posted September 15, 2008 03:55 PM         

Saturn (score=165) is very strong because:
• trine Sun (+=35)
• ruler of the hour (+=55)
• pole of symmetrical heptagram (+=80)

Jupiter (score=145) is very strong because:
• closely conjunct Midheaven (+=115)
• trine Sun (+=35)

1)What does it mean when the above says "Saturn is the ruler of the hour?" and pole of symmetrical heptagram?

posted September 15, 2008 05:21 PM         

Ruler of the hour - each hour has a ruling planet.
http://www.astronor.com/hours.htm

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About the Planetary Hours
The tradition of planetary hours stems from the ancient division of day and night, each into 12 equal portions of time. The planets then rule these portions, called hours, in a regular and unbroken order (SA, JU, MA, SU, VE, ME, MO). The cycle continues from one day to the next so that every seven days a major revolution is completed and the order of rulerships belonging to each day is fixed.

The 7 days of the week receive their name from the planet that rules the first hour of that day, i.e. the Sun rules the first hour of Sunday, the Moon the first hour of Monday, etc. This planet then becomes the Lord of the Day.

Note that the astrological day begins at Sunrise. If you were born at 03.00 a.m. prior to Sunrise Tuesday morning, the day would still be astrological Monday! According to the season, diurnal and nocturnal hours differ in length. The exception is at the vernal and autumn equinoxes when the hours of day and night are equally long.

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This webpage can calculate the lord of the hour for a chart: http://www.kentauren.info/menu/index.htm?page=/Nucleus/news.php%3Fitemid%3D85

posted September 15, 2008 05:29 PM         

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Heptagram: a mandala-like drawing of the 7 major planets. The
heptagram points towards a ‘pole’ planet, which is strong in the chart.

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I take it the pole, is the apex of the 7 pointed configuration. Symmetrical because there's symmetry with the "pole" planet being the point of symmetry (mirror symmetry) I think.
http://www.spiritual.com.au/dictionary/dict_h.html

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Heptagram: A seven-pointed star drawn with one unbroken line. Symbolic of the number seven, which is important not only to the seven traditional astrological planets but also to the seven planes and subplanes and the seven chakras.

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