. }
The_Time_Zone : String[10]; { Time zone number. }
The_Latitude : String[10]; { The latitude as DD ? MM. }
The_Longitude : String[10]; { The longitude as DDD ? MM. }
Century_Increment : Real; { Century offset from 1900 AD. }
Julian : Real; { Julian date of chart. }
Latitude : Real; { Latitude of chart. }
Longitude : Real; { Longitude of chart. }
Obliquity_Of_Ecliptic : Real; { Chart's obliquity of the ecliptic. }
Right_Ascension : Real; { Right ascension calculation. }
Sidereal_Value : Real; { Sidereal value for tropical/sidereal. }
Time : Real; { The time of the chart. }
Time_Zone : Real; { The time zone of the chart. }
Lunar_Latitude : Real; { Lunar latitude. }
Moon_Position : Real; { Lunar longitude. }
Node_Position : Real; { Longitude of the mean lunar node. }
True_Node : Real; { Longitude of the true lunar node. }
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Geo_Longitude : array[1..Max_Planets] of Real; { Geocentric longitudes. }
Geo_Latitude : array[1..Max_Planets] of Real; { Geocentric latitudes. }
House_Cusps : array[1..14] of Real; { Values of house cusps. }
Chart_Type : Type_Of_Chart; { Indicates type of chart. }
Time_Type : Type_Of_Time; { Indicates if ST, DT, or WT in effect. }
Day : LongInt; { Native's birth day. }
Month : LongInt; { Native's birth month. }
Year : LongInt; { Native's birth year. }
end;
P_Chart = ^CHARTDATA;
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Reading Data From Disk
----------------------
The following PASCAL code is taken directly from The Astrologer's Assistant.
It shows how the data is read from disk, and how old versions are converted
to the V2.0 format:
Function Read_Chart_From_Disk (Chart : P_Chart; Filename : PString) : Boolean;
{ -------------------------------------------------- }
{ }
{ This function opens Filename specified by the user }
{ and reads chart data from the file into the Chart. }
{ }
{ -------------------------------------------------- }
VAR
Error : Word; { Holds I/O error code. }
F : Text; { Pointer to our file buffer. }
Index : Integer; { General purpose counter. }
Temp : Constant.Line_String; { Temporary string variable. }
Version : String; { Gets the file version number. }
{ --------------------------------------------------------------- }
{ }
{ Local procedure to convert versions prior to 2.0 to new format. }
{ }
{ --------------------------------------------------------------- }
Procedure Convert_To_Version_20;
VAR
Geo_Longitude : array[1..Max_Planets] of Real; { Planet's geocentric longitude. }
Geo_Latitude : array[1..Max_Planets] of Real; { Planet's geocentric latitude. }
Index : Integer; { General purpose counter. }
Begin
Chart^.Time_Type := Constant.tST;
for Index := 1 to 32 do
begin
Geo_Longitude[Index] := Chart^.Geo_Longitude[Index];
Geo_Latitude[Index] := Chart^.Geo_Latitude[Index];
end;
for Index := 14 to 26 do
begin
Chart^.Geo_Longitude[Index] := Geo_Longitude[Index+2];
Chart^.Geo_Latitude[Index] := Geo_Latitude[Index+2];
end;
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for Index := 27 to 30 do
begin
Chart^.Geo_Longitude[Index] := Geo_Longitude[Index-15];
Chart^.Geo_Latitude[Index] := Geo_Latitude[Index-15];
end;
for Index := 31 to 32 do
begin
Chart^.Geo_Longitude[Index] := Geo_Longitude[Index-2];
Chart^.Geo_Latitude[Index] := Geo_Latitude[Index-2];
end;
Chart^.Geo_Longitude[10] := Geo_Longitude[32];
Chart^.Geo_Longitude[11] := Geo_Longitude[10];
Chart^.Geo_Longitude[12] := Geo_Longitude[11];
Chart^.Geo_Longitude[13] := Geo_Longitude[31];
Chart^.Geo_Latitude[10] := Geo_Latitude[32];
Chart^.Geo_Latitude[11] := Geo_Latitude[10];
Chart^.Geo_Latitude[12] := Geo_Latitude[11];
Chart^.Geo_Latitude[13] := Geo_Latitude[31];
End; { Convert_To_Version_20 }
Begin { Main Routine }
Read_Chart_From_Disk := FALSE;
{ ---------------------------------------- }
{ }
{ Check to see if the file already exists. }
{ If it doesn't, tell the user and exit. }
{ }
{ ---------------------------------------- }
if File_Exists (Filename) = FALSE then
begin
Temp := 'I can''t find the ' + Filename^ + ' data file!';
MsgBox.Message_Dialog (Temp, Msgbox.mfError);
exit;
end;
{ ----------------------------------------------- }
{ }
{ Now read in the file data. If an error occurs, }
{ tell the user and return to calling procedure. }
{ }
{ ----------------------------------------------- }
{$I-}
Assign (F, Filename^);
Reset (F);
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Error := IOResult;
if Error <> 0 then
begin
Close (F);
Show_Error_Message (Error);
exit;
end;
{ -------------------------------------------- }
{ }
{ Get all the string data types from the file. }
{ }
{ -------------------------------------------- }
readln (F, Version);
if Version <> 'ABA2.0' then
Chart^.AM_Or_PM := Version
else
readln (F, Chart^.AM_Or_PM);
readln (F, Chart^.Full_Name);
readln (F, Chart^.Place_Of_Birth);
readln (F, Chart^.Local_Sidereal_Time);
readln (F, Chart^.The_Date);
readln (F, Chart^.The_Time);
readln (F, Chart^.The_Time_Zone);
readln (F, Chart^.The_Latitude);
readln (F, Chart^.The_Longitude);
{ ------------------------------------------ }
{ }
{ Get all the real data types from the file. }
{ }
{ ------------------------------------------ }
read (F, Chart^.Century_Increment);
read (F, Chart^.Julian);
read (F, Chart^.Latitude);
read (F, Chart^.Longitude);
read (F, Chart^.Obliquity_Of_Ecliptic);
read (F, Chart^.Right_Ascension);
read (F, Chart^.Sidereal_Value);
read (F, Chart^.Time);
read (F, Chart^.Time_Zone);
{ ------------------------------------------- }
{ }
{ Get all the enumerated types from the file. }
{ }
{ ------------------------------------------- }
read (F, Index);
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if Version = 'ABA2.0' then
Chart^.Time_Type := Constant.Type_Of_Time (Index)
else
Chart^.Time_Type := Constant.tST;
{ ---------------------------------------- }
{ }
{ Get all the long integers from the file. }
{ }
{ ---------------------------------------- }
read (F, Chart^.Day);
read (F, Chart^.Month);
read (F, Chart^.Year);
{ -------------------------------- }
{ }
{ Get all moon data from the file. }
{ }
{ -------------------------------- }
read (F, Chart^.Lunar_Latitude);
read (F, Chart^.Moon_Position);
read (F, Chart^.Node_Position);
read (F, Chart^.True_Node);
{ --------------------------------- }
{ }
{ Get all the arrays from the file. }
{ }
{ --------------------------------- }
for Index := 1 to 32 do
read (F, Chart^.Geo_Longitude[Index]);
for Index := 1 to 32 do
read (F, Chart^.Geo_Latitude[Index]);
Close (F);
{$I+}
{ -------------------------------------------------------------- }
{ }
{ Tell user if there was any sort of error during the file read. }
{ }
{ -------------------------------------------------------------- }
Error := IOResult;
if Error <> 0 then
begin
Show_Error_Message (Error);
exit;
end;
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if Version <> 'ABA2.0' then
Convert_To_Version_20;
Read_Chart_From_Disk := TRUE;
End; { Read_Chart_From_Disk }
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APPENDIX E
----------
Structure Of An Index File
--------------------------
The following information will probably be of interest to programmers wishing
to incorporate index files from The Astrologer's Assistant into their own
programs.
The program uses index files to organize and save the chart and associated
data file names to disk. The Astrologer's Assistant allows three different
types of Index files: Composite, Natal, and Relocation. Each of these
index files is titled "NAMES" and ends in the appropriate filename
extension. For example, NAMES.CMP is the index file for composite charts,
NAMES.NLT is the index file for natal charts, and NAMES.REL is the index
file for relationship charts. The program allows you to save all three of
these index files, and their associated data files, in the same directory,
so care should be taken to determine which index file is residing in a
directory.
All index files are saved to disk as a standard ASCII text file. This means
that you can easily access the data for incorporation into your own programs.
Each line in the index file consists of three entries, as follows:
Name Of Chart - Consists of up to 30 ASCII characters.
The ASCII character [@] (Hex $40, Dec 64)
is NOT allowed!
Field Separator - The ASCII character [@] (Hex $40, Dec 64).
MS-DOS Filename - A total of 12 ASCII characters based on
MS-DOS filename conventions (See your MS-DOS
manual). Consists of up to 8 ASCII characters
for the filename, a period, and the filename
extension.
An index entry may total up to 45 characters, to include the carriage return
and line feed (CR/LF) combination that terminates each line.
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The format of an index file is as follows: (CR/LF are shown as "CL").
10 20 30 40
123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345
Entry Prior To Version 2 @priorv20.ntlCL
Erlewine, Michael@erlewine.ntlCL
MacLaine, Shirley@maclaine.ntlCL
Reagan, Ronald@ronnie.ntlCL
NOTE: The Astrologer's Assistant automatically alphabetizes the index file
by the chart name entries. Therefore, if you modify the index file,
be sure you alphabetize the lines according to the name entry,
and DO NOT ALLOW DUPLICATE NAME ENTRIES! Program behavior is
unpredictable if duplicate entries are encountered.
GLOSSARY
Glossary
--------
The terminology used throughout this documentation can get pretty confusing at
times. Therefore, this section is devoted to defining the various terms
mentioned, but not defined elsewhere in the documentation.
Chart Accuracy
--------------
The Astrologer's Assistant can calculate planetary accuracy to within +/- one
degree of orb. Note that Transneptunians have the same accuracy as the planet
calculations, while the asteroids will have an accuracy of +/- several
degrees of orb, and should be considered only as "ballpark" calculations.
Composite Angles
----------------
The following is a condensed synopsis of the composite Ascendants' and
composite Vertex's' used in a composite chart, taken from a more thorough
explanation in the book "Planets In Composite" by Robert Hand, Para Research,
Rockport, MA, ISBN 0-914918-02-8, (C) 1975:
Composite Ascendant
-------------------
The composite Ascendant is a midpoint derived from the Ascendants of two natal
charts. It is a sensitive point in the composite chart and may be aspected
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like any other planet. It increases the importance of any planet which is
conjunct or opposite it in the composite chart and it describes through it the
ways in which the energies of the relationship affect you and your partner.
The composite Ascendant may fall anywhere between the eleventh and second
houses. Since the composite Ascendant actually includes in its symbolism
the composite Descendent, you should treat it as an axis line which runs
through the entire horoscope.
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Composite Vertex
----------------
The Vertex of a natal chart usually indicates karmic or fateful encounters
with either persons or circumstances over which the native seems to have no
conscious control. These encounters have the effect of changing the natives'
life and altering its course. The composite Vertex is calculated in two ways.
The first is derived from the actual nearer midpoint of the two natal
vertices and is called the composite Vertex. The second is derived from the
composite Midheaven for the latitude at which the two natives' reside and is
called a derived composite Vertex. The composite Vertex usually falls
anywhere between the fifth and eighth houses.
Note that The Astrologer's Assistant uses the Vertex derived from the nearer
midpoint in its composite charts.
Desktop
-------
The Desktop is simply that area which lies between the Menu Bar and the
Status Line. All dialogs and windows will be placed within the confines of
the desktop.
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
This
Area
Is
Called
The
Desktop
F1:Help F2:Save F3:Load F4:New F7:Edit1 F8:Edit2 F10:Menu 271496
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History Windows
---------------
A History window is a window that keeps track of all entries made on an
input line. It allows you to quickly display previous entries for an input
line, scroll through them, and select whichever entry you want. This is a
time saver, as it negates the necessity of retyping data over and over
again.
History windows are available only on input lines that have a History icon
tagged to the end of them. To activate a History window, simply press the
[Down Arrow] key while on an input line, or click on the History icon with
your mouse.
Here is an example of the Data File Name dialog that has the History window
for its input line displayed.
╔═[■]══════ Data File Name ══════════╗
║╔═[■]════════════════════════════╗ ║
║║ erlewine ║
║║ leary ■ ║
║║ andersen ║
║╚═ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ═╝ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════╝
Menu Bar
--------
The Menu Bar is a specialized window that runs horizontally across the top
of the screen. It is accessed by pressing the [F10] key, or by clicking on
any of its options with the mouse.
The Menu Bar provides you with various options to manipulate and display your
data. It also allows you to set system preferences and access MS-DOS to run
system commands or other system programs.
The Menu Bar for The Astrologer's Assistant will always look like this:
Charts Displays Options Prefer System Transform Windows
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Status Line
-----------
The Status Line is a very specialized window that either describes what a
dialog control does, or supplies commands available for whatever window you
are currently in. In addition, the Status Line displays the amount of free
memory available to the program in the far right corner.
The Status Line is constantly changing so it displays the most current
options available to you at any given time. The Status Line for a blank
desktop looks like this:
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Tropical And Sidereal Zodiacs
-----------------------------
Since both the Tropical and Sidereal zodiacs are used by many astrologers,
The Astrologer's Assistant provides a ZODIAC option in the CHARTS pulldown
menu of the Menu Bar to allow you to select the zodiac system you are most
comfortable with. While both systems are "valid," they measure different
things. The Tropical zodiac relates to the inclination of the Earth's axis
to the Ecliptic, or the Earth's orbit, as a whole. The Sidereal zodiac
relates the Ecliptic to the background of stars and Cosmic Structure. The
Astrologer's Assistant defaults to the Tropical zodiac, which is used by
most astrologers in the United States.
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