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Astral Atlas
Wiki concept · Horary & traditional technique

Collection of light

Two significators apply to a third planet; in Lilly's description, the heavier collecting planet and reception conditions can connect their affairs.

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Word origin · etymology

Historical phrase using a gathering metaphor.

Collection comes from colligere, gather together. The phrase describes a planet gathering the light or testimony of other significators.

Merriam-Webster: collection ↗

How we know · epistemology

Traditional convergence of aspects

Two significators must apply to a collecting planet under the chosen rules, including any speed and reception conditions. Shared contacts in a chart are not enough to establish collection, and the pattern cannot prove that a third party will help.

Lilly on collection ↗

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  1. Lilly on collection ↗
  2. Merriam-Webster: collection ↗