Lot of Work

Definition

Charles Obert teaches the Lot of Work (Greek klêros praxeôs, a praxis or "action/work" lot) through a chart rather than a formula. In his Example 3 ("Female Native Two"), the lot falls in the twelfth house. He reads that as underlining her vocation — a nurse in an extended-care facility who had found her right calling.

In Tradition

Obert presents the Lot of Work as a topical point for vocation, read by its house placement. In his example, the lot in the twelfth reinforces a sixth-and-twelfth-house emphasis already in the chart, tying the work to a caring role inside an institution. Because Greek praxis covers action, work, and occupation alike, this lot overlaps in theme with the Lot of Action of the older sources. The evidence here treats it as a vocation-characterizing point shown through an applied case.

In Practice

Read the Lot of Work by its house and sign to characterize the calling that suits a native. Following Obert's example, note which house it occupies and how that house colors the work — a twelfth-house placement, say, points toward service within an institution or a behind-the-scenes caring role. Read it alongside the chart's other vocational testimonies, such as the sixth and twelfth houses, not on its own. The source demonstrates the reading through a single case and does not state the arc by which the lot is computed.

Historical Origin

This entry rests on Charles Obert, Introduction to Traditional Natal Astrology (2015), Example 3, page 218, which shows the Lot of Work through a worked chart. It belongs to the wider Hellenistic and traditional catalogue of topical lots, which share the praxis ("work, action") theme.

Etymology

Origin: Greek. Meaning: lot of work, action, or practice.

Further Reading

• Charles Obert, Introduction to Traditional Natal Astrology
• Chris Brennan, Hellenistic Astrology