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Traditional Aphorisms for Pregnancy Charts

'Will I ever have a child?' - sooner or later all horary astrologers are confronted by thisquestion but before they attempt to ans!er it they should first reflect upon ho! emotiveand sensitive the issue can be" Pregnancy charts touch upon fundamental issues

connected !ith life and death and require a great degree of delicacy in the !ay that theyare dealt !ith" #ome astrologers feel that it is better to avoid certain aspects of this topicaltogether - a pregnant !oman as$ing if everything !ill be %"&" for e ample leaves theastrologer in a terrible predicament if miscarriage is foreseen in the chart" In suchinstances there is a need to discriminate bet!een the querent's !ish to $no! the futureand the degree to !hich it may safely be foretold" %n the other hand if someonegenuinely and sincerely !ants to understand about a particular problem and !ants tolearn of !ays in !hich it can be alleviated then horary should certainly furnish theans!er"

%ne modern-day complication that you !on't find dealt !ith in Christian Astrology is

that !hereas it may once have been a case of being 'fertile' or 'barren' and living !ith theconsequences today's society no longer e pects !omen to sit bac$ and let nature ta$e itscourse" Infertility is a !idespread problem affecting one in si couples but ma(oradvances such as the use of in-vitro fertilisation can often help to find a solution"Treatments can be terribly e pensive traumatic and unreliable ho!ever !hich is !hyour ethical dilemma is not solved by simply refusing to ans!er a!$!ard questions - thequerent may have a real need to $no! the truth even if it is hurtful and distressing at thetime"

%ne practical suggestion is to consider redefining the limits of certain questions" )ore ample I refused to ans!er my sister's question 'Will I ever have a child?' but agreed to

(udge a more immediate horary '!ill I have a child this year?' feeling that I could onlygive her an honest and unbiased ans!er on those terms" Another thing !e can do is toheed the advice implicit in the chart by ta$ing note of the planetary hour-ruler and

paying close attention to the traditional 'Considerations before *udgement'" +ecause theyhave such a strong emotional pull pregnancy charts usually produce beautifully clear andstri$ing symbolism but that does not mean it is appropriate to pass the ans!er to theclient undiluted, if the chart has a 'stricture' such as an early or late ascendant ta$e this asa !arning not that the chart is !rong necessarily but that you need to be careful in ho!you venture your (udgement"

The aphorisms that follo! detail illy's main considerations for dealing !ith pregnancycharts" .ost of them rest upon the condition of the /th house the traditional house of

pregnancy and children" Where you are advised to be!are of an infortune remember thatthis can be any planet that is detrimentally placed" All bad aspects of the lord of the 0th1th or 23th for e ample can be regarded as an affliction even if the planet is naturallyregarded as benefic and especially if that planet is affected by bad aspects and is

peregrine or in detriment" Conversely #aturn and .ars the traditional malefics are notinevitably unfortunate" If they are !ell placed strong in essential dignities and direct inmotion they can be relied upon to sho! the more positive sides of their natures" In

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general ho!ever it is the fortunes that !e hope to see strong and !ell- placed in pregnancy charts4 *upiter the natural significator of children and 5enus the naturalsignificator of fertility"

Indications of Pregnancy4

Pregnancy is sho!n by some $ind of promising aspect 6con(unction se tile trine orsquare7 bet!een the asc-ruler or .oon !ith the /th house ruler" 6+e careful ho!ever ifthe /th-ruler is applying to or is in aspect !ith an unfortunate or detrimented planet asthis !ill suggest difficulties and problems"7 If there is no application loo$ for some $indof translation collection or antiscion relationship by or from the principal significators!hich may sho! delayed success" The latter is a promising sign but is not as good as adirect application bet!een the main significators" %ther positive indications are4

o )ruitful signs upon the ascendant or /th cusp 6Cancer #corpio Pisces7"o /th-ruler or .oon in 2st house"

o 2st-ruler or .oon in /th house"o 2st-ruler in 2st /th 28th or 22th house if it aspects !ell-placed benefics and *upiter isstrong in the chart"o The above but !ith 2st-ruler in 9th or :th house suggesting that pregnancy !ill occur

but !ill be delayed"o +enefic planets in the 2st house or angular or in a promising aspect !ith 2st-ruler6loo$ for *upiter 5enus or #un !ell placed dignified and direct and preferably in ase tile or trine !ith a principal significator7"o *upiter in the ascendant or free from affliction in a strong house 6providing it is not in a

barren sign - see belo!7"o The asc in a fi ed sign !ith a fortune placed in the first house or the /th-ruler strong inthe asc or .C"o 5enus in the /th free from affliction"o ord of the hour angular in reception !ith the ruler of his angle, or in the /th or 22thhouse in reception !ith the respective rulers"o 2st-ruler /th-ruler or .oon in aspect !ith and in reception !ith an essentiallydignified planet in an angle 6 illy !arns that in these (udgements accidental dignity giveshopes but no real assurance7"o Asc-ruler in good aspect to ascendant or .oon in a good house and in a favourableaspect to a beneficial planet in an angle"o .oon in good aspect to /th cusp or having essential dignity there"

illy also mentions another method of (udging pregnancy using the planet from !hich the.oon last separated and that to !hich it ne t applies4 if the .oon's last planet rules the/th sign from the position of the .oon's ne t planet and there is an application or aspect

bet!een the t!o the pregnancy !ill be successful" If this is the case but there is noaspect yet the planet to !hich the .oon applies is angular the pregnancy !ill besuccessful" ;e also notes that if the dispositor of the main significator is !ell placed andstrong it increases the arguments for success"

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Indications of Infertility4

o '+arren' signs on asc or /th cusp" 6 illy lists barren signs as eo 5irgo and ode in the /th house usually sho!s abortion 6miscarriage7 in the 2st house e treme fearand mistrust of it" o /th- ruler retrograde cornbust or cadent from its sign or e altation"o #aturn or .ars in opposition to the /th-cusp or /th-ruler denies pregnancy their squareaspect hinders it"o 2st-ruler con(unct or aspecting a retrograde or combust planet or one in a cadent house"

Will I ever have a Child?

If the querent has been trying for a child for a long time !ithout success her chances of pregnancy are good if she has4

o 2st-ruler or /th-ruler in :th"o /th-ruler or :th-ruler in 2st"o .oon !ith :th-ruler"

Timing4

o To see ho! many years before a !oman has a child (udge by the house position of the/th-ruler i"e" the 2st house indicates the 2st year the 3nd house indicates the 3nd yearand so on" The nature of the sign should also influence the (udgement4 moveable signshasten time common signs are less s!ift and fi ed signs are slo!" Above all consider!hether the significator is s!ift in motion and direct !hich is the best indication ofspeed"o 5enus or some other fortune unafflicted in the /th house suggests an early pregnancy"The nearer a fortune is to the ascendant the sooner the pregnancy !ill occur" The moreremote the more time must be allo!ed"o .ars !ell dignified in the :th house suggests the !oman is ne!ly conceived" If a!oman is not sure ho! long she has been pregnant (udge by the closest separating aspect

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bet!een the .oon /th-ruler and hour-ruler" Trine @ or / months, #e tile 3 or simonths, square 9 months, opposition : months con(unction I month"o The time of birth is often triggered by the transiting con(unction of the #un or .ars!ith the /th-ruler .oon asc or hour-ruler or is sometimes sho!n by the querent'ssigniftcator changing signs"

Another method is to (udge by ho! far the /th-ruler is removed from the /th cuspallo!ing one month for each sign"If you need to (udge !hether the birth !ill be by day or by night go by the ma(ority ofsignificators, that is !hether they are in diurnal signs 6sho!ing a day birth7 or nocturnalsigns 6night birth7"

T!ins

o T!ins are indicated by common signs 6orth >ode con(unct *upiter or 5enus in the /th house can indicate t!ins the same istrue if one of these casts a partile 6!ithin 2 degree7 se tile or trine to the degreeascending or /th house cusp"o )i ed signs on the asc or /th cusp deny t!ins"o .oveable signs on the asc or /th cusp !ith the #un and .oon inside these houses alsodenies t!ins"

#e of Child4

oo$ for strong indications sho!n by a collection of testimonies i"e" 2st-ruler /th-rulerhour-ruler and .oon all in a masculine sign degree or quarter !ould indicate a malechild and vice-versa" Additional considerations are4

o *upiter" in the :th suggests a male child"o Pisces or #agittarius on the :th cusp indicates a female"o .oon in the /th applying to *upiter or 5enus signifies a girl"o %f the signs masculine signs denote male children, feminine signs denote femalechildren"o %f the planets #aturn *upiter .ars and #un denote male children 5enus and the.oon denote female children" .ercury varies according to its aspects and position"

Al!ays form your (udgement upon the ma(ority of testimonies" If the indicationsloo$ equally balanced - defer (udgement"