Readings from the Almagest of Handreth for Midwinter, 1275
Year of the Blade
The Sun in the First decan of the Eagle
The Sun in this decan indicates a clash of family loyalty with one's own career interests. It also reveals a sense of vocation which relates to personal growth. A conjunction with the Moon will "eclipse" the solar traits of character and emphasize both the positive and negative lunar traits associated with these.
Optimal Career¹: Your strong sense of professionalism grants you a +2 bonus on Profession checks
Luck Action²: You have a focus and intensity that surprises others, granting you a +2 bonus on Concentration checks
Birth Stone: Crystal, the stone of protection, healing, and psionics, grants a +2 bonus to all Heal checks
Sun Applying Square Anadia
Natives with this aspect tend to be their own worst enemies because of their overly vigorous, impulsive behavior. Obstacles to their self-expression in action generate frustration and anger, which in turn cause them to try to achieve their desires by force. This tendency arouses resentment in others, who consider them brash and egotistical.
Full Selûne in the Third decan of the Chalice
Selûne stationed here indicates a charged and highly emotional temperament.
Selûne Applying Sextile Karpri
This sextile is favorable for all matters pertaining to marriage and home life. The natives have happy and successful marriages. Natives have productive imaginations, along with artistic ability. They are often good cooks and excellent housekeepers.
Selûne Separating Trine Glyth
The natives are cautious and conservative. They are honest and possess a great deal of common sense. They have organizational ability and can endure hardship when necessary in order to achieve long-range goals. They can be shrewd and have business acumen.
Retrograde Anadia in the Third decan of the Dragon
Anadia here indicates abundant energy and shows both a love of sport and intellectual pursuits.
Coliar in the Third decan of the Swan
While indicating an impartial or good reasoning ability, Coliar here stresses the tendency to delay decisions and the general use of delaying tactics because of a basic lack of will-power.
Coliar Separating 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 Spear
Karpri, located here, boosts the creative talents with glamorous ideas.
Karpri Separating Sextile Garden
This sextile bestows scintillating, vivacious emotional expression. It is likely that the natives will be popular and have many friends. Artistic and musical ability of highly original character is also likely; the natives are at least fond of music and art. Natives make money in unusual ways, often through cooperative or group endeavors.
Chandos in the Second decan of the Butterfly
Chandos is well placed in the degrees and the decan indicates a powerful sense of purpose with strong reserves or personal stamina associated with the Butterfly sign.
Chandos Separating Square H'Catha
This aspect strongly suggests emotional excesses and impractical, flowery, undisciplined religious idealism. Natives will build castles in the air while the important affairs of their lives are in shambles. They crave exotic experiences, such as can be had by traveling to faraway places or by involvement in mystical cults.
Retrograde Glyth in the Third decan of the Swan
Glyth stationed in the equinox degrees is a powerful indication of a highly discriminating character. All the strengths and weaknesses relating to Glyth are accented, but overall it endorses the refined nature associated with the Vine sign. Personal charisma and sexual magnetism are pronounced. The planetary aspects help determine the extent of the strengths and weaknesses - polarities are particularly revealing.
Garden in the Third decan of the Chalice
Garden here increases the will-power and there is an intense desire for life, but once again moderation in ail things must be developed.
H'Catha in the First decan of the Spear
H'Catha here adds to a positive interest in modern technology or science and endorses membership of societies and clubs.
"Even the gods watch the stars." Turmish Astrologer's saying.