From: A LeDonne (aledonne.listmail@gmail.com)
Date: Tue Nov 15 2005 - 15:45:13 CST
On 11/15/05, David Faulks <davidj_faulks@yahoo.ca> wrote:
>
> > However, I would add semi-sextile and inconjunct
> > aspect symbols. I also think the proposal should
> > address usage suggestions and comment additions
> > for some of the more obscure stuff that can be
> > adequately represented with existing symbols.
>
> That makes two people here who have pointed
> semi-sextile and quincunx (inconjuct) out to me. I
> think I should revise my list of symbols, and include
> suggestions for usage like you say. Note that I am
> still in the very earliest stages, so you shouldn't
> expect much.
>
...
>
> From what Ive seen of astrological software, that
> might mean Unicode will also need symbols for
> hypothetical trans-neptune planets (at least a dozen
> of them), many more asteroids, centaurs, variant
> symbols for obscure aspects like septile or novile,
> and finally, a Reversed Black Moon Lilith, for those
> who like to use both the usual position for Black Moon
> Lilith, and a more accurate one, on thier charts at
> the same time!
There are a lot of issues (and glyphs and characters) to examine;
that's what I meant by having a hard time finding where to draw the
line. I've grown to see the question as: what has enough supporting
evidence be encoded in Unicode? I hope your research is more fruitful
than mine.
As I mentioned, I think some of the obscure aspects may be able to be
adequately addressed by existing characters (e.g. U+22A5 UP TACK for
decile, perhaps U+1D5AD MATHEMATICAL SANS-SERIF CAPITAL N for novile,
etc.) with annotations, much like U+25A1 WHITE SQUARE is used for
quadrature, and U+25B3 WHITE UP-POINTING TRIANGLE is used for trine.
I think the sesquiquadrate, semi-sextile and quincunx/inconjunct
aspects will turn out to be the easiest additions to document and
support.
-Alex
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