A method based on Alfred Witte's lectures at the Hamburg (Ger.) Astrology School. The use of Planetary Patterns (q.v.) based on Midpoints, the cardinal points, Antiscia, and certain hypothetical planets, as well as the exclusion of all but the "hard" angles: conjunction, semi-square, quadrate, sesquiquadrate, and opposition - which are referred to as effective connections - are the main differences from the orthodox school. The Ascendant, Midheaven, Sun, and Moon are the personal points for Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn.