Astrologers Chris Brennan and Sam Ogden discuss the importance of house rulers in astrology, exploring how planetary placements impact fate and destiny. They delve into unique topics like relationships with pets and analyze charts of notable figures to showcase the influence of astrology on life events and outcomes.
Rulers of houses in astrology influence life events and family dynamics.
Annual perfections activate house rulers at specific life stages.
Activation of rulers impacts career, relationships, and financial matters.
Advanced techniques refine timing of house rulers' activation for precision.
Lisa Marie Presley's financial inheritance synced with second house perfection year.
Steven Spielberg's divorce during seventh house perfection year showcases relationship activation.
Deep dives
Famous Astrologer's Influence: Reinhold Ebertin
Reinhold Ebertin, an influential astrologer in mid-20th century, had Capricorn rising with Aries ruling the fourth house of home and family. Aries ruler, Mars, in the ninth house of religion and foreign places. Reinhold learned astrology from his famous astrologer mother, tying family and astrology.
Inherited Titles and Debts: Lord Byron
Lord Byron, a renowned poet in the Romantic era, had Venus ruling the fourth house of home in Libra. Venus placed in the eighth house in Aquarius. He inherited debts and a castle due to an exchange between the fourth and eighth houses, leading to financial challenges despite inheritance.
Family Tragedies: Ted Kennedy
Ted Kennedy had Capricorn rising with Pisces ruling the third house of siblings. Ruler Jupiter in the eighth house of death. Multiple tragedies related to siblings and family members, including famous political figures, exemplifying the house's influence on life events and family relationships.
Unique Child Experiences: Anonymous Chart
An anonymous individual with Cancer rising had a child with the fifth house ruler in the ninth house of religion. One child became devoutly religious as an adult, while another child pursued a life abroad, showcasing different manifestations of the house influences on children.
Inherited Genetic Disorder: Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway, a prolific writer, had Virgo rising and Aquarius on the cusp of the sixth house of health. The ruler in the fourth house of family, linking health issues inherited from his father with eventual tragic outcomes. Genetic disorder impacted his life, contributing to his suicide.
The Activation of House Rulers: Timing Perfections for Natal Promise
The technique of annual perfections in ancient astrology allows for the activation of the natal potential of a planetary placement at certain fixed periods in a person's life using time lord systems. Annual perfections involve counting one sign per year from the rising sign and activating the ruler of the sign during that year. This technique helps in timing the activation of the rulers of the houses by focusing on when the perfection comes to a particular house or when it reaches a sign that contains the ruler of a house, thus influencing the relevant areas of life.
Activating Natal Promise: Examples from Astrology Charts
By using annual perfections, the activation of house rulers can be determined, influencing significant developments in a person's life. For instance, when the perfection reaches the 10th house, it activates the career sector and the ruler of the 10th house. Similarly, when the perfection aligns with the sign containing a house ruler, it energizes that planet and influences the spheres governed by that planet, showcasing the impact of annual perfections on timing the activation of house rulers.
Advanced Techniques and Timing Strategies
While the basic and intermediate approach to timing the activation of house rulers involves annual perfections, there are more advanced methods for refining this technique. For a deeper understanding and application, advanced strategies are taught in specialized courses on Hellenistic Astrology. These advanced techniques allow for nuanced timing and precision in activating the rulers of the houses, offering a comprehensive approach to timing cosmic influences in individual charts.
Introduction to Using Whole-Sign Houses and Annual Perfections in Astrology
By counting perfections using whole-sign houses, specific topics associated with activated houses bring prominence. When perfections align with particular houses like the second, financial matters gain relevance, and relationships become highlighted in the seventh house. Similarly, a tenth house perfection emphasizes career aspects. Additionally, when the ruler of a house is activated, its significations, shaped by the ruler's location, become significant.
Case Study: Lisa Marie Presley's Second House Perfection Year
Lisa Marie Presley's inheritance event at 25, linked to a second house perfection year, showcases the activation of financial matters. With the ruler, Mercury, placed in the eighth house of inheritance, it underscores financial themes. The technique illustrates how annual perfections synchronously activate house topics and their ruling planets, revealing specific life events with temporal precision.
Exploring Saturn's Influence on Steven Spielberg's Wealth and Divorce
Steven Spielberg's seventh house perfection year triggered a divorce, highlighting the activation of relationship matters governed by Saturn. Saturn's placement in the second house of personal finances and ruling the seventh and eighth houses underpins significant financial events. Despite wealth, the technique showcases how specific planetary placements can manifest in notable life experiences.
In episode 442 astrologers Chris Brennan and Sam Ogden discuss the rulers of the houses in astrology, and what it means for the ruler of one house to be in another house in a birth chart.
The rulers of the houses is an ancient and important element of birth chart delineation, but it is often overlooked in modern times.
It is more of an intermediate level technique, because it involves combining different basic concepts surrounding the fourfold system of planets, signs, aspects, and houses.
Understanding the rulers of the houses is crucial for chart synthesis, because it is through this technique that you start to see how the basic concepts work together, as well as how different parts of the chart are connected.
In the first part of this episode we discuss how to interpret what it means when the ruler of one house is in another, such as for example when the ruler of the 4th house is in the 9th house, and then later we talk about how to time the activation of the rulers of the houses using the annual profections time-lord technique.
This episode is available in both audio and video versions below.
Chris' Hellenistic Astrology Course
https://courses.theastrologyschool.com
Sam's Website
http://www.brothermoonhealing.com
Timestamps
00:00:00 Introduction
00:06:28 Traditional rulership scheme
00:08:28 Whole sign houses
00:10:45 Planets as rulers of houses
00:14:35 Rulers of houses in houses
00:20:48 Rhetorius examples of rulers
00:29:50 Considerations for studying rulers
00:26:05 Significations of the houses
00:39:30 Ruler of 2nd in 11th example
00:43:00 Ruler of 2nd in 4th example
00:47:56 Ruler of 3rd in 8th example
00:51:20 Ruler of 4th in 9th example
00:54:00 Ruler of 4th in 8th example
00:57:00 Ruler of 5th in 9th example
01:09:45 Ruler of 6th in 10th example
01:12:12 Ruler of 7th in 9th example
01:14:23 Ruler of 8th & 9th example
01:21:00 Ruler of 10th in 3rd example
01:25:33 Ruler of 10th in 6th example
01:29:00 Ruler of 10th in 8th example
01:33:51 Ruler of 10th in 11th example
01:38:50 Ruler of 11th in 5th example
01:46:10 Ruler of 12th in 10th example
02:00:18 Considerations recap
02:01:10 Annual Profections
02:04:40 Timing the activation of the rulers
02:05:50 Activating the house
02:07:00 Ruler of 2nd in 8th activated example
02:11:00 Ruler of 3rd afflicted example
02:12:30 Ruler of 7th and 8th in 2nd
02:16:55 Ruler of 8th and 9th in 7th
02:20:25 Ruler of 9th in 10th
02:22:15 Activating the sign containing a ruler
02:22:38 Ruler of 3rd in 8th activated
02:24:15 Ruler of 12th in 4th activated
02:26:12 Ruler of 8th in 2nd activated
02:27:00 Ruler of 4th in 9th activated
02:28:42 Reflecting on the implications
02:36:50 The time of birth
02:44:55 Concluding remarks
02:46:46 Learning more about rulers
02:47:30 Sam’s consultations
02:49:53 Call for listener examples
02:50:57 Credits, sponsors, end cards
Watch the Video Version of This Episode
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8gbIOSiX_M
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Transcript
A full transcript of this episode is available: Episode 442 transcript
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