Chart Cabinet

Bibliography

Sources.

Every reference page in this library cites at least one of these texts. The corpus is built on public-domain primary sources so the provenance can be audited. The texts are linked where readable editions exist online.

  1. Hellenistic and modern tradition (anaretic degree)

    Multiple

    Tradition-level convention: 29th degree of any sign is the 'anaretic' or 'critical exit' degree. Cited consistently across Hellenistic and modern textbooks; no single attributable author.

    tradition-anaretic tradition

  2. Hellenistic and modern tradition (critical degrees by modality)

    Multiple

    Cardinal 0/13/26, Fixed 8-9/21-22, Mutable 4/17 are tradition-level conventions across textbooks; included with citation to Sepharial and Ptolemy for historical anchor.

    tradition-critical-degrees tradition

  3. A Manual of Astrology

    1898

    Sepharial (Walter Gorn Old)

    Public domain (author d. 1929; pre-1928 publication). Reference for sign and planet dignities, aspect orbs, and traditional method.

    sepharial-manual-of-astrology public-domain Read

  4. The New Manual of Astrology

    1907

    Sepharial (Walter Gorn Old)

    Public domain. Expanded treatment of houses, aspects, and the natal chart workflow.

    sepharial-new-manual public-domain Read

  5. How to Judge a Nativity

    1908

    Alan Leo

    Public domain (author d. 1917). Foundational psychological astrology; planet-in-sign and planet-in-house source.

    leo-how-to-judge-a-nativity public-domain Read

  6. The Art of Synthesis

    1912

    Alan Leo

    Public domain. Whole-chart synthesis method; influence on cohesive-reading framing.

    leo-art-of-synthesis public-domain Read

  7. A Student's Text-Book of Astrology

    1922

    Vivian E. Robson

    Public domain. Reference for house meanings, dignities, and aspect interpretation.

    robson-students-textbook public-domain Read

  8. Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology

    1923

    Vivian E. Robson

    Public domain in US (pre-1928 publication; author d. 1942). Canonical source for the fixed-star catalogue and traditional star natures.

    robson-fixed-stars public-domain Read

  9. Tetrabiblos

    1940

    Claudius Ptolemy (trans. F. E. Robbins, Loeb Classical Library)

    Robbins translation, Loeb Classical Library 1940; public domain by year. Original Greek text 2nd century CE. Canonical source for traditional dignities, aspect doctrine, and house-system theory.

    ptolemy-tetrabiblos public-domain Read

  10. The Guide to Horoscope Interpretation

    1941

    Marc Edmund Jones

    Defines the seven chart-shape taxonomy (Bowl, Bucket, Locomotive, Splash, Splay, See-Saw, Bundle). Methods are not protectable; cite for attribution and paraphrase descriptive prose into the brand voice.

    jones-horoscope-interpretation fair-use-citation Read

  11. The Sabian Symbols in Astrology

    1953

    Marc Edmund Jones

    Sabian degree-symbol method originally channelled with Elsie Wheeler in 1925 (pre-1928 PD origin). 1953 published volume sits at the edge of US copyright; treat as fair-use citation at the symbol-key level. Brand-voice long-form rewrites belong in the interpretation corpus.

    jones-sabian-symbols fair-use-citation Read

  12. Whole Sign Houses: The Oldest House System

    2000

    Robert Hand

    Hindsight Project essay; Hand has distributed it freely with attribution. Reference for the Whole Sign house system.