Primary Directions

In appreciation of the book Annual Predictive Techniques by Martin Gansten. Showing how to use AC with the chart examples given. With comments and observations.

Please see AC Blog post:

AC Blog – Primary Directions

Please also see:

Some more PD Tests and Comparisons

Mundane Primary Directions

Some comparisons/instructions/notes – using Primary Directions

Primary Directions Promissor and Significator fix for South Node.

Added Sorting control for Primary Directions print view.

Added chart snapshot view for Primary Directions (iPad/Mac – ver 3.26, not iPhone)

• Radix/natal only. Your Charts and Provided Charts

• Aspects of Promissors to Significators

• Keys: Naibod, Ptolemy, Cardan

• Type: Mundane, Placidus semi-arc

• Direct And Converse

• Tropical and Sidereal

Ensure that all promissors and significators (that are required by the Primary Direction module) are shown on the currently displayed natal chart.

This is essential for all calculated points such as POF, POS, all other Arabian parts, Vertex. Not required for the Nodes.

Terms/fixed stars as promissors not applicable for Mundane.

Placidian mundane POF is not currently calculated.

Skyscript – informed discussion – Primary Directions

Examples

See article – “IN MUNDO” DIRECTIONS

Lucrezia Borgia – Heaven Astrolabe

See AstroDatabank for the natal chart

Lucrezia Borgia

AC Borgia chart

Enter the Julian date and select LMT to get the correct AC  chart

AC Settings

AC Mundane Primary Directions

Note date is Julian in AC chart. Equivalent Gregorian date is 25/06/1507

iPhone 15

Comparison Solar Fire Gold ver 9.029 vs AC Direct mundane aspects to Asc

Please note that the following will apply to the iPad as the code is the same, although the UI is different.

Comparison Solar Fire Gold ver 9.029 vs Morinus vs AC Direct Mars Sun mundane aspects to the Sun

Rectification – Comparison – Morinus vs AC

Note: if changing from Zodiacal aspects to Mundane aspects or vice versa when using rectification you must start again by changing the chart from Transit to Natal. This only applies to the rectification results.

iPhone model: XR

Al Pacino chart

Rectification by 5 minutes

Adding 10 seconds

Primary Directions Module (Tropical and Sidereal) – Zodiacal, Placidus semi-arc

• Radix/natal only. Your Charts and Provided Charts

• Keys: Naibod, Ptolemy, Cardan

• Type: Zodiacal, Placidus semi-arc

• Aspects of Promissors to Significators

• Direct And Converse

• Terms (bounds) to Asc

• Latitude: None, Promissor, Significator, Both

• Bianchini latitudes

• Fixed Stars.

Ensure that all promissors and significators (that are required by the Primary Direction module) are shown on the currently displayed chart.

This is essential for all calculated points such as POF, POS, all other Arabian parts, Vertex. Not required for the Nodes.

Inspiration and calculation comparison:

Primary Directions book – Martin Gansten

Primary Directions – Gansten

Astrological Prediction book – Oner Doser

Astrological Prediction – Oner Doser

Valens astrology app (Mac)

Valens

Morinus astrology program (MS Windows)

Morinus

Solar Fire Gold ver 9, astrology program (MS Windows)

Solar Fire Gold

Bob Makransky Primary Directions book – essential

AC Primary Directions Menu

Please note that PD rectification will not work correctly with a Transit Relocated chart

AC Primary Directions Example – most recent view shown – from AC ver 3.23, AC for the iPhone ver 1.30

Differs from previous AC versions/view with the addition of Bianchini, and Mundane aspects.

iPhone

Rectification via Primary Directions for iPhone

Note: if changing from Zodiacal aspects to Mundane aspects or vice versa when using rectification you must start again by changing the chart from Transit to Natal. This only applies to the rectification results.

Primary Directions for the iPhone

Differs from previous view with the addition of Bianchini, and Mundane aspects.

Primary Directions – tap icon bottom right. From AC ver 1.10 Drop Down menu option removed.

PD icon – Display Zoom set to Larger Text

Primary Directions Example annotated – iPad/Mac (similar for iPhone)

Printing

Bianchini latitudes method – iPhone (similar for iPad)

Checked with Valens (Mac python app)

 

AC Bianchini

iPad Bianchini

Here’s a link to many AC Primary Directions examples

Primary Direction examples

Notes and Caveats

Promissor: applying planet/point

iPhone: Prom.

Significator: stationary planet/point

iPhone: Signif.

Terms: if Terms is selected (ie ticked) as a promissor – see above, no other promissor is allowed. Also Asc and IC should be the only Significators selected. Conjunction is the aspect that should be selected. See below for video. Egyptian Terms used in all examples.

Selecting Terms – Video

Solar Charts, Draconic Charts

Not advisable for Primary Directions

Heliocentric charts

Not available for Primary Directions

Printing

if the results are sorted Print Preview (icon bottom right) shows the sorted results.

The last Primary Directions operation (provided the Calculation button is tapped) is automatically saved to the AC database so that on returning to use Primary Directions again the last operation is reloaded.

Calculating the Primary Directions – the Calculate/Calculated button

Note that the tick in the Calculate button only appears after the primary directions have been calculated and displayed ie the button has been tapped. The Calculate button text changes to Calculated and a tick appears. Tapping on the Key or Lat choices or Promissor or Significator or Aspects or D/C table records removes the Calculated button tick and changes the Calculated button text to Calculate.

Basically, changes to anything that might alter/affect the calculated results removes the Calculated tick and changes the text to Calculate. Tap the button again to re-calculate your choices. Please see video below.

The Calculate/Calculated button – Video

Direct and Converse PD aspects

Results illustrating the above chart

Rectification – module addedAC ver 2.91. Coming soon for the iPhone.

Primary Directions – Rectification. The Astrology Poscast

Please note that PD rectification will not work correctly with a Transit Relocated chart.

Rectification

Starting the process

Rectification enabled

Note that time changes using the rectification module does not remove the Calculated tick.