Ancient Astrology in Theory and Practice, Volume 2

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 besieged specifically by ray, preserving the clearer ray-based medieval subtype rather than treating all enclosure as identical.

A slower target joins another first, frustrating the seeker's intended perfection under the conservative bodily medieval sense.

An otherwise viable perfection is pulled back when the seeker turns retrograde after it would have perfected in direct motion.

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

Two bodies whose signs do not join by the classical ray families are read as in aversion at the whole-sign relation layer.

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

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.