Parallel. (v. Aspects.)
Rays, Under the. In astrology a planet is "under the rays" of another when it is within orbs of
an aspect. Rarely used by modern authorities.
Reception. (1) A planet posited in a sign not its own, is said to be received by the Ruler of
that sign, as if one were visitor and the other host. (2) The condition in which a planet is
receiving an aspect from some faster-moving planet.
Reception, Mutual. When two planets are in each other's sign or exaltation.
Recessional Directions. v. Directions.
Rectification. The process of verification or correction of the birth moment or ascendant
degree of the map, by reference to known events or characteristics pertaining to the native.
This may be necessitated by the inaccuracy of time-pieces; the carelessness of those whose
business it should be to make a careful record of the correct moment of birth; or it may
consist of a hypothetical determination of a birth-hour wholly unknown to the native. The
entire subject is a matter of controversy. Some contend that it is unscientific to prove a thesis
by altering the premise to fit the conclusion. Among numerous methods are: (1) the Prenatal
Epoch, the Arc of the Moon's travel from its birth position to the point where it forms its first
aspect, converted into time and compared with the circumstances which attended, is
presumed to afford an indication of the Native's exact age, whereby to rectify the degree of
the Ascendant; (2) comparisons between the house positions of the planets, and the Native's
circumstances and disposition; and (3) the computing of the directions attending the first
accident or illness, the death of a parent, the conferring of an honor, marriage, the birth of a
child.
Argol and Morinus used a method of rectification by directions timed to an important event.
Hermes observed a certain relationship between the place of the Moon at birth and the
Ascendant at conception, and vice versa, out of which developed the Prenatal Epoch, as
advanced by E. H. Bailey in the 'Prenatal Epoch" and Sepharial in "The Solar Epoch."
Various other methods have been advanced but none has received universal acceptance.
Recurrence Cycles. Periods of time in which a conjunction of any two given planets will
recur in approximately the same degree of the zodiac. These are of value, not only in the