Lot of Fortune

The Lot of Fortune is the best known of the seven lots, the calculated points also called the Arabic parts. It belongs to the group commonly called the Arabic lots, along with Spirit and Eros; the other four are called the Hermetic lots, though the two terms are often used interchangeably. Fortune is worked out from three factors, the Ascendant, the Moon, and the Sun, with the day formula Ascendant plus Moon minus Sun, reversed for a night birth. Its classical planet is the Moon. By sign, the Lot of Fortune describes the style of what comes easily and feels rewarding. By house, it shows the area of life where a person meets flow, good timing, and a sense of being in the right place. It often points to where contentment is found with less struggle than elsewhere. Fortune is tied to the body and worldly wellbeing, the flow of circumstance around a person. Because it is measured from the Sun and Moon, its position depends on whether a person was born by day or after dark. Its work is recognizing and leaning into the areas where things naturally come together.