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Sources

Editions and translators are named. Rules are simplified for computation from classical electional doctrine; the full treatments live in the Unscheduled catalog.

Classical reading list

Dorotheus of Sidon, Carmen Astrologicum, trans. Benjamin N. Dykes (Cazimi Press, 2017)

Hellenistic electional doctrine, especially Book V on beginnings.

Sahl ibn Bishr, On Elections, in Works of Sahl & Masha'allah, trans. Benjamin N. Dykes (Cazimi Press, 2008)

Arabic tradition on choosing moments for action.

Hephaistio of Thebes, Apotelesmatics Book III: On Inceptions, trans. Benjamin N. Dykes (Cazimi Press, 2013)

Late Hellenistic rules for beginnings and elections.

Vettius Valens, Anthologies, trans. Mark T. Riley (2010)

Personal significators and the Moon's relation to the natal chart.

William Lilly, Christian Astrology (London, 1647)

Renaissance electional practice, including void-of-course Moon.

Claudius Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. F. E. Robbins (Loeb Classical Library, 1940)

Foundational astrology of the Hellenistic world.

Picatrix, trans. Dan Attrell & David Porreca (Penn State University Press, 2019)

Planetary day rulerships and magical elections.

Jim Lewis, Astro*Carto*Graphy (1976)

Locational astrology method for planetary lines at a place.

Donnellan, M. B., Oswald, F. L., Baird, B. M., & Lucas, R. E. (2006). The Mini-IPIP Scales. Psychological Assessment, 18(2), 192–203.

Public-domain Big Five inventory used for answer framing.

Open-Meteo forecast data

Practical weather layer — not an astrological source.