posted September 30, 2012 09:08 PM
There is many different "Parts of"
Part of Marraige
Part of Lovers
Part of Secret Enemies
Part of Luck
Part of Wedding, Sex Drive, Inheritance....here is a link about it and a calculator to find out where the different parts are in your chart.. http://www.noendpress.com/pvachier/arabicparts/index.php The best known today is the Part of Fortune (Pars Fortuna in Latin) due to its involvement with the Sun and Moon.
Many other Parts, however, are distinctly useful in predictive astrology and are increasingly used by modern astrologers who are rediscovering this ancient and precise science.
Let's say you run the Part of Marriage and end up with a part equivalent to 10 deg, 18min of Libra. Since the Part of Marriage relates to all matters dealing with marriage, you could use this as a starting point to examine a host of marriage related questions for an individual.
Astrologers can use the degrees and minutes to cast comparison and composite charts of individuals and events against the parts data to acheive highly informative results. For example, an excellent day to get married would be a day in which favorable aspects are made to the natal Part of Marriage. Or an excellent partner would be someone whose Part of Marriage makes favorable aspects to that of his/her partner.