Readings from the Almagest of Handreth for 5 Tarsakh, 1261
Year of the Bright Dreams
The Sun in the Second decan of the Trident
The Sun in this decan signifies a powerful reforming spirit, a person with a unique sense of individuality who is not concerned with other people's opinions.
Optimal Career¹: You are comfortable operating in chaotic, fluid environments, grainting you a +2 bonus on Swin Checks
Luck Action²: Accustomed to working behind the scenes and remaining a lesser target, you gain a +2 bonus on Hide checks
Birth Stone: Coral, not a stone but the remains of living sea creatures, covers healing, women's issues, agriculture, peace, wisdom and life over death. Grants a +1 luck bonus to AC when fighting undead, also a +1 bonus to Knowledge checks dealing with undead. Coral should be unworked to maintain its magic.
Sun Separating Square Coliar
This square creates a nervous disposition with a tendency for the unconscious mind to interfere with conscious, reasoning processes. The natives' thinking may be so much tied to the past that it interferes with objectivity and open-mindedness. There can be preoccupation with trivialities and emotional whims, which stand in the way of more worthwhile mental pursuits.
Sun Applying Oppose Chandos
This opposition indicates a situation in which the natives are much too optimistic and overexpansive in relating to other people. They promise more than they can deliver, thus damaging their reputations. Sometimes they annoy others by trying to proselytize their religious and philosophic doctrines. Arrogance or pomposity may be exhibited.
Sun Applying Oppose Glyth
This opposition tends to block the self-expression of the natives and to make them somewhat cold when they try to reach out to others. Their reserve and formality can cause difficulties in friendship and romance. Sometimes the natives have to shoulder heavy responsibilities, which may be imposed by friends, partners, or spouses.
Disseminating Selûne in the Second decan of the Spear
If Selûne is stationed here the tendency for escapism is increased.
Selûne Applying Square Anadia
This square indicates an emotionally volatile nature - the natives easily become upset and lose their temper. Their tendency to take things too personally leads to emotional outbursts. They are sometimes too independent for their own good. They want to make their own way in life and resent interference. They have domestic problems and disagreements with their parents. All this can have an adverse effect on their professional standing, reputation, and ambitions.
Selûne Separating Trine Coliar
This trine indicates a good memory and a good working cooperation between the conscious and unconscious mind. There is constructive thinking concerning personal and domestic affairs, especially in matters of health and diet. The keynote of this aspect is common sense, and the natives are able to reason accurately and communicate sensibly about the ordinary affairs of life. Often they have keen business ability, especially with regard to food or products for the home.
Anadia in the Third decan of the Butterfly
Anadia is rather uncertain or inclined to hesitate in the degrees, but the decan indicates a high energy level and personal enthusiasm for new projects.
Retrograde Coliar in the Third decan of the Stone
Coliar here is an odd mixture of shrewdness and vulnerability. While this decan stresses an impressionable and highly creative mind, the Scorpio degrees mark a more secretive and suspicious mind.
Coliar Applying Square Glyth
This square indicates a tendency to excessive worry. Sometimes the natives are mentally inhibited, or too tied to traditional ways of thinking. There may be a lack of imagination, or concern over unimportant details. Ironically, when these natives do have ideas of their own, they have difficulty in gaining recognition and acceptance of them because of opposition from the established way of thinking.
Coliar Applying Trine Garden
This trine confers a special mental ability that is linked to the intuitive faculties. The natives generally have a humanitarian outlook. Natives are well suited for investigation and research into new areas of thought. They have a natural understanding of subtle energy forces.
Karpri in the Third decan of the Dragon
Positive Karprian aspects to the Sun or Moon stationed here emphasize creative inspiration and compassionate ideals. Negative aspects suggest deceitful or false friends.
Karpri Applying Trine H'Catha
This trine evidences a highly romantic nature. It bestows talent and sometimes genius in music, art, and poetry. However, the natives are not inclined toward practical affairs, unless other factors in the horoscope so indicate. They are likely to have unusual romances and to meet lovers under unusual circumstances, which appear in some way to be preordained and are often accompanied by premonitions.
Chandos in the Third decan of the Fish
Chandos is associated with methodical and prudent planning and stationed here it shows a precise application of these skills.
Chandos Separating Conjunct Glyth
This aspect gives a serious outlook on life and an involvement in heavy responsibilities unless other factors in the horoscope contradict it. The natives are conservative and practical.
Glyth in the Third decan of the Fish
When placed in these degrees, Glyth reveals a fault-finding trait directed toward a partner which may seriously affect a romance reaching a desired conclusion.
Retrograde Garden in the Third decan of the Spear
Garden here endorses the generous and ambitious nature and adds a sense of drama with flamboyant clothes and behavior.
Retrograde H'Catha in the Third decan of the Chalice
H'Catha placed in these degrees plays havoc with the emotions and indicates some unconventional ideas. It suggests a highly inventive and original thinker who will, however, learn from disastrous errors of judgement.
"Even the gods watch the stars." Turmish Astrologer's saying.