Lot of Injury

Definition

The Lot of Injury (Greek klēros sinous) points to where on the body harm may strike, and to its character. Measure the arc from Saturn (Kronos) to Mars (Ares) by day, reverse it from Mars to Saturn by night, and cast it from the Hour-marker, the Ascendant. The sign it falls in — and the body-parts that sign governs — name the likely site of injury.

In Tradition

Hephaistio of Thebes reads bodily injury from this lot, pairing its sign's bodily associations with the lord of the place where it falls. He reports a Dorothean refinement. Examine the trigon lords of the under-earth pivot; take the sect lord for the manner of death and the second lord for injury. Then judge how that lord stands to the lot — "for the accord of many bears a truth that is known well."

In Practice

Measure from Saturn to Mars for a day birth, or Mars to Saturn for a night birth, then count that arc forward from your Ascendant. Read the lot's sign for the body-part it governs. Study the lord of that place — its situation and aspects — to judge the nature of the harm. Following the Dorothean refinement Hephaistio passes on, you can also bring in the trigon lords of the under-earth angle and the sect lords, weighing several testimonies together rather than the lot alone.

Historical Origin

The day/night formula and reading come from Hephaistio of Thebes, Apotelesmatics Book II, in Robert Schmidt's translation, transmitting a Dorothean doctrine. It belongs to the wider Hellenistic catalogue of topical lots, each tied to a life-topic.

Etymology

Origin: Greek. Meaning: lot of injury or bodily harm.

Further Reading

• Hephaistio of Thebes, Apotelesmatics Book II
• Chris Brennan, Hellenistic Astrology