You can think of these points as being the 8 phases of the Sun, parallel to the 8 phases of the Moon.Īlong with being points in the zodiac they correspond to dates on the calendar where the Sun reaches those degrees of the zodiac. In relation to the 4 cardinal points, the 1/8 or cross points all fall at 15 degrees of the fixed signs. Along with the Harmonic 4 series (conjunction, opposition or 1/2, square or 1/4) you get four in-between points we call semisquare (45 degrees or 1/8 the circle) and sesquiquadrate (135 degrees or 3/8). If you divide the 360 circle in 8 you get points 45 degrees apart. Point Two – the harmonic 8 midpoints between the four angles are important, forming hard aspects that trigger action with the angles. It is this angularity that is the reason why the cardinal ingress points are critical to astrology they are the four marker points of the relation between the Earth as a whole and the Sun. The four points are in a Harmonic 4 aspect to each other – Harmonic 4 means they are based on dividing the 360 circle into 4, giving 90 degree angles.Īll angularity in astrology is based on 90 degree angles. It is a similar sort of connection to the Ascendant and Midheaven axes, but more universal. In that respect the cardinal points act like angles, points of action, points connecting us to the world around us. In Uranian astrology the Cardinal points connect us to the world at large. These are the four points that mark the Equinoxes and Solstices, the four seasons of our year. You will also hear them referred to as the Aries Point, but the way that is used includes all four cardinal signs. Modern Uranian astrology refers to these as the Cardinal Points. Point One – The four cardinal points, 0 degrees of each of the cardinal signs, are the world angles. This whole argument is based on two premises or points everything else follows logically from these. I want to make the case that what I am presenting here is not something new or modern, but goes all the way back to some of the earliest roots of our astrology. I will keep that order since I want to share my thought process here. These are based on notes that I made as I was thinking this through. In this post I want to share a train of thought I’m pursuing regarding the importance of the cardinal points as acting like world angles for a world chart.
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