Astrology ARTICLE SHERRIDEN SLOAN
Sect in Astrology I
s your Natal chart a Daytime or Nighttime chart? Not sure? You’re not alone. The ancient Hellenic technique of sect in Astrology is gradually being rediscovered after falling out of use for many years. WHAT IS IT?
This technique is the easy and fun concept of interpreting your Natal chart according to whether it belongs to either the Diurnal (day) sect or the Nocturnal (night) sect. Your sect will determine the strengths and weaknesses of the seven classical planets within your Natal chart. Diurnal: Sun, Jupiter, Saturn Nocturnal: Moon, Venus, Mars Mercury is an adaptable planet and has no inherent sect. Call it neutral. It changes according to whether it is positioned so that it rises before the sun rises and sets before the sun sets (diurnal) or if it rises after the sun rises and sets after the sun sets (nocturnal). HOW DOES IT WORK?
In practical use, this means for those with Daytime charts, the sun sign will have more emphasis. Conversely the moon sign will have more emphasis for those with Nighttime charts. The malefic (or ‘unfavourable’) planets, Mars and Saturn, tend to be chiefly difficult when they are conflicting to the sect in favour (Saturn in a night chart or Mars in a day chart). On the other hand, those same planets can be non-threatening and even advantageous or productive when they
The division of the two sects is balanced: DIURNAL
are of the sect in favour (Saturn in a day chart or Mars in a night chart). It is the same for the benefic (or ‘favourable’) planets whereby Jupiter tends to be even more benefic in a day chart, and Venus tends to be more benefic in a night chart. Conversely, Jupiter tends to have some of its more positive implications set aside in a night chart, while Venus’ benefic implications are slightly repressed in a day chart. WHAT SECT IS MY CHART?
At its simplest, you can work out your ruling sect by locating the position of the Sun on your Natal chart: • Daytime sect – your Sun is positioned above the horizon (in houses 7-12) • Nighttime sect – your Sun is positioned below the horizon (in houses 1-6). If your Sun is in the 1st or 7th house, you need to check if it is above or below the ascendant/ descendant axis. If it is above the axis, you have a ruling daytime sect, if it is below the axis, you have a ruling nighttime sect. HOW DO I INTERPRET MY CHART?
You can begin to interpret your chart in a couple of different ways. Here are the steps I follow to gain an overall view. STEP ONE: Determine the sect of your chart, have a look at which planets are acting in your favour. Daytime Sect – The daytime planetary superstar is Jupiter. You can act a lot like your Sun sign – this is expressly true for those with a Leo sun sign. In order from most favourable to least favourable, they are: 1. Jupiter 2. Venus 3. Saturn 4. Mars
Besides Mercury, each set contains:
NOCTURNAL
SECT LIGHT BENEFIC MALEFIC
• One luminary (Sun or Moon) • 1 ‘favourable’ planet (Jupiter or Venus) • 1 ‘unfavourable’ planet (Saturn or Mars)
NEUTRAL
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