The Five Routes to an Outcome

The significators may be brought together not by a single route but in five different ways; if even one of them is present and nothing destroys it, the tendency is toward an outcome. Let us look at each route with a modern example.

1 · Direct applying aspect

When the two significators apply to one another in an easy aspect, such as a sextile or a trine, or in a suitable conjunction, perfection comes about directly. A hard aspect, a square or an opposition, may also perfect when supported by strong reception (the planets welcome one another), though with difficulty. Modern equivalent: the two parties reach an agreement directly between themselves.

2 · Translation of light

A faster planet separates from one significator and applies to the other, carrying the light; a single intermediary comes between them. Modern equivalent: a mutual friend moves between the two parties, carries the news and connects them.

3 · Collection of light

The two significators do not see each other, but both apply to a heavier third planet, and that planet gathers them both. Modern equivalent: both parties appeal to a shared superior or authority, and that person brings the two together (an employer, an arbitrator, a court).

4 · The Moon's application to the quesited

The Moon is always the querent's co-significator (a second significator). When it applies to the significator of the quesited, especially with reception, this too is a route toward an outcome. Modern equivalent: the flow of events carries the matter toward its conclusion of its own accord.

5 · One planet rules both parties (a strong positive testimony)

When the same planet rules both the querent and the quesited, the matter is in a sense in the querent's hands. Unlike the first four routes, this is not the completion of an aspect; even so, it is a strong positive testimony that the parties are close to one another and in accord. Modern equivalent: the two parties already belong to the same circle, the same team.

Sample question: Will I work again with the business partner with whom I disagreed?

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