Horary is a very direct and accessible form of astrology, called Prasna in Indian astrology, a branch of astrology that is used to answer specific questions.
Hora means 'hour' and relates to the time a question is asked. A chart is drawn up for the time of the question and is read using aspects you may be familiar with from Western astrology.
Horary astrology may fit into environments where a quick reading is required, and I have often used them in public fairs and shows. That is because these types of public environments are not conducive to in-depth, personal readings. They are, however, good for answering very specific questions, in the moment. Also, I prefer to study someone's chart before meeting them, so a birth chart reading is not ideal when it is off the cuff.
For horary readings, this is not usually a problem.
Horary questions can come up within a birth chart reading also, when someone asks me a very specific question, for which I draw up a chart then and there.
When a question is asked, a chart is calculated for the exact time it is asked. It's like doing a tarot spread or rolling the dice. Horary is an invaluable tool in the toolkit of an astrologer for two reasons:
1) many people do not have an exact time of birth, and 2) even with a time of birth, some prefer to ask very specific questions and would prefer a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer.
Now, a yes or no answer is not always necessarily the full picture, as there may be a 'no, but', answer, or 'yes, but' answer. If a time of birth is known for the person asking the question, it’s always a good idea to check with how this ‘yes’ or ‘no’ fits into the whole picture; seen in their birth chart; the reasons they are asking the question in the first place, as well as how a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ will impact them.
No one likes to get ‘no’ when hoping for a ‘yes’, while sometimes, those hoping for a ‘no’ to a question may get a ‘yes’.
If a question is unclear, it is indicative of an unclear situation which cannot produce a clear answer. When someone asks me a clearly-stated question, there is usually a clear answer to that question, whether it is the answer someone wants to hear.
Usually, the answer is of no surprise to the person asking a clearly-stated question, in my experience. And certainly, it has been my experience that when a clearly-stated question has been asked, the planetary line up reflects the clarity of the answer, and the clarity of the question.
As above, so below.
Everything that is used in natal horoscope analysis; the knowledge of signs and houses, can be taken into the practice of horary. The chart is read as per traditional analysis, including sign and house placements, strengths etc. all calculated based on Parasara assessments.
Added to this, we have special aspects and yogas or combinations called tajika yogas.
Hora means 'hour' and relates to the time a question is asked. A chart is drawn up for the time of the question and is read using aspects you may be familiar with from Western astrology.
Horary astrology may fit into environments where a quick reading is required, and I have often used them in public fairs and shows. That is because these types of public environments are not conducive to in-depth, personal readings. They are, however, good for answering very specific questions, in the moment. Also, I prefer to study someone's chart before meeting them, so a birth chart reading is not ideal when it is off the cuff.
For horary readings, this is not usually a problem.
Horary questions can come up within a birth chart reading also, when someone asks me a very specific question, for which I draw up a chart then and there.
When a question is asked, a chart is calculated for the exact time it is asked. It's like doing a tarot spread or rolling the dice. Horary is an invaluable tool in the toolkit of an astrologer for two reasons:
1) many people do not have an exact time of birth, and 2) even with a time of birth, some prefer to ask very specific questions and would prefer a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer.
Now, a yes or no answer is not always necessarily the full picture, as there may be a 'no, but', answer, or 'yes, but' answer. If a time of birth is known for the person asking the question, it’s always a good idea to check with how this ‘yes’ or ‘no’ fits into the whole picture; seen in their birth chart; the reasons they are asking the question in the first place, as well as how a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ will impact them.
No one likes to get ‘no’ when hoping for a ‘yes’, while sometimes, those hoping for a ‘no’ to a question may get a ‘yes’.
If a question is unclear, it is indicative of an unclear situation which cannot produce a clear answer. When someone asks me a clearly-stated question, there is usually a clear answer to that question, whether it is the answer someone wants to hear.
Usually, the answer is of no surprise to the person asking a clearly-stated question, in my experience. And certainly, it has been my experience that when a clearly-stated question has been asked, the planetary line up reflects the clarity of the answer, and the clarity of the question.
As above, so below.
Everything that is used in natal horoscope analysis; the knowledge of signs and houses, can be taken into the practice of horary. The chart is read as per traditional analysis, including sign and house placements, strengths etc. all calculated based on Parasara assessments.
Added to this, we have special aspects and yogas or combinations called tajika yogas.
Aspects & Tajika Yogas
The aspects used in horary are those used in Western astrology. These are extensively used in Persian astrology, too.
Added to these, we have the yogas or combinations between the two planets in question, as there are always at least two planets to consider when asking a question. The first is the querent themselves, the person asking the question, which is seen from the 1st house, and the second is the house or area of life under consideration.
The two houses under consideration are calculated based on the aspects and tajika yogas.
Tajika yogas suggest a clear cut yes or no, while the aspects suggest whether a yes requires some effort, or if a no eventually leads to a better situation.
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