The Martial Art of Horary Astrology

First, if you're looking for some kind of step-by-step approach, you can forget it. Step one, basically, is to figure out which "step one" you want to use! Should you use the ascendant itself to represent the querent (the person asking the question), or the ruler of the rising sign, or the almuten of the rising sign, or a planet in the first house, or even the moon? Then the trickiest part, as the author says, is to figure out what house to use for quested (what the question is about) -- the significator of which could be the house itself, or its ruler, or its almuten, or a planet in that house. If you like flexibility, you've got it; if you're hoping for something a little more well-defined, forget it.Second, I'd like to quote the author (p. 10): "Without your own examples, this book is useless to you." I'm inclined to agree. This book leaves me with the impression that doing astrology means building your own system of interpretation. Sure, this book can give you some ideas-- but the way it seems to "work" is, you look at a chart, then a hundred things flood into your mind based on stuff you've read or seen before, and then you use whatever pieces help you make the best story for the present question.The author herself nearly admits to doing this herself -- for example, on page 91 (Example 11):The question is, "Was my husband lying to me on the phone when he said he hasn't cheated on me during our marriage?" Early in the interpretation she sees Jupiter in the first house and says "Now I'm sorry folks, but mythology sometimes intrudes on my consciousness, and this was just one of those times -- it seems every myth of Jupiter involves him making love with anyone but his wife Juno!" She goes on to read the chart and conclude he was "lying through his teeth." On the other hand, she had to use the time of the phone call plus the husband's location to get this result -- saying the chart was too difficult to read otherwise -- and not the location of the person asking the question, which is what you're "supposed" to do. Which calls the entire reading into question!And if we're free to switch locations, why not switch the actual question to the person at that location? The man must have been wondering something like, "Is my wife trusting me when I tell her this?" Looking at the same chart in this new way, I can see outside forces moving in to his twelfth house to mess things up for him -- the twelfth house being the house of hidden enemies, such as the wife's astrologer (say). One can also look at dignities and receptions and see that the husband truly values his relationship with his wife, but she is more aloof and adrift in her attitude towards him. Is his wife just looking for some kind of excuse to separate from him? Can astrologers be sued for malpractice if they make incorrect statements concerning marital fidelity?So you see how this works -- you take advantage of the built-in vagaries and ambiguities in order to come up with something so good that the client comes back for more.Then there's this gem on page 99 (Example 14):The question is, "Will there be a magnitude 8.5 or higher earthquake in southern California on May 10, 1994?" Her first comment is: "This is what we call a $50 no, meaning you charge more than usual and then say no." (Looking at the chart, of course, to make sure there are no really strong indications of a yes -- we mustn't be THAT sure of ourselves.)Why am I giving two stars? Because it did help me understand what is happening out there, even if I'm not much impressed.

Lehman has done a wonderful job of cramming much of what you need to know to do basic horary astrology into a single volume. But she does assume that you've learned something about traditional astrology already. So this book does not explain general concepts or vocabulary in much detail (there are appendices and a glossary in the back, but the beginning student may want more before tackling this book).This is an excellent text to refer back to. Lehman has taken the sensible step of organizing her examples by the house you use to answer the question. Not only does this help you find the rules later, but it ensures that there's a few examples for each house (unlike other horary books that give you several examples of a few kinds of questions and leave you guessing wildly on other subjects). Lehman gives almost 100 examples in this book, each explained fairly completely (that's where the bulk of the instruction comes from: most concepts are mentioned during the explanations and aren't in stand-alone chapters).

Lee Lehman book is one of the best book on the subject of horary astrology. Both beginner astrologer and an advanced practitioner will benefit tremendously from the book. Book is very well organized , well written, deep and contains a lot of examples. Lee has amazing ability explain complicated astrological subjects in a very easy to understand woods. If student can have only one book on a subject of classical astrological and horary Lee's book will be the perfect choice.

I bought this book as a gift and the recipient LOVES it!! He was soooo excited!!!

WELL WRITTEN - WONDERFUL QUALITY IN PRINTING AND BINDING - I AM A TRUE BELIEVER IN ASTROLOGY AND THIS A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO MY ASTROLOGICAL MATERIALS

Modern Horary astrologers only give a yes or no answer to every question, the rest is bla, bla, bla,. To have that answer to my questions I don't need to spend my money and my time making charts, going trough all the rules and interpretations. I don't see Horary astrologers in modern times of the size of Lilly and IVY Jacobsen.

Lehman has put together a well-organized and helpful book with many examples. I own two other horary books and this one is the best.

Must for Horary

I liked that the book is graded. Also most chapters have lengthy quotations from such classic authorities as Lilly and Culpepper.

A must have for beginners & a wealth of information for those who have been practicing horary for a while.

古典占星術家であり、同時にホラリー占星術の実践家として活躍なさる、リー・レーマンのホラリー占星術教科書（2002年刊）。タイトルは、芸（art）と技術（technique）の両方であると著者が考える占星術を、技術と直感（intuition）とを併せ持つ格闘技であります、マーシャル・アーツに関連づけた処から来ているようです。内容はまず、第一部がホラリー占星術への導入で、ホラリー占星術とはなにか、質問の尋ね方ならびに取り決め方（negotiating）、ホラリー・チャートを立てる前に留意すべき事について、オーブ、アンティスシア、セクト等、第二部は各ハウスに関わる質問、第三部は応用編となっており、トリプル・ヴァーゴ（ネイタル・チャートの月、太陽、水星が乙女サインにある）の著者らしく、疑問点一つずつに対し、いにしえの占星術家の文献ならびに自身の経験則の双方を用い、掘り下げならびに分析を重ね論じておられます。

古代占星術の基本的な内容を理解している方にとっては、特に目新しい内容ではありません。伝統的なホラリー占星術を習得されたい方にとっては有益な内容ですが、個人的には、強くお勧めする書籍ではありません。また、Lillyによるチャートのラディカリリーに関する記述がありますが、これは個々の占星術師の考え方によりますが、私は採用しません。この考え方は、占星術師自身の身を守るために考案されたもので、本来、神と共にある強い信仰心を持っている占星術師であれば、一切を神に任せて、最善を尽くすべきだと考えるからです。話しが脱線したので、元に戻します。内容は、ホラリー占星術について、ラディカルについて、天体のオーブ、アンティション、セクト、各種サインの説明、各ハウスの判断方法、などなど。