This public-facing reference summarizes the practical electional rulebook behind Electional's intent scoring. The central idea is old and simple: the moment an action begins becomes the birth chart of that action. Choose the moment with the nature of the action in mind.
The election is the action's chart
An election is not a general "good day." It is a chart chosen for one purpose. A launch, message, ritual, contract, first meeting, or public release should begin under a sky that supports its goal. The right chart for protection is not necessarily the right chart for romance, study, wealth, or removal.
That is why the product starts with intent. The user's goal sets the topic house, the planets that matter most, the lunar condition to prefer, and the factors that should be treated cautiously.
Planetary functions
Each planet has jobs. Venus helps attraction, agreement, pleasure, art, and relationship repair. Jupiter helps growth, generosity, visibility, protection, and opportunity. Mercury helps writing, trade, learning, messages, and negotiation. Mars helps cutting, courage, competition, defense, and urgent action. Saturn helps structure, discipline, boundaries, longevity, and containment.
No planet is universally good or bad. Mars can be wrong for a peace offering and right for decisive defense. Saturn can frustrate a party and support a long-term commitment. Electional work asks whether the planet's nature matches the action.
The Moon as co-significator
The Moon is the clock hand of electional astrology. Its phase, sign, dignity, speed, and applying aspect describe how the action unfolds. A waxing Moon tends to support growth, building, visibility, and increase. A waning Moon tends to support release, reduction, banishing, pruning, and closure.
Void-of-course Moon warnings should be treated carefully. A truly void Moon can describe drift, lack of follow-through, or a result that does not stick. But the warning is strongest when it is confirmed by other factors, not when it appears alone.
Dignity and accidental strength
Essential dignity describes how well a planet can act through its sign. Accidental dignity describes whether it is placed where it can act visibly and effectively. A planet in a strong sign but hidden in a weak house may be competent but quiet. A planet on an angle may be loud even when it is not comfortable.
Electional scoring should combine both. A goal planet is stronger when it is dignified, direct, angular or topic-relevant, supported by reception, and not under severe pressure from malefics.
Houses and topic fit
The houses anchor the action. Second-house elections concern money, assets, and value. Third-house elections concern messages, local movement, siblings, and everyday exchange. Fifth-house elections concern pleasure, creativity, children, and romance. Sixth-house elections concern labor, illness, conflict with subordinates, and repair. Seventh-house elections concern partners, clients, open opponents, and agreements. Tenth-house elections concern reputation, career, authority, and public action.
The Ascendant, Moon, and ruler of the Ascendant still matter because they describe the body of the action. But the topic house tells the engine what success would mean for this goal.
Natal priority
The same election chart does not land the same way for everyone. A benefic sky contact matters more when it touches the user's natal chart. A difficult transit can matter more when it hits a sensitive natal planet, angle, or ruler.
This is why Electional treats the election as a chosen transit to the natal chart. The best public answer shows both ends: what the sky is doing and where it lands for the person asking.
Ritual timing workflow
A practical electional workflow moves in layers. First, name the action. Second, choose the topic house and planet set. Third, screen out moments with severe Moon or malefic problems. Fourth, prefer windows where the right planets are dignified, angular, applying, and connected to the natal chart. Fifth, compare the remaining options by receipt rather than by one symbol.
This layered method prevents overfitting. A single beautiful contact should not erase the rest of the chart. A single warning should not dominate when several independent factors support the operation.
Product boundary
Electional uses this playbook to rank and explain timing windows. It should not turn traditional symbolism into certainty. A responsible result says "this moment is more supportive for this action because..." and then shows the chart factors. It does not say "this will happen."