Accuracy of Alignments?

Macavity · 19-01-2004

O.K. Here's a very basic question to help with my (rather minimal requirements in) understanding of astrology. I am e.g. conversant with the very basic concepts of the houses - and objects being "in them" etc. But my question is about alignments or should that be perhaps... aspects

Simply, how near to some "absolute ideal" do these have to be, for the respective condition to be true. I guess I naively imagine e.g. planetary oppositions to be (very) fleeting from a scientific perspective? Or does this apply to whole diametrically opposed houses containing the bodies in question? Is there some visual perception criterion involved? Idem for conjunctions, trines, squares... etc. etc., I guess?

Hope I'm being sufficiently clear in the question...

Macavity

isthmus nekoi · 19-01-2004

Macavity, if you mean orbs, the closer and tighter, the stronger the influence. By this I mean the closeness in degrees:

Sun at 3 degrees Cap and Venus at 4 degrees Cap would make a 1 degree orb. This would be stronger than say, the same thing if Venus was at 10 degrees Cap (which would make the orb wider at 7 degrees). Does this answer your question?

It's not really about looks since the difference b/w 1 degree and 7 degrees probably won't look very different on a chart, but the 1 degree orb would be much much tighter/stronger.

Macavity · 19-01-2004

Ah, thank you very much Isthmus.

That would indeed seem to be it. My astrology "cookbook" doesn't say a whole lot about that, but does define the term ORB in the glossary!

The permitted tolerance of deviation in the calculation of aspects. The orbs are between one and ten degrees according to type of aspect and the school of astrology

So there we are! Clearly it gets more complex from that point onwards... including harmony, dischord and indeed strength of considered interaction

Macavity

isthmus nekoi · 20-01-2004

Macavity, you may also be interested in these 2 threads:

http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread...highlight=orbs

http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread...highlight=orbs

Macavity Citizen Join Date: 19 Sep 2002 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,220	Accuracy of Alignments? O.K. Here's a very basic question to help with my (rather minimal requirements in) understanding of astrology. I am e.g. conversant with the very basic concepts of the houses - and objects being "in them" etc. But my question is about alignments or should that be perhaps... aspects Simply, how near to some "absolute ideal" do these have to be, for the respective condition to be true. I guess I naively imagine e.g. planetary oppositions to be (very) fleeting from a scientific perspective? Or does this apply to whole diametrically opposed houses containing the bodies in question? Is there some visual perception criterion involved? Idem for conjunctions, trines, squares... etc. etc., I guess? Hope I'm being sufficiently clear in the question... Macavity __________________ On the internet noone knows you're a cat...

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Macavity Citizen Join Date: 19 Sep 2002 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,220	Ah, thank you very much Isthmus. That would indeed seem to be it. My astrology "cookbook" doesn't say a whole lot about that, but does define the term ORB in the glossary! The permitted tolerance of deviation in the calculation of aspects. The orbs are between one and ten degrees according to type of aspect and the school of astrology So there we are! Clearly it gets more complex from that point onwards... including harmony, dischord and indeed strength of considered interaction Macavity __________________ On the internet noone knows you're a cat... Last edited by Macavity; 19-01-2004 at 09:48.

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isthmus nekoi Citizen Join Date: 14 Aug 2001 Location: toronto, canada Posts: 2,523	Macavity, if you mean orbs, the closer and tighter, the stronger the influence. By this I mean the closeness in degrees: Sun at 3 degrees Cap and Venus at 4 degrees Cap would make a 1 degree orb. This would be stronger than say, the same thing if Venus was at 10 degrees Cap (which would make the orb wider at 7 degrees). Does this answer your question? It's not really about looks since the difference b/w 1 degree and 7 degrees probably won't look very different on a chart, but the 1 degree orb would be much much tighter/stronger.

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isthmus nekoi Citizen Join Date: 14 Aug 2001 Location: toronto, canada Posts: 2,523	Macavity, you may also be interested in these 2 threads: http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread...highlight=orbs http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread...highlight=orbs

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