Horary: Is My Best Friend Pregnant? (RESOLVED)

My best friend is worried she might be pregnant. She is currently two weeks late. She took a pregnancy test a week after her missed period, and it was negative.

Let's look at the chart. The ascendant, Leo, is at 26 degrees, so the querent knows the answer. I'm assuming the pregnancy test was accurate. Since I am asking the question, I'm going to have to turn the chart. I'm going to use the 11th house cusp to signify my best friend, and I'm going to use the 5th house from the 11th to signify the possible pregnancy. We'll be dealing with Mercury and Venus as the significators. The Sun and the Moon will represent me in the chart.

Mercury is in Capricorn, and Venus is in Sagittarius. When dealing with possible pregnancies, you want to see the significators in fertile signs (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces). Capricorn and Sagittarius, although not barren, are classified as semi-fertile and semi-barren, respectively. Mercury is in Venus' detriment, not a good sign for a pregnancy horary. There are no aspects between Mercury and Venus. I don't think she is pregnant.

UPDATE: It's interesting to note that Moon, my co-significator, is applying to Mercury. Also, the Moon is in an angular sign. As soon as I finished writing this, I received a phone call from my best friend. Turns out, she's not pregnant.

Horary: Considerations

Several conditions exist in horary astrology that caution against reading a chart because it might not be "fit" to judge. Traditional astrologers sometimes refused to read a chart if one of these conditions appeared. Modern astrologers only regard them as a warning to proceed cautiously.

Some classical considerations before judgment are:

• Less than 3 degrees rising: a premature question.
• More than 27 degrees rising: a post-mature question.
• Moon in Via Combusta: not safe to judge unless it conjoins Spica.
• Moon in a late degree, especially in Gemini, Scorpio, or Capricorn: it may not be safe to judge.
• Moon Void of Course. Lilly wrote: "All manner of matters go hardly on, unless the principal significators are very strong, when the Moon is void of course. Yet the Moon performs somewhat when void of course in Taurus, Cancer, Sagittarius, or Pisces." The presence of the Moon in Taurus, Cancer, Sagittarius, or Pisces somewhat mitigates the effect of being Void of Course.
• Saturn retrograde in 1st house: Matters will generally not work out well.
• Saturn in the 7th house: Astrologer's judgment may be impaired. Jonathan Clarks adds "unless the question is about a seventh house subject".
• 7th house ruler afflicted: Astrologer will have difficulty answering the question.
• The Ascendant ruler is combust the Sun: The querent is quite worried, and the astrologer may be working with inadequate information. Lilly comments that a combust ruler of the Ascendant means that the question will not take nor will the querent be regulated by the chart.

I have often wondered about these considerations. Could a chart give us an answer if we decided to ignore the considerations and have a look at it? In my experience, most charts are fit to be judged, regardless of the considerations. In my practice of horary astrology, I only tend to look at the following three considerations before moving on to the rest of the chart:

• Is the Ascendant less than 3º or more than 27º? If the ascendant is less than 3º then the matter is still developing, and if the ascendant is more than 27º the matter has already been settled.

I think the ascendant is very telling when it comes to determining the "real" nature of the question. What do I mean by "real" nature? I am talking about whether the querent is asking because he truly wants to know, or whether he is trying to test the astrologer, or just asking the same question, over and over. Some repeat questions yield an early ascendant. The same goes for health related questions, mostly pregnancies scares, or cancer paranoia.

I have also seen early ascendants in questions that have no set time frame, e.g "will I ever get married?" or "will I get into university". Asking these types of questions when you don't even have a partner, or you haven't even applied to university will almost always yield an early ascendant.

The late ascendant is the complete opposite of things that need time to develop. With a late ascendant, you already know the answer. If you have a "gut" feeling, then it is most likely right. The same thing applies if the question is redundant, or somewhat obvious, e.g asking "Will my boyfriend propose?" after you've shopped for a ring. There are some instances in which shopping for a ring doesn't necessarily mean your boyfriend will propose. Every case is different, and that is why I find horary so fascinating.

• Is the Moon in Via Combusta? The Via Combusta is 15º Libra to 15º Scorpio. A malefic and unpredictable area of the zodiac. This area is just bad news.
  
• Is the Moon Void of Course? The Moon is void of course when it will not complete any major aspects before leaving its current sign. Basically, nothing will come out of the question. I like to think of the Void of Course Moon as an actor without a play.

As for the last two considerations, I look at them because they usually yield a negative outcome. The Moon is the most important element of the chart, and if the Moon is in Via Combusta or Void of Course, you've got big problems to start with. You need a lot of positive elements in the chart to counter these two considerations.

Horary: Will I Get Into Grad School?

Looking at the chart, I can see answer is most likely a no.

I'm the Moon, the school is Jupiter. Jupiter is in an awesome position as it is domicile since Jupiter is ruled by Sagittarius. I'm suspecting they are gonna have a lot of great applicants this year. The Moon is weak, with no dignities, being aspected by malefic Saturn. The planets don't seem to like each other, hell, they are not even aware of each other. As for the aspects, there are no applying aspects between the Moon and Jupiter, and the Moon is applying to the malefic Saturn. I guess they won't be too impressed with my application.

Horary: Will I Graduate This Semester? (RESOLVED)

I asked whether I would graduate this semester. I am the Sun, graduation is Mars. The Sun and Mars are both in Aquarius in the 6th house. The Sun is angularly placed, but in detriment in Aquarius. The significators are not applying to each other by aspect. Mars is conjunct Jupiter, the greater benefic. The Moon is peregrine, and about to conjunct Saturn. Look at how both significators are in Saturn's domicile. Saturn is very much in control of this chart. There is no perfection by aspect, and no mutual reception. As a matter of fact, most Astrologers would have not given this chart much thought after noticing the presence of Saturn, the great malefic, in the 1st house. This placement often guarantees a negative outcome. So, by the looks of it, it is pretty obvious that I won't be graduating this semester.

There is plenty of negative indicators:

• Significators are not applying to each other.
• Moon is not applying to any of the significators.
• No mutual reception between the Sun and Mars.
• Moon is peregrine and without any dignity.
• Saturn in the 1st house.
• Sun is in detriment.
• Moon will conjunct Saturn.
  

UPDATE: I ended up graduating this semester. I still can't see how this happened taking this chart into consideration. Did I use the wrong significators? Should I have turned the chart? I'm guessing Saturn in the 1st house meant that things wouldn't work out the way I expected them to, and as a matter of fact, I ended up going through a lot of trouble in order to graduate.

Horary: Will I Get Accepted? (RESOLVED)

I recently applied to graduate school, and I was wondering whether I would get in. I am the Sun, the University is Mars. Mars is in exaltation.
Sun is separating from a conjunction to Mars, representing the application. So far, so good. The Moon is in exaltation and at an angle. That's a very strong Moon, if you ask me.

My original interpretation was that yes, I would get in. I wasn't too good at horary back then. Well, as it turns out, I got rejected. The Mars and Sun conjunction cannot guarantee a yes since it is a separating aspect. The Moon, my co-significator, does not aspect Mars. The end of the matter is also ruled by the Moon. My significator is combust. A clear rejection.

Horary: Will We Ever Be Together? (RESOLVED)

Every now and then, you come across a horary chart that speaks louder than the rest of them.This horary deals with a question I had been asking myself for years. I really never bothered casting a horary for it because I did not want to know the answer. Well, I've got to be honest here and admit that I was dying to know the answer. Then again, I did not want to risk falling into another one of my self-fulfilling prophecies.

Wouldn't knowing the outcome bring forth my own self-undoing? If it was a no, wouldn't I end up sabotaging myself? Wouldn't I give up hope? You know what happens to those who fight their own destiny. Oedipus, anyone? And with that in mind, let's interpret the chart.Well thought out questions are easier to answer than those that have been asked out of curiosity or whim. This chart is an example. It is fairly clear.

I asked: "Will We Ever Be Together"? An advice, never ask questions with ever in them. Horary has always worked better with a time frame in mind. Will Be Together This Year? would have been a better question. I've got to admit that was my mistake. Horary should never deal with absolutes.

I asked this question about my ex-boyfriend. Let's see how it goes.

I am the Sun, and he is Saturn. I am in Saturn's domicile. Saturn loves the Sun. At least that shows.

The Moon, my co-significator, is in Aries. Now, let's look a little bit closer. The Sun is separating from a conjunction to Mars. The Moon is separating from an opposition to the Mars. Mars is paying attention to both of my significators: as evidenced by the separating aspects and also by the fact that the Moon is in Mars' domicile. Why is Mars so important in this chart? Well, Mars is the general significator of young men. In this chart, Mars also rules my 5th house.

The Moon is square the Sun. The Sun is applying to Saturn by trine. The planets are coming together, but Mars is in the way. Who is Mars representing? Mars, being the ruler of my 5th house, represents my current boyfriend. The Moon-Sun square is very telling in this horary. My actions (being in a relationship) contradict my feelings (being in love with someone else). The relationship between Mars and the Sun is denying the possibility of a relationship between the Sun and Saturn. At least for the time being. The trine between the Sun and Saturn shows promise. Nothing can happen until the Sun decides to do something in order to be with Saturn.

Horary: Will I Go To Quebec This Summer? (RESOLVED)

The Querent wanted to know whether she would go to Montreal this summer. The first thing you notice when you look at this chart is that Ascendant is quite late.

What does this mean?

(1) There's a big chance that the Querent already knows the answer.

(2) It is too late to change the outcome.

(3) The Querent is asking the question in order to test the astrologer.

Taking this into consideration, we begin to look at the significators. The Querent is the Moon, and the trip to Quebec is Jupiter. Jupiter is in the Querent's 7th house indicating that the trip might be related to a 7th house matter. Indeed, the Querent is visiting a loved one.
The Moon is applying to Jupiter by a trine.

UPDATE: I'm actually beginning to doubt my judgment when it comes to this horary chart. The moon is peregrine. Jupiter is not receiving the Moon. So I am leaning towards a no.

UPDATE: The outcome of this horary is a "no". Although the Moon is applying to Jupiter, the Moon is first squared by the Sun. The square denies the union. The Moon is also fairly weak, and the Ascendant is late. The outcome was set from the beginning.

Horary: Will I Get Pregnant This Year? (RESOLVED)

The Querent wanted to know whether she would get pregnant this year.

The Querent is represented by Libra on the Ascendant. Her significator is Libra's ruler, Venus.

The Pregnancy is represented by the 5th house cusp in Aquarius. Aquarius is ruled by Saturn.

Venus is found in the 6th house in Aries, a semi-barren sign. Venus is in detriment. As you can see by the position of the Querent's significator, it does not seem like she is prepared to have children this year.

Saturn is found in the 12th house (loss, danger, hidden enemies) in Virgo, a semi-fertile sign. Venus and Saturn are not applying in aspect, and Saturn is only receiving Venus by face. The Moon is late, about to change signs.

UPDATE: The querent did not get pregnant.

Horary: Will My Friend Marry? (RESOLVED)

Background: The Querent wants to know whether her best friend would get married this year.

There are many different ways to read charts such as this. It is always good to explore different possibilities. I decided to turn the chart, rather than assign the ascendant to the best friend and the 7th to the boyfriend.

Querent's best friend is represented by the 11th house cusp. In this case, the 11th house cusp falls in Leo. Leo is ruled by the Sun.

For the Querent's boyfriend, we should look at 7th house from the 11th which is the turned 5th. The 5th house cusp is in Aquarius, ruled by Saturn.

The Querent's best friend is represented by the Sun and her boyfriend is Saturn. The Sun is in Capricorn, Saturn's domicile. This means that the Querent's best friend really likes this guy. It should also be noted that in Capricorn the Sun is in a detrimental position. We can see that this relationship is not beneficial to the Sun. It gets worse. She is found in the 4th, which is also his turned 12th house. She is in the house of hidden enemies, and secrets. Is there something he is not telling?

The Moon is void of course and in fall. The are no applying aspects between the Sun and Saturn. The Moon does not touch any of the significators. I'm pretty sure it's a no.

UPDATE: They are no longer together.