25 by Atlantean Hello Paul, Re: "I wonder then what the difference is between a plug and a recommendation." 1) Whether or not it is public. (Plug seems to imply always public... recommendation you could make to a friend while sitting on his couch.) 2) How many letters in the word. Peace James Quote Thu Apr 26, 2012 2:29 pm
26 by Ed F Paul wrote:Martin Gansten's book on primary directions is probably considered the best one out there right now, so although I'm sure people have their own approaches that differ, I would still suggest getting this book to get to grips with primary directions and get a good gist of what it is and is not. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Primary-Directi ... 747&sr=8-1 I'm pretty sure I'm allowed recommend the book, despite Martin being a moderator on one of these forums. It isn't some kind of plug it's just what I consider to be a really useful source for primary directions. It's how I learned to understand primary directions myself so that's the only reason I recommend it. Personally, I prefer Rumen Kolev's booklets Primary Directions I & II. That is not to "dis" Martin's book, which is a fine exposition of traditional primaries from which I learned a great deal. But it disses everything that has happened in primaries from the point where Placido entered the fray, while I happen to think there have been improvements, particularly in computational methods. - Ed Quote Thu Apr 26, 2012 5:53 pm
27 by varuna2 delete Last edited by varuna2 on Sat May 04, 2013 6:28 am, edited 1 time in total. Quote Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:48 pm
28 by Atlantean Hello varuna2 Re: "...are there other methods of rectification which someone has found to be useful to use in combination with the Primary Directions?" I use Topocentric Primary Directions to get the possible birthtimes and then use Secondaries, the Progressed Sidereal Solar Return, Lunar Cycles, and sometimes Age Harmonics in order to determine which time is the correct one. As for narrowing down the time of birth (in order to reduce search range), please search out the article about Thomas Jefferson written by Isaac Starkman for Considerations. It is a great article with a valuable technique for when you only know the day (for example) and need to narrow it down to a much smaller range of time in which to search. You can find it here, http://issuu.com/considerations/docs/14-4 It's Free! Peace James Last edited by Atlantean on Fri Apr 27, 2012 7:09 am, edited 1 time in total. Quote Fri Apr 27, 2012 7:06 am
29 by Atlantean Hello Ed, Re: Primary Directions and "...I happen to think there have been improvements." Indubitably so. Peace James Quote Fri Apr 27, 2012 7:08 am
30 by Paul varuna2 wrote: The only methods I am aware of are: omens, horary, primary directions, and animodar. The animodar can be found here: http://www.skyscript.co.uk/gl/animodar.html Thanks for the link about the animodar. I was aware of this technique but never knew it had a name! I'm curious how you've used horary to rectify a birth chart though. How does that work? Quote Fri Apr 27, 2012 7:10 am
31 by varuna2 delete Last edited by varuna2 on Sat May 04, 2013 6:29 am, edited 1 time in total. Quote Fri Apr 27, 2012 5:26 pm