posted October 21, 2002 01:33 PM              

Learning to trust your intuition without weighing the balance of logic and reason.

If you trust your perceptions, your Sun will help to express them in a diplomatic and tactful method.

posted October 22, 2002 01:13 PM              

The chart ruler is simply the planet ruling the sign on the Ascendent, just as Lanny said, which I also believe to be true.

So, your chart ruler would be Mars, having Aries on the Ascendent.

posted October 23, 2002 01:27 PM              

I used Koch Houses. Also, I used EDT and EST (wasn't certain if the time had been corrected for daylight savings time) and both came up with Aries Rising. I notice astro.com is set to automatically use Placidus Houses if you don't specify which House system. Linda used Equal Houses and that would explain the Taurus Rising because Koch system has Taurus intercepted in the First House, but with the Equal House, you are Taurus Rising.

House systems are a matter of preference among astrologers and have been for years.

Also, what Carlo said is true, but some astrologers would consider that planet being a Secondary Ruler of the chart, having prominent importance. Again, it all depends on preference, what teachers you had and what books you have read. That is the interesting thing about astrology, there are so many areas of consideration and each one works acording to the individual astrologer.

posted August 27, 2008 10:06 PM            

Have you heard of this...what's mentioned by Carlos/Donna? The chart ruler is the most predominant planet followed by the AC ruler? If the chart ruler is the AC ruler, then the predominant planet is the secondary ruler. How do you know which planet is the predominant? From the Pullen chart thing?

posted August 27, 2008 10:27 PM            

The "predominant" planet that they are talking about is the planet that has the greatest strength according to the Pullen analysis.

To get that, go to astro.com:
1. Extended chart selection
2. Selecte "Pullen/Astrolog" under the methods section
3. Using the bar underneath "Pullen/Astrolog", select "Simple Chart Delineation by Walter Pullen", then press the button to execute.

You'll then get the print-out of your chart. Scroll down 2/3 of the printout and you'll find some statistics. It should list two tables, one with power of each planet, the other the sign strength.

Here is mine:
Planet: Position Aspects Total Rank Percent
Sun: 45.0 ( 6) + 19.8 ( 5) = 64.8 ( 5) / 9.7%
Moon: 50.0 ( 2) + 10.9 ( 9) = 60.9 ( 7) / 9.1%
Mercury: 50.0 ( 3) + 39.3 ( 1) = 89.3 ( 1) / 13.4%
Venus: 50.0 ( 4) + 2.4 (10) = 52.4 ( 8) / 7.9%
Mars: 47.0 ( 5) + 20.0 ( 4) = 67.0 ( 4) / 10.1%
Jupiter: 45.0 ( 7) + 24.7 ( 3) = 69.7 ( 3) / 10.5%
Saturn: 55.0 ( 1) + 27.1 ( 2) = 82.1 ( 2) / 12.3%
Uranus: 45.0 ( 8) + 18.8 ( 6) = 63.8 ( 6) / 9.6%
Neptune: 20.0 (11) + 14.5 ( 8) = 34.5 (10) / 5.2%
Pluto: 32.0 ( 9) + 15.8 ( 7) = 47.8 ( 9) / 7.2%
Chiron: 27.0 (10) + 0.0 (11) = 27.0 (11) / 4.1%
Node: 7.0 (12) + 0.0 (12) = 7.0 (12) / 1.1%
Total: 473.0 + 193.4 = 666.4 / 100.0%

Sign: Power Rank Percent - Element Power Percent
Aries: 77.3 ( 3) / 11.6% - Fire: 160.0 / 24.0%
Taurus: 15.0 (12) / 2.2% - Earth: 96.7 / 14.5%
Gemini: 65.3 ( 5) / 9.8% - Air: 248.1 / 37.2%
Cancer: 66.8 ( 4) / 10.0% - Water: 161.7 / 24.3%
Leo: 17.6 (11) / 2.6%
Virgo: 27.9 (10) / 4.2% - Mode Power Percent
Libra: 84.0 ( 2) / 12.6% - Cardinal: 281.8 / 42.3%
Scorpio: 64.0 ( 7) / 9.6% - Fixed: 195.4 / 29.3%
Sagittarius: 65.0 ( 6) / 9.8% - Mutuable: 189.1 / 28.4%
Capricorn: 53.8 ( 8) / 8.1%
Aquarius: 98.8 ( 1) / 14.8%
Pisces: 30.9 ( 9) / 4.6%
Total: 666.4 / 100.0%

posted August 27, 2008 10:32 PM            

What does that mean in terms of interpretation? Does it make it Mars more important for me in synastry? I guess it's obvious that it's a strong part of personality. My Mars is in Scorpio in my first...maybe in appearance as well?

Hmmm...

posted August 28, 2008 05:17 AM            

Lara - hello and good evening my fellow martian!