Primary Directions

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

Primary Directions Module (Tropical and Sidereal)

• 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

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

Primary Directions Menu

Primary Directions Example

Primary Directions Example annotated

Printing

Here’s a link to many AC Primary Directions examples

Primary Direction examples

Notes and Caveats

Promissor: applying planet/point

Significator: stationary planet/point

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

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