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A working reference for the classical techniques Netra implements. Each entry describes the doctrine in our own words and cites the primary source — Lilly, Ptolemy, Valens, Manilius, Bonatti, Firmicus. We restrict the corpus to public-domain works; modern formulations are not reproduced.

• Essential dignities

  The five-fold table of planetary strength by zodiacal placement — domicile, exaltation, triplicity, term, and face.

• Sect

  The diurnal–nocturnal split that determines which planets are in their preferred environment.

• Mutual reception

  Two planets each hosting the other in a dignity — a structural exchange of authority.

• Almuten

  The planet with the most aggregate dignity at a given degree — the synthesis of essential dignity into a single ruler.

• Hyleg and alcocoden

  The classical pair indicating life force and its allotted span — Ptolemy's longevity technique.

• Antiscia and contra-antiscia

  Solstice-axis reflections — a hidden contact line that runs through every chart.

• Arabic parts (lots)

  Derived points formed from the geometry between three chart positions — the Lot of Fortune is the canonical example.

• Midpoints

  The half-sum point between two planets — a sensitive degree where their themes meet and a third body can activate them.

• Fixed stars and parans

  The ecliptic backdrop of named stars — Aldebaran, Regulus, Spica, Algol — and their conjunctions with chart points.

• Time-lords

  Profections, firdaria, and zodiacal releasing — three classical systems that name a planet for each chapter of life.

See Sources for the full corpus inventory.