Munich Rhythm Method
A method developed by the astrologer Wolfgang Doebereiner from Munich which is different from all other astrological schools. According to the Munich Rhythm Method, the natal chart can be understood as a rhythmic life plan which unfolds in phases of seven years. The method takes the Ascendant as the starting point and proceeds around the zodiac in a clockwise direction. The first seven years equate to the twelfth house, the second to the eleventh, the third to the tenth and so on. It is based on the Placidus House System. In order to go into more detail, each house is divided by seven to make it easier to recognise individual years and smaller periods of time. Because the method works backwards through the zodiac each of the individual houses are ruled by the planet ruling the cusp at the end of each house rather than the one ruling the cusp at the start of a house as is usually the case. If a sign is intercepted within a house, it is considered to be the co-ruler of that house. The method also uses various different triggers which help to emphasise particular phases of development.
The Munich Rhythm Method also uses several distinctive methods for interpretation: It emphasises both the significance of each of the four quadrants and the solar return charts. The latter is not thought to be only valid for twelve months between two birthdays as is otherwise the case but is thought to be analogous with the seven year rhythm. For example, the solar return chart three years after an individual's birth is thought to represent an image of the third seven year period which is also known as a Septar. Doebereiner refers to the Ascendant as "the available material", the Sun as "the realisation" and the Medium Coeli as "the unintentional effect". He also places great emphasis on the house rulers.
The astrologer Christopher Schubert-Weller feels that Doebereiner's greatest contribution to astrology is that he "helped to make the quality of time in the horoscope more visible".
See also
Weblinks
- The Astrology of Wolfgang Döbereiner (Michael McMullin at Bill Sheeran's place, 1994)
- The horoscope in the light of the seven-rhythm (example: The Kennedy Clan) (Rolf Moeller, 2005)
Notes and References
- ↑ From the ascendant