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House Strength of the “Part of Reasoning” and IQ
Statistics
Copyright © Hakan E. Kayıoğlu – 19.11.2010 Rev 0
Statistics
Copyright © Hakan E. Kayıoğlu – 19.11.2010 Rev 0
This is the first report of a series of others to come within the scope of an ongoing research project named Project Astrogenius.
Abstract:
A statistical study has been conducted on an unselected sample of 39 highly intelligent adults, using their birth data to test statistically whether the sample group is significantly different from general population with regard to the sample’s mean house strength of the Part of Reasoning as an astrological parameter. Results show that the group of highly intelligent adults differ from general population with respect to this parameter at varying significance levels depending on the choice of the astrological house system. Significance levels have been found to be 0,0053 and 0,0115 for Equal House and Alcabitius House systems respectively. No significant correlation has been found between individual IQ scores and house strength of the Part of Reasoning in intelligent adults.
Introduction:
The Part of Reasoning and Eloquence (or "Pars Rationis" in Latin) is one of a few hermetic tools of a traditional astrologer when delineating one's horoscope to specifically investigate what we moderns today call intelligence. Although there is still much controversy about what "intelligence" really is, most people – even academics J – would agree that "reasoning" must be the essential component of it. Hence the name: The Part of Reasoning! Ancient astrologers seem to have penetrated into the gist of the matter by appropriately incorporating the word "reasoning" in naming this intelligence-related astrological significator.
Once a particular natal chart (horoscope) is ready, the Part of Reasoning can be calculated from the zodiacal positions, in longtitude, of the Ascendant, Mercury and Mars according to the following formulas:
P.R = Ascendant + Mars – Mercury (for diurnal birth)
P.R = Ascendant + Mercury - Mars (for nocturnal birth)
Significance and relation of this Part to intelligence is explained by Guido Bonatti, a famous medieval Italian astrologer as follows:
"Having spoken about the first and second Parts of the Ascendant, we must now speak about its third Part, which is called the Part of Reason and Sense. And since one can not truly be a human without reason and sense, the sages considered whence they could extract a Part of Reason and Sense. And since they saw that Mercury was naturally the significator of each (also of thoughts and speech and thinking), and Mars was the significator of heat and motion, they extracted from these two a Part which they called the Part of Reason and Sense (this can even be called the Part of Thought and Speech) – which is taken in the day from Mercury to Mars, and in the night the reverse; and it is projected from the Ascendant.
And they said that this Part signifies sense and reason; and it even signifies knowledge and thought and thinking and speaking.
Which if this Part were well disposed in someone's nativity, and it or the Lord of the domicile in which it is, were with the Lord of the Ascendant, or the Lord of the Ascendant were to aspect [the Lord of the Part] in his own dignity, and Mercury were then to aspect the Part and the Lord of the Ascendant or the Lord of the Part by a trine or sextile aspect (or at least from a square with reception), and Mercury were made fortunate and strong, nor impeded, the native will be rational, knowledgeable, speaking, thinking and perceptive.
And if Mars were then to aspect the Ascendant, or its Lord, or the Lord of the Part, the native will be wise, as I said, and he will have an acute mind, easily learning; and those things which he learned, he will retain well, nor will he be forgetful." [1]
As in any hermetic part, apparently there are a number of factors that must be taken into consideration and synthesized when delineating this Part too. But, based on the general approach regarding delineation of hermetic parts, one should always start with an examination of the Part's placement (disposition) in the chart.
House strength serves as one measure indicating how well a particular planet or Part is posited in a horoscope. So it is one of the useful variables to assess the strength, efficiency and functionality, namely "well-disposition" of a Part. As regards hermetic parts, another componential indicator of well disposition is whether the Part receives aspects from its rulers (dispositors). It is better if the rulers themselves are in good condition. In traditional approach, calling a dispositor planet to be in good condition is only possible if certain requirements are met. A planet is said to be in good condition if it is strong by house position, fortunate by sign position, and not impeded (a.k.a afflicted). Therefore:
Generally speaking, a Part such as this is considered to be "well disposed" if it is strong by house position and/or receives aspect(s) from its ruler(s), which are preferably to be in good condition (i.e strong, fortunate and unimpeded).
House strength of the Part of Reasoning has been selected in this study as a suitable variable, apart from other things, for its simplicity and for the availability of a well-known scoring/ranking system for house strength in astrological tradition.
As far as a particular hermetic/arabic part is concerned, strong placement in a chart is the first condition (but not least, because there are always numerous other factors to consider!) to seek to hope for the said benefits from that Part. Factual evidence presented here as well as astrological practice show that weak placement of the Part of Reasoning in a particular natal chart does not deny high and even very high intelligence if other conditions (factors) mentioned above and elsewhere are properly met, thus counterbalancing the poor placement. For the record, 2 subjects in the sample with IQ’s above 145 have their Parts in weak houses (in the 6th and 12th houses by Alcabitius; it is 4 subjects in case of Equal house system).
In astrology, angular houses are considered strong and are the 1st, 10th, 7th and 4th houses in order of decreasing strength. Any planet or Part is said to be strong enough to effectively function for good or bad when placed in these houses. Succedent houses (i.e houses that are next to the angular houses in counter clockwise direction) are mediocre by strength and are the 11th, 5th, 2nd and 8th houses in decreasing order of strength. Cadent houses are weak and are the 9th, 3rd, 12th and 6th houses in decreasing order of strength.[2]
Of numerous factors stated in the Part of Reasoning above, only one parameter, "house strength" as one componential measure of well disposition has been taken for the scope of this report. Other factors, including the other components of well-disposition not dealt with here will be the subject of later reports.
Considering the complexity that each individual horoscope may possess, always requiring a specific attention on a case-by-case basis, immense difficulty of the task of relating possibly many astrological significators to intelligence and genius can not be underestimated. Nevertheless, it is the author's persistent fantasy to someday be able to predict one's high IQ and potential genius within "±10 IQ points" (if possible, within a little less than this) based on a through analysis of one’s horoscopic significators only. Crazy as it may sound, given enough number of accurate birth data, time and effort, this may be achieved perhaps within one or two decades.
Think of the the mere diagnostic advantages for parents of knowing the infant's IQ in his/her first days after birth, not to mention the great intellectual satisfaction on the author's part that comes with ultimately being able to break the astrological codes and hidden patterns behind high cognitive ability!
This article is nothing but a humble first attempt in a long way to go to arrive at what I would like to call "astro-psychometrics". Like our predecessors had rightly put it about our art, astrology: Ars longa, vita brevis!
Abstract:
A statistical study has been conducted on an unselected sample of 39 highly intelligent adults, using their birth data to test statistically whether the sample group is significantly different from general population with regard to the sample’s mean house strength of the Part of Reasoning as an astrological parameter. Results show that the group of highly intelligent adults differ from general population with respect to this parameter at varying significance levels depending on the choice of the astrological house system. Significance levels have been found to be 0,0053 and 0,0115 for Equal House and Alcabitius House systems respectively. No significant correlation has been found between individual IQ scores and house strength of the Part of Reasoning in intelligent adults.
Introduction:
The Part of Reasoning and Eloquence (or "Pars Rationis" in Latin) is one of a few hermetic tools of a traditional astrologer when delineating one's horoscope to specifically investigate what we moderns today call intelligence. Although there is still much controversy about what "intelligence" really is, most people – even academics J – would agree that "reasoning" must be the essential component of it. Hence the name: The Part of Reasoning! Ancient astrologers seem to have penetrated into the gist of the matter by appropriately incorporating the word "reasoning" in naming this intelligence-related astrological significator.
Once a particular natal chart (horoscope) is ready, the Part of Reasoning can be calculated from the zodiacal positions, in longtitude, of the Ascendant, Mercury and Mars according to the following formulas:
P.R = Ascendant + Mars – Mercury (for diurnal birth)
P.R = Ascendant + Mercury - Mars (for nocturnal birth)
Significance and relation of this Part to intelligence is explained by Guido Bonatti, a famous medieval Italian astrologer as follows:
"Having spoken about the first and second Parts of the Ascendant, we must now speak about its third Part, which is called the Part of Reason and Sense. And since one can not truly be a human without reason and sense, the sages considered whence they could extract a Part of Reason and Sense. And since they saw that Mercury was naturally the significator of each (also of thoughts and speech and thinking), and Mars was the significator of heat and motion, they extracted from these two a Part which they called the Part of Reason and Sense (this can even be called the Part of Thought and Speech) – which is taken in the day from Mercury to Mars, and in the night the reverse; and it is projected from the Ascendant.
And they said that this Part signifies sense and reason; and it even signifies knowledge and thought and thinking and speaking.
Which if this Part were well disposed in someone's nativity, and it or the Lord of the domicile in which it is, were with the Lord of the Ascendant, or the Lord of the Ascendant were to aspect [the Lord of the Part] in his own dignity, and Mercury were then to aspect the Part and the Lord of the Ascendant or the Lord of the Part by a trine or sextile aspect (or at least from a square with reception), and Mercury were made fortunate and strong, nor impeded, the native will be rational, knowledgeable, speaking, thinking and perceptive.
And if Mars were then to aspect the Ascendant, or its Lord, or the Lord of the Part, the native will be wise, as I said, and he will have an acute mind, easily learning; and those things which he learned, he will retain well, nor will he be forgetful." [1]
As in any hermetic part, apparently there are a number of factors that must be taken into consideration and synthesized when delineating this Part too. But, based on the general approach regarding delineation of hermetic parts, one should always start with an examination of the Part's placement (disposition) in the chart.
House strength serves as one measure indicating how well a particular planet or Part is posited in a horoscope. So it is one of the useful variables to assess the strength, efficiency and functionality, namely "well-disposition" of a Part. As regards hermetic parts, another componential indicator of well disposition is whether the Part receives aspects from its rulers (dispositors). It is better if the rulers themselves are in good condition. In traditional approach, calling a dispositor planet to be in good condition is only possible if certain requirements are met. A planet is said to be in good condition if it is strong by house position, fortunate by sign position, and not impeded (a.k.a afflicted). Therefore:
Generally speaking, a Part such as this is considered to be "well disposed" if it is strong by house position and/or receives aspect(s) from its ruler(s), which are preferably to be in good condition (i.e strong, fortunate and unimpeded).
House strength of the Part of Reasoning has been selected in this study as a suitable variable, apart from other things, for its simplicity and for the availability of a well-known scoring/ranking system for house strength in astrological tradition.
As far as a particular hermetic/arabic part is concerned, strong placement in a chart is the first condition (but not least, because there are always numerous other factors to consider!) to seek to hope for the said benefits from that Part. Factual evidence presented here as well as astrological practice show that weak placement of the Part of Reasoning in a particular natal chart does not deny high and even very high intelligence if other conditions (factors) mentioned above and elsewhere are properly met, thus counterbalancing the poor placement. For the record, 2 subjects in the sample with IQ’s above 145 have their Parts in weak houses (in the 6th and 12th houses by Alcabitius; it is 4 subjects in case of Equal house system).
In astrology, angular houses are considered strong and are the 1st, 10th, 7th and 4th houses in order of decreasing strength. Any planet or Part is said to be strong enough to effectively function for good or bad when placed in these houses. Succedent houses (i.e houses that are next to the angular houses in counter clockwise direction) are mediocre by strength and are the 11th, 5th, 2nd and 8th houses in decreasing order of strength. Cadent houses are weak and are the 9th, 3rd, 12th and 6th houses in decreasing order of strength.[2]
Of numerous factors stated in the Part of Reasoning above, only one parameter, "house strength" as one componential measure of well disposition has been taken for the scope of this report. Other factors, including the other components of well-disposition not dealt with here will be the subject of later reports.
Considering the complexity that each individual horoscope may possess, always requiring a specific attention on a case-by-case basis, immense difficulty of the task of relating possibly many astrological significators to intelligence and genius can not be underestimated. Nevertheless, it is the author's persistent fantasy to someday be able to predict one's high IQ and potential genius within "±10 IQ points" (if possible, within a little less than this) based on a through analysis of one’s horoscopic significators only. Crazy as it may sound, given enough number of accurate birth data, time and effort, this may be achieved perhaps within one or two decades.
Think of the the mere diagnostic advantages for parents of knowing the infant's IQ in his/her first days after birth, not to mention the great intellectual satisfaction on the author's part that comes with ultimately being able to break the astrological codes and hidden patterns behind high cognitive ability!
This article is nothing but a humble first attempt in a long way to go to arrive at what I would like to call "astro-psychometrics". Like our predecessors had rightly put it about our art, astrology: Ars longa, vita brevis!
