Electional

Electional astrology is the art of choosing the best time to begin something important. Instead of reading a chart that already exists, the astrologer looks ahead and selects a moment whose chart supports the venture at hand, whether a wedding, a business launch, a trip, or a signing. The chosen moment becomes the birth chart of the endeavor. The work involves scanning upcoming dates and times for a chart that favors the goal. An astrologer might strengthen the planet and house that rule the matter, place a benefic on an angle, and avoid harsh aspects or a poorly placed Moon. The aim is to give the new beginning the most promising possible start. Electional astrology is in a sense the mirror image of horary. Where horary reads the moment a question arrives, electional chooses the moment an action begins. It is forward-looking and practical, used to set events on a favorable footing. Electional astrology answers the question of when to act, picking a time whose chart gives an undertaking its best chance to flourish.