{maketoc}Since modern times one of the key techniques for analyzing any problem centers around breaking it down into ever smaller portions. ((The Wave Model)) follows this dictum but also show the wave in its entirety. Another difference is that astrology already presents a model built around halves, quarters (and other divisions) that welcomes comparison of one portion to another. The idea of halves starts with the basics such as day/night, girl/boy, light/dark and similar dichotomies. Indeed, the practice of astrology centers around the act of comparing with what we don't know to what we do. The halves and quarters we see here represent an astrological standard used in many different circumstances. Thankfully the model holds for using astrology as tool for interpreting history.<h1>Halves</h1>We cannot have a half without a whole. That a outer planet waves provides meaning we can use to interepret history is discussed elsewhere, but for now we need to assume that the whole, the wave h, provides insight we can use. With that in mind lets look at how halves represent two sides of the same thing.<h2>Number One, Number Two</h2>The number two connotes both number one and the two. Two brings awareness one with another or one against another. <h1>Quarters</h1>