The Master of the Nativity: Finding the Ruler of the Birth Chart

00:03:37 Starting point is the Master of Naitivity 00:03:48 Slide: One Planet to Rule Them all 00:07:22 Slide: a Fragment from Petosiris on the Master (from Vettius Valens) 00:14:01 Slide: a Fragment from Petosiris on the Master (from Vettius Valens) 00:14:57 Slide: Surviving Treatment of Porphyry 00:23:08 Diagram: Chronology of works on the Master of the Nativity 00:28:52 Slide: Porphyry on the Rulers of the Nativity 00:34:32 >> Calculations of rulers according to Porphyry 00:34:42 Slide: How to find the Predominator [ἐπικρατήτωρ / epikratētōr] 00:36:18 Similar to the medieval concept of Almuten 00:38:24 Slide: How to find the Predominator (3 factors for the luminaries) 00:39:18 Diagram: Finding the Sect (Day/Night Charts) 00:41:15 Angular luminary is preferred over less angular one 00:43:05 The Luminary that is more eastern (closer to ASC) is preferred. 00:43:48 Diagram: Explaining East vs. West in a chart 00:48:34 Slide: Use of Equal and Quadrant Houses 01:01:38 Quadrant House based East/West question 01:04:00 Quadrant Houses divide the chart into East and West 01:04:30 Diagram: Meridian vs. Whole sign 10th house 01:05:09 Diagram: Three different midheavens (Meridian, 10th whole sign, 90° from ASC - Nonagesimal) 01:09:13 Diagram: Finding the Sect (Day/Night Charts) 01:15:52 Diagram: Jupiter Rising & reaches Highest Elevation 01:22:00 Examples from Porphyry 01:22:16 Diagram of Porphyry example 01:22:26 Chart: Sun in 1st house, Day chart (Porphyry example) 01:24:27 Chart: Moon in 1st house, Night chart (Porphyry example) 01:25:04 Chart: Moon in 1st or 2nd, Sun in 9th, Day chart (Porphyry example) 01:27:14 Chart: Sun in 2nd, Moon in 9th, Night chart 01:30:49 Chart: Night Chart, Moon in 9th, Sun in 2nd 01:30:56 Chart: Night Chart, Sun/Moon below horizon 01:32:14 Chart: Night Chart, Sun angular, Moon in Cadent house 01:33:19 Chart: Day Chart, Moon & Sun in Cadent 9th 01:34:07 Slide: Summarizing Predomination 01:34:58 Can there be a tie? If the Sect wins out? Equally angual, equally estern? 01:35:19 Chart: Night Chart, Sun 4th, Moon in 4th or 5th house 01:36:21 If equal, will degree of angularity matter? 01:39:11 >> The master of the nativity [οἰκοδεσπότης γενέσεως / oikodespotēs geneseōs] 01:39:57 Chart: First method of Determining the Master 01:40:50 The Master of the Nativity is the domicile lord of the Predominator 01:41:27 Chart showing sign/planet rulerships 01:52:17 Chart: T. S. Eliot (Moon Predominator / Mercury Master) 01:55:34 Chart: Salvador Dali (Sun Predominator / Venus Master) 01:57:04 Chart: Linda Goodman (Sun Predominator / Mars Master in Gemini 3rd house) 01:50:28 Slide: Ancient Character Interpretation (using Master) 02:04:21 Slide: Iamblichus on the Guardian Spirit 02:06:02 Slide: Rhetorius on Venus as Master of the Nativity 02:08:05 Slide: Identifying the Guardian Spirit in Porphyry 02:21:56 >> Co-Master or the Joint Master of the Nativity [συνοικοδεσπότης / sunoikodespotēs] 02:22:22 Slide: Co-Master / Joint Master 02:22:59 The bound lord of the Predominator becomes the Co-Master of the Nativity 02:23:30 Terms / Bounds / Confines / (Ὅρια horia) (unequal sub-division of a sign) 02:23:42 Diagram: Bounds according to the Egyptians (http://hellenisticastrology.com/bounds.pdf) 02:28:32 Diagram: Table of Planetary Rulerships (http://www.hellenisticastrology.com/rulerships.pdf) 02:29:13 Slide: Use in the Length of Life Technique 02:33:00 Years associated with each of the Planets 02:35:02 Slide: Quote from Firmicus on the Master of the Nativity 02:38:00 Chart: T. S. Eliot (Predominator in Bounds of Venus Co-Master) 02:44:26 Slide: Second Method of Determining the Master 02:49:17 Chart: Franklin D. Roosevelt (ASC in Bounds of Mars) 02:52:08 Chart: Judy Blume 02:52:12 Chart: Linda Goodman 02:55:03 Slide: Summarizing the Role of the Master of the Nativity 02:55:51 Slide: Bonus Material: The Lord of the Nativity [κύριος / kurios] 02:59:00 Slide: First Approach to Determining the Lord 03:02:45 Slide: Second Approach to Determining the Lord (Candidates) 03:05:20 Slide: Second Approach to Determining the Lord (Citeria) 03:06:37 Slide: Difficult and Complex doctrine 03:07:47 Slide: Valens on the Master of the Nativity (critique on Petosiris) 03:13:45 Chris Brennan's Conclusion 03:13:50 Slide: Final Remarks

chris: we're going to keep this short and concise also chris: jupiter was on the ascendant when we started recording

"We're aiming for 2 hours..." Video length - 3 hours, 22 minutes I love you both, never change :P

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28:34 😂😂 I always enjoy the podcast. Chris is such an incredible gift to the Astrological community and the world at large. He will leave an indelible mark in the world. I'm so grateful for his wo

Everyone deserves someone who like at Chris the way Leisa does. It is adorbs.

In the middle of a pandemic, your videos and podcasts have been my best friend I don't have to 'social distance!' Bless you for all of your work!

Mars as the Master of my nativity makes perfect sense. My Scorpio moon in the sign of the moon's fall fits me better than my Pisces sun. I worked for 29 years as a psychiatric nurse. I consistently identified better with the patients than "normal" people. I was very good at my job. I tended to be laid back and the patients recognized my allegiance to them and not to the administration of administrative directives. There was rarely violence on my units and when there was it was quickly contained. In the rest of my life, I always seem to bring out the worst in others especially my family and friends. Modern texts say things like "you have to remember that you often send out unconscious signals that cause others to act against you". This sounds like BS and makes little sense to me. When I think that Mars could be used to identify my guardian spirit... This makes a whole lot more sense to me. Perhaps one day I can be freed from my fate.

I never resonated with my Sun sign but based on this ancient exercise my Moon is my predominator. This makes so much sense because I’ve always resonated with my Moon. Quite fascinating indeed.

A truly excellent job. Congratulations. I just bought the book. It really is a pleasure when dedication and passion shows from the first to the last minute.

Leisa, I will never forgive you for this 😂 I have had the song Master of the House stuck in my head for HOURS after watching this podcast!

Very Interesting🌟 & I like Lisa's x-ray-like listening attention, gently sharp clarifying questions, and her plum-flame dark sense of humor💜

Totally agree with Dani, this video is amazing. If you're struggling to stay with it, because of its duration, make sure NOT to skip the last 15 minutes where Chris puts it all into perspective. However, if you really want to know how to prioritize planets, rulers, etc. in any chart, you need to watch the whole thing I'm afraid. It's well worth your time :)

Random question. Might seem ridiculous, but I'm surprised no one has seemed to ever ask it. Might be an idea for a fun/loose episode of the podcast. What if we lived on Mars? Would we develop a separate system of astrology with the same functions or can we just change a few calculations and swap Earth as a signifier for Mars?

Master of the Household is a better translation than Master of the House. The "Household" consists of all who live in the house/chart, all the planets.

I find it amazing, how your new topics correspond almost perfectly to what information I am needing to know :)

Chris I’m so thankful for your research in my astrology journey you are truly a great teacher

I love you Chris! You do such amazing work and it’s changed my life!

Very cool lecture/discussion. Learned who the master of my nativity is...and it does resonant with me as being dead on. Thanks for sharing this rediscovery

This was very interesting. It made me look at my chart in a whole new way. Thank you.