CORREX.XLI
Kündig-rectification module for ARGUS
Copyright (C) Electric Ephemeris 1997.
This accessory to PCA is protected by copyright. The program is encrypted and will only work in connection with an Argus single year testversion or by entering a personal password first time it is run.
Short introduction to the Kundig rectification method
In the same way as for example the Hermes rules (Prenatal Epoch), the Kündig theory says, that even if a birth physically can happen at any time, the horoscope will trigger only on certain points in time which can be calculated by astrological methods
Very briefly, the calculation implies, that the time between the closest previous and the closest following upper or lower culmination of one of the "section partners" is divided in 10 equal parts. The "section partners" are the rulers of the MC and IC, using traditional rulerships only (Mars in Scorpio, Saturn in Aquarius and Jupiter in Pisces). These points in time are the Kündig sections.
Only sections where MC and IC stays in the ruled signs are valid. As soon as
MC moves into next sign, you must use new section partners.
From the above definition, if one or both section partners are positioned in
their own or each others sign, there will be one of the sections, which has
MC or IC right on the section partner. (Some astrologers consider this as a
more probable choice than the other sections). The time arc to section into
10 parts will consequently differ on each side of such a section.
The planetary positions used must be recalculated for the section time. To simplify matters, only simple conjunctions between MC and IC and the planets are used, not the physical culmination where planetary latitude may be an issue. Actually this have been poorly investigated, and further research might be interesting.
In worst case situations, you may experience up to 140 minutes between to Kündig
sections, e.g. more than 2 hours. The distance can be down to few seconds or
less. On average there are one half hour between sections.
A traditional (non-Kündig) rectification needs, that you consider any possible birthtime within a reasonable timespan around the given birthtime. The Kündig theory limits the search to a few distinct points in time, which means that you only need to consider these. You cannot be born in between. In cases where the sections are far apart and the physical birth is exactly timed and actually found to be "in between", the theory implies, that there is both a physical and a "cosmic" birth, and they may differ up to one hour in time.
Which birthtime, or which of the sections, you should choose, cannot really be determined by the computer, because it needs an individual judgement of the person, the way he experienced the events in life, the aspects involved etc. Often the astrologer will check with the client, if he finds major aspects culminating at times where no event is listed, if nothing really happened at that time, or maybe this birthtime is a wrong choice.
The CORREX module
This Argus add-on is developed especially for astrologers rectifying charts
using the Kündig method. This method is described in the original Kündig
bible. "Prognose" (in german), and futher in the easy tutorial by
Irene Christensen in her book about rectification.
This module will automatically find the three Kündig sections which are
closest to the given birthtime, and writes 3 columns of aspects. In the heading
for each column you get the radix information: Time, midheaven and ascendant,
and below, for each life event for which you have entered (approx) date, the
relevant progression and transit aspects. The output is conforming to way students
normally are teached at the Kündig-lessons at the Irene Christensen Institute
in Copenhagen.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE:
1. Installation:
FROM DISKETTE:
FROM DOWNLOADED FILE
Starting Correx:
From now on, you can start Correx by clicking: File | XLI | Correx
2. DATA ENTRY
Correx will need the following data:
a: The orignal (unrectified) birth data
b: A number of events
The events must first be entered in the namefile. It is recommended to create
one or more namefiles exclusively for this purpose to avoid getting rectification
data mixed up with your ordinary birth data collection.
To create a new namefile, you must first activate the data-input menu (if not
already visble on the screen) and then click Namefile. In the namefile
window, click File, then New and then enter a name of your choice.
Use an extension of .XLI for example RECT.NFI.
Initially, insert the original unrectified birthdata in the data-input menu,
then click Save in the namefile window. Now, in the data input
menu, insert the name of the first event in the name field (0), and enter the
date of that event in the date field (1). If you do not know the exact date,
just choose an approximate date. If you know the year, but not the date of that
year, you may just enter the 1.st of july. The remaining fields (time, zone,
latitude and longitude) are unimportant, and may be left as they are (radix
values). Now save this event in the namefile just as you did with the unrectified
radix: Place the namefile cursor in the field just under the radix data and
press Save in the Namefile window.
The remaining events are entered the same way and saved in succession in the
namefile. The last event must either be the last in the file, or be a "blank",
i.e. the name field must be empty.
3: Correx output
Now you are ready for the correx output. First make sure, that the namefile cursor points to the first position holding the unrectified radix data. Now call the Correx module by clickingFile | XLI | Correx. The program will work for some time depending on your computer speed and the number of events to process. On a 500 MHz, it will take a few seconds for each event. If the printer is switched on, this will add a bit to the time needed.
The output explained
For each event, the left column of the output will show the name and date of the event and the age or the person. The three next columns show the progressed midheaven and ascendant.
The progressed midheaven and Ascendant will be calculated according to the method for progressed angles chosen in the Argus preference settings. Please make sure, that you have setup Argus for your preferred method. All methods (apart from no-motion) are approx 1 degree a year, but the individual methods may differ up to 5 degrees or more over a lifetime. Most astrologers using the Kündig section rectification also use the Kündig Sun-key method, but you may also combine the section rectification with e.g. Solar Arc or Naibod way of progressing the houses.
Column 1: "Rectification independant aspects"
The first column shows the aspects, which could explain an event, but which are the same fora all sections. If an event can be explained with such an aspect, e.g. progressed Sun square Pluto, you may not need to look for an explanation in the next columns holding the rectification dependant aspects shown in the following three columns for each Kündig section. Such an event is less useful for rectification, because it will be explained anyway. The aspects in this column are aspects between the progressed planets and radix planets or inter-aspect between progressed planets.
The first figure after the aspect name is the orb measured in minutes of arc. This is the actual orb on the time of event. This orb is only shown for aspects form progressed planets, not for transits.
The next figure is the number of months between the event time given and the time of culmination for the aspect. For transits which are self-repeating due to retrogradation, the figure will show the closest distance in time to when the transit was within one-degree orb.
If this figure is 99, it should be interpreted as "99 or more". Very slow aspects may take more than 99 moths to perfect, this will apply if both planets move at equal speed.
+ or - shows if the aspect is applying or separating, or for transits, if the number of months shown are ahead of backwards in time.
Progressed aspects will be included, if their orb ise within 60 minutes of arc, or if they culminate within +- 12 months. For example, a fast-moving ascendant may show an orb of several degrees, and still become or have been exact with the +-12 months.
Transits are included, if they have been 1 degree orb or closer within +-12
months from the event time.
2nd Column: Aspects to angles
Aspects to the angles (midheaven and ascendant) are normally more important and powerful than the inter-planetary aspects. Furthermore, these aspects are highly birthtime-dependant. This means, that these aspects are the most important factors in the rectification work.
There are 3 columns of aspect to angles: One for each of the 3 Kündig sections.
SUMMARY OF ASPECTS INCLUDED:
Rectification independant aspects:
Rectification-dependant aspects:
VARIATION THEMES:
In the Argus orbissettings ( Data | Orbdefinitions ) you may in some way define,
which aspects will be included in the ouputs. If you choose an orb limit lower
than one degree, this will limit the number of progressed aspects included.
You may also use the checkboxes to include or exclude certain aspect types.
However, Correx will never accept deciles, quintiles or septiles. The possible
aspects are:
Bonatti-Sections:
After Kündig wrote his book "Prognose", he discovered, that some further "sections" or birthtimes apart from the traditional sections somtimes apply: The Bonatti sections. These are times, when any of the planets is on and angle (MC, AC, IC or DESC). The Argus can be set to either include or exclude these sections in its Kündig routines and correx outputs. The correx module fileset includes an XLI file called BONATTI.XLI. You may call this to set the Bonatti switch on or off. It may be called by clicking File | XLI | XLI-Menu and from the file menu find the BONATTI module. It should be found in the subfolder of the correx module. Now choose A or B (use the keyboard to select). To save the setting permanently, you must click Preferences and then choose Save options.
Use of CORREX for non-Kündig "sections": (Universal method)
You may not be a Kündig follower, but still profit from Correx, if you wish to experiment with some few distinct birthtimes. In that case, you will want to replace the automatically selected "three closest Kündig-sections" with some birthtimes of your own choice. To do this, insert these in the namefile between the unrectified data and the events. You must insert exactly three experimental birthtimes. So the namefile will look like this:
Correx will automatically find out, that the three lines after the unrectified
time are not events but birthtimes and use these instead of calculating Kündig
sections, because it will find out, that the date and time is so close to the
unrectified (the threshold is within 1-2 days).
Editing the Kündig sections (Expanded Kündig method)
If you insert 3 "blank" sets of data (i.e. with the name field empty) between the unrectified birthdata and the event list, correx will replace these blank data with the three closest Kündig sections as its only action. This will give you the possibility to edit them, so you can use a mix of Kündig section and your own experimental birthtimes or tailor them a bit. When done, these three entries are no longer blank, and you may call Correx again, and it will function as in the Universal Method described above.
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