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Uranian Astrology & Midpoints

The Hamburg School, planetary pictures and the 90° dial.

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Level 1Units: 5

Level 1 · Unit 1

The Hamburg School

Alfred Witte's Hamburg circle, Sieggrün and Rudolph, Ebertin's cosmobiology as an offshoot, and the school under Nazi-era persecution.

  1. Alfred Witte's Hamburg
  2. Sieggrün, Rudolph and the Rulebook
  3. Cosmobiology: a related offshoot
  4. Persecution and survival
  5. Checkpoint: The Hamburg School

Level 1 · Unit 2

Midpoints in depth

Exact midpoint arithmetic in degrees and minutes, nearer and far midpoints, midpoint trees and sorts, and orbs as a convention.

  1. Exact midpoints with minutes
  2. Nearer and far midpoints
  3. Midpoint trees and sorts
  4. Orbs as a convention
  5. Checkpoint: Midpoints in depth

Level 1 · Unit 3

Planetary pictures

The A + B − C = D formula, equal sums and differences, symmetry around a midpoint axis, and turning a picture into a careful phrase.

  1. The picture formula
  2. Sums and differences
  3. Symmetry
  4. Reading a picture as a phrase
  5. Checkpoint: Planetary pictures

Level 1 · Unit 4

Personal points: the Aries point and the node

The Aries point as a cardinal axis, Aries point pictures and sum points in Chart H, the lunar node as a personal point, and why birth time matters.

  1. The Aries point as an axis
  2. Aries point pictures in Chart H
  3. The lunar node as a personal point
  4. Birth time and the personal points
  5. Checkpoint: The Aries point and the node

Level 1 · Unit 5

Workshop: trees and themes in Chart H

Applied practice: the Ascendant's and MC's trees, the Moon's repeated pictures, and turning Chart H's pictures into a careful, balanced summary.

  1. The Ascendant's tree
  2. The MC: quiet tree, busy role
  3. The Moon and Uranus
  4. Writing a balanced summary
  5. Checkpoint: Trees and themes in Chart H
Level 2Units: 5

Level 2 · Unit 1

The 90° dial

Dial positions with minutes, what the dial folds together, reading both ends of the pointer, and Chart H laid out on the dial.

  1. Dial positions with minutes
  2. What the dial folds together
  3. Reading midpoints on the dial
  4. Chart H on the dial
  5. Checkpoint: The 90° dial

Level 2 · Unit 2

The Transneptunian points

Witte's four and Sieggrün's four hypothetical points, the keywords the school gives them, and practice with an invented table of positions.

  1. Eight hypothetical points
  2. Witte's four
  3. Sieggrün's four
  4. Practice with an invented table
  5. Checkpoint: The Transneptunian points

Level 2 · Unit 3

Timing and method

Solar arc directions on the dial, transits to planetary pictures, time windows from orbs, and the method and ethics of hypothetical points.

  1. Solar arc on the dial
  2. Transits to pictures
  3. Time windows from orbs
  4. Method and ethics
  5. Checkpoint: Timing and method

Level 2 · Unit 4

Dials of other sizes

The 360° and 45° dials, what each pointer's other end shows, Chart H on the 45° dial, and matching the orb to the dial.

  1. Dials of different sizes
  2. Reading the 45° dial
  3. Chart H on the 45° dial
  4. Matching the orb to the dial
  5. Checkpoint: Dials of other sizes

Level 2 · Unit 5

Case study: Chart H with invented TNPs

A labelled, invented table of all eight TNPs for Chart H: placing them on the dial, pictures with personal points, a timing example and an honest write-up.

  1. The full invented table
  2. TNP pictures with personal points
  3. Timing a TNP picture
  4. An honest write-up
  5. Checkpoint: Chart H with invented TNPs
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