Annual profections
Find the house and planet brought forward in a particular year.
Read the guide →The method behind Lilly
Read the tradition.
Classical astrology, explained without flattening it.
These guides introduce the timing methods and judgements Caluminate calculates in code before Lilly composes a personal reading.
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Foundations
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Why a day chart and a night chart judge planetary condition differently.
Read the guide →Essential dignities
How the tradition asks not only where a planet is, but how well it can act there.
Read the guide →Timing and judgement
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Lord of the year
Turn the activated house of a profection into a more specific annual judgement.
Read the guide →Solar returns
Read the chart of the Sun’s annual return against the natal figure.
Read the guide →Electional astrology
How an astrologer chooses a defensible moment rather than merely an empty slot.
Read the guide →Put it in context
Classical and modern astrology
The two practices share vocabulary but often ask different questions. This guide explains the distinction Caluminate is built around.
Read the comparison