PENFIELD Marc

 PENFIELD Marc

Marc is a full-time practicing astrologer in California, author of several astrology books and hundreds of articles, an international speaker, and a data collector and researcher. He is a major contributor to the database of charts contained in Kepler.

Marc Penfield was born in Chicago. He developed an early love of astrology and geography which he has blended with this knowledge of astrology.

"On 30 July 2004 at 8:08 AM while he was having his morning tea at a North Hollywood restaurant, a truck careened through the window of the café. Penfield dived for the floor when he realised what was happening but was badly hurt. He was rushed to the hospital where they removed his spleen and half of his pancreas. His blood pressure was down to 20/40 but he lived through, having been nearly cut in two."

[quoted in https://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Penfield,_Marc]

THEME

Penfield Marc
08 Nov 1942 GREG    CAL
sunday GREG
 | lat 41° 51' 0" | N 87°39' W
0
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natal (bt) 13 h 30 min
raas-rams :0h 16' 3"
reckoned bt Lat --> lmt 20 h 0 min
tu 1h 0' 0"
tsn 22h 19' 38"
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timezone  : 5 (+W)
DST : 0 (-)
Equation of time 0h 16' 3"
ΔT 0h 0' 25"
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- presence of a SU/MO ME VE MA stellium in conjunction with the point of VI.
- possible HYLEG ASC (MO no hylegial) ; but ray between MO and JU

ANALYSIS

SU is Fa with a [10] score - house rgo 5
MO is F with a [-5] score - house rgo 6
ME is P with a [-8] score - house rgo 5
VE is D cb  with a [-8] score - house rgo 5
JU is te - T with a [7] score - house rgo 5
MA is Ru with a [7] score - house rgo 2
SA is P with a [-27] score - house rgo 12

points to specially watch for the duration of life: MO  in house VI ; SA  in house XII
no point
we see below the list of  aspects :
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    SU[1,38 Occ 0]VE              MO[3,78 Occ 120]JU        ME[7,81 Occ 0]MA                
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The traditional almuten (Omar, Ibn Ezra) is MA
we see below the list of dignities for MA :
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[ term 2 tri 4 rul 4 exn 0 fac 2 ]
[ su 2 mo 2 asc 0 syg 2 pof 2 ]
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Note 1 : the ‘almuten figuris’ is the lord of the chart, but its determination obeys somewhat different rules according to the schools. The tradition is based above all on the zodiacal dignities. (see p,e,  Alcabitius, Introduction, 59-61, 117 and Avenezra, Nativites, 101) – almuten = al-mu’tazz (arabic term)
[7] As for the governor which is the <planet> predominating (al-mubtazz) over the birth from which one indicates the conditions of the native after the haylāğ and the kadhudāh,n it is the planet having the most leadership in the ascendant, the position<s> of the two luminaries, the position of the Lot of Fortune and the position of the degree of the conjunction or opposition which precedes the birth. When a planet has mastery over two, three or four positions by the abundance of its shares in them, it is the governor and the predominant <planet> (al-mubtazz) and the indicator after the haylāğ and the kadhudāh. From it one indicates the conditions of the native. Some people use it instead of the kadhudāh in giving life.  [Al-Qabisi , Charles Burnett, Keji Yamamoto, Michio Yano, The Introduction to Astrology, IV, 7, p, 117, Warburg, 2004]
Note 2 : There are at least 4 systems for determining the almuten depending on whether the combinations of triplicities and terms are used: the Ptolemaic almuten (followed by Lilly) with Ptolemaic terms ; the same with Egyptian terms; the almuten of Dorotheus with Ptolemaic terms ; the same with Egyptian terms, knowing that one can embellish the whole thing with different weighting system (like Lilly or not using weights like Montanus) [cf. Temperament: Astrology's Forgotten Key, p. 79, Dorian Gieseler Greenbaum 2005]

The Lilly (Ptolemaïc) almuten is JU

In our experience, it seems that Ptolemy's almuten allows one to first appreciate the static side of the natal chart and that the Lilly-type elaboration allows one to deepen the more ‘temporary’ or ‘dynamic ‘ relationships (cf, Shlomo Sela, Ibn Ezra, on Nativities and Continuous Horoscopy, appendix 6, quot 2  ; Horary astrology p, 458, Brill, 2014)
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Ω  144,09 /
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the lot of Fortune has been computed according to Placidus : 79,69° -

PRIMARY DIRECTIONS

1)- direction conversa [C] ☌♄ ◻♀

speculum	Lat	Dec	AR	MD	SA	HA
SA	-1,95 S	20,13 N	69,45	85,46 N	70,84 N	-14,62 W
□VE	0 S	18,27 N	130,41	24,5 N	72,8 N	48,3 W

– MD = meridian distance (from MC if SA f [SA]  is diurnal or IC if Sa f  is nocturnal)
– SA = semi-arc (if f is diurnal, SA f [SA] is D and all MD’s and SA’s are D, otherwise N
– HA = horizontal distance (from the nearest horizon W or E for f [SA] and m □VE)
under bracket [] the fixed point, (here SA)
- Lat □VE 0 S and lat VE : 0° 46' 50"

The direction of the SA in the place of  □ VE by converse motion is calculated as follows:
the distance of □ VE counted from the IC (Immum Coeli) is 24,5° ; because its right ascension (RA) is 130,41°, the height at the pole of the III house and the III is 17°, the semi-nocturnal arc (SA N) of □ VE is 72,8° of which ⅓ (double horary time) is 24,27°, that is for □ VE a polar height of ≈ 16,99°
Note that the mundane position of the □ VE is PM = 30,29 (this is the ratio of 90° to the nocturnal semi-arc of 72,8° at the meridian distance of  24,5°).
If we wanted to determine the Placidus domitude, it would be sufficient, depending on the height h (actual h =-25,75), to compute : (h<0) 270-PM or (h>0) 90-PM, or in the present case dom = 59,71, or : 29,71 [ d, II ],
In any case, at this pole, the oblique ascension (OA) of the position □ VE is 52,93° (the ascensional difference DA of □ VE under the pole of SA is DA = 16,52°) and that of the SA at this same place is OA [SA] = 115,57 ° with its own declination ; by subtraction we obtain the arc of direction |62,64|°.

PLACIDUS	CUSPAL DIST	(*)	□ VE	SA	PLAC DIR – POLE
	OA ASC	64,91	signif	promissor	□ VE [E] | SA [E]
	OA □ VE	147,61	OA	OA	asc or desc
	dist horiz	48,30	4	1	□ VE under earth | SA above earth
	house □ VE	2	□ VE [SA 109,16 D]
	horary time (ht)	12,13	72,80	90	pole □ VE
	double ht	24,27	24,50	30,29	16,99
houses		22,86	DM	PM
2	0,67	15,24
3	0,33	7,62		DA SA / □ VE	OA SA / □ VE
	pole 3	17,00	31,22	14,84	115,57
	dec □ VE	18,27			OA SA
	DA □ VE /3	5,79	11,54	16,52	52,93
	RA □ VE	130,41		8,69	62,64
	OA	136,20	141,95		dir
	dist □ VE cusp / 3	11,41	12,86
REGIOMONTANUS	𝛅		18,27	20,13
			□ VE	SA
			23,19	69,39	Sina = cos dec x sin MD
house	3		70,06	-12,19	tan b (b') = cot dec x cos MD (***)
SA	72,80		0,46	5,37	X = tan a x cosec (latgeo +b (b'))
	12,13		18,98	75,97	Tan PM regio = tan(X x cos(latgeo))
dom plac	59,71	(mod ∟)	71,02	345,97	dom regio
	2	house	3	12
	29,71 [ d, II ]		11,02 [ d, III ]	15,97 [ d, XII ]	domitude
house	3	(**)	16,24	40,99	pole regio
		A	coA=tanp/tanλ	14,03	∠ meridian↑ p/λ
		B	106,67	cosB=-tanp tanδm	SA D □ VE / pole 40,99
		Arm	130,41		AR □ VE
if arc <0		TS	334,908		AR MC
-297,14	-360	1	62,86	(ARm-TS) ± A-B	pf Or N - pm Or N
		quadrant SA	arc	formula (mod 360°)	orient pf – pm

(*) Sepharial (Walter Gorn Old), cuspal distances, debatable ground, the horoscope, 2, 5, 19-23, Oct 1903
directional astrology, p, 72, Sepharial, 1921
(**) according to Max Duval, 'Les Moyens de pronostic en astrologie', pp 11-15, direct zodiacal directions, Ed Traditionnelles, 1986        
        DA [□ VE] with 𝛅 C SA 18,57
        DA [C SA] with 𝛅 □ VE 16,67
        SA N prom [C SA] with 𝛅 □ VE 106,67
(***) if 0<b<90;b=b' ; if 180<b<90; b'=180-b (use sign of b) ;       
cf, Alan Leo, Casting the horoscope, appendix, pp 180-183, 1933, Modern Astrology Office   

2) directio conversa [C] ☌☽ ⧣♂

This is a converse direction that involves the counter-parallel of MA and the moon (recall # or // are not rays). We are obliged to calculate the direction for each domification. Indeed, if we choose Placidus, we find #♂= 293°13' ♑while if we choose Regiomontanus, the longitude is #♂ = 298° 14' ♑. The # of ♂ is considered in mundo; its PM = 51.46° and its pole, 27.44°. It is located at a domitude of 8.54 of the VIII house. The following table indicates the arc of direction.

speculum	Lat	Dec	AR	MD	SA	HA
MO	4,95 N	-13,36 S	230,41	104,49 D	77,71 D	-26,78 W
(m) #MA	0,41 N	-20,12 S	300,26	34,65 D	70,85 D	36,2 W

– MD = meridian distance (from MC if SA f [MO]  is diurnal or IC if Sa f  is nocturnal)
– SA = semi-arc (if f is diurnal, SA f [MO] is D and all MD’s and SA’s are D, otherwise N
– HA = horizontal distance (from the nearest horizon W or E for f [MO] and m (m) #MA)
under bracket [] the fixed point, (here MO)
- Lat (m) #MA 0,41 N and lat MA : 0° 24' 36"
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PLACIDUS	CUSPAL DIST	(*)	#MA	MO	PLAC DIR – POLE
	OA ASC	64,91	signif	promissor	#MA [W] | MO [W]
	OA #MA	274,82	OD	OD	asc or desc
	dist horiz	70,23	2	3	#MA above earth | MO under earth
	house #MA	8	#MA [MO 102,29 N]
	horary time (ht)	11,64	69,84	90	pole #MA
	double ht	23,28	39,93	51,46	27,44
houses		22,86	DM	PM
8	0,67	15,24
9	0,33	7,62		DA MO / #MA	OD MO / #MA
	pole 9	17,00	31,22	-14,74	280,24
	dec #MA	-21,04			OD MO
	DA #MA /9	-6,76	-13,48	-9,46	220,96
	RA #MA	294,98		19,67	59,28
	OA	288,22	281,49		dir
	dist #MA cusp / 9	13,40	9,88	23,28

The placidus direction arc is obtained by computing :

OD ☽/#♂ - OD ☽ = 59.28 Y.

These are oblique descensions (OD); the OD of ☽ is determined under the pole of #♂.

The Regiomontanus direction arc is obtained by :

REGIOMONTANUS	#MA	MO
	32,27	69,98	Sin a = cos dec x sin MD
	-66,00	-45,21	tan b (b') = cot dec x cos MD (***)
	1,54	2,75	X = tan a x cosec (latgeo +b (b'))
	48,98	63,97	Tan PM regio = tan(X x cos(latgeo))
(mod ∟)	221,02	153,97	dom regio
house	8	6
	11,02 [ d, VIII ]	3,97 [ d, VI ]	domitude
(**)	34,05	38,83	pole regio
A	coA=tanp/tanλ	26,03	∠ meridian↑ p/λ
B	72,86	cosB=-tanp tanδm	SA D #MA / pole 38,83
Arm	300,26		AR #MA
TS	334,908		AR MC
3|Occ	64,24	B+A-(TS-Arm) or B-A+(ARm-TS)	pf Occ N - pm Occ D
quadrant MO	arc	formula (mod 360°)	orient pf – pm

(*) Sepharial (Walter Gorn Old), cuspal distances, debatable ground, the horoscope, 2, 5, 19-23, Oct 1903
directional astrology, p, 72, Sepharial, 1921
(**) according to Max Duval, ''Les Moyens de pronostic en astrologie', pp 11-15, direct zodiacal directions, Ed Traditionnelles, 1986
(***) if 0<b<90;b=b' ; if 180<b<90; b'=180-b (use sign of b)
cf, Alan Leo, Casting the horoscope, (Astrology for all, II,, appendix, pp 180-183, L. N. Fowler & Co., London, 1912
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arc = 64.24 Y (or 63.7 Y without motu propriu of ☽)

3) direction from axis

ASC

We find a ☌ between ASC and ◻SA in OA : arc = 65.7, giving 62.6 Y with Key Placidus (to find the equivalence in years, we add to this arc of 65.67°, the AR of the ☉ of 290°,24 and we obtain 65.7° corresponding to 18.69° ♑, place where the ☉ from the day and hour of birth, arrives in 62.6 days which means as many years.) or with the BRAHE key (0.955) 65.35  Y.