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called the radix (or natal) and each of the radical stars is marked by r.The planets in

motion are designated “progressing,” and abbreviated pr.

A differentiation must be made between strong and weak transits, between

those that can bring about a change in life, and those that merely have a hand in

shaping ordinary, everyday life. The slower the planets move, the stronger their influ-

ence. Whoever has stood under the influence of the transits of Pluto, Neptune, or

Uranus will hardly be able to say he or she has felt nothing. Cosmobiologists also use

midpoints for greater precision in calculation and also more exact interpretation, so

that after mastering the use of transits, going on to the consideration of midpoints is

highly recommendable.

Paying attention to the MC and ASC is very important. When a progressed

planet is in the vicinity of the points M (MC) and A (ASC), attention should be paid to

when an aspect forms. As already stated, the aspects of the planets are of greater impor-

tance than the “signs” and “houses.” The orbs of the aspects are the same as in the natal

chart. The closer the orbs, the more precise is the outcome (1^1 ⁄ 2 ° on each side).

The 45° Graphic Ephemerides

Cosmobiologists work with the 45° geocentric and heliocentric ephemerides

and the 45° midpoint ephemerides. Reinhold Ebertin introduced the 45° ephemerides

that excited many thousands of astrologers. This method enables one to obtain, with-

in a few minutes of time, a survey on the year to come by writing the positions from

the natal chart in the margin and then drawing straight lines through the graphic

ephemerides form.

In the graphic ephemeris, the month of the year can be found at the very top,

and just below, the periods of 10 years. On the both sides are the divisions into

degrees; on the right-hand side this ranges from 1 to 45°, on the left-hand side the 45°

with the markings for each individual sign.

By drawing horizontal lines across the page, points of intersection of the vari-

ous stellar orbits will become evident. Note that the orbits of the slow-moving planets

take on a fairly flat form, whereas the fast-moving planets move in an almost vertical

plane. In solar motion, the small circles are marked by Nfor New Moon and Vfor Full

Moon (German voll-full). An Ein the circle indicates an eclipse.

—Irmgard Rauchhaus

Sources:

Ebertin, Elsbeth, and Georg Hoffman. Fixed Stars and Their Interpretation.Tempe, AZ: Ameri-

can Federation of Astrologers, 1971.

Ebertin, Reinhold. Applied Cosmobiology.Tempe, AZ: American Federation of Astrologers,

1972.

———. The Combination of Stellar Influences.Translated by Alfred G. Roosedale and Linda

Kratzsch. Aalen, Germany: Ebertin, 1972. Reprint, Tempe, AZ: American Federation of

Astrologers, 1994.

———. Directions, Co-Determinants of Fate.Tempe, AZ: American Federation of Astrologers,

1976.

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