TECHNICAL REFERENCE

RESEARCH

The technical papers behind Electional's scoring engine. Open methodology, citations, edge cases, invariants.

Practitioners + developers · ~6000 words
Electional Spellcasting Engine
Authoritative implementation reference: API contracts, pass scoring, diagnostics, intent alias mapping, gates, and band thresholds.
Published in repo at docs/electional-spellcasting.md · public web version coming soon.
Practitioners + developers · ~9000 words
Solar Returns in Electional Astrology
Full reference on solar returns, profections, location basis, layering, and the bounded annual-context scoring model. Includes the new Section 15: SR Location Election.
Published in repo at docs/solar-returns-electional.md · public web version coming soon.
Practitioners · ~4000 words
Electional Playbook (Heuristics)
Ritual-election heuristics and operation-to-house mapping logic. The source for build/release axis decisions.
Published in repo at docs/electional_playbook.md · public web version coming soon.
Practitioners · ~3000 words
Magi Astrology Reference
Bodies, aspects, geometry, transits, and interpretation constraints in the Magi tradition.
Published in repo at docs/magi.md · public web version coming soon.

How to cite

When citing Electional's methodology in academic or practitioner work:

Electional (2026). "Electional Astrology Scoring Methodology."
electional.io/methodology. Accessed YYYY-MM-DD.

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