A midpoint is a mathematical point halfway between two stellar bodies that tells an interpretative picture for the individual. There are two types of midpoints: direct and indirect. A direct midpoint occurs when a stellar body makes an aspect to the midpoint of two other stellar bodies with an actual physical body at the halfway point.
In other words, a direct midpoint means that there is actually a stellar body in the natal chart lying in the midpoint of two other stellar bodies. An indirect midpoint occurs when a stellar body makes an aspect to the midpoint of two other stellar bodies without a physical body at this midpoint.
Midpoints were first used as Half-Sums by Ptolemy in the 2nd century, with the concepts of the 1st and 2nd harmonics. Midpoints were known and used to calculate Arabian Lots or Parts, like
part of fortune
In astrology, the Arabian/Arabic parts or lots are constructed points based on mathematical calculations of three horoscopic entities such as planets or angles. The distance between two of the points is added to the position of the third (very ...
in the 3rd century.
Guido Bonati
Guido Bonatti (died between 1296 and 1300) was an Italian mathematician, astronomer and astrologer, who was the most celebrated astrologer of the 13th century.
Bonatti was advisor of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, Ezzelino da Romano III, G ...
used direct midpoints (1123–1300) in the 13th century to refine timings in an event chart.
Alfred Witte
Alfred Witte (2 March 1878 in Hamburg, Germany – 4 August 1941 in Hamburg, Germany), was a German surveyor, astrologer, an amateur astronomer, and the founder of the Hamburg School of Astrology. Witte revived and further developed the use of ...
was the first person to do a lot of investigation on midpoints using movable dials and together with
Ludwig Rudolph
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and
Herman Lefeldt
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formed the
Hamburg School of Astrology
The Hamburg School of Astrology originated in Hamburg, Germany, and revolved around the research and teachings of surveyor/astrologer/amateur astronomer Alfred Witte. The term ''Hamburg School'' as an astrological method originated in 1923 at ...
and the technique with the use of Trans Neptunian points was called the Uranian Astrology. Then,
Reinhold Ebertin
Reinhold Ebertin (February 16, 1901 - March 14, 1988) was a German school teacher, publisher and astrologer.
Life and work
Ebertin utilized the research on astrological midpoint
In geometry, the midpoint is the middle point of a line segmen ...
in his book ''Combination of Stellar influences''
[ Ebertin, Reinhold: ''Combination of Stellar Influences'', Ebertin-Verlag, Aalen, 1972. ] included psychological principles and simplified the midpoint technique, removing the Trans Neptunians used by the Hamburg School. These were further popularized by American authors Aren Ober (formerly Savalan) and Eleanor Kimmel.
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