A s t r o l o g y - Mandala

Power Points

We find the power points at or near the zodiacal longitudes.

1. 0° of Aries and Libra,
2. 0° of Cancer and Capricorn, and
3. 15° of the Fixed Signs.

The beginner can locate these key declinational power points by merely looking in an open ephemeris to the date that is the focus of your concern. (Allow a ±1° orb.) When one of the luminaries or a planet is in a power point area, that placement strengthens the qualities of that body in accord with its prescribed nature. When the astrologer finds bodies in any of these areas, their very presence indicates added emphasis for the body or bodies. By adding emphasis to that body when interpreting it within the chart will enrich one's understanding of the chart.

This initial area

1. is associated with the Aries - Libra axis that equates to 0° of declination ;
2. the second area is related to the Cancer - Capricorn axis that equates to 23° 27' North and 23° 27' South declination; while
3. the third involves the middle of the fixed signs and is located at 16° 20.5' of North and South declination.

An orb of 1° of declination in either direction is the maximum allowable for each area.

(Bibliographie: Kt. Boehrer, Declination: The Other Dimension, El Paso, TX: Fortuna Press, !994, pp 60-62. Also refer to Edward L. Dearborn, Zero Degrees Cardinal Meets Fifteen Fixed, The Other Dimension, Vol.1, No.2, August 1996, p11.)

A planet and/or the Sun or Moon in any of these three areas by declination, by virtue of placement at a power point, has greater strength consistent with its basic nature and should be recognized as being more powerful in the chart than one would normally expect.

Copyright 2000. Edward L. Dearborn - All rights reserved by the author.