Houses And Angles Doctrine

If the angles are empty, Valens falls back first to stars just following the angles, then to those just preceding them.

If benefics are angular, rising, and proceeding with proper motion in this reading, the chart receives an illustrious-and-famous indication.

When the ruler of the Ascendant is in its own domicile, the chart's governing planet is operating from its own sign-based strength.

When the ruler of the Ascendant is in its exaltation, the chart's governing planet is strengthened by classical exaltation dignity.

Malefics witnessing the luminaries and Ascendant without benefic rescue are read as a strong pressure or danger testimony.

Operative benefics witnessing a luminary and the Ascendant from the right are read as a support, rank, and livelihood testimony.

If the opposite Exaltation/malefic placement obtains in this reading, the chart receives an ill-fortune-early/later-renown reversal indication.

If Exaltation is at MC and a malefic is at IC in this reading, the chart receives an early-success/later-ruin reversal indication.

Paulus' degree-apportionment scheme can also be read for the Ascendant itself by assigning the occupied ascending degree to a planetary monomoirion.

When the Ascendant ruler is in aversion to the Ascendant, the chart's governing planet is disconnected from the rising place at the whole-sign level.

When the Ascendant ruler sees the Ascendant by whole-sign ray, the chart's governing planet remains in direct sign-based relationship with the rising place.