Triplicity Rulers (Dorothean)

There are several items you will need to calculate the almuten of pregnancy as noted in Fertility Astrology: A Modern Medieval Textbook by Nicola Smuts-Allsop (Author). The first one is the Dorothean Triplicity Rulers. She uses this quite a lot in her methods.

I feel like Nicola gives a decent amount of focus on the triplicity rulers. However, maybe some rudimentary knowledge is not shared, maybe because it is basic.

Again, I look to Chris Brennan’s Hellenistic Astrology for an explanation of the triplicity rulers. He talks about first looking to sect. Do you have a day chart that is above the horizon or a night chart with the sun below the horizon. You can see the triplicities are next divided by modality. So all of the fire signs together. The big difference between the day and night rulers is the order (according to the sect).

So if you have a day chart, you are looking to the zodiac sign of the Sun. If you have a night chart, you are looking to the zodiac sign of the Moon. For example, if you have a night chart, with a Gemini moon, you are looking to the air triplicity.

From Chris’ book, “According to Valens, these three planets will provide the ‘general support’ or ‘foundation’ of the nativity. If they are well-situated in the chart, then the native’s life will be stable, fortunate, and potentially eminent. If they are in more neutral positions, then the conditions of the life will be more moderate or middling. Finally, if the triplicity rulers are poorly-situated, then the native’s live will be unstable, unfortunate, and undistinguished. The triplicity lords of the sect are also said to divide the life into different parts, with the quality of each part being determined by the condition of the triplicity lord that controls it.” Next, Chris explains how in medieval times, the life is divided into 3 parts. And this is indeed how Nicola explains. However, this does not seem to be the case with Hellenistic astrology. It seems to be divided in half with the last lord helping throughout.

The next question is how do you decide if they are in a good position or not? And it seems this is decided by which house they are in. So if the planet is in an angular house, 1, 4, 7, and 10, then it is in good condition. If it is in succedent houses, 2, 5, 8, and 11, it is in the middle. If it is in a cadent house, 3, 6, 9, and 12, then it is challenging.

From there it gets even more complex, so I have you to leave the chapter in the book yourself.