The final stage, as given by Omar of Tiberius, is to examine whether the
alcocoden is aspected by either the benefics or malefics. In either case, an aspect
results in either adding or subtracting the lesser number of years.
TABLE OFYEARS
Planets Old Years Mean Years Least YearsSaturn 57 43 30
Jupiter 79 45 12
Mars 66 40 15
Sun 120 69 19
Venus 82 45 8
Mercury 76 48 20
Moon 108 66 25
To better exemplify the success of this table, the Table on the Longevity
Expectations for Czars of Russia follows. One of the reasons this particular set was
selected is that, with the exception of Nicholas II, none were really subject to the
modern understanding of hygiene and allopathic trauma care, which arguably could
have thrown off the longevity compared to traditional expectations.
LONGEVITYEXPECTATIONS FORCZARS OFRUSSIA
Alchocoden Expected Actual
Czar Hyleg Alchocoden Years +/-Aspects Years Years
Peter I Asc Mars 40 +12 52 51
Paul I Sun Saturn 57 -15+8+12 62 46
Alexander I Fortuna Jupiter 45 n/a 45 47
Alexander II Sun Venus 82 -15-30+12 49 62
Alexander III Asc Mercury 48 -15+8 43 49
Nicholas II Sun Venus 45 +12 57 50
*Assassinated.
When freed from being a system of precise longevity calculation, the system does
provide some very useful information. Clearly, a person who shows a short to medium
longevity is more likely to have serious health consequences earlier in life than a person
with greater longevity. This can translate into the necessity of paying more attention to
bodily symptoms so that serious conditions are not the only necessary outcome.
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