Lilly Horary: classic Western answers to “will it happen?”

Horary astrology is the Western art of answering one question from a chart drawn for the moment it is asked. Its best-known teacher was William Lilly, a seventeenth-century English astrologer whose rules are still followed today. PRSHN's Lilly Horary reading follows that classic approach.

What makes horary different

A birth chart describes a whole life. A horary chart describes just one question. Because it is so focused, it works best for concrete events with a clear outcome — something that will either happen or not.

Good questions for Lilly Horary

• People — "Will he call me back?", "Will she accept my proposal?"
• Offers and deals — "Will I get the flat I applied for?", "Should I sign this contract?"
• Lost items — "Where is my missing ring, and will I get it back?"
• Results — "Will I pass the exam?", "Will my visa be approved?"

Questions it handles less well

• Very broad ones, like "What is my purpose?" — a birth chart or tarot suits these better.
• Questions about what someone else should do — horary answers your situation best.
• Trick or test questions. The tradition holds that only a sincere question gives a clear chart.

What you see in PRSHN

The reading shows the horary wheel for your question at the top, then a plain-English answer: whether the outcome looks likely, what may help or block it and a sense of timing where the chart shows one.

Ask your question below and PRSHN will suggest whether Lilly Horary is the best fit for it.