Coordinates Mundoscopes - Off-Ecliptic Charts

Article Information
Article ID:	209
Author:	Marilyn
Created:	7/21/2006
Modified:	7/21/2006
Views:	1,906

Mundoscopes - Off-Ecliptic Charts

The Regiomontanus, Campanus and Placidus Mundoscope chart printouts

These techniques use a system of "zodiacal analogues," as mentioned earlier. The planets are given positions in what looks like (but really isn't) longitude. It may help to reiterate that one should NOT compare these positions to real (tropical or sidereal) longitudes.

Astrologers have not agreed with each other as to the best way to compute mundane aspects, like mundane squares, for planets in the intermediate houses. These systems allow you, using Nova Chartwheels, to experiment to see which system, if any, gives the best results. For example, if Bill has Neptune on his 3rd house cusp (here O "Gemini") and Mercury on the 6th house cusp (here O "Virgo"), there is a mundane square between these two planets. Since the location of the intermediate cusps differ from system to system a (here, mundane,) square in one system won't usually be a square in another.

Perhaps the best reason to investigate mundane position systems is the fact that twins born just a few minutes apart may have quite different "in mundo" aspects in their charts since these mundane contacts change so quickly, unlike aspects "in eclipto" (on the ecliptic). Despite similarities, twins are often quite different in temperament and destiny; it is unlikely that this is, or can be, shown by their ordinary ecliptic aspects.

The primary reference circle of the Regiomontanus Mundoscope is the celestial equator. The primary reference circle of the Campanus Mundoscope is the Prime Vertical. In both of these systems the houses are "semi-circles of position" originating from the north and south points of the horizon. Planetary position is determined by a "semi-circle of position" passing through the planets position in the mundane sphere and projected on the equator (Regiomontanus) or Prime Vertical (Campanus). Incidentally, you will NOT need to comprehend the geometry of the mundane sphere to use these options!

The Placidus Mundoscope uses what might be very loosely termed the "diurnal circle" and this system is the one most similar to that used by Michel and Francoise Gauquelin in their work.

Note: You may want an "Aspectarian" or "Midpoints" with your mundoscopes and local space charts.