Hellenistic Astrology: The Study of Fate and Fortune

Bonifying testimony is read as support only when its contributing ingredients stay visible in the condition balance.

A body is debilitated when the score and tier show weakness or affliction from visible component testimony, not from an opaque condition label.

Maltreating testimony is preserved as pressure when visible components lower the condition balance or mark severe impairment.

A body is enclosed by the malefics and so becomes besieged in the narrower medieval sense, beyond generic enclosure.

When speed data shows the source body moving toward the exact ecliptic aspect point, the relation is read as applying.

Two bodies in signs joined by conjunction, sextile, square, trine, or opposition are read as witnessing by whole-sign ray.

Two bodies occupying the same sign are read as co-present, distinguishing same-place relation from rays or exact aspects.

A target body is read as enclosed only when it is uninterrupted between its immediate classical guards and both guards reach it by co-presence or whole-sign ray, without promoting the narrower medieval besiegement rule.

When two signs witness one another, the doctrine records the conservative sign-order overcoming direction without adding dominance or dexter/sinister elaboration.

When speed data shows the source body moving away from the exact ecliptic aspect point, the relation is read as separating.

Reception is exposed as one supporting component in the planetary-condition balance rather than as automatic rescue.

A body is strongly conditioned only when the composite condition tier and score are backed by visible dignity, sect, place, motion, visibility, reception, and joy ingredients.

Solar visibility problems are preserved as an impairing condition component even when other ingredients are favorable.