Western astrology methods

Midpoints and Planetary Pictures

Midpoint equations, symmetry, dials, and planetary pictures. This guide gives a reproducible rule, worked example, illustrative near miss, and explicit limits.

Term
Midpoints and Planetary Pictures

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Overview

Midpoint methods calculate the halfway position between two factors, while planetary pictures and 90° dials apply additional symmetry rules from Uranian and Cosmobiology schools. The page separates calculation from interpretation and keeps this worked result conditional: wrapped Sun/Moon midpoint is 0°, and Mars at 1° forms the declared midpoint picture. Verification follows this declared method: Calculate both 0–360° midpoint solutions, declare the dial and modulus, then test whether a third factor contacts the selected midpoint within its own narrow orb.

At a glance

Topic
Midpoints and Planetary Pictures
Method family
Midpoints and Planetary Pictures · aspects and configurations
Case inputs
☉ at 350° and ☽ at 10°; 360° midpoint method; ♂ at 1°; orb cap 1.5°
Measured finding
wrapped Sun/Moon midpoint is 0°, and Mars at 1° forms the declared midpoint picture
School frame
Midpoints and Planetary Pictures · Uranian or Cosmobiology technique
OpenFate tools
Midpoints and Planetary Pictures · knowledge reference only

Definition and exact scope

midpoint methods calculate the halfway position between two factors, while planetary pictures and 90° dials apply additional symmetry rules from Uranian and Cosmobiology schools

Calculation or decision rule

calculate both 0–360° midpoint solutions, declare the dial and modulus, then test whether a third factor contacts the selected midpoint within its own narrow orb

Worked case and illustrative near miss

☉ at 350° and ☽ at 10°; 360° midpoint method; ♂ at 1°; orb cap 1.5°. wrapped Sun/Moon midpoint is 0°, and Mars at 1° forms the declared midpoint picture.

Illustrative near miss: A naive arithmetic midpoint of 180° ignores the 0° crossing and produces the opposite point.

School and variant boundary

Dial, modulus, midpoint equation, point catalog, notation, and orb belong to a named Uranian or Cosmobiology lineage.

Product, safety, and verification boundary

OpenFate presents Midpoints and Planetary Pictures as a sourced knowledge method and does not claim a dedicated calculator or generated reading for it. Verification retains failed measurements and uncertainty, then revises interpretation rather than the receipt. Midpoints and Planetary Pictures cannot diagnose a person, remove consent, or guarantee an event.

Sources and editorial basis

  1. NCGR-PAA Level III Curriculum
    PDF p. 5, lines 154–168, “Midpoints, 90° & 360° Dials and Planetary Symmetry”.An advanced curriculum locating classical terminology, history, sidereal comparison, midpoints, dials, planetary symmetry, Uranian practice, and time-lord methods within professional study.
  2. Astrodienst Astrowiki: Cosmobiology
    Sections “Astrology” and “See also”; Hamburg School, midpoint work, minor aspects, and the 90-degree dial.A referenced account of Cosmobiology, its relationship to the Hamburg School, and its use of midpoints, minor aspects, and the 90-degree dial.
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