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The charts I will discuss in this article are Ingress charts, although eclipse and lunation charts may be read in the same manner. Mundane charts are calculated to foretell events and predict trends that will be interesting enough to be newsworthy.
All of the charts in Mundane Data are set for the latitude and longitude of Washington, D.C. Therefore, the house position of the planets makes the forecast specific to the policymaking center of the U.S. These mundane charts are used to predict the effect of planetary energies on our leaders, the whole country, and its citizens. To make predictions for your own locale or hometown, use the same date and time for the chart but change the latitude and longitude to that of your location. (If you live on the West Coast, the Ingress planets will be in later numbered houses, just in case you ever wondered why fads and trends begin in the West.)
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An Ingress chart is set for the exact time when the Sun reaches zero degrees of a cardinal sign. The Capricorn Ingress is the most important one for government and business leadership, and it is at this time they make a list of priorities. It is a tradition supported by eons of experience. The planetary positions at the Capricorn Ingress influence events for the entire year ahead. The Capricorn Ingress initiates the organization of activities for the year, identifies the upcoming challenges, and celebrates the successes.
The Aries Ingress puts the plans into motion and is very important to agriculture. The Cancer Ingress guards the fields until the crops grow strong enough for Libra’s harvest and distribution of the yield.
So, where do you begin?
First, look at the chart for the Capricorn Ingress. The Sun’s house position tells you the area of the greatest concentration of dramatic energy. The Sun writes the headlines. Mercury and Venus are usually close by, adding to the concentration of energy with communications and ways to finance the energy. Saturn’s position will indicate where the problems will be, especially for business and governments. Jupiter will tell you which problems have been successfully solved. Mars’ house position will indicate where the country will concentrate its muscles, and usually that energy will wear uniforms. Uranus suggests a demand for immediate changes, inventions and international communications. Neptune suggests deception or idealism as well as international transport, marine and oil activity. Pluto seems to relate to power—geological, geographical and political.
The sign on the MC will give you an overview of the attitude of the government and the business of the country. The sign on the Ascendant will give you a view of how the inhabitants of the country are expressing themselves. The sign positions of Mars through Pluto add color to the Ingress chart. These adjectives will give you a feeling for how the whole world will be affected by each planet.
Once you delineate the Washington, D.C. charts, then try the coordinates for other world capitals or for your hometown. If you have a particular interest in the future of the stock market, you might want to look at the coordinates of New York City. Similarly, if you are interested in the trends for agriculture or commodities, check out Chicago; for entertainment, try Los Angeles, and so forth.
Planets in each house will put an emphasis on the activities ruled by that house. Think about all the possible interpretations for each house. The number of planets in the house indicates the amount and nature of the activity. If a house is empty, then the activities represented are proceeding along their normal course, and that area of our nation’s life is likely to be ignored by the media.
The houses and planets have meanings that are practical, worldly, and public. To help you start the delineation of a mundane chart, I have selected some keywords from the many possible definitions for the activities ruled by each house and planet and arranged them in the tables that accompany this article (see pages 15 and 16).
It is important to be consistent as you think about your interpretation of each planet and its house placement. Planets in the houses identify who or what will be involved in the activities shown by each of the houses. There are many possibilities during the time period, and it is best to try to keep them all in mind. The tables cover the following points of view: economic, political, sociological, entrepreneurial, and meteorological. Read one point of view at a time.
The Capricorn Ingress gives you the trends for the year ahead. These trends will be played out in the three New Moon charts that follow the Ingress. The decisions made will be implemented according to the house placement of the New Moon and the other planets. Their house positions indicate that area of national life that will be sent to committee for further research and study.
Sometimes a New Moon is also a Solar Eclipse. Delineate them the same way, but remember an eclipsed New Moon indicates a crisis of some type. The degree of the eclipse is as important as the house position. Programs and policies initiated by the Capricorn Ingress will change according to the house position and the degree of the eclipse. The mundane effects of an eclipse last for six months, or until the next solar eclipse occurs. The full effect of a solar eclipse isn’t felt until the transiting Sun squares the eclipse point.
The path of the eclipse is the area where the weather will stray from normal, usually to the detriment of the crops grown in that region. The eclipse can create either abundance or scarcity, but either way, it indicates an extreme that affects the area within its shadow. In weather prediction, a simple rule to remember is “where the eclipse is visible, the weather of that day will stay that way.”
Each Ingress adds its own flavor to the events of the year. When you delineate the charts, put emphasis on the areas of life indicated by the sign of the Ingress, as explained in the next section of this lesson.
The Aries Ingress is most important to individual citizens, agriculture, and building and communications industries. The New Moons that follow this Ingress foretell how these activities are implemented and their effect on individual citizens of the country.
The Cancer Ingress indicates what families think is most important about home, holidays, kids, routine jobs, and their health. The New Moons that follow this Ingress foretell how the public will implement these activities to benefit their nation.
It is at the time of the Libra Ingress that we focus on relationships with other countries and each other as well as on insurance, death and taxes, religion, higher education, politics, justice and legal issues. The New Moons that follow the Libra Ingress foretell how our public institutions will put these activities into effect to help benefit the world.
Are you beginning to see how the Ingress charts work? Read them with optimism.
Have you ever wondered why people wear new clothes for Easter or Passover, or have family picnics on the Fourth of July? How about the curious custom of college starting in the middle of September or the flurry of Christmas shopping?
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Planet Economic Political Sociological Entrepreneurial Meteorological
Sun CEO, gold President, head of
state, public officials Fame, famous people,men Money Dry weather, sunny,warm Moon Dealers,
occupations, retail trade
Public opinion,
water transportation Daily routine, food,home, women, crowds Subjects or objects ofpopular interest Oceans, rain,environment, land and crops Mercury Transportation,
communication Ambassadors, postoffice, educators, Secretary of State
Youth, speakers, the press, the literary world, intelligentsia
Media, autos, signing
papers Wind, cold,changeable weather Venus Money, profit,
financial gain, luxury items, leaders Revenue, treasury, preservers of the peace, goodwill ambassadors Artists, fashion, females, musicians, theaters, births, children, marriage Disposable income, moveable possessions Fair, balmy Mars Construction, steel manufacturing
Armed forces, wars, military leaders, agitators, criminals
Surgeons, guns,
epidemics Engineers Heat and dryweather Jupiter Industrialist,
capitalist Tariffs, diplomats,foreign ministry, legislature, judiciary
Clergy, religion, long distance travel, metaphysics, voyages, educational institutions Peace, plenty, prosperity Balmy
Saturn Financial affairs, property, businesses
Law enforcement, civil service, public buildings, embargoes, government
Common people, senior citizens, history
Mine operators, farming, scarcities, land owners
National calamities, dry cool weather
Uranus Air and rail transport
Strikes, riots, explosions
Labor organizations Inventions, radio and electrical industry
Lightning, earthquakes Neptune Oil, chemicals Political movements Service organizations,
hospitals, charities Art, craftsmanship Fog, floods,humidity Pluto Insurance, taxes The underworld,
organized crime Mob psychology Chain stores, mines Ice, earthquakes,mud flows, volcanoes
Table 1. Mundane Keywords for the Planets
Economic Political Sociological Entrepreneurial Meteorological
First House Prosperity and health of the people
The voters Country’s citizens and self-image
Action to be taken during the period
Ecology of the earth and its atmosphere Second House Equities, treasury
notes, bonds, banks, commodities, stock exchanges
GNP, tax revenue, currency, trade
National earned income, the arts
Purchasing power of the population
Calm wooded areas
Third House Copyrights and
patents Public opinion,media, neighboring nations
Basic education, teachers, all land travel, advertising Mail, licenses, communication instruments Breezes, weather in general
Fourth House Real estate values, mines, hotels, natural resources The opposition political party Families, builders, farmers, cemeteries Land, owners of land, agriculture
Property damage from geological
phenomena/weather Fifth House Public speculation
and investments, gambling, conventions National public figures Fertility, children, recreation Theaters, concerts, sporting events and their arenas, entertainment
Weather conditions in resort areas
Sixth House Workers and employees
The public health, armed forces, civil servants, thieves
Unions, health workers, pets and small animals
Resource centers, employment, places of business, computer programs
Weather conditions for farms, food production
Seventh House Sales, competitors, fair exchange, new homes, mergers, public relations, business partnerships Foreign affairs, civil war, diplomatic relations, fugitive criminals, battles, arbitrators, secret enemy’s death
Marriage, divorce Shoppers or buyers, organization of charities
Air quality
Eighth House Frozen assets, loans, interest rates, trusts, insurance, interest income, mortgages, charge accounts and credit unions
The national debt, FBI, IRS, organized crime Birth control, mortality, death, latrines, sewers, surgeons, weapons
The public income, bequests, estates and gifts, pension funds, company’s stockholders, prostitutes, occult
Underground activity
Ninth House Corporations Courts of law, foreign affairs, foreign trade, Secretary of State, immigration Religion and clergy, ceremonies and festivals, astrology, universities and professors Overseas traffic by
sea and air, science Weather conditions onthe coasts
Tenth House National credit, national trade, power, Chairman of the Board, achievements
Chief Executive party in power, law enforcement, national reputation, judges, senators
Famous persons, scandal
Business, utilities Whirlwinds, weather in mountainous areas
Eleventh House Stock exchanges, profits, management, commodity exchange Legislatures, town councils, will of the people, parliament, national treasury, alliances with foreign countries, opponents of state Organizations, social clubs, jury
Business plan, perks Electrical storms, erosion
Twelfth House Cattle, fuel, drugs, strikes and labor troubles, unemployment Hospitals, jails, spies, mental asylums, treason, assassins, crimes Charity groups, secret religions, clinics, witchcraft Personal journeys and writings of those in power, smuggling Remote places
Table 2. Mundane Keywords for the Houses
I hope this helps you begin working with Mundane Data. For more keywords, check out The Rulership Book by Rex Bills or The Astrological Thesaurus by Michael Munkasey (available through ONLINE College of Astrology at http://www.astrocollege.com/store/bookstore.cgi). With a little practice and being a bit of a news junkie, you’ll be able to look at mundane charts with confidence, and you’ll have no trouble predicting the trends for the upcoming year.
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