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Interpretation field guide

Traditional rules and planetary condition

Study the internal logic of a named historical or traditional method. Essential dignity concerns zodiacal position, while accidental condition includes other chart circumstances. Terms such as strong and weak describe a planet’s role within that rule system; they need not judge a person’s worth or morality.

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What you need

  • Accurate chart and location
  • Named source and tables
  • A defined topic

A reading workflow

  1. Name the author, era, zodiac, house system and dignity table.
  2. Identify the relevant planet and house topic before adding secondary factors.
  3. Assess sect, dignity, motion, visibility, angularity and relationships only where the chosen source uses them.
  4. Show the chain of rules and any conflicting testimonies.

Use cases

  • Reading historical manuals
  • Comparing traditional schools

Where this approach stops

The engine supplies only part of this foundation. It does not provide a comprehensive dignity or judgement engine, and different traditional systems must not be blended without disclosure.

Sources behind the approach

  1. Deborah Houlding: Introducing Planetary Dignity ↗original practitioner teaching
  2. William Lilly: Christian Astrology (1647) ↗historical primary text

The workflow is an educational synthesis. Its references establish context and conventions; they do not validate all possible readings.