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in place, but move the pencil to the right to the next planet (Neptune here), and ask, are they within orb?—again the answer is no, Again the pencil point is moved to the right and is on the last planet in the Cardinal line (Uranus); the question, are the planets under the index finger and the pencil point within orb, is asked, and answered negatively.
Thus we have ascertained that the planet under our left hand index finger (Mars) has no aspect to any of the other planets in Cardinal signs. We then move the left index finger one place to the right (to Saturn), place our pencil point on the planet next to the right of that (on Neptnue here), repeat the query, are the planets under the index finger and the pencil point (Saturn and Neptune here) within orb? A glance at the horoscope shows that they are; one being 17 and the other 23. They are therefore in aspect. Our rule says that—Planets in Cardinal, Fixed or Common signs are either in conjunction square or opposition if within orbs!
A glance at the position of Saturn and Neptune shows that they are not in conjunction; nor in opposition; they must therefore be square to each other. We therefore write a square and the symbol of Saturn in Neptune’s line in the Index; also a square and the symbol of Neptune in Saturn’s line. Thus we have recorded that aspect.
We leave our left index finger on Saturn, but move the pencil point to the right, to Uranus. We
