Changing Scoring of Balances

When viewing interpretations of a chart, you will notice that there are a number of interpretation types which relate to the overall distribution of planets around the chart. These type are as follows...

•Balance of Quadrants - ASC to IC, IC to DSC, DSC to MC, MC to ASC

•Balance of Hemispheres - Eastern, Southern, Western, Northern

•Balance of Elements - Fire, Earth, Air, Water

•Balance of Modes - Cardinal, Fixed, Mutable

•Balance of Rays - 1st to 7th

•Balance of Signs - Aries to Pisces

•Balance of Houses - 1st to 12th

In each case, an algorithm is used to determine which divisions are “weak” (i.e. occupied by fewer than average planets) and which are “strong” (i.e. occupied by more than average planets) in the chart being interpreted. You have some control over how this calculation is performed, so that you can fine-tune the circumstances in which divisions are considered to be weak or strong. The calculation to determine which divisions are weak or strong is as follows.

1)For each division (such as a quadrant or an element or a sign):

i.The total number of displayed chart points (planets/ asteroids/ TransNeptunians/ others) occupying that division is totalled.

ii.Optionally each displayed point occupying the division is multiplied by its weighting score.

2)The average score is found by summing the scores for each division, and dividing by the number of divisions (i.e. by 3 for modes, 4 for quadrants, hemispheres etc.).

3)If the score for any division is less than the average multiplied by a “weakratio”, then it is considered to be “weak”.

4)If the score for any division is greater than or equal the average multiplied by a “strongratio”, then it is considered to be “strong”.

The items which you can adjust in the interpretations editor are...

•Whether or not the weighting of each chart point is applied.

•What value the “weakratio” has.

•What value the “strongratio” has.

•The weighting values for each point, if you choose to use them, are the same weighting values that are used in other parts of Solar Fire. See Editing Weightings for further information on editing the weightings.

You can prevent weak interpretations from appearing at all by specifying a “weakratio” of 0 (zero). If you do so, then you need not enter any text relating to weak divisions of that type. Similarly, by entering a large number (like 99.9), for “strongratio” you can prevent strong interpretations from appearing, and you do not need to enter any text for strong division of that type. For example, it might be desirable to set a “weakratio” of zero for Balance of Signs, because it is likely that a number of signs will be completely unoccupied in any chart, and it may not be very meaningful to give any interpretation to those signs being unoccupied.

>> To alter the scoring of balances

1.Select Scoring of Balances from the Edit menu.

2.Select any category from the Balance Type drop-down list.

3.Optionally click on the Use Weighted Scoring check box to toggle it on or off.

4.Enter a ratio into the Ratio for Weak box

5.Enter a ratio into the Ratio for Strong box

6.Repeat steps 2 to 5 for any other category you wish to alter

7.Click on the OK button.