Horary Experiment: Where are my knitting needles?
I have a set of knitting needles, and was trying to track down my missing pairs. I was down to not knowing where one of them was. Now, I wrote down the time I thought of the question, and then astro.com went down for most of Sunday, so I actually found the needles before I saw the horary. Let's see if the horary had any idea where they were...using this page.
- I'm represented by Libra rising/Venus, which is in Taurus in the 7th.
- Moveable possessions are represented by the 2nd house, which is Scorpio. So, Mars or Pluto. Having been reading Horary Astrology Plain and Simple lately, I'm gonna go with Mars as the dominant thing to read.
- Moon is in Pisces in the fifth.
- Mars and Venus are two degrees apart (whatever that means...I am not clear on the "approaching" or "separating" thing worth a damn).
- Sign on 4th cusp (Capricorn) and its planet (Saturn in 11th) are supposed to help find the locality of the item.
"Judge by the application of the two planets signifying recovery. The
number of degrees between them determine the hours, days, weeks,
months, etc., to pass. If they are quick in motion it hastens time. If
one is angular the recovery is quick."
I think I found the needles sometime that night, so...maybe around seven hours later. I dunno on the hours here. Should have been found shorter, according to the horary.
"Angular houses - the significator for the missing item angular shows that it is near its owner, and suggests a quick recovery."
Well, that was true.
"if the Moon or 2nd-ruler is within 30° of asc-ruler, the missing item is at home, or somewhere near the querent."
True in both cases!
"The 10th shows the place of work, the 7th the property of a partner, the 4th the oldest part of the house or the property of the querent' s father, or places where elderly people spend their time."
Well, they come up in the 7th, but "property of a partner" doesn't apply when I live alone.
"Air signs indicate places of high elevation or
locations with an open view: the upper part of rooms or places near the
top of the house, near windows or sources of light. Outside they
indicate locations high from the ground, or higher than the ordinary
ground; the highest hill or hanging on a tree - or west."
Not so much. But see below...
"Moveable (cardinal) signs show high places, lofts, upper rooms, newly erected buildings or newly worked land, hilly countryside. Places where there is a lot of movement or change. The significator of the property in a moveable sign generally shows that it is not far from its owner."
Oh, this is REALLY appropriate, especially the last two sentences.
"Humane signs (Gemini, Virgo, Libra, Aquarius) indicate that the lost object will be found in a place frequented by people -such as the home, rather than outside in a secluded area."
The needles were at home.
The needles were in my backpack, which was sitting next to me at the time.
So....????
Update: this page. Link didn't work. Damn you, Vox.