Quarter 1 - Lesson 2:
On Quantity - Magnitude of Influence - Learning to Measure - Part 1

This lesson is the first of two lectures that introduces the concept of measurement of planetary forces.

If we would ask, "On what does chart interpretation depend?" On our ability to judge. And what forms the practical basis upon which our judgment depends? On our ability to measure. And what is it that we measure? The planetary forces present.

We measure Quantity, that is how much of a particular influence is present and Quality or the refinement or coarseness of that planetary influence.

Every Horoscope is composed of the same basic components: Signs, Planets, and Houses. The ONLY THING that changes is the admixture and relationships. What varies is Quantity, Quality, and Relationships.

This lesson will stress those basic techniques that allow us to measure QUANTITY, that is, how much of a particular planetary influence is present in a chart.

The quantity of a planet's influence is determined primarily by its house position, that its placement in a so-called angular, succedent, or cadent house. Using a scale from zero to 100%, we may say that a planet's placement in an angular house will have a very strong impact on the person throughout their life. Whether that will be helpful or of a harm will depend on the planet's basic nature and several additional factors.

This need to measure planetary forces present will be our ongoing task, a process to which we must become habituated.

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