Anthology
Vettius Valens, Anthology, (2010), translated by Mark T. Riley
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Mark T. Riley translation. Astrotechne can link both the public translation record and the later Amor Fati print edition.
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Anthology has 59 reviewed citation locations in the reference library.
Vettius Valens cites Anthology (2010) at 1631-1640
82 documented interpretive rules cite this source.
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Vettius Valens. Anthology, trans. Mark T. Riley (2010), 1631-1640.
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Interpretive rules
Rules appear here when they cite this source text.
Ascendant ruler is angular
A cross-author core-condition note that the Ascendant ruler is angular, foregrounding its ability to carry chart-level topics.
Ascendant ruler is bonified
A cross-author core-condition note that the Ascendant ruler is bonified or at least mixed, strengthening its ability to carry chart-level topics constructively.
Ascendant ruler is in sect
A cross-author core-condition note that the Ascendant ruler is operating in sect, which strengthens its ability to carry chart-level topics.
Ascendant ruler is witnessed by benefic
A cross-author core-condition note that the Ascendant ruler is supported by benefic testimony.
Ascendant ruler is witnessed by malefic
A cross-author core-condition note that the Ascendant ruler is under malefic pressure.
Courage ruler is witnessed by benefic
A cross-author core-condition note that Courage's ruler is modified by benefic testimony.
Courage ruler is witnessed by malefic
A cross-author core-condition note that Courage's ruler is under malefic pressure.
Eros ruler is witnessed by benefic
A cross-author core-condition note that Eros' ruler is supported by benefic testimony.
Eros ruler is witnessed by malefic
A cross-author core-condition note that Eros' ruler is under malefic pressure.
Fortune ruler is in sect
A cross-author core-condition note that Fortune's ruler is in sect, strengthening its ability to carry bodily, material, and reputational topics.
Fortune ruler is witnessed by benefic
A cross-author core-condition note that Fortune's ruler is supported by benefic testimony.
Fortune ruler is witnessed by malefic
A cross-author core-condition note that Fortune's ruler is under malefic pressure.
Necessity ruler is witnessed by benefic
A cross-author core-condition note that Necessity's ruler is modified by benefic testimony.
Necessity ruler is witnessed by malefic
A cross-author core-condition note that Necessity's ruler is under malefic pressure.
Nemesis ruler is witnessed by benefic
A cross-author core-condition note that Nemesis' ruler is modified by benefic testimony.
Nemesis ruler is witnessed by malefic
A cross-author core-condition note that Nemesis' ruler is under malefic pressure.
Planetary aversion
Two bodies whose signs do not join by the classical ray families are surfaced as in aversion at the whole-sign relation layer.
Planetary co-presence
Two bodies occupying the same sign are surfaced as co-present, preserving bodily same-place relation language separately from rays or exact aspects.
Spirit ruler is in sect
A cross-author core-condition note that Spirit's ruler is in sect, strengthening its ability to carry mental, active, and intentional topics.
Spirit ruler is witnessed by benefic
A cross-author core-condition note that Spirit's ruler is supported by benefic testimony.
Spirit ruler is witnessed by malefic
A cross-author core-condition note that Spirit's ruler is under malefic pressure.
Valens Accomplishment afflicted despite Fortune/Daimon/Basis support
If Accomplishment is afflicted while Fortune, Daimon, and Basis remain favorably supported under the current proxy, the chart receives a narrow youth-property-loss note.
Valens Accomplishment opposing Daimon without benefic rescue
If Accomplishment opposes Daimon and neither side has benefic conjunction under the current proxy, the chart receives a narrow failures-and-loss note.
Valens Accomplishment opposing houserulers
If Accomplishment opposes the houserulers, especially when they are malefic and out of sect under the current proxy, the chart receives a near-disaster warning.
Valens Accomplishment ruler opposing Accomplishment
If the ruler of Accomplishment opposes Accomplishment, the chart receives a narrow wealth-uselessness note.
Valens Accomplishment ruler opposing Mars
If the ruler of Accomplishment opposes Mars, the chart receives a narrow extravagance note.
Valens angle-empty fallback
If the angles are empty, Valens falls back first to stars just following the angles, then to those just preceding them.
Valens Ascendant/Fortune ruler agreement
If the Ascendant ruler is in its own sect or strongly foregrounded and is configured with Fortune's ruler, the chart receives a narrow longevity-and-luck support note.
Valens Bad Daimon override
Fortune and the key ruler bundle collapsing into the Bad Daimon are surfaced as a severe support-denial warning.
Valens Basis, Fortune, and Daimon rulers in proper places
If the rulers of Basis, Fortune, and Daimon are in their proper places under the current proxy, the chart receives a narrow fortunate note.
Valens Basis/Fortune convergence in Daimon
If the rulers of Basis and Fortune converge in Daimon with Daimon's ruler, the chart receives a narrow great-and-fortunate agreement note.
Valens benefics at angles, rising, and in proper motion
If benefics are angular, rising, and proceeding with proper motion under the current proxy, the chart receives a narrow illustrious-and-famous note.
Valens Daimon opposed to Exaltation
If Daimon opposes Exaltation under the current whole-sign proxy, the chart receives a ruin-of-standing warning.
Valens Daimon ruler in Basis with the Moon
If Daimon's ruler is in Basis with the Moon, the chart receives a narrow fortunate-and-distinguished note.
Valens Daimon ruler in Daimon with the Sun
If Daimon's ruler is in Daimon with the Sun, the chart receives a narrow fortunate-distinguished-dictatorial note.
Valens Daimon ruler rising with the Moon
If Daimon's ruler is in Daimon and at morning rising with the Moon, the chart receives a narrow fortunate-rich-generous note.
Valens Daimon with the Sun and ruler rising
If Daimon is with the Sun and its ruler is at morning rising, the chart receives a narrow fortunate note.
Valens Exaltation at IC with malefic at MC
If the opposite Exaltation/malefic placement obtains under the current proxy, the chart receives an ill-fortune-early/later-renown reversal note.
Valens Exaltation at MC with malefic at IC
If Exaltation is at MC and a malefic is at IC under the current proxy, the chart receives an early-success/later-ruin reversal note.
Valens Exaltation places afflicted or supported
If Exaltation and its ruler are strongly afflicted under the current proxy, the chart receives an ill-fortune-from-youth note; if benefics witness the Exaltation place, the chart receives the opposite good-portent note.
Valens Fortune afflicted but Accomplishment favorably situated
If Fortune is in an unpropitious place and afflicted while Accomplishment remains favorably supported under the current proxy, the chart receives a narrow youth-power note.
Valens Fortune and Accomplishment rulers in opposition
If the rulers of Fortune and Accomplishment oppose one another, the chart receives a narrow property-risk note.
Valens Fortune and Accomplishment rulers ruining the nativity
If the rulers of Fortune and Accomplishment appear active by place and motion but fail the stronger support tests under the current proxy, especially under malefic testimony, the chart receives a narrow ruin note.
Valens Fortune and ruler rescue
Fortune and its ruler can still surface rank and support when they are strong by place and receive benefic testimony.
Valens Fortune or Accomplishment ruler at the lower angles
If the ruler of Fortune or Accomplishment is at the lower angles or just following them under the current proxy, the chart receives a narrow youth-prosperity note.
Valens Fortune or ruler supported
If Fortune itself or its ruler holds strong place testimony, the chart receives a narrow prosperity and elevation support note.
Valens Fortune ruler opposed to Exaltation
If Fortune's ruler opposes Exaltation or Exaltation's ruler under the current proxy, the chart receives a precarious-standing warning.
Valens Fortune/Daimon convergence in Basis
If the rulers of Fortune and Daimon converge in Basis with the Basis ruler, the chart receives a narrow illustrious-and-fortunate agreement note.
Valens Fortune/Daimon rulers at morning rising
If the rulers of Fortune and Daimon are at morning rising in their proper places, with the luminaries in aspect, the chart receives a narrow fame-and-distinction note.
Valens Jupiter ruling Daimon with Mars in superior aspect
If Jupiter rules Daimon and Mars aspects it from the superior side under the current whole-sign proxy, the chart receives a narrow mixed distinguished-but-reversal-prone note.
Valens Jupiter with Exaltation at an angle
If Jupiter is in conjunction with Exaltation and angular, or itself rules an angle under the current proxy, the chart receives a renown note.
Valens Jupiter with Exaltation in Mars or Jupiter signs
If the Jupiter-with-Exaltation renown configuration occurs while Jupiter is in a Mars sign or one of its own signs under the current proxy, the chart receives the stronger master-of-life-and-death note.
Valens luminary opposed to Exaltation while afflicted and out of sect
If a luminary opposes Exaltation or Exaltation's ruler while afflicted and out of sect under the current proxy, the chart receives an infamy-and-ruin warning.
Valens malefic Accomplishment ruler opposing Accomplishment
If the ruler of Accomplishment opposes Accomplishment and that ruler is malefic, the chart receives a stronger worsening note.
Valens malefic chronocrator mitigated by benefic
A malefic period ruler can still be surfaced in mitigated form when benefic support is also active in its condition.
Valens malefic Fortune and Accomplishment rulers in opposition
If the rulers of Fortune and Accomplishment oppose one another and both rulers are malefics under the current proxy, the chart receives a stronger disaster note.
Valens malefic hard aspect exception
Valens explicitly says some malefic squares and oppositions do no harm and can even help when supported by benefic testimony or the right sect/distribution conditions.
Valens malefic luminary pressure
Malefics witnessing the luminaries and Ascendant without benefic rescue are surfaced as a strong pressure or danger testimony.
Valens malefics afflicting Accomplishment destroy property
If malefics conjoin or oppose Accomplishment while it is not angular under the current proxy, the chart receives a narrow property-destruction warning.
Valens Mars afflicting Accomplishment by conjunction or opposition
If Mars conjoins or opposes Accomplishment, the chart receives a narrow pleasures-and-drink waste note.
Valens Mars in Daimon with the Moon
If Mars is in Daimon, in the Moon's place under the current proxy, and with the Moon, the chart receives a narrow ruling-and-distinguished note.
Valens Mercury in Daimon rising with benefic testimony
If Mercury is in Daimon, at morning rising, and receives benefic witness from the Moon's place under the current proxy, the chart receives a narrow letters-and-honors note.
Valens mixed-testimony period rule
When benefic and malefic testimonies are simultaneously active, the period should be surfaced as mixed rather than flattened into one polarity.
Valens moderately active Exaltation control
If Exaltation and its ruler are both in moderately active signs under the current proxy, the chart receives a noble-and-famous take-control note.
Valens operative-sign Exaltation glory
If Exaltation and its ruler are both in operative signs under the current proxy, the chart receives a glorious-governing-royal note.
Valens preceding-angle Exaltation stewardship
If Exaltation and its ruler are both in signs just preceding an angle under the current proxy, the chart receives a wealthy-vigorous-stewardship note.
Valens property-lot testimony
Benefic or malefic testimony to the operative property lot is surfaced as a support-or-loss indicator for property outcomes.
Valens retrograde benefics repeating Accomplishment damage
If benefics are retrograde in the same Accomplishment-opposition context under the current proxy, the chart receives a narrow disaster note.
Valens retrograde non-angular Accomplishment ruler
If the ruler of Accomplishment is retrograde and not angular under the current proxy, the chart receives the same narrow extravagance note.
Valens right-sided benefic support
Operative benefics witnessing a luminary and the Ascendant from the right are surfaced as a support, rank, and livelihood testimony.
Valens stars following an angle
If benefics just follow an angle under the current narrow proxy, the chart receives an own-revenues note.
Valens Sun in Daimon in sect
If the Sun is in Daimon, in sect, and the Daimon ruler is strongly placed there, the chart receives a narrow distinction-and-friendship note.
Valens Sun in Daimon with fortune deferred after the adversary
If the Sun is in Daimon but the stronger Daimon-placement condition is not met under the current proxy, the chart receives a narrow deferred-fortune note.
Valens Venus ruling Fortune or Daimon while unfavorably situated
If Venus rules Fortune or Daimon with both luminaries configured, but is not in its proper place and is unfavorably situated under the current proxy, the chart receives a narrow hard-luck note.
Valens Venus ruling Fortune or Daimon with partial proper-place support
If Venus rules Fortune or Daimon with both luminaries configured and some of that complex is in proper place under the current proxy, the chart receives a narrow court-and-trust note with a relational grief caveat.
Valens Venus ruling Fortune, Daimon, or Basis while rising
If Venus rules Fortune, Daimon, or Basis and is at morning rising in its proper place under the current proxy, the chart receives a narrow fortunate note.
Valens-style angular chronocrator
When the active ruler of a period is angular, that period lord is better positioned to take the foreground.
Valens-style bonified chronocrator
A period ruler supported by benefic conditions tends to carry the period more constructively.
Valens-style empty place supported by its ruler
An empty place can still become active through the condition and distribution of its ruler.
Valens-style maltreated chronocrator
A period ruler burdened by malefic conditions tends to carry the period with greater strain or obstruction.
Victory ruler is witnessed by benefic
A cross-author core-condition note that Victory's ruler is supported by benefic testimony.
Victory ruler is witnessed by malefic
A cross-author core-condition note that Victory's ruler is under malefic pressure.