Guest guest Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Dear members Since majority of the western people were using placidus system, Mr.KSK has chosen the placidus system. No one appears to have done a study as to which house division gives the most accurate prediction. Mr.KSK did not mention about the koch house system and topocentric house system in his books. Koch system is in the rank of second, next to placidus. Topocentric may also suitable for k.p. Research is needed for which house system is most suitable for k.p. Dhanabalan References Systems of house division It is certainly true that houses are purely a symbolic description of the heavens, whereas the positions of the stars and the planets are measurable concrete things. Which System should you Use?: Who knows? no one appears to have done a study as to which gives the most accurate prediction. If you wish to choose based on popularity, Placidus, Koch and Equal House are the most common systems for modern Western individual astrology. Placidus This is the most commonly used house system in modern Western astrology. Placidus remains the most popular system among English-speaking astrologers The Placidus system is sometimes not defined beyond polar circles (latitudes greater than 66°N or 66°S), because certain degrees are circumpolar (never touch the horizon), and planets falling in them cannot therefore appear in the Birth Chart. This is the main weakness of the Placidean system according to its critics, which often cite the exceptional house proportions in the higher latitudes.[6] Michel Gauquelin divided Placidus houses into 36 (instead of 12) "decans" and marked beginning of the 36th "decan" (the first before ascendant) as the starting point. Koch [Time-based] [second most commonly used system in Western Astrology] A rather more complicated version of the Placidus system, built on equal increments of Right Ascension for each quadrant. The Koch system is defined only for latitudes between 66°N and 66°S. This system is popular among research astrologers in the U.S. and among German speakers, but in Central Europe lost some popularity to the Krusiñski house system. Topocentric This is a recent system, invented in Argentina, that its creators claim has been determined empirically, i.e. by observing events in people's lives and assessing the geometry of a house system that would fit. The house cusps are always within a degree of those given in the Placidus system. The geometry is somewhat complicated and the reader is referred to this site for an explanation. The topocentric system can also be described as an approximation algorithm for the Placidus system. Topocentric: [Time-based] This system was introduced in 1961 by Wendel Polich and A.P. Nelson Page. Nor is this house system more “topocentric” (i.e. birth-place-related) than any other house system. (c.f.. the misunderstanding with the “birth place system”.) The “topocentric” house cusps are close to Placidus house cusps except for high geographical latitudes. It also works for latitudes beyond the polar circles, wherefore some consider it to be an improvement of the Placidus system. However the striking philosophical idea behind Placidus (i.e. the division of diurnal and nocturnal arcs of points of the zodiac) is completely destroyed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Dear Mr. Dhanabalan Excellent work in deed. From many postings - it seems, the basics are deviated in a period of time.Could u pl. compile and put forward all so as to stic to originals and practise in a proper way. From ur details on various house system,Now I think- even taking the cusp or houses itself is wrong and ONE HAS TO SERIOUSLY ADOPT AND APPLY THE CORELATIONS BETWEEN THE STARS( x planet in A star & y planet in B star) like in astronomy or while sailing in ocean the ancient people used. I seek seniors and members view. regards , Dhanabalan R <r.dhanabalan wrote: > > Dear members > > Since majority of the western people were using placidus system, Mr.KSK has chosen the placidus system. No one appears to have done a study as to which house division gives the most accurate prediction. > > Mr.KSK did not mention about the koch house system and topocentric house system in his books. Koch system is in the rank of second, next to placidus. Topocentric may also suitable for k.p. > > Research is needed for which house system is most suitable for k.p. > > Dhanabalan > > References > > Systems of house division > It is certainly true that houses are purely a symbolic description of the heavens, whereas the positions of the stars and the planets are measurable concrete things. > Which System should you Use?: Who knows? no one appears to have done a study as to which gives the most accurate prediction. If you wish to choose based on popularity, Placidus, Koch and Equal House are the most common systems for modern Western individual astrology. > Placidus > This is the most commonly used house system in modern Western astrology. Placidus remains the most popular system among English- speaking astrologers The Placidus system is sometimes not defined beyond polar circles (latitudes greater than 66°N or 66°S), because certain degrees are circumpolar (never touch the horizon), and planets falling in them cannot therefore appear in the Birth Chart. This is the main weakness of the Placidean system according to its critics, which often cite the exceptional house proportions in the higher latitudes.[6] > > Michel Gauquelin divided Placidus houses into 36 (instead of 12) " decans " and marked beginning of the 36th " decan " (the first before ascendant) as the starting point. > > Koch > > [Time-based] [second most commonly used system in Western Astrology] A rather more complicated version of the Placidus system, built on equal increments of Right Ascension for each quadrant. The Koch system is defined only for latitudes between 66°N and 66°S. This system is popular among research astrologers in the U.S. and among German speakers, but in Central Europe lost some popularity to the Krusiñski house system. > > Topocentric > This is a recent system, invented in Argentina, that its creators claim has been determined empirically, i.e. by observing events in people's lives and assessing the geometry of a house system that would fit. The house cusps are always within a degree of those given in the Placidus system. The geometry is somewhat complicated and the reader is referred to this site for an explanation. The topocentric system can also be described as an approximation algorithm for the Placidus system. > > Topocentric: [Time-based] This system was introduced in 1961 by Wendel Polich and A.P. Nelson Page. Nor is this house system more " topocentric " (i.e. birth-place-related) than any other house system. (c.f. the misunderstanding with the " birth place system " .) The " topocentric " house cusps are close to Placidus house cusps except for high geographical latitudes. It also works for latitudes beyond the polar circles, wherefore some consider it to be an improvement of the Placidus system. However the striking philosophical idea behind Placidus (i.e. the division of diurnal and nocturnal arcs of points of the zodiac) is completely destroyed. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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