The time-based housing calculation method known as Placidus was developed in the Renaissance. It functions by registering the house apexes every two hours starting at the time of your birth. The first house’s threshold is marked by the zodiac sign’s rising degree on the Eastern Horizon at the moment of your birth.
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Placidus: What Does He Mean?
Latin’s “placid, soft, quiet, motionless, serene, mellow, peaceful” definition might be interpreted as:
- Consul of Rome Flavius Arcadius Placidus Magnus Felix (480511)
- Astrologer Placidus de Titis (also de Titis; Latinized as Placido de Titi; 16031668)
- German Benedictine canon lawyer Placidus Bcken (16901752), Vice-Chancellor of the University of Salzburg
- Bavarian Benedictine priest, historian, and archivist Placidus Braun (17561829)
- Observer Placidus Fixlmillner (17211791) was the first to calculate Uranus’ orbit.
- Placidus Nkalanga, a Tanzanian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church (19192015),
- Saint Placidus, a Benedictine disciple
- Martyr Saint Placidus, a Sicilian
- Swiss monk Placidus a Spescha (17521833), an Alpine explorer
What astrological house system is the most precise?
Although the houses are measured out in 30 degree increments beginning from the degree of the ascendant, the equal house method divides the ecliptic into twelve divisions of 30 degrees. The first house starts with the ascendant, which serves as the first house’s “cusp,” or starting point. The second house then starts exactly 30 degrees later in the zodiacal sequence from the second house, and so on. In comparison to the Placidean and other quadrant house systems, supporters of the equal house system assert that it is more precise and less distorted at higher latitudes (particularly above 60 degrees).
The answers to these wonderful questions go beyond the house system debate, and into the approach you take with chart work. It’s these conversations that have helped me take my understanding of birth charts and how they ‘work’ to a deeper level.
These days I work exclusively in the whole sign house system. But, for the first 10+ years of my career, I worked in Placidus and Regiomontanus.
I still have clients and students who are super familiar with their charts in Placidus and prefer we work together that way, which I am happy to accommodate.
I see my role as someone who provides insight, guidance and understanding that originates from your astrology chart, to the best of my ability, in the ways that have the most meaning and relevance for you, as my client or student.
While house systems are important, astrology is incredibly powerful, whichever house system you decide is right for you.
My four part training a ‘Introduction to Traditional Astrology’ will help you explore whole sign houses, along with other important traditional astrology techniques.
PS Ryhan Butler recently run a thread on twitter discussing the many different house systems. You can catch that here.
Can a horoscope foretell the future?
Even skeptic scientists will admit that astrology is ineffective. The believers will affirm it. Who is correct? They both have a point. Depending on what you mean when you say “work,” According to astrology, each person’s environment, personality, and mood are influenced by the alignment of the stars and planets at the time of his or her birth. Newspaper horoscopes customised by birth date are printed by astrologers. According to the positions of astronomical bodies, these horoscopes make predictions about people’s personal lives, describe their personalities, and offer guidance. According to a National Science Foundation survey, 41% of participants think astrology is “extremely scientific” or “kind of scientific.” Let’s divide the initial query into two distinct, more detailed questions: Do celestial bodies’ positions have an impact on people’s lives? 2) Can horoscopes improve people’s moods? Both of these queries are quite dissimilar. Both are subject to scientific determination.
Beyond just the weather, how can the position of astronomical bodies effect a person’s life?
No. Seasons are influenced by the sun’s position and orientation in relation to the earth. Astronomical bodies undoubtedly have an impact on our lives, as anyone who has ever shoveled snow off their path in January when they would have preferred to be at the beach will attest to. Solar flares can interfere with satellites and possibly result in blackouts because they generate electromagnetic disruptions on earth. Ocean tides are influenced by the moon’s location. The location of the moon might significantly affect your way of life if you are a fisherman. Beautiful aurora are produced by the solar wind, which also serves as the primary energy source for our world. However, rather than astrology, all of these phenomena are covered by the general category of weather. According to their birth date, astronomical bodies are said to have an impact on people’s life beyond standard weather patterns in astrology. This assertion is unfounded in science. The idea that astronomical bodies have an impact on people’s lives according to their birth dates has been refuted by a number of scientific research. For instance, Peter Hartmann and his colleagues analyzed over 4000 people and discovered no link between personality or IQ and birth date. Shawn Carlson assessed the accuracy of 28 astrologers’ forecasts in one of his most well-known studies after having them make predictions. Before starting the trial, he made the approach even better so that it would be accepted as scientifically sound by many independent scientists and fair by all of the astrologers. He discovered, as reported in Nature, that astrologers were just as good at forecasting the future as chance. Fundamental science and these findings are in agreement.
Gravitation, electromagnetism, the strong nuclear force, and the weak nuclear force are the four fundamental forces of nature. Any interaction between an object and a person must occur through one of these fundamental forces. Strong acids, for instance, burn your skin because their electromagnetic fields pull on your skin’s molecules so hard that they break. You are crushed by a falling boulder because gravity pushes the rock upon you. You will be vaporized by a nuclear weapon due to nuclear forces. Each fundamental force has the potential to be exceedingly powerful. The issue is that they all disappear with time. Beyond a few nanometers, the nuclear forces are virtually nil since they decay so quickly. Typically, the range of electromagnetic forces is between nanometers and kilometers. Electromagnetic waves (light) from the frontier of the observable universe can be detected by sensitive equipment, but that light is incredibly feeble. Although a star’s gravity theoretically affects the entire universe, its individual impact on the cosmos is limited to its solar system. The gravitational pull of Polaris on an earthbound person is weaker than the gravitational force of a gnat buzzing around his head due to the impact of distance. Similar to this, Sirius’ electromagnetic waves (light) are fainter than a firefly’s passing light when it reaches an earthbound human’s sight. Gnats and fireflies would be considerably more influential if the stars and planets truly had an impact on people. A literal alignment of the planets never occurs in the actual world, so even if their gravitational pull were powerful enough to effect you, it wouldn’t result in you winning the lottery.
Yes. However, it is unrelated to whether the horoscopes are accurate. Because of a psychological phenomenon known as the placebo effect, horoscopes make individuals feel better. When a person believes in a useless procedure, the placebo effect occurs and they genuinely feel better. Improvement is brought about by the belief itself, not by the approach. Scientific research has established the placebo effect. If you give ten sick patients pills that just contain water while telling them it is a potent new medication that will assist them, and then have ten sick patients refuse the pills, the pill-taking patients will eventually display better health. A new medicine must be shown to do more than just make patients feel better because of the placebo effect. It has to be demonstrated that it works better than a placebo. The control group in scientific medical investigations is not a collection of untreated patients. Instead, the control group consists of patients who are given a placebo. The mechanism at action with astrology is the placebo effect. Numerous people hold this belief. They feel better when they read their horoscope and take the advise it offers. However, it is their belief rather than astrology that is improving their mood. Numerous pseudoscientific practices, such as homeopathy and crystal healing, assist individuals by using the placebo effect. It may be beneficial to believe in a treatment that is ineffective, but it is better to believe in one that works. You receive the benefits of both the treatment’s action and the belief when you stick with treatments that have been scientifically established. For instance, take a stroll instead of reading your horoscope each morning. Exercise has been shown to be beneficial for both the body and the mind, and you’ll benefit from believing this.
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Astrology, astronomy, horoscope, sign, stars, placebo, placebo effect
What is the rise in you?
Your rising or ascendant is the sign that was rising on the eastern horizon when you were born. It offers insight into your abilities, capabilities, and potential coping mechanisms for navigating life. It speaks to the image you present to the worldsome could even call the mask you wear. If you’ve ever thought that people don’t immediately see you as your sun sign, that’s probably because they’re noticing your rising.
How are astrological houses determined?
Each house in the Whole Signs House system starts at 0 degrees from the sign. If the Ascendant, for instance, were 4 degrees Leo, the first house would start at 0 degrees Leo, the second house at 0 degrees Virgo, the third house at 0 degrees Libra, and so on. If you’re unsure, we advise starting with Placidus houses using the default generator. You might decide to utilize Whole Sign, Koch, Campanus, Equal, or other systems after learning about astrology and trying out other house systems, or you could stick with Placidus.
Who was the architect of Placidus’s houses?
Placidus de Titis (also de Titus, Latinization of Placido de Titi, pseudonym Didacus Prittus Pelusiensis; 16031668) was an Olivetan monk and professor of mathematics, physics and astronomy at theUniversity of Pavia from 1657 until his death.Placidus popularized the systemof astrological houses now known as the “Placidian system”,current in modern astrology. The methodology used by Ptolemy was acknowledged by the Hebrew astronomer Abraham Ibn Ezraas in the 12th century, and Placidus accepted this claim.