Fusion gives Uranus corule of Aquarius but rarely if ever, unlike modern astrology, makes him the primary sign ruler, Neptune corule of Pisces, and Pluto corule of Scorpio again rarely if ever making them primary rulers of those signs. These planets have an effect that is qualitatively different from the visible planets and much longer periods of revolution making them factors in mass phenomena and universal issues, though these also manifest in the individual their action is unlike the more personal and localized visible planets.

Triplicity - signs of the same element : fire - Aries, Leo, Sagittarius; water - Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces; air - Libra, Gemini, Aquarius; earth - Capricorn, Taurus, Virgo. When used with the delineation of the houses it means the rulers of those signs. I tend to look at the sign on the cusp as first in this case rather than the cardinal sign of the triplicity.

Dispositor - the planet ruling the sign another planet or point occupies. Example - Mars in Gemini is disposed by Mercury, who, if not in one of his own signs, may in turn be disposed by another planet. The end of the trail of these dispositions is the final dispositor. The pattern of disposition and whether or not there is a final dsipositor shows the mode of operation of the native.

Almutem Figuris - Calculated by observing the dignities at the degree at which the Sun, Moon, Ascendant, Fortuna, and the Szygy fall, the house placements of the planets and the day and hour of the native's birth. The szygy is the new or full moon before birth. The Almutem Figuris shows the link to the spirit and the means of spiritual development or vocation.

Dignities - Each of the visible planets have a certain essential dignity or strength by position in the signs. Traditionally, with their relative values, these are rule (5), exaltation (4), triplicity by day or night (3), term (2) and face or decan (1). A planet may also be accidentally dignified by house placement with the following relative strengths according to Ibn Ezra:

Note that the angular houses are strongest, the succeedant less so, and cadent houses weak; and that houses above the horizon are generally stronger than houses below.

Day and Hour rulers - the ruler of the day adds 7 to its strength and the ruler of the hour 6.

References in Abbreviated form

The Beginning of Wisdom - Ibn Ezra

The Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology - Vivian Robson

Ephermeris of the Great Comets 1402 - 1948 - Ramus

Star Names, Their Lore and Meaning - R. H. Allen

Essential Dignities - Lee Lehman

The Stars - L. Edward Johndro

Traditional Astrology websites, most notably Zoller and Warnock.

Biographies of the principals.

Conclusions

At the beginning of the page, three issues concerning magicians were raised. Signature, sympathy including sympathy without practice, and patronage. While the issues have been explored, it's clear that we've only scratched the surface here and possibly raised more questions than we've answered.

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